Native Instruments Maschine User manual

MANUAL

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Document authored by: David Gover, Nicolas Sidi, Gustav Santo Tomas
Software version: 2.6.5 (05/2017)
Hardware version: MASCHINE MK1
Special thanks to the Beta Test Team, who were invaluable not just in tracking down bugs, but
in making this a better product.
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Table of Contents
1 Welcome to MASCHINE .............................................................................................23
1.1 MASCHINE Documentation .......................................................................................................... 24
1.1.1 MASCHINE Getting Started Guide .............................................................................. 24
1.1.2 MASCHINE Manual ..................................................................................................... 24
1.1.3 MASCHINE Hardware Control Reference ..................................................................... 25
1.1.4 Controller Editor Manual ............................................................................................ 25
1.1.5 Support Channel Videos ............................................................................................ 25
1.1.6 Other Online Resources ............................................................................................. 25
1.2 Document Conventions ............................................................................................................... 26
1.3 New Features in MASCHINE 2.6.5 ............................................................................................... 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 Showing/Hiding the Browser ...................................................................................... 34
2.2.3 Switching between Arrange View and Mix View ......................................................... 35
2.2.4 Minimizing the Mixer ................................................................................................. 35
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 Switching between Ideas View and Arranger View ..................................................... 43
2.3.4 Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter Pages in the Control Area . 44
2.3.4.1 Extended Navigate Mode on Your Controller ..............................................50
2.3.5 Undo/Redo ................................................................................................................. 52
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2.3.6 Pinning a Mode on Your Controller ............................................................................. 54
2.3.7 Using Two or More Hardware Controllers ................................................................... 55
2.4 Native Kontrol Standard ............................................................................................................. 56
2.4.1 Installing KONTAKT Instruments with NKS Support .................................................... 57
2.4.2 Loading NKS and Third-party Plug-ins from the Plug-in Menu .................................. 58
2.5 Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode ................................................................................................... 59
2.5.1 Differences between Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode ................................................. 59
2.5.2 Switching Instances .................................................................................................. 61
2.5.3 Controlling Various Instances with Different Controllers ........................................... 61
2.6 Preferences ................................................................................................................................. 62
2.6.1 Preferences – General Page ....................................................................................... 63
2.6.1.1 Usage Data Tracking .................................................................................67
2.6.2 Preferences – Audio Page .......................................................................................... 68
2.6.3 Preferences – MIDI Page ............................................................................................ 71
2.6.4 Preferences – Default Page ....................................................................................... 74
2.6.5 Preferences – Library Page ........................................................................................ 77
2.6.6 Preferences – Plug-ins Page ..................................................................................... 85
2.6.7 Preferences – Hardware Page .................................................................................... 90
2.6.8 Controller Menu in the Hardware Page of the Preferences Panel ............................... 93
2.6.9 Preferences – Colors Page ......................................................................................... 94
2.7 Integrating MASCHINE into Your MIDI Setup ............................................................................... 97
2.7.1 Connecting External MIDI Equipment ........................................................................ 97
2.7.2 Sync to External MIDI Clock ....................................................................................... 98
2.7.3 Send MIDI Clock ......................................................................................................... 100
2.8 Syncing MASCHINE using Ableton Link ....................................................................................... 102
2.8.1 Connecting to a Network ............................................................................................ 102
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2.8.2 Joining and Leaving a Link Session ........................................................................... 102
3 Browser ....................................................................................................................104
3.1 Browser Basics ........................................................................................................................... 104
3.1.1 The MASCHINE Library ............................................................................................... 104
3.1.2 Browsing the Library vs. Browsing Your Hard Disks ................................................... 105
3.2 Searching and Loading Files from the Library ............................................................................ 106
3.2.1 Overview of the LIBRARY Pane ................................................................................... 106
3.2.2 Selecting or Loading a Product and Selecting a Bank from the Browser .................... 110
3.2.3 Selecting a Product Category, a Product, a Bank, and a Sub-Bank ........................... 115
3.2.3.1 Selecting a Product Category, a Product, a Bank, and a Sub-Bank on the
