Native Instruments Maschine Mikro MK2 v2.6.8 User manual

MANUAL

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Document authored by: David Gover, Nicolas Sidi

Software version: 2.6.8 (08/2017)

Hardware version: MASCHINE MIKRO MK2

Special thanks to the Beta Test Team, who were invaluable not just in tracking down bugs, but

in making this a better product.

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Table of Contents

1 Welcome to MASCHINE .............................................................................................

22

1.1 MASCHINE Documentation .......................................................................................................... 23

1.1.1 MASCHINE Getting Started Guide .............................................................................. 23

1.1.2 MASCHINE Manual ..................................................................................................... 23

1.1.3 MASCHINE Hardware Control Reference ..................................................................... 24

1.1.4 Controller Editor Manual ............................................................................................ 24

1.1.5 Support Channel Videos ............................................................................................ 24

1.1.6 Other Online Resources ............................................................................................. 24

1.2 Document Conventions ............................................................................................................... 25

1.3 New Features in MASCHINE 2.6.8 ............................................................................................... 26

2 Basic Concepts .........................................................................................................

28

2.1 Names and Concepts You Should Know ...................................................................................... 28

2.2 Adjusting the MASCHINE User Interface ..................................................................................... 31

2.2.1 Adjusting the Size of the Interface ............................................................................. 31

2.2.2 Switching between Ideas View and Arranger View ..................................................... 32

2.2.3 Showing/Hiding the Browser ...................................................................................... 33

2.2.4 Minimizing the Mixer ................................................................................................. 33

2.2.5 Showing/Hiding the Control Lane .............................................................................. 34

2.3 Common Operations ................................................................................................................... 35

2.3.1 Setting the Focus on a Group or a Sound ................................................................... 35

2.3.2 Switching Between the Master, Group, and Sound Level ........................................... 40

2.3.3 Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter Pages in the Control Area . 41

2.3.4 Undo/Redo ................................................................................................................. 47

2.3.5 Pinning a Mode on Your Controller ............................................................................. 49

2.3.6 Using Two or More Hardware Controllers ................................................................... 50

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2.4 Native Kontrol Standard ............................................................................................................. 51

2.5 Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode ................................................................................................... 53

2.5.1 Differences between Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode ................................................. 53

2.5.2 Switching Instances .................................................................................................. 55

2.5.3 Controlling Various Instances with Different Controllers ........................................... 55

2.6 Preferences ................................................................................................................................. 56

2.6.1 Preferences – General Page ....................................................................................... 57

2.6.1.1 Usage Data Tracking .................................................................................61

2.6.2 Preferences – Audio Page .......................................................................................... 62

2.6.3 Preferences – MIDI Page ............................................................................................ 65

2.6.4 Preferences – Default Page ....................................................................................... 68

2.6.5 Preferences – Library Page ........................................................................................ 71

2.6.6 Preferences – Plug-ins Page ..................................................................................... 79

2.6.7 Preferences – Hardware Page .................................................................................... 84

2.6.8 Controller Menu in the Hardware Page of the Preferences Panel ............................... 87

2.6.9 Preferences – Colors Page ......................................................................................... 88

2.7 Integrating MASCHINE into Your MIDI Setup ............................................................................... 91

2.7.1 Connecting External MIDI Equipment ........................................................................ 91

2.7.2 Sync to External MIDI Clock ....................................................................................... 91

2.7.3 Send MIDI Clock ......................................................................................................... 93

2.8 Syncing MASCHINE using Ableton Link ....................................................................................... 95

2.8.1 Connecting to a Network ............................................................................................ 95

2.8.2 Joining and Leaving a Link Session ........................................................................... 95

3 Browser ....................................................................................................................

