Groove Workshop
From grid to feel.
Programmed notes sit perfectly — and often sound stiff for exactly that reason. The Groove Workshop takes any MIDI file and gives it timing and accent: quantize with strength, MPC swing on eighths or sixteenths, groove templates from straight techno to garage 2-step with their own timing and velocity profiles, humanize, velocity curves and note lengths. Before and after sit side by side, with readings and A/B comparison.
MIDIPrototype in the studio
Hear the groove How it works
- 01
Load MIDI
Drop a file, pick one from the library or use an example.
- 02
Shape the groove
Quantize, swing, template, humanize, velocity and length — in that order.
- 03
Compare and save
Press V to switch between before and after, save as a new file.
Hear the groove
Pick a template and swing, compare with A/B (or the V key).
Features
- Quantize to 1/8, 1/16, 1/16T with strength 0–100 %
- MPC-style swing 50–75 % on eighths or sixteenths
- Six groove templates with timing and velocity profiles
- Humanize, velocity curve, gate and legato
- Before/after with deviation from the grid in ms
Specifications
- Humanize
- ±0–40 ms, velocity ±0–30
- Velocity
- gain 50–150 %, contrast 0–200 %
- Note length
- gate 10–200 % or legato
- Output
- always a new MIDI file
From the studio
