| In Ableton / FL / Logic | In Gridshift | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Arm a track, record-enable | Record mode: Caps Lock, records onto the selected track | Record MIDI |
| Drum Rack, Channel Rack, Drum Machine Designer | One track per drum sound, summed in a group (⌘G); or one loop played as slices | Groups, Slices |
| Simpler / Sampler, FL Sampler, Quick Sampler | The built-in Sampler | Sampler |
| Instrument Rack, Track Stack, saved channel | Instrument preset | Instrument Presets |
| Session clips, patterns in the playlist | Clips on one arrangement timeline; copies stay linked | Linked Clips |
| MIDI clip library, FL patterns | Patterns, stamped with ⌥P | Patterns |
| Browser, Splice folder, Loop Browser | Sample Library (⌘Y), swap with ⌥S | Sample Library |
| Piano roll, MIDI editor | Focus Mode: the clip opens in place (⌥↓) | Piano Roll |
| Scale mode, Key snap | Pitch Snap | Pitch Snap |
| Groove pool, swing | Groove | Groove |
| Warp, Flex Time, Stretch | Warp, Punchy or Smooth | Time Stretching |
| Sidechain compressor, ducking plugin | Ducking (⌥D), no plugin; or a plugin’s sidechain input | Ducking, Sidechain |
| Return track, aux, FX bus | Return track and sends (⌥⇧⌘T) | Sends and Returns |
| Group, bus, Summing Stack | Group track (⌘G) | Groups |
| Locators, markers | Locators (⌥L) | Loop and Locators |
| MIDI Learn, MIDI Assignments | MIDI bindings (⌥⌘L learns the last touched parameter) | MIDI Bindings |
| Consolidate, glue MIDI clips | Join MIDI Clips (⌘J); Bounce in Place (⌘B) for audio | Bounce and Export |
| Freeze, Flatten, Bounce track in place | Flatten Track (⌥F) | Bounce and Export |
| Render, Export Audio, Bounce | Export Audio… (⇧⌘B) | Bounce and Export |
| Computer MIDI keyboard, Musical Typing | Play with the Keyboard | Play with the Keyboard |
| Templates | Default Project | Default Project |
Good to know
- A track plays one sound. One sample or one instrument per track, so a drum kit is several tracks: How Gridshift Thinks.
- No bundled plugins. Gridshift hosts the Audio Units installed on your Mac, plus its built-in Sampler.