How to Edit the Macro Controls Mappings In PreSonus Studio One

In this video, I take a deep dive into the Macro Controls Mapping section of the Channel Editor in PreSonus Studio One 5. More specifically, how to customize and edit the controls to suit your needs. Macro Controls have been around for quite some time in Studio One - but if you haven't fully explored them, then this video is for you.

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3 Killer Tips For Working With Duplicate Shared Events In PreSonus Studio One

In this video, I demonstrate a cool (somewhat Hidden) Studio One Feature that allows users to Create Shared Copies of Instrument Parts using Mouse Clicking with a specific Modifier sequence. The great thing is it also works with the Arranger Track!

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3 Different Approaches To Manual Sample Replacement In PreSonus Studio One 5

In this video, I demonstrate my 3 different approaches to using Manual Sample Replacement on Multi-track Drums in PreSonus Studio One 5.2. Although there are a lot of amazing tools that aid and simplify this process (Some of which I use) - I'm a firm believer that one should still understand all the fundamental concepts of how to achieve this manually, including what to look out for, and some tips in simplifying the process.

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VocAlign Ultra ARA2 - Running In Studio One 5.1.2 - Full Overview

In this video, I take a deep dive into the brand new VocAlign Ultra from Synchro Arts - running in Studio One 5.1.2. There are many new features and updates that come with this plug-in. Most notably an update to the Time Compression & Expansion algorithms - borrowed from Synchro Arts flagship product Revoice Pro. But also, a docked editor (when running in ARA2 Mode) and various other parameters that really raise the levels in terms of the creative possibilities that VocAlign Ultra offers.

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Quick Tip - Copying and Pasting Clip Gain Envelopes from One Event to Another In PreSonus Studio One

Clip Gain was a seriously welcomed feature when Studio One Version 5 was announced. But in some cases, it can be useful to transfer the clip gain adjustments to another Event. A few circumstances where this come into play would be when dealing with Multi-Mic recordings, as well as receiving updated regions that are sitting in a Mixing session.

In this video, I demonstrate how to copy Clip Gain Envelopes (Automation Nodes) from one Event to another in PreSonus Studio One Version 5.0 and above.

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How to Store and Recall Pitchlist Presets for 3rd Party Instruments In PreSonus Studio One

One of my favorite things about working with Native Studio One instruments such as Impact XT, would have to be that all the names of the Pads (samples) show up in the Pattern Editor, and MIDI Event Editor. So it tends to be one of my top choices when working quickly with custom samples.

That being said, I also have some personal favourite’s when working with 3rd Party Library’s. So wouldn’t it be great if we could have that SAME useful information show up in these libraries?

Well, the good news is - we can. And we do so by creating Pitchlist Presets.

In this video, I demonstrate the process of creating Pitchlist Presets for 3rd Party Instruments (such as Kontakt Libraries) in PreSonus Studio One.

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How To Toggle Optional Views In PreSonus Studio One

In this video, I demonstrate how to Toggle Optional Views in PreSonus Studio One 5. This simple but useful feature can be used to immediately clear any unnecessary windows, views, that are open in the GUI - with the added bonus of being able to bring them "back" into view just quickly.

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Zooming Tips In PreSonus Studio One

In this video, I thought I would go over some simple, but useful "Zooming" Tips when working in PreSonus Studio One. Although it seems like a relatively simple topic - Studio One has a ton of different functions with respect to Zooming, that are not immediately obvious. Once you get a strong grasp on all of them, navigating your sessions is a breeze.

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My Top Macro For Lightning Fast Fades In PreSonus Studio One

In this video, I demonstrate one of my top used Editing Macro's when working in PreSonus Studio One. For anyone creating fade's and editing at light speed in Studio One - I've found this Macro to be a huge time-saver, that allows me to work almost as fast as I can move my mouse, and think of an edit.

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4 Features In PreSonus Studio One 5 That Fly Under The Radar

Major updates will always bring various new features, but sometimes hidden in between the lines, are some really useful new Key Commands, (of previous features) and feature improvements that get added that aren't showcased under the spot light…

In this video, I go over a few different features and new Key Commands that were introduced in Studio One Version 5 that come in handy.

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How To Create Key Switch Presets For 3rd Party Instruments In PreSonus Studio One 5

For anyone who works with Virtual Instruments - the concept of triggering different articulations via Key Switches will most likely be a familiar one. That being said, this hasn’t always been the easiest thing to deal with in Studio One. Case in point - Relatively simple tasks like transposing a track, an Instrument Part, or Rendering Note FX could lead to unexpected results unless the Key Switches were accounted for!

Until now that is! At the time that I’m writing this article, Version 5.0 has just been released. And along with some other various new features aimed at Composer’s and Producers, Studio One now has a really simple and easy to use Key Switch Articulation Editor built in.

I think for me, this has to be one of the top features of Version 5 with respect to “Non Audio Related” features that have been added / improved.

