The Ultimate Studio One Pro Book: A step-by-step guide to recording, editing, mixing, and mastering professional-quality music

Boost your music production efficiency using Studio One's seamless workflows and deliver professional-grade tracks

Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
Key Features

Learn how to arrange and record your own music with Studio One's unique, intuitive workflow
Use Song, Project, and Show windows to create, master, and perform professional quality music
Utilize Studio One's virtual instruments and effects plug-ins to create music without any extra software

Book Description

The Ultimate Studio One Pro Book is a detailed, step-by-step guide to creating music with Studio One's extensive set of production tools. This practical, goal-oriented resource will help musicians start producing their own music with Studio One and teach audio professionals how to include Studio One in their production workflow.

The book begins by showing you how to set up Studio One to work smoothly on your system. The following chapters will walk you through the process of creating a project, along with recording audio and using virtual instruments to construct a MIDI arrangement. As you advance, you'll find out how to edit your songs to perfection using Melodyne, Audio Bend, and an extensive collection of MIDI modifiers. You'll also discover how to mix in Studio One with the effects plugins included in it, along with applying audio mastering in the Project window. Throughout this book, you'll gain the skills needed to leverage Studio One confidently and effectively, as well as build your own unique music production workflow.

By the end of this book, you'll be able to effortlessly translate your musical ideas into complete songs using Studio One's powerful tools.
What you will learn

Configure Studio One and run it smoothly in your production environment
Record and edit MIDI using Studio One's excellent manipulation tools
Record audio and edit confidently using Melodyne and Audio Bend
Work with Studio One's stock virtual instruments to create an arrangement
Mix a song with Studio One's stock effects plugins
Master a song using the Project window
Take your music on stage with the Show window

Who this book is for

This book is for musicians, bands, and composers who want to learn Studio One from scratch to create their own music on a professional level. Producers and audio professionals who already have experience in another Digital Audio Workstation but now wish to switch to Studio One or include it in their workflow will also find this book useful. Basic knowledge and experience of musical processes, such as arranging, recording, mixing, and mastering are needed to make the most of this book. However, this book will teach you how to perform these processes more effectively in Studio One.
Table of Contents

Choosing Your Flavor of Studio One
Installing and Configuring Your Studio One Environment
Exploring the Studio One Environment
Creating a New Song
Recording Your First Audio Track
Adding Virtual Instruments and Recording MIDI
Editing and Rearranging Your Song
Editing Audio
Editing MIDI
Using Global Tracks
Preparing for the Mix
Working with Effects Plugins to Craft a Mix
Optimizing Signal Flow and Elevating Your Mix
Navigating the Project Page and Producing Final Masters
Using Additional Studio One Features
Appendix: Customizing Studio One and Following Best Practices