I'm going to start a series of threads that promote ideas and discussion about features that are not currently available (AFAIK) on arrangers, in the hope that some sort of dialog can get started here other than 'My arranger is better than yours"....... Here's my first......

Has anyone used Steinberg's Groove Agent drum machine software? It has one of the niftiest new features I've seen in a long time (actually, several, but here's the first). There is a button labeled '1/2 time' which keeps the inside motion of a groove (the hi-hats and other busy parts) but changes the kick and snare to 1/2 time hits. Brilliant!

This is SO useful for doing breakdown sections, or changing the whole sound of a groove, opening up the space for another element or anything else that comes to mind. It's a very MUSICAL option, rather than just a clever idea, and provides a very drummer-like experience.

I would love to see this feature on a future arranger......