User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
 - Disclaimer
 - Contact
 - Table of Contents
 - Welcome to MASCHINE!
 - First Steps
 - Building Your Own Drum Kit
 - Creating Beats
 - Adding a Bass Line
 - Applying Effects
 - Creating Beats with the Step Sequencer
 - Creating a Song Using Scenes
 - Using Advanced Features
 - Quick Reference
 - Troubleshooting – Getting Help
 - Glossary
 - Index
 
Channel Properties
Channel properties are sets of parameters available at each Project level (i.e. for each Sound,
each  Group,  and  for  the  Master)  that  are  independent  of  the  Plug-ins  loaded  in  that  Sound/
Group/Master.  Like  the  Plug-in  parameters,  in  the  software  the  Channel  properties  are  dis-
played  in  the  Control  area.  For  example,  the  volume,  pan  or  swing  controls  are  properties  of
their respective Sound/Group/Master channel.
Clip
Clips  are  found  in  the  Arranger  in  form  of  colored  blocks.  Clips  are  the  building  blocks  for
Scenes. A Clip is a reference to a particular Pattern. In one Scene you can create one Clip for
each Group — in other terms, in each Scene you can play one Pattern of each Group. You can
create more than one Clip referencing the same Pattern in different Scenes. When you modify
your Pattern in the Pattern Editor, all Clips referencing this Pattern in the Arranger will get up-
dated accordingly.
Control Area
The  Control  area  is  located  in  the  middle  of  the  MASCHINE  window,  between  the  Arranger
(above) and  the  Pattern Editor  (below).  This  area allows  you  to  adjust  all  Plug-in  parameters
and Channel properties for the selected Sound/Group or the Master level: routing, effects, Mac-
ro Controls, etc.
Control Lane
Located at the bottom of the Pattern Editor in the MASCHINE window, the Control Lane shows
and lets you edit the recorded automation in form of automation points for each automated pa-
rameter. You  can  add,  remove,  or  manipulate  existing  automation  points  as  well  as  add  new
parameters to automate.
Control Mode
Control mode is the default mode of your controller. In this mode, you can play or record your
actions  in  real-time.  Control  mode  also  allows  you  to  easily  adjust  any  parameter  of  your
Groups and Sounds via the Control section of your controller.
Glossary
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