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Table Of Contents

Title Page
Disclaimer
Contact
Table of Contents
1 Welcome to MASCHINE!
- 1.1 Where to Start?
- 1.2 What’s New in MASCHINE 2.0?
- 1.3 Manual Conventions
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
3 Browser
- 3.1 Browser Basics
  - 3.1.1 The MASCHINE Library
  - 3.1.2 Browsing the Library vs. Browsing Your Hard Disks
- 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
  - 4.5.1 Loading REX Files into Sound Slots
  - 4.5.2 Importing MPC Programs to Groups
5 Playing on Your Controller
- 5.1 Adjusting Your Pads
- 5.2 Playing Tools
6 Working with Plug-ins
- 6.1 Plug-in Overview
- 6.2 The Sampler Plug-in
- 6.3 Using Native Instruments and External Plug-ins
7 Working with Patterns
- 7.1 Pattern Basics
- 7.2 Recording Patterns in Real Time
- 7.3 Recording Patterns with the Step Sequencer
  - 7.3.1 Step Mode Basics
    - 7.3.1.1 Entering Step Mode on Your MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Controller
    - 7.3.1.2 Using Step Mode on the MASCHINE MIKRO Controller
  - 7.3.2 Editing Events in Step Mode
    - 7.3.2.1 Editing Events in Step Mode on the MASCHINE MIKRO Controller
- 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
8 Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls
- 8.1 Audio Routing in MASCHINE
- 8.2 Using MIDI Control and Host Automation
- 8.3 Creating Custom Sets of Parameters with the Macro Controls
  - 8.3.1 Macro Control Overview
  - 8.3.2 Assigning Macro Controls
9 Controlling Your Mix
- 9.1 Mix View Basics
  - 9.1.1 Switching between Arrange View and Mix View
    - 9.1.1.1 Switching between Arrange View and Mix View on the MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Controller
  - 9.1.2 Mix View Elements
- 9.2 The Mixer
- 9.3 The Plug-in Chain
- 9.4 The Plug-in Strip
10 Using the Drumsynths
- 10.1 Drumsynths – General Handling
- 10.2 The Kicks
- 10.3 The Snares
- 10.4 The Hi-hats
- 10.5 The Toms
- 10.6 The Percussions
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
- 12.1 Dynamics
- 12.2 Filtering Effects
  - 12.2.1 EQ
  - 12.2.2 Filter
- 12.3 Modulation Effects
- 12.4 Spatial and Reverb Effects
- 12.5 Delays
- 12.6 Distortion Effects
13 Creating a Song Using Scenes
- 13.1 Arranger Basics
- 13.2 Managing Scenes
- 13.3 Playing with Scenes
  - 13.3.1 Selecting a Loop Range
    - 13.3.1.1 Selecting a Loop Range on the MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Controller
  - 13.3.2 Jumping to Other Scenes
    - 13.3.2.1 Adjusting the Perform Grid and Retrigger Setting on the MASCHINE MIKRO Controller
- 13.4 Triggering Scenes via MIDI (MASCHINE Plug-in Only)
14 Sampling and Sample Mapping
- 14.1 Opening the Sample Editor
  - 14.1.1 Entering Sampling Mode on the MASCHINE MIKRO Controller
- 14.2 Recording a Sample
- 14.3 Editing a Sample
  - 14.3.1 Using the Edit Page
    - 14.3.1.1 Using the EDIT Page on the MASCHINE MIKRO Controller
  - 14.3.2 Audio Editing Functions
    - 14.3.2.1 Audio Editing Functions on the MASCHINE MIKRO Controller
- 14.4 Slicing a Sample
- 14.5 Mapping Samples to Zones
15 Troubleshooting – Getting Help
- 15.1 Troubleshooting
- 15.2 Getting Help
16 Appendix: Tips for Playing Live
- 16.1 Preparations
- 16.2 Basic Techniques
- 16.3 Special Tricks
  - 16.3.1 Changing Pattern Length for Variation
  - 16.3.2 Load Long Audio Files and Play with the Start Point
17 Glossary
Index

4. Press the pad of the target Sound slot (this can also be in another Group, in this case first

press GROUP, then the pad of the desired Group, then GROUP again to deactivate it).

→

All parameters of the Sound will be copied (including the Pattern content for that Sound

if you have enabled the + EVNT option). The copied Sound will replace any Sound previ-

ously loaded in the target Sound slot.

Instead of holding DUPLICATE, you can also pin the Duplicate mode by pressing DUPLI-

CATE + CONTROL. You can then release DUPLICATE: Your controller will stay in Duplicate

mode until you press DUPLICATE again. See section ↑2.3.5, Pinning a Mode on Your Con-

troller for more information.

4.2.7 Moving Sounds

You can reorder Sounds via drag-and-drop in the software. It can be helpful to organize your

Sounds more conveniently. Notably, this allows you to move your Sounds to other pads, and

create a Group that is easier to play from the pads.

You can select multiple Sounds to move them all at once! See ↑4.1.3, Selecting Multiple

Sounds or Groups for more information.

To move one or more Sounds:

1. Click and hold the desired Sound slot(s) in the Sound List or in the Pad view.

2. While holding the mouse button, drag your mouse toward the desired location in the

Sound List or in the Pad view.

As the mouse cursor moves an insertion line appears at the potential places where you

can drop the Sound slot(s).

Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project

Managing Sounds

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