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MANUAL
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Document authored by: David Gover, Nicolas Sidi
Software version: 2.6.8 (08/2017)
Hardware version: MASCHINE MK1
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 .............................................................................................
23
1.1 MASCHINE Documentation .......................................................................................................... 24
1.1.1 MASCHINE Getting Started Guide .............................................................................. 24
1.1.2 MASCHINE Manual ..................................................................................................... 24
1.1.3 MASCHINE Hardware Control Reference ..................................................................... 25
1.1.4 Controller Editor Manual ............................................................................................ 25
1.1.5 Support Channel Videos ............................................................................................ 25
1.1.6 Other Online Resources ............................................................................................. 25
1.2 Document Conventions ............................................................................................................... 26
1.3 New Features in MASCHINE 2.6.8 ............................................................................................... 28
2 Basic Concepts .........................................................................................................
30
2.1 Names and Concepts You Should Know ...................................................................................... 30
2.2 Adjusting the MASCHINE User Interface ..................................................................................... 33
2.2.1 Adjusting the Size of the Interface ............................................................................. 33
2.2.2 Switching between Ideas View and Arranger View ..................................................... 34
2.2.3 Showing/Hiding the Browser ...................................................................................... 35
2.2.4 Minimizing the Mixer ................................................................................................. 36
2.2.5 Showing/Hiding the Control Lane .............................................................................. 36
2.3 Common Operations ................................................................................................................... 37
2.3.1 Setting the Focus on a Group or a Sound ................................................................... 37
2.3.2 Switching Between the Master, Group, and Sound Level ........................................... 42
2.3.3 Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter Pages in the Control Area . 43
2.3.3.1 Extended Navigate Mode on Your Controller ..............................................49
2.3.4 Undo/Redo ................................................................................................................. 51
2.3.5 Pinning a Mode on Your Controller ............................................................................. 53
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2.3.6 Using Two or More Hardware Controllers ................................................................... 54
2.4 Native Kontrol Standard ............................................................................................................. 55
2.5 Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode ................................................................................................... 57
2.5.1 Differences between Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode ................................................. 57
2.5.2 Switching Instances .................................................................................................. 59
2.5.3 Controlling Various Instances with Different Controllers ........................................... 59
2.6 Preferences ................................................................................................................................. 60
2.6.1 Preferences – General Page ....................................................................................... 61
2.6.1.1 Usage Data Tracking .................................................................................65
2.6.2 Preferences – Audio Page .......................................................................................... 66
2.6.3 Preferences – MIDI Page ............................................................................................ 69
2.6.4 Preferences – Default Page ....................................................................................... 72
2.6.5 Preferences – Library Page ........................................................................................ 75
2.6.6 Preferences – Plug-ins Page ..................................................................................... 83
2.6.7 Preferences – Hardware Page .................................................................................... 88
2.6.8 Controller Menu in the Hardware Page of the Preferences Panel ............................... 91
2.6.9 Preferences – Colors Page ......................................................................................... 92
2.7 Integrating MASCHINE into Your MIDI Setup ............................................................................... 95
2.7.1 Connecting External MIDI Equipment ........................................................................ 95
2.7.2 Sync to External MIDI Clock ....................................................................................... 96
2.7.3 Send MIDI Clock ......................................................................................................... 98
2.8 Syncing MASCHINE using Ableton Link ....................................................................................... 100
2.8.1 Connecting to a Network ............................................................................................ 100
2.8.2 Joining and Leaving a Link Session ........................................................................... 100
3 Browser ....................................................................................................................
