Somunkiran The Ultimate Studio One Pro Book

A step-by-step guide to recording, editing, mixing, and mastering professional-quality music
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-80324-656-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection

E-Book, Englisch, 386 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Somunkiran, Doruk

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Digitale Musik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Multimedia

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Leseproben

Preface
Music production is a fascinating and rewarding pursuit, but it can be daunting at times. With so many tools, techniques, and software options available, it can be difficult to know where to start. That’s why I’ve written this book, to guide you through the process of making music with PreSonus Studio One. Studio One is a powerful digital audio workstation that offers a wide range of features and tools to help you create, record, and mix your music. Whether you’re a singer-songwriter, a producer, or a composer, Studio One can help you achieve your musical vision. In this book, I’ll take you through the essential steps of creating music with Studio One. We’ll start by looking at the interface and the basic tools you’ll need to get started. We’ll then move on to recording audio and MIDI data, editing your recordings, and adding effects and virtual instruments to your tracks. Finally, we’ll explore how you can use the mixing and mastering tools in Studio One to deliver professional-sounding final masters of your songs. Throughout the book, I’ll provide step-by-step instructions and practical tips to help you make the most of Studio One. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced musician, this book will help you take your music to the next level. So, if you’re ready to dive into the world of music production with Studio One, let’s get started! Who this book is for
This book is for musicians, bands, and composers who want to learn Studio One from scratch in order to create their own music on a professional level. It is also aimed at producers and audio professionals who already have experience in another DAW but now wish to switch to Studio One or include it in their workflows. What this book covers
Chapter 1, Choosing Your Flavor of Studio One, provides an overview of the different versions of Studio One and is designed to help you choose the version that is right for you. Chapter 2, Installing and Configuring Your Studio One Environment, walks you through the process of installing Studio One and its additional components. This chapter also explains how you can configure Studio One to get the best results for your system and production workflow. Chapter 3, Exploring the Studio One Environment, provides a guided tour of the Studio One interface and describes the windows, panels, and other components that we’ll work on in the following chapters. Chapter 4, Creating a New Song, shows you how to create your first song in Studio One, with step-by-step instructions on how to set up initial song parameters such as sample rate, tempo, and key signature. Chapter 5, Recording Your First Audio Track, walks you through the process of recording audio using a microphone or instrument. This chapter also provides a list of best practices that will help you make the most of every recording session. Chapter 6, Adding Virtual Instruments and Recording MIDI, starts with a crash course on MIDI for beginners. Then the chapter shows you how to add virtual instruments to a song and explores several alternative methods of recording MIDI, with or without a keyboard. Chapter 7, Editing and Rearranging Your Song, provides an overview of Studio One’s editing tools and their various modes of operation, which creates a foundation for the next two chapters. Chapter 8, Editing Audio, shows you how to use audio editing tools to fix timing and intonation errors in audio recordings. This chapter also discusses several methods of using editing tools for creative purposes, such as changing the groove of an existing Drum Track or creating harmonious background vocals. Chapter 9, Editing MIDI, explores Studio One’s extensive MIDI editing capabilities and discusses several ways in which these capabilities can be used to embellish your musical ideas. Chapter 10, Using Global Tracks, provides an in-depth look at Studio One’s Global Tracks and shows you how to harness their power to gain more control over your projects. Chapter 11, Preparing for the Mix, walks you through several steps you can take to make sure that your mixing sessions run smoothly. This chapter also covers several best practices that will help streamline your production workflow. Chapter 12, Working with Effects Plugins to Craft a Mix, provides a tour of Studio One’s effects plugins. The chapter then goes on to explain how you can choose the right plugin for a given task and add it to your projects. Chapter 13, Optimizing Signal Flow and Elevating Your Mix, provides an in-depth look at how signal processing works in Studio One and how you can harness the power of the Mix Console to present your songs in the best light. Then the chapter discusses how to apply advanced mixing techniques in Studio One, and finishes by explaining how to export stems and final mixes of your songs. Chapter 14, Navigating the Project Page and Producing Final Masters, starts with an overview of the Project page, Studio One’s unique mastering environment. The chapter then goes on to explain how you can work on the Project page to master your songs to the specifications required by digital music platforms. Chapter 15, Using Additional Studio One Features, explores exciting features in Studio One that fall outside the standard music production workflow, but deserve a special mention nevertheless. These features include the Show page, which allows you to use Studio One on your live performances; the Score Editor, which allows you to input MIDI data using standard musical notation; and SampleOne, which allows you to create your own unique sound samples for unlimited creative options. The Appendix: Customizing Studio One and Following Best Practices, discusses several methods to optimize your workflow by customizing Studio One and provides a set of best practices for sharing your projects with others for collaboration. To get the most out of this book
To get the most out of this book, you should already have a basic knowledge and experience of musical processes – such as arranging, recording, mixing, and mastering; however, you will learn how to perform these processes more effectively in Studio One. Software/hardware covered in the book Operating system requirements Studio One Pro 6 Windows 10 (64-bit only) or Windows 11 (64-bit only) macOS 10.14 or higher (64-bit only) A minimum of 8 GB RAM is recommended. An internet connection is required for installation and activation. A minimum of 40 GB storage space is required for the included content that comes with the Pro version. Download the color images We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots and diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: https://packt.link/PoANx. Conventions used
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Über Autor(innen)

Somunkiran Doruk:
Doruk Somunkiran is a composer, music producer, and instructor with 20 years of experience in the industry. After graduating from Berklee College of Music with top honors in 2000, Doruk has written and produced music for countless albums, commercials, movies, and TV programs. As a teacher, he's helped more than 5,000 students in defining and reaching their musical goals, and his hands-on, intuitive teaching style has earned stellar reviews from thousands of students around the globe.