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To create a new Group:
1. Hold SHIFT and press the last lit Group button to select the last Group bank.
2. Release SHIFT.
3. Press the dimmed white Group button after all other lit Group buttons.
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A new empty Group is created after the existing Groups with the default name and color.
If the last Group bank already contains eight Groups, pressing SHIFT + the last lit Group
button at the first step will directly create a new empty Group in a new Group bank!
Creating Groups via the Select Mode
You can also use the Select mode to create Groups from your controller:
1. Press and hold SELECT to enter Select mode. You can also pin the Select mode by press-
ing SELECT + Button 1: You can then release SELECT: Your controller will stay in Select
mode until you press SELECT again. See section ↑2.3.5, Pinning a Mode on Your Control-
ler for more information.
2. Check that Button 2 (EVENTS) is disabled. If necessary, press it to disable it.
3. Press Button 4 (NEXT) repeatedly to navigate to the last Group bank.
4. Press the Group button corresponding to the “+” label on the left display to create a new
empty Group.
Using the Select mode allows you to access more than eight Group banks!
4.3.2 Loading Groups
You can load a readymade Group from the Browser or from your operating system. The Group
can be included in the MASCHINE Library or any EXPANSION PACK but it can also be a
Group you have created yourself and saved for later use.
You have many methods at your disposal to load a Group:
▪ Drag and drop: Select the desired Group in the Browser or Group file in your operating sys-
tem and drag it onto the Group List:
◦ Drag it onto an existing Group to replace this Group in the Group List.
Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project
Managing Groups
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