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
- 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
Action Procedure
Save the current effect settings as
preset
Open the Plug-in menu, and select Save As… at the bottom of the
menu.
Recall an effect preset Use the Browser (see chapter ↑3, Browser), or open the Plug-in menu
and select Open… at the bottom of the menu.
Native Instruments and External Ef-
fects
Open/close the effect window Arrange view: Click the little window icon in the top left corner of the
Parameter area (at the left of the first page tab).
Mix view: In the Plug-in Strip under the Mixer, click the little arrow in
the top left corner of the effect panel.
Save the current settings as de-
fault preset for this effect
Open the Plug-in menu, and select Save As Default… at the bottom of
the menu.
For detailed information on these topics, please refer to ↑6.1, Plug-in Overview. You will find
more details on the specific operations available for Native Instruments and External Effects in
section ↑6.2.6, Page 6: Velocity / Modwheel.
11.1.2.1 Other Effect Operations on the MASCHINE MIKRO Controller
Once you have selected an Effect Plug-in in a Sound, in a Group or in the Master, following
actions are available:
Action Procedure
Replace the effect Select the effect to be replaced and use the Plug-in Browser (press
SHIFT + BROWSE) or the Browser (BROWSE) as described in section
↑11.1.1, Adding an Effect above.
Remove the effect Select the effect to be removed, press SHIFT + BROWSE to open the
Plug-in Browser, press F2 (LIST) to display the list of available effects,
turn the Control encoder at full left to select (NONE), and press the Con-
trol encoder to confirm.
The effect is removed from the Plug-in slot and all following effects are
shifted one slot up to fill the gap.
Bypass the effect Press NAV + SHIFT + the lit pad of the selected Effect.
Using Effects
Applying Effects to a Sound, a Group or the Master
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