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
- Adjusting Volume, Swing, and Tempo
- Undo/Redo
- 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
- Loading a Recent Project from the Controller
- Native Kontrol Standard
- Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode
- Preferences
- Integrating MASCHINE into a MIDI Setup
- Syncing MASCHINE using Ableton Link
- 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
- 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
- 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
8.3 Using Loop Mode ........................................................................................................................ 308
8.4 Using Gate Mode ........................................................................................................................ 310
9 Using the Drumsynths ................................................................................................
312
9.1 Drumsynths – General Handling ................................................................................................. 313
9.1.1 Engines: Many Different Drums per Drumsynth ......................................................... 313
9.1.2 Common Parameter Organization .............................................................................. 313
9.1.3 Shared Parameters .................................................................................................... 316
9.1.4 Various Velocity Responses ....................................................................................... 316
9.1.5 Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes ........................................................................ 316
9.2 The Kicks .................................................................................................................................... 317
9.2.1 Kick – Sub ................................................................................................................. 319
9.2.2 Kick – Tronic .............................................................................................................. 321
9.2.3 Kick – Dusty .............................................................................................................. 324
9.2.4 Kick – Grit ................................................................................................................. 325
9.2.5 Kick – Rasper ............................................................................................................ 328
9.2.6 Kick – Snappy ............................................................................................................ 329
9.2.7 Kick – Bold ................................................................................................................ 331
9.2.8 Kick – Maple .............................................................................................................. 333
9.2.9 Kick – Push ............................................................................................................... 334
9.3 The Snares .................................................................................................................................. 336
9.3.1 Snare – Volt ............................................................................................................... 338
9.3.2 Snare – Bit ................................................................................................................ 340
9.3.3 Snare – Pow .............................................................................................................. 342
9.3.4 Snare – Sharp ........................................................................................................... 343
9.3.5 Snare – Airy ............................................................................................................... 345
9.3.6 Snare – Vintage ......................................................................................................... 347
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