Song And Project Integration - PRESONUS AudioBox Stereo Quick Start Manual

12.9

Song and Project Integration

At the center of Studio One Professional's design is Song and Project integration. This is where
the usual gaps between mixing and mastering have finally been eliminated. When Songs are
placed in a Project, a link is established that allows the Song and Project to be intelligently
aware of each other so that changes to either are known to both. This integration, as described
in the following sections, is sure to change the way you think about mixing and mastering.
12.9.1 Open a Song from Within a Project
During mastering, changes are often needed in various Tracks in a Project, after which
changes to the mix are made. Traditionally, this process can be grossly inefficient, taking many
hours, if not days or weeks.
In Studio One, however, you can quickly make changes to the mix of a Song in your Project. To
open a Song in your Project, click on the Edit button in any Track in the Track column. Your
Song will open on the Song page, where you can make your changes. When finished, save and
close the Song.
When you go back to the Project page, or open the Project in the future, you will be prompted
with a message informing you that the master file is no longer current for the Song to which
you just made changes, and you will be given the opportunity to update the master file. The
Automatic Update of Mastering Files section below explains this option.
12.9.2 Automatic Update of Mastering Files
Of the most common questions that arise when mastering is also one of the most time-
consuming: "Are these mixes the most current versions?" Often, changes are made to
multitrack mixes in response to problems found during mastering. When these changes are
made, new mixes have to be created and reinserted into the mastering project.
There can be many rounds of changes for each track, resulting in a potentially confusing
situation in which it is hard to tell which mix is which, and which is the final version that
should be in the mastering project. When the right mix file is finally found, the old mix is
removed, and the new mix is added back into the project, usually requiring resequencing the
tracks in the project.
Studio One Professional solves this problem with automatic updating of mastering files for any
Song in a Project. When you change any Song included in a Project, and then open the Project,
you will be asked if you would like to update that Song's mastering file. If you choose to do so,
the following will happen:
The Song will be automatically opened in its last saved state.
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• A mixdown of the Song will be rendered.
The new mix file will replace the old one in the Project.
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