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
Duplicating Plug-ins Across Sounds and Groups
Instead of selecting Cut in the Plug-in menu of the original slot (see above), select Copy to du-
plicate the Plug-in to another slot!
Moving a Plug-in on the Controller
On your controller in Control mode, you can move a Plug-in to another slot of the same Sound,
Group or the Master. To do this:
1. Select the desired Plug-in (see section ↑3.3.9, Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins,
and Parameter Pages in the Control Area).
2. Press SHIFT + Button 5/6 to move this Plug-in to the previous/next slot, respectively.
→ The Plug-in takes its new place between the existing Plug-ins while keeping the exact
same settings. All other Plug-ins sitting between its old and new location are shifted one
slot upwards/downwards to fill the gap.
7.1.8 Alternative: the Plug-in Strip
You can also manipulate your Plug-ins via the Plug-in Strip in the Mix view of MASCHINE. You
will find all details on this feature in section ↑13.4, The Plug-in Strip.
7.1.9 Saving and Recalling Plug-in Presets
All settings and assignments of a Plug-in can be saved as Plug-in presets. Once saved, Plug-in
presets can be accessed from the Browser, both in the software and from your controller (see
section ↑4.2, Searching and Loading Files from the Library). This is a very quick and conven-
ient way to recall Plug-ins with their parameters already set to specific values. In addition a
Plug-in preset can be assigned as the default preset so the Plug-in opens with that preset auto-
matically loaded.
The MASCHINE file format for Native Instruments plug-ins allows you to save a preset in the
format native to the plug-in and freely exchange files between the plug-in instrument in stand-
alone mode, MASCHINE, and KOMPLETE KONTROL.
To use this feature you must ensure all installed Native Instruments plug-ins are up-to-date. Please
check Service Center or log-in to your Native Instruments account to find the latest updates.
Working with Plug-ins
Plug-in Overview
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