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Yes, give it a try. It worked for me on low-gain amps. I was trying different Ampire amps and settings and wasn't happy with anything. Then I just started trying different cabinets and found a combo that worked for what I wanted. If you lean toward hi-gain amps, it should work for that too since my inspiration to dig into this came from a Glenn Fricker video and he works in metal.

Thank you and thanks again for that great tip about using a VCA strip. Honestly I like that better than using the Mixtool, but I figured it's good for people to be aware of both options.

Thanks! I sometimes wonder if I'm really helping anyone, so feedback like yours really makes my day. Have fun!

Thanks Glenn. When Cakewalk went under, Studio One was the second DAW I tried and immediately found editing, especially comping, to be so much easier that I was hooked. I agree about the terminology though... possibly they could use a few of what we used to call "Human Factors" engineers. Anyway, thanks for your kind words and glad I could help. That's why I do these.

Dale - I'm really glad you asked that question because I learned something new. Prior to Windows 10, users had to manually delete files from or completely empty the Recycle Bin. With Windows 10, Microsoft added "Storage Sense" (see "Storage Settings") which appears to default to deleting Recycle Bin files after 30 days. During upgrades to Windows 10/11, Microsoft correctly left Storage Sense disabled. On my new computer with Windows 11, Storage Sense was enabled, which is fine, but I prefer to delete things myself so I changed the 30 day window to Never. FWIW, if you want to delete a file permanently without sending it to the Recycle Bin just press Shift-Delete. I sometimes do that with large files, like draft music mixdowns or video renders, that I don't want or could easily recreate.

​@@jhughsPresonusStudioOneTips Even the old default setting of 'no limit' on Windows 10 can't be taken for granted for saving deleting files because (if I remember correctly), if the drive becomes completely full it starts deleting the oldest files first automatically to make space on the drive.

@@dalenewton9697 Thanks. I haven't found where it explicitly says it will do that, but it is sort of implied by the expression "unnecessary files". I'll keep an eye on that. Thanks again.

Ah, that makes sense. Great point. Thanks Richard!

Wow! Thanks. You made my day! I only make these videos hoping they'll help others so that means a lot to me. Happy mixing!

I'll take a look at that. The main thing for me was realizing that the unchecked option really is a snapshot. Under that condition, I would expect the Remove Unused Files option to ignore earlier snapshots. For alternate versions, I can see where keeping a DB of used files across several versions would be helpful, but, on a PC, I can imagine people doing backdoor operations that could corrupt the DB. Yeah, I'd have to find someone who knows the thought process behind those design choices.

To be fair, the suggestion to use the Incremental Version for Alternate Versions is my suggestion, not Studio One's.

You're welcome. I hope it helps.

That works too. Anything that gives you a fallback in case something gets messed up or disappears is a good habit.

@@jhughsPresonusStudioOneTips I often record in comping, and copy the track complete and work on the copy. Studio One is king.

Thanks. It could also be possible that I still don't understand how it was intended to be used. But yeah, I would add the word "snapshot" to the non-incremental version option. The incremental version may have been meant to be used as increments by saving before you make the changes, but I agree with you, it's a tricky concept.

@@jhughsPresonusStudioOneTips yeah took a while for me to get it, u have to read the fine print carefully i was actually working on a project this morning and while on my break decided to look it up to see if i was missing something then i stumbled on ur video

Not that I know of. I've loaded a few different IRs and they all worked.

Thanks Jason. I haven't made a new video in awhile but you're kind words have motivated me to look at a couple more (How Versions work and ioStation pitfalls)... all based on mistakes I've made. Cheers.

Hi Volkan - This video is about side-chaining into the ProEQ to overlay spectrum curves from two channels, so they only audio changes will be from the EQ itself. Can you please write a little more detail on what you're doing and I'll try to help.

@@jhughsPresonusStudioOneTips ​​⁠​⁠​⁠So basically, if I use Pro-EQ on channel x then i save my project and close the Daw.The next day when I open the Daw again and listen to my mix, the sound very bad on channel x because of Pro-EQ. I don’t know why.Can be may be because of updates?

