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
MASCHINE Getting Started Guide
After reading the Setup Guide and following its instructions, your MASCHINE should be up
and running. The next step is to read this MASCHINE Getting Started Guide. The MASCHINE
Getting Started Guide first gives you an overview of MASCHINE and a practical approach to
creating a project.
MASCHINE Reference Manual
The MASCHINE Reference Manual provides you with a detailed reference of your MASCHINE
software along with extra information (solving common issues, specifications, etc.).
MASCHINE Hardware Control Reference
The MASCHINE Hardware Control Reference provides an overview of a MASCHINE project, the
quick access options performed using the MASCHINE hardware controller, and lots of key-
board shortcuts.
Video Tutorials
The Native Instruments website provides you with a lot of video tutorials that give you a hands-
on approach to many sides of the MASCHINE workflow. To see them, point your favorite brows-
er to following URL:
http://native-instruments.com/maschinemedia
Controller Editor Reference Manual
Besides using your MASCHINE hardware controller together with its dedicated MASCHINE
software, you can also use it as a powerful and highly versatile MIDI controller to pilot any oth-
er MIDI-capable application or device. This is made possible by the Controller Editor software,
a little application that allows you to precisely define all MIDI assignments for your MASCHINE
controller. The Controller Editor should have been installed during the MASCHINE installation
procedure. For more info on this, please refer to the Controller Editor Reference Manual availa-
ble as a PDF file in the Documentation subfolder of the Controller Editor installation folder on
your hard disk.
Introduction
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