The Tempo and Signature Tracks in Studio One

[@RodKruz]

Studio One is by far the best DAW out there. You're doing an amazing job!

[@es__music]

You guys are awesome, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your consistent content and how it’s delivered. I just switched from Cubase to S1 and your content cut my learning curve in half. I can tell you guys care, and are striving to improve your product. I like the way your developers think too, it’s like S1 is the Apple of Daw’s, while the others are Windows 10. Now if only you had automatic snap to scale for incoming midi notes lol.

[@aidange2]

SO4 Pro user here, I have a few suggestions for time signature/tempo features that I'd like to see in SO6: 1. Make compound time signatures work with the metronome. It doesn't play the correct tempo if the mark is set to a dotted note. (Not sure if fixed in SO5?) 2. Be able to move a selection of times signatures along the track simultaneously. If you have a section (or bar) with a different time signature that you want to move to a different part of the song, it takes several precarious steps to do this. If it could be possible to do a quick select and drag then that would be amazing. (Again not sure if fixed in SO5?) 3. Multiple simultaneous tempi/time signatures for metric modulations and polytempi works. I know that this is probably not a 'popular' feature, but it would be a great addition for experimental artists/producers. This is defintely worth looking into if Presonus are serious about expanding their notation software market.

[@aidange2]

@@bahgo ❤❤

[@BNLNRD]

Until there's a feature like that, you should working with Patterns (for melodic stuff - convert parts to patterns after composing with the piano roll). There's the limitation to 64 steps, but interesting (semi-generarive) stuff can happen!

[@aidange2]

@@BNLNRD Seems cool - I will need to upgrade to use it, but I would like those time/tempo issues to be fixed before I will be convinced to upgrade

[@jamesbannon1057]

@@bahgo Same here. I find it incredibly frustrating that this cannot be done _easily_. I really can't understand why poly metrics cannot be done, since they can be performed. The same goes for poly tonal passages. All it would take is to make key & time signatures per track, or at least per group / folder, instead of being global. Nearly every DAW I've looked at has the same problem. (Bitwig seems to be an exception, but it has its own quirks.)

[@richardroskell3452]

Just the best DAW tutorials out there.

[@debbieaitchison4704]

This is really useful. I can imagine it would be very useful for ritardandos, rallentandos and accelerandos as well. I can also see an application for pauses so as to keep the music in the correct bars. Can’t wait to have a play with it! Thank you so much 😊

[@shadowgod-tunes]

I found this information very helpful along my composition journey. Thanks for this.

[@Kentavious444]

Always enjoy your videos Gregor. They are very informative and right to the point as well as easy to understand. This is one of the many great features of Studio One that I will utilize often.

[@neilhowellmusic]

Holy moly, I didn’t realize I could do the tempo change. This will be ultra helpful in the future (and I wish I had known on several tracks from the past). 😀

[@artisan002]

Loved this. But, honestly, I'm more glad to know there's music notation in there. I never knew, and hadn't thought to go looking for it; I'm just so used to it being strictly a piano roll kind affair.

[@HEATHfromOZ]

Brilliant as always, Gregor!

[@saltpzak]

Great stuff as always, Gregor, but for the love of the universe, please get PreSonus to support COMPOUND time signatures (e.g. 12/8, 6/8, where the dotted quarter is the beat.) It's a major flaw in an otherwise great piece of software.

[@adamcsorghe8815]

Hi Gregor, thanks for this great tutorial. How do I avoid during a gradual tempo change that an organ part's long tail is not accelerated in note height along with the accelerated tempo?

[@brijjoshi6734]

Hello Sir... Wonderful work by you Very Helpful I am still using SO2 Professional Question is Can we do Linear Tempo change in SO2?

[@bucktownbuck1]

If we want to insert proper accidentals on a key change in the score view we can block out all the measures contained in the key change in score view and use the flat/sharp enharmonic tool, clicking it once to put in accidentals that correspond to the proper key.

[@MarkAnderson-ip9iw]

As always a very informative and easy to follow tutorial. Your tge best

[@l2a2]

Great work Gregor, can we move the metronome tone around in say 7/8 so we can have it say beat at 3/4 4/4 = 7/8 or 4/4 3/4 = 7/8 all within that time signature? /Like in Cubase's click pattern editor

[@petersvan7880]

Yes, that is a great feature in Cubase that is still missing in S1

[@saltpzak]

To be clear @aidange2, v5+ STILL doesn't support compound time signatures. I've been asking for this for 4 years and my post on their support portal has received plenty of upvotes. Apparently, the fine people at PreSonus do not understand that a dotted quarter or dotted 8th can be the beat. You would think Gregor would understand this, but...

