Steinberg Groove Agent SE v6

Welcome to the new redesigned version of Groove Agent SE.

For those of you who are familiar with previous versions of Groove Agent SE, we listed the changes under “Changes from Previous Versions”. The functions that were added in this release are listed in the “New Features” section of this manual.

Changes from Previous Versions

For this version, Groove Agent SE has been extensively redesigned. Its functionality has been improved, with a focus on usability. As a result, some features have been modified and/or moved to different locations within the application.
The top section of the plug-in window now contains the kit section on the left and the configurable toolbar on the right.

One noticeable change is that the features previously referred to as Instrument and Pattern pads have been renamed. Instrument pads are now called Kit pads and pattern pads are called Player pads.

In previous versions of Groove Agent SE, each agent came with its own Mixer. Groove Agent SE 6 provides a unified and optimized Mixer for all agents. Furthermore, you can now load all available effects in all agents.

New Features in Version 6.0.0

Highlights

Load Panel

• The Load Panel now offers a dedicated Sample tab, allowing you to browse only your samples. See Managing Files via the different Load Panel Pages.

• The file info and prelisten section at the bottom of the Load panel now offers prelistening for all file types, and features improved Loop Playback and Prelisten in Place functions. See File Info and Prelisten Section.

Pattern Player

• As an addition to the Style Player and the MIDI Player, the new Pattern Player allows you to create your own patterns in a classic step sequencer environment. You can either create them from scratch, or by converting a style or MIDI file into a pattern and modifying it further using the tools and functions of the Pattern Player. See Pattern Player.

Beat Agent SE

• On the Pitch tab, the new Pitch Detection function was added. In addition, the Pitch Quantize feature allows you to quickly shift the pitch to full semitones. See Pitch Tab.

• On the Amp tab, the Invert Phase parameter was added which allows you to invert the phase of the sample. See Amp Tab.

• On the Sample tab, a new Warp Mode was added: Spectral. It offers enhanced time stretching and formant shifting. See Sample Tab.

Beat Agent SE Envelope Editing

• Several new editing functions are available. The new Shaper envelope mode has been added. Furthermore, the Pitch envelope now has a Bipolar button, allowing you to switch the envelope from unipolar to bipolar, and vice versa. See Editing Envelopes.

• With the Edit tool, you can now edit multiple selected envelope nodes much more conveniently than in previous versions. See Node Editing.

Mixer

• Groove Agent SE 6 comes with a unified and optimized Mixer for all agents. See Mixing and Effect Handling.

• All agents can now load all available effects. See Effects Section.

More New Features

Options Page

• The UI Scaling parameter on the Options page allows for better readability on native 4K monitors, for example. See Options Page – Global.

Edit page

• The Edit page for Player pads can now be opened in a separate window, which allows you to edit Player pads and Kit pads in parallel, for example. See Toolbar.

Effects

• The new Studio EQ 24 effect was added in the EQ category. See Studio EQ 24.

• With the new Bit Crusher effect, you can distort signals digitally. See Bit Crusher.

• The new Clipper effect was added in the Distortion category. See Clipper.

• A new Fuzz Distortion effect is now available in the Distortion category. See Fuzz Distortion.

• A new Auto Gain Compressor effect is now available in the Dynamics category. See Auto Gain Compressor.

Last but Not Least

Section and Module Presets

• You can now step through the available presets using the new Previous Preset/Next Preset buttons. See Handling Presets.

Automation

• Kit and global automation assignments are now saved with the kits. See Automation Assignments saved in Kit Presets.