5:8 Groove and Palette Info Inspectors
The Groove and Palette Info Inspectors displays and allows you to edit additional information for loaded Grooves and the entire
current Palette.
Documenting Grooves and Palettes
You can set a number of text fields for documenting information about currently loaded Grooves and Palettes, such as the name,
recommended tempo, time signature and musical genre. This method of documentation can be very useful when loading Grooves
and Palettes in future, as you can sort and search for these information fields.
Palette and Info inspector visibility
By default, the Groove and Palette info inspectors are not shown, as they share
screen-space with the Palette. Click the Show/Hide Info Inspectors button to reveal
them. Click the button again to hide them and devote all available space to the Palette.
You can freely adjust the visible Palette and Info
Inspector areas by clicking the border between them
and dragging up/down.
Groove Info Inspector
The following information is available, and can be
edited, for the currently selected Groove.
With the exception of the rating, any changes are
stored with the Groove when it is next saved.
If the Groove Info Inspector is currently showing, click the Palette button in order to
view the Palette Info Inspector.
Name
The name of the Groove is shown here, and can be edited by clicking on the field. If
no name is entered, the Groove’s filename is shown.
BPM
This shows the recommended tempo of the Groove in beats per minute (BPM), and
can be edited by clicking on the field.
Please note that Grooves are always played back at the current tempo, but this field
shows what the author considers is the best tempo for the Groove.
Time Sig
This shows the time signature of the Groove, and can be edited by using the two sets of up/down arrow controls.
It is possible for the current time signature to be different to this Groove. If this is the case, when playing Grooves from the Palette,
some of the groove may be looped or truncated to fit the necessary bar length.
Grooves played from the Drum Track always play to their full length.
Genre
Choose the Genre of the current Groove by clicking on this field and selecting the genre from the drop-down menu.
Alternatively, you can double-click the field and type in any genre you want.
Star Rating
You can set a rating for the current Groove. This is used as a ‘favourites’ system in the Groove Browser when the list of Grooves is
sorted by rating, making it easier to find your favourite Grooves. You can specify a rating for a Groove or Palette from 1 (worst) to
5 (best).
When you rate a Groove, the rating is automatically saved into the BFD2 Groove database – you don’t need to re-save the
Groove in order to store ratings.
Author
The name of the Groove’s author is shown here, and can be edited by clicking on the field.
Comment
An additional text field is provided for adding your own notes to the stored information.
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