This is pure genius. I was frustrated that there weren't more presets in chorder. This tip has single handedly expanded the 'presets' in chorder to an uncountable amount. This is honestly the best tip I've ever seen on youtube, no exaggeration. Cannot thank you enough for this vid!
Thanks. This video is extremely helpful for a person like myself who is just using a DAW for the first time (Studio One 4 Professional) and learning how to use it and be creatively inspired.
Hands down the best creative Studio One vid on the tube. I totally agree with the frustration of coming up with new chords that sound creative. Dude you have to do more creative vids like this. NICE!!!
Glad I came across this channel...this guy is brilliant. Truly opening my eyes to what can be done in S1 (which I just purchased). Trying to find a way to map chords to single keys on my controller, and wound up getting so much more. Thank you for taking the time to do this!
Very very creative. I usually fast forward youtube vids because people talk too much. But I listened every word here. Please upload more. And yes...many thanks for sharing your creativity.
cool ideas! With the new chord detection in Studio One 4 you don't even need the upgraded version of melodyne :) You can now automatically detect chords in an audio file and throw the information on a midi track (which you can init with playing just the same single cords and they get transposed/transformed to/by the detected chords...)
Thank you so much, I’m learning tNice tutorials in quarantine and you made it very simple I really appreciate it, thank you for going over every little
This external midi chorder should be implemented in the next release. You come up with something like this and only have 2 video's? You should be on presonus payroll
I assumed you were one of the old schoolers on here cause your vid was to informative and the info was kinda revolutionary... Presonus should hire you! Can't wait for more content man! Cheers!
great vid! I really liked the learn tool function, and it really opened up my workflow! I did notice that virtual midi is a little overkill; the multi-instrument function in studio one 3 allow the same thing cheers!
it's great but in 5.2 it can't be set uip since on a mac there's no option to receive from iac bus 1 in either send...or in receive..simply my soundcard midi plus the name of the keyboard....any thoughts for using this principle in 5.2?
Awesome video and another creative idea i can try out , you used melodyne to extract the polyphonic notes into chorder , this is a full version feature , is there a way those of us who dont own that can copy that technique ?
wow Dude, this is amazing.. you should get a prize for this :-). Thanks for the great tips. As you are such a genius and you used Logic in the past: is there something like the Channel Strip settings in Studio One? I can't find it. Like a function where you can save the entire Channel setting and then recall it in a different song with the identical settings? U da man :-) PS: Please make high def videos... :-)
+Oliver K. Hitz thanks for the kind words..glad you found the tutorial useful. Yes Studio One 3 has multi-instruments which would allow you to save an entire channel (including multiple layered instruments and fx) as a preset. There's also a concept of "extended fx chains" which could be stored as a group of fx to be recalled. They are both pretty powerful features with all sorts of goodies inside however they may not be as intuitive and easy to use as the logic channel strips. Check out this video for an intro... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YA-ODMD19as.html There are some prebuilt ones available to try out in S3 already in the browser.
Cool, i think i can do this without the computer setup you did before hand...ill just have to place more than one chorder tool but i dont mind. thanks for the tip bro!
Why wouldn't you bounce stems from Reason as audio and then mix in studio one? Isn't that faster than setting up all the retire channels, record midi, bounce to new audio track, then find your mix channel is split in 2 channels? I am trying hard to understand what the advantage is??
You may have saved me: Trying to use Reason with tools like Kirnu Cream, Xronomorph (check it out if's free...), Microtonic, Scaler (best chords tool on the planet, from PluginBoutique), etc. and couldn't route midi like most DAWs do as a MIDI EFFECT. Have to try the one of the 3 Windows virtual MIDI port tools you suggested and see if I can then route the MIDI out from , say, Cream on track 1, and back in to a VST I'm monitoring on track 2...
I have not tried this technique in Reason but yes you may be able to leverage virtual MIDI ports to do some routing workarounds to use those VSTs you've listed. Let us know how it goes. Good luck with it!
I've been trying to do for this for a while. I thought Mixed In Key's Capt. Chords was the solution but the VST gets Blacklisted in Studio One 4. Thanks So much For Sharing.
That last part where you osed Melodyne to convert audio to MIDI. Looks like the Essentials version that came with S1 Pro isn't gonna cut it. Are there alternatives to upgrading to the full version that can do that hat trick? That upgrade solely for that one feature ain't cheap. Thanks.
yes that's correct. the polyphonic conversion is only part of the upgraded melodyne package which unfortunately is not included in S1 by default. in terms of other ways to do it, I don't know that many other plugins off the top of my head. MIDI Guitar 2 by Jam Origin is a polyphonic audio to midi convertor (intended for guitar leads and chords). I have it and it works fairly well.. but not sure how it would handle something other than a guitar. Some of the other DAWs can do it too I believe (like Ableton). Doesn't help much though if you don't have access to it. Maybe some of the other viewers know of other options? Either way even with the upgraded Melodyne the technique is not always perfect like in the video. Often you'l have to use your ears to tweak some of the notes and put them in the right place. So if all else fails I'd say fallback on those ears and work it out in the piano roll then load it up.
