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
- Using the 4-Directional Push Encoder
- Pinning a Mode on the Controller
- Adjusting Volume, Swing, and Tempo
- Undo/Redo
- List Overlay for Selectors
- Zoom and Scroll Overlays
- 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
- Touch Auto-Write Option
- Native Kontrol Standard
- Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode
- Host Integration
- Preferences
- Integrating MASCHINE into a MIDI Setup
- Syncing MASCHINE using Ableton Link
- Using a Pedal with the MASCHINE Controller
- File Management on the MASCHINE Controller
- 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
- List and Tag Overlays in the Browser
- 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
- Pattern Basics
- Recording Patterns in Real Time
- Recording Patterns with the Step Sequencer
- Editing Events
- Recording and Editing Modulation
- Creating MIDI Tracks from Scratch in MASCHINE
- Managing Patterns
- Importing/Exporting Audio and MIDI to/from 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
▪ The default Software Navigation mode lets you adjust the look of the software interface: You
can show/hide specific elements and change zoom/scroll settings.
▪ The Page Navigation mode allows you to navigate Channel properties, Plug-ins along with
their Parameter pages.
You can switch between Software Navigation and Page Navigation mode at any time:
► When your controller is in Navigate mode, hold SHIFT + VARIATION (Navigate) + But-
ton 2 (PAGE NAV) to switch between Software Navigation and Page Navigation mode.
When PAGE NAV is off (default setting) your controller is in Software Navigation mode. When
PAGE NAV is on your controller is in Page Navigation mode.
The Software Navigation mode allows you to customize the user interface of the MASCHINE
software by showing or hiding specific parts of the interface and changing the zoom and scroll
settings in the Ideas view, Song view and the Pattern Editor.
Action Shortcut
Access Ideas view Press Button 2 (IDEAS)
Access Song view Press Button 3 (ARRANGER)
Maximize/minimize the Mixer Press Button 4 (MIXER)
Show/hide the Browser Press Button 5 (BROWSER)
Show/hide the Control Lane Press Button 7 (MOD)
Follow Song Press Button 8 (FOLLOW)
Timeline Zoom in/out (Song view only) Turn Knob 1 or press pad 14/10
Timeline Scroll left/right (Song view only) Turn Knob 2 or press pad 9/11
Pattern Editor Zoom in/out Turn Knob 5 or press pad 6/2
Pattern Editor Scroll left/right Turn Knob 6 or press pad 1/3
Sound Lane Height (Pad Mode only) Turn Knob 7
Pattern Editor Scroll up/down (Except
Pad Mode)
Turn Knob 8 or press pad 8/4
Basic Concepts
Common Operations
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