Native Instruments Maschine Mikro MK1 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 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 .............................................................................................

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 .............................................................................................. 139

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

3.5.3 The TYPES and MODES Pages .................................................................................... 141

3.5.4 The PROPERTIES Page ............................................................................................... 144

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

3.6.1 Overview of the FILES Pane ........................................................................................ 145

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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 ...............................................................

160

4.1 Overview of the Sounds, Groups, and Master .............................................................................. 160

4.1.1 The Sound, Group, and Master Channels ................................................................... 161

4.1.2 Similarities and Differences in Handling Sounds and Groups ................................... 162

4.1.3 Selecting Multiple Sounds or Groups ......................................................................... 163

4.2 Managing Sounds ....................................................................................................................... 168

4.2.1 Loading Sounds ......................................................................................................... 170

4.2.2 Pre-listening to Sounds ............................................................................................. 171

4.2.3 Renaming Sound Slots .............................................................................................. 172

4.2.4 Changing the Sound’s Color ...................................................................................... 173

4.2.5 Saving Sounds ........................................................................................................... 174

4.2.6 Copying and Pasting Sounds ..................................................................................... 176

4.2.7 Moving Sounds .......................................................................................................... 179

4.2.8 Resetting Sound Slots ............................................................................................... 181

4.3 Managing Groups ....................................................................................................................... 182

4.3.1 Creating Groups ........................................................................................................ 183

4.3.2 Loading Groups ......................................................................................................... 185

4.3.3 Renaming Groups ...................................................................................................... 186

4.3.4 Changing the Group’s Color ....................................................................................... 187

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4.3.5 Saving Groups ........................................................................................................... 188

4.3.6 Copying and Pasting Groups ..................................................................................... 190

4.3.7 Reordering Groups ..................................................................................................... 194

4.3.8 Deleting Groups ......................................................................................................... 195

4.4 Exporting MASCHINE Objects and Audio ..................................................................................... 196

4.4.1 Saving a Group with its Samples ............................................................................... 197

4.4.2 Saving a Project with its Samples ............................................................................. 198

4.4.3 Exporting Audio ......................................................................................................... 200

4.5 Importing Third-Party File Formats ............................................................................................. 207

4.5.1 Loading REX Files into Sound Slots ........................................................................... 207

4.5.2 Importing MPC Programs to Groups ........................................................................... 208

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

212

5.1 Adjusting Your Pads ................................................................................................................... 212

5.1.1 The Pad View in the Software .................................................................................... 212

5.1.2 Choosing a Pad Mode ................................................................................................ 214

5.1.3 Adjusting the Base Key .............................................................................................. 217

5.1.4 Using Choke Groups .................................................................................................. 219

5.1.5 Using Link Groups ..................................................................................................... 221

5.2 Adjusting the Key, Choke, and Link Parameters for Multiple Sounds .......................................... 223

5.3 Adjusting the Base Key ............................................................................................................... 225

5.4 Playing Tools .............................................................................................................................. 226

5.4.1 Mute and Solo ............................................................................................................ 226

5.4.2 Choke All Notes .......................................................................................................... 231

5.4.3 Groove ....................................................................................................................... 231

5.4.4 Level, Tempo, Tune, and Groove Shortcuts on Your Controller .................................... 234

5.5 Performance Features ................................................................................................................. 237

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5.5.1 Overview of the Perform Features .............................................................................. 237

5.5.2 Selecting a Scale and Creating Chords ..................................................................... 240

5.5.3 Scale and Chord Parameters ..................................................................................... 240

5.5.4 Creating Arpeggios and Repeated Notes ................................................................... 246

5.5.5 Swing Also Applied to Note Repeat / Arp Output ........................................................ 247

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

248

6.1 Plug-in Overview ........................................................................................................................ 248

6.1.1 Plug-in Basics ........................................................................................................... 248

