Comping - PRESONUS AudioBox Stereo Quick Start Manual

Sound. Use this general mode on any other type of track.
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Solo. Use this optimized mode on any solo instrument or vocal track to achieve the
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best results.
Audio Bend. Use this optimized mode when manipulating Bend Markers in any Audio
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Event on the Track.
6.7.6 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 menu (Mac:
Preferences/Options/Advanced/Audio). 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
will timestretch the file in real time, during playback, as the file is being read from the
computer hard drive.
6.7.7 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 will have the Tempo mode set to Timestretch, and the software will attempt 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 will be Follow.
6.8

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.
6.8.1 Takes and Layers
The most common comping scenario involves recording multiple takes of audio and then
editing those takes. In Studio One, takes are created when recording on one or more tracks
with Loop engaged. A new take is created each time the right locator is reached and the
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