User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Disclaimer
- Contact
- Table of Contents
- 1 Welcome to MASCHINE!
- 2 Basic Concepts
- 2.1 Names and Concepts You Should Know
- 2.2 Adjusting the MASCHINE User Interface
- 2.3 Common Operations
- 2.4 Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode
- 2.5 Preferences
- 2.6 Audio and MIDI Settings
- 2.7 Integrating MASCHINE into Your MIDI Setup
- 2.8 Using Footswitches with Your MASCHINE STUDIO Controller
- 3 Browser
- 3.1 Browser Basics
- 3.2 Searching and Loading Files from the Library
- 3.3 Additional Browsing Tools
- 3.4 Editing the Files’ Tags and Properties
- 3.5 Loading and Importing Files from Your File System
- 3.6 Locating Missing Samples
- 3.7 Using Quick Browse
- 4 Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project
- 4.1 Overview of the Sounds, Groups, and Master
- 4.2 Managing Sounds
- 4.3 Managing Groups
- 4.4 Exporting MASCHINE Objects and Audio
- 4.5 Importing Third-Party File Formats
- 5 Playing on Your Controller
- 6 Working with Plug-ins
- 6.1 Plug-in Overview
- 6.1.1 Plug-in Basics
- 6.1.2 First Plug-in Slot of Sounds: Choosing the Sound’s Role
- 6.1.3 Loading, Removing, and Replacing a Plug-in
- 6.1.4 Adjusting the Plug-in Parameters
- 6.1.5 Bypassing Plug-in Slots
- 6.1.6 Using Side-Chain
- 6.1.7 Moving Plug-ins
- 6.1.8 Alternative: the Plug-in Strip
- 6.1.9 Saving and Recalling Plug-in Presets
- 6.2 The Sampler Plug-in
- 6.3 Using Native Instruments and External Plug-ins
- 6.1 Plug-in Overview
- 7 Working with Patterns
- 7.1 Pattern Basics
- 7.1.1 Pattern Editor Overview
- 7.1.2 Navigating the Event Area
- 7.1.3 Following the Playback Position in the Pattern
- 7.1.4 Jumping to Another Playback Position in the Pattern
- 7.1.5 Group View and Keyboard View
- 7.1.6 Adjusting the Pattern Grid and the Pattern Length
- 7.1.7 Adjusting the Step Grid and the Nudge Grid
- 7.2 Recording Patterns in Real Time
- 7.3 Recording Patterns with the Step Sequencer
- 7.4 Editing Events
- 7.5 Recording and Editing Modulation
- 7.6 Creating MIDI Tracks from Scratch in MASCHINE
- 7.7 Managing Patterns
- 7.8 Importing/Exporting Audio and MIDI to/from Patterns
- 7.1 Pattern Basics
- 8 Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls
- 9 Controlling Your Mix
- 10 Using the Drumsynths
- 11 Using Effects
- 11.1 Applying Effects to a Sound, a Group or the Master
- 11.2 Applying Effects to External Audio
- 11.3 Creating a Send Effect
- 11.4 Creating Multieffects
- 12 Effect Reference
- 13 Creating a Song Using Scenes
- 13.1 Arranger Basics
- 13.2 Managing Scenes
- 13.3 Playing with Scenes
- 13.4 Triggering Scenes via MIDI (MASCHINE Plug-in Only)
- 14 Sampling and Sample Mapping
- 14.1 Opening the Sample Editor
- 14.2 Recording a Sample
- 14.3 Editing a Sample
- 14.4 Slicing a Sample
- 14.5 Mapping Samples to Zones
- 15 Troubleshooting – Getting Help
- 16 Appendix: Tips for Playing Live
- 17 Glossary
- Index
Element Description
Bend Adjusts the amplitude of the pitch envelope applied throughout the sound du-
ration (punch), measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to
100.0 % (default: 6,8 %). At zero, the sound stays at its original pitch during
its entire decaying phase. As the Bend value is increased, an increasing
amount of pitch envelope is applied. This means that the pitch of the drum
starts at a higher value and falls to the original value as the sound decays. The
greater the Bend value, the higher the starting pitch.
Time Adjusts the decay time of the pitch envelope, measured as a percentage. Avail-
able values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 30 %). Note that if the Time
value is too long compared to the Decay value, you won’t hear the entire pitch
drop but only its beginning — i.e. you will hear a higher pitch than the one set
by Tune.
ATTACK Section
Mode Selects the style of the attack: Thin selects a thin-sounding click, Thick selects
a slightly rounder click with added noise, and Noise uses just a noise burst for
a less clicky attack.
Color Only available if Thick or Noise is selected in the Mode selector. Adjusts the
color of the attack, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0
to 100.0 % (default: 50.0 %). At lower values the attack is duller. Increase the
Color value to get a more incisive attack.
Amount Adjusts the level of the attack. Available values range from 0.0 % (soft attack)
to 100.0 % (maximum attack). The default value is 50.0 %.
Advanced Page
For this engine the Advanced page does not contain any parameters.
Modulation Page
As with all other engines and Drumsynths, the Modulation page contains one parameter: Veloc-
ity.
Using the Drumsynths
The Kicks
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