6.1.2 First Plug-in Slot of Sounds: Choosing the Sound’s Role ........................................... 252

6.1.3 Loading, Removing, and Replacing a Plug-in ............................................................ 252

6.1.4 Adjusting the Plug-in Parameters ............................................................................. 260

6.1.5 Bypassing Plug-in Slots ............................................................................................ 260

6.1.6 Using Side-Chain ...................................................................................................... 263

6.1.7 Moving Plug-ins ........................................................................................................ 264

6.1.8 Alternative: the Plug-in Strip ..................................................................................... 265

6.1.9 Saving and Recalling Plug-in Presets ....................................................................... 265

6.1.9.1 Saving Plug-in Presets ..............................................................................265

6.1.9.2 Recalling Plug-in Presets ..........................................................................267

6.1.9.3 Removing a Default Plug-in Preset ............................................................268

6.2 The Sampler Plug-in ................................................................................................................... 269

6.2.1 Page 1: Voice Settings / Engine ................................................................................. 270

6.2.2 Page 2: Pitch / Envelope ............................................................................................ 272

6.2.3 Page 3: FX / Filter ...................................................................................................... 275

6.2.4 Page 4: Modulation .................................................................................................... 276

6.2.5 Page 5: LFO ............................................................................................................... 278

6.2.6 Page 6: Velocity / Modwheel ...................................................................................... 280

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6.3 Using Native Instruments and External Plug-ins ........................................................................ 281

6.3.1 Opening/Closing Plug-in Windows ............................................................................. 282

6.3.2 Using the VST/AU Plug-in Parameters ....................................................................... 285

6.3.3 Setting Up Your Own Parameter Pages ...................................................................... 286

6.3.4 Using VST/AU Plug-in Presets .................................................................................... 291

6.3.5 Multiple-Output Plug-ins and Multitimbral Plug-ins ................................................. 294

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

295

7.1 Pattern Basics ............................................................................................................................ 295

7.1.1 Pattern Editor Overview ............................................................................................. 296

7.1.2 Navigating the Event Area ......................................................................................... 299

7.1.3 Following the Playback Position in the Pattern .......................................................... 301

7.1.4 Jumping to Another Playback Position in the Pattern ................................................. 303

7.1.5 Group View and Keyboard View .................................................................................. 305

7.1.6 Adjusting the Arrange Grid and the Pattern Length ................................................... 307

7.1.7 Adjusting the Step Grid and the Nudge Grid .............................................................. 310

7.2 Recording Patterns in Real Time ................................................................................................ 315

7.2.1 Recording Your Patterns Live ..................................................................................... 316

7.2.2 The Record Prepare Mode .......................................................................................... 318

7.2.3 Using the Metronome ................................................................................................. 319

7.2.4 Recording with Count-in ............................................................................................ 321

7.2.5 Quantizing while Recording ....................................................................................... 323

7.3 Recording Patterns with the Step Sequencer .............................................................................. 324

7.3.1 Step Mode Basics ...................................................................................................... 324

7.3.2 Editing Events in Step Mode ...................................................................................... 327

7.4 Editing Events ............................................................................................................................ 328

7.4.1 Editing Events with the Mouse: an Overview ............................................................. 328

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7.4.2 Creating Events/Notes ............................................................................................... 332

7.4.3 Selecting Events/Notes .............................................................................................. 333

7.4.4 Editing Selected Events/Notes ................................................................................... 336

7.4.5 Deleting Events/Notes ............................................................................................... 339

7.4.6 Cut, Copy, and Paste Events/Notes ............................................................................ 342

7.4.7 Quantizing Events/Notes ........................................................................................... 345

7.4.8 Quantization While Playing ........................................................................................ 347

7.4.9 Doubling a Pattern .................................................................................................... 348

7.4.10 Adding Variation to Patterns ..................................................................................... 349

7.5 Recording and Editing Modulation ............................................................................................. 352

7.5.1 Which Parameters Are Modulatable? ......................................................................... 354

7.5.2 Recording Modulation ................................................................................................ 355

7.5.3 Creating and Editing Modulation in the Control Lane ................................................ 357

7.6 Creating MIDI Tracks from Scratch in MASCHINE ....................................................................... 363