102
3.1 Browser Basics ........................................................................................................................... 102
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3.1.1 The MASCHINE Library ............................................................................................... 102
3.1.2 Browsing the Library vs. Browsing Your Hard Disks ................................................... 103
3.2 Searching and Loading Files from the Library ............................................................................ 104
3.2.1 Overview of the LIBRARY Pane ................................................................................... 104
3.2.2 Selecting or Loading a Product and Selecting a Bank from the Browser .................... 108
3.2.3 Selecting a Product Category, a Product, a Bank, and a Sub-Bank ........................... 113
3.2.3.1 Selecting a Product Category, a Product, a Bank, and a Sub-Bank on the
Controller ...................................................................................................118
3.2.4 Selecting a File Type .................................................................................................. 118
3.2.5 Choosing Between Factory and User Content ............................................................. 119
3.2.6 Selecting Type and Mode Tags ................................................................................... 120
3.2.7 Performing a Text Search ........................................................................................... 126
3.2.8 Loading a File from the Result List ............................................................................ 126
3.3 Additional Browsing Tools .......................................................................................................... 132
3.3.1 Loading the Selected Files Automatically .................................................................. 133
3.3.2 Auditioning Your Samples ......................................................................................... 134
3.3.3 Loading Groups with Patterns ................................................................................... 135
3.3.4 Loading Groups with Routing .................................................................................... 136
3.3.5 Displaying File Information ........................................................................................ 136
3.4 Using Favorites in the Browser ................................................................................................... 137
3.5 Editing the Files’ Tags and Properties ........................................................................................ 142
3.5.1 Attribute Editor Basics .............................................................................................. 142
3.5.2 The BANK Page .......................................................................................................... 144
3.5.3 The TYPES and MODES Pages .................................................................................... 145
3.5.4 The PROPERTIES Page ............................................................................................... 147
3.6 Loading and Importing Files from Your File System .................................................................... 148
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3.6.1 Overview of the FILES Pane ........................................................................................ 148
3.6.2 Using Favorites .......................................................................................................... 150
3.6.3 Using the Location Bar .............................................................................................. 151
3.6.4 Navigating to Recent Locations ................................................................................. 152
3.6.5 Using the Result List ................................................................................................. 153
3.6.6 Importing Files to the MASCHINE Library ................................................................... 156
3.7 Locating Missing Samples .......................................................................................................... 158
3.8 Using Quick Browse .................................................................................................................... 160
4 Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project ...............................................................
163
4.1 Overview of the Sounds, Groups, and Master .............................................................................. 163
4.1.1 The Sound, Group, and Master Channels ................................................................... 164
4.1.2 Similarities and Differences in Handling Sounds and Groups ................................... 165
4.1.3 Selecting Multiple Sounds or Groups ......................................................................... 166
4.2 Managing Sounds ....................................................................................................................... 171
4.2.1 Loading Sounds ......................................................................................................... 173
4.2.2 Pre-listening to Sounds ............................................................................................. 174
4.2.3 Renaming Sound Slots .............................................................................................. 175
4.2.4 Changing the Sound’s Color ...................................................................................... 176
4.2.5 Saving Sounds ........................................................................................................... 177
4.2.6 Copying and Pasting Sounds ..................................................................................... 179
4.2.7 Moving Sounds .......................................................................................................... 182
4.2.8 Resetting Sound Slots ............................................................................................... 184
4.3 Managing Groups ....................................................................................................................... 185
4.3.1 Creating Groups ........................................................................................................ 186
4.3.2 Loading Groups ......................................................................................................... 188
4.3.3 Renaming Groups ...................................................................................................... 189
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4.3.4 Changing the Group’s Color ....................................................................................... 190
4.3.5 Saving Groups ........................................................................................................... 191
4.3.6 Copying and Pasting Groups ..................................................................................... 193
4.3.7 Reordering Groups ..................................................................................................... 197
4.3.8 Deleting Groups ......................................................................................................... 198
4.4 Exporting MASCHINE Objects and Audio ..................................................................................... 199
4.4.1 Saving a Group with its Samples ............................................................................... 200
4.4.2 Saving a Project with its Samples ............................................................................. 201
4.4.3 Exporting Audio ......................................................................................................... 203
4.5 Importing Third-Party File Formats ............................................................................................. 210
