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
▪ Sampler: allows the selected Sound slot to play back Samples. This is the most common
source type, as adding a Sample to the Sound slot will automatically set the source to
Sampler. The Sampler can only be used in Module 1 of a Sound.
▪ Input: this allows the selected Sound slot to be available as a bussing point for external
and internal signals. Input can only be used in Module 1 of a Sound.
▪ MIDI Out: allows you to use a Sound to send MIDI notes to your host application or your
external MIDI equipment. MIDI Out can only be used in Module 1 of a Sound.
▪ Plug-ins: allows the use of external plug-ins from Native Instruments and third-party man-
ufacturers. Plug-in Instruments can only be used in Module 1 of a Sound.
▪ FX: allows the use of internal MASCHINE effects or external plug-in effects from Native
Instruments and third-party manufacturers. The Sound slot will be available as a bussing
point for internal signals. Internal MASCHINE effects and Plug-in effects can be used in
all four modules of a Sound.
If you use the MIDI Out Module in slot 1, slots 2-4 will not be effective.
You can sample directly to a Sound slot (read chapter ↑10.7, Triggering Scenes via MIDI for
more details on this), or use it to send MIDI notes (see section ↑4.10.3, MIDI Output from
Sounds).
4.1.1 Selecting a Source using the Hardware
To select a source on the MASCHINE hardware controller:
1. Press the CONTROL button to enter the Control mode.
2. Press the pad you want to load the instrument to.
3. Press Button 3 to put the focus on the Sound tab.
4. Make sure MODULES is activated to show Module slots 1 to 4 (Button 4).
5. Press Button 5 to select Module slot 1.
6. Press SHIFT + BROWSE to select an internal Sound source. On the left display, change
the TYPE to INTERNAL using Knob 1.
7. Using Knob 2, set the SUBTYPE entry to INSTRUMENT or FX. The right display now
shows the list of the available internal sources.
8. Turn Knob 5 to browse the available internal sources.
Sound Slots
Defining a Sound Slot's Role
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