Controller ...................................................................................................120
3.2.4 Selecting a File Type .................................................................................................. 120
3.2.5 Choosing Between Factory and User Content ............................................................. 121
3.2.6 Selecting Type and Mode Tags ................................................................................... 122
3.2.7 Performing a Text Search ........................................................................................... 128
3.2.8 Loading a File from the Result List ............................................................................ 128
3.3 Additional Browsing Tools .......................................................................................................... 134
3.3.1 Loading the Selected Files Automatically .................................................................. 135
3.3.2 Auditioning Your Samples ......................................................................................... 136
3.3.3 Loading Groups with Patterns ................................................................................... 137
3.3.4 Loading Groups with Routing .................................................................................... 138
3.3.5 Displaying File Information ........................................................................................ 139
3.4 Using Favorites in the Browser ................................................................................................... 139
3.5 Editing the Files’ Tags and Properties ........................................................................................ 145
3.5.1 Attribute Editor Basics .............................................................................................. 145
3.5.2 The BANK Page .......................................................................................................... 147
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3.5.3 The TYPES and MODES Pages .................................................................................... 148
3.5.4 The PROPERTIES Page ............................................................................................... 150
3.6 Loading and Importing Files from Your File System .................................................................... 151
3.6.1 Overview of the FILES Pane ........................................................................................ 151
3.6.2 Using Favorites .......................................................................................................... 153
3.6.3 Using the Location Bar .............................................................................................. 154
3.6.4 Navigating to Recent Locations ................................................................................. 155
3.6.5 Using the Result List ................................................................................................. 156
3.6.6 Importing Files to the MASCHINE Library ................................................................... 159
3.7 Locating Missing Samples .......................................................................................................... 161
3.8 Using Quick Browse .................................................................................................................... 163
4 Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project ............................................................... 166
4.1 Overview of the Sounds, Groups, and Master .............................................................................. 166
4.1.1 The Sound, Group, and Master Channels ................................................................... 167
4.1.2 Similarities and Differences in Handling Sounds and Groups ................................... 168
4.1.3 Selecting Multiple Sounds or Groups ......................................................................... 169
4.2 Managing Sounds ....................................................................................................................... 174
4.2.1 Loading Sounds ......................................................................................................... 176
4.2.2 Pre-listening to Sounds ............................................................................................. 177
4.2.3 Renaming Sound Slots .............................................................................................. 178
4.2.4 Changing the Sound’s Color ...................................................................................... 179
4.2.5 Saving Sounds ........................................................................................................... 180
4.2.6 Copying and Pasting Sounds ..................................................................................... 182
4.2.7 Moving Sounds .......................................................................................................... 185
4.2.8 Resetting Sound Slots ............................................................................................... 187
4.3 Managing Groups ....................................................................................................................... 188
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4.3.1 Creating Groups ........................................................................................................ 190
4.3.2 Loading Groups ......................................................................................................... 192
4.3.3 Renaming Groups ...................................................................................................... 193
4.3.4 Changing the Group’s Color ....................................................................................... 194
4.3.5 Saving Groups ........................................................................................................... 195
4.3.6 Copying and Pasting Groups ..................................................................................... 197
4.3.7 Moving Groups ........................................................................................................... 201
4.3.8 Deleting Groups ......................................................................................................... 202
4.4 Exporting MASCHINE Objects and Audio ..................................................................................... 203
4.4.1 Saving a Group with its Samples ............................................................................... 204
4.4.2 Saving a Project with its Samples ............................................................................. 205
4.4.3 Exporting Audio ......................................................................................................... 207
4.5 Importing Third-Party File Formats ............................................................................................. 214