Hi Thanks For Great Video i followed your instructions when i get to the send option it gives me only two options one my oxygen keyboard and the other my presonus fireport so i cant set up the send would be grateful for your help as i think this way of using the chorder is very good
Thanks for the support! Yeah sorry I think RU-vid must have taken down the annotation on the vid that use to be there earlier. But for Windows I'd recommend LoopBe1. nerds.de/en/loopbe1.html It gives you a simple, easy to use virtual midi port that can accomplish the same thing as the IAC driver on Mac. Good luck!
@@audioknocker Do you know someone with Windows that can make a tuto bout this. I looked at it but I didnt unserstand a sshhh.... bout this loopbe 1:-)!!!
Couldn't you achieve the same result using the multi-instrument and routing setup in S1v3? I use a PC, but I'm thinking there's an easier way to do this.
+Ryan Earwood yes you can do something kinda similar with a multi-instrument however it is much more self-contained and not nearly as flexible. With this approach you can send midi to *any* track in the whole song and also record midi differently for each track if you desire. But really just whatever works for you workflow. Thanks for watching!
audioknocker The recording MIDI part would really come in handy, I'll have to watch the video on my desktop because the PC link isn't showing on my mobile app. Truly a great idea, thanks for sharing.
OK, so I'm a total newbe. You set up the virtual midi cord thing on your Apple computer, and gave us a link for info to do it on Windows. Awesome...just what I need! I have Windows 10, Studio One 3 Pro, and the links you gave just confused me. So Is it correct to assume that with the most current version of S1 pro I need to buy or get a plugin to use Chorder the way you described? Can you help out a Windows user?
Hi, if you have Studio One 3 Pro or greater that will have the Chorder tool built in. It also has instruments like Presence and Mai Tai included so you wouldn't need to buy anything extra to use this technique unless you wanted to buy other 3rd plugins because you like them better. Unfortunately I don't have a windows machine so I can't help you with the virtual midi setup for that. There should be some other videos on RU-vid that explain it. I would recommend though if you are new to hold off on this technique for awhile. The virtual midi cables is more of an advanced trick and there is so much to explore in S1 before you get bogged down in routing issues!
Sorry to go off topic but I have a Keylab 88 and S1-3 and have only been able to map the transport via Presonus mmc as a midi controller not even pitch or mod wheels work help a brother out I've been googling my butt off and have the question submitted to Arturia with no reply yet, thanks in advance
Hey audioknocker while I'm playing chord on multiple track can I trigger the root noot on the 3 track while I'm playing the chord on track 1and 2. ????
yes this is possible! instead of having the third track input from the IAC Bus 1 Receive just have it receive from your keyboard as normal. So... Chord Track -> Keyboard Receive & Send to IAC Bus 1 Instrument 1 -> IAC Bus 1 Receive Instrument 2 -> IAC Bus 2 Receive Instrument 3 -> Keyboard Receive make sure monitoring is turned on all tracks and the 3rd instrument will only play the root notes while 1+2 play the full chords. hope that helps!
Okay I followed this and it worked just fine but is this not essentially like combining the instruments and running the chorder tool routed before instruments?
yes you can do something similar with a multi-instrument however it is much more self-contained and not nearly as flexible. With this approach you can send midi to any track in the whole song and also record midi differently for each track if you desire. With the combined instrument you're stuck with the same midi track driving all the instruments. Also things like automation per instrument tend to be a lot easier when you don't have a bunch of combined instruments. But really just whatever works for you workflow. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the tutorial. I will also like to add that it takes a little more CPU when using the combine with the chorder. I appreciate the detailed tutorial. Big Ups
yes you can do something similar with a multi-instrument however it is much more self-contained and not as flexible. With this approach you can easily send midi to any instrument in your entire song and also record midi differently for each track instead of a combined lane like in a multi. But really just whatever works for you workflow. Thanks for watching!
but in a multi you can add/remove any instrument/effect, modify the dataflow in any point, reconfigure the tree or whatever and all within S1. To me it looks far more simple and flexible.
depends on your goals. you can only have a midi lane for the entire multi-instrument as a whole opposed to unique midi lanes per each instrument . sometime you may want different/varying note data per instrument but still have the benefit of a shared chord bank to pull from for example if I have 10-15 midi instruments in my song and I want to be able pull/record chords from a common chordset into any of them at any point in the track I'd have to combine every instrument into one giant multi or use multiple chorder tools per track/multi and keep them in sync. certainly use the multi-instrument if it works better for you. for layering a couple of instruments together multis are good...for sharing one chorder tool for many tracks throughout your song using IAC for more flexible routing may work better imo.
The chord track in v4 is very powerful for sure. You can still use this type of technique with 3rd party plugins (plugin boutique scaler, captain chords etc) if you want. The nice thing about Studio One maturing is now there are so many options for creativity! Personally I do gravitate towards towards the v4 chord track.
hey what's up man...unfortunately I only have a Mac and have never set this up on Windows... it's def possible though...sorry I can't be of more help but try checking some other vids on RU-vid about virtual midi on Windows and then come back to this one to see if you can get it going...good luck
Use the loopmidi software for create one or more virtual midi ports inside the loopmidi and then, run studio one 3 and put configuration the same of the tutorial, but adding a midi port, you use a loopmidi port inside the studio one 3. I runnig this software and no have any problem. My system is windows 7 x64 and studio one 3. Loopmidi can run in system x86 and x64. I hope you can use this method for getting more ideas in your music production. Big hug
I can't get this to work properly. Can you write a detailed description of what you did to get this working in Windows. I'm running loopmidi in windows 10 64-bit.
