Groovebased
Groovebased is a design philosophy and methodological approach in music production and rhythm-centric software that centers the concept of groove as the foundational element of timing and feel. It emphasizes aligning musical events to a groove structure rather than treating timing as a rigid grid, combining humanized timing, dynamics, and swing with systematic tools for analysis and reproduction.
Etymology and scope. The term combines groove, meaning a distinctive rhythmic feel, with based, indicating a
Characteristics. Core techniques include groove extraction from performances to build a reference template, groove templates for
Applications. It is used in digital audio workstations, drum machines, MIDI sequencers, and generative music systems.
Reception and critique. Groovebased offers a pathway to more natural-feeling rhythms but may introduce complexity and
See also. Groove, swing, quantization, humanization, rhythm, timing.