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) Edit section: This section holds the 4-D encoder, a multifunctional element to be used in
various contexts. Used in combination with the 4-D encoder, the three Quick Edit buttons
nearby allow you to easily adjust the volume, tempo and swing of your Sounds, Groups and
Project. In Step mode they let you quickly adjust the velocity, position and tune of the selected
events(s). For more information on this section, see ↑2.3.1.2, Edit Section.
(3) Performance section: This section provides you with various tools shaped for live perform-
ance. The NOTE REPEAT button provides you access to the Note Repeat / Arp feature. The
LOCK button allows you to store and recall snapshots during your set. Underneath, the Smart
Strip and its four function buttons make up a highly versatile and intuitive tool for enriching
your performance. For more information on this section, see ↑2.3.1.3, Performance Section.
(4) Group section: The dedicated Group buttons allow you to instantly access each of your
Groups. For more information on this section, see ↑2.3.1.4, Group Section.
(5) Transport section: Start, stop and restart playback, activate record and tap the tempo, sim-
ply by pressing the dedicated buttons. Use SHIFT to access the secondary functions of your
controller. For more information on this section, see ↑2.3.1.5, Transport Section.
(6) Pad section: Access the various controller modes using the column of mode buttons on the
left-hand side of this section. Use the 16 pads to play your Sounds. Above the pads, the Pad
Input Mode buttons let you choose how the pads will behave: e.g., they can trigger all Sounds
in your Group, different notes of a single Sound, specific chords of a single Sound, or create
and edit events in the step sequencer. Besides playing the Sounds, the pads provide you ac-
cess to many editing and selection commands depending on the selected controller mode. For
more information on this section, see ↑2.3.1.6, Pad Section.
2.3.1.1 Control Section
The Control section provides access to all parameters of the selected mode. It also contains
dedicated buttons to access, e.g., the Browser, the Arranger, the Mixer and the Sample Editor.
Quick Reference
MASCHINE Hardware Overview
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