Question

Hey guys!!! So I recently switched over from Logic X, and really loving Studio One. One thing I noticed since I work on an iMac, in Logic I was able to pull up a totally separate mixer window that I was able to minimize-maximize-full screen it, etc... I enjoy working in a full scree view. It would be nice to have the mixer not just detach... but actually get it’s own separate window. Thanks!

Answer 1

I can't imagine that could be a default, in case a user is working with only one monitor - where would the mixer window appear, besides right over the main window/timeline?  It could be a user-configurable setting, possibly " [  ] Open Mixer in Monitor (2, 3...) ".  I pop mine out, move it to other display, and maximize it.  That setting is saved with that song and whenever I come back into that song, the mixer opens in that monitor (#2, in my case, I have four; one for main window/timeline, one for mixer, one for the track/part editor and one for effects and instruments.

Answer 2

Yes you can. Click the arrow above I/O at the top left of the mixer window.

The other answer is talking about making it default, which I don't think you asked for.

Answer 3

There's a button for that in the top left of the mixer view.

EDIT: noticed you mean actually separate. No I believe that isn't possible atm.

Answer 4

Your question lacked an important detail: are you using multiple monitors and wanting to have a full-screen mixer on a different monitor from the Edit/Arranger window? If that's what you're asking, you can certainly do that. This is the way I always work in S1. As in the pic in jasonwilmans' answer below, click the 'Detach' button. This makes the mixer a separate window. You can then drag it to your second monitor and maximize it. If you create a template with that arrangement, it would effectively be the default, at least for any song you base on that template. You could also maximize it on the one screen if you only have one, but you'll be switching between them a lot.

My apologies if this isn't what you were asking

Answer 5

This is a very good request and the issue is the same on Windows 10 as well. Most commenters here don't realize that the detached mixer window is not actually a "window" in the operating system sense. The whole Studio One is just one window as far as the OS is concerned. My workflow in Reason was/is to place the sequencer and mixer on separate virtual desktops so I can quickly switch between them on a keyboard (ctrl+win+left/right on Windows, ctrl+left/right on a Mac). Here's how it works with Reason (and as I understand from OP in Logic as well). You can't do this in S1 at the moment which is a shame.

Answer 6

This is actually a big deal in my mind. Seperating the window so that Windows/macOS recognizes it as a seperate window will enable me to speed up my workflow by snapping it to different places on my screen. Awesome if you use PowerTools for Windows.

Answer 7

I'm sorry for resurrecting a 3 year old thread, but I thought this was worth it.  

I ran into the exact issue as the original poster. It's still not possible to move the mixer to a virtual desktop, because it's not a separate application, as far as the OS is concerned.  Then I realized that Presonus already offers something that's the perfect workaround, Studio One Remote.  

https://legacy.presonus.com/products/Studio-One-Remote

Studio One Remote works over your network, but surprisingly, also works locally.  Works on MacOS and Windows.  Launch Studio One, load your project, then in the virtual desktop, launch Studio One Remote, your local session will appear, just click it and load the mixer.  The Remote app is pretty lightweight, so there's really no performance penalty running it this way.

Just thought I'd share.