Apple Logic Pro X - Manual (Page 331)

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The groove template, with the default name of the selected region, appears near the bottom of
the Quantize pop-up menu, and the Quantize parameter of the parent region is set to it.
This function transforms the exact timing of transient markers or notes in the selected audio or
MIDI region into a groove template that can be accessed, and used, like any value in the Quantize
pop-up menu.
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 is not removed from the Quantize pop-up menu, but it can no longer be
used. Choosing the groove template from the Quantize pop-up menu produces no effect.
Remove groove templates from the Quantize pop-up menu
1 In the Region inspector, open the Quantize pop-up menu of any region, 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).
The selected source region is deleted from the list of possible quantization templates, removing
it from the Quantize pop-up menu. The region is not removed.
Without changing the actual quantization of that region (or 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).”
Share a groove template between 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, then 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 Grooves, for example).
5 Choose File > Save As Template.
Use this template as your project starting point whenever you want to access these
quantization templates.