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Volume – You can adjust the total volume for each instrument group
here.
Output – Any channel can go to any stereo output. You may want to
use Groove Agent 3's EQ and Compressor for a specific channel or
perhaps add some external treatment in your host. The total amount of
stereo outputs is determined by the settings on the Setup page.
Groove Offset
ond or third 8th note in a channel while Percussion Agent is playing.
As you can hear, that channel has moved and the overall accents in
the total rhythm have changed. The overall rhythm pattern is different
– sometimes for better, sometimes for worse.
When arranging the percussion part(s) for a song, try adding some in-
ner dynamics by moving the Groove Offset for one or several percus-
sion channels around. The results can be very rewarding!
Random
Just like in Groove Agent and Percussion Agent, this button
makes the groove change randomly between different levels.
Starting from the level you've selected, this function allows a
channel in Percussion Agent to change ±1 step adjacent com-
plexity levels.
The Random function plays levels within a range of ±1 levels
from the button you've pressed.
Groove Agent 3
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As you can see, a full bar of 8th notes illustrates eight pos-
sible starting points for a Groove. The yellow colored note
indicates where each Groove starts, where it has its
"rhythmical home". So, what happens if you change that
starting point? Let's see...
Once you've got a few channels of percussion Grooves
rolling, you can add a kind of "modulation" or "inner effect"
with the Groove Offset department. Now, click on the sec-