[@Artek604]

4:20 - hey, why doesn't it work in regular piano roll, i.e. that I can only insert or play notes belonging to key & scale from chord track?!

[@LaFaveBros]

Nope, I don't have this option in my version of Studio One. Just a flat bar that allows me to raise or lower my overall BPM. None of the above options. I'm running Studio One 3 x 64. This version should have this function somewhere, so where is it?

[@presonus]

Hi, BPM automation should be possible on the tempo track in your version - however, the Signature track was introduced in version 5. -GBY

[@The1Composer]

Is there a way to have the tempo count dotted quarter notes? I'm writing a song that switches from 4/4 to 12/8, but the tempo is treated as quarter note = x instead of dotted quarter = x

[@iamtheimagedoctor]

YES! If you are in 12/8 at 120 every 2 beats on the metronome equals the 120. You can change your time signature to 4/4 and then quantize to 8th note triplets. BUT there should be an easier way around this.

[@iamtheimagedoctor]

To make the metronome work for a dotted quarter add half again to the time signature. If a dotted quarter equals 80 just added 40 and set your tempo at 120, etc.

[@The1Composer]

@iamtheimagedoctor thanks for the advice! I just kept the same tempo but set the time signature to 6/4 it got the effect I was looking for especially when I use sibelius as a plug-in.

[@docdeens4030]

Great video....just got version 5 and I've been struggling with this

[@sandEffect]

I'm just curious about hearing these songs where the tempo changes... that's something I would never consider doing myself (changing tempos) but interesting to see so much support for this feature.

[@ScottGlasgowMusic]

Can you go from 4/4 quarter note to 6/8 with dotted quarter note as the click base? Mean quarter = dotted quarter (found very common in music). DP and Pro Tools can. Cubase, Logic and well, StudioOne can not. Not sure why that is. John Williams and many others in film and classical music use all the time. Can you please make that as an update? Thanks

[@johnthelad]

This is Really helpful for me. Thanks Gregor.

[@presonus]

Glad to hear it! Thank you Johnny. -GBY

[@gregp1]

Hi - Great Videos - QQ - How does the tempo Map move with the song in a show ? it seems to just stay on the initial Tempo rather than move with the original S1 Song making it hard to split arrangements for that song in that show.. Thanks

[@takosan699]

I have a different question. Let's say we have a project that we have been working on before. When we open it again years later, if the virtual instruments we used in that project are no longer installed on our computer or the instrument name has changed and if we don't remember the instruments/patch/presets etc on the tracks, can we revive that project? Is it possible to access the used virtual instrument preset logs of that old project?

[@FanatikdaOfficial]

Hello, how can I recreate the same function of the Slicex of Fl Studio in Studio One, not only that it divides the sound into parts like Impact does, but also that it gives me MIDI information As does the Slicex in Fl Studio. thanks in advance blessings

[@fernandonavarro6783]

Super easy to follow, thank you!

[@arollingonion]

Thanks great vid! A question: is there a way to change the tempo mid song without affecting a recorded track? If I change the tempo, the track gets slower or faster accordingly, I just want it to remain unchanged. No timestrecth selected. Thanks again!

[@JoeHuman]

Is there a way to export the time signature/tempo tracks like a stem? My project has dozens of changes and my pool of sounds and effects is massive, so I just want to export the tempo/signature map, just as you can with the metronome, in order to have a fresh project. Help Me, Gregor Wan Kenobi, You're My Only Hope!

[@brettmarlar4154]

I've been utilizing this feature quite extensively since I figured out how to use it. Not so much the key signature option as the "key changes" in my progressions have been more of modal shifts than proper key changes.

[@l.morris2289]

@PreSonus, how come you didn't mention how to detect time signature from an imported stem?🧐

[@jhomestudio]

Hi Gregor , if I use faderport 16 or 8 with Cubase and I touch a fader, it assigns the corresponding select button. how do I get the same action with Studio One as DAW? thank you for your help

[@johnmichaelpeel151]

Wow! This can be really useful!

