I have been using Studio One since the first day of release. I avoided other DAWs and listened to all the criticisms of Cubase and other DAWs while using S1. I was all the way to S1 v2.0.5 and for years struggling with missing an incredible amount of features I had from Logic (I changed from Logic 9 to S1, but I hated Logic with a passion).
Well, a friend finally convinced me to try Cubase and oh my… They are not even comparable. Sorry but S1 isn’t even close to Cubase in terms of Midi. I do orchestral mockups and S1 was just impossible for this. I had no idea how much time I was wasting using it until I spent a few days learning how to use Cubase.
After a few days of having the ability to do note expressions, vst expressions, remote controls, track archives and quick controls I have never used S1 again for anything. I haven’t even updated it to the newest patches. I simply do not use it anymore. S1 is so far behind Cubase for orchestral orchestration I can’t imagine when they will catch up.