Ahhh, the groove I'm talking about is not the same groove feature on the Yammie or other arrangers. Midi drums must align their beats to a specific boundary specified by the limitations of the hardware/software granularity. A real drummer has an infinite level of granularity and can hit a bit anywhere in the measure. As a drummer, I can play around with the pocket by hitting the Snare on the beat of the measure; OR I can play around with the listeners head and hit the beat micro-seconds BEFORE or AFTER the beat of the measure to give the impression the beat is faster or slower. When you retard the beat a little, it gives the song more of a groove or funk kind of feel. Playing a little sooner give the listener the perception the song is moving faster.

Did I explain this correctly or are you MORE confused? LOL

Al