4.5.1 Loading REX Files into Sound Slots ........................................................................... 214
4.5.2 Importing MPC Programs to Groups ........................................................................... 215
5 Playing on Your Controller ......................................................................................... 219
5.1 Adjusting Your Pads ................................................................................................................... 219
5.1.1 The Pad View in the Software .................................................................................... 219
5.1.2 Choosing a Pad Mode ................................................................................................ 221
5.1.3 Adjusting the Base Key .............................................................................................. 224
5.1.4 Using Choke Groups .................................................................................................. 226
5.1.5 Using Link Groups ..................................................................................................... 228
5.2 Adjusting the Key, Choke, and Link Parameters for Multiple Sounds .......................................... 231
5.3 Adjusting the Base Key ............................................................................................................... 232
5.4 Playing Tools .............................................................................................................................. 233
5.4.1 Mute and Solo ............................................................................................................ 234
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5.4.2 Choke All Notes .......................................................................................................... 238
5.4.3 Groove ....................................................................................................................... 239
5.4.4 Level, Tempo, Tune, and Groove Shortcuts on Your Controller .................................... 241
5.5 Performance Features ................................................................................................................. 244
5.5.1 Overview of the Perform Features .............................................................................. 244
5.5.2 Selecting a Scale and Creating Chords ..................................................................... 247
5.5.3 Scale and Chord Parameters ..................................................................................... 249
5.5.4 Creating Arpeggios and Repeated Notes ................................................................... 255
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
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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
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
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7.1.6 Adjusting the Pattern Grid and the Pattern Length .................................................... 321
7.1.7 Adjusting the Step Grid and the Nudge Grid .............................................................. 325
7.2 Recording Patterns in Real Time ................................................................................................ 329
7.2.1 Recording Your Patterns Live ..................................................................................... 329
7.2.2 The Record Prepare Mode .......................................................................................... 332
7.2.3 Using the Metronome ................................................................................................. 333
7.2.4 Recording with Count-in ............................................................................................ 334
7.2.5 Quantizing while Recording ....................................................................................... 336
7.3 Recording Patterns with the Step Sequencer .............................................................................. 337
7.3.1 Step Mode Basics ...................................................................................................... 337
7.3.2 Editing Events in Step Mode ...................................................................................... 341
7.4 Editing Events ............................................................................................................................ 342
7.4.1 Editing Events with the Mouse: an Overview ............................................................. 342
7.4.2 Creating Events/Notes ............................................................................................... 346
7.4.3 Selecting Events/Notes .............................................................................................. 347
7.4.4 Editing Selected Events/Notes ................................................................................... 351
7.4.5 Deleting Events/Notes ............................................................................................... 356
7.4.6 Cut, Copy, and Paste Events/Notes ............................................................................ 359
7.4.7 Quantizing Events/Notes ........................................................................................... 362
7.4.8 Quantization While Playing ........................................................................................ 364
7.4.9 Doubling a Pattern .................................................................................................... 365
7.4.10 Adding Variation to Patterns ..................................................................................... 366
7.5 Recording and Editing Modulation ............................................................................................. 369
7.5.1 Which Parameters Are Modulatable? ......................................................................... 371
7.5.2 Recording Modulation ................................................................................................ 372
7.5.3 Creating and Editing Modulation in the Control Lane ................................................ 374
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7.6 Creating MIDI Tracks from Scratch in MASCHINE ....................................................................... 380
7.7 Managing Patterns ..................................................................................................................... 382
7.7.1 The Pattern Manager and Pattern Mode .................................................................... 382
7.7.2 Selecting Patterns and Pattern Banks ....................................................................... 384
7.7.3 Creating Patterns ...................................................................................................... 386
7.7.4 Deleting Patterns ....................................................................................................... 388
7.7.5 Creating and Deleting Pattern Banks ........................................................................ 390
