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Half Tempo Feel
include this feature in Groove Agent. After some serious thought, we
decided it would definitely be a big bonus; there aren't too many drum
machines out there with a "Half Tempo Feel" button. But all drummers
do half tempo feel now and then!
In Groove Agent, all the half tempo feel patterns have been especially
programmed to imitate this trick. One very obvious example can be
found in the Fox style. Play it at a moderately brisk tempo and then hit
the Half Tempo Feel button. You will notice how the playing style turns
into something very similar to funk. Or use a rock style with half tempo
feel, and it'll turn into a power ballad.
In practice, the Half Tempo Feel function doubles the amount of avail-
able styles! You can think of the half tempo feel as the basic rhythm of
your song. And then, near the end, perhaps disengage the button for
an uptempo, gospel style ending!
Try activating the Half Tempo Feel button at the bridge section of a song
and then go back to normal play for the end choruses. Or at any other
part where you feel the urge to increase the excitement or coolness with
this function.
Random
The Random button only plays levels within a range of ±2 levels from
the slider's original position.
Groove Agent 3
38 English
One trick many live drummers use is to change their
playing to "half tempo feel". It usually involves slowing
down the kick and snare pattern to half tempo while
keeping the hihat/ride pattern going. Figge, one of the
musicians involved in this project, suggested that we
If you want some automatic pattern variation, the Random
button is very handy. This function automatically changes
patterns for you. The general idea is to make the drum-
ming sound less rigid, less predictable. The LCD window
shows you what level is currently playing.