Pro Tools:Groove template creation

From audio region
To create a groove template ( also called a Digigroove) from an audio file and apply it to a MIDI region follow these steps

Open Beat Detective Event>Beat Detective



1. Select and audio region.

2. In the Beat Detective Operation menu choose audio

4. Choose Groove Template Extraction.

5. In the Selection menu Click Capture Selection. This will capture timing information from the region needed to create the groove template. You can manually modify any of these parameters.

4. Click Extract



The window that appears will ask you if you want to save the Groove Template to the clipboard or to the disk.If you want to save the groove template to disk and be able to use it you need to save it in a folder in the Pro Tools Grooves folder directory.



From MIDI region
The process for Extracting a Groove Template from a MIDI region is identical to the process of extracting it from and audio region except In the Beat Detective Operation menu choose MIDI



Applying groove templates to MIDI regions
1. In the edit window Select a MIDI region you wish to apply the groove template to and select Region>Quantize and then from the Quantize Grid menu choose either Groove Clipboard or the Groove file depending on how you previously saved it.



Click Apply

Applying groove templates to audio regions
To apply Groove Templates to audio regions first make sure elastic audio is enabled for the track/regions you wish to affect.

Then select the region and open the quantize menu (Region>Quantize) and then from the Quantize Grid menu choose either Groove Clipboard or the Groove file depending on how you previously saved it.

Click Apply