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THE REGROOVE MIXER572
D To remove a groove patch assignment and reset the channel to its default values, right-click (Win) or [Ctrl]-
click (Mac) the Groove Patch name, or anywhere on the ReGroove panel background, and select “Initialize
Channel” from the context menu.
Groove Patch Browser
This allows you to load groove patches and to step between them, just like device patches in the Reason rack. Re-
Groove patches have a .grov extension. See “ReGroove patches in the Factory Sounds bank”, later in this chapter, to
learn more about the types of groove patches included with Reason.
Slide
Use this knob to slide notes forward or backward in time. Musicians will frequently add energy and urgency to a track
by “rushing” a particular beat or instrument a little. Similarly, they may “drag” a note a little in order to create a more
laid back, shuffle-like feel. The Slide knob has a range of ±120 ticks, which allows you to slide notes up to a thirty-
second note in either direction. Setting negative values makes notes play earlier in time (rushing the feel). Setting
positive values makes notes play later in time (lagging the feel).
For example, if you wanted to create a slightly “in the pocket” groove, you could create a snare lane and assign it to
a ReGroove channel with a small amount of positive slide. This would delay the snare track slightly, giving your music
a relaxed, laid back feel.
q If you have a track that you want to rush (set to a negative slide value), you should put an empty bar at the be-
ginning of your sequence, making sure to set the Anchor Point to “2” (see “Anchor Point”). This insures that
any notes assigned to Bar 1/Beat 1 will indeed play ahead of the beat (since you created an empty measure
into which the early note can shift).
With Slide set to +20 ticks, notes play
back later in time.
With Slide set to 0 ticks, notes are not
shifted in time.
With Slide set to –20 ticks, notes play
back earlier in time.