Swimming In The Deep End.
For a lot of Studio One users one of it's most powerful features constantly gets overlooked. In fact most of us don't even realise it's there at all. Let me take this opportunity to introduce you to 'The Pool'. At first you'll be disenchanted but once you realise the hidden power that lies beneath the surface you'll be diving into 'The Pool' far more often.
So what's so great about this 'Pool'?
Well lets dive into some of it's more powerful features. The first thing you need to know is that Studio One operates under a 'non destructive editing' basis.
What does that mean?
Simply everything you record, edit, add plugins to, use melodyne on, and everything else is held on record in the Pool. That means no matter what you do the 'Pool' keeps a record of it.
Simply everything you record, edit, add plugins to, use melodyne on, and everything else is held on record in the Pool. That means no matter what you do the 'Pool' keeps a record of it.
So what's the big deal?
Well say you've tracked a Di guitar, for instance, you've added some plugins, you've transformed to audio, to save CPU power and you've did a little editing there after too, but you find you hate everything you've just done and wish you could go back to the beginning. You could hit [Ctrl+Z] 'til the cows come home or access the [Edit; History] feature, but a more efficient way is accessing the original file from the 'Pool'. That is a very powerful feature right there and one we should be taking advantage of more and more.
Well say you've tracked a Di guitar, for instance, you've added some plugins, you've transformed to audio, to save CPU power and you've did a little editing there after too, but you find you hate everything you've just done and wish you could go back to the beginning. You could hit [Ctrl+Z] 'til the cows come home or access the [Edit; History] feature, but a more efficient way is accessing the original file from the 'Pool'. That is a very powerful feature right there and one we should be taking advantage of more and more.
Accessing the Pool.
To open the Pool, first open the Browser by clicking the [Browse] button (bottom right), then click on the[Pool] tab. You also can press [F10] on the keyboard to open the Pool directly.
Navigating the Pool.
The Pool displays audio Clips as waveforms. Clips can be sorted using the Sort by tab...options at the top of Pool.The following sorting options are available:
- Flat: View all Clips with no order.
- Track: View Clips by the Track on which they are currently used or were previously used.
- Type: View Clips by Clip Type (Audio or instrument-oriented Sound).
- Location: View Clips by the storage location in which they exist on your computer.
- Record Take: View Clips by the order of record takes within your Song.
File Management in the Pool Tab.
[Right]/[Ctrl]-click in the Pool Browser window to select from the following commands:- Rename File: Rename the file associated with the currently selected Clip.
- Locate File: Locate a file for the currently selected Clip (e.g., to find a missing file).
- Show in Explorer/Finder: Open the file location for the currently selected Clip in Windows Explorer/Mac Finder.
- Select on Track: Select any Events associated with the currently selected Clip in the Arrange view.
- Remove from Pool: Remove the currently selected Clip from the Pool. This does not delete the file.
- Delete File Permanently: Permanently delete the file associated with the currently selected Clip.
- Delete Attachments: Permanently delete any attachments associated with the currently selected Clip.
- Convert Files: Convert selected files in the Pool to the current Song’s sample rate and bit depth. The Convert Files menu appears, with file options. A new file is created for each selected file, replacing the original file in the Pool. The original file is retained in the current Song’s Media folder.
- Refresh: Refresh the contents list of the Pool to reflect the current state of your Song and computer.
- Locate Missing Files: If any files are missing in your Song—usually this occurs because the files were moved—use this command to locate the missing files.
- Remove Unused Files: Remove any Clips from the Pool that are not currently used in the Song. This does not delete the files.
- Show Media Folder in Explorer/Finder: Open the Media Folder for the current Song in Windows Explorer or the Mac Finder.
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In the video below I promise not to dive in too deeply but show some examples of why you may wish to incorporate using the 'Pool' into your daily mixing and editing.
thank you very good tips
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome, happy mixing.
DeleteGreat Job! Seriously. I could have used this a few months ago. Melodyne seems to have some issues with my vocals as I sing a bit lower than most, and on some songs I have a lot of vocal/pitch movement. Sometimes Melodyne get's confused, and lets say you have one long note that has pitch variations in it, so you split it several times to let them sit more naturally, and you decide you'd rather go back to the start, Melodyne say's screw you. I've tried every way you can think of, but there's just no way to get it back to the original without WAY too much work, THIS would have worked beautifully. I've seen it before, but just didn't think I'd need it for anything. Thanks so much for going over this. Instead of having to throw out all those vocals and re-recording them, this would have be perfect. And trust me, I used all S1's tools as well, such as just "Undo edit with Melodyne", but you can still hear that those notes didn't return to one solid note. Not sure if others have experienced this, but this should be just the ticket.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear of your nightmare with Melodyne that program has a serious learning curve all of it's own. Yes doing a lot of processing can get us lost sometimes, ideally always work on a duplicate of your track and keep the original untouched just encase, or use the 'Pool' and get back to where you feel is a good place to start over again. Happy mixing and thanks for commenting.
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