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Erasing groove events
1. Select the Groove Erase tool (
).
2. Click and drag the Groove Erase tool to erase a groove, or hold
Ctrl
while clicking a groove event to erase
the entire event.
Tips: Right-click and drag with the Groove tool (
) to
erase a groove event.
Hold Ctrl and right-click a groove event with the Groove tool
to erase the entire event.
Hold Ctrl and click a groove event with the Groove Erase
tool ( ) to erase the entire event.
Zoom in to see groove markers in the groove events. The
markers provide a visual cue to the mapped groove.
You can also right-click a track header and choose Remove
Groove from Track from the shortcut menu to remove all
groove events from a track.
Removing unused grooves from your project
Click the Remove All Unused Grooves from Project button (
in your project.
) to remove any grooves that have not been used
Removing a groove from your project
1. Select a groove in the Groove Pool window.
2. Click the Remove Selected Grooves from Project button (
). The selected groove is removed from your
project.
If the groove is in use, a confirmation will be displayed if the Confirm groove deletion when still in use check
box is selected on the General tab of the Preferences dialog.
Creating grooves
You can add grooves to your project by using an existing track, duplicating existing grooves, importing
grooves, or by creating an entirely new groove from scratch.
Using Groove Cloning™ to create a new groove using a track in your project
ACID software can analyze a track’s audio to extract its groove so you can apply its feel to other tracks.
Note: Groove cloning can extract grooves from loop tracks
only.
1. Right-click a track header in the track list.
2. Choose Add to Groove Pool from the shortcut menu.
A new groove will be added to the Groove Pool window using the name of the track you selected in step
1.
WORKING WITH TRACKS
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