6 Must-Know Tips for MIDI in Studio One | PreSonus

MIDI has become a staple in modern day music production. Having the knowledge to best navigate the production and editing of MIDI is crucial. In this tutorial, PreSonus Software Specialist Gregor Beyerle shows you 6 effective ways to accelerate your note editing workflow.
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[@Maggai]

Gregor, I just learned the chase long notes thing from you a few days ago. I've thought that having to start at the beginning of midi notes was just a something you had to do with midi, it has annoyed me for so many years! Especially annoying when you have some really long notes! This is such a quality of life option, and why it's not on by default makes no sense. Thank you, Gregor. ❤

[@LonelyStarOfficial]

Bro the first tipp was so great

[@binarysun_]

Awesome tips as usual. Now we „only“ need a Session/Clip view. I just don’t want to use Ableton anymore just so I can jam or play live. It’s just not cutting the cheese

[@knightwriter.]

Hey Gergor, you guys should add the ability to pan individual midi notes.

[@BernardMcLaughlin-ty1cc]

Thanks Gregor, without these vids I wouldn't know half these features existed!! - great tips

[@presonus]

So glad to hear that! Thank you, Bernard. -GBY

[@sandmansam920]

I'm just starting to make some beats using the midi editor a lot more recently so these are great tips and good timing. Much appreciated like always.

[@presonus]

Great to hear! Thank you. -GBY

[@MrMallum]

Vielen Dank Gregor! Studio One bist sehr Klug und Schön. It's starting to be my go to production software....

[@DJminiLibra]

Battle with Ableton 12 😅

[@queswer]

Rekabet olmasaydı ev stüdyoları olmazdı. Ve bu eğitim videoları hazırlanmazdı. Evde stüdyo hayali kuramazdık. Teknoloji ve rekabet yanyana yakışan en güzel iki kavram. ☺

[@TenMinusNine]

Studio One blows Ableton and all the other DAWs away with ease.

[@beatrenegades]

Need more midi drawing content.

[@rentedwerewolf6159]

Hi Gregor, are you using a custom color theme or one from the preset lists? Looks Really clean and vibrant 😊

[@presonus]

Thank you! I've been tinkering with my color set for a while, I'm glad you like it. :) You can get it on Studio One+ : my.presonus.com/exchange/detail/3613 -GBY

[@jclefbouncyrock]

Excellent video - thanks again, Gregor!

[@robertgandy4007]

0:25 Chase Long Notes (Play midi notes after they started) 1:20 Lock midi notes to scale 2:14 Midi editing key modifiers: 1. 2:25 - Enter many notes by dragging (CTRL+ALT) 2. 3:37 - CTRL while mouse on empty space = Paint tool 3. 3:47 - CTRL while mouse over note = Erase tool 3. 3:52 - CTRL + ALT = adjust velocity 4. 4:01 CTRL + SHIFT while mouse over note = Split note 4:15 Arrow Extended mode (makes cursor context sensitive) 5:05 Ghost copies 6:28 Macros (!!)

[@presonus]

You are awesome, Robert! Thanks so much for this. -GBY

[@akheron98]

Thanks for the tips, quickess way to learn Studio One!

[@presonus]

So glad to hear it! Thank you for your kind comment. -GBY

[@michaeltablet8577]

Studio One is awesome and Having Gregor and Joe teaching me how to use it is absolutely amazing! Thanks again and Happy Holidays to you all!

[@presonus]

Thank you so much for your kind comment, Michael! Happy Holidays to you as well. :) -GBY

[@7RisingMusic]

Ghost Copy = Brilliant!

[@Jim47ww]

Very helpful video, thanks. Shame about the irritating thumbnail though.

[@ArthurKlisiewicz]

I want to be able to audition multiple notes in a chord (wihtou using PLAY). The most basic feature in ABLETON. Cannot do this in STUDIO ONE ??? come on..........!

[@cvaderx]

Hi. MIDI Events not recording on the 1 down beat. Pitch bend data dissappears..When will you fix that...For such a popular DAW I thought this at least works?

[@5thLine1]

I've been a Studio One user for 4 years and still there is always something new and useful in Gregory's videos. Gregory's videos are always helpful and one great reason to use Studio One. Thank you !

