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Working With Pads
Groove Agent features two different types of pads: instrument pads and pattern pads. Instrument pads are used to trigger samples. Pattern pads trigger MIDI drum patterns or styles.
Using Different MIDI Channels/Ports for Instrument Pads and Pattern Pads
By default, instrument and pattern pads share the same MIDI port. If instrument and pattern pads are both assigned and share the same trigger note, the pattern pad always gets priority, therefore, instrument pads that use the same trigger note as a pattern pad cannot be played via the same MIDI port. In this case, you have two options: You can set up a different MIDI port or a different MIDI channel for the pattern pads.
Using the Pattern MIDI Port for Pattern Pads
To be able to play all instrument and pattern pads via MIDI, assign a separate MIDI port to the pattern pad section. This way, you can trigger instruments on one MIDI port and patterns on the other.

Using the Pattern MIDI Port for Pattern Pads

To be able to play all instrument and pattern pads via MIDI, assign a separate MIDI port to the pattern pad section. This way, you can trigger instruments on one MIDI port and patterns on the other.

Procedure

Activate Use Pattern MIDI Port for Pattern Pads in the lower left corner of the pattern pad section.

If another port is used, MIDI data is received on all MIDI channels.
In your DAW, set up two MIDI tracks and set the MIDI output of the first track to Groove Agent Main and the MIDI output of the second track to Groove Agent Pattern.

Result

You can use one MIDI track to play the instrument pads and another MIDI track to play the pattern pads.