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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 MK2
Special thanks to the Beta Test Team, who were invaluable not just in tracking down bugs, but
in making this a better product.
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Table of Contents
1 Welcome to MASCHINE .............................................................................................
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 ..............................................48
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 ........................................................................................ 143
3.5.1 Attribute Editor Basics .............................................................................................. 143
3.5.2 The BANK Page .......................................................................................................... 145
3.5.3 The TYPES and MODES Pages .................................................................................... 145
3.5.4 The PROPERTIES Page ............................................................................................... 148
3.6 Loading and Importing Files from Your File System .................................................................... 149
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3.6.1 Overview of the FILES Pane ........................................................................................ 149
3.6.2 Using Favorites .......................................................................................................... 151
3.6.3 Using the Location Bar .............................................................................................. 152
3.6.4 Navigating to Recent Locations ................................................................................. 153
3.6.5 Using the Result List ................................................................................................. 154
3.6.6 Importing Files to the MASCHINE Library ................................................................... 157
3.7 Locating Missing Samples .......................................................................................................... 159
3.8 Using Quick Browse .................................................................................................................... 161
4 Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project ...............................................................
164
4.1 Overview of the Sounds, Groups, and Master .............................................................................. 164
4.1.1 The Sound, Group, and Master Channels ................................................................... 165
4.1.2 Similarities and Differences in Handling Sounds and Groups ................................... 166
4.1.3 Selecting Multiple Sounds or Groups ......................................................................... 167
4.2 Managing Sounds ....................................................................................................................... 172
4.2.1 Loading Sounds ......................................................................................................... 174
4.2.2 Pre-listening to Sounds ............................................................................................. 175
4.2.3 Renaming Sound Slots .............................................................................................. 176
4.2.4 Changing the Sound’s Color ...................................................................................... 177
4.2.5 Saving Sounds ........................................................................................................... 178
4.2.6 Copying and Pasting Sounds ..................................................................................... 180
4.2.7 Moving Sounds .......................................................................................................... 183
4.2.8 Resetting Sound Slots ............................................................................................... 185
4.3 Managing Groups ....................................................................................................................... 186
4.3.1 Creating Groups ........................................................................................................ 187
4.3.2 Loading Groups ......................................................................................................... 189
4.3.3 Renaming Groups ...................................................................................................... 190
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4.3.4 Changing the Group’s Color ....................................................................................... 191
4.3.5 Saving Groups ........................................................................................................... 192
4.3.6 Copying and Pasting Groups ..................................................................................... 194
4.3.7 Reordering Groups ..................................................................................................... 198
4.3.8 Deleting Groups ......................................................................................................... 199
4.4 Exporting MASCHINE Objects and Audio ..................................................................................... 200
4.4.1 Saving a Group with its Samples ............................................................................... 201
4.4.2 Saving a Project with its Samples ............................................................................. 202
4.4.3 Exporting Audio ......................................................................................................... 204
4.5 Importing Third-Party File Formats ............................................................................................. 211
4.5.1 Loading REX Files into Sound Slots ........................................................................... 211
4.5.2 Importing MPC Programs to Groups ........................................................................... 212
5 Playing on Your Controller .........................................................................................
216
5.1 Adjusting Your Pads ................................................................................................................... 216
5.1.1 The Pad View in the Software .................................................................................... 216
5.1.2 Choosing a Pad Mode ................................................................................................ 218
5.1.3 Adjusting the Base Key .............................................................................................. 221
5.1.4 Using Choke Groups .................................................................................................. 223
5.1.5 Using Link Groups ..................................................................................................... 225
5.2 Adjusting the Key, Choke, and Link Parameters for Multiple Sounds .......................................... 227
5.3 Adjusting the Base Key ............................................................................................................... 229
5.4 Playing Tools .............................................................................................................................. 230
5.4.1 Mute and Solo ............................................................................................................ 230
5.4.2 Choke All Notes .......................................................................................................... 235
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 ................................................................................................................. 241
5.5.1 Overview of the Perform Features .............................................................................. 241
5.5.2 Selecting a Scale and Creating Chords ..................................................................... 244
5.5.3 Scale and Chord Parameters ..................................................................................... 246
5.5.4 Creating Arpeggios and Repeated Notes ................................................................... 252
5.5.5 Swing Also Applied to Note Repeat / Arp Output ........................................................ 256
5.6 Creating Parameter Snapshots using Lock ................................................................................. 256
5.6.1 Creating a Lock Snapshot .......................................................................................... 257
5.6.2 Using Extended Lock .................................................................................................. 258
5.6.3 Updating a Lock Snapshot ......................................................................................... 258
5.6.4 Recalling a Lock Snapshot ........................................................................................ 259
5.6.5 Morphing Between Lock Snapshots ........................................................................... 259
5.6.6 Deleting a Lock Snapshot .......................................................................................... 260
