This comprehensive collection of practical tips covers all aspects of production

This massive, 289-page eBook consolidates, updates, expands on, and categorizes 130 tips from Craig's popular “Friday Tip” blog posts—it’s essential reading for Studio One users. The book includes tips on how solve problems, enhance sound quality, improve workflow, achieve greater expressiveness, create signature sounds, and much more.

Written in a clear, authoritative style, and profusely illustrated, you’ll find tips and techniques designed to help take your songs to the next level. Make better music—and make it more efficiently—with The Big Book of Studio One Tips & Tricks. 

Free bonus! Includes 39 presets (28 Multipresets, 10 Mai Tai and 1 Presence XT preset) that support the tips. 

Note:  This is a download-only product in PDF format. No physical product will be shipped.

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This collection of videos has some of my favorite tips and techniques for recording, mixing, and mastering. I hope they help you to have fun, and make better music!

This tip is for all of you who won't sign off on a mix until you've heard it while driving. Now you can accomplish the same result, without even having to leave your studio! Yes, it really works. 

 Nashville tuning is a popular guitar tuning technique that's used in more than just country, but it requires re-string your guitar and other hassles - you may even need to adjust your truss rod. But there's also a virtual option you can use with a stock guitar. 

 You'll see a ton of videos on the web that purport to tell you the "right" or "wrong" way to do various mixing and mastering techniques. But are you really being told everything you need to know? 

 For a natural, present, defined vocal sound, don't immediately reach for a compressor or limiter - try this first, before you start to add processing that can mess with the sound. Then if you do add dynamics control, you won't need anywhere near as much.

 That great sampler preset won't fit on your keyboard - you can't play all the notes and access the keyswitches in the lower octaves! So do you need to buy a new 72- or 88-note keyboard? Not if you watch this video, which provides a super-simple workaround.

Sorry, but it's time to bust some myths about recording and mixing. Find out why there aren't pro tips, why you're mixing for the wrong people, the world's least expensive studio upgrade, and more. 

 There's a way to make amp sims sound smoother, wider, more realistic, and just plain better. This video shows how to take advantage of virtual amp sim bi-amping techniques for high-definition guitar tones. 

 Tempo changes are a vital part of expressive music - but it's such a hassle with multitrack recording. Luckily, there's a much easier way: add tempo changes to your final mix. Yes, it really is possible...find out how. 

 You probably have a free, versatile, and sophisticated "focusing" equalizer plug-in that's hidden in plain sight! Learn how to find it, how to use it, and why you want to use it.