Groove shifts the timing grid away from a straight, mechanical feel. Off-beat grid lines move according to a groove pattern, and clips snap and play back at the shifted positions. The underlying clip data stays in straight time — groove is applied non-destructively.Documentation Index
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Setting the Groove
Global (affects all tracks): Open the Project sidebar (⌘5) and choose a groove template and amount under Grid.
Per track: Select a track and open the Inspector. Under Grid, disable Use Global Grid to assign the track its own groove template and amount.
Tracks without a custom setting follow the global groove automatically.
Amount
The amount slider (0–100%) controls how strongly the groove pattern is applied. At 0% the grid is straight. At 100% the full pattern is applied.Samples as Groove Sources
Instead of using a preset, you can extract groove timing from an audio sample. This lets you match the feel of a drum loop or any rhythmic audio.- Select a sample track that has transient markers
- Enable Groove Source in the Inspector (under Source)
- The sample now appears in the groove template picker alongside the built-in presets
Presets
38 groove templates organized into six categories:| Category | Presets |
|---|---|
| Swing | Swing, Alt Shuffle, Machine Swing, Surf Rock, Nice Eighths |
| Triplet | Triplets, Triplets Alt, Drummer Triplets |
| Hip-Hop | Hip-Hop 16th, Hip-Hop 8th, Westside, MPC 60 #1, MPC 60 #2 |
| Funk | Boogaloo, Funky B, Groovy 60s, Groovy 70s |
| Breakbeat | Amen, Amen B, Break 1, Chemical 1, Chemical 2 |
| Complex | Push Pull, Push Pull Heavy, Late Snare, Laid Back, Ragga, Loose Feel, Pushing 1, Pushing 2, Drummer Swing 1, Drummer Swing 2, Ragged, Tight |