Kit Slot

This section shows the name of the loaded kit, allows you to load a different kit, and make basic settings such as specifying the polyphony for the kit, for example.

Load Kit

Click this button or click the name of the loaded kit to open the Load panel with the Kits page selected.

Right-click the kit name to open the kit context menu.

Load Previous/Next Kit

Click these buttons to load the previous/next kit from the list of available kits.

Load Kit with Patterns or Styles

Activate this button to make sure that kits are always loaded together with their patterns or styles.

Polyphony

Adjusts the polyphony of the kit.

MIDI Input Indicator

The MIDI symbol starts blinking if incoming MIDI signals are detected.

Velocity Curve

Sets the velocity response curve of the kit. This allows you to adapt the kit to your hardware MIDI controller or playing style.

Follow Transport

If Follow Transport is activated, you can use the transport functions in the DAW to start and stop playback both in the DAW and in Groove Agent SE. This allows you to record an audio track in your host application while Groove Agent SE plays the drums, for example.

  • If playback is started in the DAW, Groove Agent SE plays back the active pad.

  • If trigger keys are sent and the active pad is in Exclusive mode, playback switches to the pad that was triggered last. Playback returns to the active pad as soon as the trigger key is released. Pads that are not in Exclusive mode can play simultaneously.

Note

Follow Transport works differently in Jam Mode.

Song Position Counter

The song position counter shows the current song position in bars, beats, and 16th notes. If you activate the Play button in Groove Agent SE, the song position counter always starts at 1.0.0.0 and runs until you click stop.

Tempo Display

The tempo display next to the position counter shows the tempo of the host application.