4.5.1 Loading REX Files into Sound Slots ........................................................................... 210
4.5.2 Importing MPC Programs to Groups ........................................................................... 211
5 Playing on Your Controller .........................................................................................
215
5.1 Adjusting Your Pads ................................................................................................................... 215
5.1.1 The Pad View in the Software .................................................................................... 215
5.1.2 Choosing a Pad Mode ................................................................................................ 217
5.1.3 Adjusting the Base Key .............................................................................................. 220
5.1.4 Using Choke Groups .................................................................................................. 222
5.1.5 Using Link Groups ..................................................................................................... 224
5.2 Adjusting the Key, Choke, and Link Parameters for Multiple Sounds .......................................... 227
5.3 Adjusting the Base Key ............................................................................................................... 228
5.4 Playing Tools .............................................................................................................................. 229
5.4.1 Mute and Solo ............................................................................................................ 230
5.4.2 Choke All Notes .......................................................................................................... 234
5.4.3 Groove ....................................................................................................................... 235
5.4.4 Level, Tempo, Tune, and Groove Shortcuts on Your Controller .................................... 237
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5.5 Performance Features ................................................................................................................. 240
5.5.1 Overview of the Perform Features .............................................................................. 240
5.5.2 Selecting a Scale and Creating Chords ..................................................................... 243
5.5.3 Scale and Chord Parameters ..................................................................................... 245
5.5.4 Creating Arpeggios and Repeated Notes ................................................................... 251
5.5.5 Swing Also Applied to Note Repeat / Arp Output ........................................................ 252
5.6 Creating Parameter Snapshots using Lock ................................................................................. 252
5.6.1 Creating a Lock Snapshot .......................................................................................... 253
5.6.2 Using Extended Lock .................................................................................................. 254
5.6.3 Updating a Lock Snapshot ......................................................................................... 254
5.6.4 Recalling a Lock Snapshot ........................................................................................ 255
5.6.5 Morphing Between Lock Snapshots ........................................................................... 255
5.6.6 Deleting a Lock Snapshot .......................................................................................... 256
5.6.7 Triggering Lock Snapshots via MIDI ........................................................................... 257
6 Working with Plug-ins ...............................................................................................
259
6.1 Plug-in Overview ........................................................................................................................ 259
6.1.1 Plug-in Basics ........................................................................................................... 259
6.1.2 First Plug-in Slot of Sounds: Choosing the Sound’s Role ........................................... 263
6.1.3 Loading, Removing, and Replacing a Plug-in ............................................................ 263
6.1.3.1 Browser Plug-in Slot Selection ...................................................................269
6.1.4 Adjusting the Plug-in Parameters ............................................................................. 272
6.1.5 Bypassing Plug-in Slots ............................................................................................ 272
6.1.6 Using Side-Chain ...................................................................................................... 274
6.1.7 Moving Plug-ins ........................................................................................................ 274
6.1.8 Alternative: the Plug-in Strip ..................................................................................... 276
6.1.9 Saving and Recalling Plug-in Presets ....................................................................... 276
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6.1.9.1 Saving Plug-in Presets ..............................................................................277
6.1.9.2 Recalling Plug-in Presets ..........................................................................278
6.1.9.3 Removing a Default Plug-in Preset ............................................................279
6.2 The Sampler Plug-in ................................................................................................................... 280
6.2.1 Page 1: Voice Settings / Engine ................................................................................. 282
6.2.2 Page 2: Pitch / Envelope ............................................................................................ 283
6.2.3 Page 3: FX / Filter ...................................................................................................... 286
6.2.4 Page 4: Modulation .................................................................................................... 288
6.2.5 Page 5: LFO ............................................................................................................... 289
6.2.6 Page 6: Velocity / Modwheel ...................................................................................... 291
6.3 Using Native Instruments and External Plug-ins ........................................................................ 293
6.3.1 Opening/Closing Plug-in Windows ............................................................................. 293
6.3.2 Using the VST/AU Plug-in Parameters ....................................................................... 296
6.3.3 Setting Up Your Own Parameter Pages ...................................................................... 297
6.3.4 Using VST/AU Plug-in Presets .................................................................................... 302
