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Groove Agent 3 is the third incarnation of Steinberg's Groove Agent virtual drummer VST instrument, and is a major step up from previous versions. Groove Agent 3 combines a huge library of drum and percussion sounds with a range of player technologies to give you dynamic, ready-to-go drums, beats, rhythms and percussion in only a few mouse clicks. Top-quality drum samples and live recorded drum performances in a massive number of variations cover 123 different styles from over 50 years of music history, automatically synced to the song tempo. And Groove Agent 3 also features more kits and sounds, including 3 new top-rate acoustic drum kits, as well as the ability to import user samples in wav and AIFF format for even more flexibility.

Groove Agent v3 update (September 12, 2007):

• Special Agent and Percussion Agent: Adding to the Classic Groove Agent of previous versions, the two new modules offer ultra-realistic modelling of a real studio drummer as well as a range of new percussive instruments in a vast range of styles.
• Dual Mode: Any two of the three modules can be combined in a virtual jam session for more dynamics and variability.
• 3 new acoustic kits with an additional assortment of digital drum machines and percussion.
• 42 all-new drum styles: 123 styles total plus hundreds of percussion performances, including the more unusual time signatures.
• Drum Sample Import: Groove Agent 3 can now utilize almost any drum sound for its grooves, beats and fills, with separate samples for dry and ambience for a quick, easy way of creating a virtual drum kit miked up in its own room.
• Alternating Hits: alternates samples to avoid repetition of sounds, ensuring lively, realistic drum rolls and paradiddles.
• Auto Fill: intelligently generates fills to help produce dynamic drum backing tracks for improvisation on other instruments, making Groove Agent 3 ideal for use as a rehearsal and jamming tool.
• A new FX section: a new EQ and compressor, with new presets ready for each drum component and kit.

Groove Agent 3 is priced at $299.99. Groove Agent 1 and 2 customers can upgrade to the new version for $124.99 and $89.00 respectively.

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