

Individual mixer channels assigned to the Listen Bus (pre- or post-fader) can be soloed without affecting what you hear on the main output, and although that might not be particularly useful for the average bedroom producer, those working in studios with separate control and live rooms will certainly appreciate it.


The Independent Listen Bus is a separate ‘control room’ output that sits parallel to the main output and houses most of the same controls – level fader, insert effects, etc. Related to this, External Instrument setups can now be dragged in from the browser and automatically routed to the default Aux channel. Essentially, it’s an audio input channel without an associated track, through which a connected synth, drum machine, etc, is fed into the mix and treated as an internal audio signal, complete with effects, automation, and – assuming the source is also being triggered from a MIDI track – inclusion in bounces and exports. The new Aux mixer channel type streamlines the integration of external instruments into Studio One projects.