[@presonus]

Thank you so much! Makes my day to hear that. -GBY

[@yankomoreduck5722]

"Select all related/copied Shared Events" option: On the MIDI track I have Shared Events, but several versions. They are all marked with a "ghost". But how to mark related events of one type, for example to change their name and color? If I have 70 Shared Events on drum tracks, in 5 different versions, all have the same color, now there is no chance to find each version among them, to color them and rename each version :( After right-clicking on the Event, there should be an option "Select all related/copied Shared Events" so that you can edit all selected ones. Unless it's an Event that has no other Events associated with it. StudioOne needs to know which events are related (via Shift+D and the "ghost" icon in the lower left corner of the event), so just program the option to select them all on the TimeLine, please :)

[@presonus]

Hi, that's a great suggestion! Please make sure to submit this as a feature request: answers.presonus.com/categories/studio-one-feature-requests -GBY

[@yankomoreduck5722]

@@presonus I submitted the idea once and am waiting :) Previously I worked on FL Studio and there was such a function, which I often used. I miss it very much in Studio One.

[@ronnyb5890]

thanx Gregor, as always great workflow tips, cheers m8

[@presonus]

Thank you so much! -GBY

[@ELLIOT8209]

​@@presonusI'm on studio one 5 and the lock scale feature doesn't work regarding the Grey and black colours in the note grid

[@sternenherz]

@1:50 that's not very convenient, lol. The background of the piano roll usually represents the white/black keys. Making the non-scale horizontal gridlines black, is highly confusing - a bad UI/UX decision, tbh.

[@gilbo9576]

Thank you for all those tips. I work a lot with the piano roll and scale lock, very useful. But please, could Presonnus add all the modes to it ? I miss so much the lydian (and I would also be glad to have the locrian...). Also it would be great to have a way of selecting all the midi after or before the cursor more easily (I know those fonctions exist and I did a macro for that but it's not very user friendly because each time I select it, my cursor jumps to the end or the beginning of the midi, which is quite annoying when you just want to move a part.)

[@ArthurKlisiewicz]

Why the notes are so tiny thin despite the track is so super high (fat) ? The NOTES MUST SCALE PROPERLY according to the track size. On top of that the note color matching with the background in some cases is terrible (super unreadable).

[@Dellx]

yes but why can’t i tell the piano roll to show me all the notes on the keys?????

[@presonus]

Hi, please make sure that you're in piano roll mode by clicking on the respective icon in the Note Editor - You might be in Drum Mode / Drum Pattern Mode by accident: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/uf29ghfpplhuxsygcb23k/Screenshot-2023-11-16-at-11.35.30.png?rlkey=6u0fvuuyvsdvvursr0wx3yzf5&dl=0 Hope this helps! -GBY

[@megavoicemusic2798]

In piano roll the arrow tool is more usable for me than paint tool , but i have some issue with it , so is there any way to change double press to make new note with one press ! This will make a big difference for me Thanks

[@frankkirschner]

How do I get to that screen? I can't use any of your tips that pertain to a particular view if there is no way for me to get to that view. Why aren't there any videos that start at the beginning?

[@presonus]

Hi Frank, I assume you're talking about the Piano Roll / Note Editor. You can get to that screen by double clicking an Event region on the timeline with your mouse, or by pressing the F2 key. We have a dedicated video playlist that's targeted at beginners. Please check it out here: kzbin.info/aero/PLnQ-ztvjHMip-7KpwE9Bz_fVlmwX56p4D -GBY

[@frankkirschner]

Thanks. That's what I needed to know. @@presonus

[@frankkirschner]

Thanks. Yes, that was exactly what I was getting at. I'll dig into it and see if I can make it work. @@presonus

[@MIHAO]

for distributing notes across the grid while dragging, it'd be super nice if you could adjust the length with a mouse scroll wheel

[@mixlabrecordingstudio]

Pls add vocal picth manual crctin optin Nb .cubase vari audio model

[@vincepinedo4821]

wow do I feel stupid. I have been on here a few times talking trash about studio one. Studio one 4 was really irritating me. I bought studio one 6 and boy do I owe you guys an apology. I'm just starting to dive in and I'm all smiles. I knew you guys had it in you. Apologies.

[@EdmundLabito]

Guys I have an issue and I need help. I want to be able to lock the scale and still have the white and black keys remain the same without changing positions. This helps me to understand more about music theory. I have been using studio one since 2018 and don't know which version came with this change. There are some people who don't know any music theory at all, and some who know a little and want to step up. So at least there should be a function to disable notes in a scale showing in white and those not in scale in black. this fraustrate me.Up until Studio One 5.5.2 it was Ok, I checked it. Presonus come on.

[@DuaneCarltonMerrittmusic]

Is there a way to preview a note much longer than a half a second and in a more sustained manner ?

[@ScottLober]

Gregor, what is the PC equivalent of the command option trick for streamlining midi note editing?

[@sooesoss6063]

Great!!! Is it possible to transfer portions of a template to an already work in progress song. (Example: the default settings "vocal and guitar" studio one template. Can you add guitar and vocal chain to a song I'm already working on but already started with my own User template and already record some tracks on it.. CAN YOU TAKE SECTIONS OF ONE TEMPLATE AND ADD IT TO ALREADY WORK IN PROGRESS SONG...

