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55 3:4 Mixer toolbar and utility panel
55 • Reset Mixer
55 • Add Aux
55 • Remove Aux
55 • FX Power
55 • Mixer view switches
56 • Utility Panel
57 3:5 Mixer channel controls and indicators
57 • Controls/indicators in Regular and FX/Sends views
59 • Controls/indicators available in Regular view only
59 • Controls/indicators available in FX/Send view only
61 3:6 Using the mixer
61 • Selecting channels
61 • Rearranging channels on the mixer
61 • Channel processing order
62 • Keyboard shortcuts for mixer operation
62 • Channel context menu
63 • Signal Routing indicators
64 3:7 Using FX
64 • The FX rack
64 • Basic FX controls
65 • Managing FX with the Effect context menu
65 • Swapping and copying FX between slots
66 3:8 Using Sends and Sidechains
66 • Sends panel
66 • Send indicators
67 • Using sends for parallel processing
67 • Using Sidechaining
68 3:9 Mic tools panel
68 • Direct controls
68 • Ambience bus controls
68 • Master bleed controls
69 3:10 Mixer preset panel
70 3:11 Audio Export panel
72 chapter 04: GROOVES PAGE - overview
an introduction to BFD2’s groove engine
72 4:1 Introduction
72 • Key concepts
72 • BFD 1.x users
73 4:2 Grooves page interface
74 4:3 Loading and saving in the Groove page
75 4:4 Undo function
75 4:5 Transport, tempo and time signature
75 • Transport
76 • Beat light
76 • Tempo
76 • Time signature
76 • Playback position
76 4:6 Using the Groove Engine
77 chapter 05: GROOVES PAGE part 1
palettes, grooves and fills
77 5:1 An Introduction to the Palette
77 • MIDI channels and key ranges
77 • Palette and info inspectors visibility
78 5:2 Loading Palettes
78 • Palette chooser
80 • Loading BFD 1.0 and 1.5 Bundles
81 5:3 Loading Grooves
81 • Using the Groove chooser panel to load Grooves
83 5:4 Playing Grooves in the Palette
83 • Triggering Grooves with MIDI notes
84 • Triggering Grooves with Preview buttons
84 • Auto-Play and transport controls
85 5:5 Working with Grooves in the Palette
85 • Selecting Grooves
85 • Operations on Grooves in the Palette
86 • Blending elements of other Grooves in the editor
86 • Slot context menu
87 5:6 Groove Actions
88 • Summary of available Groove Actions
88 • Start Actions for Grooves and Fills
89 • End Actions for Grooves
89 • Slot End Actions for Fills
90 5:7 Importing BFD 1.x Grooves and MIDI files
90 • Importing BFD 1.x Grooves and Bundles
91 • Importing MIDI files into the Palette
91 • MIDI Import panel
92 5:8 Groove and Palette Info Inspectors
92 • Documenting Grooves and Palettes
92 • Palette and Info inspector visibility
92 • Groove Info Inspector
93 • Palette Info inspector
94 5:9 Saving and exporting Grooves
94 • Saving Grooves
94 • Exporting Grooves as MIDI
95 • Export Groove as Audio
96 5:10 Saving Palettes
97 chapter 06: GROOVES PAGE part 2
editing, recording and groove FX
97 6:1 Introduction to the Editor
97 • Editor interface overview
97 • Other topics covered in this chapter
98 • Playing the currently selected Groove
99 6:2 Editor Grid
99 • Kit-piece and Articulation lanes
100 • Events
100 • Ruler and Groove length
101 • Velocity lane
101 • View controls
102 • Zoom and scroll controls
103 6:3 Grooves toolbar
103 • Left and right mouse button tools
103 • Hearing events during editing
103 • Select tool
103 • Draw tool
104 • Erase tool
104 • Mute tool
104 • Velocity tool
104 • Undo button
105 6:4 Other Editor functions
105 • Editor display settings
105 • Metronome
105 • Grid controls
105 • Grid-based destructive processes
106 • Edit menu
106 • Keyboard shortcuts
107 6:5 Combining elements of other Grooves