Friday Tip: The Project Page Meets Bluetooth

The Project Page Meets Bluetooth

After mastering a project, I like to check out its suitability in a variety of contexts by listening to it over and over again-in the foreground, in the background while people are talking, while the dishwasher runs, whatever. This can be very instructive when trying for masters that are transportable not just for different playback systems, but for different listening conditions.

And that's when it hit me: Bluetooth! I have IK Multimedia's iLoud portable Bluetooth speaker, and carry it around the house to listen to music that's streaming from a mobile device. Why not carry it around while listening to a mastered Project? Or even loop a Song, so I can get lyric ideas while the instrument tracks play in the background? Or listen over other Bluetooth devices, to get an idea of the type of sonic violence the music will have to endure at the hand of consumers?

Okay, so I was a little slow to tumble to this but reality checks can indeed be useful, and I hope you find this tip useful as well. We'll do the Mac first, and then Windows.

Mac

1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences > Bluetooth.

2. Turn on Bluetooth at the Mac if it isn't already.

3. Turn on your Bluetooth playback device, and enable pairing for it (usually by pressing a pairing button on the device).

4. When the Connection Request appears, click Connect.

5. The Bluetooth window will show the device as connected.

6. In Studio One, choose Preferences.

7. For Playback Device, choose your Bluetooth playback device.

Windows

1. Choose Settings > Devices > Bluetooth & other devices.

2. Turn on Bluetooth in Windows if it isn't already.

3. Click on Add Bluetooth or other device, then choose Bluetooth when Add a Device appears.

4. Turn on your Bluetooth playback device, and enable pairing for it (usually by pressing a pairing button on the device).

5. Click on the device name to connect it. Once it's connected, click on Done.

6. In the Windows search box, type Sound and then select Sound Control Panel.

7. Your Bluetooth device should appear in the list of potential playback devices. Click on it, and then click Set Default to make the Bluetooth device your default playback device.

8. Now that Windows is set up, open Studio One, and choose Options. Select Windows Audio for your Audio Device, and you're good to go.

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