The good news is that the Key Switch Presets for Presence XT Instruments (that support the feature) are built right in - so we have nothing to worry about. For example, simply load up any instance of a PSO KS Preset - and everything works right out of the gate (as expected) But what about Virtual Instruments that aren’t Native to Studio One?

In this video, I demonstrate how to create, save, and embed Key Switch Presets for 3rd party virtual instruments in PreSonus Studio One 5.0 and above.

In addition, we also take a look at how to upload & download Key Switch presets using the recently updated PreSonus Exchange platform.

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Compressing Note Data with the Transform Tool In PreSonus Studio One

Certain virtual instruments will respond to different velocity’s in different ways. In some cases it’s fairly easy to adjust the velocity curve (sensitivity) so that the VI will respond to the incoming MIDI (Note Data) depending on how the user desires, but it’s also possible to alter the actual Note Data of an entire performance. In some cases, with deeply sampled instruments - this (IMHO) is preferable to tweaking the sensitivity within the VI.

In this video, I demonstrate how the Transform Tool Can be used to "compress" or alter the dynamic range of Note Data (MIDI) parameters when working in PreSonus Studio One.

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How To Quickly Deactivate Multiple Instances of Melodyne In PreSonus Studio One

When working with vocal’s I will often do a quick tune with Melodyne, Revoice Pro and/or Autotune - just so I can hear the vocals tuned in context with the track. This is usually followed by a re-do or a final pass to get them sitting just right.

Most of the time, if I’ve recorded vocals, I will also be the one tuning the final vocals, but in some cases, the raw vocal files (regions) go out to another engineer.

In these cases, it’s obviously necessary to bypass or deactivate Melodyne before exporting the raw vocal tracks.

In this video, I demonstrate a shortcut that can be used to quickly bypass (Deactivate) multiple Event FX instances of Melodyne while working in PreSonus Studio One.

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2 Ways To Automate The Pitch of Different Lanes In Drum Patterns

In this video, I demonstrate 2 different methods that can be used for automating the pitch of different elements when working with Pattern's in PreSonus Studio One. A great example of this would be automating Hi-Hat Rolls to be pitched up/down in different sections of a song.

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Working With Pattern Parts In PreSonus Studio One

Prior to working with Studio One, I must admit that my experience with Step Sequencer’s was pretty minimal. I understood the basic principals, and had worked with both hardware, and software tools - but never really hit the point where I adopted it into my everyday workflow for drums.

Truthfully - at one point I preferred laying in Samples on a grid, and moving them around, as needed whilst adjusting their volume to mimic different velocity layers. In fact, I would probably say that it wasn’t until I started using Studio One, that I really began to embrace MIDI based workflows for my drums.

Fast forward to Studio One Version 4 - and we got Pattern’s. The interesting thing is that I transitioned into actually preferring to use Patterns (about 90% of the time) when using Impact XT.

That being said, I always thought that there were a few missing features with the V1.0 implementation of Pattern Parts in Studio One. And for the most part, I would usually always end up converting them to Instrument Parts, for any final tweaks.. But that was taken care of in one of the more recent updates to Studio One.

In this video, I demonstrate some of the new feature's that were added to Pattern's as well as some miscellaneous workflow tips that can come in handy - with the Pattern Part's in general.

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3 Automation Tips For Working In PreSonus Studio One

Automation can really help a production come to life. That being said, there's nothing more frustrating than having an idea, and not knowing how to quickly tweak the automation to achieve your end goal. In this video, I demonstrate my top 3 tips for working with Automation in PreSonus Studio One.

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3 Different Ways Using "Invert Selection" Can Supercharge Your Editing In PreSonus Studio One

Regardless of whether I’m working with Audio Events, or Editing MIDI (Note Data) - Any features that can help streamline the editing process (Big or Small) are welcomed.

In this video, I demonstrate 3 of the most common ways that I tend to use the "Invert Selection" command in PreSonus Studio One.

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How to Assign Alternate Key Commands In PreSonus Studio One

In this video, I demonstrate how to assign an alternate set of Key Commands In PreSonus Studio One. It may not be immediately obvious but this can be incredibly useful when working with Mobile Setups. ie: When you don't have the luxury of a full sized keyboard with a Numeric Keypad - yet still need to access to firing off an essential Key Command on a Laptop.

**Special thanks goes out to Don Baarns for showing this trick to me a few years back!!

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How to get a Large Floating Time Display Window In PreSonus Studio One

Having the ability to view a Large Time Display, whether in Bars / Beats, SMPTE, or Mins / Seconds - can be useful at times.. In this video, I demonstrate how to get your Main Time Display to “pop up” as a Large Floating Floating window in PreSonus Studio One 4.

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How To Get Your Studio One Song to Start with a Negative Bar Offset

Here’s a simple, but useful tip :)

In some cases it can be useful to have your Studio One Song start at a negative Bar - thus allowing some pre-roll for count off's or pick up's. In this video - I demonstrate how to go about setting this up!

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