97

3.1 Browser Basics ........................................................................................................................... 97

3.1.1 The MASCHINE Library ............................................................................................... 97

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3.1.2 Browsing the Library vs. Browsing Your Hard Disks ................................................... 98

3.2 Searching and Loading Files from the Library ............................................................................ 99

3.2.1 Overview of the LIBRARY Pane ................................................................................... 99

3.2.2 Selecting or Loading a Product and Selecting a Bank from the Browser .................... 103

3.2.3 Selecting a Product Category, a Product, a Bank, and a Sub-Bank ........................... 108

3.2.3.1 Selecting a Product Category, a Product, a Bank, and a Sub-Bank on the

Controller ...................................................................................................113

3.2.4 Selecting a File Type .................................................................................................. 114

3.2.5 Choosing Between Factory and User Content ............................................................. 115

3.2.6 Selecting Type and Mode Tags ................................................................................... 115

3.2.7 Performing a Text Search ........................................................................................... 122

3.2.8 Loading a File from the Result List ............................................................................ 122

3.3 Additional Browsing Tools .......................................................................................................... 128

3.3.1 Loading the Selected Files Automatically .................................................................. 129

3.3.2 Auditioning Your Samples ......................................................................................... 130

3.3.3 Loading Groups with Patterns ................................................................................... 131

3.3.4 Loading Groups with Routing .................................................................................... 132

3.3.5 Displaying File Information ........................................................................................ 132

3.4 Using Favorites in the Browser ................................................................................................... 133

3.5 Editing the Files’ Tags and Properties ........................................................................................ 139

3.5.1 Attribute Editor Basics .............................................................................................. 140

3.5.2 The BANK Page .......................................................................................................... 141

3.5.3 The TYPES and MODES Pages .................................................................................... 142

3.5.4 The PROPERTIES Page ............................................................................................... 145

3.6 Loading and Importing Files from Your File System .................................................................... 145

3.6.1 Overview of the FILES Pane ........................................................................................ 146

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3.6.2 Using Favorites .......................................................................................................... 147

3.6.3 Using the Location Bar .............................................................................................. 148

3.6.4 Navigating to Recent Locations ................................................................................. 149

3.6.5 Using the Result List ................................................................................................. 150

3.6.6 Importing Files to the MASCHINE Library ................................................................... 153

3.7 Locating Missing Samples .......................................................................................................... 155

3.8 Using Quick Browse .................................................................................................................... 157

4 Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project ...............................................................

161

4.1 Overview of the Sounds, Groups, and Master .............................................................................. 161

4.1.1 The Sound, Group, and Master Channels ................................................................... 162

4.1.2 Similarities and Differences in Handling Sounds and Groups ................................... 163

4.1.3 Selecting Multiple Sounds or Groups ......................................................................... 164

4.2 Managing Sounds ....................................................................................................................... 169

4.2.1 Loading Sounds ......................................................................................................... 171

4.2.2 Pre-listening to Sounds ............................................................................................. 172

4.2.3 Renaming Sound Slots .............................................................................................. 173

4.2.4 Changing the Sound’s Color ...................................................................................... 174

4.2.5 Saving Sounds ........................................................................................................... 175

4.2.6 Copying and Pasting Sounds ..................................................................................... 177

4.2.7 Moving Sounds .......................................................................................................... 180

4.2.8 Resetting Sound Slots ............................................................................................... 182

4.3 Managing Groups ....................................................................................................................... 183

4.3.1 Creating Groups ........................................................................................................ 184

4.3.2 Loading Groups ......................................................................................................... 186

4.3.3 Renaming Groups ...................................................................................................... 187

4.3.4 Changing the Group’s Color ....................................................................................... 188

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4.3.5 Saving Groups ........................................................................................................... 189

4.3.6 Copying and Pasting Groups ..................................................................................... 191

4.3.7 Reordering Groups ..................................................................................................... 195

4.3.8 Deleting Groups ......................................................................................................... 196

4.4 Exporting MASCHINE Objects and Audio ..................................................................................... 197

4.4.1 Saving a Group with its Samples ............................................................................... 198

4.4.2 Saving a Project with its Samples ............................................................................. 199

4.4.3 Exporting Audio ......................................................................................................... 201

4.5 Importing Third-Party File Formats ............................................................................................. 208

4.5.1 Loading REX Files into Sound Slots ........................................................................... 208

4.5.2 Importing MPC Programs to Groups ........................................................................... 209

5 Playing on Your Controller .........................................................................................

213

5.1 Adjusting Your Pads ................................................................................................................... 213

5.1.1 The Pad View in the Software .................................................................................... 213

5.1.2 Choosing a Pad Mode ................................................................................................ 215

5.1.3 Adjusting the Base Key .............................................................................................. 218

5.1.4 Using Choke Groups .................................................................................................. 220

5.1.5 Using Link Groups ..................................................................................................... 222

5.2 Adjusting the Key, Choke, and Link Parameters for Multiple Sounds .......................................... 224

5.3 Adjusting the Base Key ............................................................................................................... 226

