Track Layers; Audio Recording Format; Creating A Good Monitor Mix - PRESONUS AudioBox Stereo Quick Start Manual

recording pass will erase existing notes of the same note value. This can be more convenient
than using the mouse to click on Note Erase to switch the mode.
5.7

Track Layers

In Studio One, both audio and instrument tracks have optional layers that can be used to
record multiple different ideas to a single track. For instance, you might want to compare one
set of lyrics for a vocal track to another set of lyrics. In this case, you could record two different
performances to two separate layers on a single track and quickly switch between the two
without needing a second track.
To create a new layer on any track, open the Inspector by pressing [F4] on the keyboard and
select Add Layer from the Layer selection box. The new layer is effectively like having a whole
new track without duplicating inserts, sends, and I/O setup. You can also duplicate layers by
selecting Duplicate Layer from the Layer selection box, which enables you to try out and
compare two different edits of the same events on two layers.
Layers are also used in the comping system of Studio One, as described in the Comping
section of the "Editing" chapter of this manual.
5.8

Audio Recording Format

Studio One records in the Broadcast Wave file format. This is the only format supported, as it is
the most widely used format, and it contains timestamps that mark when recordings start
within a Song. When recorded Broadcast Wave audio files get bigger than 4 GB, the RF64 file
format is automatically used as the standard file format.
The recommended file system for the recording partition on your computer is NTFS for
Windows and HFS+ for Mac OS X.
5.9

Creating a Good Monitor Mix

When recording any performance in the studio, take the time to build a great monitor mix for
the performers. It's critical that they clearly hear their performance and that of the other
musicians, and a good monitor mix helps inspire a better performance. Ideally, each performer
should feel like they are playing on a finished record.
For instance, it is common in many styles of music for the lead vocals to have some reverb so
that they sit well in the space of the overall mix. Therefore, when recording vocals, it is
sometimes a good idea to include reverb in the vocalist's monitor mix. This way, the vocal will
sound more like a finished production. This approach often helps when recording guitars,
keyboards, and other instruments, as well.
If your audio device supports zero-latency hardware monitoring, use that as the primary
monitor source, so that no delay is heard. In addition, you can use sends and FX channels in
the Console, as you normally would in a mix, to build a better monitor sound. For instance, on
the audio track to which you are recording, you could add a send to an FX channel with a
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