Studio One Effects Explained

At nearly 4 hours, let studio guru Marcus Huyskens be your guide for the most comprehensive tutorial series on how to use Studio One’s immense collection of effects available! The 34 videos in this series cover everything you could want to know about all of the built-in Studio One processors.

Analysis

• IR Maker (05:24) - An overview of using the IR Maker plugin to capture an impulse response from an external effects processor.

• Level Meter (05:20) - Learn how to use the various modes of the level meter for versatile and accurate monitoring of your levels within Studio One.

• Phase Meter (04:06) - An overview of using the Phase Meter within Studio One, with various types of program material.

• Scope (03:38) - A brief introduction of the Scope Plug-in.

• Spectrum Meter (07:39) - Explore the different modes of the Spectrum Meter, and how we can utilize each of the different modes for clear visual feedback on our project.

• Tone Generator (11:27) - A detailed look into the Tone Generator, including the various modes, and setting up a midi controller with the internal gate.

• Tuner (03:30) - A walk through of the Tuner, including the different modes, and workflow tips.

Delay

• Analog Delay (03:41) - A brief walk through of the Analog Delay plugin on vocals.

• Beat Delay (02:48) - A brief walk through of the Beat Delay on vocals.

• Groove Delay (02:51) - A brief walk through of the Groove Delay on Vocals.

Distortion

• Ampire XT Amp Simulator (04:49) - Explore the different features of the Ampire XT Amp simulator that comes with Studio One, across various genres on the electric guitar.

• RedLight Distortion (02:52) - An overview of the RedLight Dist. plugin.

Dynamics

• Compressor (12:47) - A detailed walk through of the different features included with the Compressor plugin. including adaptive modes, and internal/external side chain.

• Expander (03:58) - Explore the different parameters of the Expander.

• Gate (04:15) - Learn how to use the different functions of the gate, with a kick drum track with bleed, as an example.

• Limiter (07:20) - A detailed overview of the Limiter plugin, with special attention paid to the "threshold" parameter and "TP" (True Peak) mode.

External

• Pipeline (07:56) - Explore how to use the Pipeline plugin to integrate external hardware into you Studio One sessions. (Stereo & mono)

Mastering

• Multiband Dynamics (09:22) - Learn the basic concepts behind the Multiband Dynamics plugin, and how to incorporate it into your mastering chain when working with stereo mixes.

• Tricomp (06:16) - Explore using the Tricomp, an easy to use, great sounding multi band compressor that can hep tighten up your tracks in the mastering stage.

Mixing

• Binaural Pan (03:37) - A brief walk through of the Binaural Pan plugin and its basic functions.

• Channel Strip (10:40) - Explore using the channel strip on different types of program material.

• Dual Pan (03:49) - An overview of the Dual Pan plugin, and how we can use it to alter the stereo image and width.

• Fat Channel (09:45) - Explore using the Fat Channel and all its parameters, on individual tracks, and a stereo mix.

• Mixtool (10:24) - Learn how to use all the features included in the Mixtool, in an in depth walkthrough, with various types of program material.

• Pro EQ Pt. 1 (08:02) - A detailed walkthrough of the Pro EQ plugin Part 1.

• Pro EQ Pt. 2 (08:00) - A detailed walkthrough of the Pro EQ plugin Part 2.

Modulation

• Autofilter (02:20) - A brief walk though of the the Autofilter plugin.

• Chorus (10:24) - Explore the Chorus plugin on different types of program material.

• Flanger (06:01) - An overview of the Flanger plugin.

• Phaser (10:04) - A detailed overview of the Phaser plugin.

• X-Trem (10:48) - Explore the different modes of the X-Trem plugin, in this detailed overview using 3 different electric guitar tracks.

Reverb

• Mixverb (12:18) - A detailed overview of Mixverb and its different parameters.

• Open Air (13:30) - An in depth walk through of Open Air.

• Room Reverb (07:39) - Learn how to use Room Reverb, to design your own custom room reverbs.

Studio One 3 Update

• Bitcrusher (09:25) - Get an overview on using the new Bitcrusher plug-in great for making drastic changes on Bass, Drums and more.

• Rotor (05:55) - Learn how to use the Rotor plug-in to create a rotary speaker effect. In this example, we'll use an acoustic guitar track, but the possibilities are endless when using Rotor!