As music producers, it’s our job to help clients bring their musical ideas to life. We can do this successfully whether or not they are experienced musicians themselves. In fact, much of the time, working with inexperienced musicians can be extremely rewarding. Like watching a child take it’s first steps. For this type of client, it is very important to …
In this video tutorial I show how to tempo sync in Studio One by tapping tempo. The most efficient way to use this trick is with a macro that splits an event on each barline. You can make the macro yourself inside S1, or you can use the one I’ve made. Copy /paste this code into How to set up …
Question: “I just installed Studio One on a new computer. How can I transfer my old recording templates to it without having to make them all again?” Answer: Transferring Studio One templates from one machine to another is easy! All you need to do is copy & paste the template file from the old installation to the new one. Make sure …
Part 1 Intro & Basics Continued 3. Strings: During the string sections relatively brief history as an orchestral section, it has seen a meteoric rise to prominence and indeed dominance in the ensemble. Innumerable scores from all periods demonstrate that composers have treated woodwind and brass as accessories to the string section, to which they typically entrust their most essential …
Sometimes, it is useful to be able to export individual sounds from a VSTi. Perhaps you want to edit the samples in an external editor, or maybe you want to use the sounds in an entirely different context (Like an app, or as a sound effect) In this quick tip, we’ll look at how to export all the sounds from …
MIDI Learn is the ability to assign DAW and plugin controls to physical knobs and faders on a MIDI control surface. Very useful for dynamically controlling filters, panning, volumes, delays and many other parameters that may change over the course of a track. Make sure your control surface or keyboard is set up properly in Studio One. In this case, …
Part 1 Intro & Basics Continued 2. Woodwinds: Of all the instrument families of the orchestra, the woodwinds have consistently proven the most difficult to define. The term “woodwind” can be a misleading one, as the various instruments are made of assorted materials including silver, brass, plastic and wood. Suffice to say that every instrument we now classify as woodwind …
Part 1: Intro & Basics 1. Preamble: Writing for the virtual orchestra is an art that has come a long way in the last two decades or so. With the advances in computer hardware, sequencing software, MIDI and instrument sampling, it’s now easier than ever to create astonishingly professional sounding orchestral music using readily-available tools, even for the beginner. Although …
In this free video tutorial, I give a detailed walk through of how to use the Chorder found within the Note FX included in Studio One 4.
Microsoft Windows has been the world’s number one operating system for almost 30 years – it runs on everything from desktop PCs, laptops, tablets, phones, ATM machines, electronic billboards and many other devices. Because of its ubiquity, there are an enormous combination of hardware settings, system settings and audio settings available that can affect how Studio One will run on …
This macro is super-useful for tempo mapping in studio one. It splits an event at every bar for your entire song. Easy Way: Download the macro here Then move the file to your macro folder. On windows, it’s C:\Users\Documents\Studio One\Macros Done! Hard way: Alternatively, if you want to get a bit more control over the inner-workings of the code in …
Bussing simply means routing audio from one or more tracks to an “auxiliary” track in order to process them as a single unit. Think of it as putting an audio signal on a “bus”, to send it from one place to another. For instance, if you wanted to put a reverb on 10 different tracks, you might use bussing. Rather …
Audio Bend is similar to Elastic Audio in Pro Tools or Audio Warp in Cubase: it’s a way of bending, stretching and molding audio around in time without affecting the pitch. It is very useful for manipulating an out-of-time performance or can be used creatively to achieve brand new sounds. First, click the Audio Bend icon to show the …
If you often find yourself working on projects that wind up having 30+ tracks in them, you’ll more than likely need some way or organizing the project into more manageable chunks. Happily, Studio One makes this extremely easy. As a composer specializing in classical music, I often find myself writing extremely large orchestral scores with 50 or more tracks. …
Sidechaining refers to the practice of using the signal level of an input to control the compression level of another signal. When the external signal is stronger than a specified amplitude (threshold), the compressor acts more strongly to reduce output gain on the sidechained track. It is useful in a variety of situations including: Creating a pumping effect in electronic …
MIDI CC Stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface Continuous Controller. The MIDI protocol contains a bank of parameters that can be set and varied over time. These parameters include things like Program Changes, Portamento, Volume, Sustain, Tuning and a host of other variables. Each one is assigned a number (eg. Modulation = CC1 , Pan = CC10, etc) To view …
MIDI Learn is the ability to assign DAW and plugin controls to physical knobs and faders on a MIDI control surface. Very useful for dynamically controlling filters, panning, volumes, delays and many other parameters that may change over the course of a track. Make sure your control surface or keyboard is set up properly in Studio One. In this …
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to add a filter sweep in Presonus Studio One. The filter sweep is a staple technique for electronic musicians, particularly handy for adding pace and tension to transitions and breakdowns in dance music. At its most basic level, it is nothing more than automating an EQ plugin on an audio signal. 1. …