Studio One 4 Output Routing
on Mar 06, 2015 in Presonus Studio One 0 comments
- Studio One’s mixer, which is referred to as the ‘console’ in some contexts, is at heart the user interface for the actual audio engine, while tracks in the arrange view are basically glorified edit decision lists (EDLs): instructions as to which bits of audio should be played at which time.
- Feb 11, 2012 I am going to use a studio live 24 4 2 in the studio with studio one 2 artist. I am wondering about how to setup routing. Here is what I'm planing to do, Please tell me if this will work, If not then how should I route audio. I will want to use the click from within the DAW routed through the mixer.
- In each tab a Matrix Routing view shows the current configuration, with the vertical columns indicating hardware audio device channels (hardware I/O) and the horizontal rows indicating created software I/O channels. Software I/O channels function as the input sources and output destinations available to individual Tracks in Studio One.
- Feb 19, 2019 It has MIX 1/2 MIX 3/4 MIX 5/6 MIX 7/8 auxes with dedicated outputs at back panel. You can route each separate input to those auxes. And don't forget to mute all other inputs.
In this article, we'll look at setting up multitimbral instruments in Studio One. If you’re working with instruments like Kontakt, EastWest’s PLAY and Omnisphere; you’ll want to get the most out of their functionality by setting up multitimbral instruments. Right, let’s see how it’s done.
What is a Multitimbral Instrument
Another Studio One first: Harmonic Editing. Far more than just a simple chord track for note data, Studio One 4’s Chord Track is a songwriter’s dream come true. Create, audition, and change chord progressions, try out chord substitutions, substitute rich chords for simple ones, even have older parts follow a new. With Studio One 4, songwriting and arranging reach a higher level with yet another Studio One first: Harmonic Editing. Go ahead insert an instrument and start playing. When you come up with something you like, drag it to the Chord Track, which automatically detects and shows the chords you played.
First let's explain what a multitimbral instrument is. It’s an instrument that can play several different sounds or patches at the same time. And this is done by each sound or patch being controlled by a different MIDI channel. So it’s sort of like a stacked software instrument. So, how is this achieved in Studio One?
Adding Your Multitimbral Instrument
I’m going to demonstrate using Kontakt, but it will be the same principle with any multitimbral instrument. Add an Instrument track, and then drag an instance of Kontakt onto this track.
Now in Kontakt, I’m going to add an instrument. On this instrument, I’m going to load up a multi preset. I have chosen a Kontakt Damage preset (the Combo Tonality for the Score preset) as this preset will have multiple instruments loaded up in Kontakt. Change tempo of song in mixmeister 2. With this preset, each instrument in the multi instrument is assigned to a unique MIDI channel. You could also build up your own multi patch and assign each instrument in the patch to a unique MIDI channel.
But the problem with this instrument track in Studio One is that it can only send MIDI on one channel. So let’s see how different tracks can send to different MIDI channels.
Adding More Tracks
Now add another Instrument track. On the input of the track choose your instrument again, so mine will be Kontakt. Now you’ll see that next to the name there is a box showing CH1. This means this instrument is sending a signal on MIDI channel 1. Now click on this box and change it to CH2, and now it’ll be sending a signal on MIDI channel 2. When I select this instrument, record arm it and play on my controller I can hear that it’s now playing a different instrument in the multi patch.
So add more instruments tracks and assign them to the different MIDI channels of your multitimbral instrument. You can also go and rename each instrument so that it makes sense to you.
Using Multi-Output Routing
What’s even better is that most of these multitimbral instruments have multiple outputs as well. So even though you’re sending multiple MIDI channels to the instrument, you can also send out the stacked instruments in the multitimbral instrument to their own outputs. To do this make sure first that in your multi instrument that you have set each instrument to go to a different output. So for example on my side I have made sure that each instrument in my Kontakt multi goes to a different output.
Then in Studio One go to the Mixer panel, click on the arrow next to your instrument and choose Expand.
This will show you the outputs you can add. Tick the ones you want to add, and then you’ll see in Studio One’s Mixer Panel how you now have extra outputs for the Multitimbral instrument.
Now you can apply different mixing and processing effects to each instrument even though you’re only using one multitimbral instrument.
Studio One 4 Output Routing Code
The benefits of using multitimbral instruments are that in my case I only had to load up one instance of Kontakt. So this will be saving on resources. And then each track has its own dedicated track for MIDI editing. So this makes it easier and more efficient to correlate all your MIDI data for the sounds and instrument.
Conclusion
That’s how to set up and use Multitimbral instruments in your Studio One songs. It makes your music production more efficient with the MIDI sending data to as few instruments as possible in your song.
