User Manual

THE REGROOVE MIXER
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Velocity Impact
This determines the extent to which velocity information embedded in the groove template affects the velocity of your
notes. Grooves modify only the relative differences between note velocities, not their absolute values. This way, soft
passages remain soft and loud passages remain loud-the groove simply accents the notes differently. A 100% set-
ting means that the feel is more or less exactly transferred from the template to your music. Values below this mean
that less of the groove's dynamics affect your notes, and values above 100% dramatically increase the dynamic ef-
fect of the groove patch.
D This parameter works in conjunction with the ReGroove Mixer's Groove Amount fader, which can scale back
the groove's velocity impact.
For example, if the Groove Amount fader is set to 100%, then velocities are modified by the indicated Velocity Im-
pact amount, but if the Groove Amount fader is set to 50%, then velocities are modified by only half the Velocity
Impact amount.
Note Length Impact
This determines the extent to which note length information embedded in the groove template affects the length of
your notes. This setting is not always relevant (such as with drum samples, which always play at their full length) and,
consequently, most grooves in the Factory Sound Bank do not contain any length information (with the exception of
the “Bass-Comp” category).
That said, when working with sustaining instruments, note length can have a dramatic impact on the performance's
feel. Grooves modify only the relative differences between note lengths, not their absolute values. This way, legato or
staccato passages retain some of their original intent when modified with a groove patch.
D This parameter works in conjunction with the ReGroove Mixer's Groove Amount fader, which can scale back
the groove's note length impact.
For example, if the Groove Amount fader is set to 100%, then note lengths are modified by the indicated Note
Length Impact amount, but if the Groove Amount fader is set to 50%, then note lengths are modified by only half
the Note Length Impact amount.
Random Timing
This determines the extent to which note positions are randomized. This value defines the maximum distance that a
note can be randomly shifted (in either a positive or negative direction). You may set an amount between 0 ticks (no
randomization occurs) and 120 ticks, which allows notes to shift as much as a thirty-second note in either direction.
The effect is “polyphonic,” meaning that any notes originally beginning at the same position will still be moved by dif-
ferent amounts. It is also “semi-deterministic,” meaning that if you play a clip several times, without editing anything,
all notes will play back at exactly the same positions each time. However, as soon as you edit the clip in any way, all
random positions are recalculated.
D This parameter works in conjunction with the ReGroove Mixer's Groove Amount fader, which can scale back
the randomization.
For example, if the Groove Amount fader is set to 100%, then notes are randomized by the indicated Random Tim-
ing amount, but if the Groove Amount fader is set to 50%, then notes are randomized by only half the Random
Timing amount.
Get From Clip
This button converts the notes in a selected clip into a groove patch. The patch can then be used right away in the ac-
tive ReGroove Mixer Channel or saved to disk as a new groove patch. Clicking this button has the same effect as se-
lecting a clip and choosing “Get Groove From Clip” from the Edit (or context) menu. See “Creating your own
ReGroove patches”.