[@presonus]

Hi, this is possible and very easy to do, thanks to Song Data Import in Studio One. Here's my video covering this feature: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onSmnJ9qfcaFnck -GBY

[@sooesoss6063]

@@presonus Thanks, great video... This is Soo E Soss... you guys are the best!

[@JimRPickens]

How are the different pitch notes different colors? Mine are always the same color. Nice video, thanks for the info.

[@richardalale50]

Please Gregor can you do video on how to transfer midi notes from one track to another track? My humble request.

[@chichogp]

Not sure what you mean by transfer, but pressing alt (option on mac) and dragging means 'duplicate'. So if you drag a midi event from one track to another while pressing alt you can do what you're asking (I think).

[@richardalale50]

Gregor did a 10minutes video October 2019 titled " Studio One Tutorial EP. 18: Macros" in this video he created some chords and used macros to select only the lowest notes which he then transferred to another track as his baseline. Please if you can watch the video especially from the last 3minutes to the end you see what I'm talking about. Thank you

[@presonus]

Hi, when you have multiple Instrument Track Events open in the Editor, then you can select Notes and right click them to send to another Track. You can select multiple Instrument Track Events either by selecting multiple in the Arrangement & double click to open them, or by using the Track List in the Note Editor. Hope this helps! -GBY

[@meldeer6253]

Gregor i have presonus studio one the free vershion witch time is running out on i have not been able to make or start a drum track the only thing that come up is panio ?? any tip's thank you

[@olleyollet]

plssss give us key commands for set note color by part and pitch and scale in the piano roll please!!!

[@gabrielmargarit7074]

I still wonder why such usefull featurers are not default features in the DAW ...

[@lloydbrothers3315]

Is this available for Studio One 5?

[@ProduccionesElim]

They Add a Virtual Instrument Plugins as well as the Fl Studio fruity lsd And Out Midi and The MIDI File Tido is Type 0 Expand all of that please since it is very important nowadays.

[@presonus]

Hi, please make sure to add this as a feature request to see this implemented in the future: answers.presonus.com/categories/studio-one-feature-requests -GBY

[@crazymusiclady]

Thanks so much Gregory. I have all your notes down BEFORE receiving my software. I know they'll be a HUGE HELP!.

[@Dacoljr]

The way I’ve literally screamed “WOW” out loud at multiple points in this video and I’m only 4 minutes in 😭😭😭😭 I love studio one soooo much and I just started using it TODAY this is by far the best daw I’ve used and I’ve used a lot of them ❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭😭

[@maddogandthesleepinggiants3642]

Like your channel...When is Studio One gonna get Ai mastering? Like logic pro... Really missing this feature...please advise!

[@Bendelan]

ahh, you helped me (i am a S1-Starter) to solve a Problem. I wondered why all my changes on an Impact-Event would affect every single copy of it. I am not sure why my copys were all Ghostcopys... I used the D - Shortcut. It did only happen with impact..... but now i saw that small symbol and was able to find the undo for it... Alt-C. Thx

[@soycuzz6125]

waiting for drag view using mouse! :(

[@dioniabreufajardo9342]

Hello how i cant have the same view off youre page it s transparent

[@dioniabreufajardo9342]

We can see the grid

[@presonus]

Hi, this is a setting called "Draw Events translucent (Grid shines through)", located in the Advanced -> Editing Preferences. Please see this screenshot for reference: capture.dropbox.com/CGRuzaI0Z2fL3Gok -GBY

[@TheDeepDiveOriginal]

I wish there were things like: Box select splitting. Extend note to next note. If u watch some of the videos about fast midi editing in FL, you will see a lot of extremely handy and practical functions, which are missing in S1.

[@TenMinusNine]

BEST DAW PERIOD. I've used them ALL.

[@labbecedaire4243]

The first tips should be set as default, you are right. Thanks a lot, I'll be more productive.

[@jonathanwelham7641]

Hi Gregor, I have downloaded the colour scheme and put it in the colour scheme folder just under default, however it doesn't show up when I try to load a preset in appearances. Am I missing something?

[@presonus]

Hi, please make sure that the Color Scheme is inside of your "Studio One/Presets/User Presets/Color Schemes" folder. If it still doesn't show up, please re-open Studio One or refresh the Browser by right clicking any entry and selecting "Refresh". It should show up then as a Preset under "Appearances" inside of the Preferences. Hope this helps. -GBY

[@justbob9006]

Does the ghost copy work if youve bounced midi to audio? And if you have recorded a guitar, can you ghost copy the audio file?

