How I use Scratch Pads in

[@RobertCorrington]

I use Scratch Pads all the time. My favorite use is this: when I want to record guitar solo over a bridge (or something), I copy the bridge into a scratch pad and duplicate it ten times or more. Then I hit record and just play. Afterwards I have ten versions of a solo. Now I can pick the pieces I like best and stitch them together. I do the same thing with bass lines. I copy the chord progression into a scratch pad, press record and start generating ideas. Very handy.

[@henrikpetersson3463]

Why not just loop record and comp the takes?

[@funnythingunleashed]

@@henrikpetersson3463 because studio one lets you do this instead hahahha

[@enuf247]

Thank you Gregor, your tutorials are easy to follow and clearly explained. You are another reason why Studio one is my DAW of choice!!!!!!

[@Fornicras]

I think having the ability to make scratch pads full screen will make this feature much better because it will act like a second arrangement window instead of a "something I want to try then leave it there". Just like different playlist arrangements in FL Studio. Therefore eliminating the need of creating a new song versions, you can have Explicit, Clean and Concert version in a single file this way by using the scratch pads (changing its name to Arrangement Window would be better in this case)

[@tothrec]

Agree! I use scratchpads to record the various scenes of 20-scene radio plays (since they cannot be recorded in sequence) and always feel limited by the divider.

[@davidblickstein]

I wish I had seen this 4 days ago. I got a call from a movie producer. They liked my heavy metal song, but they wanted to use it in an indie film about teenagers and so could I edit down the arrangement and parts, slow the tempo and change some of the words. I needed to do it overnight because the scene was being shot the next day and they needed something for roll to shoot and sync up later. I did it by copying the song, which was fine, but it would've been much better to do as a scratchpad, particularly to do that sync mode thing to hear the section transitions. Now I know. Thanks @Gregor

[@GregRband]

BTW, I am new to Gregor here at Presonus, but I keep finding that I actually understand stuff he is covering each video I watch. Not always the case with others.

[@dewaadrian]

Thanks Gregor, my favorite tutor. I love Presonus more and more

[@GregRband]

He's quickly becoming one of mine too! I am new to him here at Presonus, but I keep finding that I actually understand stuff he is covering. Not always the case with others.

[@TheAcousticGuerillas]

Scratch pad is such a cool invention! I use it all the time!

[@raymondspagnuolo8222]

Thanks Gregor. Very helpful.

[@grundvater]

Klasse Tutorial. Sehr wichtige und nützliche Tipps für mehr Produktivität.

[@Realliedoe]

Gregor and Joe…The Go-To Guys! 💥

[@ErimlRGG]

Awesome, didn't know this existed since I'm more of a hobbyist and just started experimenting on my own and Studio One was the most intuitive DAW I tried. I can totally use this for my uploads on Instagram or stories. I just rearranged stuff and exported it without saving hehe

[@markpalmos]

You're a rock star mate. Thanks big G

[@garyshepherd9226]

Thanks Gregor - we were talking about this with Jonny Lipsham in last night's UK zoom meetup so this video is very timely.

[@djloopbeatzz]

Thank G for the info on the scratch pad, I always wanted to use it more and your demo just help in that direction.

[@alisafarpour5638]

Tnx god your tutorials exist

[@likeabirdinatree-Music]

This is really awesome. Thanks.

[@JanEkbom]

This is so very cool.

[@scottsmith7051]

Great video, nice song too.

[@pareshmota]

Super, very useful

[@basscase78]

So if you like the new arrangement on the scratch pad, how do you quickly move it over to the regular track?

[@bedbedrooms]

I guess it's just drag n drop. I also am using it for the first time, gonna try drag n drop today for the new audio files I've recorded on the scratch pad.

[@MrTrogfish]

@@bedbedrooms I would "save a new version" as Gregor did, or even consider 'save to a new folder' for a 'backup/ alternate' song file. Then, delete everything in the main arranger to clear it out. Then, as you say, drag n drop the scratch pad version to the main window.

[@tothrec]

You can either Drag and Drop or copy/paste between the main panel and your scratchpad.

[@MrEllipsis423]

Thats a nice beat man!!!

[@Byron101_]

I know a lot of S1 users. But none of them use it. You don't need it.

[@COMATRON.]

i actually LOVE that videos you and joe produce. foremost interesting is that you are in the programming and i guess deep in planing. your presence is awesome and no other DAW does that good of a job. please keep this important relation between users and the DAW in this form/style that perfect!!! the youtube channel makes the product perfect. grüße aus dem saarland

[@deesoundrecordingstudio9739]

thanks for another great mini tutorial, would be great it we could detach the arranger window

[@MrTrogfish]

Heya Gregor, when using the Arranger Track and Scratch Pads, I sometimes run into issues with sections not being cut and paste 100% correctly. Sometimes I am off by just 1 beat or so: maybe a little short, or a little long. I am asking for you to do a deep dive video on it, and explain how (and if) the Quantize settings and the various Snap to grid options (or anything else) may be affecting what I am doing wrong or getting undesired results when editing Arranger sections? Thanks!

