How I use Scratch Pads in #StudioOne

Scratch Pads are an amazing way to try out alternative Song structures without the risk of changing the original version unintentionally. Let's find out how Gregor uses Scratch Pads in his songwriting workflow.

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[RobertCorrington]

I use Scratch Pads all the time. My favorite use is this: when I want to record guitar solo over a bridge (or something), I copy the bridge into a scratch pad and duplicate it ten times or more. Then I hit record and just play. Afterwards I have ten versions of a solo. Now I can pick the pieces I like best and stitch them together.
I do the same thing with bass lines. I copy the chord progression into a scratch pad, press record and start generating ideas. Very handy.

[enuf]

Thank you Gregor, your tutorials are easy to follow and clearly explained. You are another reason why Studio one is my DAW of

[Fornicras]

I think having the ability to make scratch pads full screen will make this feature much better because it will act like a second arrangement window instead of a "something I want to try then leave it there". Just like different playlist arrangements in FL Studio. Therefore eliminating the need of creating a new song versions, you can have Explicit, Clean and Concert version in a single file this way by using the scratch pads (changing its name to Arrangement Window would be better in this case)

[davidblickstein]

I wish I had seen this 4 days ago. I got a call from a movie producer. They liked my heavy metal song, but they wanted to use it in an indie film about teenagers and so could I edit down the arrangement and parts, slow the tempo and change some of the words. I needed to do it overnight because the scene was being shot the next day and they needed something for roll to shoot and sync up later. I did it by copying the song, which was fine, but it would've been much better to do as a scratchpad, particularly to do that sync mode thing to hear the section transitions.

Now I know. Thanks @Gregor

[dewaadrian]

Thanks Gregor, my favorite tutor. I love Presonus more and more

[djloopbeatzz]

Thank G for the info on the scratch pad, I always wanted to use it more and your demo just help in that direction.

[GregRband]

BTW, I am new to Gregor here at Presonus, but I keep finding that I actually understand stuff he is covering each video I watch. Not always the case with others.

[ErimlRGG]

Awesome, didn't know this existed since I'm more of a hobbyist and just started experimenting on my own and Studio One was the most intuitive DAW I tried. I can totally use this for my uploads on Instagram or stories. I just rearranged stuff and exported it without saving hehe

[COMATRON.]

i actually LOVE that videos you and joe produce. foremost interesting is that you are in the programming and i guess deep in planing. your presence is awesome and no other DAW does that good of a job. please keep this important relation between users and the DAW in this form/style that perfect!!! the youtube channel makes the product perfect. grüße aus dem saarland <3 Sphere member, der 25 Jahre Cubase genutzt hat. Nehmt euch das Beste von Allen und macht weiter so!!!

[TheAcousticGuerillas]

Scratch pad is such a cool invention! I use it all the time!

[grundvater]

Klasse Tutorial. Sehr wichtige und nützliche Tipps für mehr Produktivität.

[garyshepherd]

Thanks Gregor - we were talking about this with Jonny Lipsham in last night's UK zoom meetup so this video is very timely.

[lovedoctorjoshuadaniels]

Recently switch to studio one but having problems, in FL studio when one know how to play C major key but want to play F major in C major, is there a way one can transpose C major to F major, whatever you playing on C major will turn to be F major. how to transpose c major key to another key in studio one 5

[markpalmos]

You're a rock star mate. Thanks big G

[ambientdave]

Scratch pads are a great idea. Great video very informative.

[basscase]

So if you like the new arrangement on the scratch pad, how do you quickly move it over to the regular track?

[deesoundrecordingstudio]

thanks for another great mini tutorial, would be great it we could detach the arranger window

[MrTrogfish]

Heya Gregor, when using the Arranger Track and Scratch Pads, I sometimes run into issues with sections not being cut and paste 100% correctly. Sometimes I am off by just 1 beat or so: maybe a little short, or a little long. I am asking for you to do a deep dive video on it, and explain how (and if) the Quantize settings and the various Snap to grid options (or anything else) may be affecting what I am doing wrong or getting undesired results when editing Arranger sections? Thanks!

[BraddersMusic]

Really neat idea until you have vocals!! Any thought related to that?

[erifretrats]

Hey there Gregor, here's one for you, in the previous version 4.- I wrote a tune, I played all the parts, now in the new version I can still hear the music but there is no longer any graphical display of the why is that? what am I doing wrong or what is wrong with version 5.- I have played around with studio one from the beginning or near all for my own fun really, a hobby, I am old been playing music one way or another since I was a little I just wish things would just work, but some things digitally don't where analog would, everyone treats the digital age as a life but only me it seems, I have lost more stuff through digital data than any other medium, it's a killer, even iron ferrite tape last longer as long as you never went near a magnet. hahahahahaha