[@presonus]

Hi, bounced MIDI events will no longer be ghost copies after you have bounced them to Audio. However, you can merge multiple Audio Events as an "Audio Part" by pressing G on your keyboard. These can then be duplicated as Ghost Copies, and it works in the same way it does with MIDI events. If you do so, all changes made to Audio Events within that merged "Audio Part" will be reflected on all other Audio Part Ghost Copies as well. Hope that makes sense. -GBY

[@justbob9006]

@@presonus thank you. Makes sense

[@soniksource]

keep up the good work. I’m realizing studio one is ahead of every other daw

[@Pulse2AM]

Amazing! Thanks so much these are functions I use on every song but not the way you have shown, especially the ghost note thingy! I didn't even know that exists.

[@presonus]

You're so welcome! Happy to help. -GBY

[@Slang_Forever]

Bro studio one must fix user interface its a dope software but having the browser on the right doesn't work with my muscle memory its stuff like that , that are a deal breaker when you try to make a switch from other DAW . Just hold on from adding features and start adding usability make it intuitive . Or just let us decide like reaper does 😂😂😂

[@presonus]

Hi, would it help you if the Browser was detachable, for example? -GBY

[@Slang_Forever]

please do that we want it@@presonus

[@thaexception3406]

Nice

[@iliravdyli4109]

Hope you update the velocity section in the future.

[@tonyrapa-tonyrapa]

Absolutely love the midi editing macros... couldn't live without them.

[@OfficialADONISMusic-bv3qe]

Gregor, why is a mono track 3 db higher when you route a mono to a stereo bus. You will see that the stereo bus is 3 db lower than the mono track. If i convert the mono track to stereo, only then do the volumes match. And i didnt have any plugins on them. Please help. Am i suppose to be converting all mono tracks to stereo and than start mixing? It confuses me when im trying to balance my tracks because i see one thing on the mono track but something different on the stereo bus.

[@presonus]

Hi, this is due to the pan law. When a signal is panned centrally, the same signal will be output (identically) on both the left and right channels. If you were to pan this signal from the extreme left channel through the centre and then onto the extreme right channel, it will sound as if the level rises as it passes through the centre. The panning law was integrated to introduce a 3dB level drop at the centre. -GBY

[@OfficialADONISMusic-bv3qe]

@@presonus So when I'm doing gain staging and I'm going for -12db gain stage, do I gain stage the stereo tracks to -12 db and the mono tracks to -9 db so the the mono track show -12 db in the stereo bus because of the 3 db difference?

[@petersvan7880]

Again an awesome video, thank you Gregor!

[@ukaszkaliszek5436]

💪💪💪

[@carymichaelayers6803]

Dude, "I hope only one of these tips is helpful"....???? Gregor, THEY all are in this vid, man! This has eased note work tremendously. And let's not forget that note length drag option......that one is so cool.....thanks Gregor!

[@presonus]

Thank you so much, Cary! Reading this made my day. -GBY

[@ourstudiosvizag7488]

Jai ho Gregor.

[@presonus]

🔥 -GBY

[@starfire78]

Hi Gregor, Thanks for all your great videos. My question is how do you "unghost" copied parts. Sometimes when I copy or duplicate a part, I don't want them to mirror. My setup does the mirroring by default, and I don't know how to unlink them or change the default.

[@presonus]

Hi, pressing G should remove the shared duplicate (Ghost Icon) on the selected Event region. Please make sure that the grid is not activated when you do so (N key), unless you want to extend the selected Event region to the Bar boundaries. Hope this helps. -GBY

[@MikeFromDownUnder]

Thanks for sharing this! 👍

[@richardalale50]

Studio One is the best DAW because it can do pretty much all what you want to do as far as midi and audio editing is concerned.

[@presonus]

🙏 Thank you! -GBY

[@danielkerovec5950]

There's only one thing to know..studio one is the best. And the updates are much appreciated. 👌 ❤

[@presonus]

🙏 Thank you so much! -GBY

[@jonathanthedeceptikon]

Thank you for the awesome video! I love how you regularly review tips and tricks that we might have missed/not understood the first time around. These videos are fire. 🔥🔥🔥

[@presonus]

Thank you so much! -GBY

[@music7...]

Ghost copy is amazing features 😍

[@presonus]

❤️ -GBY

[@Kkidzz]

Richtiges Kaffee und Kuchen… alles im ordnung.

[@presonus]

😂👍 -GBY

[@jayhaldens9702]

it would be very cool if Studio one had its own vocal editor in place of Melodyne similar to Cubase Variaudio or like Apple Logic Pro x Flex Pitch😊😊😊😊😊

[@presonus]

Hi Jay, which vocal editing features are you missing inside of Melodyne? -GBY

[@jayhaldens9702]

@@presonus If you want something of your own, you can make your own vocal editor

[@gayoangelikbastard4706]

is it possible to generate automatic chords?