How to add MIDI Keyboards & assign Controller Buttons in Studio One

Here's a step-by-step walkthrough on how to assign buttons on your MIDI Keyboards & Controllers to Transport functions in Studio One (such as Play, Pause, Stop, Record, Fast Forward, etc.).

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[Siralantoon]

So I just turned 70 and have a new keyboard..
It has a superabundance of knobs, buttons, and faders.
I have been a multi-instrumentalist of stringed instruments for 55 years but am clueless about DAW's and making this technology work.
Without these video's to help me I would be lost.
It's truly an exciting challenge and getting my Arturia keylab 61 talking to my new DAW is a top priority!☺️
I was recommended Studio One as a great choice for a total novice and the first time I got a beautiful synth pad to sing It put shivers down my spine..
I will return for more wisdom and many many thanks.❤

[yeatmc]

Probably the most useful YT video I have ever watched. Thanks Gregor.

[Jonas-bjoq]

Thanks a lot Gregor! Just upgraded my Arturia keylab essential to The Laboratory and had some hickups with the midi ins/outs not showing up so I couldn't get it to work as a controller. This sorted it. Really appreciate the help and the constant flow of knowledge. Im always learning so much from your videos.

[sona_nyl]

Hi Gregor and thanks for this vid. I have a Roland A-500. I have well assigned the buttons for the transport but even if my knobs and faders are well recognized by the midi learn, the assign doesn't appear for them. I don't understand why... Any idea please ?

[vladkocharian]

I like how PreSonus releases such videos so a user can gradually learn how the DAW works.

[JeanLoupRSmith]

Bear in mind that while this might work out of the box for the Roland A300, some brands of midi controllers have the transport being routed differently than the instrument Keys. For example, my M-audio Oxygen Pro needs to have 2 devices setup: one as a keyboard so I can enter notes and one as a control surface so I can use transport buttons for anything other than what's pre-assigned in the midi controller itself. The important bit to know is while the keyboard receives its input from what Studio One should detect as an instrument of the same name as your device, the transport controls are routed from MIDIIN3. I don't know why it's not from MIDIIN2 or MIDIIN4, nor do I have much of a clue what these 2 midi channels are for but that's what worked for me to set up my device. It's a bit of a faff and sometimes forget its assigned buttons but it works to some extent.

And if you're an M-Audio Oxygen Pro user (61 in my case) you'll also need to set up a custom mapping of your buttons in the Preset Editor that should come with your midi controller. Otherwise the controls are hard coded to the preset for Studio One and as far as I could see there's no way to override those.

[michaeltrenier]

Gregor! I just want I record my Fantom audio AND midi while playing. Any videos on this?

[dalewarner]

Great video Gregor - completely answers a question about my aged Oxygen 61 controller that wasn't communicating in any way with Studio One. Thanks.

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[chaosinsidemetal]

I have been trying for more than 2 hours to implement my Novation Impulse 61 usb-midi keyboard/controller without any success. The keyboard funktions including Pitch/Mod/Transpose work pretty well, but I just don't get the mixer and transport keys to work. I'm using Studio One 4.6 and Windows 10 Pro. I would be very thankful for any help. Great video, btw

[Ghostie.]

This is just what I was looking for! Thanks

[kretvtee]

hey... I had to do this setup for everyone session using my Maudio oxygen... it is very exhausting... is there a way to make it permanent?

[alfonsoatoms]

Good, concise advice.
But, mine doesn't say MIDI learn
Any insight from anyone?

[joshguthriemusic]

This was an AWESOME video! THANK YOU! 🤗

[hotvegandrummer]

My midi learn doesn't react to any buttons and it also don't record anything for some reason

[dryzd]

Perfect timing! I am planning to buy my first keyboard midi controller and this will help me a lot.

[DoLeClay]

do you want to make a video how to let presonus nsb-16.8 communicate with DAW studio one? I've been working for a few days but my daw doesn't see the nsb, so I can't use it now.

[cleyperrier]

Can you or joe do a video on how to set up studio live 32s to your studio monitor

[sergio_grez]

I wish it was easier in Studio One to control a VST with a simple "Midi Learn" like Cubase has. Right click on any button or knob on the vst and choose Midi learn, then move whatever knob you want in your controller and that's it, easy as that.

[cyrilpatouillard]

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