5.4 Playing Tools .............................................................................................................................. 227

5.4.1 Mute and Solo ............................................................................................................ 227

5.4.2 Choke All Notes .......................................................................................................... 232

5.4.3 Groove ....................................................................................................................... 232

5.4.4 Level, Tempo, Tune, and Groove Shortcuts on Your Controller .................................... 235

5.5 Performance Features ................................................................................................................. 238

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5.5.1 Overview of the Perform Features .............................................................................. 238

5.5.2 Selecting a Scale and Creating Chords ..................................................................... 241

5.5.3 Scale and Chord Parameters ..................................................................................... 243

5.5.4 Creating Arpeggios and Repeated Notes ................................................................... 249

5.5.5 Swing Also Applied to Note Repeat / Arp Output ........................................................ 254

6 Working with Plug-ins ...............................................................................................

255

6.1 Plug-in Overview ........................................................................................................................ 255

6.1.1 Plug-in Basics ........................................................................................................... 255

6.1.2 First Plug-in Slot of Sounds: Choosing the Sound’s Role ........................................... 259

6.1.3 Loading, Removing, and Replacing a Plug-in ............................................................ 259

6.1.4 Adjusting the Plug-in Parameters ............................................................................. 267

6.1.5 Bypassing Plug-in Slots ............................................................................................ 267

6.1.6 Using Side-Chain ...................................................................................................... 270

6.1.7 Moving Plug-ins ........................................................................................................ 271

6.1.8 Alternative: the Plug-in Strip ..................................................................................... 272

6.1.9 Saving and Recalling Plug-in Presets ....................................................................... 272

6.1.9.1 Saving Plug-in Presets ..............................................................................272

6.1.9.2 Recalling Plug-in Presets ..........................................................................274

6.1.9.3 Removing a Default Plug-in Preset ............................................................275

6.2 The Sampler Plug-in ................................................................................................................... 276

6.2.1 Page 1: Voice Settings / Engine ................................................................................. 277

6.2.2 Page 2: Pitch / Envelope ............................................................................................ 279

6.2.3 Page 3: FX / Filter ...................................................................................................... 282

6.2.4 Page 4: Modulation .................................................................................................... 283

6.2.5 Page 5: LFO ............................................................................................................... 285

6.2.6 Page 6: Velocity / Modwheel ...................................................................................... 287

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6.3 Using Native Instruments and External Plug-ins ........................................................................ 288

6.3.1 Opening/Closing Plug-in Windows ............................................................................. 289

6.3.2 Using the VST/AU Plug-in Parameters ....................................................................... 292

6.3.3 Setting Up Your Own Parameter Pages ...................................................................... 293

6.3.4 Using VST/AU Plug-in Presets .................................................................................... 298

6.3.5 Multiple-Output Plug-ins and Multitimbral Plug-ins ................................................. 301

7 Working with Patterns ...............................................................................................

302

7.1 Pattern Basics ............................................................................................................................ 302

7.1.1 Pattern Editor Overview ............................................................................................. 303

7.1.2 Navigating the Event Area ......................................................................................... 306

7.1.3 Following the Playback Position in the Pattern .......................................................... 308

7.1.4 Jumping to Another Playback Position in the Pattern ................................................. 310

7.1.5 Group View and Keyboard View .................................................................................. 312

7.1.6 Adjusting the Arrange Grid and the Pattern Length ................................................... 314

7.1.7 Adjusting the Step Grid and the Nudge Grid .............................................................. 317

7.2 Recording Patterns in Real Time ................................................................................................ 322

7.2.1 Recording Your Patterns Live ..................................................................................... 323

7.2.2 The Record Prepare Mode .......................................................................................... 325

7.2.3 Using the Metronome ................................................................................................. 326

7.2.4 Recording with Count-in ............................................................................................ 328

7.2.5 Quantizing while Recording ....................................................................................... 330

7.3 Recording Patterns with the Step Sequencer .............................................................................. 331

7.3.1 Step Mode Basics ...................................................................................................... 331

7.3.2 Editing Events in Step Mode ...................................................................................... 334

7.4 Editing Events ............................................................................................................................ 335

7.4.1 Editing Events with the Mouse: an Overview ............................................................. 335

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7.4.2 Creating Events/Notes ............................................................................................... 339

