When I was just a beginner I found that “stacking” a couple different Groove Agent rhythms would get me close. I particularly like the Circus Sanity patterns as a base, because they are simple, and then add a second GA track with a different rhythm. Maybe something with mostly just percussion to fill in the blanks and accents. It’s not perfect, but it can create some amazingly satisfying, surprising patterns.
Sometimes the difficult part is not only to select the sound, the most difficult part is to create the full rhythm pattern of the drums for a specific song, which is the part that I am struggling more until today, because I am not a drummer.
how do you set it up? the colors of the drum pads are the same as in the piano roll if you search for the drums in the list the sounds stay on the drum pad thanks for taking your time fella
Wow so many useful tips. I was just struggling earlier today to find the right drum sounds for a song recreation. I had already given up to find the perfect sounds I needed, when I found this video by chance. I'll give it another try with this newfound knowledge. Thx Dom.
Upon trying this, I can't get it to work. - I didn't have the "category" and "sub-category" columns in the load panel. Instead it had a "style" column. I figured out that if I left-click on the header of the style column, that I can choose different column types to show. So I could choose category/sub-category there. This is shown in the video, but quite quickly. What tripped me up, was that it is counter-intuitive to left-click for the menu to pop up. - So now I have the category column, where I click on "drum&perc". But when I double-click on "Kick drum" in the sub-category list, the whole list vanishes and gets replaced by only "Drumset". And below, it only shows drumsets. It looks as if there are no individual drum sounds like Kicks, Snares, etc available. - I also have to use the "Rescan disk" button regularly. It always reduces the category list to only "Drum&Perc", and the sub-category list to only "Drumset". I would think that the "Reset filter" button should go back to show the full list of instruments, but it doesn't. Only when I "Rescan disk" does it show the list again. Anybody else familiar with this problem, or the solution ? I use GA5 Se, in Cubase 12 Pro.
I downloaded and installed the GA Se 5.1.11 (instrument), as well as the content set. Still the same problem. It finds only Drumsets, not individual drum sounds.
HI Dom, thank you for this new video, very interesting and useful, as usual 👍 When I select a kick or a snare I receive this message: "the preset could not be loaded, etc..." it says it depends on whether the preset was saved with a newer version of the plugin or an uncompatible plugin. Have you some advice? Did it happen to some other user? Thank you, arfo
Thanks. But I thought it was a way to choose a drum style (pattern). I use a sample of drums (Trio logitech) and I'd like to analyse it with Variaudo, then convert it to a midi track. But Variaudio does not find the notes (just a few) of the drum recorded... Any idea ?
Thanks for this, I have 2 questions: When you change a pad's drum sound is it remembered in the project or do you have to save the kit under a new name and if so how is this done? Is the same thing possible in the Acoustic Agent?
Hi Dom, I have Groove Agent SE5 with Boom Boom kit loaded I have selected a kick, with pre listen in place selected, I select pad 1 C1, that drum sound never changes regardless of what kick I select, I have a kick programmed on a 2 bar loop. I have noticed on your groove Agent you have trill em all showing in that space my space is blank you show only 3 tags play stop listening in place, I have 7 selections but I have only selected 1v prel listen in place Im on Cubase 12?
Groove Agent se is in every Version of Cubase since many years. Go to Steinberg, download "download assistent" and instll from there. Restart the PC after full sucessful install. Remember to load the "CONTENT" aswell ( the drumkits Midipatterns and Drumsamples)
I get lost in groove agent all the time. I know it's a super powerful tool but to be honest I find the Ujam vst instruments a bit easier for just getting on with it.
Nice tutorial. Do you have a tutorial on making drum beats in that program from scratch? I previously used to use fruitly loops for drums but keeping within cubase will make it a lot better. Also can you add reverb on individual items like to the snare but not the kick?