5.6.7 Triggering Lock Snapshots via MIDI ........................................................................... 261
6 Working with Plug-ins ...............................................................................................
263
6.1 Plug-in Overview ........................................................................................................................ 263
6.1.1 Plug-in Basics ........................................................................................................... 263
6.1.2 First Plug-in Slot of Sounds: Choosing the Sound’s Role ........................................... 267
6.1.3 Loading, Removing, and Replacing a Plug-in ............................................................ 267
6.1.3.1 Browser Plug-in Slot Selection ...................................................................273
6.1.4 Adjusting the Plug-in Parameters ............................................................................. 276
6.1.5 Bypassing Plug-in Slots ............................................................................................ 276
6.1.6 Using Side-Chain ...................................................................................................... 278
6.1.7 Moving Plug-ins ........................................................................................................ 278
6.1.8 Alternative: the Plug-in Strip ..................................................................................... 280
6.1.9 Saving and Recalling Plug-in Presets ....................................................................... 280
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6.1.9.1 Saving Plug-in Presets ..............................................................................281
6.1.9.2 Recalling Plug-in Presets ..........................................................................282
6.1.9.3 Removing a Default Plug-in Preset ............................................................283
6.2 The Sampler Plug-in ................................................................................................................... 284
6.2.1 Page 1: Voice Settings / Engine ................................................................................. 286
6.2.2 Page 2: Pitch / Envelope ............................................................................................ 287
6.2.3 Page 3: FX / Filter ...................................................................................................... 290
6.2.4 Page 4: Modulation .................................................................................................... 292
6.2.5 Page 5: LFO ............................................................................................................... 293
6.2.6 Page 6: Velocity / Modwheel ...................................................................................... 295
6.3 Using Native Instruments and External Plug-ins ........................................................................ 297
6.3.1 Opening/Closing Plug-in Windows ............................................................................. 297
6.3.2 Using the VST/AU Plug-in Parameters ....................................................................... 300
6.3.3 Setting Up Your Own Parameter Pages ...................................................................... 301
6.3.4 Using VST/AU Plug-in Presets .................................................................................... 306
6.3.5 Multiple-Output Plug-ins and Multitimbral Plug-ins ................................................. 308
7 Working with Patterns ...............................................................................................
310
7.1 Pattern Basics ............................................................................................................................ 310
7.1.1 Pattern Editor Overview ............................................................................................. 311
7.1.2 Navigating the Event Area ......................................................................................... 314
7.1.3 Following the Playback Position in the Pattern .......................................................... 316
7.1.4 Jumping to Another Playback Position in the Pattern ................................................. 317
7.1.5 Group View and Keyboard View .................................................................................. 319
7.1.6 Adjusting the Arrange Grid and the Pattern Length ................................................... 322
7.1.7 Adjusting the Step Grid and the Nudge Grid .............................................................. 325
7.2 Recording Patterns in Real Time ................................................................................................ 330
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7.2.1 Recording Your Patterns Live ..................................................................................... 330
7.2.2 The Record Prepare Mode .......................................................................................... 333
7.2.3 Using the Metronome ................................................................................................. 334
7.2.4 Recording with Count-in ............................................................................................ 335
7.2.5 Quantizing while Recording ....................................................................................... 337
7.3 Recording Patterns with the Step Sequencer .............................................................................. 338
7.3.1 Step Mode Basics ...................................................................................................... 338
7.3.2 Editing Events in Step Mode ...................................................................................... 342
7.4 Editing Events ............................................................................................................................ 343
