How to get more than just 2 bards of grooves?

ngorrie151 · 2024-10-13T18:29:51+00:00

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Hi there - when I go into the beat maker from the Kontakt Factory sounds - I go to the "Grooves" section (shown in screenshot) but I can't edit the tempo or the number of bars for each groove. Is that something I'm able to do? If so, j

ust wondering if someone can help explain to me how to do that. Thank you!

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DiosGnosis

You may not be able to edit parameters with the Kontakt Player. I'm not sure, but these interactions may require the full version.

PK The DJ

Remember, a bard in the hand is worth two in the bush. 😁

Rotomot

It's just bad user interface design combined with some implementation bugs.

The length and tempo controls work but only using the small arrow buttons. There are no drop-down menus, unlike described in the factory library manual.
https://www.native-instruments.com/ni-tech-manuals/kontakt-factory-library-manual/en/beats-collection#grooves-page

The 'Length' control has only two values '2 Bars' and '1 Bar', but those values are misleading. The real length depends on selected groove. Some grooves are longer, for example 4 bars. The '2 Bars' setting plays the whole groove, and '1 Bar' setting plays the first half of the groove. In a 4 bars groove,
using 'Length'='1 Bar' and 'Tempo'='1:1', the real length is 2 bars,
using 'Length'='2 Bars' and 'Tempo'='1:1', the real length is 4 bars,
using 'Length'='2 Bars' and 'Tempo'='1:2', the real length is 8 bars.

And there is a bug when you change 'Tempo' to 1:2, then change the groove, then change tempo back to 1:1, and then change groove back to the original. The tempo gets incorrectly doubled (x2) even when the tempo setting shows 1:1.

The same problems are there also in Kontakt full version.

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