This practical guide covers real-time recording with Impact, the drum instrument in Studio One. Accompanied by a video, it covers topics from latency, tempo, metronome and time signature settings to MIDI quantize, velocity, swing and humanize, for beginners through intermediate and advanced users. These techniques can help you create more natural, expressive drum tracks efficiently.
Master the Basics of Real-Time Recording with Impact
Once the kit is ready, all that remains is to program your part.
This time, we take a slightly different approach and focus on real-time recording in Studio One.
The video covers a wide range of topics from articles currently on our website.
Impact Video Tutorials
- 1Impact Basics and Loading Kits
- 2Designing Kit Sounds
- 3Real-Time Recording *This article
- 4Multiple Outputs
Questions and Answers from the YouTube Video
I can’t change the device block size. I use a PreSonus AudioBox iTwo audio interface. What should I do?
Thank you for your question. Please note that I have not used the PreSonus AudioBox iTwo, so this is an educated guess. There should be an AudioBox iTwo application on your computer (in the Applications folder on Mac or the Program folder on Windows). After quitting Studio One, you may be able to change the setting from that application. Please give it a try.
Articles Related to the Video
• 0:25–1:30 Latency Settings
• 1:35–3:07 Tempo and Metronome Settings
• 3:10–3:30 Changing the Time Signature
• 3:33–4:15 Real-Time Recording
• 4:20–5:16 MIDI Quantize
• 5:17–5:34 Undo
• 5:35–6:47 Adjusting Velocity
• 6:50–7:17 Adding Groove with Swing
• 7:18–8:24 Adding Subtle Variation with Humanize
The video covers material from beginner through intermediate and advanced levels.
We hope you find it useful!
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. What should I set up before recording Impact in real time?
Set the latency, tempo, metronome and time signature. Latency directly affects timing accuracy, so it is a good idea to optimize it first.
Q2. What is the difference between MIDI quantize and humanize?
Quantize snaps a performance to a grid for more precise timing. Humanize adds small random variations to give it a more human feel.
Q3. What does adjusting velocity do?
Velocity expresses how strongly notes are played. Adjusting it adds dynamics and depth to the drums, helping create a more natural and realistic performance.
Q4. What does swing change?
Swing adds groove, transforming a mechanical beat into a more human-feeling rhythm. Use it as appropriate for the genre.
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