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
2. To change the tempo of the Master (i.e. the tempo of your Project), simply turn the 4-
D encoder.
3. To change the tune of all Sounds in a Group, hold the desired Group button (first navigate
to its Group bank if necessary) and turn the 4-D encoder.
4. To change the tune of an individual Sound, hold its pad and turn the 4-D encoder.
In Step mode:
► To change the tune of a selected step in Step mode, hold its pad and turn the 4-D encod-
er.
→ The adjusted value is temporarily shown on the left display.
To adjust the value in finer increments, press and turn the 4-D encoder (or hold SHIFT while you
turn it).
At the Master level, the shortcut controls the Tempo parameter in the Header:
The Tempo parameter in the software’s Header.
At the Group and Sound level, the shortcut works only with Sounds containing a Sampler or a
Drumsynth Plug-in. The shortcuts control the TUNE parameter of the PITCH / GATE section in the
PITCH / ENVELOPE page of the Sampler, and the TUNE parameter of the MAIN section in the
MAIN page of any Drumsynth. If you hold a Group button, the shortcut will affect all Sounds of the
Group that contain a Sampler or Drumsynth Plug-in. For more details on the TUNE parameter,
please refer to section ↑9.1.5, Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes for the Sampler and section
↑7.2.1, Page 1: Voice Settings / Engine for the Drumsynths.
6.3.5 Tap Tempo
You can quickly define the tempo of your Project via the TAP button in the Transport section of
the controller:
► Repeatedly tap the TAP button to set the desired tempo.
You can also use the TEMPO button to adjust the current tempo:
Playing on the Controller
Playing Tools
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