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Beat light<br />
This indicator flashes on every beat when BFD2’s Groove engine is playing.<br />
Tempo<br />
This indicator displays the current tempo.<br />
If BFD2 is running as a plugin within a host sequencer that provides tempo information, this control is not editable and follows the<br />
current tempo in the host.<br />
When running BFD2 in standalone mode, or in a host that doesn’t provide tempo information, a tempo between 30 and 999 BPM<br />
can be entered. To edit the tempo, double-click the Tempo indicator, type a new tempo and hit ENTER.<br />
Time signature<br />
This indicator displays the current time signature.<br />
If BFD2 is running within a host sequencer that provides time signature information, this is not editable and synchronizes to the<br />
current time signature in the host.<br />
When running BFD2 in standalone mode, or in a host that doesn’t provide time signature information, the time signature can be<br />
entered directly by double-clicking this indicator and typing a new value, or by clicking and dragging each number in the time<br />
signature up and down.<br />
Playback position<br />
This readout is an indicator of the current playback position, in bars and beats, when BFD2 is in play mode (and in record mode<br />
when recording Grooves via MIDI). Depending on a number of different circumstances, this indicator can show any of the following:<br />
When using BFD2 as a plugin in a host:<br />
• The current song position of the host.<br />
When using BFD2 as a standalone application:<br />
• The current position in the current Groove when using any Auto-Play mode except ‘Drum Track’.<br />
• The current position in the Drum Track when using the Drum Track Auto-play mode.<br />
• The current position in the Groove when recording events in real time via MIDI<br />
4:6 Using the Groove Engine<br />
BFD2 features a number of different ways of playing Grooves. These are described in more detail in sections 5:4 and 7:1.<br />
Playing Grooves with MIDI notes<br />
Each slot in the Palette containing a Groove is assigned to a MIDI note. Play a Groove’s MIDI key in order to play it. In normal<br />
mode, keep the note held down for as long as you need it to play. In Latching mode (enabled in the BFD2 Session preferences),<br />
press the note once to start playback, and again to stop it.<br />
Using each Groove’s preview buttons<br />
Each Palette slot features a Preview button, which starts and stops playback in the same way as playing a MIDI key when in<br />
Latching mode. If desired, preview behaviour can be changed so that playback only occurs while the mouse is held down on the<br />
Preview button.<br />
Using Auto-Play features<br />
BFD2 features a number of Auto-Play modes, which play Grooves when the BFD2 transport is used to start playback, or when<br />
your host sequencer transport is started. This method of operation makes BFD2 behave like a synced drum machine or auto-accompaniment<br />
module.