Most virtual instruments, may they be drum machines, sample libraries or soft synths, often output very hot levels which can leave us with little to no headroom left to work with on a channel. The smallest of increases in a VI’s parameter could easily cause an instrument to clip, which isn’t desirable. Avoiding this is easily sorted by reducing the VI’s output gain but if you often work with lots of virtual instruments in Studio One you may find turning down each instrument’s output gain a bit frustrating and a waste of time.
Luckily there’s a shortcut to reducing the output for each VI in your song using Macros in Studio One.
In this free video tutorial you will learn how to create a Macro in Studio One 4 that will automatically help gain stage your virtual instruments when needed. In addition, you will also learn of some other workflow benefits to using a Macro vs manually adjusting the global output volume on VI's.
About Marcus Huyskens Music
Marcus is a PreSonus Studio One Specialist. What Marcus doesn’t know about Studio One isn’t worth knowing. Luckily, we will share many more free video tutorials produced by Marcus just like this one over the coming months for the Studio One Expert Community to enjoy.