First of all, turn Snap on and make sure it’s set to Quarter (so it will work with fills of any length) and Move to (in case you add a fill before you turn Snap on: this will make sure that the clips will be alligned well after turning Snap on).
Now here we have a ‘song’ with EZD-grooves. (Notice how the clips don’t fill up the entire bars, but that’s normal: the clip simply ‘stops’ where the last hit is and everything will sound perfectly fine, as long as the left side of the clip alligns to the grid! This will also be the case with the fills you will be adding.)
We would like to add a fill in bar 4.
Here is how to add a 1/4 (one beat) fill.
I’ve positioned the Now time where the 1/4 fill has to start (you don’t have to do that: I just did it to make it clear what I am doing), which ALWAYS is at the 4th beat of the bar:
Now drag the right side of the clip to where the marker is to make space for the 1/4 fill:
Now drag the 1/4 fill into the project: point the mouse to where the marker is (in this picture anyway) and let go. The fill will be positioned at the exact right spot:
Here is how to add a 2/4 (two beat) fill.
I’ve positioned the Now time where the 2/4 fill has to start, which ALWAYS is at the 3rd beat of the bar:
Now drag the right side of the clip to where the marker is to make space for the 2/4 fill:
Now drag the 2/4 fill into the project: point the mouse to where the marker is (in this picture anyway) and let go. The fill will be positioned at the exact right spot:
Here is how to add a 4/4 (four beat, one bar) fill.
I’ve positioned the Now time where the 4/4 fill has to start, which ALWAYS is at the 1st beat of the bar:
Since a 4/4 fill will fill a complete bar, you don’t have to drag the right side of the clip, but you can delete it completely:
Now drag the 4/4 fill into the project: point the mouse to where the marker is (in this picture anyway) and let go. The fill will be positioned at the exact right spot:
That’s it! This way you simply can’t go wrong and timing will always be right. Of course certain fills might not fit musically, but as far as timing is concerned, it will be spot on every time.
