
Grooves can also be triggered with MIDI notes - each Groove 'slot' within BFD3's Palette can be assigned to a MIDI note for external triggering. It is possible to record events into Grooves via MIDI note input and import or export Grooves as MIDI files or sequences in your host/DAW. They are sequences of time-stamped drum hit events but they bypass MIDI note mappings, instead triggering BFD3's Drum articulations directly. Grooves aren't MIDI clips, but they behave in a very similar way. The basic components used in the Groove engine are Grooves : pattern 'clips' containing sequenced events that trigger BFD3's Drum articulations.

The Palette is discussed in detail later in this chapter.īFD3 also contains the concept of Palette files on disk - these represent saved states of the entire Groove engine: a set of Grooves loaded into the Palette slots along with all other Groove engine settings.
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The Palette is a bank of 'slots' to which Grooves are loaded. Īt the right side of the Groove Editor panel is the Palette - click the Palette button to make it visible if it is not currently displayed. However, to create controllable, flexible setups that can be recalled in future, Grooves must be loaded into the Palette or Drum Track. In fact, it is possible to jam in a live situation using Groove and Palette previewing in the Browser.

Previewing is synchronized to the BFD3 transport (which is synchronized to the host/DAW when running as a plugin) so you can preview different sets of Grooves in context with your project. To use the Groove engine, click the Groove Editor button in BFD3's main navigation bar.īFD3's Browser, on the left side of its interface, is used to preview and load Groove and Palette files - click the Grooves button at the top of the Browser to switch to the Groove Browser from any other Browser tab or if the Browser is currently hidden. If you simply intend to use BFD3 as a sound module triggered by external MIDI notes, it is possible to ignore the Grooves page completely. The Groove engine is BFD3's sequencer or 'virtual drummer': it provides access to a large library of drum performances as well as providing the ability to edit these performances or create your own. Using the Groove engine Using the Groove engine
