User Guide

(5) BROWSE button: Press the BROWSE button to access the Browser. Press SHIFT + BROWSE
to access the Plug-in menu and load a Plug-in (Internal, Native Instruments, and External, as
well as Instrument and Effect) in the selected Plug-in slot.
(6) SAMPLING button: Press the SAMPLING button to access the Sample Editor.
(7) Page buttons: Almost any feature of MASCHINE can be accessed using the hardware con-
troller. For a clear and simple layout of the displays, the parameters are grouped into different
pages — these are selected using the Page buttons.
(8) ALL button: The ALL button on its own currently does not have any functionality. However,
use the ALL button to save your project by pressing SHIFT + ALL.
(9) AUTO button: In MASCHINE, modulation of almost any parameter on the Sound and Group
level is achieved with one-touch simplicity. Press and hold this button while turning any of the
eight Knobs (or any combination) under the displays to record automation for the correspond-
ing parameter(s).
The Auto mode can be pinned: Press SHIFT + AUTO to pin/unpin the Auto mode. See
↑10.1.1, Controller Modes and Mode Pinning for more information.
(10) Buttons 1–8: About one fourth of the hardware is occupied by the multi-functional control
area, which forms the core of MASCHINE’s mouse-free workflow. The eight Buttons above the
displays dynamically adapt their function to the currently active environment, allowing direct
access to the most important sub-sections and functions. The action they perform is shown be-
low each button in the displays.
(11) Displays: The displays are laid-out to provide you with all essential information — there’s
no need to glance at the computer screen.
(12) Knobs 1–8: Each Knob dynamically controls the parameter shown in the display above it.
10.3.1.2 I/O and Level Section
This section gives an overview of the I/O and Level section.
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