Reference Guide

660 Working with loops and Groove Clips

Working with Groove Clip audio

Groove clips based on the clip’s root note reference pitch. If you insert no pitch markers in your

project, there are no pitch changes in your Groove clips. The default project pitch is C.

See also:

“Working with Groove Clip audio” on page 659

“Using Groove Clips” on page 660

“Creating and editing Groove Clips” on page 661

Using Groove Clips

Groove clips are easy to use because they automatically adjust to your project’s pitch markers and

tempo. You can import existing loops or create your own, using the Loop Construction view.

To import a Groove Clip into your project

1. Select a Track in the Track view.

2. Set the Now Time to the place you want the clip to begin.

3. Select File > Import > Audio from the menu.

The Open dialog box appears.

4. Navigate to a directory that contains Groove clips and select one.

5. Click Open.

1. Open the Browser and click the Media button .

2. Navigate to a directory that contains Groove clips.

3. Drag and drop a clip into the Track view, or double-click it to insert it at the Now Time.

4. The clip appears on the track and at the time in your project where you drop it, so if you want the

clip on a new track, drop it after the last track in your project.

By default, Groove clips are loop-enabled and transposed to match the project’s pitch.

Note 1: When working with Groove clips, it is important to know the difference between key and

pitch. Your project’s key signature has no effect on Groove clips. The pitch of your Follow

Project Pitch-enabled Groove clips is dictated by pitch markers in the Time Ruler. If there are no

pitch markers in your project, these Groove clips play at the pitch set in Project > Set Default

Groove Clip Pitch (the default is C).

Note 2: Groove clips must be at least one beat in length. If you try to loop-enable a clip of a

shorter duration you may experience distortion or artifacts.