Table of Contents
Working With Pads
Groove Agent features two different types of pads: instrument pads and pattern pads. Instrument pads are used to trigger samples. Pattern pads trigger MIDI drum patterns or styles.
Pattern Pads
Pattern pads trigger MIDI drum patterns or styles.
Agent Page
The Agent page allows you to select and set up the patterns or styles that are played by the pattern pads. With the two buttons at the top, you can select whether you want to use the MIDI Player or the Style Player.
Jam Mode
Jam Mode allows you to automatically switch between pattern pads during playback. For example, you can switch from an intro to a verse, or from a fill back to the previous verse, or even automatically stop playback.

Jam Mode

Jam Mode allows you to automatically switch between pattern pads during playback. For example, you can switch from an intro to a verse, or from a fill back to the previous verse, or even automatically stop playback.

If Jam Mode is activated in the transport section, the Play Mode and Trigger Mode parameters are not available for pads in Exclusive mode. These pads are played back with a single click. Patterns only switch after entire bars. Pattern pads for which the Exclusive Mode button is deactivated behave like normal.

Note

If Jam Mode is activated, Sync to Beat is automatically deactivated for exclusive pads. This way, the patterns on exclusive pads are always played on the first beat, to ensure a predictable pattern switching behavior.

Jam States

How the pattern pads behave in Jam Mode is defined by the Jam State parameter. This parameter is available if the Jam Mode button and the Exclusive Mode button are activated for a pattern pad.