[@DavidBarrowIII]

Is there a method (or macro) the convert 4/4 into 6/8, while correcting the tempo and aligning the markers correctly? A friend of mine has some music he wrote in 4/4, with a bunch of triplets, that another "expert" told him actually needed to be changed to 6/8 or 12/8 to make more sense. Various attempts have resulted in whacked out tempos and displaced markers. Any help would be appreciated.

[@ravenheartsmusic27]

Just amazing. And you make some brilliant videos.

[@presonus]

Thank you so much! :) -GBY

[@l.morris2289]

@@presonus how come you didn't mention how to detect time signature from an imported stem? I looked at the manual but it's really confusing. 🤔

[@fearpocalypse8062]

Thanks so much! Love studio one

[@brentonkelly3780]

Brilliant! Thanks my friend.

[@homarortiz]

Very helpful! Along the lines of this topic, I was having troubles recently trying to analyze and extract the tempo track of any given mp3 or wav song. I was using melodyne to assign the tempo but it was troublesome. Is there an easier way to analyze an mp3 track that does not have tempo information to make a beat map of said song?

[@yashaunjones9675]

Good day. How do I change the metronome tempo without changing the songs tempo?

[@SimonGoddard]

I am reworking a song that was recorded on 2" tape in the 80's. The tempo and its changes are stored in the audio file (it varies between 116-119 BPM). How do I get Studio One 6.2 to follow the tempo from the audio file? I tried this In Logic, I used Smart Tempo and it works perfectly but I dont want to have to do the song in Logic. Please help 🤕

[@CheapGearGuy]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS AND ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS!!!

[@leighmissen7716]

hey mate. how come my tracks shift when i change the tempo. timestretch is off and nothing actually changes in the recordings. they just shift and go out of align with the multiple tempo changes i have cause i have multiple songs along the timeline.

[@mypetdrgn]

So this only works in MIDI instruments or if audio has been converted to MIDI?

[@JoaoHLemos]

carai velho quando q tu ficou tão grisalho? ta estiloso, achei massa

[@IsmaelAngelus]

Thanks, man! Helped me a lot here.

[@presonus]

Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for your comment. :) -GBY

[@jasondaly5351]

This might sound stupid but is there an option to add swing to a track forgive me I’m new to this DAW

[@hamed2011]

how to di it on show page and on backtrack samples ??

[@NateMaelzSounds]

please add "Resampling" feature like in Abelton

[@philfyphil]

Gregor, the goto encyclopaedia for Studio One (and lots of other things) :-)

[@dt7667]

What if, for BPM, I don't want a gradual change, but want it to jump up/down at a chorus (or whatever)? So let's say it's goes from 145 to 155 when the change hits. I don't want it to climb...how would that work in S1? With volume automation I have to create 2 dots and drag one above the other. Same here with tempo?

[@zesty321]

That's how I do it for tempo.

[@lendoxo7luis]

Buen video amigo, gracias, sería chévere que saquen videos en español, igual en la membresía sphere, sería chévere tener más material en español, un abrazo

[@TenMinusNine]

Best DAW EVER.

[@AnnexationMusic]

Score view reminding me of the ol' Midisoft Studio days.

[@Med2402]

Sad to not see the Time signature and key signnature change in the "Score view" in their natural place, the score view of Studio one is wonderfull and must be perfect, i hope you add that in the next update.

[@presonus]

Hi MED, please make sure to vote for this as a feature request: answers.presonus.com/categories/studio-one-feature-requests -GBY

[@danjones1710]

YES! Thank you.

[@semahacikel1318]

çok teşekkürler bu bilgi için. harika...🙂

[@Cadmeus]

Thanks Gregor, great video as always! Two questions: Is there a way to globally offset the tempo track by a percentage, so that tempo changes still follow your editing/mapping, but slower or faster overall? Is there a way (maybe macros?) to quickly map a lot of time signature changes, like if you want alternating 4/4 and 7/8 for a lot of bars?

[@studioonetutorials]

Macros -> This can be done easily using the "Insert Time Signature" and "Forward Bar" commands.

[@Cadmeus]

@@studioonetutorials Thanks, I shall investigate further!

[@bbenz9750]

Nice! Thank you.

[@ricardohernandez2771]

Gracias...los mejores!

