ERA II library help - questions for users

[SomeGuy]

Hello,

I have some user questions about ERA II. I did download and scan the manual for more info but cannot figure out the following:

1. Midi Grooves. In the manual for the Hurdy Gurdy, it states that "You will find 2/4 and 6/8 midi grooves, and besides, you will be able to create your own ones importing the included midi files in your DAW to easily create grooves which fit to your music." but it does not tell how to import these midi grooves? Does Engine have midi drag and drop like Kontakt that I'm somehow missing how to access?

2. Groove patches: how to change key center? For example, can I make the Fiddle Grooves play in a different keys to follow a chord progression? Kontakt instruments usually has key switches to achieve this, does Engine? I do see the pitch knob, but its very fiddly and would require multiple instances tuned to the different chords if you wanted the groove be fluid.

3. Bowed strings do not sustain by default which is very surprising! This seems to be true for all bowed strings, and some like the bowed psaltery do not sustain very long at all! Are there looped sustains for these instruments that I'm missing?

Thank you so much for any insights and help you can provide.

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[Marsen]

1. Midi Grooves.

You find the Midi Grooves in the Folder where the library is stored on your disk drive.
From there, you can drag & drop to your DAW.

2. Groove patches: how to change key center?

As said in the instrument info page, there are 3 different Rootkeys to choose from switchable with KS (coloured).

3. Bowed strings do not sustain by default

The viola de Roda does sustain.

the bowed psaltery do not sustain very long

I think this is by design. I’m not a specialist for bowed psalterys, but if you have a look at this video, you see how it’s supposed to be played I think:

 

[KarlHeinz]

Hello,

I have some user questions about ERA II. I did download and scan the manual for more info but cannot figure out the following:

1. Midi Grooves. In the manual for the Hurdy Gurdy, it states that "You will find 2/4 and 6/8 midi grooves, and besides, you will be able to create your own ones importing the included midi files in your DAW to easily create grooves which fit to your music." but it does not tell how to import these midi grooves? Does Engine have midi drag and drop like Kontakt that I'm somehow missing how to access?

2. Groove patches: how to change key center? For example, can I make the Fiddle Grooves play in a different keys to follow a chord progression? Kontakt instruments usually has key switches to achieve this, does Engine? I do see the pitch knob, but its very fiddly and would require multiple instances tuned to the different chords if you wanted the groove be fluid.

3. Bowed strings do not sustain by default which is very surprising! This seems to be true for all bowed strings, and some like the bowed psaltery do not sustain very long at all! Are there looped sustains for these instruments that I'm missing?

Thank you so much for any insights and help you can provide.

I have not worked with the grooves cause using seem to be to clumsy.

But as far as I understood:

1. the only way to use them is to find the groove you want in the browser and drag into your daw. If I remember right there should be an instrument with all the grooves to "pre-listen" but you cant drag and drop the midi from there.