You can use a low-cut filter. - Open the equalizer window (that you get when clicking the "e" button for the track) - Under the equalizer, in the "PRE" part, there are a "LC" and "HC" button. Respectively, Low-Cut and High-Cut. - Hover your mouse over the low-cut button. You will see a little on/off button appear. Click it to turn on the low-cut filter. - Then turn the LC button. You will see the low-cut come in from the left of the equalizer, so that you can cut out low frequencies.
Thanks a lot Dom, Groove Agent is a real amazing VST drums instrument.
Cubase´s Groove Agent ist such a great tool! I use it for drum sounddesign too...
Thanks Dom. Always amazing tips to help us take the best of Cubase. There is so much for me to learn... 💪
I had no idea GA Se had this work flow......time to hunker down and learn. Thanks 😊🙏
You are great Dom. Thank you.
I Learn something every time watching dom
It would be great to have studio tour - what are all the equipment on your desk.
Wow! What an eye opener. I really need to learn more about Groove Agent. Thanks Dom.
Great. Thanks Dom. I have always used the media browser and dragged samples in. Your way seems to be more efficient.
DOM, this is so freakin cool, love it man
Wow, this is lit! thank you so much. didn't know you could do such things in Cubase.
Awesome vid Dom!!! Thanks!!!
...omg Dom thank u so much for this video..i was looking for this option..hot swap,, called in ableton...respect!!
I really need to dig in and get to learn Grove Agent. Thank you for the education Dom.
GA se is totally underrrated! i have listened to every Drumkit and every pattern (1000s!).
Great tips as always Dom, Thank you 👍
This will definitely boost my workflow thanks Dom!
Great video as always, thanks Dom. Cheers Dave
you know how to teach Dom . Thank you
I really need to start using more of the built in plugins. The workflow looks great here especially if it can integrate with 3rd party samples.
King Dom! 👑
Great tips! Can you stack samples so that different velocities trigger different samples?
he is amazing...
thank you!
Hey ! How to ear when it clashes with the sub ? :)
Hi Dom, Which is the nearest Kit in Groove Agent SE5 to the 909 kit?
Hi Dom, compliments on your presentation. Just one question: what is the Mixer/controller you have in front of you? Thanks a lot.
When I was just a beginner I found that “stacking” a couple different Groove Agent rhythms would get me close. I particularly like the Circus Sanity patterns as a base, because they are simple, and then add a second GA track with a different rhythm. Maybe something with mostly just percussion to fill in the blanks and accents. It’s not perfect, but it can create some amazingly satisfying, surprising patterns.
Wooww, Boooom 🔥🔥🔥
Sometimes the difficult part is not only to select the sound, the most difficult part is to create the full rhythm pattern of the drums for a specific song, which is the part that I am struggling more until today, because I am not a drummer.
This is where I struggle as well......then I get mad and stop......Ugh
Might want to look into Ez Drummer or Superior Drummer tap to find feature
how do you set it up?
the colors of the drum pads are the same as in the piano roll
if you search for the drums in the list the sounds stay on the drum pad
thanks for taking your time fella
Wow so many useful tips. I was just struggling earlier today to find the right drum sounds for a song recreation. I had already given up to find the perfect sounds I needed, when I found this video by chance. I'll give it another try with this newfound knowledge. Thx Dom.
Upon trying this, I can't get it to work.
- I didn't have the "category" and "sub-category" columns in the load panel. Instead it had a "style" column. I figured out that if I left-click on the header of the style column, that I can choose different column types to show. So I could choose category/sub-category there. This is shown in the video, but quite quickly. What tripped me up, was that it is counter-intuitive to left-click for the menu to pop up.
- So now I have the category column, where I click on "drum&perc". But when I double-click on "Kick drum" in the sub-category list, the whole list vanishes and gets replaced by only "Drumset". And below, it only shows drumsets. It looks as if there are no individual drum sounds like Kicks, Snares, etc available.
- I also have to use the "Rescan disk" button regularly. It always reduces the category list to only "Drum&Perc", and the sub-category list to only "Drumset". I would think that the "Reset filter" button should go back to show the full list of instruments, but it doesn't. Only when I "Rescan disk" does it show the list again.
