Mastering in Studio One: Beginner’s Guide
Gary Hiebner brings you in-depth Studio One mastering video tutorials! If you're new to mastering in Studio One, these videos will get you started and well on your way to producing professional sounding masters using nothing but Studio One. You also get the stereo mixes and Studio One projects used in the videos so you can follow along on your computer. These videos are designed for those new to mastering and using Studio One to master their projects.
Videos
• Introduction (00:39) - Gary welcomes you and describes what is going to be covered in this Beginner's Guide to Mastering in Studio One series.
• Exporting Out a Mixdown (07:56) - See how to first export out your song, so that you can add it into your mastering projects.
• Setting Up a Mastering Project (03:32) - Watch how to set up your first mastering project file in Studio One.
• Adding Songs to Your Projects (05:27) - Gary now shows you how to add songs into your mastering project for mastering.
• Adjusting the Volume of the Tracks (03:51) - Explore the different ways you can adjust the volume of your tracks in your Studio One project.
• Detecting the Loudness of Your Tracks (03:00) - In this video, learn all about the Loudness Detect Tool, and how you can use it to even out the loudness levels of your tracks in your S1 project.
• Using the Update Mastering Feature (02:59) - There is a close integration between Studio One songs and projects, and in this video you'll watch how to easily update your songs from within the Projects window.
• Using the Track Inserts (03:09) - Gary now goes over how Studio One Track Inserts work and why they're used.
• Using the Master Pre-Inserts (03:07) - Gary explains and explores the Master Pre-Inserts so you understand how and why to use them.
• Using the Post Master Effects (02:47) - See how to use Post Master Effects in your Studio One projects.
• Using the Spectrum Mode Meter (06:45) - Learn how to use the Spectrum Mode meter as well as how to change between its different visual modes.
• Using the Level Meter (04:53) - Gary shows you how to use the Level Meter in your Studio One mastering projects.
• The Phase & Correlation Meter (06:02) - In this video, Gary shows you how to use the Phase and Correlation meters to detect any phasing issues in your songs, and why that needs to be addressed.
• Setting Up & Changing the Mastering Chain Order (05:32) - Discover how to create a starting chain of mastering effects and how to change the order of the effects within the chain.
• The Multiband Dynamics Effect (08:23) - Here you'll start getting into how to use multi-band compression with the Multiband Dynamics effect in Studio One, as well as why you would want to use it.
• Using the Binaural Panner (03:25) - This video goes over how to use the Binaural panner in Studio One to create extra width within your songs.
• Using Reverbs in Your Master (04:42) - A touch of reverb can really improve your masters. Gary shows you how he uses reverb in his mastering in this Studio One video.
• Using a Limiter (04:58) - The final effect in the mastering chain is the Limiter, and Gary shows you how to use it to increase the overall level of your mastered songs.
• Disabling Tracks (01:31) - This super handy feature is perfect if you want to remove/and re-add songs into your project. See why!
• How to Use & Enable Dithering (03:42) - Gary goes over what dithering in mastering is and how to enable and use this feature in Studio One.
• Exporting the Master Project as a Digital Release (07:33) - Gary goes over how to export out your mastered songs, as a digital release. Plus, watch how to upload these songs straight to Soundcloud and PreSonus Sphere from within the mastering project.
• Images & DDP Explained (02:53) - Gary explains how to create Images and DDP files for CD duplication.
• Burning a CD (03:01) - Wrapping it up, see how to burn a CD of your master if you need to, and why.