The Studio Tools

GrooveLock

GrooveLock is about the thing charts can’t write down: feel. It gives you grooves to play against and shines a light on how tightly you sit in the pocket.

How to use it

  1. Start the tool (the start press wakes the audio) and pick a groove and tempo.
  2. Play along on your keyboard — comp, riff, or hold pads — and listen for where you rush or drag.
  3. Repeat the same figure until it locks; then move the tempo and lock it again.

Pro tips

  • Record yourself playing over the groove with your phone — what you feel in the moment and what you hear back are different teachers.
  • Rushing is almost always tension: drop your shoulders, breathe on beat one.