Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 640)

Important: The source audio or MIDI region used for a groove template must remain in
your project if you want to use the groove template. If you delete the source region from
the project, the groove template name is not removed from the Quantize pop-up menu,
but you cannot use this quantization value. If you choose the groove template name
from the Quantize pop-up menu, nothing will happen.
To remove groove template entries from the Quantize pop-up menu
1 Open the Quantize pop-up menu of any region, in the Inspector’s Region Parameter box,
and choose the groove template.
2 Open the Quantize pop-up menu again and choose “Remove Groove Template from List”
(or use the corresponding key command).
This deletes the selected source region from the list of possible quantization templates,
removing it from the Quantize pop-up menu. It does not remove the region.
Without changing the actual quantization of that region (nor of any other region that
may use that groove template), the previously selected groove template is deleted, and
the region is set to the Quantize value “off (3840).”
Using Groove Templates Across Projects
You can create and retain a number of quantization templates for use in several projects.
To use a groove template in several projects
1 Copy or create your source regions in one project.
2 Name these regions with the Text tool.
3 Open the Quantize pop-up menu, and choose Make Groove Template for each source
region (or use the corresponding key command).
4 Pack all of these regions into a folder (and rename the folder to Grooves, for example).
5 Choose File > Save As Template.
Use this template as your project starting point whenever you wish to access these
quantization templates.
Importing Groove Templates
You can also import third-party groove templates, such as the DNA Groove Templates
made by the Canadian firm WC Music Research.
To import third-party groove templates
1 Choose File > Import (or use the corresponding key command, default
assignment: Command-I).
2 Choose “DNA Groove Template files” from the Open File pop-up menu, select the file you
want to import, and then click Import.
The groove templates are added as MIDI regions on the selected Arrange track.
640 Chapter 21 Quantizing Audio and MIDI