> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gridshift.studio/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Groove & Swing > Apply swing and groove patterns to shift the grid, snap behavior, and playback timing — globally or per track. **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. ## Set the groove **Global (affects all tracks):** Open the `Project` inspector tab (`⌘5`) and choose a groove template and amount under `Grid`. **Per track:** Select a track and open the Inspector. Under `Grid`, disable **Project Groove** 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. ## Shift (per track) The **Shift** slider nudges a track's entire grid earlier or later by a constant amount, independent of any groove pattern. Find it in the track Inspector under `Grid`, next to **Amount**. * **Range:** ±50 ms, bipolar around 0. Negative values push the track *ahead* of the beat (earlier); positive values lay it *back* (later). Option-click resets to 0 ms. * **Per track only.** There is no global shift — a single value applied to every track would just be latency. Each track carries its own shift. * **Works with or without a groove.** Shift is independent of the groove template and amount, and of the **Project Groove** toggle. A track can follow the global groove (or have no groove at all) and still be shifted. * **Tempo-independent.** The shift is stored in milliseconds (wall-clock time), so the push/pull feel stays constant when you change the project tempo. Like groove, the shift is non-destructive: the underlying clip data stays in straight time, and clips snap and play back at the shifted positions. Use it to humanize a part, drag a track slightly behind the beat for a laid-back feel, or push it ahead to add urgency. ## 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. A sample track becomes eligible automatically once it has transient markers and reads as rhythmic — there is no toggle to enable. Eligible tracks appear in the groove picker under a `Project Samples` section, below the built-in presets. Gridshift extracts the timing pattern from the sample's transient positions. When the sample is selected as the groove template, its rhythmic feel is applied to the grid. Every eligible sample track appears automatically, so multiple samples can sit in the list together. You can also run **Set Project Groove from Sample** from the Command Palette to set the project groove from the selected track's sample. ## Presets 34 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 |