7.7 Managing Patterns ..................................................................................................................... 365

7.7.1 The Pattern Manager and Pattern Mode .................................................................... 365

7.7.2 Selecting Patterns and Pattern Banks ....................................................................... 367

7.7.3 Creating Patterns ...................................................................................................... 370

7.7.4 Deleting Patterns ....................................................................................................... 372

7.7.5 Creating and Deleting Pattern Banks ........................................................................ 374

7.7.6 Naming Patterns ....................................................................................................... 376

7.7.7 Changing the Pattern’s Color .................................................................................... 379

7.7.8 Duplicating, Copying, and Pasting Patterns .............................................................. 380

7.7.9 Moving Patterns ........................................................................................................ 383

7.7.10 Adjusting Pattern Length in Fine Increments ............................................................. 384

7.8 Importing/Exporting Audio and MIDI to/from Patterns ................................................................ 384

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7.8.1 Exporting Audio from Patterns ................................................................................... 384

7.8.2 Exporting MIDI from Patterns ..................................................................................... 386

7.8.3 Importing MIDI to Patterns ........................................................................................ 388

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

397

8.1 Audio Routing in MASCHINE ....................................................................................................... 398

8.1.1 Sending External Audio to Sounds ............................................................................. 399

8.1.2 Configuring the Main Output of Sounds and Groups ................................................. 404

8.1.3 Setting Up Auxiliary Outputs for Sounds and Groups ................................................. 409

8.1.4 Configuring the Master and Cue Outputs of MASCHINE ............................................. 413

8.1.5 Mono Audio Inputs ..................................................................................................... 418

8.1.5.1 Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in Mix View ..................................419

8.1.5.2 Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in MASCHINE MIKRO ....................423

8.2 Using MIDI Control and Host Automation .................................................................................... 423

8.2.1 Triggering Sounds via MIDI Notes .............................................................................. 424

8.2.2 Triggering Scenes via MIDI ........................................................................................ 430

8.2.3 Controlling Parameters via MIDI and Host Automation .............................................. 431

8.2.4 Selecting VST/AU Plug-in Presets via MIDI Program Change ..................................... 439

8.2.5 Sending MIDI from Sounds ........................................................................................ 440

8.3 Creating Custom Sets of Parameters with the Macro Controls ................................................... 444

8.3.1 Macro Control Overview ............................................................................................. 445

8.3.2 Assigning Macro Controls .......................................................................................... 446

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

453

9.1 Mix View Basics .......................................................................................................................... 453

9.1.1 Switching between Arrange View and Mix View ......................................................... 453

9.1.2 Mix View Elements ..................................................................................................... 454

9.2 The Mixer .................................................................................................................................... 456

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9.2.1 Displaying Groups vs. Displaying Sounds .................................................................. 457

9.2.2 Adjusting the Mixer Layout ........................................................................................ 459

9.2.3 Selecting Channel Strips ........................................................................................... 460

9.2.4 Managing Your Channels in the Mixer ....................................................................... 461

9.2.5 Adjusting Settings in the Channel Strips ................................................................... 463

9.2.6 Using the Cue Bus ..................................................................................................... 468

9.3 The Plug-in Chain ....................................................................................................................... 470

9.4 The Plug-in Strip ........................................................................................................................ 471

9.4.1 The Plug-in Header .................................................................................................... 473

9.4.2 Panels for Drumsynths and Internal Effects .............................................................. 475

9.4.3 Panel for the Sampler ................................................................................................ 476

9.4.4 Custom Panels for Native Instruments Plug-ins ........................................................ 479

9.4.5 Undocking a Plug-in Panel (Native Instruments and External Plug-ins Only) ............ 483

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

486

10.1 Drumsynths – General Handling ................................................................................................. 487

10.1.1 Engines: Many Different Drums per Drumsynth ......................................................... 487

10.1.2 Common Parameter Organization .............................................................................. 487

10.1.3 Shared Parameters .................................................................................................... 490