[@EMBLER]

GREGOR THE GOAT 🐐

[@BraddersMusic]

Really neat idea until you have vocals!! Any thought related to that?

[@lovedoctorjoshuadaniels]

Recently switch to studio one but having problems, in FL studio when one know how to play C major key but want to play F major in C major, is there a way one can transpose C major to F major, whatever you playing on C major will turn to be F major. how to transpose c major key to another key in studio one 5

[@ANON0061]

Are you an And One fan?? btw the mustache looks super cool!!

[@santaclaus3175]

I've noticed in your recent videos that you don't seem to use the Smart Tool anymore, is there a particular reason for that?

[@tothrec]

Are you sure? I saw him customize the Ctrl Click options for the smart tool (forget which video)

[@Six2Nine]

Hi Gregor Wie kann ich auf ein Delay effekt ein Reverb anwenden. Delay signal ist dann als send. Danke im Voraus. Meine Daw Studio one 5

[@caderik1386]

Ohhhh a radio edit in a scratch pad - that is brilliant. Question - can you render a scratch pad?

[@tothrec]

(try it, I just did) I think so. I didn't listen to the results, but selected a range and did an export based upon loop region.

[@erifretrats378]

Hey there Gregor, here's one for you, in the previous version 4.- I wrote a tune, I played all the parts, now in the new version I can still hear the music but there is no longer any graphical display of the waveforms........ why is that? what am I doing wrong or what is wrong with version 5.- ..........? I have played around with studio one from the beginning or near it...... all for my own fun really, a hobby, I am old now......... been playing music one way or another since I was a little kid........ I just wish things would just work, but some things digitally don't where analog would, everyone treats the digital age as a life saver......... but only me it seems, I have lost more stuff through digital data than any other medium, it's a killer, even iron ferrite tape last longer as long as you never went near a magnet. hahahahahaha

[@AndrewGrey22]

Have you made a video about file structure and where things all get saved? If not could you make one? This is the most confusing thing I find with Studio One. I have files and plugins in folders all over the place on my computer.

[@tothrec]

Hit Ctrl (or Command) comma to bring up Options. Then go to the Locations tab and then the User Data sub-tab. This is where you tell Studio One the location for your songs.

[@tothrec]

It'd be nice to see how it works when you remove the middle 2-4 bars of a section (so you still get the fill into the next section). Also, last time I tried, inserting or deleting bars within the main workspace also applies that shift to all of your scratchpads. I reported this as a bug, but was told it is as intended. What do you folks think?

[@PatMaddox]

Sounds like an awful bug to me. Scratch pads are supposed to be independent timelines, right? So inserting/removing bars in one timeline should NOT affect other ones.

[@tothrec]

@@PatMaddox exactly. I ruined 10's of hours editing before I realized what was throwing my timing off

[@jerialice]

Gregor, thank you. Why are all your tracks in stereo? Does that affect panning?

[@AashishJhaMusic]

But how can we import that in main song arrangement area

[@dawvideokanal7369]

just drag&drop from there.

[@carlosp.1846]

is there a quick way to replace then what is in the main windows with the scratch pad version ? I never use it because I dont want to create a mess and confusion

[@MrTrogfish]

There isn't a ' one button' command to swap the 'Scratch pad' info with the main arranger info. But it's really not a big deal. Just save alternate versions as Gregor did, or 'save to a new folder' to protect yourself. Then, have at it all you want. Even if you 'make a mess' you can go back to the other song file, or alternate version. (Don't forget the 'undo history' can and will save you too.) Scratch pads are really handy and useful, very much worth using for many things.

[@hiei_jp]

scratch pad and arenger sections are game changing functions I think like kind of using like Ableton,But I get wondered when I make syncopated songs. Ithink the snap mode explained here cannot be applyed. Anybody knows using arranger mode in syncopated songs?

[@odmusicman]

Awesome Gregor, just don't use the scratch pad to scratch off the mustache

[@highestbuilding]

Hi Gregor, is it possible to copy a scratch pad to a new empty song?

[@Realliedoe]

“Select All” (Ctrl+A on Windows, Cmd+A on Mac) on everything in the Scratch Pad and right click and select “copy” from menu, go to “Start” page and create or find the song you wanna paste it to, open song and go to “edit” tab and paste it. That simple 😉

[@justinkovar3922]

It's a shame that scratch pads don't keep takes or layer information.

[@michaelsmilek2404]

How Do I turn the end marker around?/

[@tothrec]

What does that mean? What are you trying to do with the End marker?

[@stevehinan]

💪

[@inkwarp]

ah, so this is a version of clip launcher.. nice

[@pareshmota]

👌

[@albertofernandez9409]

you cut out the drum build up from the intro! :P

[@hardheadedmaskman]

I hate scratch pads. I’m trying to just see how to get it the hell off of my screen lolol

[@presonus]

Hi, any feature can be hidden with a right click on the toolbar -> Customize. -GBY

[@electricjuiz]

Bullshit...Clip Launcher are much better and creative

[@austinstanley2425]

Drop your lichess username bro