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Create Awesome Music with Presonus Studio One

Name: Create Awesome Music with Presonus Studio One
Rating: 4.7 (143 reviews)

Turn your ideas into finished songs even if you don't know music theory!

Created byDoruk Somunkiran

Last updated 1/2022

English

What you'll learn

Create your own, original song in Studio One
Sing a melody and convert it to MIDI
Work with all instruments that come with Studio One
Add chords to your melody (even if you don't know music theory)
Add jazzy, complex chords (even if you don't know music theory)
Program drum beats in a variety of styles
Add bass, pads and arpeggios
Add an improvised solo (even if you can't play)
Arrange your song
Basic mixing & mastering
Export your song for major digital platforms
Configure Studio One to work smoothly on your system

Course content

10 sections • 41 lectures • 2h 20m total length

Introduction to Setup and Configuration0:26
Configure Studio One to work with your sound interface, manage latency, and set up your MIDI keyboard, then create your first song using the song creation dialog.
Setup and Configuration4:17
Install drivers, verify the sound interface is recognized, configure latency, add a MIDI keyboard, and set up a song with 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz and stretch audio to tempo.
Setup and Configuration Assignment0:23
Open Presonus Studio One, complete your configuration, and create your song. If you run into problems, ask for assistance, then proceed to the next lesson to start making music.

Introduction to Adding Your Melody0:29
Learn how to turn a melody in your head into a song by humming it, then let Presonus Studio One convert it to notation for virtual instruments.
Recording Your Melody6:19
Melodyne: Correct Your Melody and Convert It to MIDI in Style!6:04
Master vocal pitch correction with Melodyne, convert the melody to MIDI, and create a piano-based track in Studio One using Presence, with MIDI edits and quantization.
Assignment for Adding Your Melody0:27
Record your melody with a microphone and edit it in Melodyne until it sounds right. Convert it to MIDI and use digital wizardry to add chords in the next section.

Introduction to Adding Chords0:41
Explore how chords form harmony and how Presonus Studio One helps you add chords that fit your song. Try jazzy options and learn to add chords with confidence.
Adding Basic Chords Automatically8:19
Learn to detect chords from a vocal melody, extract them to the chord track, and use Mai Tai to play aligned dummy chords, transpose, and achieve legato with overlap correction.
Basic Chords Assignment0:40
Detect chords for your melody and assign them to the chord track; experiment with Presence, Mojito, and Mai Tai sounds to support your chords, and you can change them later.
Chords Change EVERYTHING! (A Short Teaser)3:58
Explore how chords change a song's mood as a four-bar melody meets a 12-bar blues progression across orchestral, jazzy, big band, and epic arrangements.
Advanced Chords: An Example9:00
Adding Advanced Chords: Have No Fear!2:20
Explore advanced jazzy chords in Presonus Studio One by adding seventh chords and experimenting with minor seven, major seven, and ninth options, while noting melody clashes and mood shifts.
Advanced Chords Assignment0:45
Experiment with your melody by trying different chords and tensions, like sevenths and nines, to train your ears and shape mood with endings that feel complete or like questions.

Introduction to Adding Bass0:41
learn to add a bass instrument, choose the right bass sound, and make it groove with your chords; lay groundwork for harmony and the drum section.
Adding Bass5:12
Add bass using the Mojito synth in Studio One, painting a four-measures MIDI bassline, adjust release and octave, and fix clipping in the mix window to prevent distortion.
Assignment for Adding Bass0:22
Explore Studio One instruments, audition presets, and choose one that fits your song. Integrate it with the Chord Track, and plan rhythm addition after writing the drums.

Introduction to Adding Drums0:41
Explore Studio One's features to shape drum parts, record a drum performance with a MIDI keyboard, or use your computer keyboard to log drums, then program drums from scratch.
Recording Drums with a Keyboard: MIDI or QWERTY!6:58
Programming Drums8:10
Program drums in Studio One by loading the Impact drum sampler with the Classic 2-Step preset and editing a 16-step pattern in the pattern editor.
Drums Assignment0:49
Add two instances of Impact, choose presets, and build a drumbeat by live playing or programming, recording on one track while the other runs the Pattern Sequencer.

Introduction to Perfecting Your Groove0:49
Convert your melody into MIDI, add chords, bass, and drums, and shape the groove. Change tempo and drum groove to create an EDM flavor and adjust your song easily.
Capturing Your Groove Live with a Keyboard4:02
Create an edm four-on-the-floor drum groove in Studio One, then record chords with follow chords off, align with dummy notes, and quantize to parallel chords.
Using Arpeggiator and Repeater4:23
Apply arpeggiator patterns to a melody in Presonus Studio One to add motion, rhythm, and tone, then use repeater on bass to loop notes and transpose by semitones.
Sidechain Compression: Adding Life to Bass4:15
Perfecting the Groove Assignment0:35
Explore adding motion and rhythm to your melody, chords, and bass using three methods—live rhythm playing, arpeggiator, and repeater—plus side-chain compression, applicable to any instrument.

