What are mute groups?
Mute groups prevent multiple sounds from playing simultaneously, ensuring only the last triggered pad in the group plays. This is essential for creating realistic hi-hat patterns where open and closed hats shouldn't overlap.
How mute groups work
When you assign pads to a mute group, only one sound from that group can play at a time. The moment you trigger a new pad in the group, it immediately cuts off any other pad that's currently playing in that same group.
Setting up mute groups
- 1.Press SHIFT + SOUND to enter sound edit mode
- 2.Use minus or plus to navigate to the mute group page (page 6 of 6)
- 3.Press the pads you want to include in the mute group. Lit pads indicate they're grouped together
- 4.Hold for 2 seconds to save your edits
Common uses
The classic application is hi-hats. Assign your closed hi-hat, open hi-hat, and half-open hi-hat to the same mute group. When your pattern triggers the open hat, it will naturally cut off if a closed hat comes in, just like a real drummer controlling the hi-hat pedal.
You can also use mute groups for bass notes to prevent muddy overlapping, or for any sounds where you want tight, choking behavior rather than layering.