10.1.4 Various Velocity Responses ....................................................................................... 490

10.1.5 Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes ........................................................................ 490

10.2 The Kicks .................................................................................................................................... 491

10.2.1 Kick – Sub ................................................................................................................. 493

10.2.2 Kick – Tronic .............................................................................................................. 495

10.2.3 Kick – Dusty .............................................................................................................. 498

10.2.4 Kick – Grit ................................................................................................................. 499

10.2.5 Kick – Rasper ............................................................................................................ 502

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10.2.6 Kick – Snappy ............................................................................................................ 503

10.2.7 Kick – Bold ................................................................................................................ 505

10.2.8 Kick – Maple .............................................................................................................. 507

10.2.9 Kick – Push ............................................................................................................... 508

10.3 The Snares .................................................................................................................................. 510

10.3.1 Snare – Volt ............................................................................................................... 512

10.3.2 Snare – Bit ................................................................................................................ 514

10.3.3 Snare – Pow .............................................................................................................. 516

10.3.4 Snare – Sharp ........................................................................................................... 517

10.3.5 Snare – Airy ............................................................................................................... 519

10.3.6 Snare – Vintage ......................................................................................................... 521

10.3.7 Snare – Chrome ......................................................................................................... 523

10.3.8 Snare – Iron ............................................................................................................... 525

10.3.9 Snare – Clap ............................................................................................................. 527

10.3.10 Snare – Breaker ......................................................................................................... 529

10.4 The Hi-hats ................................................................................................................................. 531

10.4.1 Hi-hat – Silver ........................................................................................................... 532

10.4.2 Hi-hat – Circuit ......................................................................................................... 534

10.4.3 Hi-hat – Memory ........................................................................................................ 536

10.4.4 Hi-hat – Hybrid ......................................................................................................... 538

10.4.5 Creating a Pattern with Closed and Open Hi-hats ..................................................... 540

10.5 The Toms .................................................................................................................................... 541

10.5.1 Tom – Tronic .............................................................................................................. 543

10.5.2 Tom – Fractal ............................................................................................................ 545

10.5.3 Tom – Floor ................................................................................................................ 549

10.5.4 Tom – High ................................................................................................................ 551

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10.6 The Percussions .......................................................................................................................... 552

10.6.1 Percussion – Fractal .................................................................................................. 554

10.6.2 Percussion – Kettle .................................................................................................... 557

10.6.3 Percussion – Shaker .................................................................................................. 559

10.7 The Cymbals ............................................................................................................................... 563

10.7.1 Cymbal – Crash ......................................................................................................... 565

10.7.2 Cymbal – Ride ........................................................................................................... 567

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

570

11.1 Bass Synth – General Handling .................................................................................................. 571

11.1.1 Parameter Organization ............................................................................................. 571

11.1.2 Bass Synth Parameters ............................................................................................. 573

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

575

12.1 Applying Effects to a Sound, a Group or the Master .................................................................... 575

12.1.1 Adding an Effect ........................................................................................................ 575

12.1.2 Other Operations on Effects ....................................................................................... 584

12.1.3 Using the Side-Chain Input ....................................................................................... 586

12.2 Applying Effects to External Audio .............................................................................................. 589

12.2.1 Step 1: Configure MASCHINE Audio Inputs ................................................................ 589

12.2.2 Step 2: Set up a Sound to Receive the External Input ................................................ 592

12.2.3 Step 3: Load an Effect to Process an Input ................................................................ 594

12.3 Creating a Send Effect ............................................................................................................... 596

12.3.1 Step 1: Set Up a Sound or Group as Send Effect ........................................................ 597

12.3.2 Step 2: Route Audio to the Send Effect ...................................................................... 601

12.3.3 A Few Notes on Send Effects ...................................................................................... 603

12.4 Creating Multi-Effects ................................................................................................................ 604

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

607

13.1 Dynamics .................................................................................................................................... 608

13.1.1 Compressor ............................................................................................................... 608

13.1.2 Gate ........................................................................................................................... 612

