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1.42.0 beta

Course 02 · 9 steps · 4 chapters · about 10 minutes

Lock it in

Swing, a tighter kit and a bassline that locks in.

Make a straight beat move. Add swing, tune and tighten the drums, roll a bassline that sits in the pocket and play your first fill.

Comes with the Groove OS 2.0 beta, with five more courses. On your FM-1, tap GLO (SETTINGS), then LEARN. Inside a course, hold GLO for its card.

Try it right hereHow to open it

The FM-1 running Lock it in on its screen, the course's first card up

Try it right here: the FM-1 above runs the real Groove OS 2.0 beta, with the course's own guide. Sound on, and play its knobs, buttons and keys below.

9 steps · 4 chapters

What you'll play.

A step counts once you have played it; skip any and come back to it any time.

  1. Chapter 1 · Swing3

    1. 01Roll a beatHOLD HOME. TAP SEQ. DICE WRITES A BEAT.
    2. 02Hear it straightPRESS PLAY. HEAR THE BEAT.
    3. 03Add swingON TRACKS, ALGORITHM UP TO TIME. K2 SWING: TURN IT UP TO 58.

  2. Chapter 2 · The kit2

    1. 04Fatten the clapALGORITHM TO DRUMS. TAP SEQ. BLACK KEY 3 PICKS THE CLAP. K1 TUNE: A LITTLE LOWER.
    2. 05Tighten the hatsBLACK KEY 4 PICKS THE HAT. K2 DECAY: TURN IT DOWN.

  3. Chapter 3 · The bass2

    1. 06Roll a basslineHOLD HOME, TURN ALGORITHM TO BASS. HOLD HOME. TAP SEQ TO ROLL.
    2. 07Swing the bassTAP SEQ: THE BASS GRID. ALGORITHM BACK TO THE PATTERN ROW. K3 SWING: LIKE THE DRUMS.

  4. Chapter 4 · The fill2

    1. 08Play a fillTURN SELECT TO PERFORM. HOLD THE LAST WHITE KEY: FILL. LET GO ON THE ONE.
    2. 09Save your grooveSTOP PLAYBACK. TAP SAVE. YOUR SWING AND SOUNDS ARE SAVED.

If you know 1.4

What reads differently.

The steps are the same. Where the 2.0 beta's card says it another way, 1.4's words are beside it.

  • 02

    1.4STRAIGHT TIME CAN FEEL STIFF.

    2.0 beta

  • 06

    1.4HOME. ALGORITHM TO BASS.

    2.0 betaHOLD HOME, TURN ALGORITHM TO BASS.

  • 09

    1.4Keep your grooveYOUR SWING AND SOUNDS ARE KEPT.

    2.0 betaSave your grooveYOUR SWING AND SOUNDS ARE SAVED.

On your FM-1

How to open it.

Four presses, wherever you are. No computer, no internet, nothing to add. Inside a course, hold GLO to show or hide its card; a tap opens SETTINGS.Comes with the Groove OS 2.0 beta.

  1. 01Tap GLO.SETTINGS opens.
  2. 02Turn ALGORITHM to LEARN, the last row, and press SEL.The six courses, in order.
  3. 03Turn ALGORITHM to LOCK IT IN and press SEL.The FM-1 asks first, because the music stops.
  4. 04Turn ALGORITHM to START and press SEL.The course begins at its first step, on a fresh project. Your saved projects stay as they are; the course takes a project slot only if you save it at the end.