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Goove Tracking Tutorial: Working with the take in a sequencer
The groove map is included in the MIDI file that you save from InTime, and you can import it into another sequencer and use it to synchronize other instruments to the part that was recorded with InTime.
For this example, we used Cubase VST, and we added pre-existing bass and drum parts. (The bass and drum parts were generated earlier using Band-in-a-box).
First open a new sequence in Cubase, then select File > Import and choose the InTime Recorded file. When you open the file, both the piano part and the groove map are imported. The groove map is imported into Cubase’s master track. Be aware that when they are first imported, the piano part and the master track are properly synchronized. After that, if you move the piano part around, (for example, from measure 1 to measure 3) the master track will not be moved with it. You must move the master track events separately. Next we imported the MIDI file containing the bass and drum part.
You can hear the difference by listening to the quantized drum part (104 bpm) versus the grooved drum part (with the master track enabled). We think the grooved drum part sounds a little more human.
Quantized drum part
Grooved drum part
Finally, just for fun, we quantized the original piano part. Now, when the master track is disabled in Cubase, the piano part is completely straight. We can listen to the quantized combo versus the grooved combo. The great part about recording with InTime is you can use whichever version is suits your musical needs at the moment!
Quantized combo
Grooved combo
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