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
Editing Tool Description
Knob 1 (POSITION) Nudges selected events, i.e. shifts selected events on the timeline
according to the Nudge Grid (the events’ offsets relative to the Nudge
Grid are preserved). Hold SHIFT while you turn the knob to temporarily
override the Nudge Grid quantization and adjust the positions in
extremely small increments. See section ↑11.1.7, Adjusting the Step
Grid and the Nudge Grid for more information on the Nudge Grid.
If one event only is selected, its position is shown under POSITION. If
several events are selected, the field shows (MULTI).
Knob 2 (PITCH) Transposes the selected events by semitones.
When only one event is selected, its pitch is shown under PITCH. If
several events are selected, the field shows (MULTI).
Knob 3 (VELOCITY) Adjusts the velocity of the selected events. If the events have different
velocities, the velocities differences are retained as long as the limits
(0 and 127) are not reached. When only one event is selected, its
velocity is shown under VELOCITY. If several events are selected, the
field shows (MULTI).
Knob 4 (LENGTH) Moves the end of the selected events according to the Step Grid (the
offset of each events' end relative to the Step Grid is preserved). Hold
SHIFT while you turn the knob to temporarily override the Step Grid
quantization and adjust the lengths in extremely small increments. If
the events have different lengths, the length differences are retained
as long as no event becomes shorter than one step.
When only one event is selected, its length is shown under LENGTH. If
several events are selected, the field shows (MULTI).
Quick Edit Shortcuts for the Selected Steps
You can also quickly adjust the velocity, pitch, and position of any events via the Quick Edit
shortcuts:
1. Press and hold the pad(s) of the step(s) you want to edit.
Working with Patterns
Recording Patterns with the Step Sequencer
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