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Studio One Reference Manual Introduction Reference Appendix Index Table of Contents Studio One Contents Introduction 4 6 Editing 51 Introduction Reference Appendix Index 1 Getting Started 5 6.1 Events 51 1.1 Installation and Use 5 6.2 Tool and Event Snapping 51 1.2 About This Manual 7 6.3 Arrange View Mouse Tools 52 2 Pages 9 6.4 Common Editing Actions 56 2.1 Start 9 6.5 Edit View Event Editing 57 2.2 Song 11 6.6 Editing Audio Events 58 2.3 Project 11 6.7 Editing Instrument Parts 58 2.4 Quick Switch 12 6.8 Editing Commands 63 3 Fundamentals 13 6.9 Edit Groups 64 3.1 Nondestructive Editing and 6.10 Timestretching 65 Undo/Redo 13 6.11 Navigating with Zoom 68 3.2 High-Precision Mix Engine 13 6.12 Editing Suggestions 69 3.3 Automatic Delay Compensation 14 7 The Browser 70 3.4 The 64-Bit End-to-End Signal Path 7.1 Importing Files with the 14 Browser 70 3.5 Look Mom, No MIDI! 14 7.2 The Pool 74 3.6 Drag-and-Drop Support 14 7.3 Instruments and Audio Effects 76 3.7 Control Link 15 7.4 Sound Sets 79 7.5 Browsing Song and Project Reference 16 Content 79 4 Setup 17 7.6 Importing Other Application 4.1 System Requirements 17 Project Files 80 4.2 Set Up Your Audio Device 17 8 Arranging 81 4.3 Audio Device Input/Output Setup 8.1 Quickly Duplicating Events 81 19 8.2 Duplicating Tracks 81 4.4 Set Up Your MIDI Devices 21 8.3 Tempo Track 82 4.5 Managing Your Content 25 8.4 Time Signature 82 4.6 Creating a New Song 27 8.5 Bouncing 83 4.7 Advanced Options 29 8.6 Adding Time to the 5 Recording 32 Arrangement 84 5.1 Audio Tracks 32 9 Mixing 85 5.2 Instrument Tracks 36 9.1 The Console 85 5.3 Activating Recording 40 9.2 Signal Routing 92 5.4 Metronome Control 42 9.3 Groups 98 5.5 Loop Recording on 9.4 Metering 99 Audio Tracks 44 9.5 Automatic Plug-In Delay 5.6 Instrument Track Recording Compensation 101 Modes 45 9.6 Manual Audio Track Delay 101 5.7 Track Layers 46 9.7 Using the Marker Track 102 5.8 Audio Recording Format 46 9.8 Looping During Mixing 103 5.9 Creating a Good Monitor Mix 46 9.9 Mixing Down 104 5.10 Cue Mixes and Zero-Latency 9.10 Export Individual Tracks from Monitoring 47 your Song 106 5.11 Print Effects While Recording 49 9.11 Mixing Suggestions 107 2 Reference Manual Table of Contents 10 Automation 111 Appendix 180 Introduction Reference Appendix Index 10.1 What is Automation? 111 Table 1 Key Commands 180 10.2 Track Automation 111 Table 2 Features Excluded from 10.3 Editing Track Automation Studio One Artist 185 Envelopes 113 Index 186 10.4 Automation Modes 115 10.5 Instrument Part Automation 117 11 Control Link 119 11.1 What is Control Link? 119 11.2 Set Up Your External Devices 119 11.3 Map Your Keyboard 119 11.4 Control Linking 121 11.5 Global and Focus Mapping 122 11.6 Automation with Hardware Controllers 124 12 Mastering 127 12.1 Creating a New Project 127 12.2 Adding Tracks 128 12.3 Track Sequencing 130 12.4 Editing Tracks 131 12.5 Using Insert Effects 132 12.6 Master Device Rack 133 12.7 Metering 133 12.8 Publishing Your Project 134 12.9 Song and Project Integration 136 13 Built-In Effects 139 13.1 Built-In Effect Micro Views 139 13.2 Built-In Effect Metering Options 139 13.3 Analysis 139 13.4 Delay 142 13.5 Distortion 145 13.6 Dynamics 147 13.7 Mastering 152 13.8 Mixing 154 13.9 Modulation 157 13.10 Reverb 162 13.11 Pipeline: 164 14: Built-in Virtual Instruments 167 14.1 SampleOne 167 14.2 Impact 171 14.3 Presence 174 14.4 Mojito 177 3 Studio One Introduction This part of the Studio One Reference Manual contains general informa- Introduction tion, including information about this manual and about the basic layout and workflow of Studio One. This is a great place to start for experienced and new audio-software users alike. Chapter 1: Getting Started Reference Appendix Index 4 Reference Manual Getting Started 1 1 Getting Started 1.1 Installation and Use Introduction Studio One will be installed from either a physical installation disc or a downloaded installer package, depending on the method of your pur- chase. Once installed, Studio One must be activated in order to use the program. The following sections describe the required steps to install and Reference Appendix Index use Studio One. 1.1.1 Installing Studio One To install Studio One, insert your Studio One installation disc into your computer’s DVD drive or launch the installer package previously down- loaded to your computer. