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3.5.4. MASCHINE Workflows
The following workflows describe how to navigate Maschine software from your S-Series MK2
keyboard. Follow these steps to setup your software and keyboard, then learn how to make use of
the Browser, Plug-in page, Transport controls, Scenes and Patterns, and Mixing mode from your
keyboard.
Setup
To get started, open Maschine software and start with a new project. Note that sighted assistance
may be needed to pass through any dialogue boxes that might appear during plug-in scanning,
and to enable the MIDI ports from your Komplete Kontrol S-Series MK2 Preferences.
1. Launch Maschine software.
2. Create a new project by pressing Command + N (macOS) or Ctrl + N (Windows) on your
computer keyboard.
→ Maschine is now ready to start creating music. Next, setup the keyboard's Accessibility
features.
3. In Accessibility mode, most actions from the keyboard will trigger a speech announcement. To
activate Accessibility mode, hold the top left button (Shift) and press the top right button
(Mixer) on the keyboard.
4. In Training mode, all button presses and parameter names are announced but the
corresponding action is not triggered. Press Shift twice to enter Training mode.
Browser
The Browser allows you to load Groups, Sounds, Instruments, and Effects from an S-Series
keyboard. Next, load a Drum Kit from the Groups tab of the Browser:
1. Press Browser, located in the Navigation Controls, to the right of the Central Console.
2. Use Screen Buttons 1 and 2 to navigate through the available le types and select Groups.
3. Use the knobs to lter through different search results. Adjust the knob to lter the respective
tag: Products (Knob 2), Banks (Knob 3), Types (Knob 5), Sub-Types (Knob 6). Knob 8 and the 4-
D encoder are used to scroll through the available results.
4. You will hear both sound previews and the name of each preset whilst scrolling through the
results list. Use the up and down arrows to move to the next and previous presets without
hearing the preset name. To toggle prehear (audition), press Shift + Screen Button 8.
5. Press Screen Button 8 or the 4-D encoder to load a Group.
Plug-ins
Using your keyboard, you can navigate and edit your Plug-in chains, and adjust parameters. The
Plug-in button is located top and center of the Navigation Controls
1. Press Plug-in to display the Plug-in page.
2. Press Button 1 to select the Master channel. Press Button 2 to select the Group channel. Press
Button 3 to select the Sound channel.
3. Move through the Plug-in chain using Buttons 5 and 6 to select the next or previous plug-in.
You can also push the 4-D encoder left or right to move between plug-ins.
4. If you want to replace a Plug-in, push the 4-D encoder to open the Plug-in Browser. Turn the 4-
D encoder to select a Plug-in, and push the encoder to insert the Plug-in in the chain.
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