7.4.3 Selecting Events/Notes .............................................................................................. 340

7.4.4 Editing Selected Events/Notes ................................................................................... 343

7.4.5 Deleting Events/Notes ............................................................................................... 346

7.4.6 Cut, Copy, and Paste Events/Notes ............................................................................ 349

7.4.7 Quantizing Events/Notes ........................................................................................... 352

7.4.8 Quantization While Playing ........................................................................................ 354

7.4.9 Doubling a Pattern .................................................................................................... 355

7.4.10 Adding Variation to Patterns ..................................................................................... 356

7.5 Recording and Editing Modulation ............................................................................................. 359

7.5.1 Which Parameters Are Modulatable? ......................................................................... 361

7.5.2 Recording Modulation ................................................................................................ 362

7.5.3 Creating and Editing Modulation in the Control Lane ................................................ 364

7.6 Creating MIDI Tracks from Scratch in MASCHINE ....................................................................... 370

7.7 Managing Patterns ..................................................................................................................... 372

7.7.1 The Pattern Manager and Pattern Mode .................................................................... 372

7.7.2 Selecting Patterns and Pattern Banks ....................................................................... 374

7.7.3 Creating Patterns ...................................................................................................... 377

7.7.4 Deleting Patterns ....................................................................................................... 379

7.7.5 Creating and Deleting Pattern Banks ........................................................................ 381

7.7.6 Naming Patterns ....................................................................................................... 383

7.7.7 Changing the Pattern’s Color .................................................................................... 386

7.7.8 Duplicating, Copying, and Pasting Patterns .............................................................. 387

7.7.9 Moving Patterns ........................................................................................................ 390

7.7.10 Adjusting Pattern Length in Fine Increments ............................................................. 391

7.8 Importing/Exporting Audio and MIDI to/from Patterns ................................................................ 391

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7.8.1 Exporting Audio from Patterns ................................................................................... 391

7.8.2 Exporting MIDI from Patterns ..................................................................................... 393

7.8.3 Importing MIDI to Patterns ........................................................................................ 395

8 Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls ....................................................

404

8.1 Audio Routing in MASCHINE ....................................................................................................... 405

8.1.1 Sending External Audio to Sounds ............................................................................. 406

8.1.2 Configuring the Main Output of Sounds and Groups ................................................. 411

8.1.3 Setting Up Auxiliary Outputs for Sounds and Groups ................................................. 416

8.1.4 Configuring the Master and Cue Outputs of MASCHINE ............................................. 420

8.1.5 Mono Audio Inputs ..................................................................................................... 425

8.1.5.1 Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in Mix View ..................................426

8.1.5.2 Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in MASCHINE MIKRO ....................430

8.2 Using MIDI Control and Host Automation .................................................................................... 430

8.2.1 Triggering Sounds via MIDI Notes .............................................................................. 431

8.2.2 Triggering Scenes via MIDI ........................................................................................ 437

8.2.3 Controlling Parameters via MIDI and Host Automation .............................................. 438

8.2.4 Selecting VST/AU Plug-in Presets via MIDI Program Change ..................................... 446

8.2.5 Sending MIDI from Sounds ........................................................................................ 447

8.3 Creating Custom Sets of Parameters with the Macro Controls ................................................... 451

8.3.1 Macro Control Overview ............................................................................................. 452

8.3.2 Assigning Macro Controls .......................................................................................... 453

9 Controlling Your Mix ..................................................................................................

460

9.1 Mix View Basics .......................................................................................................................... 460

9.1.1 Switching between Arrange View and Mix View ......................................................... 460

9.1.2 Mix View Elements ..................................................................................................... 461

9.2 The Mixer .................................................................................................................................... 463

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9.2.1 Displaying Groups vs. Displaying Sounds .................................................................. 464

9.2.2 Adjusting the Mixer Layout ........................................................................................ 466

9.2.3 Selecting Channel Strips ........................................................................................... 467

9.2.4 Managing Your Channels in the Mixer ....................................................................... 468

9.2.5 Adjusting Settings in the Channel Strips ................................................................... 470

9.2.6 Using the Cue Bus ..................................................................................................... 475

9.3 The Plug-in Chain ....................................................................................................................... 477

9.4 The Plug-in Strip ........................................................................................................................ 478

9.4.1 The Plug-in Header .................................................................................................... 480

