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Defining a Groove
To use the groove quantize feature, you must create or choose a small
snippet of musicÑthe groove patternÑfor Pro Audio to use as the timing
and accent reference. You can use either of the following:
¥ A track, clip, or portion of a clip stored on the Windows clipboard
¥ A groove stored in a Pro Audio groove Þle
Any MIDI data that you place onto the Windows clipboard can be used
as a groove pattern. With a carefully deÞned groove pattern, you can
give an old song an entirely new feel. If you like the groove pattern you
have created, you can save it to a groove Þle.
Groove Þles can store one or more groove patterns. Pro Audio supports
two types of groove Þles:
¥ DNAª grooves, which contain only timing information but are
compatible with some other MIDI sequencer software products
¥ Pro AudioÕs native groove format, which stores timing, duration, and
velocity information and can handle longer patterns and longer gaps
between quantization points
You can add groove patterns to these Þles from the Windows clipboard,
edit existing patterns, or delete patterns you do not want to keep. There
is no limit to the number of groove patterns that can be stored in a single
Þle. You can organize your grooves into several Þles or keep them all
together in a single Þle. Groove Þles have an extension of .grv.
A groove pattern can be as short or long as you like. If the groove pattern
is shorter than the material to be quantized, the pattern will be repeated
6. Click Audition if you want to hear how the quantization will
sound; press Stop to stop auditioning the change.
7. Make adjustments as necessary.
8. Optionally, type a name in the preset field (located at the top of
the dialog box) and click the Save button to save your settings.
9. Click OK when you are done.
Pro Audio quantizes the selected MIDI information and audio events.
You can use
Undo
to restore the material to its original state. If you
saved your settings, you can apply them to any pattern you want by
selecting the pattern and choosing a preset from the preset field. To
delete a group of settings, select the group from the preset field and
click the Delete button.
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