7.4.1 Editing Events with the Mouse: an Overview ............................................................. 343
7.4.2 Creating Events/Notes ............................................................................................... 347
7.4.3 Selecting Events/Notes .............................................................................................. 348
7.4.4 Editing Selected Events/Notes ................................................................................... 353
7.4.5 Deleting Events/Notes ............................................................................................... 358
7.4.6 Cut, Copy, and Paste Events/Notes ............................................................................ 361
7.4.7 Quantizing Events/Notes ........................................................................................... 364
7.4.8 Quantization While Playing ........................................................................................ 366
7.4.9 Doubling a Pattern .................................................................................................... 367
7.4.10 Adding Variation to Patterns ..................................................................................... 368
7.5 Recording and Editing Modulation ............................................................................................. 371
7.5.1 Which Parameters Are Modulatable? ......................................................................... 373
7.5.2 Recording Modulation ................................................................................................ 374
7.5.3 Creating and Editing Modulation in the Control Lane ................................................ 376
7.6 Creating MIDI Tracks from Scratch in MASCHINE ....................................................................... 382
7.7 Managing Patterns ..................................................................................................................... 384
7.7.1 The Pattern Manager and Pattern Mode .................................................................... 384
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7.7.2 Selecting Patterns and Pattern Banks ....................................................................... 386
7.7.3 Creating Patterns ...................................................................................................... 388
7.7.4 Deleting Patterns ....................................................................................................... 390
7.7.5 Creating and Deleting Pattern Banks ........................................................................ 392
7.7.6 Naming Patterns ....................................................................................................... 394
7.7.7 Changing the Pattern’s Color .................................................................................... 396
7.7.8 Duplicating, Copying, and Pasting Patterns .............................................................. 397
7.7.9 Moving Patterns ........................................................................................................ 400
7.7.10 Adjusting Pattern Length in Fine Increments ............................................................. 401
7.8 Importing/Exporting Audio and MIDI to/from Patterns ................................................................ 402
7.8.1 Exporting Audio from Patterns ................................................................................... 402
7.8.2 Exporting MIDI from Patterns ..................................................................................... 403
7.8.3 Importing MIDI to Patterns ........................................................................................ 406
8 Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls ....................................................
415
8.1 Audio Routing in MASCHINE ....................................................................................................... 416
8.1.1 Sending External Audio to Sounds ............................................................................. 417
8.1.2 Configuring the Main Output of Sounds and Groups ................................................. 422
8.1.3 Setting Up Auxiliary Outputs for Sounds and Groups ................................................. 427
8.1.4 Configuring the Master and Cue Outputs of MASCHINE ............................................. 431
8.1.5 Mono Audio Inputs ..................................................................................................... 436
8.1.5.1 Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in Mix View ..................................437
8.1.5.2 Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in MASCHINE ...............................441
8.2 Using MIDI Control and Host Automation .................................................................................... 441
8.2.1 Triggering Sounds via MIDI Notes .............................................................................. 442
8.2.2 Triggering Scenes via MIDI ........................................................................................ 448
8.2.3 Controlling Parameters via MIDI and Host Automation .............................................. 449
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8.2.4 Selecting VST/AU Plug-in Presets via MIDI Program Change ..................................... 457
8.2.5 Sending MIDI from Sounds ........................................................................................ 457
8.3 Creating Custom Sets of Parameters with the Macro Controls ................................................... 462
8.3.1 Macro Control Overview ............................................................................................. 463
8.3.2 Assigning Macro Controls .......................................................................................... 463
9 Controlling Your Mix ..................................................................................................