9.4.2 Panels for Drumsynths and Internal Effects .............................................................. 482

9.4.3 Panel for the Sampler ................................................................................................ 483

9.4.4 Custom Panels for Native Instruments Plug-ins ........................................................ 486

9.4.5 Undocking a Plug-in Panel (Native Instruments and External Plug-ins Only) ............ 490

10 Using the Drumsynths ................................................................................................

493

10.1 Drumsynths – General Handling ................................................................................................. 494

10.1.1 Engines: Many Different Drums per Drumsynth ......................................................... 494

10.1.2 Common Parameter Organization .............................................................................. 494

10.1.3 Shared Parameters .................................................................................................... 497

10.1.4 Various Velocity Responses ....................................................................................... 497

10.1.5 Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes ........................................................................ 497

10.2 The Kicks .................................................................................................................................... 498

10.2.1 Kick – Sub ................................................................................................................. 500

10.2.2 Kick – Tronic .............................................................................................................. 502

10.2.3 Kick – Dusty .............................................................................................................. 505

10.2.4 Kick – Grit ................................................................................................................. 506

10.2.5 Kick – Rasper ............................................................................................................ 509

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10.2.6 Kick – Snappy ............................................................................................................ 510

10.2.7 Kick – Bold ................................................................................................................ 512

10.2.8 Kick – Maple .............................................................................................................. 514

10.2.9 Kick – Push ............................................................................................................... 515

10.3 The Snares .................................................................................................................................. 517

10.3.1 Snare – Volt ............................................................................................................... 519

10.3.2 Snare – Bit ................................................................................................................ 521

10.3.3 Snare – Pow .............................................................................................................. 523

10.3.4 Snare – Sharp ........................................................................................................... 524

10.3.5 Snare – Airy ............................................................................................................... 526

10.3.6 Snare – Vintage ......................................................................................................... 528

10.3.7 Snare – Chrome ......................................................................................................... 530

10.3.8 Snare – Iron ............................................................................................................... 532

10.3.9 Snare – Clap ............................................................................................................. 534

10.3.10 Snare – Breaker ......................................................................................................... 536

10.4 The Hi-hats ................................................................................................................................. 538

10.4.1 Hi-hat – Silver ........................................................................................................... 539

10.4.2 Hi-hat – Circuit ......................................................................................................... 541

10.4.3 Hi-hat – Memory ........................................................................................................ 543

10.4.4 Hi-hat – Hybrid ......................................................................................................... 545

10.4.5 Creating a Pattern with Closed and Open Hi-hats ..................................................... 547

10.5 The Toms .................................................................................................................................... 548

10.5.1 Tom – Tronic .............................................................................................................. 550

10.5.2 Tom – Fractal ............................................................................................................ 552

10.5.3 Tom – Floor ................................................................................................................ 556

10.5.4 Tom – High ................................................................................................................ 558

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10.6 The Percussions .......................................................................................................................... 559

10.6.1 Percussion – Fractal .................................................................................................. 561

10.6.2 Percussion – Kettle .................................................................................................... 564

10.6.3 Percussion – Shaker .................................................................................................. 566

10.7 The Cymbals ............................................................................................................................... 570

10.7.1 Cymbal – Crash ......................................................................................................... 572

10.7.2 Cymbal – Ride ........................................................................................................... 574

11 Using the Bass Synth .................................................................................................

577

11.1 Bass Synth – General Handling .................................................................................................. 578

11.1.1 Parameter Organization ............................................................................................. 578

11.1.2 Bass Synth Parameters ............................................................................................. 580

12 Using Effects .............................................................................................................

582

12.1 Applying Effects to a Sound, a Group or the Master .................................................................... 582

12.1.1 Adding an Effect ........................................................................................................ 582

12.1.2 Other Operations on Effects ....................................................................................... 591

12.1.3 Using the Side-Chain Input ....................................................................................... 593

12.2 Applying Effects to External Audio .............................................................................................. 596

12.2.1 Step 1: Configure MASCHINE Audio Inputs ................................................................ 596

12.2.2 Step 2: Set up a Sound to Receive the External Input ................................................ 599

12.2.3 Step 3: Load an Effect to Process an Input ................................................................ 601

12.3 Creating a Send Effect ............................................................................................................... 603

12.3.1 Step 1: Set Up a Sound or Group as Send Effect ........................................................ 604

12.3.2 Step 2: Route Audio to the Send Effect ...................................................................... 608

12.3.3 A Few Notes on Send Effects ...................................................................................... 610

12.4 Creating Multi-Effects ................................................................................................................ 611

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13 Effect Reference ........................................................................................................

