Pattern and Instrument Pads
In Groove Agent SE, you can edit both the sounds and the patterns that are used by your drum tracks. Instrument sounds can be accessed via the instrument pads. The pattern or style that is played can be edited via the pattern pads.
To switch between the instrument pads and the pattern pads, click the corresponding button above the pads.
- Instrument Pads
If the instrument pads are shown, the pads trigger the instrument samples and you can edit the sound of the instruments. These instruments are then used by the pattern pads to play the selected MIDI pattern or style.
- Pattern Pads
If the pattern pads are shown, the pads trigger the selected MIDI pattern or style.
MIDI patterns contain information on notes and drum sounds and the rhythm in which they are played.
Styles are complex structures of multiple patterns suited to create different sections of the drum tracks, such as, fills, endings, and intros.