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| I'm a little confused at the moment. I created a Bus Channel for my guitar tracks. If you look a the image below, the first track (purple) track is being assigned to the 'Bus GTR' channel in the upper left corner of the channel. Next is the blue channel where I created a 'Send to the same Bus Channel. Using the 'send' I can obviously vary the amount of signal being sent and also do it pre/post fader. But if you look at the top left of the blue track, its assigned to the Main channel - which is REALLY my question. Why would I want the 'Main' selected in the top left portion when I am sending the channel to the Bus via the 'send'? I assume both of these locations should be pointing to 'Bus GTR'? What is the 'best practice' for these routing options? ---- - ---- Mike Derrick Studio One Professional 4.6, Win10 Pro 64, Intel Core i3, 8GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Focusrite 2i4 BandCamp SoundCloud |
| If you're asking what I think, that's a pan adjustment, not a send level. Maybe I'm getting your question wrong, but I have mistaken that as a send level myself. Atari 5200, 64K RAM S1PRO Radio Shack Cassette Recorder w/internal Mic, |
| A track has an output, where you send the track. It also has sends. For a guitar bus like that you would set the output of all the tracks you want to your guitar bus. Sends you would use for other purposes. Like I like a little straight vox to the main output for a added clarity besides the main output which is processed etc. Or you use a send to control a compressor on another track etc. Studio OnePro 4 64bit Win10 i7 7700k 16gb ram 1TB SSD AsusH270M-PLUS interface:StudioKonnekt 48 Melodyne Studio - Nectar Impact LX25+ Where 'IS' Shitcreek? and 'WHY' would you go there without a paddle? |
| sirmonkey wroteIf you're asking what I think, that's a pan adjustment, not a send level. Maybe I'm getting your question wrong, but I have mistaken that as a send level myself. (Oops, never mind. I was talking about the section right below where it says 'Main' - You have it panned left, but anyway when I re-read this, I think the next post by Tacman is your answer) Atari 5200, 64K RAM S1PRO Radio Shack Cassette Recorder w/internal Mic, |
| Thanks for the response guys. Yes, I am talking about the Output vs Send. As I said, I usually have them BOTH set to the bus, but I am wondering what case you would have a setup like the blue channel? Ever? ---- - ---- Mike Derrick Studio One Professional 4.6, Win10 Pro 64, Intel Core i3, 8GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Focusrite 2i4 BandCamp SoundCloud |
| one question mike.. when you say 'guitar buss' are you actually bussing them? above your track meter it shows it is 'bussed' to the main.. and you have a send to that buss like an effect. are you paralleling that buss like mixing in an effect? i usually take my section pieces or groups and 'hardwire' them all to their own busses (change 'Main' above meter to the appropriate buss name) then i feed all the busses to the main unless i create a secondary main for gluing everything in a summing channel named 'Elmer's' (hence the name lol) before feeding into the main out of the project. just trying to understand what you are doing (sry for butting in) cheers jay p.s. 'buss' is technically all there is.. but when you parallel out to that buss as an effect path.. they tend to call them an 'Aux' i know i sometimes sound a little insensitive.. but it's everyone's fault for listening to me Ryzen 5 1600 : Asrock AB350M Pro4 : 32Gb 2400 RAM : Win10 64bit : Presonus 192 Mobile : Audient iD4 : Ultrasone 900 Pro : Blue Lola : Samson Resolv 50a : Ik Multimedia iLoud : Knot Hardly Productions ¯_ { ͡• ͜ʖ ͡•} _/¯ |
| jBranam wrote..when you say 'guitar buss' are you actually bussing them?.. Well.. that was my intent. I think what may have happened is that when I selected my group of channels to 'create a bus', I must have missed the blue one. Then I was chasing down why I was still hearing guitar when my guitar bus fader was all the way down and saw THAT. Which got me thinking.. Oy! jBranam wrotejust trying to understand what you are doing (sry for butting in) Me too! But I think I'm good now. Thanks for helping get me out of my way.. ---- - ---- Mike Derrick Studio One Professional 4.6, Win10 Pro 64, Intel Core i3, 8GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Focusrite 2i4 BandCamp SoundCloud |
| well sometimes without thinking i select or highlight a group and MEAN to create a buss for all selected and i actually create just a buss lol then i have to go back and do it manually. just remember one thing.. everyone taught me when i started.. there are no rules. do it the way you want to but i will gladly tell how i do it. it may not be the right way or the best way.. it is just how i do it. but in my awkwardness i have actually saved people time in doing things by showing them how i do stuff and they never thought of it that way. so if you don't mind the blind leading the blind.. just ask anytime.. i will be glad to help confuse you j/k lol cheers jay p.s. just understand that i am in the 70's man.. i still think of this stuff as actual cables and jacks and routing. i know i sometimes sound a little insensitive.. but it's everyone's fault for listening to me Ryzen 5 1600 : Asrock AB350M Pro4 : 32Gb 2400 RAM : Win10 64bit : Presonus 192 Mobile : Audient iD4 : Ultrasone 900 Pro : Blue Lola : Samson Resolv 50a : Ik Multimedia iLoud : Knot Hardly Productions ¯_ { ͡• ͜ʖ ͡•} _/¯ |
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