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
▪ You can select custom sounds for the metronome’s downbeats and upbeats in the Prefer-
ences’ Default page (see section ↑3.7.4, Preferences – Default Page for more details).
The time signature of the metronome can be set to differ from the time signature of your Project.
This can be useful to record unusual rhythms in a Pattern. Reminder: the time signature of your
Project is defined in the MASCHINE Header (MASCHINE in stand-alone mode) or by your host ap-
plication (MASCHINE running as a plug-in).
On the controller:
► Press SHIFT + TAP (Metro) in the Transport section to activate or deactivate the metro-
nome.
Adjusting the Metronome’s Volume and Time Signature
On your controller you can adjust the volume and time signature of the metronome in the re-
cording settings:
1. Press SETTINGS to show the recording settings.
2. Press Button 1 (GENERAL).
3. Turn Knob 1 (Metronome LEVEL) to adjust the metronome volume.
4. Turn Knob 2 (Metronome TIME) to select a time signature.
While adjusting the metronome settings you can enable/disable the metronome via Button 5 (MET-
RONOME). This is strictly equivalent to pressing SHIFT + TAP (Metro) as mentioned above.
11.2.4 Recording with Count-in
Count-in allows you to start the metronome before the sequencer and recording begins. This is
very handy if you want to start recording a Pattern exactly on the downbeat.
When recording starts with a Count-in, the following happens:
▪ The playhead jumps to the beginning of the Loop Range.
▪ You hear the metronome alone during the count-in phase (1, 2 or 4 bars).
Working with Patterns
Recording Patterns in Real Time
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