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Groove Agent 3 - Your unbeatable virtual drummer
Groove
Agent 3 is the third incarnation of Steinberg's phenomenally
successful Groove Agent virtual drummer VST instrument, and is a major
step up from previous versions. Groove Agent 3 combines a huge library
of drum and percussion sounds with a range of player technologies to
give you dynamic, ready-to-go drums, beats, rhythms and percussion in
only a few mouse clicks. Top-quality drum samples and live recorded
drum performances in a massive number of variations cover 123 different
styles from over 50 years of music history, automatically synced to the
song tempo. And Groove Agent 3 also features more kits and sounds,
including 3 new top-rate acoustic drum kits, as well as the ability to
import user samples in wav and AIFF format for even more flexibility.
Groove
Agent 3 adds two new agents to the Classic Agent seen in previous
versions: Special Agent and Percussion Agent. While the top-notch
Special Agent adds an astoundingly realistic studio drummer complete
with new acoustic drum kits to Groove Agent 3's arsenal, the
Percussion Agent is specialized in red-hot percussive grooves and
beats. The new Dual Mode puts any two of the three agents together in
the recording studio for scorching virtual drum and percussion sessions
– all within one single VST instrument. And while Groove Agent 3
breathes new life into any production with its inspiring and inventive
drum performances, it's also an ideal sparring partner for
practice or jam sessions.
Features
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Add inspiring live drum patterns and percussion performances in real-time to your song and quickly record the result.
- Covers
almost any style: 123 styles total - 108 Groove Agent and 15 Special
Agent drum styles plus hundreds of percussion performances played by
professional studio drummers - automatically synced up to song tempo.
- Variations with 25 complexity levels in each style, including fills, intros, endings and half tempo feel variations.
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Huge audio library: 10 richly detailed acoustic kits and 9 drum
machines plus a vast array of acoustic and electric percussion sounds
in outstanding quality.
- Classic Groove Agent module offers fully editable drum styles with corresponding kits and FX.
- Special Agent module features 15 complete live drumming styles, each containing 75 different performances.
- Percussion Agent module with 8 groups of red-hot recorded percussion grooves with hundreds of percussion performances.
- Dual Mode combines the breathtaking creative power of two Agents playing side by side within the same VSTi.
- flexible User Import Sample feature (wav/AIFF) - Create your own kits.
- Realistic rolls and paradiddles thanks to Alternating hits for each drum on every note. This means no more machine gun effect.
- Auto Fill functionality and useful Speed control for jamming and practicing.
- RealAmbience technology offers true recorded ambience for drum kits to perfectly blend into any mix.
- 9-band EQ and compressor for each of the 12 stereo outputs, useful Presets included.
- Record
Groove Agent beats to a MIDI track with Cubase and Nuendo or export
Groove combinations to a MIDI file for further editing in any host.
- Supports all major formats: VST, DXi, AU + Rewire for easy Pro Tools® integration.
- Standalone version with multiple-output support included.
The new Special Agent
Special
Agent is an all new module in Groove Agent 3 which adds live drum
styles. It does not rely on MIDI sequences and triggered drum samples
but rather on drum and percussion audio loops played live and recorded
especially for this application..Although these are live drum
recordings, the same variation and flexibility found in the classic
mode styles are attained.
We recorded a total of 15 new styles,
each with 25 levels plus 25 fills and 25 unique half tempo feel
renditions, all made accessible in a Module inside Groove Agent 3. And
as if that weren&rsquot enough, we also took the time to record a
bagful of percussion instruments. Again, these are live grooves that
can be arranged into traditional or complex patterns.
The best
thing about having recordings of a live drummer inside a drum machine
is the feel. The Classic Groove Agent approach of using MIDI-controlled
samples is great, because you can compose and edit patterns any way you
want. Patterns recorded live, on the other hand, are not as flexible,
but they feel great.
The new Percussion Agent
The
second great innovation in Groove Agent 3 is the all new Percussion
Agent. As with the live drumming in Special Agent, it features an
exciting variety of audio material played and recorded live. Congas,
Bongos, Claves, Bells and much more are available, all in superb
quality.
