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grooves

a groove is the equivalent of repeating 0Fxx effects on each row to get a cycle of speeds. for example, a groove of "6 4 5 3" makes the first row 6 ticks long, the next row 4 ticks, then 5, 3, 6, 4, 5, 3...

groove

to set the song's groove:

  • open the "Speed" window.
  • click the "Speed" button so it becomes "Speeds" (effectively a groove of two speeds).
  • click again so it becomes "Groove".
  • enter a sequence of up to 16 speeds.

groove patterns

the "Grooves" window displays the list of groove patterns in the song.

  • the + button adds a new groove pattern; click in the groove pattern to edit it.
  • the × buttons remove them.

a single 09xx command will switch to the matching numbered groove pattern.

tempo

this is a non-exhaustive list of grooves and their equivalent tempo in BPM.

note: this table assumes a song's tick rate setting is left at its default value for the chosen engine speed: 60 for NTSC, or 50 for PAL.

BPM NTSC BPM PAL groove BPM NTSC BPM PAL groove
100.00 83.33 9 168.75 140.63 6, 5, 5
102.86 85.71 9, 9, 9, 8 171.43 142.86 6, 5, 5, 5
103.85 86.54 9, 9, 8 175.61 146.34 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
105.88 88.24 9, 8 180.00 150.00 5
108.00 90.00 9, 8, 8 184.62 153.85 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4
109.09 90.91 9, 8, 8, 8 189.47 157.89 5, 5, 5, 4
112.50 93.75 8 192.86 160.71 5, 5, 4
114.29 95.24 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7 194.59 162.16 6, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4
116.13 96.77 8, 8, 8, 7 200.00 166.67 5, 4
118.03 98.36 9, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7 205.71 171.43 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4
120.00 100.00 8, 7 207.69 173.08 5, 4, 4
122.03 101.69 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 7, 7, 7 211.76 176.47 5, 4, 4, 4
124.14 103.45 8, 7, 7, 7 218.18 181.82 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
126.32 105.26 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7 225.00 187.50 4
128.57 107.14 7 232.26 193.55 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
130.91 109.09 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6 240.00 200.00 4, 4, 4, 3
133.33 111.11 7, 7, 7, 6 245.45 204.55 4, 4, 3
135.00 112.50 7, 7, 6 248.28 206.90 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3
135.85 113.21 8, 6, 7, 6, 7, 6, 7, 6 257.14 214.29 4, 3
138.46 115.38 7, 6 266.67 222.22 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 3, 3
141.18 117.65 7, 6, 7, 6, 7, 6, 6, 6 270.00 225.00 4, 3, 3
142.11 118.42 7, 6, 6 276.92 230.77 4, 3, 3, 3
144.00 120.00 7, 6, 6, 6 288.00 240.00 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
146.94 122.45 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 300.00 250.00 3
150.00 125.00 6 327.27 272.73 3, 3, 3, 2
153.19 127.66 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5 337.50 281.25 3, 3, 2
156.52 130.43 6, 6, 6, 5 360.00 300.00 3, 2
158.82 132.35 6, 6, 5 385.71 321.43 3, 2, 2
160.00 133.33 7, 5, 6, 5, 6, 5, 6, 5 400.00 333.33 3, 2, 2, 2
163.64 136.36 6, 5 450.00 375.00 2
167.44 139.53 6, 5, 6, 5, 6, 5, 5, 5 900.00 750.00 1