470
9.1 Mix View Basics .......................................................................................................................... 470
9.1.1 Switching between Arrange View and Mix View ......................................................... 470
9.1.2 Mix View Elements ..................................................................................................... 471
9.2 The Mixer .................................................................................................................................... 473
9.2.1 Displaying Groups vs. Displaying Sounds .................................................................. 474
9.2.2 Adjusting the Mixer Layout ........................................................................................ 476
9.2.3 Selecting Channel Strips ........................................................................................... 477
9.2.4 Managing Your Channels in the Mixer ....................................................................... 478
9.2.5 Adjusting Settings in the Channel Strips ................................................................... 480
9.2.6 Using the Cue Bus ..................................................................................................... 484
9.3 The Plug-in Chain ....................................................................................................................... 486
9.4 The Plug-in Strip ........................................................................................................................ 487
9.4.1 The Plug-in Header .................................................................................................... 489
9.4.2 Panels for Drumsynths and Internal Effects .............................................................. 491
9.4.3 Panel for the Sampler ................................................................................................ 492
9.4.4 Custom Panels for Native Instruments Plug-ins ........................................................ 495
9.4.5 Undocking a Plug-in Panel (Native Instruments and External Plug-ins Only) ............ 499
9.5 Controlling Your Mix from Your Controller ................................................................................... 502
10 Using the Drumsynths ................................................................................................
505
10.1 Drumsynths – General Handling ................................................................................................. 506
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10.1.1 Engines: Many Different Drums per Drumsynth ......................................................... 506
10.1.2 Common Parameter Organization .............................................................................. 506
10.1.3 Shared Parameters .................................................................................................... 509
10.1.4 Various Velocity Responses ....................................................................................... 509
10.1.5 Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes ........................................................................ 509
10.2 The Kicks .................................................................................................................................... 510
10.2.1 Kick – Sub ................................................................................................................. 512
10.2.2 Kick – Tronic .............................................................................................................. 514
10.2.3 Kick – Dusty .............................................................................................................. 517
10.2.4 Kick – Grit ................................................................................................................. 518
10.2.5 Kick – Rasper ............................................................................................................ 521
10.2.6 Kick – Snappy ............................................................................................................ 522
10.2.7 Kick – Bold ................................................................................................................ 524
10.2.8 Kick – Maple .............................................................................................................. 526
10.2.9 Kick – Push ............................................................................................................... 527
10.3 The Snares .................................................................................................................................. 529
10.3.1 Snare – Volt ............................................................................................................... 531
10.3.2 Snare – Bit ................................................................................................................ 533
10.3.3 Snare – Pow .............................................................................................................. 535
10.3.4 Snare – Sharp ........................................................................................................... 536
10.3.5 Snare – Airy ............................................................................................................... 538
10.3.6 Snare – Vintage ......................................................................................................... 540
10.3.7 Snare – Chrome ......................................................................................................... 542
10.3.8 Snare – Iron ............................................................................................................... 544
10.3.9 Snare – Clap ............................................................................................................. 546
10.3.10 Snare – Breaker ......................................................................................................... 548
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10.4 The Hi-hats ................................................................................................................................. 550
10.4.1 Hi-hat – Silver ........................................................................................................... 551
10.4.2 Hi-hat – Circuit ......................................................................................................... 553
10.4.3 Hi-hat – Memory ........................................................................................................ 555
10.4.4 Hi-hat – Hybrid ......................................................................................................... 557
10.4.5 Creating a Pattern with Closed and Open Hi-hats ..................................................... 559
10.5 The Toms .................................................................................................................................... 560
10.5.1 Tom – Tronic .............................................................................................................. 562
10.5.2 Tom – Fractal ............................................................................................................ 564
10.5.3 Tom – Floor ................................................................................................................ 568
10.5.4 Tom – High ................................................................................................................ 570
10.6 The Percussions .......................................................................................................................... 571
10.6.1 Percussion – Fractal .................................................................................................. 573
10.6.2 Percussion – Kettle .................................................................................................... 576
10.6.3 Percussion – Shaker .................................................................................................. 578
10.7 The Cymbals ............................................................................................................................... 582
10.7.1 Cymbal – Crash ......................................................................................................... 584
10.7.2 Cymbal – Ride ........................................................................................................... 586
11 Using the Bass Synth .................................................................................................
589
11.1 Bass Synth – General Handling .................................................................................................. 590
11.1.1 Parameter Organization ............................................................................................. 590
11.1.2 Bass Synth Parameters ............................................................................................. 592
12 Using Effects .............................................................................................................
