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
Screen Element Description
Pads
Sensitivity Slider Use the Sensitivity Slider to adjust how sensitive the pads respond to your
touch. This sets the minimum threshold at which MASCHINE hardware
controller will register a “hit.”
Velocity Scaling Velocity Scaling determines how your playing is translated into velocity val-
ues: starting from Soft 3 (a soft touch is enough to get a big velocity value)
through Linear to Hard 3 (you really have to hit the pad hard to get a big
velocity value).
Display
Brightness The Brightness Slider allows you to adjust the brightness of both Left and
right displays of the MASCHINE hardware controller.
Contrast Left & Right With these sliders you can adjust the contrast of the Left and right displays
separately.
Adjusting the Settings from the Hardware
You also have access to these settings from the MASCHINE hardware controller. To do this,
you first have to enter the MIDI mode by pressing SHIFT + CONTROL. In MIDI mode, press
SHIFT + Button 4 to show the Settings Display mode. In this mode, the left display gives you
access to all of the settings described above, with the exception of the Velocity Scaling. The
Knobs 1-4 allow you to adjust the Brightness, Pad Sensitivity, Contrast Left and Contrast
Right, respectively.
When you’re done, press SHIFT + CONTROL again to quit the MIDI mode and get back to Con-
trol mode.
2.5 Audio and MIDI Settings
► To open the Audio and MIDI Settings dialog, select the Audio and MIDI Settings… entry
from the File menu.
Basic Concepts
Audio and MIDI Settings
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