Obviously the Presonus/Fender rebrand ruffled a few feathers but it's time to move on, the constant posts are getting a bit silly over a name change.

Going forward posts about the name change will be removed

Just a little joke about Studio One passive-aggressive clipping alert when exporting. 😀 Is going over zero dB a crime?

Just received my used faderport in the mail today. I'm in the middle of mixing an album for a client and this is an absolute game changer.

Being able to adjust automation in real time, with a nice motorized fader... Creating dynamics on the fly... Amazing! Plus transport control!

If you've been thinking about getting one, you should pull that trigger.

Studio One runs well on the Rog Ally X since it is just a small PC. The screen is a bit small for actually using it.

So, this 8.1 version, pretty decent right? You've got an AI agent to parse the documentation for you, I can see how this could be useful. Oh.... except you need a pro subscription for that. So wait, you'd have to pay more for this than you would for an actual top tiers agent such as Claude? Going to pass on that.

They do have that new AI voice changer tool that looks pretty cool though and would avoid having to buy a plugin such as SoundAI voice ID, or Resing. Oh no... actually it's just a 3 months trial for a cloud service, which just has a plugin that you could actually install on any DAW.

What else is there? Stems separation and generation, cool... but you guessed it, another subscription for a cloud service, because you know, your high end computer you bought for home studio isn't good enough to run models which are probably for the most open source.

So, basically instead of getting new content with that 1 year paid subscription, you just got incitations to pay for 3 additional cloud services. Fanboys have been defending Fender like their lives depends on it, living in "lalala everything is fine" land claiming and that this renamed Studio One had a bright future ahead.

Axing most of their new contents around generative AI is dubious already, but it's not even generative AI you can run on your machine (and those who will pretend to you that it's not technically possible are just lying). It's time to wake up and stop defending those corporate practices.

Hello S1 family. In case you didn't see it, Universal Audio is doing another freebee right now for the holidays. Choose from 10 different plugins I believe. A great chance to get an amazing plugin. I got the oxide tape recorder, reg. $299.00

Enter code "HOLIDAYFREEBIE" at checkout and it goes to $0.00. No purchase necessary. Thanks, UAD!

Just hoping to help someone, if it doesn't apply, let it fly.

Not seen anyone talk about this - But FSP8 (S1 8) has added a Ableton/Bitwig like channel plugin view. This is huge, especially for sound design. If they add modulators, then you basically have the Ableton workflow in S1.

Only downside is it doesn't feature VSTi stuff, only the plugins. But still, I really like this.

Hello!

Some time ago, I began working on a massive course for beginners to get going with music production using Studio One. The intention was to slowly and logically introduce the various elements of music composition and production in a way that wasn't overwhelming, with the end result being a fundamental level of fluency in both.

This course was to be sold online as a standalone, comprehensive intro to the world of digital music creation. I poured everything I had into the project, however, midway through the course creation process, I could see the need for me to switch gears and create a different course instead (currently in production). This led me to abandon the Studio One project, leaving me with a huge amount of unused content. So, rather than letting it go to waste, I began uploading the videos to YouTube a few months ago.

At the time of writing, there are 81 videos in the playlist with more still to come. These videos cover a huge range of musical (theory, composition, structure, etc.) and production (DAW usage, MIDI, mixing, etc.) related topics. Some videos are only a couple of minutes, and others are hour-long tutorials. The course is designed to be watched in order as new information builds on what came before. That being said, it's also entirely possible to pick and choose as you like.

Here is the link to the full playlist:
Studio One Music Production Course

Though my subscriber count and average views are both very low, I can still see some metrics on which videos are most popular. I will leave a few highlights here:
- Using Loops (Factory Content + Free Loop Pack)
- Intro to Virtual Instruments
- Writing Chords, Bass & Melody Over a Drum Loop
- From Loop to Full Composition

Throughout the course, a lot of DLC is given. Loop packs, templates, full sessions for learning and exploration, amongst other things.

As I mentioned, I never completed my initial vision for the course, so I am approaching the end of the content I initially created. If there is enough interest, I may complete the rest of the videos. My channel contains other music production related content as well which, after completing the new course I'm working on, will become my primary focus.

Who Am I?
I live in a small city just outside of Vancouver, Canada. I work as a music teacher at a local music school here (guitar, piano, electronic music, theory), and also as a composer for various projects around the world. I've been making music on/with computers for about 15 years and am a total music nerd in basically every way. One way you may have come in contact with some of my work could be through a company called Unison. Over the last few years, I have created several massive packs of MIDI files for them, as well as several Serum preset banks.

My Own Music
If I am going to learn from someone, I like to have access to some of the music they create to get a better feel for them. Sadly, I haven't released any new music in the last couple of years but I will include a couple of links here regardless:
- Ro-MiNA - Queen of the Night (Max Konyi Remix)
- Twilight Waters (Made entirely with stock S1 plugins)
- My Soundcloud (Full of all sorts of stuff)

Thank you for taking the time to read this and I am very happy to receive any feedback. Music is my life and sharing that joy with others is what I love most.

TL;DR - Guy likes music. Makes S1 course to sell online. Releases for free on YouTube instead. Gives link to course.