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CHAPTER 11. USING GROOVES 153
or Groove Pool into a MIDI track. This will create a new MIDI clip, which you can then edit,
as you would with any other MIDI clip. You can then convert the edited clip back into a
groove, via the process below.
11.2.1 Extracting Grooves
The timing and volume information from any audio or MIDI clip can be extracted to create
a new groove. You can do this by dragging the clip to the Groove Pool or via the Extract
Groove command in the clip's (PC) /
Ctrl
(Mac) context menu.
Extract Grooves From
Audio or MIDI Clips.
Grooves created by extracting will only consider the material in the playing portion of the
clip.
11.3 Groove Tips
This section presents some tips for getting the most out of grooves.
11.3.1 Grooving a Single Voice
Drummers will often use variations in the timing of particular instruments in order to create a
convincing beat. For example, playing hi-hats in time but placing snare hits slightly behind
the beat is a good way of creating a laid-back feel. But because groove les apply to an
entire clip at once, this kind of subtlety can be difcult to achieve with a single clip. Provided
your clip uses a Drum or Instrument Rack, one solution can be to extract the chain containing