594
12.1 Applying Effects to a Sound, a Group or the Master .................................................................... 594
12.1.1 Adding an Effect ........................................................................................................ 594
12.1.2 Other Operations on Effects ....................................................................................... 603
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12.1.3 Using the Side-Chain Input ....................................................................................... 605
12.2 Applying Effects to External Audio .............................................................................................. 608
12.2.1 Step 1: Configure MASCHINE Audio Inputs ................................................................ 608
12.2.2 Step 2: Set up a Sound to Receive the External Input ................................................ 611
12.2.3 Step 3: Load an Effect to Process an Input ................................................................ 612
12.3 Creating a Send Effect ............................................................................................................... 614
12.3.1 Step 1: Set Up a Sound or Group as Send Effect ........................................................ 614
12.3.2 Step 2: Route Audio to the Send Effect ...................................................................... 619
12.3.3 A Few Notes on Send Effects ...................................................................................... 621
12.4 Creating Multi-Effects ................................................................................................................ 622
13 Effect Reference ........................................................................................................
625
13.1 Dynamics .................................................................................................................................... 626
13.1.1 Compressor ............................................................................................................... 626
13.1.2 Gate ........................................................................................................................... 630
13.1.3 Transient Master ....................................................................................................... 633
13.1.4 Limiter ....................................................................................................................... 635
13.1.5 Maximizer .................................................................................................................. 638
13.2 Filtering Effects .......................................................................................................................... 641
13.2.1 EQ .............................................................................................................................. 641
13.2.2 Filter .......................................................................................................................... 644
13.2.3 Cabinet ...................................................................................................................... 648
13.3 Modulation Effects ..................................................................................................................... 650
13.3.1 Chorus ....................................................................................................................... 650
13.3.2 Flanger ...................................................................................................................... 651
13.3.3 FM ............................................................................................................................. 653
13.3.4 Freq Shifter ................................................................................................................ 654
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13.3.5 Phaser ....................................................................................................................... 656
13.4 Spatial and Reverb Effects ......................................................................................................... 658
13.4.1 Ice ............................................................................................................................. 658
13.4.2 Metaverb ................................................................................................................... 659
13.4.3 Reflex ........................................................................................................................ 661
13.4.4 Reverb (Legacy) ......................................................................................................... 662
13.4.5 Reverb ....................................................................................................................... 664
13.4.5.1 Reverb Room .............................................................................................664
13.4.5.2 Reverb Hall ................................................................................................667
13.4.5.3 Plate Reverb ..............................................................................................669
13.5 Delays ......................................................................................................................................... 670
13.5.1 Beat Delay ................................................................................................................. 670
13.5.2 Grain Delay ................................................................................................................ 673
13.5.3 Grain Stretch ............................................................................................................. 675
13.5.4 Resochord .................................................................................................................. 677
13.6 Distortion Effects ........................................................................................................................ 679
13.6.1 Distortion ................................................................................................................... 679
13.6.2 Lofi ............................................................................................................................ 681
13.6.3 Saturator ................................................................................................................... 682
13.6.4 Analog Distortion ....................................................................................................... 685
13.7 Perform FX .................................................................................................................................. 687
13.7.1 Filter .......................................................................................................................... 688
13.7.2 Flanger ...................................................................................................................... 690
13.7.3 Burst Echo ................................................................................................................. 692
13.7.4 Reso Echo .................................................................................................................. 695
13.7.5 Ring ........................................................................................................................... 698
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13.7.6 Stutter ....................................................................................................................... 700
13.7.7 Tremolo ...................................................................................................................... 0
13.7.8 Scratcher ................................................................................................................... 0
