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Tap Tempo

You can use the Tap Tempo function to set the current Song tempo to the tempo that you hear in your Audio Events. To

do this, repeatedly click on the word “Tempo” in the Transport, clicking once on every beat you hear. Studio One

determines the Audio Event tempo based on the timing of your clicks and sets the tempo for the Song accordingly. Be sure

that the Tempo mode for the Audio Track is set to Don’t Follow; otherwise, the Events are stretched or moved while you

are using the Tap Tempo function, making it impossible to find a consistent tempo.

Timestretching Material Modes

Studio One features several optimized timestretching modes that may yield better results with certain types of audio

material. To access these modes, open the Inspector by pressing [F4] on the keyboard and click in the Material display.

Click on any mode to select it for the currently selected Track. The modes are:

Drums Use this optimized mode on any percussion track to achieve the best results when stretching percussive

audio.

Sound Use this general mode on any other type of track.

Solo Use this optimized mode on any solo instrument or vocal track to achieve the best results.

Audio Bend Use this optimized mode when manipulating Bend Markers in any Audio Event on the Track.

Using Timestretch Cache

By default, Use Cache for Timestretched Audio Files is engaged. This option also can be selected in the Studio

One/Options/Advanced/Audio Engine menu (Mac: Preferences/Advanced/Audio Engine). Timestretch Cache creates a

cache file at the correct tempo for any files that need timestretching, based on what is currently being stretched in your

Song. This improves Studio One’s performance, as the timestretch process no longer needs to occur during playback.

Studio One also can use a higher-quality timestretch setting when it creates the cache file.

Using Timestretch Cache requires a certain amount of available space on your hard drive. If you know that space is

relatively limited on your hard drive, or if performance issues arise, disable this feature. When Use Cache for

Timestretched Audio Files is deselected, Studio One timestretches the file in real time during playback, as the file is being

read from the computer hard drive.

Default Tempo Mode for New Tracks

When creating a New Song, notice that the New Song setup menu includes a Stretch Audio Files to Song Tempo

checkbox. With this option engaged, any new Track that is created in this Song has the Tempo mode set to Timestretch,

and the software attempts to automatically stretch audio files to the current Song tempo when they are imported into the

Song. Otherwise, the default Tempo mode for new Tracks is Follow.

Comping

Comping is the process of piecing together multiple performances into a single, continuous performance. For instance,

you might record the vocals for a verse a number of times, then edit the best parts of each pass into a single, hybrid

performance that, ideally, sounds as though it was performed in one pass. Comping and related information are covered

in the following sections.

Takes and Layers

The most common comping scenario involves recording multiple takes of audio and then editing those takes. In Studio

One, each successive recorded take can be placed in its own layer, by enabling the Record Takes To Layers option in the

Record panel, opened with [Shift]+[Alt]/[Option]+[R], or by using the View menu. With the Record Takes To Layers option

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