User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Disclaimer
- Contact
- Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Basic Concepts
- 3 Browser
- 4 Sound Slots
- 5 Creating Groups
- 6 Working with Patterns (Hardware)
- 6.1 Creating Patterns
- 6.1.1 Pattern Mode
- 6.1.2 Pad Mode
- 6.1.3 Pad Link
- 6.1.4 Releasing a Pad from a Pad Link Group
- 6.1.5 Recording the Pads
- 6.1.6 The Metronome
- 6.1.7 Using the Step Sequencer
- 6.1.8 Using Note Repeat
- 6.1.9 Using the Piano Roll/Keyboard
- 6.1.10 Recording Automation
- 6.1.11 Recording Automation in the Step Sequencer
- 6.1.12 Step Grid, Pattern Length Grid and Quantization
- 6.2 Editing Patterns
- 6.1 Creating Patterns
- 7 Working with Patterns (Software)
- 7.1 The Pattern Editor
- 7.2 Editing Patterns
- 7.2.1 Mouse Actions in the Pattern Editor
- 7.2.2 The Zoom Tool
- 7.2.3 Compare/Split
- 7.2.4 The Piano Roll / Keyboard
- 7.2.5 Recording and Editing Automation
- 7.2.6 Adding a Modulator
- 7.2.7 Step Grid, Pattern Length Grid and Quantization
- 7.2.8 Pad Link
- 7.2.9 Releasing a Pad from a Pad Link Group
- 7.2.10 Setting up a Pad as Master or Slave in a Pad Link Group
- 7.2.11 Rendering Audio from Patterns using Drag and Drop
- 7.2.12 Rendering MIDI from Patterns using Drag and Drop
- 8 The Effects Overview
- 9 Using FX
- 9.1 Applying Effects to a Sound
- 9.2 Applying Effects to a Group
- 9.3 Applying Effects to the Master
- 9.4 Bypassing Effects
- 9.5 Automating Effects and Sampler Parameters
- 9.6 Applying FX to an External Instrument
- 9.7 Recording FX Automation
- 9.8 Saving FX Presets
- 9.9 Creating a Send Effect
- 9.10 Creating a Multi Effect
- 10 Creating a Song using Scenes
- 11 Sampling and Sample Mapping
- 12 The Master Section
- 13 Exporting Audio
- 14 Appendix: Tips for playing Live
- Index
If you prefer to play your melodies with a MIDI keyboard, you can connect one to the MIDI In
on the back of the MASCHINE hardware controller. You can also use any USB-MIDI keyboard
selected in the Audio and MIDI Settings (see chapter ↑2.5, Audio and MIDI Settings to get to
know how to set these up). The connected MIDI input device will always play the currently se-
lected Sound without the need to enter Piano Roll / Keyboard mode.
The back side of the MASCHINE hardware with the MIDI In.
6.1.10 Recording Automation
One of the really cool features of MASCHINE is the ability to automate nearly all MASCHINE
parameters both on the hardware and on the software in a very easy way.
► To automate a parameter with the hardware, first make sure the song is playing, then simply
turn one of the 8 Knobs while holding down AUTO WRITE.
Your automation gets recorded now; if you want to discard it and try again, press ERASE, hold
it and again turn the Knob you used to record automation to delete its automation.
SHIFT + pad 10 (CLR AUTOMATION) deletes all selected Automation events (see ↑6.2.1, Se-
lecting Notes and Events on how to select events); if none are selected, all automation of the
Pattern will be cleared.
Almost all Knob and Button parameters, including the Macro controls, are automatable, excep-
tions being:
▪ Limiter Threshold
▪ Sampler LFO Sync
Working with Patterns (Hardware)
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