Dragging Patterns into a Project

You can drag patterns from Groove Agent into your DAW project and edit them there.

Prerequisite

You have created a project in your DAW to which you want to add a drum track.

You have added a MIDI track that is assigned to Groove Agent.

Before you drag your patterns into a project, check whether the pattern pads are mapped to the same keys as the instrument pads. If this is the case, the trigger notes of the pattern pads interfere with the notes that are part of your pattern pads. To prevent this, you can either set up a different MIDI port or a different MIDI channel for the pattern pads.

Procedure

  1. In Groove Agent, set up the MIDI patterns or styles for your drum track.
  2. Select the pad that plays the pattern that you want to use and drag it onto the MIDI track at the position where you want to insert it.
  3. In the same way, drag the other pads into the project until you have assembled your drum track.

Result

The patterns are inserted as MIDI parts on the track. When you play back the project, the drum parts are played back as well.