13.1.3 Transient Master ....................................................................................................... 615

13.1.4 Limiter ....................................................................................................................... 617

13.1.5 Maximizer .................................................................................................................. 621

13.2 Filtering Effects .......................................................................................................................... 624

13.2.1 EQ .............................................................................................................................. 624

13.2.2 Filter .......................................................................................................................... 627

13.2.3 Cabinet ...................................................................................................................... 631

13.3 Modulation Effects ..................................................................................................................... 633

13.3.1 Chorus ....................................................................................................................... 633

13.3.2 Flanger ...................................................................................................................... 634

13.3.3 FM ............................................................................................................................. 636

13.3.4 Freq Shifter ................................................................................................................ 638

13.3.5 Phaser ....................................................................................................................... 639

13.4 Spatial and Reverb Effects ......................................................................................................... 641

13.4.1 Ice ............................................................................................................................. 641

13.4.2 Metaverb ................................................................................................................... 642

13.4.3 Reflex ........................................................................................................................ 644

13.4.4 Reverb (Legacy) ......................................................................................................... 645

13.4.5 Reverb ....................................................................................................................... 647

13.4.5.1 Reverb Room .............................................................................................648

13.4.5.2 Reverb Hall ................................................................................................650

13.4.5.3 Plate Reverb ..............................................................................................653

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13.5 Delays ......................................................................................................................................... 654

13.5.1 Beat Delay ................................................................................................................. 654

13.5.2 Grain Delay ................................................................................................................ 657

13.5.3 Grain Stretch ............................................................................................................. 660

13.5.4 Resochord .................................................................................................................. 661

13.6 Distortion Effects ........................................................................................................................ 663

13.6.1 Distortion ................................................................................................................... 663

13.6.2 Lofi ............................................................................................................................ 665

13.6.3 Saturator ................................................................................................................... 667

13.6.4 Analog Distortion ....................................................................................................... 670

13.7 Perform FX .................................................................................................................................. 672

13.7.1 Filter .......................................................................................................................... 673

13.7.2 Flanger ...................................................................................................................... 675

13.7.3 Burst Echo ................................................................................................................. 677

13.7.4 Reso Echo .................................................................................................................. 680

13.7.5 Ring ........................................................................................................................... 683

13.7.6 Stutter ....................................................................................................................... 685

13.7.7 Tremolo ...................................................................................................................... 688

13.7.8 Scratcher ................................................................................................................... 690

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

693

14.1 Arranger Basics .......................................................................................................................... 693

14.1.1 Navigating the Arranger ............................................................................................ 696

14.1.2 Following the Playback Position in Your Project ......................................................... 698

14.1.3 Jumping to Other Sections ......................................................................................... 700

14.2 Using Ideas View ........................................................................................................................ 702

14.2.1 Scene Overview .......................................................................................................... 702

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14.2.2 Creating Scenes ........................................................................................................ 704

14.2.3 Assigning and Removing Patterns ............................................................................. 705

14.2.4 Selecting Scenes ....................................................................................................... 708

14.2.5 Deleting Scenes ......................................................................................................... 709

14.2.6 Creating and Deleting Scene Banks .......................................................................... 711

14.2.7 Clearing Scenes ......................................................................................................... 711

14.2.8 Duplicating Scenes .................................................................................................... 712

14.2.9 Reordering Scenes ..................................................................................................... 714

14.2.10 Making Scenes Unique .............................................................................................. 715

14.2.11 Appending Scenes to Arrangement ............................................................................ 716

14.2.12 Naming Scenes .......................................................................................................... 717

14.2.13 Changing the Color of a Scene .................................................................................. 718

14.3 Using Arranger View ................................................................................................................... 720

14.3.1 Section Management Overview .................................................................................. 720

14.3.2 Creating Sections ...................................................................................................... 722

14.3.3 Assigning a Scene to a Section .................................................................................. 724

14.3.4 Selecting Sections and Section Banks ....................................................................... 724

14.3.5 Reorganizing Sections ............................................................................................... 728

