User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Disclaimer
- Contact
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to MASCHINE
- Quick Reference
- Basic Concepts
- Important Names and Concepts
- Adjusting the MASCHINE User Interface
- Common Operations
- Adjusting Volume, Swing, and Tempo
- Undo/Redo
- Focusing on a Group or a Sound
- Switching Between the Master, Group, and Sound Level
- Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter Pages in the Control Area
- Navigating the Software Using the Controller
- Using Two or More Hardware Controllers
- Loading a Recent Project from the Controller
- Native Kontrol Standard
- Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode
- Preferences
- Integrating MASCHINE into a MIDI Setup
- Syncing MASCHINE using Ableton Link
- Browser
- Browser Basics
- Searching and Loading Files from the Library
- Overview of the Library Pane
- Selecting or Loading a Product and Selecting a Bank from the Browser
- Selecting a Product Category, a Product, a Bank, and a Sub-Bank
- Selecting a File Type
- Choosing Between Factory and User Content
- Selecting Type and Character Tags
- Performing a Text Search
- Loading a File from the Result List
- Additional Browsing Tools
- Using Favorites in the Browser
- Editing the Files’ Tags and Properties
- Loading and Importing Files from Your File System
- Locating Missing Samples
- Using Quick Browse
- Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project
- Playing on the Controller
- Working with Plug-ins
- Plug-in Overview
- The Sampler Plug-in
- Using Native Instruments and External Plug-ins
- Using the Audio Plug-in
- Using the Drumsynths
- Using the Bass Synth
- Working with Patterns
- Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls
- Controlling Your Mix
- Using Effects
- Effect Reference
- Working with the Arranger
- Arranger Basics
- Using Ideas View
- Using Song View
- Section Management Overview
- Creating Sections
- Assigning a Scene to a Section
- Selecting Sections and Section Banks
- Reorganizing Sections
- Adjusting the Length of a Section
- Clearing a Pattern in Song View
- Duplicating Sections
- Removing Sections
- Renaming Scenes
- Clearing Sections
- Creating and Deleting Section Banks
- Working with Patterns in Song view
- Enabling Auto Length
- Looping
- Playing with Sections
- Triggering Sections or Scenes via MIDI
- The Arrange Grid
- Quick Grid
- Sampling and Sample Mapping
- Appendix: Tips for Playing Live
- Troubleshooting
- Glossary
- Index
(3) Quick Edit buttons: Enable either VOLUME (Velocity), SWING (Position), or TEMPO (Tune)
to quickly adjust the volume, swing, or tempo of your Project via the Encoder (1). In Step
mode the Quick Edit buttons allow you to adjust the velocity, the position, and the pitch (key)
of the selected events. See, ↑3.3.1, Adjusting Volume, Swing, and Tempo for a practical exam-
ple of how to use these features.
(4) PLUG-IN button: Press PLUG-IN (Macro) to access Control mode (the default mode on your
controller) and directly display the Plug-in(s) loaded in the selected Sound/Group or the Mas-
ter. This provides instant access to all Plug-ins’ parameters via the Arrow buttons (6), which
can be adjusted using the Encoder. Press SHIFT + PLUG-IN (Macro) to access Macro controls.
(5) SAMPLING button: Press the SAMPLING button to access the Sample Editor. To learn more
about sampling with MASCHINE, see ↑17, Sampling and Sample Mapping.
(6) Arrow buttons: The Arrows buttons are highlighted to indicate when extra pages containing
features or parameters are available via the display.
2.2.1.3 Performance Section
The Performance section provides you with various tools shaped for live performance.
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The Performance section on the controller.
Quick Reference
MASCHINE Hardware Overview
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