14 Working with the Arranger .........................................................................................
0
14.1 Arranger Basics .......................................................................................................................... 0
14.1.1 Navigating the Arranger ............................................................................................ 0
14.1.2 Following the Playback Position in Your Project ......................................................... 0
14.1.3 Jumping to Other Sections ......................................................................................... 0
14.2 Using Ideas View ........................................................................................................................ 0
14.2.1 Scene Overview .......................................................................................................... 0
14.2.2 Creating Scenes ........................................................................................................ 0
14.2.3 Assigning and Removing Patterns ............................................................................. 0
14.2.4 Selecting Scenes ....................................................................................................... 0
14.2.5 Deleting Scenes ......................................................................................................... 0
14.2.6 Creating and Deleting Scene Banks .......................................................................... 0
14.2.7 Clearing Scenes ......................................................................................................... 0
14.2.8 Duplicating Scenes .................................................................................................... 0
14.2.9 Reordering Scenes ..................................................................................................... 0
14.2.10 Making Scenes Unique .............................................................................................. 0
14.2.11 Appending Scenes to Arrangement ............................................................................ 0
14.2.12 Naming Scenes .......................................................................................................... 0
14.2.13 Changing the Color of a Scene .................................................................................. 0
14.3 Using Arranger View ................................................................................................................... 0
14.3.1 Section Management Overview .................................................................................. 0
14.3.2 Creating Sections ...................................................................................................... 0
14.3.3 Assigning a Scene to a Section .................................................................................. 0
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14.3.4 Selecting Sections and Section Banks ....................................................................... 739
14.3.5 Reorganizing Sections ............................................................................................... 744
14.3.6 Adjusting the Length of a Section .............................................................................. 745
14.3.6.1 Adjusting the Length of a Section Using the Software ...............................746
14.3.6.2 Adjusting the Length of a Section Using the Controller .............................748
14.3.7 Assigning and Removing Patterns ............................................................................. 748
14.3.8 Duplicating Sections ................................................................................................. 750
14.3.8.1 Making Sections Unique ............................................................................751
14.3.9 Removing Sections .................................................................................................... 753
14.3.10 Renaming Scenes ...................................................................................................... 754
14.3.11 Clearing Sections ...................................................................................................... 755
14.3.12 Creating and Deleting Section Banks ........................................................................ 756
14.3.13 Enabling Auto Length ................................................................................................ 757
14.3.14 Looping ...................................................................................................................... 758
14.3.14.1 Setting the Loop Range in the Software .....................................................758
14.3.14.2 Setting the Loop Range Using the Controller .............................................759
14.4 Playing with Sections ................................................................................................................. 760
14.4.1 Jumping to another Playback Position in Your Project ............................................... 760
14.5 Triggering Sections or Scenes via MIDI ....................................................................................... 763
14.6 The Arrange Grid ......................................................................................................................... 765
14.7 Quick Grid ................................................................................................................................... 767
15 Sampling and Sample Mapping ..................................................................................
768
15.1 Opening the Sample Editor ......................................................................................................... 768
15.2 Recording a Sample ................................................................................................................... 770
15.2.1 Opening the Record Page .......................................................................................... 770
15.2.2 Selecting the Source and the Recording Mode ........................................................... 771
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15.2.3 Arming, Starting, and Stopping the Recording .......................................................... 777
15.2.5 Checking Your Recordings ......................................................................................... 781
15.2.6 Location and Name of Your Recorded Samples .......................................................... 785
15.3 Editing a Sample ........................................................................................................................ 785
15.3.1 Using the Edit Page ................................................................................................... 786
15.3.2 Audio Editing Functions ............................................................................................. 791
15.4 Slicing a Sample ........................................................................................................................ 798
15.4.1 Opening the Slice Page .............................................................................................. 799
15.4.2 Adjusting the Slicing Settings ................................................................................... 800
15.4.3 Live Slicing ................................................................................................................ 806
15.4.3.1 Live Slicing Using MASCHINE ....................................................................806
15.4.3.2 Delete All Slices .........................................................................................807
15.4.4 Manually Adjusting Your Slices ................................................................................. 807
15.4.5 Applying the Slicing ................................................................................................... 812
15.5 Mapping Samples to Zones ........................................................................................................ 818
15.5.1 Opening the Zone Page .............................................................................................. 818
15.5.2 Zone Page Overview ................................................................................................... 819
15.5.3 Selecting and Managing Zones in the Zone List ........................................................ 821
15.5.4 Selecting and Editing Zones in the Map View ............................................................ 826
15.5.5 Editing Zones in the Sample View ............................................................................. 830
15.5.6 Adjusting the Zone Settings ...................................................................................... 833
15.5.7 Adding Samples to the Sample Map .......................................................................... 839
16 Using KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series Keyboards ..........................................................
842
16.1 Switching the Keyboard Focus to/from a MASCHINE Instance ..................................................... 842
16.2 Controlling the Transport in MASCHINE ...................................................................................... 849
16.3 Navigating and Controlling Your Sounds within a Group ............................................................ 854
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