6.3.5 Multiple-Output Plug-ins and Multitimbral Plug-ins ................................................. 304
7 Working with Patterns ...............................................................................................
306
7.1 Pattern Basics ............................................................................................................................ 306
7.1.1 Pattern Editor Overview ............................................................................................. 307
7.1.2 Navigating the Event Area ......................................................................................... 310
7.1.3 Following the Playback Position in the Pattern .......................................................... 312
7.1.4 Jumping to Another Playback Position in the Pattern ................................................. 313
7.1.5 Group View and Keyboard View .................................................................................. 315
7.1.6 Adjusting the Arrange Grid and the Pattern Length ................................................... 317
7.1.7 Adjusting the Step Grid and the Nudge Grid .............................................................. 321
7.2 Recording Patterns in Real Time ................................................................................................ 326
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7.2.1 Recording Your Patterns Live ..................................................................................... 326
7.2.2 The Record Prepare Mode .......................................................................................... 329
7.2.3 Using the Metronome ................................................................................................. 330
7.2.4 Recording with Count-in ............................................................................................ 331
7.2.5 Quantizing while Recording ....................................................................................... 333
7.3 Recording Patterns with the Step Sequencer .............................................................................. 334
7.3.1 Step Mode Basics ...................................................................................................... 334
7.3.2 Editing Events in Step Mode ...................................................................................... 338
7.4 Editing Events ............................................................................................................................ 339
7.4.1 Editing Events with the Mouse: an Overview ............................................................. 339
7.4.2 Creating Events/Notes ............................................................................................... 343
7.4.3 Selecting Events/Notes .............................................................................................. 344
7.4.4 Editing Selected Events/Notes ................................................................................... 348
7.4.5 Deleting Events/Notes ............................................................................................... 353
7.4.6 Cut, Copy, and Paste Events/Notes ............................................................................ 356
7.4.7 Quantizing Events/Notes ........................................................................................... 359
7.4.8 Quantization While Playing ........................................................................................ 361
7.4.9 Doubling a Pattern .................................................................................................... 362
7.4.10 Adding Variation to Patterns ..................................................................................... 363
7.5 Recording and Editing Modulation ............................................................................................. 366
7.5.1 Which Parameters Are Modulatable? ......................................................................... 368
7.5.2 Recording Modulation ................................................................................................ 369
7.5.3 Creating and Editing Modulation in the Control Lane ................................................ 371
7.6 Creating MIDI Tracks from Scratch in MASCHINE ....................................................................... 377
7.7 Managing Patterns ..................................................................................................................... 379
7.7.1 The Pattern Manager and Pattern Mode .................................................................... 379
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7.7.2 Selecting Patterns and Pattern Banks ....................................................................... 381
7.7.3 Creating Patterns ...................................................................................................... 383
7.7.4 Deleting Patterns ....................................................................................................... 385
7.7.5 Creating and Deleting Pattern Banks ........................................................................ 387
7.7.6 Naming Patterns ....................................................................................................... 389
7.7.7 Changing the Pattern’s Color .................................................................................... 391
7.7.8 Duplicating, Copying, and Pasting Patterns .............................................................. 392
7.7.9 Moving Patterns ........................................................................................................ 395
7.7.10 Adjusting Pattern Length in Fine Increments ............................................................. 396
7.8 Importing/Exporting Audio and MIDI to/from Patterns ................................................................ 397
7.8.1 Exporting Audio from Patterns ................................................................................... 397
7.8.2 Exporting MIDI from Patterns ..................................................................................... 398
7.8.3 Importing MIDI to Patterns ........................................................................................ 401
8 Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls ....................................................
410
8.1 Audio Routing in MASCHINE ....................................................................................................... 411
8.1.1 Sending External Audio to Sounds ............................................................................. 412
8.1.2 Configuring the Main Output of Sounds and Groups ................................................. 417
8.1.3 Setting Up Auxiliary Outputs for Sounds and Groups ................................................. 422
8.1.4 Configuring the Master and Cue Outputs of MASCHINE ............................................. 426
8.1.5 Mono Audio Inputs ..................................................................................................... 431
8.1.5.1 Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in Mix View ..................................432
8.1.5.2 Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in MASCHINE ...............................436
8.2 Using MIDI Control and Host Automation .................................................................................... 436
8.2.1 Triggering Sounds via MIDI Notes .............................................................................. 437
8.2.2 Triggering Scenes via MIDI ........................................................................................ 443
8.2.3 Controlling Parameters via MIDI and Host Automation .............................................. 444
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8.2.4 Selecting VST/AU Plug-in Presets via MIDI Program Change ..................................... 452
8.2.5 Sending MIDI from Sounds ........................................................................................ 452
8.3 Creating Custom Sets of Parameters with the Macro Controls ................................................... 457
8.3.1 Macro Control Overview ............................................................................................. 458
8.3.2 Assigning Macro Controls .......................................................................................... 458
9 Controlling Your Mix ..................................................................................................