614

13.1 Dynamics .................................................................................................................................... 615

13.1.1 Compressor ............................................................................................................... 615

13.1.2 Gate ........................................................................................................................... 619

13.1.3 Transient Master ....................................................................................................... 622

13.1.4 Limiter ....................................................................................................................... 624

13.1.5 Maximizer .................................................................................................................. 628

13.2 Filtering Effects .......................................................................................................................... 631

13.2.1 EQ .............................................................................................................................. 631

13.2.2 Filter .......................................................................................................................... 634

13.2.3 Cabinet ...................................................................................................................... 638

13.3 Modulation Effects ..................................................................................................................... 640

13.3.1 Chorus ....................................................................................................................... 640

13.3.2 Flanger ...................................................................................................................... 641

13.3.3 FM ............................................................................................................................. 643

13.3.4 Freq Shifter ................................................................................................................ 645

13.3.5 Phaser ....................................................................................................................... 646

13.4 Spatial and Reverb Effects ......................................................................................................... 648

13.4.1 Ice ............................................................................................................................. 648

13.4.2 Metaverb ................................................................................................................... 649

13.4.3 Reflex ........................................................................................................................ 651

13.4.4 Reverb (Legacy) ......................................................................................................... 652

13.4.5 Reverb ....................................................................................................................... 654

13.4.5.1 Reverb Room .............................................................................................655

13.4.5.2 Reverb Hall ................................................................................................657

13.4.5.3 Plate Reverb ..............................................................................................660

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13.5 Delays ......................................................................................................................................... 661

13.5.1 Beat Delay ................................................................................................................. 661

13.5.2 Grain Delay ................................................................................................................ 664

13.5.3 Grain Stretch ............................................................................................................. 667

13.5.4 Resochord .................................................................................................................. 668

13.6 Distortion Effects ........................................................................................................................ 670

13.6.1 Distortion ................................................................................................................... 670

13.6.2 Lofi ............................................................................................................................ 672

13.6.3 Saturator ................................................................................................................... 674

13.6.4 Analog Distortion ....................................................................................................... 677

13.7 Perform FX .................................................................................................................................. 679

13.7.1 Filter .......................................................................................................................... 680

13.7.2 Flanger ...................................................................................................................... 682

13.7.3 Burst Echo ................................................................................................................. 684

13.7.4 Reso Echo .................................................................................................................. 687

13.7.5 Ring ........................................................................................................................... 690

13.7.6 Stutter ....................................................................................................................... 692

13.7.7 Tremolo ...................................................................................................................... 695

13.7.8 Scratcher ................................................................................................................... 697

14 Working with the Arranger .........................................................................................

700

14.1 Arranger Basics .......................................................................................................................... 700

14.1.1 Navigating the Arranger ............................................................................................ 703

14.1.2 Following the Playback Position in Your Project ......................................................... 705

14.1.3 Jumping to Other Sections ......................................................................................... 707

14.2 Using Ideas View ........................................................................................................................ 709

14.2.1 Scene Overview .......................................................................................................... 709

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14.2.2 Creating Scenes ........................................................................................................ 711

14.2.3 Assigning and Removing Patterns ............................................................................. 712

14.2.4 Selecting Scenes ....................................................................................................... 715

14.2.5 Deleting Scenes ......................................................................................................... 716

14.2.6 Creating and Deleting Scene Banks .......................................................................... 718

14.2.7 Clearing Scenes ......................................................................................................... 718

14.2.8 Duplicating Scenes .................................................................................................... 719

14.2.9 Reordering Scenes ..................................................................................................... 721

14.2.10 Making Scenes Unique .............................................................................................. 722

14.2.11 Appending Scenes to Arrangement ............................................................................ 723

14.2.12 Naming Scenes .......................................................................................................... 724

14.2.13 Changing the Color of a Scene .................................................................................. 725

14.3 Using Arranger View ................................................................................................................... 727

14.3.1 Section Management Overview .................................................................................. 727

14.3.2 Creating Sections ...................................................................................................... 729

