

GROOVE AGENT PRESETS UPDATE
An update of Groove Agent 4 is to have the price of 99.99 euros. Groove Agent 5 is available now at a suggested retail price of 179, – Euro. In conjunction with the “Decompose Sounds” function, a new pitch modulation function that can modulate the pitch of the tonal parts of a sample without affecting the pitch of the sound part. To load a preset, click in the Phrase field and select a preset from the pop-up menu. In addition, the new Groove Agent 5 offers the possibility to use Groove Agent as a sampler, allowing the user to record his own samples directly on the pads of his choice. Groove Agent comes with a set of phrase presets. Thanks to native HiDPI support, even more details become visible.Īlso new is the Decompose function, the samples can be broken down into their tonal and noisy parts to then easily distribute them to individual pads. The GUI has been redesigned at Steinberg Groove Agent 5, is now fully scalable and can be adapted to any standard display size. The beat agent can now also take over basslines and melody parts. In addition, the Beat Agent offers a total of 30 extensions created by artists of the electronic music scene.

The samples of this new library were recorded using selected high-end recording hardware in the premises of the Berlin Teldex Studios. Starting with version 5, the Acoustic Agent has a completely new drum kit called “The Kit”. Three combinable drum modules, the so-called agents, with different stylistics can be used. Of course, the concept of the Groove Agent drummer has remained the same. Add HiDPI support as well as a novel sound design tool that provides more detailed control over your own drum samples. According to Steinberg, this should offer a wider range of percussive sounds and grooves designed for both songwriters and beat producers. Steinberg announced the availability of the fifth version of the virtual drummer Steinberg Groove Agent 5.