465
9.1 Mix View Basics .......................................................................................................................... 465
9.1.1 Switching between Arrange View and Mix View ......................................................... 465
9.1.2 Mix View Elements ..................................................................................................... 466
9.2 The Mixer .................................................................................................................................... 468
9.2.1 Displaying Groups vs. Displaying Sounds .................................................................. 469
9.2.2 Adjusting the Mixer Layout ........................................................................................ 471
9.2.3 Selecting Channel Strips ........................................................................................... 472
9.2.4 Managing Your Channels in the Mixer ....................................................................... 473
9.2.5 Adjusting Settings in the Channel Strips ................................................................... 475
9.2.6 Using the Cue Bus ..................................................................................................... 479
9.3 The Plug-in Chain ....................................................................................................................... 481
9.4 The Plug-in Strip ........................................................................................................................ 482
9.4.1 The Plug-in Header .................................................................................................... 484
9.4.2 Panels for Drumsynths and Internal Effects .............................................................. 486
9.4.3 Panel for the Sampler ................................................................................................ 487
9.4.4 Custom Panels for Native Instruments Plug-ins ........................................................ 490
9.4.5 Undocking a Plug-in Panel (Native Instruments and External Plug-ins Only) ............ 494
9.5 Controlling Your Mix from Your Controller ................................................................................... 497
10 Using the Drumsynths ................................................................................................
499
10.1 Drumsynths – General Handling ................................................................................................. 500
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10.1.1 Engines: Many Different Drums per Drumsynth ......................................................... 500
10.1.2 Common Parameter Organization .............................................................................. 500
10.1.3 Shared Parameters .................................................................................................... 503
10.1.4 Various Velocity Responses ....................................................................................... 503
10.1.5 Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes ........................................................................ 503
10.2 The Kicks .................................................................................................................................... 504
10.2.1 Kick – Sub ................................................................................................................. 506
10.2.2 Kick – Tronic .............................................................................................................. 508
10.2.3 Kick – Dusty .............................................................................................................. 511
10.2.4 Kick – Grit ................................................................................................................. 512
10.2.5 Kick – Rasper ............................................................................................................ 515
10.2.6 Kick – Snappy ............................................................................................................ 516
10.2.7 Kick – Bold ................................................................................................................ 518
10.2.8 Kick – Maple .............................................................................................................. 520
10.2.9 Kick – Push ............................................................................................................... 521
10.3 The Snares .................................................................................................................................. 523
10.3.1 Snare – Volt ............................................................................................................... 525
10.3.2 Snare – Bit ................................................................................................................ 527
10.3.3 Snare – Pow .............................................................................................................. 529
10.3.4 Snare – Sharp ........................................................................................................... 530
10.3.5 Snare – Airy ............................................................................................................... 532
10.3.6 Snare – Vintage ......................................................................................................... 534
10.3.7 Snare – Chrome ......................................................................................................... 536
10.3.8 Snare – Iron ............................................................................................................... 538
10.3.9 Snare – Clap ............................................................................................................. 540
10.3.10 Snare – Breaker ......................................................................................................... 542
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10.4 The Hi-hats ................................................................................................................................. 544
10.4.1 Hi-hat – Silver ........................................................................................................... 545
10.4.2 Hi-hat – Circuit ......................................................................................................... 547
10.4.3 Hi-hat – Memory ........................................................................................................ 549
10.4.4 Hi-hat – Hybrid ......................................................................................................... 551
10.4.5 Creating a Pattern with Closed and Open Hi-hats ..................................................... 553
10.5 The Toms .................................................................................................................................... 554
10.5.1 Tom – Tronic .............................................................................................................. 556
10.5.2 Tom – Fractal ............................................................................................................ 558
10.5.3 Tom – Floor ................................................................................................................ 562
10.5.4 Tom – High ................................................................................................................ 564
10.6 The Percussions .......................................................................................................................... 565
10.6.1 Percussion – Fractal .................................................................................................. 567
10.6.2 Percussion – Kettle .................................................................................................... 570
10.6.3 Percussion – Shaker .................................................................................................. 572
10.7 The Cymbals ............................................................................................................................... 576
10.7.1 Cymbal – Crash ......................................................................................................... 578
10.7.2 Cymbal – Ride ........................................................................................................... 580
11 Using the Bass Synth .................................................................................................
583
11.1 Bass Synth – General Handling .................................................................................................. 584
11.1.1 Parameter Organization ............................................................................................. 584
11.1.2 Bass Synth Parameters ............................................................................................. 586
12 Using Effects .............................................................................................................
