Steinberg GROOVE AGENT 3 Mode D'emploi page 51

The Control Strip
You load a module by pressing the appropriate buttons on the left
side of the Control Strip: GA for Groove Agent, SA for Special Agent
and PA for Percussion Agent. Any Agent can be selected for the up-
per and/or lower halves.
The Volume knob to the very left sets the overall output level. The Bal-
ance knob controls the balance between the two modules. Use it to
set the ideal mix or use automation to create a dramatic fade from one
kind of rhythm to another.
The central control strip allows you to control two units with very little
mouse movement. The most important transport buttons are split into
three sections – Upper, Lower and Upper+Lower.
For instance, you may want to start the upper module first. Press the U
section of the Run button. Then you want to start the Lower module.
Okay, press the L section of the Run button. Or start them both at
once by clicking in the U+L section of the Run button. The same prin-
ciple applies to the Stop, Accent, Fill and Half Tempo Feel buttons.
Consequently, when using two drummers, it's easy to make only one
of them play a fill. Or to pause the lower drummer only. Creative use of
these buttons will make your drum track sound more dynamic.
The button To Classic takes you to the original Groove Agent page.
Please regard Classic Mode as a dear old friend and Dual Mode as the
new exciting stuff. Groove Agent in Classic Mode and Groove Agent in
Dual Mode (in the UPPER slot) are basically the same drum machine;
changes made to Groove Agent in Classic Mode will be reflected to
Groove Agent in Dual Mode (in the UPPER slot), and vice versa.
Groove Agent 3
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