Plug-in Reference

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The Included VST Instruments
Groove Agent ONE
• When a sample belonging to a preset cannot be found, Groove Agent ONE
prompts you to locate the missing files. You can click either Ignore to skip this
message, click Locate File to navigate to a specific folder containing the missing
file(s), or click Search Folder to browse a specific folder and any subfolders that
might contain the missing file(s).
Saving a GAK Archive
You can save all Groove Agent ONE settings, and the sample files referenced by the
current configuration, as a Groove Agent ONE kit. The file name extension of these kit
files is .gak. Proceed as follows:
1. Set up Groove Agent ONE the way you want it.
2. In the Exchange section, click the Export button.
The “Export Groove Agent ONE kit” dialog opens in which you can specify a
location and a name for the new archive.
3. Click Save.
The archive is created and the dialog is closed.
Loading a GAK Archive
To load the GAK file, proceed as follows:
1. In the Exchange section, click the Import button.
Navigate to the GAK file.
2. Click Open.
The saved settings and all samples are imported into Groove Agent ONE.
Editing Sounds
All sound editing functions can be found in and below the LCD display in the left half
of the panel.
The LCD display can show four different sound editing pages, selected by clicking
one of the four buttons in the Pad Edit section.
The information on the Play page refers to this instance of Groove Agent ONE as a
whole. When the Play button is activated, the LCD display shows the name of the
loaded VST preset and information on the number of samples and pads used by this
instance of Groove Agent ONE. The Size parameter indicates the amount of RAM
occupied by the currently loaded samples. The Polyphony counter shows the number
of pads currently playing.
• Click on a pad for sound editing.
It turns light green and the display shows its sample parameters.
• To adjust a parameter, either use one of the quick controls below the display, or
click on the parameter in the display and adjust it by dragging your mouse.
• You can select multiple pads for sound editing by [Ctrl]/[Command]-clicking on
them, and adjust their parameters in one go with the quick controls below the
display.
The first selected pad lights up light green, all other selected pads turn dark green.
The display shows the parameters of the first selected pad.
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Note that a plug-in preset file is created alongside the .gak file. This plug-in preset
references the samples inside the .gak file. It can be browsed in the MediaBay, giving
you access to all Groove Agent ONE settings (including all samples) from within your
host application.