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
1 Introduction
1.1 Welcome to MASCHINE!
Thank you for buying MASCHINE!
MASCHINE is a groove production studio that implements the familiar working style of classi-
cal groove boxes along with the advantages of a computer based system. MASCHINE is ideal
for making music live, as well as in the studio. It’s the hands-on aspect of a dedicated instru-
ment, the MASCHINE hardware controller, united with the advanced editing features of the
MASCHINE software.
Creating beats is often not very intuitive with a computer, but using the MASCHINE hardware
controller to do it makes it easy and fun. You can tap in freely with the pads or use Note Re-
peat to jam along. Alternatively, build your beats using the Step Sequencer just as in classic
drum machines.
Patterns can be intuitively combined and rearranged on the fly to form larger ideas. You can try
out several different versions of a song without ever having to stop the music.
Since you can integrate it into any sequencer that supports VST, Audio Units, or RTAS plug-
ins, you can reap the benefits in almost any software setup, or use it as a standalone applica-
tion. You can sample your own material, slice loops and rearrange them easily.
However, MASCHINE is a lot more than an ordinary groovebox or sampler: it comes with an
inspiring 6-gigabyte library, containing over 250 kits and 14,000 samples, and a sophisticat-
ed, yet easy to use tag-based Browser to give you instant access to the sounds you are looking
for.
What’s more, MASCHINE provides lots of options for manipulating your sounds via internal ef-
fects and other sound-shaping possibilities. You can also control external MIDI hardware and
3rd-party software with the MASCHINE hardware controller, while customizing the functions of
the pads, knobs and buttons according to your needs utilizing the included Controller Editor
application. We hope you enjoy this fantastic instrument as much as we do. Now let's get go-
ing!
—The MASCHINE team at Native Instruments.
Introduction
Welcome to MASCHINE!
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