Music Production + Mixing Music in Presonus Studio One (Udemy.com)
Learn Presonus Studio One + Music Production in this Complete Course for Creating, Recording, Mixing Music + Mastering
Created by: Tomas George
Last updated September 2026
Our take
Based on the ratings of 1,110 students and a sample of their written reviews. No course pays to be reviewed.
This is a guided tour of Presonus Studio One, taught by Tomas George with Ian Alexander and Digital Music Masters. It runs 9.3 hours and covers setup, recording audio and MIDI, editing, the Presence synth, compression, EQ, reverb, mixing, mastering and Melodyne vocal tuning. The course description says it was recorded on Studio One 4.5, and some features only exist in the Professional edition. It is aimed at people who are new to the software, not necessarily new to music.
Reviewers like the pace and the plain explanations. One says most tutorials talk as though the viewer already knows everything, and this one finally went button by button. Others praise the well-divided sections that are easy to revisit. The complaints come from the same pace seen from the other side. One low review calls it a 3 hour course stretched to 9, with a 30 second recording replayed fifteen times. Another says the knob lessons name the controls without real-world context. One student also wanted more audio editing techniques.
The course holds a 4.5 rating across 1,110 reviews, so most students got what they came for. The listing shows a 2026 update, but the description still says the lessons use Studio One 4.5, and the interface is described as similar in versions 4 and 5. Treat it as a map of where things live in the software. It is a good pick for a first-time Studio One user. Anyone after deeper mixing craft or a brisk pace should look elsewhere.
Pros
- Calm pace gives viewers time to find each button on screen as it is named
- Well-divided sections make it easy to return to one topic later
- Covers the whole chain: MIDI, audio, Presence synth, mixing, mastering, Melodyne
- Includes a mixing walkthrough with a downloadable song to follow along
Cons
- Pace drags for some, with sounds replayed many times across a 9.3 hour run
- Effects lessons name the knobs but give little real-world context
- Recorded on Studio One 4.5, and some features need the Professional edition
Instructions are easy to understand. Pace is just right. Sections are divided appropriately for me to go back to review specific sections that I'd like to review.
Suits beginners to Studio One, even with no DAW experience. Some reviewers found the pace too slow.
What you will learn
- Set-up your gear and navigate yourself around Presonus Studio One
- Mix your Music using Compression, EQ, Reverb + more
- Record and Edit Audio in Studio One
- Build your own Track from scratch
- Record and Edit MIDI to Create your own Music
- Master and Finalize your songs
- Synthesis with Presence + other synths in Studio One
- Avoid common pitfalls and mistakes other Studio One users make
How it compares
Against the other 241 rated Udemy courses in Music Production on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 42% of them
- Reviews1,110#28 of 242 by number of reviews
- Length9.3 hourslonger than 84% of them
- Last updatedSeptember 2026more recently than 99% of them
Course Description
Start Producing Your Own Music in Presonus Studio One
This course is all about Studio One, which is a digital audio workstation for Windows and macOS.
Studio One is used by bedroom producers and professional studios worldwide. Learning how to use your DAW correctly will dramatically improve the quality of your music and the speed you create it.
In this course, we use Studio One 4.5, however, the skills and techniques we teach you will be applicable in Studio One 7, 6, 5 and 4 as the interface is very similar in both versions.
What is this Presonus Studio One Course all about?
In this course, you will gain a deep understanding of Studio One and how to learn the tools and processes to Create, Record, Edit, Mix and Master your own music. You'll learn the beauty and the power of this software that's used by many professional producers today.
This course will cover such topics as :
• Understanding the Basics of Studio One
• Recording MIDI and Software Instruments
• Recording Audio
• Creating a Song from Scratch
• MIDI Editing
• Quantizing
• Audio Editing
• Automation
• Learn Synthesis with an in-depth look at Studio One's Presence Synth
• Learn how to correctly use Audio Effects such as Compression, EQ and Reverb
• Mixing your tracks in Studio One
• Mastering your tracks in Studio One
• Use 'Melodyne' to tune vocals and other instruments
• and Much More.
What you'll learn in this course will build your confidence and make you a better music producer in Studio One. This course will also improve your mixing abilities in Studio One and all other Digital Audio Workstations!
Learn to love Studio One and make music with it.
We've even included a bonus Mixing Walkthrough section. Here, we provide you with a Song to download so you can follow along with us step by step. Mixing a track!
If you are looking for a course that will show you how you can Create Music, Arrange and Mix Your Own Music in Studio One then this is the course for you!
NOTE: This course was created with Studio One Professional. Some of the advanced features we discuss in this course will only be available for Studio One Professional.
BROUGHT TO YOU BY MUSIC PRODUCTION INSTRUCTOR TOMAS GEORGE AND PRO AUDIO ENGINEER IAN ALEXANDER
What makes us qualified to teach you?