@@vlkn.music.official That's odd. Are the EQ settings changing or do they still look the same as what you saved? You may want to join this PreSonus Studio One Facebook group and ask your question there along with some screenshot. facebook.com/groups/presonusstudioone

@@jhughsPresonusStudioOneTips hmm,i’ll check if the settings chancing or not. I am not sure about that honestly. Well thanks a lot for your answers. I’ll write that problem also on FB. Cheers mate.

You're welcome. I'm so glad it helped.

Great question. By "groups" I suspect you mean folders; grouping tracks is a different feature than folders, it allows changes on one track to be replicated on the others in the group. If I can ever get to a point where I get all my tracks mixed into buses and then can mix at the bus level without revisiting the tracks, then your suggestion would work fine. What happens to me, and I suspect others, is that while mixing at the bus level there's a need to revisit a track, even if it's it just to check settings. That results in scrolling back and forth between the tracks on the left and the buses on the right. For me, it's a lot easier to have the bus folders. Then, when mixing at the bus level I can have the folders closed, but if I need to quickly check a track I can open it right there from the bus channel, check or change as needed and reclose the folder. The downside I can imagine is if I want to see all my tracks and buses at the same time; then the buses would be intermingled with the tracks instead of all to the right. Anyway, your method is perfectly fine, but maybe give bus folders a try and see what you think.

@@jhughsPresonusStudioOneTips that makes sense, you can control visibility at the source while adjusting the individual track and then close it from the same spot. I use groups, on the left side, and uncheck everything except visibility, so buses always stay up next to main (buses holding most of the processing), and show/hide groups to show hide all the mixer channels and tracks simultaneously, I still have to keep going to the left to change group visibility but I don't have to scroll through all the tracks. bus folders are cool but I'd get mad confused with buses all scattered through the whole track list

@@shatteredsquare Cool, I'll give that a try. Thanks.

Hi Dan - You have a clip selected and have the Inspector window (F4) open? At 0:55 I show how to pull up the transpose option. I expect it's on all versions of Studio One, but maybe not. I'll check on that.

That's okay. Making messes is part of the learning process. Hang in there.

I'm fairly certain that in all the amp simulator packages, the amps and stomp boxes are hard coded. That said, experiment with the available cabinets, they change the tone more than I expected. I used to think the cabinet didn't much matter, but now appreciate how much the cabinet and speaker choice makes (in the physical world) and that carries over the virtual world.

Glad it helped. Quick note: When I made the video I didn't yet realize that you can just click the "Sidechain" button at the top of the ProEQ window to select a channel to sidechain; MUCH easier.

Thank you. Yeah, something about compressors is intimidating, or seems harder than it is. Part of it is poor explanations, which initially resulted in me thinking attack and release where how long it took the compressor to turn full on or full off after passing a threshold; whereas, really it's a more of a slope between full on and full off. And you're right, the classic "Use your ears" doesn't help when you're not sure what you're hearing or supposed to be listening for. First you have to understand WHAT you're hearing THEN you can use your ears. Thanks again.

Thanks. Yes, check if you are running Studio One V6, which has both Dynamic EQ and SideChained Dynamic EQ in ProEQ3. Gregor describes it beautifully in this video: th-cam.com/video/BMpP-9G0ISs/w-d-xo.html Happy mixing!

@@jhughsPresonusStudioOneTips thanks so much. This was the last feature I needed to become a S1 user :)

Good point. That splits on the selected track at the Locator. For me, I'm usually cutting a bit earlier than where I am in playback, but just found myself using Alt-X the other day. It's a helpful tip. Thanks.

Thanks for the tip. I'll look for a way to add a note to that effect in the existing video.

Thanks. I'm really glad it helped

You're right, your ears should always be the final judge. The purpose of this video is to help beginners get beyond the mystery and intimidation of compressors. Even though many beginners may understand what threshold, attack & release are, the challenge is in understanding what a 10ms attack vs. a 20ms setting do in relation to, for example, a snare hit. My hope is that this video encourages new users to play with their DAW in general, and in particular play with a compressor and use their eyes to help them understand what they are hearing as they experiment with different settings. Then, when mixing using their ears only, they'll have a better sense of what to listen for when adjusting a compressor.