588
12.1 Applying Effects to a Sound, a Group or the Master .................................................................... 588
12.1.1 Adding an Effect ........................................................................................................ 588
12.1.2 Other Operations on Effects ....................................................................................... 597
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12.1.3 Using the Side-Chain Input ....................................................................................... 599
12.2 Applying Effects to External Audio .............................................................................................. 602
12.2.1 Step 1: Configure MASCHINE Audio Inputs ................................................................ 602
12.2.2 Step 2: Set up a Sound to Receive the External Input ................................................ 605
12.2.3 Step 3: Load an Effect to Process an Input ................................................................ 606
12.3 Creating a Send Effect ............................................................................................................... 608
12.3.1 Step 1: Set Up a Sound or Group as Send Effect ........................................................ 608
12.3.2 Step 2: Route Audio to the Send Effect ...................................................................... 613
12.3.3 A Few Notes on Send Effects ...................................................................................... 615
12.4 Creating Multi-Effects ................................................................................................................ 616
13 Effect Reference ........................................................................................................
619
13.1 Dynamics .................................................................................................................................... 620
13.1.1 Compressor ............................................................................................................... 620
13.1.2 Gate ........................................................................................................................... 624
13.1.3 Transient Master ....................................................................................................... 627
13.1.4 Limiter ....................................................................................................................... 629
13.1.5 Maximizer .................................................................................................................. 632
13.2 Filtering Effects .......................................................................................................................... 635
13.2.1 EQ .............................................................................................................................. 635
13.2.2 Filter .......................................................................................................................... 638
13.2.3 Cabinet ...................................................................................................................... 642
13.3 Modulation Effects ..................................................................................................................... 644
13.3.1 Chorus ....................................................................................................................... 644
13.3.2 Flanger ...................................................................................................................... 645
13.3.3 FM ............................................................................................................................. 647
13.3.4 Freq Shifter ................................................................................................................ 648
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13.3.5 Phaser ....................................................................................................................... 650
13.4 Spatial and Reverb Effects ......................................................................................................... 652
13.4.1 Ice ............................................................................................................................. 652
13.4.2 Metaverb ................................................................................................................... 653
13.4.3 Reflex ........................................................................................................................ 655
13.4.4 Reverb (Legacy) ......................................................................................................... 656
13.4.5 Reverb ....................................................................................................................... 658
13.4.5.1 Reverb Room .............................................................................................658
13.4.5.2 Reverb Hall ................................................................................................661
13.4.5.3 Plate Reverb ..............................................................................................663
13.5 Delays ......................................................................................................................................... 664
13.5.1 Beat Delay ................................................................................................................. 664
13.5.2 Grain Delay ................................................................................................................ 667
13.5.3 Grain Stretch ............................................................................................................. 669
13.5.4 Resochord .................................................................................................................. 671
13.6 Distortion Effects ........................................................................................................................ 673
13.6.1 Distortion ................................................................................................................... 673
13.6.2 Lofi ............................................................................................................................ 675
13.6.3 Saturator ................................................................................................................... 676
13.6.4 Analog Distortion ....................................................................................................... 679
13.7 Perform FX .................................................................................................................................. 681
13.7.1 Filter .......................................................................................................................... 682
13.7.2 Flanger ...................................................................................................................... 684
13.7.3 Burst Echo ................................................................................................................. 686
13.7.4 Reso Echo .................................................................................................................. 689
13.7.5 Ring ........................................................................................................................... 692
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13.7.6 Stutter ....................................................................................................................... 694
13.7.7 Tremolo ...................................................................................................................... 697
13.7.8 Scratcher ................................................................................................................... 699
