FXpansion BFD2 Manual - Manual (Page 109)

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6:7 Groove FX panel
The Groove FX section is a set of effects that allow you to manipulate the velocity and timing of the contents of the Groove en-
gine.
The effects are real-time and non-destructive - the original Grooves are not changed in any way You can think of the Groove FX
panel as a set of ‘MIDI effects’ at the ‘output’ of the Groove engine event stream, that is applied before the sounds are triggered.
Please remember, however, that the Groove engine is not really a MIDI engine, because it triggers articulations directly, rather
than generating MIDI events that feed into the MIDI input for articulations.
The panel is visible in Editor view, underneath the Editor Grid.
While the Groove FX section is real-time and non-destructive, you can destructively apply its settings to the current Groove or all
Grooves in the Palette.
Show/Hide advanced Groove FX
With this button you can toggle the Groove FX view to minimized view or to the normal maximized view. By default it is shown with
all controls available. However, if you need more workspace for the Editor, the panel can be collapsed to a smaller view with only
the most important controls showing, by clicking the Show/Hide advanced Groove FX button. Click the button again to expand it.
Groove FX power
When this button is enabled, the Groove FX section is active on the output of the Groove engine. Click the button to disable
the Groove FX section.
Apply: Groove
This button ‘prints’, or destructively applies the current Groove FX settings to the currently selected Groove.
Once this function has been applied, BFD2 asks you if you want to power off the Groove FX section. This is because if it remains
active, it applies the same effects again when the affected Groove is played back.
When using randomization effects, this button applies different results each time it is clicked.
If you don’t like the results you get when you apply randomization effects, you can always use the Undo function to revert to how
it was before.
Apply: All
This is a similar function to the Apply: Groove button, except that it destructively applies the Groove FX settings
to all Grooves in the Palette. Once the button is clicked, BFD2 asks you if you want to power off the Groove FX
section. This is because if it remains active, it applies the same effects again when the processed Grooves are
played back.
This is a more practically useful function, as you can apply the current settings to all Grooves in the Palette so they are equally af-
fected. If you like you can then enable the Groove FX section again in order to change the feel of all Grooves even more with new
settings, perhaps repeating the Apply to All process.
As with the Apply: Groove button, when using randomization effects, this button applies different results each time it is clicked.
If you don’t like the results you get when you apply randomization effects, you can always use the Undo function to revert to how
it was before.
Humanize
effects
Apply
functions
Swing
effect
Show/hide
advanced
Groove FX
Compress
effect
Simplify
effect
Quantize
effect
Double/
Half-time
effect
Power