[@Six2Nine]

Hey Gregor Folgende Situation: Ich habe einen Beat der aus 2 Parts besteht. Part 1 ist in 120 bpm der Part 2 in 130 bpm. Es sind alles Audiospuren. Ich möchte mit den 2 Tempos in einem Projekt arbeiten. Das mit dem Tempo track habe ich verstanden. Jedoch wenn ich die points setze von 120 auf 130 stretcht er mir alles samples nach 130bpm. Er soll das nicht machen. Die samples sind schon auf 130bpn gebounct. Der Temposwitch soll lediglich dazu dienen damit dei Effekte wie delay compression etc. Richtig funktionieren. Wie geht das?

[@presonus]

Hi, dazu musst Du deine Audiospuren auf "Nicht Folgen" stellen im Track Inspector (F4-Taste). Wenn sie nicht gemäß des aktuellen Song-Tempos gestretched werden sollen, dürfen sie also nicht auf "Time Stretch" stehen. -GBY

[@Six2Nine]

@@presonus hab herausgefunden Auf die timeline rechstklicken dann timebase dann time linear Hammer schwer zu finden Aber Studio One Ist die Beste DAW auf dem Planeten. Der Roomreverb genial! Sogar im Eco Modus hat er einen eigenen geilen Sound!

[@normaluser4814]

in my studio one, signature track didnt exist, can someone help me?

[@bjazz68]

Thank you.

[@bucktownbuck1]

As far as I can tell a key signature change does not display the proper enharmonic accidentals in the score view of studio one. The score was imported from Notion which had all the proper accidentals coincidental with the key signature change, nor didither did the proper enharmonic flats become sharps on changing keys.

[@meinekleinegartenwelt3110]

Danke Gregor

[@ahmedyadam7240]

This affects all the tracks below But Can we chose certain tracks to be affected while others don't No body talks about this way

[@stephenyeboah7430]

how do you disable program change

[@presonus]

You can filter program change messages for Midi devices in the external devices preferences. -GBY

[@MarciaFunebre]

Unfortunately, when working with a larger orchestral template tempo changes always are accompanied by audible clicks and tempo ramps are virtually impossible to use at all - while otherwise there are no performance issues whatsoever.

[@studioonetutorials]

We haven't seen any issues with tempo changes and larger orchestral templates (500-1000 tracks). If you experience such issues, please reach out to tech support and provide steps to reproduce this kind of audible clicks.

[@MarciaFunebre]

@@studioonetutorials You must have just a really magical machine. If I run a lot of Kontakt instances for example, or host them in VEP there will be trouble. Granted, it may not necessarily a Studio One issue, probably mostly a Kontakt problem with tempo-synced instruments. But still, between the two it can get troublesome. If there was a general CC automation command that would let me disengage tempo sync in Kontakt temporarily (or other sample players that use this technique) that would probably be most helpful, though this would require cross-company co-operation which in this competitive business world is a rather rare occurrence.

[@blazing6string]

If we get to the point that we can get the sheet music and have S1 change it midi notes I’d faint

[@sweff]

This just makes me ache for the ability to lock bars to video frames like I only recently found out exists in Cubase.....I've been slogging through scoring to picture this whole time, not knowing the issue has been tackled elsewhere. And while I'm here, I also wanna beg for automation on the Show Page (every chance I get).......*gets down on knees*......Please.....simple automation....on the Show Page. WHY isn't it there? :(

[@elijahlucian]

i pressed something random, and now my tempo is changing on me... wtf

[@presonus]

Most likely an automation point on your Tempo Track...have you opened the Tempo Track to confirm? -GBY

[@elijahlucian]

@@presonus hey! yeah I did open it, deleted all my points, and it won't return to normal.. Fortunately this was on a blank-ish project, so no urgency.. still super weird

[@35milesoflead]

Time signatures are useless when you can't set the metronome mark. Everything is based on a crochet (quarter note). Not every piece of music uses the quarter note as its metronome mark and all tempos in S1 v5 are quarter note based. What about dotted quarter note for a metronome? Even basic metronome apps can do this but studio one can't!

[@twitchbook-1]

Cheers

[@eatngoodtv]

Ok, so now we know about this microphones fatiguing high frequency boost.

[@briankingart]

You've awesome

[@thalescatao]

Greor

[@dampfhamma]

👍🏿😎👍🏿

[@stevehinan]

💪

[@daw6071]

remove tempo when recording voice vocal

[@TI_Ted]

amazing - thank you 😊