14.3.3 Assigning a Scene to a Section .................................................................................. 731

14.3.4 Selecting Sections and Section Banks ....................................................................... 731

14.3.5 Reorganizing Sections ............................................................................................... 735

14.3.6 Adjusting the Length of a Section .............................................................................. 737

14.3.6.1 Adjusting the Length of a Section Using the Software ...............................738

14.3.6.2 Adjusting the Length of a Section Using the Controller .............................740

14.3.7 Assigning and Removing Patterns ............................................................................. 740

14.3.8 Duplicating Sections ................................................................................................. 742

14.3.8.1 Making Sections Unique ............................................................................744

14.3.9 Removing Sections .................................................................................................... 744

14.3.10 Renaming Scenes ...................................................................................................... 746

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14.3.11 Clearing Sections ...................................................................................................... 747

14.3.12 Creating and Deleting Section Banks ........................................................................ 748

14.3.13 Enabling Auto Length ................................................................................................ 748

14.3.14 Looping ...................................................................................................................... 749

14.3.14.1 Setting the Loop Range in the Software .....................................................750

14.3.14.2 Setting the Loop Range Using the Controller .............................................751

14.4 Playing with Sections ................................................................................................................. 751

14.4.1 Jumping to another Playback Position in Your Project ............................................... 752

14.5 Triggering Sections or Scenes via MIDI ....................................................................................... 754

14.6 The Arrange Grid ......................................................................................................................... 757

14.7 Quick Grid ................................................................................................................................... 759

15 Sampling and Sample Mapping ..................................................................................

760

15.1 Opening the Sample Editor ......................................................................................................... 760

15.2 Recording a Sample ................................................................................................................... 762

15.2.1 Opening the Record Page .......................................................................................... 762

15.2.2 Selecting the Source and the Recording Mode ........................................................... 764

15.2.3 Arming, Starting, and Stopping the Recording .......................................................... 769

15.2.5 Checking Your Recordings ......................................................................................... 772

15.2.6 Location and Name of Your Recorded Samples .......................................................... 776

15.3 Editing a Sample ........................................................................................................................ 777

15.3.1 Using the Edit Page ................................................................................................... 777

15.3.2 Audio Editing Functions ............................................................................................. 784

15.4 Slicing a Sample ........................................................................................................................ 791

15.4.1 Opening the Slice Page .............................................................................................. 792

15.4.2 Adjusting the Slicing Settings ................................................................................... 794

15.4.3 Live Slicing ................................................................................................................ 799

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15.4.3.1 Live Slicing Using MASCHINE MIKRO .........................................................799

15.4.3.2 Delete All Slices .........................................................................................800

15.4.4 Manually Adjusting Your Slices ................................................................................. 801

15.4.5 Applying the Slicing ................................................................................................... 805

15.5 Mapping Samples to Zones ........................................................................................................ 811

15.5.1 Opening the Zone Page .............................................................................................. 811

15.5.2 Zone Page Overview ................................................................................................... 813

15.5.3 Selecting and Managing Zones in the Zone List ........................................................ 814

15.5.4 Selecting and Editing Zones in the Map View ............................................................ 819

15.5.5 Editing Zones in the Sample View ............................................................................. 823

15.5.6 Adjusting the Zone Settings ...................................................................................... 826

15.5.7 Adding Samples to the Sample Map .......................................................................... 836

16 Using KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series Keyboards ..........................................................

838

16.1 Switching the Keyboard Focus to/from a MASCHINE Instance ..................................................... 838

16.2 Controlling the Transport in MASCHINE ...................................................................................... 845

16.3 Navigating and Controlling Your Sounds within a Group ............................................................ 850

16.4 Browsing Your MASCHINE Library ............................................................................................... 857

16.4.1 Browsing with the Hardware ...................................................................................... 859

16.4.2 Browsing with the On-Screen Overlay ........................................................................ 861

16.5 Using the Perform Features ........................................................................................................ 867

16.6 Using the Touch Strips ............................................................................................................... 873

16.7 Recording Modulation from Your Keyboard ................................................................................. 878

16.8 Adjusting the Settings for Your Keyboard in the MASCHINE Preferences ..................................... 882

16.9 Arp Hold Mode ............................................................................................................................ 884

17 Appendix: Tips for Playing Live ..................................................................................

886

17.1 Preparations ............................................................................................................................... 886

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