The Browser makes finding and using your virtual Instruments and audio effects fast and easy.
Browsing for Instruments
Click on the Instruments tab in the Browser or press [F6] on the keyboard to browse your virtual instruments.
Sorting the Instruments View
The list of virtual instruments can be sorted to help you find what you are looking for. Click on the Sort by options at the top of the Browser to sort by one of the following categories:
• Flat Sorts the instruments in alphabetical order in a continuous list.
• Folder Sorts the instruments based on the storage location folders in which they reside (along with special folders for PreSonus and any VST3 plug-ins).
• Vendor Sorts the instruments in folders by vendor.
• Category Sorts the instruments in folders by type (PreSonus, ReWire, Audio Unit, VST2, VST3).
Dragging Virtual Instruments into Your Song
When you have found a virtual instrument you wish to use in your Song, you can simply click-and-drag it into the Arrange view from the Browser. If you drag the instrument into blank space, the virtual instrument is loaded in the Instruments Device Rack, and a new Instrument Track is created that is routed to the instrument. The new Track is record-enabled and monitor-enabled by default, so you can play it immediately with your default Keyboard.
If you drag-and-drop an instrument from the Browser on top of an existing Instrument Track that is routed to another virtual instrument, the previously loaded instrument is replaced by the new one. A pop-up menu appears, giving you the choice to Replace (remove the old
instrument from the Instrument Rack and replace with the new), Combine (place the new and existing instruments into a new Multi Instrument), or Keep the old instrument (re-route the Track to address the new instrument and retain the old instrument in the Instrument Rack).
Instrument Presets
The presets for Studio One’s built-in virtual instruments, as well as those associated with any 3rd-party instruments, can be loaded into your Song in the same way as an instrument. Drag-and-drop a preset from the Browser to load the instrument into your Song with that preset pre-loaded. Alternatively, when the instrument is open, you can load any preset for that instrument by simply double-clicking on the preset in the Browser or by clicking on the preset to select it and then hitting [Return]. If the editing window for an instrument is open, you can load any preset for that instrument by dragging the preset from the Browser onto the instrument window.
Browsing for Audio Effects
Click on the Effects tab in the Browser or press [F7] on the keyboard to find your audio effects.
Sorting the Audio Effects View
You can sort the list of audio effects to help you find what you are looking for. Click on the Sort By options at the top of the Browser to sort by one of the following categories:
• Flat Sorts the effects in alphabetical order in a continuous list.
• Folder Sorts the effects based on the storage location folders in which they reside (along with special folders for PreSonus and VST3 plug-ins).
• Vendor Sorts the effects in folders by vendor.
• Category Sorts the effects in folders by the type of plug-in (FX Chains, PreSonus, VST2, VST3, Audio Units).
Searching for Effects
The Effects tab has a search function, as do all parts of the Browser. You can enable search by clicking the search button in the upper-right corner of the Browser. When searching for effects, you can type in an effects category (such as "Reverb" or "Dynamics") to show all effects in that category.
Dragging Audio Effects into your Song
Audio effects can be dragged into your Song in a number of ways, with slightly different results.
To load an effect on an existing Audio Track, drag-and-drop the effect from the Browser onto any area of the Track in the Arrange view. You can also drag-and-drop an effect onto any Channel in the Console. If you prefer, you can even drag-and-drop an effect from the Browser directly into a particular position in the Insert Device Rack of any Channel. This also lets you to replace any currently loaded plug-in by dropping another plug-in on top of its slot in the Insert Device Rack.
To create a new FX Channel in the Console with a particular effect pre-loaded, drag-and-drop the effect from the Browser into any blank space in the Console or into the Send of any
Channel. The new FX Channel is automatically given the name of the effect.
When dragging in effects from the browser onto Tracks in the arrangement, hold [Alt]/[Option]
to load the effects as Event Effects instead of Insert Effects. Note that the drop target changes from the entire Track to specific Events when doing this, as every Event can have its own Event Effects.
Send FX Mix Lock
Inserting an effect into the first slot of a Bus/FX Channel sets dry/wet mix to 100% and enables a lock for the mix. The lock state is saved in the Song but is not overwritten/saved by presets.
This exists in:
• Beat Delay
• Analog Delay
• Groove Delay
• MixVerb
• Room Reverb
Audio Effects Presets and FX Chains
The presets for Studio One’s built-in audio effects and any 3rd-party effects can be loaded into your Song in the same way as the effects themselves. Drag-and-drop a preset from the
Browser into your Song to load an instance of the effect with your chosen preset loaded.
Alternatively, if the window for an Audio Effect is open, you can load any preset for that effect by dragging the preset from the Browser onto the Effect window, or by double-clicking on the preset in the Browser, or by clicking on the preset to select it and then hitting [Return] on the keyboard. FX Chains can be loaded in the same way, as described in the FX Chains section.
This makes configuring even the most complicated mix quick and easy.
Sound Sets
The loops, samples, and instrument presets included with Studio One are bundled into Sound Sets and can be quickly located and used by clicking on the Files tab in the Browser and navigating to the Sound Sets folder. Sound Sets are carefully organized for easy exploration.
Loops can also be browsed directly, by clicking on the Loops tab in the Browser.
Plug-in Thumbnail Images
The included plug-in instruments and effects can be listed in the Browser with thumbnail images of their user interfaces shown, for easy identification. To show or hide these thumbnails, click the Show Thumbnails button in the upper-right corner of the Browser.
Adding Thumbnail Images for 3rd-Party Plug-ins
To create a thumbnail image for a 3rd-party plug-in you've installed, do the following:
1. Insert the 3rd-party plug-in of choice to a Channel in StudioOne 2. Open the editing window for the plug-in
3. Near the top of the editing window, click on the right side of the corresponding plug-in tab for that plug-in, to open a pop-up menu
4. Choose the Update Plug-in Thumbnail option, to create and apply a new thumbnail image for this plug-in
As with the included thumbnail images, you can show/hide the thumbnails you create by clicking the Show Thumbnails button in the upper-right corner of the Browser.