#Groove agent tutorial how to
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Looping & Envelope Play Back Modes (2:48)ġ6. Creating the Different Sections of a Drum Part (5:05)ġ5. Converting Styles to MIDI Patterns (2:15)ħ. Pre-Listening & Replacing Instruments & Patterns (4:50)Ħ. These Groove Agent video tutorials are perfect for those starting out with Groove Agent 5, or just want to know more about this powerful virtual drum instrument.Ĥ.

#Groove agent tutorial how to

Description: Eli Krantzberg presents in-depth Groove Agent tutorials! Learn all of Groove Agent 5’s features and functions as well as how to make realistic drum beats and more. These video tutorials are ideal for those who are just getting started with Groove Agent 5, or just want to learn more about this powerful virtual percussion instrument. Experiment with adding toms, percussion and cymbals to get different effects.Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1920×1080 30fps 123kbps (h264 high L4.0, yuv420p, 1920×1080, 123 kb/s)]Īudio: AAC 44100Hz stereo 124kbps (aac lc, 44100 Hz, stereo, 124 kb/s)]ĭescription: Eli Kranzberg presents Groove Agent in-depth tutorials! Learn all the features and functions of Groove Agent 5, how to create realistic drum parts and more. If you want smaller notes simply change the grid to 1/16. Now we have a basic beat laid out you can add more sounds as you see fit.

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If you want some variety feel free to change the sound to different hi-hats (G#1 or A#1).

Now using the pencil tool add closed hi-hats on the quavers between the main beats (F#1).

Set the grid to 1/8 to divide the main beats into quavers.

Now let’s add some hi-hats on the off-beat.

It you can’t find the right sound you can drag the note up and down the keyboard until you find it. To do this hold down Alt (to load the pencil tool) and click the grid on beats 2 and 4.

Now we are going to add a snare drum to beats 2 and 4.

If the played in parts aren’t in time you can quantize them by setting the grid to ¼, selecting the notes and hitting apply quantize (the button with a play symbol in a circle). Simply double click on the region to open the ‘Piano Roll’.

Now we are going to look at the second way of entering note into a MIDI instrument.

Once you have performed the part you’ll see a new region next to the instrument. We will start with a basic four to the floor kick drum pattern. To have the metronome/click play during the recording hit the click button on the transport bar (short cut: C). If you’d like a count-in hit the button marked with a ||* at the top right on the transport bar (short cut: !).

Once you have created your basic beat you can record it by hitting record on the transport bar (short cut: * Num Pad).

We can use the second method in part 8 to embellish the recorded parts Although kits aren’t standardised most VST drum kits are laid out as follows īass / Kick drum ‘Q’, Snare drum ‘W’ & ‘E’, Hi-Hat Closed ‘5’, Half-Open ‘6’, Open ‘7Įxperiment with these controls to come up with a simple beat.

Most drum parts incorporate a combination of kick/bass drum, snare drum and hi-hat so we will focus on these elements.

You should then see the keyboard next to the transport window. To activate or deactivate this function simply press Alt+K. In this tutorial we will look at using the computer keyboard. The first is to play the part in using either a USB keyboard or the computer keyboard.

There are a couple of ways to build a drum beat.

From the available kits select one for this project we will be using the ‘Maple Kit’.

Select a ‘Load Preset’ kit from the drop down menu.

We will be using Groove Agent for this lesson. Select Groove Agent or HALion Sonic from the instrument drop down menu.

Load a drum kit from one of the VST plug-in instruments (Project>Add Track>Instrument).

In this lesson we will be using 4/4 time signature at 100bpm. Before we begin adding tracks let’s set up the projects tempo (how fast the pulse of track is) and the time signature (how many beats per bar).

Load the program and open an empty project.

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I thought I’d start with a basic drum beat, if you like this lesson and find it useful let me know in the comment section below and I’ll continue this series over the coming weeks. I had a couple of requests to go over some basic production techniques.