Specifications
Pro Tools Reference Guide386
Groove Template
Groove templates (such as DigiGroove tem-
plates) are “quantization maps” derived from
real musical performances. The rhythmic char-
acter of each performance is analyzed and stored
as a groove template. Groove templates can be
used to transfer the feel of a particular perfor-
mance to MIDI data (Timing, Duration, and Ve-
locity).
DigiGroove templates can be created using Beat
Detective (TDM systems only). Beat Detective
analyzes an audio file for transient peaks accord-
ing to a defined threshold and maps the rhyth-
mic relationships to a 960 parts per quarter note
(ppq) template. This template can then be used
within Groove Quantize, as well as within Beat
Detective.
Additionally, DigiGroove templates are avail-
able from Digidesign and third party manufac-
turers.
Groove Template Pop-Up Menu All groove tem-
plate files in the Grooves folder are available in
the Groove Template pop-up menu. The direc-
tory path for the Grooves folder is: C:\Program
Files\Digidesign\Pro Tools\Grooves (Win-
dows), or Applications/Digidesign/Pro Tools 6/
Grooves (Mac OS X). If you organize your
groove templates in sub-folders in the Groove
folder, they will appear as sub-menus in the
Groove Template pop-up menu. Once you have
selected a groove template, specific information
about the template’s meter and duration (in
bars) is displayed under the Groove Template
pop-up menu.
Comments The Comments field displays any
comments saved with the Groove Template
from Beat Detective. The Comments field can-
not be edited in the Groove Quantize window,
but can be edited when saving a groove tem-
plate from the Groove Quantize window.
Figure 28. A DigiGroove template (derived from the audio shown) applied to a series of sixteenth-notes with Timing
and Velocity both set to 100%
For information on Beat Detective and cre-
ating Groove Templates, see Chapter 22,
“Beat Detective.”
Numerical Sound’s Feel Injector Templates
(960 ppq) are supported in Pro Tools, but
DNA Groove Templates (192 ppq) are not.