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This page covers using ControlRoom with Studio One.
This guide assumes that you have already:
Overview
Detailed Setup Instructions
Spatial Mixer and Plugin Tablet
Every instance of the ControlRoom Channel VST3/AU plugin can be controlled from VR with the Spatial Mixer and Plugin Tablet. This provides powerful control over the plugin from within VR, including the Compressor, EQ, Spatial Panner.
Step One: Insert ControlRoom Channel on your tracks in Studio One
Once you have launched your DAW and opened a session file, you’ll need to add an instance of ControlRoom Channel to any and every track that you’d like to control with the Spatial Mixer or Plugin Tablet. We recommend adding it as the last insert in your plugin chain, so that parameter changes in ControlRoom Channel will not affect any processing coming afterwards.
Please refer to your Studio One manual for instructions on inserting plugins.
Step Two: Insert ControlRoom Master on your main output
On your main stereo output, insert only one instance of ControlRoom Master. The master volume will be controllable via the Master Fader on the VR console.
Step Three: Open the Spatial Mixer in VR
In VR, press the menu button on your left controller to bring up the menu, then select the Tools page, and turn on the Spatial Mixer. (menu in the below GIF is outdated, but the process is identical)
Press the menu button at the lower right of the Spatial Mixer, then toggle on any tracks you’d like to control with the Spatial Mixer. Close this menu when you are finished, and return back to it any time you’d like to display different tracks.
Move each track sphere up/down for volume, left/right for panning, and front/back for Proximity.
Step Four: Turn on the Plugin Tablet
In VR, press the menu button on your left controller to bring up the menu, then select the Tools page, and turn on the Plugin Tablet.
Press the menu button at the top right of the tablet to select the track you’d like to control with the Plugin Tablet. Close this menu when you are finished, and return back to it any time you’d like to display different tracks.
Use the buttons along the top of the tablet to switch between Compressor and EQ control over the selected track.
EQ Control
Each of the 10 bands of the EQ will appear front to back as colored lines.
The white line at the rear is the overall EQ curve, summed from the combination of the 10 adjustable bands.
Individual bands can be toggled on/off using the X or A button while hovering over each point, or while grabbing it with the trigger.
Each EQ band’s point can be moved up/down for Gain and left/right for Frequency.
Push the joysticks up/down while grabbing a point to adjust that band’s Q value.
Compressor Control
All parameters of the Channel compressor are shown here.
Toggle pyramid on/off by selecting the pyramid icon at the top right of the tablet.
The pyramid allows you to control Ratio, Threshold, Attack Time, and Release Time
Height of the tip of the pyramid for Ratio
Height of the middle line for Threshold
Horizontal position of the bottom left and right sides for Attack Time and Release time, respectively.
There are numerous MIDI tools in ControlRoom that can be mapped to control parameters in Studio One, including your favorite third party plugins. Follow the steps below for an example of how to map the FX Cube to a few plugin parameters in Studio One.
Studio One provides a very powerful system for managing external MIDI devices and mappings. With great power comes great responsibility. We recommend familiarizing yourself with the Studio One MIDI mapping system by reading the Control Link section of their reference manual.
Step One: In Studio One, add a plugin and choose which of its parameters you want to map
For this example, let’s create a new instrument track by dragging the Mojito instrument into the main window. We can map any parameters of this plugin that we like- for this example we’ll map Filter Cutoff, Drive, and Resonance.
Step Two: In the Hub, open the Tools page and edit an FX Cube
Step Three: Add the FX Cube parameters to Studio One
In Studio One, enable the External window within the Mixer view, and double-click ControlRoom. If you don’t see ControlRoom in the External Devices panel, be sure you have completed the steps for connecting ControlRoom Hub with Studio One.
In the Studio One window that has just opened, click MIDI Learn so it’s highlighted blue.
In the Hub, click each of the Send CC buttons for each of the XYZ parameters, so that Studio One recognizes them.
In Studio One, turn off MIDI Learn mode, and open the Mojito plugin window.
Step Four: Map the plugin parameters to the FX Cube controls
Step Five (for ControlRoom VR only): Open the FX Cube in VR and have fun!
Once you have mapped the three parameters, this mapped tool will be available to you in ControlRoom VR.
In VR, press the menu button on your left controller to bring up the menu, then select the Tools page, and turn on the FX cube you just mapped, which should be named Mojito
Move the ball in the FX cube around to control all three of those parameters simultaneously
Step Five (for ControlRoom Mobile only): Open the FX Cube in ControlRoom Mobile and have fun!
Once you have mapped the three parameters, this mapped tool will be available to you in ControlRoom Mobile.
In ControlRoom Mobile, go to the Tools page by tapping the Tools icon at the bottom right.
Select the FX Cube tool you just mapped, which should be named Mojito
Touch and hold on the screen while moving your phone in space to control all three of those parameters simultaneously.
You can lock each of the X, Y, or Z axes to prevent MIDI data being sent for that parameter. Simply tap the parameter name to lock or unlock that parameter.
Step Six: Save your ControlRoom Hub session
Have more questions about this process? Check out our FAQ page.
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