14 Working with the Arranger .........................................................................................
702
14.1 Arranger Basics .......................................................................................................................... 702
14.1.1 Navigating the Arranger ............................................................................................ 705
14.1.2 Following the Playback Position in Your Project ......................................................... 707
14.1.3 Jumping to Other Sections ......................................................................................... 708
14.2 Using Ideas View ........................................................................................................................ 711
14.2.1 Scene Overview .......................................................................................................... 711
14.2.2 Creating Scenes ........................................................................................................ 713
14.2.3 Assigning and Removing Patterns ............................................................................. 714
14.2.4 Selecting Scenes ....................................................................................................... 717
14.2.5 Deleting Scenes ......................................................................................................... 718
14.2.6 Creating and Deleting Scene Banks .......................................................................... 720
14.2.7 Clearing Scenes ......................................................................................................... 720
14.2.8 Duplicating Scenes .................................................................................................... 721
14.2.9 Reordering Scenes ..................................................................................................... 722
14.2.10 Making Scenes Unique .............................................................................................. 724
14.2.11 Appending Scenes to Arrangement ............................................................................ 725
14.2.12 Naming Scenes .......................................................................................................... 726
14.2.13 Changing the Color of a Scene .................................................................................. 727
14.3 Using Arranger View ................................................................................................................... 728
14.3.1 Section Management Overview .................................................................................. 728
14.3.2 Creating Sections ...................................................................................................... 731
14.3.3 Assigning a Scene to a Section .................................................................................. 732
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14.3.4 Selecting Sections and Section Banks ....................................................................... 733
14.3.5 Reorganizing Sections ............................................................................................... 738
14.3.6 Adjusting the Length of a Section .............................................................................. 739
14.3.6.1 Adjusting the Length of a Section Using the Software ...............................740
14.3.6.2 Adjusting the Length of a Section Using the Controller .............................742
14.3.7 Assigning and Removing Patterns ............................................................................. 742
14.3.8 Duplicating Sections ................................................................................................. 744
14.3.8.1 Making Sections Unique ............................................................................745
14.3.9 Removing Sections .................................................................................................... 747
14.3.10 Renaming Scenes ...................................................................................................... 748
14.3.11 Clearing Sections ...................................................................................................... 749
14.3.12 Creating and Deleting Section Banks ........................................................................ 750
14.3.13 Enabling Auto Length ................................................................................................ 751
14.3.14 Looping ...................................................................................................................... 752
14.3.14.1 Setting the Loop Range in the Software .....................................................752
14.3.14.2 Setting the Loop Range Using the Controller .............................................753
14.4 Playing with Sections ................................................................................................................. 754
14.4.1 Jumping to another Playback Position in Your Project ............................................... 754
14.5 Triggering Sections or Scenes via MIDI ....................................................................................... 757
14.6 The Arrange Grid ......................................................................................................................... 759
14.7 Quick Grid ................................................................................................................................... 761
15 Sampling and Sample Mapping ..................................................................................
762
15.1 Opening the Sample Editor ......................................................................................................... 762
15.2 Recording a Sample ................................................................................................................... 764
15.2.1 Opening the Record Page .......................................................................................... 764
15.2.2 Selecting the Source and the Recording Mode ........................................................... 765
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15.2.3 Arming, Starting, and Stopping the Recording .......................................................... 771
15.2.5 Checking Your Recordings ......................................................................................... 775
15.2.6 Location and Name of Your Recorded Samples .......................................................... 779
15.3 Editing a Sample ........................................................................................................................ 779
15.3.1 Using the Edit Page ................................................................................................... 780
15.3.2 Audio Editing Functions ............................................................................................. 785
15.4 Slicing a Sample ........................................................................................................................ 792
15.4.1 Opening the Slice Page .............................................................................................. 793
15.4.2 Adjusting the Slicing Settings ................................................................................... 794
15.4.3 Live Slicing ................................................................................................................ 800
15.4.3.1 Live Slicing Using MASCHINE ....................................................................800
15.4.3.2 Delete All Slices .........................................................................................801
15.4.4 Manually Adjusting Your Slices ................................................................................. 801
15.4.5 Applying the Slicing ................................................................................................... 806
15.5 Mapping Samples to Zones ........................................................................................................ 812
15.5.1 Opening the Zone Page .............................................................................................. 812
15.5.2 Zone Page Overview ................................................................................................... 813
15.5.3 Selecting and Managing Zones in the Zone List ........................................................ 815
15.5.4 Selecting and Editing Zones in the Map View ............................................................ 820
15.5.5 Editing Zones in the Sample View ............................................................................. 824
15.5.6 Adjusting the Zone Settings ...................................................................................... 827
15.5.7 Adding Samples to the Sample Map .......................................................................... 833
16 Using KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series Keyboards ..........................................................
836
16.1 Switching the Keyboard Focus to/from a MASCHINE Instance ..................................................... 836
16.2 Controlling the Transport in MASCHINE ...................................................................................... 843
16.3 Navigating and Controlling Your Sounds within a Group ............................................................ 848
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