Groove Rider 2 Has Been Updated

JimAudio have updated Groove Rider 2, available to download, available for $34.99.

What’s new in version 1.2.0:

• Introducing support for the legendary Akai APC40 mkII midi controller! Brief instructions on the device:
  • Press SESSION button to navigate between Sound, Clips and Mixer page
  • Press clips to launch or stop clips
  • Press Scene buttons to launch specific clip scene
  • Press SHIFT + clip button to instantly open it in the Clip Editor
  • Hold down SHIFT button and double press any empty clip button to create new empty clip
  • Use four arrow buttons to browse the clip grid in all directions
  • Use Cue knob to scroll the clip grid along X and Y (with SHIFT) directions
  • You can also assign Cue knob to work as a Relative type Midi CC instead of scroller from the Settings -> APC40 mkII menu
  • Hold down SENDS button to switch between Send A mode (press Track 1) and Send B mode (press Track 2)
  • Hold down USER button to switch between User CC mode (press Track 1) and Part Level mode (press Track 2)
  • Use DEVICE and BANK arrow buttons to select a device with knobs to control
  • Use DEVICE LOCK button to prevent chosen device from being deselected or switched
  • Some devices can be turned on/off by DEV ON/OFF button (example: IFX devices, AUv3 devices)
  • DETAIL VIEW button toggles corresponding views on the central GR-2 display for some devices
  • CLIP/DEV VIEW button, REC ARM and A/B track buttons have no effect as they do not have a dedicated function yet
  • BANK button enables clip grid to be scrolled by pages (instead of clip by clip)
  • Use Crossfader when you’re in the Pattern Cross Mixer window to transition between patterns (it controls the Mix fader)
  • Track faders can be set to Jump mode, Catch mode or entirely switched off from the Settings -> APC40 mkII menu
  • User CC knobs (8 track knobs when the USER button is enabled) are set to Absolute type Midi CC by default, but can be changed to Relative type Midi CC from the Settings menu
  • Other functions work similar to how APC40 works with Ableton Live
• Other fixes and improvements:
  • All the Launchpad and APC40 related settings were moved into two separate sub menus of the Settings page with the new dedicated icons;
  • When importing midi clips into the Drum Rack part, the clip is now automatically converted to be played by Drum Rack;
  • Arpeggiator and Groove knobs (on the Part Parameters page) can now be midi learned;
  • Added an option to change double tap speed to a slower one in the Settings -> General -> System -> Double Tap Speed;
  • Fixed: incorrect recognition of absolute/relative midi CC types during the Midi Learn;
  • Launchpad’s “MIDI” Port is now automatically connected as a midi source without occupying the GR-2 Midi Input Port;
  • Fixed: after moving the Layer left/right, the recorded AUv3 automation on that Layer stopped working and showed “No Name”;
  • Fixed: On Launchpads. When changing pattern, fader colors were not correct unless you reenter the mixer mode;
  • Fixed: No Undo for recording external midi notes;
  • Other minor bug fixes.

Groove Rider 2 takes you to the next level of mobile music production with a brand new workflow! Being perfectly balanced between a groove box and a DAW, GR-2 can boost your creative musical inspiration in a way you couldn’t even imagine!

Perform live sets

Use 16 x 16 clip launch grid and Ableton Link feature to synchronize GR-2 with your other music apps and gear. Connect your midi controllers to control GR-2 parameters via midi. Crossfade between your patterns in a DJ style with onscreen crossfader and EQ controls.

Create full length tracks

Timeline based song mode editor allows you to arrange and edit midi clips in a professional DAW manner. Record and edit parameters automation. Copy, paste, duplicate clips as well as entire time ranges. Export & share your compositions.

Sketch your musical ideas

• Use layering for instruments (up to 3 layers per part)
• Process with built-in realtime insert effects, 3 IFX per part
• Tweak sound with 3-band EQ with visual controls
• Improvise with MFX (master effects) with onscreen XY controls, 3 MFX per pattern
• Add depth using 2 Send / Return FX busses with up to 3 effect slots in each bus
• Resample what you hear and edit right in place in the built-in Sample Editor
• Save your own presets and drum sets with audio previews for further use in other compositions

Use built-in instruments

• Sampler with realtime beat time stretching (Warp) and Slicing options, supports stereo samples of 16, 24 or 32 bit depth, up to 5 minutes long;
• 2-oscillator Synthesizer with over 280 oscillator preset programs, Filter and LFO modules with
• Sound Font 2 (sf2) sample bank player with ability to use imported sf2 banks;
• WaveTable synthesizer with ability to import user wavetables (Serum .wav format supported);
• Seamless integration with JimAudio Poison-202 and Pure Acid apps allows to use their integrated modules with sounds and presets without actually loading them as AUv3 audio units, which saves system resources and speeds up pattern loading process!

Features include:

• Supports Ableton Link, AUv3, AudioBus, Inter-App Audio, Core Midi, Virtual Midi In/Out, Bluetooth Midi
• Built-in Sample Editor with Record function
• Convenient sample and preset browser with preset previews
• Timeline based song mode editor
• Can host AUv3 Audio Unit instruments, Effects and Midi FX
• Internal library of Factory samples, presets and patterns to start from
• Supports importing your patterns created in Groove Rider GR-16
• Big variety of built-in effects include Delay, Chorus, Reverb, Shimmer, Pitch Shifter, Flangers, Phasers, Distortion & saturators, EQ, Filters, Slicers, Sidechain Compressor and Gate, Limiter, Maximizer and more!

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