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27/01/2023
Useful Features I Totally Missed
First, an announcement: version 1.4 of The Huge Book of Studio One Tips and Tricks is a free update to owners of previous versions. It's currently available...
20/01/2023
How to Use Virtual Synths as Signal Processors
Some virtual instruments can accept external audio inputs. This lets you process audio through the synthesizer's various modules like filters, VCAs, effects...
13/01/2023
Import JPG/PNG Files into the Video Track
This builds on last week's tip about splitting and navigating within the Video Track, because one of the main reasons for creating splits is to import addit...
06/01/2023
Basic Video Editing in Studio One
Studio One 6's enhanced video track now includes basic editing. Yes! You can cut out the section of your band's live video where the drunk guy came up a...
29/12/2022
Super-Simple Dim Solo Functionality
Dim solo is a variation on the standard solo function. With dim solo, non-soloed tracks are still audible, but at a lower level than any soloed track or tracks....
16/12/2022
Metal Guitar Attack Pro
In June 2021, the blog post Metal Guitar Attack! described how to create a big sound for guitar power chords using Studio One Artist. Since then, I've ended...
09/12/2022
Deconstructed Guitar-a New Approach to Tone
Maybe you've seen food done as a deconstructed dish, where ingredients typically put together are served separately. For example, a deconstructed spring rol...
02/12/2022
De-Esser Meets Amp Sims
Some guitarists feel amp sims don't sound warm or smooth, but that can also be an issue with physical amps. This is why guitar players often turn down a...
25/11/2022
Better Drum Stretches with Melodyne
Here's the origin story: I had a 177 BPM drum loop that played the perfect part for a song. Audio Example 1 is the sound of the original 177 BPM file. Howe...
18/11/2022
Dual-ing Vocoders
What's better than one vocoder? Two vocoders, of course . This tip is more about a technique than an application, although we'll cover an application ...
11/11/2022
EZ Voiceovers with the Lyrics Track
I narrate an average of a video a week, so I'm always looking for better workflow options-and version 6 came through with the Lyrics Track. This tip is abou...
03/11/2022
Mega-Modulate the Vocoder
I use vocoders all the time, but rarely for voice. One of my favorite techniques is using drums to drumcode synth pads or guitar power chords, and give instru...
21/10/2022
Ultra-Easy Mid-Side Processing with Artist
A previous Friday tip, Mid-Side Processing with Artist, was published in June 2021. Since then, I've found a less obvious, but simpler away to accomplish vi...
18/10/2022
Notion Mobile is here!
Notion Mobile is a free, industry-leading music composition tool for iOS, iPadOS , MacOS, Android , Windows , Chrome OS , and Fire OS mobile devices. You'll...
14/10/2022
MIDI Guitar: the V6 Remix
The May 2021 Friday Tip described how to use Jam Origin's MIDI Guitar 2 software with Studio One 5 running on Windows. Unlike the Mac, Windows doesn't s...
07/10/2022
Faster, Simpler Plug-In Parameter Control
You're probably familiar with Studio One's Micro Edit view, where you can expand/collapse an effect in the Insert Device Rack. However, Studio One 6 ext...
30/09/2022
Plug-In Matrimony: Pro EQ3 Weds Dynamics
Studio One's Pro EQ3 represents a major evolution to the Pro EQ. It now incorporates dynamic EQ, effectively but unobtrusively-if you want, you can treat EQ...
27/09/2022
Studio One 6 has Arrived!
Studio One 6 Professional Here's a quick FAQ of all you need to know about Studio One 6: What's new in Studio One 6? A lot. Studio One 6 is our most p...
23/09/2022
Five One-Stage EQ Fixes
These simple EQ settings can fix a variety of issues. Just remember that often, a little goes a long way. When boosting or cutting with EQ, try the rule of hal...
16/09/2022
Two Crucial Tips for Quantizing Rhythm Guitar
Quantizing audio works best with short, percussive sounds-like drums. Rhythm guitar is more of a challenge, because the attacks aren't always defined well, ...
09/09/2022
Magic Stereo
For me, the gold standard for sound isn't what comes out a studio, but live music. One of the reasons is that mono sound does not exist in an acoustic envir...
01/09/2022
Instant Inspiration!
The MIDI-oriented Songwriter's Assistant tip makes it easy to play around with chord progressions. This new tip is about experimenting with, and recording, ...
25/08/2022
Instant Soundtrack!
Who reading this wouldn't want to make a little more money from their music? Okay, dumb question. When people think soundtrack, images of Hollywood scori...
19/08/2022
Compress Only the Bass's Midrange
A bass's low strings typically produce more energy than the higher strings. So, the low frequencies will push a compressor into compression before the highe...
12/08/2022
The Artist Version Remix: Super Stereo/Mondo Mono
After the July 27 post on the Super Stereo and Mondo Mono FX Chain for Studio One Professional, there was interest in a version for Artist. I've always said...
