Steinberg Groove Agent 2 Operation Manual
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Groove AgentEnglish 51 ENGLISH Using the automation in Cubase SX This and the following section give step by step instructions describ- ing how you create a drum track in Cubase SX. However, similar pro- cedures apply to most host applications, and you should consult your host’s documentation if you need further help. Working with automation is perhaps the most straightforward method. If you’re not used to this approach, here’s a helpful guide to get the job done in Cubase SX. 1.Open Groove Agent in...
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Groove Agent 52 English Composing with Groove Agent’s Memory slots in Cubase SX For more drastic changes, i.e. if you want to change style, kit and sound in one go, the Memory buttons come into play. Proceed as follows. 1.Open Groove Agent in your VST instruments rack. Prepare settings for the various parts of your song in Groove Agent and save those “snapshots” in different memory locations. You may want to use one snapshot for the first verse and another snapshot for the chorus etc. 2.From Groove...
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Groove AgentEnglish 53 ENGLISH About the styles Here’s a short description of each style, as expressed by the musicians themselves. Those styles that are new to Groove Agent 2 are marked with an asterisk (*). Please note that while the original 54 Groove Agent styles were closely related to years and the timeline, the new styles are not related to any years in particular. Example: “Vintage FR-3” is a sub style to “1981 Elektro”, not because it has a particular 1981 flavour, but because those old...
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Groove Agent 54 English *Bop This busy jazzy style could easily be used in a small jazz combo, like pi- ano, bass, drums and a solo instrument. A good choice when you want to make your version of one of the many jazz standards out there. So open up Real Book, hit the Run-button and play. MEB 1953 Paint Sometimes there’s no need for regular, rhythmic drum playing. If you tell a drummer to “do something”, he or she will probably get into some sort of creative mood and start producing wonderful noises....
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Groove AgentEnglish 55 ENGLISH 1955 3/4 Here are a number of different styles that have the 3/4 signature in common. The complexity doesn’t go from easy to wild in this one. It’s more like a journey through different attitudes and emotions, all in “three quarter time”. For best results, set your sequencer’s time signa- ture to 3/4. SB * 6/8 One silly omission in the original edition of Groove Agent was that the 6/8 style was missing. There are many lovely songs that need this kind of rhythm, songs...
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Groove Agent 56 English 1959 Tom-Toms This style is used in many different situations. With it’s origin in the 1920’s, when Duke Ellington played “jungle music” in Harlem and then made totally unforgettable by Gene Krupa with the Benny Goodman Orchestra at Carnegie Hall playing “Sing, Sing, Sing” in 1938, this type of drumming is heard in almost every movie made reflecting the 30’s and 40’s. RB 1960 Bossa Nova The traditional Bossa Nova style is played with the sidestick on the snare drum. Activate...
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Groove AgentEnglish 57 ENGLISH 1963 Train Beat This is a style where the drummer has to work hard with the snare drum. It works well in country and rock’n’roll songs and will give your music a “busy” feeling. PS 1964 Tamla For this style I was inspired by the rock classic “Pretty Woman”. This rhythm was also frequently used by artists on the legendary Tamla Motown label. There can’t be a better way to start an up-tempo song, than with a snare drum pounding the beat! PS 1965 Soul This style is...
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Groove Agent 58 English 1968 New Orleans Funk In the winter of 1968-69, great drummer Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste recorded the classic New Orleans R’n’B style tune “Cissy Strut” with funk pioneers The Meters. Zigaboo invented the characteristic funk groove often referred to as “the second line” style, very typical for The Meters’ groove. The Zigaboo grooves are (together with James Brown’s “Funky Drummer”) among the most sampled and recycled grooves in the history of modern Afro-American music. This...
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Groove AgentEnglish 59 ENGLISH 1971 Cajun You no longer need to go “Deep down in Louisiana close to New Or- leans” to get that spicy cajun feeling. Just tune in to Groove Agent’s 1971 Cajun style, set your VSTi host to preferred 86 degrees, or… BPM, and get cooking! Add a pinch of accordion and a bouncing bass to the busy snare, and you’re off. Bon appetite! MK 1972 Bonzo This style is, as the name suggests, to some extent inspired by the late great John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, perhaps the most...
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Groove Agent 60 English * Bombay Dance Hall It’s the third millennium global dance hall beat. Could be London, could be Bombay, could be Sollentuna. It doesn’t really matter, as long as everybody is having a good time. Some artists marry this style to Reggae, others to Hip Hop. It’s all around and it’s up to you. Try adding or subtracting ambience to the different instruments to vary the sense of space. NE * Roots Roots, rock, reggae. The percussionist – playing big bottles and a vibra-slap – is...