How to edit groove pool

Use Ableton Live's Groove Pool to add swing, feel, and humanization to your MIDI and audio clips.

Editing · intermediate level

Steps

  1. Open the Groove Pool

    Click the wavy icon at the bottom-left of Ableton, or press Cmd + Shift + G (Mac) to open the Groove Pool panel.

  2. Load a groove template

    Browse grooves in the Browser under Grooves, or drag a groove from the Core Library into the Groove Pool.

  3. Apply groove to a clip

    Select a clip and choose a groove from the Clip's Groove selector dropdown in the Clip View.

  4. Adjust groove parameters

    In the Groove Pool, adjust Timing, Random, and Velocity amounts to control how strongly the groove affects your clip.

  5. Commit the groove

    Click Commit in the Groove Pool to permanently apply the groove timing to the clip's notes or warp markers.

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