05/08/2022
Beyond New York-Style Compression
Go to the web, and you'll see a zillion YouTube videos and web posts that all say the same thing: a technique called parallel compression (also called New Y...
29/07/2022
Super Stereo and Mondo Mono
This is my first FX Chain designed for Project page songs, although it also works for tracks and buses in the Song page. It's based on mid-side processing. ...
25/07/2022
Purify Your Reverb
With algorithmic reverbs (like the Room Reverb), you might be surprised at how much dry sound makes its way to the output, even with the dry/wet control set to ...
15/07/2022
Pump Your Pads and Power Chords
I've written about how to get that cool pumped drum sound using the Compressor's internal sidechain-but I've never written about how to obtain the...
08/07/2022
Multiband Harmonic Tremolo
If you've been following the Friday Tip blog posts, then you know two things: I actually use the stuff I write about, and ask What if? a lot. Those attrib...
01/07/2022
Surf's Up
The July 4th weekend is approaching, so it's time to hit the beach-but you can't have surfing without surf music, right? So before you start scouting fo...
23/06/2022
Play Faster with Tape Stretch
How to Play Faster-By Playing Slower covered how to slow down tempo of non-MIDI based music without changing pitch. This allows playing a difficult part at a sl...
17/06/2022
That Vintage Airy Sound
as in, 10cc's I'm Not In Love. Back in those days, to minimize tape hiss, noise reduction compressed and increased highs when recording, then expanded...
10/06/2022
5 Mai Tai Tips & Tricks
We already covered Mai Tai's FM synthesizer secret identity-but that was the start of fun things to do with Mai Tai, not the end. Here are five more Mai T...
03/06/2022
Spruce Up Your Mono Guitar's Image
Almost all guitars, and many vintage keyboards, have mono outputs-but when it comes to recording and mixing, it's a stereo world. Ooops. Although you can al...
27/05/2022
Mixmaster Magic FX Chain
This Main bus FX chain is all about an easy-to-adjust, useful set of controls for processing a stereo mix (or other buses, like background vocals or drums). Wan...
20/05/2022
Studio One's FM Synthesizer
On the surface, Mai Tai is an easy-to-program, fine-sounding virtual analog subtractive synthesizer. But let's dig deeper-and unlock its unique FM synthesis...
18/05/2022
PreSonus Sound: Chiara Luzzana
I don't need a musical instrument when life plays the best notes Chiara Luzzana (2022) We at PreSonus are extremely thrilled to hear and see Chiara Luzz...
13/05/2022
Capturing The UNLV Symphonic Wind Ensemble with Quantum 2626 and Studio One
The way I found out about Studio One and PreSonus: I had lunch with Bob Moses (president of the Audio Engineering Society at one time) and I asked him some que...
13/05/2022
Become a Grouping Groupie
Recently, I did some mix consulting on a 60-track project centered around Ukrainian relief-and as someone who usually works with far fewer tracks, it reminded m...
11/05/2022
KRIS XEN: Modern Fusionist with PreSonus Studio One
Kris Xenopoulos, AKA KRIS XEN is a South African guitar player, musician and producer. Most well-known for his work with South African death metal outfit, Vul...
06/05/2022
Unlock the Power of Impact XT's Multiple Outs
We all know Impact XT is cool-but it's at its coolest when you use the individual audio outputs, because then you can add exquisite effects to individual dr...
29/04/2022
Frequency Splitting in Artist
The Splitter is one of Studio One Professional's coolest features, because it can split by frequency and do multiband processing. I'm a huge fan of the ...
22/04/2022
The Guitarist's Hum Buster
Hum is like an unwanted house guest-when it shows up, all you really want to do is get rid of it. Unfortunately, I can't help you with unwanted house guests...
15/04/2022
Your Virtual Listening Room
Listening to speakers is a different experience than listening to headphones. Instead of your head being one point of an equilateral triangle with speakers, hea...
08/04/2022
Fix Mixes with Multiband Dynamics
Multiband compressors can seem daunting. However, they're just several compressors stuffed into one plug-in (or in the case of Studio One, dynamics processo...
04/04/2022
Get FREE Bluetooth connectivity when you purchase new R-Series V2 Monitors!
From April 1, 2022 until May 31, 2022 get a FREE*** PreSonus MicroStation BT when you purchase a new pair of R65 V2 or R80 V2 studio monitors from participating...
01/04/2022
Universal Gated Reverb
Last week's tip covered using the Mixverb to create the 80s gated reverb effects with drums. This week, we'll present a more universal solution. But als...
25/03/2022
EZ 80s Gated Mixverb Drums
The gated reverb effect on drums was one of the signature sounds of the 80s, with probably the most famous example being Phil Collins' In the Air Tonight. ...
18/03/2022
Studio One's VCA Module
A modular synthesizer's VCA (Voltage-Controlled Amplifier) changes gain in response to an input control voltage. One of my favorite applications is controll...
