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8:2 Play Options panel
Many aspects of how the Groove Librarian works can be adjusted in the
Play Options panel. Some of these options are discussed in this chapter
– refer to section 9:2 in order to learn more about them. In particular, ensure that the
Respond to Groove notes option is enabled: otherwise, you will be unable to trigger
Grooves at all, as Groove notes will be disabled.
8:3 Auditioning Grooves
Grooves or Fills within any Bank can be auditioned just by clicking on them while holding
down the [SHIFT] key. The name of the Groove and the MIDI note label will turn red, and
you’ll notice that the overlaid green
Play icon turns into a red Stop icon. This is to
indicate that [SHIFT]-clicking the Groove again will stop auditioning it.
You can also stop any Groove that is playing by clicking the Panic button.
If you want to audition the Groove while it repeats, turn on the Auto Repeat
Groove button for the relevant Bank. See section 8:7 for further details on the Auto
Repeat functions.
8:4 Auto-accompaniment inside a host sequencer
If you would like the Groove Librarian to play along while your host sequencer is playing,
enable the Respond to song start and Respond to song stop options, and specify a
Default Groove note to play, in the Play Options panel. It is also a good idea to enable the
Sync to song option, so that it plays in sync with your sequencer.
You can then use the Auto Repeat, Auto Shuffl e and Auto Fill functions (see section 8:7)
in order to vary the automated drumming performance.
8:5 Playing Bundles using MIDI notes
The Grooves and Fills in all three Banks are mapped to MIDI notes. The actual notes
used are displayed in the Bank slots, to the right of the name of each Groove. These
values change dynamically depending upon the status of the -2 octave numbering setting
in the Options panel.
It is highly recommended to turn on the Polyphonic Mode option (in the Play Options
panel) when using the Groove Librarian. This mode allows two or more Grooves to play
at the same time. This is important for overlaying ‘drumloop’-type Grooves in one Bank
with ride and crash patterns from another, especially when working with the Kit-Piece
Note Filters (see section 8:6).
When playing the Groove notes, (or painting them in your sequencer’s MIDI editor and
playing them back through BFD), a MIDI note-on triggers the Groove, while a MIDI note-
off stops it playing, except when Latching mode is enabled.
Chapter 8: The Groove Librarian