Percussion Agent can be seen as an ensemble consisting
of up to eight percussionists (one per channel) playing together. Each
player has an instrument playing a particular groove, or rather five
variations of a groove. For each player you can adjust the shuffle
factor, tuning, amount of ambience plus pan and volume. Each channel
can also be assigned to any audio output.
When arranging the
percussion part(s) for a song, users can add some inner dynamics by
moving the Groove Offset for one or several percussion channels around.
The results can be very rewarding.
Dual Mode
Another
big step forward in Groove Agent 3 is the new Dual Mode. It allows
users to work with two modules simultaneously in any combination. Users
can combine &ldquoclassic-style” Groove Agent drumming with Special
Agent, the new live drummer module. Or base one drum track on Special
agent and add a Percussion Agent.
It's
also possible to work solely with percussion, building up exciting,
slowly evolving grooves (with help from the Random button) and add
Groove Agent kick and snare at a later stage. Or make two Groove Agent
drummers compete.
Effect Section
One
more great innovation in Groove Agent 3 is the new FX section with
major enhancements: at last, multiple built in effects. First
there&rsquos an Equaliser – or EQ. Nine bands that cover the entire
audio spectrum allow you to make minor adjustments or go wild in the
name of creativity. The Compressor intelligently compresses the sound
without adding distortion. The harder the Compressor works, the
&ldquolouder” and more compressed the sound will be.
Brand new styles and sounds
Groove
Agent 3 offers 42 brand new additional styles. Every style includes 25
variations as well as fills and half tempo feel versions. Three new
acoustic kits and a range of new vintage electronic kits including the
famed Linn LM-1 drum computer add additional top quality sounds to the
already extensive Groove Agent arsenal. The sumptuous sound quality of
the new studio-grade kits are ideal for modern rock and pop
productions. Groove Agent 3 also includes a huge palette of new
percussion sounds with the new Percussion Agent /see above).
User Sample Import
The
new user sample import utility makes it easy to use your own samples
inside Groove Agent. Any user sample can be imported in WAV or AIFF
format and moulded into custom drum kits! The User Sample Import
feature even offers separate dry and ambient versions for every drum
instrument.
Alternating Hits
Groove
Agent 3 now offers "Alternating Hits" for the most important
acoustic instruments in the new kits, namely snare, hihat, toms, kick
and cymbals. Much like a real drummer, this feature eliminates the
"machine-gun" effect by alternating hits for each drum on every
note. Realistic rolls and paradiddles are therefore now very easy to
achieve.
Auto Fill Feature
This is
another tool to make life easier. It can automate the way fills are
triggered and makes it easier than ever to setup Groove Agent as a live
drummer for jamming along and practicing without static beats.
System Requirements
Mac
- Mac OS X v10.4
- Power Mac G5 2 GHz or Intel Core Solo 1.5 minimum
- 1 GB RAM
- 4 GB free HD space
- DVD drive required for installation
- CoreAudio compatible audio hardware is required
- Steinberg Key (copy protection device) and USB port required*
- Internet connection required for license activation
- For
usage as plug-in, a VST (VST 2.3 or higher) or AU compatible host is
required (AU hosting is compatible with Logic 7.1.1). For usage as
Rewire slave device, a Rewire compatible host is required.
PC
-
Windows XP Home or XP Professional
- Intel / AMD Prozessor 2 GHz minimum
- 1 GB RAM
- 4 GB free HD space
- DVD drive required for installation
- Windows MME compatible audio hardware is required (ASIO compatible audio hardware required for low latency operation).
- Steinberg Key (copy protection device) and USB port required*
- Internet connection required for license activation
- For
usage as plug-in, a VST (VST 2.3 or higher) or DXi2 compatible host is
required. For usage as Rewire slave device, a Rewire compatible host is
required.
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*The Steinberg Key (USB copy protection device)
required to run this product is not included. Customers who do not own
a Steinberg Key must purchase one separately. The same Steinberg Key
copy protection device is then used for all Steinberg products that
require it.