14.3.6 Adjusting the Length of a Section .............................................................................. 730

14.3.6.1 Adjusting the Length of a Section Using the Software ...............................731

14.3.6.2 Adjusting the Length of a Section Using the Controller .............................733

14.3.7 Assigning and Removing Patterns ............................................................................. 733

14.3.8 Duplicating Sections ................................................................................................. 735

14.3.8.1 Making Sections Unique ............................................................................737

14.3.9 Removing Sections .................................................................................................... 737

14.3.10 Renaming Scenes ...................................................................................................... 739

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14.3.11 Clearing Sections ...................................................................................................... 740

14.3.12 Creating and Deleting Section Banks ........................................................................ 741

14.3.13 Enabling Auto Length ................................................................................................ 741

14.3.14 Looping ...................................................................................................................... 742

14.3.14.1 Setting the Loop Range in the Software .....................................................743

14.3.14.2 Setting the Loop Range Using the Controller .............................................744

14.4 Playing with Sections ................................................................................................................. 744

14.4.1 Jumping to another Playback Position in Your Project ............................................... 745

14.5 Triggering Sections or Scenes via MIDI ....................................................................................... 747

14.6 The Arrange Grid ......................................................................................................................... 750

14.7 Quick Grid ................................................................................................................................... 752

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

753

15.1 Opening the Sample Editor ......................................................................................................... 753

15.2 Recording a Sample ................................................................................................................... 755

15.2.1 Opening the Record Page .......................................................................................... 755

15.2.2 Selecting the Source and the Recording Mode ........................................................... 757

15.2.3 Arming, Starting, and Stopping the Recording .......................................................... 762

15.2.5 Checking Your Recordings ......................................................................................... 765

15.2.6 Location and Name of Your Recorded Samples .......................................................... 769

15.3 Editing a Sample ........................................................................................................................ 770

15.3.1 Using the Edit Page ................................................................................................... 770

15.3.2 Audio Editing Functions ............................................................................................. 777

15.4 Slicing a Sample ........................................................................................................................ 784

15.4.1 Opening the Slice Page .............................................................................................. 785

15.4.2 Adjusting the Slicing Settings ................................................................................... 787

15.4.3 Live Slicing ................................................................................................................ 792

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15.4.3.1 Live Slicing Using MASCHINE MIKRO .........................................................792

15.4.3.2 Delete All Slices .........................................................................................793

15.4.4 Manually Adjusting Your Slices ................................................................................. 794

15.4.5 Applying the Slicing ................................................................................................... 798

15.5 Mapping Samples to Zones ........................................................................................................ 804

15.5.1 Opening the Zone Page .............................................................................................. 804

15.5.2 Zone Page Overview ................................................................................................... 806

15.5.3 Selecting and Managing Zones in the Zone List ........................................................ 807

15.5.4 Selecting and Editing Zones in the Map View ............................................................ 812

15.5.5 Editing Zones in the Sample View ............................................................................. 816

15.5.6 Adjusting the Zone Settings ...................................................................................... 819

15.5.7 Adding Samples to the Sample Map .......................................................................... 829

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

831

16.1 Switching the Keyboard Focus to/from a MASCHINE Instance ..................................................... 831

16.2 Controlling the Transport in MASCHINE ...................................................................................... 838

16.3 Navigating and Controlling Your Sounds within a Group ............................................................ 843

16.4 Browsing Your MASCHINE Library ............................................................................................... 850

16.4.1 Browsing with the Hardware ...................................................................................... 852

16.4.2 Browsing with the On-Screen Overlay ........................................................................ 854

16.5 Using the Perform Features ........................................................................................................ 860

16.6 Using the Touch Strips ............................................................................................................... 866

16.7 Recording Modulation from Your Keyboard ................................................................................. 871

16.8 Adjusting the Settings for Your Keyboard in the MASCHINE Preferences ..................................... 875

16.9 Arp Hold Mode ............................................................................................................................ 877

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

879

17.1 Preparations ............................................................................................................................... 879

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