Anybody else familiar with this problem, or the solution ? I use GA5 Se, in Cubase 12 Pro.
I downloaded and installed the GA Se 5.1.11 (instrument), as well as the content set. Still the same problem. It finds only Drumsets, not individual drum sounds.
HI Dom, thank you for this new video, very interesting and useful, as usual 👍 When I select a kick or a snare I receive this message: "the preset could not be loaded, etc..." it says it depends on whether the preset was saved with a newer version of the plugin or an uncompatible plugin. Have you some advice? Did it happen to some other user? Thank you, arfo
p.s. I didn’t save and/or modify any preset myself… 🤔
What kits do you get with the Cubase 12 pro version of Groove Agent?
I used GA many times and still many times I forget it's there. It's so powerful it can basically be the only drum instrument used in all my projects.
OMGoshhh!!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
Why dont you tell them to make erase tool only on the right hand click ( piano roll edit ) to make work flow fast
Wow Dom. When you first played the drum sample I was really worried about you -LOL
Can you do this for an acoustic kit in Groove Agent for a rock style song?
Off tipc @dom wy not yamaha hs monitors??
Thanks. But I thought it was a way to choose a drum style (pattern). I use a sample of drums (Trio logitech) and I'd like to analyse it with Variaudo, then convert it to a midi track. But Variaudio does not find the notes (just a few) of the drum recorded... Any idea ?
Thanks for this, I have 2 questions:
When you change a pad's drum sound is it remembered in the project or do you have to save the kit under a new name and if so how is this done?
Is the same thing possible in the Acoustic Agent?
Hi Dom, I have Groove Agent SE5 with Boom Boom kit loaded I have selected a kick, with pre listen in place selected, I select pad 1 C1, that drum sound never changes regardless of what kick I select, I have a kick programmed on a 2 bar loop. I have noticed on your groove Agent you have trill em all showing in that space my space is blank you show only 3 tags play stop listening in place, I have 7 selections but I have only selected 1v prel listen in place Im on Cubase 12?
Hello sir, why my Cubase 10.5 do not has Groove Agent as you shown? Please advise the way to fix it, thanks
Groove Agent se is in every Version of Cubase since many years. Go to Steinberg, download "download assistent" and instll from there. Restart the PC after full sucessful install. Remember to load the "CONTENT" aswell ( the drumkits Midipatterns and Drumsamples)
@@jazzdude7014 Thanks I will follow your advised
I don't know why I underestimate the groove agent and instead it's monstrous
I get lost in groove agent all the time. I know it's a super powerful tool but to be honest I find the Ujam vst instruments a bit easier for just getting on with it.
Nice tutorial. Do you have a tutorial on making drum beats in that program from scratch? I previously used to use fruitly loops for drums but keeping within cubase will make it a lot better. Also can you add reverb on individual items like to the snare but not the kick?
Within GrooveAgent you can route each individual pad to its own output channel. You can then add any plugin you want.
@@JHWH213 awesome, thank you
Use the midi insert called Beat Designer. It works similar to the beats in Fruity
@@carllacy8551 thank you, will try that also.
感谢分享~！
Can any of you point me to a tutorial on how to remove the low end hum inheritant in toms
You can use a low-cut filter.
- Open the equalizer window (that you get when clicking the "e" button for the track)
- Under the equalizer, in the "PRE" part, there are a "LC" and "HC" button. Respectively, Low-Cut and High-Cut.
- Hover your mouse over the low-cut button. You will see a little on/off button appear. Click it to turn on the low-cut filter.
- Then turn the LC button. You will see the low-cut come in from the left of the equalizer, so that you can cut out low frequencies.
tanx DOm
join regular 4 hour Cubase Hangouts Q&A for more infos! Find the livestream in this channel today June 17 2022 Club Cubase Live Stream "
👋
Dom, vocalist has shades of Shola Ama
the current full groove agent does not sync with transport
Ouch, really?
Dommage que l'on puisse pas ajouter nos propres samples en utilisant les kits acoustic agent.... une amélioration pour Groove agent 6?