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation process. 1.1.2 Create a User Account After installing Studio One, launch the program, and the Activate Studio One menu will appear. If you are a new Studio One user, you will need to create a user account. Follow the Create Account link if your computer is connected to the Internet. Once you have created your account, skip to the Activate Studio One section of this chapter. If your computer is not connected to the Internet, visit the Studio One product page at www.presonus.com on another computer to create your account. After you have created your account, you will need to follow the offline-activation instructions in the Activate Studio One section of this chapter. 1.1.3 Activate Studio One Now that you have created a user account, you can activate your copy of Studio One. Launch Studio One, and the Activate Studio One menu will appear. If the computer on which Studio One has been installed is connected to the Internet, click on the Activate Online link and enter your previously created account Username, Password, and the Product Key you received with the Studio One installation disc or in an email, if you made a pur- chase online. Click on the Activate button to finish the activation process. If the computer on which Studio One has been installed is not connected to the Internet, click on the Activate Offline link in the Activate Studio One menu. Follow the instructions to log in to your previously created user account, register the product, and obtain a license file. Next, copy 5 1 Getting Started Studio One the license file to the computer on which Studio One has been installed and locate the license file as instructed in the Activate Studio One menu. The activation process is now complete. Introduction 1.14 Installing Studio One Content Studio One comes bundled with an array of demo and tutorial Reference Appendix Index material, sampled instruments, loops and samples, and unique third-party content. The basic Studio One Artist bundle includes all that you need to begin producing music. Studio One Pro expands on the content found in Studio One Artist. The content available to install is based on the version of Studio One you have activated. If you upgrade from Studio One Artist to Studio One Pro at any time, you will be able to install the additional content at that time. Upon completing the Studio One installation and activation proc- ess, the Studio One Content Installer will appear. If it does not ap- pear, navigate to Help/Studio One Installation. At the top of the installation menu, select the source from which the content will be installed, as well as the location where you wish to install the content. The source of the content will either be a physical DVD included with Studio One or a downloaded installer package. By default, Studio One will point to your DVD drive as the content source. Listed in the installation menu are separate entries for each avail- able item. Click in the checkbox next to each item you wish to install, then click on the Install Packets button at the bottom left of the menu to install the selected content. Notice that under each listed item, the expected source DVD is listed. When finished installing content, click on the Done button to exit the menu. Studio One content can be installed at any time by accessing the Help/Studio One Installation menu. If you are not sure that you want to install any portion of the content, you can decide to do so at a later time. 6 Reference Manual Getting Started 1 1.2 About This Manual 1.2.1 Versions Introduction There are currently two versions of Studio One: Studio One Pro and Studio One Artist. Both run under the Windows and Mac OS X operating systems. This reference manual will serve both versions; however, Studio One Artist will not include certain features. A detailed list of these exclu- Reference Appendix Index sions is provided in Appendix Table 5. All screenshots provided in this manual are taken from the Windows (Vista 32-bit) version. 1.2.2 Tips This manual presents many shortcuts and alternative methods or func- tions. These tips are intended to improve your workflow, and will be shown as follows: Helpful information. Also note that if you float the mouse over any tool, button, or window in Studio One for a few seconds, a Tooltip will appear that names the func- tion the tool, button, or window serves.