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Groove Import panel
Each Bank has the ability to fi ll its slots by importing a long MIDI fi le, cutting it at specifi ed
intervals and distributing the fi rst 12 resulting Grooves across the 12 slots in the Bank.
Click the Import MIDI button underneath any Bank to bring up the Groove Import
panel.
Source MIDI fi le
Clicking on the text-box brings up an open fi le dialog in which to browse for a MIDI fi le.
Groove name prefi x
This text-box allows you to specify a name prefi x for the imported Grooves. This name
prefi x will be followed by numbers determined by the Start index and End index values.
Double-click the text-box and enter some text.
Bars per Groove
The source MIDI fi le will be cut into smaller Grooves with a length, in bars, specifi ed in
this text-box. Double-click it and enter a number.
Start index
Specifi es the numbering of the fi rst Groove to be imported from the MIDI fi le.
End index
Specifi es the numbering of the last Groove to be imported from the MIDI fi le. This option
is provided in order to limit the number of Grooves to be extracted and imported from the
source MIDI fi le.
When you’ve specifi ed the settings you want, click the Import button in order to import the
MIDI. Click the Exit button to cancel and return to the Groove Librarian.
After you’ve imported Grooves in this way, remember to save the contents of the Bank as
a Bundle if you’d like to use it again.
Chapter 8: The Groove Librarian
Import MIDI button
Groove Import panel