Introduction to Arranging Your Song0:29
Combine the song’s building blocks into a complete arrangement by exploring song parts from both traditional and electronic production perspectives, using Studio One’s arranging tools to craft a polished track.
Arranging Your Song10:52
Arrange your song in Presonus Studio One by duplicating tracks to create simple and busy versions of melody, chords, and bass, using the arranger track to shape sections.
Programming Different Drum Variations16:46
Program drum variations in Presonus Studio One using MIDI and four-on-the-floor kick patterns. Layer bass drums, adjust transitions, duplicate patterns, and bounce to audio for a polished mixdown.
The Golden Rule of Arranging1:57
Follow the golden rule of arranging: keep each instrument in its own octave to avoid frequency masking, so the good arrangement mixes itself.
Arranging Your Song Assignment0:31
Finalize your song arrangement by combining building blocks into a dynamic, effective arrangement, exploring different possibilities, having fun, and preparing to mix, master, and share your song with the world.

Introduction to Mixing, Mastering and Exporting0:57
Master mixing and mastering with a crash course on common beginner mistakes, and export your track for Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube using Studio One's built-in and free plugins.
Introduction to Digital Audio4:03
Understand how sound becomes digital through microphones, analog-to-digital converters, and audio interfaces, with a 44.1 kHz sampling rate. See how bit depth and clipping affect fidelity, from 16-bit to 32-bit.
A Crash Course on Mixing8:50
A Crash Course on Mastering6:34
Mastering finalizes tracks for digital platforms by ensuring a tuned listening environment, measuring true peak and integrated LUFS with Youlean loudness meter and a limiter to meet Spotify standards.
Exporting Your Song for Digital Media1:44
Mixing, Mastering and Exporting Assignment1:00

Requirements

Studio One 4 or 5 Pro must be installed on your computer.
A sound interface (your computer's built-in sound card is fine).
A microphone (your computer's built-in mic is fine).
Speakers or headphones.

Description

Do you have a musical idea? If you can sing it, you can turn it into a complete song!

This course is designed for:

People with no knowledge of music theory,
People with no experience of using Studio One,
Hobby musicians looking to write their first songs,
Professionals looking for different and creative ways to create new songs,
Rap artists, music producers or DJ's who want to explore new methods of creating original material.

The most common challenge people face when trying to create new music is that they can hear the music inside their head, but they don't know how to get it out there. Technology today has reached a point where this is now possible, even if you don't know anything about music theory and technology.

Studio One is equipped with extremely powerful tools that help musicians create new music, and in this course I’m going to show you how to take your musical ideas and turn them into finished songs using these tools. I’m going to guide you through every step of the process.

There is no magic, mystery or sci-fi level artificial intelligence at work here. You'll be using YOUR talent and creativity, make YOUR choices to create YOUR unique song. You'll just be getting some super quality assistance and suggestions from software. Think of it as a songwriting partner that knows a lot about music.

Please note that this is not a course that claims to teach songwriting from A to Z, or teach Studio One from A to Z (and beware of courses that promise that!). In this course we’re going to focus on your project. We’re going to focus on the step by step process of how to turn your musical ideas into finished songs.

So what do you need in order to get the most out of this course? Do you need fancy equipment? Acoustic treatment? A degree in music theory? You don’t need any of that. While I totally encourage you to learn all you can about music, that should not stop you from starting to create awesome music NOW. This is what this course is for.

You just need:

A fairly new computer with a properly installed and running version of Studio One 4 Pro,
An audio interface to hear what you're doing (your computer's built-in sound card is fine),
Speakers or headphones,
A microphone to sing your musical idea into Studio One (your computer's built-in microphone is fine).

That’s all you need. A MIDI keyboard adds immensely to the fun, but it's by no means essential.

As for not needing a music degree, I’ll show you how to polish your musical ideas and turn them into professional grade material. I’ll show you how to write great chords and chord progressions using Studio One's Chord Track and Chord Selector, and even how to come up with improvised/randomized melodies when you get stuck.

I’ll also show you how to build a great arrangement to give your song that extra hook to keep your audience coming back.

Each section of the course will show you how to complete a fundamental part of your song. Just do it and send it over to me for a personal review. I’d love to give you feedback on your work.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to take a rough musical idea that only you can hear inside your head and turn it into a finished song to share with the world. So what are you waiting for? Let’s start making music!

Who this course is for:

Hobby musicians who want to create their first songs
Experienced musicians who want to try out new ideas
Music producers looking for a different creative style
DJ's seeking to use harmony better in their remixes

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Course content

Setup and Configuration3 lectures • 5min

Your Melody: From Idea to MIDI in 10 Seconds!4 lectures • 13min

Adding Chords7 lectures • 26min

Adding Bass3 lectures • 6min

Adding Drums4 lectures • 17min

Perfecting the Groove: Adding Rhythm to Chords and Bass5 lectures • 14min

Adding a Solo (Improvisation & Randomization)3 lectures • 5min

Arranging Your Song5 lectures • 31min

Mixing, Mastering and Exporting Your Song6 lectures • 23min

Bonus1 lecture • 1min

Requirements

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