I built 6 MIDI features in Studio One – now explaining them in a video Series"

[Lukas]

...or at least three of them! Recently, someone asked if I could do a walkthrough of the MIDI features I built when I was working on Studio One. So I started a video series!

Episode #3 just went live, where I take a deep dive into the "Thin Out Notes" command. If you’re curious about how to efficiently thin out MIDI notes in Studio One, check it out here:

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Let me know if you find it useful or if there's a specific feature you'd like me to cover next!

 

[lokeyfly]

Nicely presented, Lukas. I have just the track to try this out on. It's a percussion track using Native Instruments Battery 4. I am currently poking around manually, and your examples with grid, randomization, and simplify, present very musical opportunities. I also liked how you supported the sparse quarter note grid results, using Studio One's groove delay. I like that delay alot as well.

I usually avoid a lot of randomization ir thinning, but you've shown here that there are some grooves that are worth exploring this on. Even if they're simply sections to create a different and useful feel to an existing pattern.

 

[Lukas]

Thanks James!

I also liked how you supported the sparse quarter note grid results, using Studio One's groove delay. I like that delay alot as well.

Yes, even though I realized after the recording that a stronger emphasis on dotted eighth notes in the delay would have been even better than straight eighth notes in order to soften the strong downbeat character. Next time

 

[lokeyfly]

Absolutely. I'm a big fan of using dotted eighth note delay. When examples are exciting or easy to listen to, it sells the presentation to others. Nice job.

 

[lokeyfly]

The percussion I tried this thinning out on worked great. What I did in some places was select sections of notes in the event, to have them shift or thin out while leaving other areas alone. Such as a few cymbals only, or at the begining of the event like in an intro. The sky is the limit here. Very usable Lukas, so thank you for mentioning and contributing something that is quite musically accessible in Studio One!

When selecting any group of notes such as a range like the cymbals I mentioned, before committing to thinning, one might wish to select "Selected Notes" first. Here, the option to select from that group such as highest notes, lowest notes, range, at interval, or muted notes can help in furthering your note selection. After choosing and selecting then clicking [OK], the newly selected notes remain highlighted. Then proceed to the desired action again as with Thinning notes.
Very cool.