Tomas George has an MMus Masters Degree in Music Production and a BA(Hons) Degree in Music Composition. He is also the creator of some of the world's most popular music production courses - with over 360,000 students.
Quick efficient, to the point. Solid information fed fast. Good work! - Mark C.
A great way to get started with a solid foundation of learning the principles of Ableton. I found Tomas George to be a great lecturer because he was easy to understand and showed good examples of the work. It was well worth the price for easy access and being able to keep available for future and further reference. - Daniel O.
Very clear and concise, exactly what I was looking for. I also appreciate that I can watch things being done while they're being explained. - Nikki G.
Ian Alexander has an MA Masters Degree in Music Production and a BA(Hons) Degree in Music Production. He is a professional Audio and Mastering Engineer.
Our Promise to You
If you have any questions about the content or composing or music production in general, we will always be responsive to questions.
Go ahead and click the enroll button, and we'll see you in lesson 1!
Cheers,
Tomas and Ian.
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
1,110 Reviews
Tomas George
Hi, Tomas here. I'm a UK Music Producer, Composer, Audio Engineer and Video Maker.
I've been producing and writing music for over twenty years. I have an MMus Masters Degree in Music Production and a BA (Hons) Degree in Music Composition.
I really enjoy writing and producing all types of music, but I especially love teaching it online.
Since 2016, I've been creating online courses that over 400,000 students worldwide have taken.
My courses teach the skills to help you learn and improve at music and audio production.
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Reviews
By Angelo Millan on 12/25/2023
I wanted to push 5-Stars for I like the course and will continue to fall back and re-watch those tutorials that I need in the moment. The section’s provided were very well explained I feel good about haven taken this as I’m not a rookie - BUT- I’m I’m in the middle of the learning curve! The Instructor was on point! If you’re a beginner to Studio One 6 then take this course, I’m telling you you’ll be glad you did!!! Sincerely - Angelo M.
By Eby JOSEPH on 4/2/2023
The course is well-explained and easy to understand. Although I find it challenging to remember the names of many functions, I'm still very interested and plan to continue following the course without stopping midway. The course is quite interesting, but I did feel that one aspect was missing - a practical example of programming a song from scratch, covering all essential tracks like kick, snare, bass, and vocals. Hopefully, upcoming portions will cover this as well. Thank you so much!
By Silvana Lucia Klarmann on 8/14/2022
This course helped me to better understand the different tools inside studio one and how to use them. If you're starting with the program, I recommend you this course. Another thing I really liked is that the instructors always answered to my questions and that helped me to learn even more.
By David Elbaz on 11/27/2021
Finished the course today, took me a few days, i will definitely go back to this course in the future as there is a tone of useful and practical information that i will need to use. I've been on Studio one for about a year and i think I've learned more durring those few days than i did durring the whole year, i strongly recommend it for any Studio One user!
By Adeolu Shiver Adeoye on 8/22/2021
Yes, it was a good match for me. I've been producing on Other DAW's and wanted t understand the workings of studio one other than what was available on youtube in a short period of time. And i must say, this course delivered on that. I'ld still go over some parts in the future. Cheers
By mike swift on 5/16/2021
The course spends too much time on the instruments. I'd prefer more exercises for each topic. Section 6 to the end of the course is really good. Except the SPLICE commercial, don't sign up for SPLICE.
By Anish Ranjan Sarkar on 4/30/2021
I am writing this review after completing 85% of the course, Now I can say that this course is very helpful for beginners as well as intermediate levels. The videos are having good quality and audio is also clear. The instructor has good knowledge and also he has skill of teaching. I learnt many things which I had missed in Mr. David Vingola's lessons and in Mr. Gary Heibner's lessons on udemy.
By Jon Hallett on 1/9/2021
An excellent introduction to Studio One which packs a surprising amount in to just 9.5 hours. I came to this course with a reasonable understanding of music production, having been a musician and recording engineer in the 1980's, but with a pitifully out of date understanding of how the technology has evolved since those days! This course has brought me right up to date in how to use a relatively inexpensive DAW at home to achieve what was previously only possible using millions of pounds of analogue hardware in a commercial studio. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone looking for a basic orientation on this amazing software, old-hands and newcomers alike. Thanks very much, Tomas and Ian!
By Jeevan Pamadath on 11/8/2020
Really nice, coz i am beginner and bought a MIDI just for fun and Presonus and Studioone also new for me and actually started liking it..simple explanations.Great.Thanks
By Justin Balkwill on 10/24/2020
yes, starting from scratch is great
By Anish varghese on 10/19/2020
very nice to learn
By Danel Andri Eggertsson on 10/8/2020
I'm very excited. The beginning is a bit of general knowledge, but I like the way you explain the features. Quality stuff !
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Overall Score : 90 / 100












