So, to make Pipeline XT work a bit harder, click the Auto button. However, drivers don't always report the latency accurately, and if you're routing through digital outputs, or to a digital processor, conversion further down the line can introduce additional latency that the driver can't know about. Pipeline XT will compensate for the amount of latency that is reported by the audio interface driver. If you don't see all of your inputs and outputs in the list, select the Audio I/O Setup option, and you'll be taken to Studio One's Audio I/O Setup window where you can add any missing ones.Īs the audio to be processed will be running out of your audio interface and back in again, it will be subject to both output and input latency. ![]() Set these respectively to the output that is connected to your outboard processor's input, and the input that will be picking up the processed signal. The plug-in interface has drop-down menus labelled Send and Return. ![]() To begin, you load it like any other plug-in as an insert on the track you want to process. Pipeline XT takes advantage of any spare audio outputs and inputs on your audio interface to create an effects loop, so if your audio interface only has a single stereo input and output, or you are mixing on your laptop's built-in headphone output, this is not for you. Pipeline XT can sort all of this out, although you still need to keep your wits about you. Hardware integration can also be complicated, inconsistent and hard to recall when you come back to a project after using the hardware for something else. This is a task that seems simple enough in theory, but in practice, all sorts of issues can be caused by the latency of your audio interface and the terrible things it can do to phasing. The Pipeline plug-in has been part of Studio One since its launch in 2009, but in version 4.1 it's been reworked into Pipeline XT: an even more elegant way of incorporating hardware sound processing into a DAW mix. With Pipeline XT, integrating outboard gear is almost as easy as loading a plug-in. So yeah, if you're more comfortable being on a PC - Studio One looks like a fine choice to me.Not a photo-realistic plug-in GUI, but an actual photo: Pipeline XT allows you to capture an image of the hardware unit it's feeding. ![]() There was a time when trying to keep a DAW running on a PC without constant problems was a real issue. Though the middle version seems quite functional - but if you get that into it, you can always upgrade later (though you really may not need to). I'm still not totally clear about the differences between the middle version and the flagship. I would venture that Logic still provides a deeper selection of virtual instruments, loops and audio FX - but SO's version 5 seems to include a more than workable selection of instruments and audio effects. But the last few versions have seen the program seriously catch up - in fact, with some big leaps with this new version 5. Of course, there's always been a significant feature set difference - and for a long time, those discrepancies weren't just bells and whistles. ![]() Of the people saying they've used both - pretty much an even split between which one is considered easier to use. Literally the only negative reviews/comments I've seen on has come from folks using it on the Mac - it seems it is still having performance issues for some folks on that platform. Hey Dan - I haven't used Studio One at all - but from I can tell from all I've read - you should have no qualms about going in that direction.
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