7.7.6 Naming Patterns ....................................................................................................... 392
7.7.7 Changing the Pattern’s Color .................................................................................... 394
7.7.8 Duplicating, Copying, and Pasting Patterns .............................................................. 395
7.7.9 Moving Patterns ........................................................................................................ 398
7.7.10 Adjusting Pattern Length in Fine Increments ............................................................. 399
7.8 Importing/Exporting Audio and MIDI to/from Patterns ................................................................ 400
7.8.1 Exporting Audio from Patterns ................................................................................... 400
7.8.2 Exporting MIDI from Patterns ..................................................................................... 401
7.8.3 Importing MIDI to Patterns ........................................................................................ 404
8 Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls ....................................................413
8.1 Audio Routing in MASCHINE ....................................................................................................... 414
8.1.1 Sending External Audio to Sounds ............................................................................. 415
8.1.2 Configuring the Main Output of Sounds and Groups ................................................. 420
8.1.3 Setting Up Auxiliary Outputs for Sounds and Groups ................................................. 425
8.1.4 Configuring the Master and Cue Outputs of MASCHINE ............................................. 429
8.1.5 Mono Audio Inputs ..................................................................................................... 434
8.1.5.1 Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in Mix View ..................................435
8.1.5.2 Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in MASCHINE ...............................439
8.2 Using MIDI Control and Host Automation .................................................................................... 439
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8.2.1 Triggering Sounds via MIDI Notes .............................................................................. 440
8.2.2 Triggering Scenes via MIDI ........................................................................................ 446
8.2.3 Controlling Parameters via MIDI and Host Automation .............................................. 447
8.2.4 Selecting VST/AU Plug-in Presets via MIDI Program Change ..................................... 455
8.2.5 Sending MIDI from Sounds ........................................................................................ 455
8.3 Creating Custom Sets of Parameters with the Macro Controls ................................................... 460
8.3.1 Macro Control Overview ............................................................................................. 461
8.3.2 Assigning Macro Controls .......................................................................................... 461
9 Controlling Your Mix .................................................................................................. 468
9.1 Mix View Basics .......................................................................................................................... 468
9.1.1 Switching between Arrange View and Mix View ......................................................... 468
9.1.2 Mix View Elements ..................................................................................................... 469
9.2 The Mixer .................................................................................................................................... 471
9.2.1 Displaying Groups vs. Displaying Sounds .................................................................. 472
9.2.2 Adjusting the Mixer Layout ........................................................................................ 474
9.2.3 Selecting Channel Strips ........................................................................................... 475
9.2.4 Managing Your Channels in the Mixer ....................................................................... 476
9.2.5 Adjusting Settings in the Channel Strips ................................................................... 478
9.2.6 Using the Cue Bus ..................................................................................................... 482
9.3 The Plug-in Chain ....................................................................................................................... 484
9.4 The Plug-in Strip ........................................................................................................................ 485
9.4.1 The Plug-in Header .................................................................................................... 487
9.4.2 Panels for Drumsynths and Internal Effects .............................................................. 489
9.4.3 Panel for the Sampler ................................................................................................ 490
9.4.4 Custom Panels for Native Instruments Plug-ins ........................................................ 493
9.4.5 Undocking a Plug-in Panel (Native Instruments and External Plug-ins Only) ............ 497
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9.5 Controlling Your Mix from Your Controller ................................................................................... 500
10 Using the Drumsynths ................................................................................................ 502
10.1 Drumsynths – General Handling ................................................................................................. 503
10.1.1 Engines: Many Different Drums per Drumsynth ......................................................... 503
10.1.2 Common Parameter Organization .............................................................................. 503
10.1.3 Shared Parameters .................................................................................................... 506
10.1.4 Various Velocity Responses ....................................................................................... 506
10.1.5 Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes ........................................................................ 506
10.2 The Kicks .................................................................................................................................... 507
10.2.1 Kick – Sub ................................................................................................................. 509
10.2.2 Kick – Tronic .............................................................................................................. 511
10.2.3 Kick – Dusty .............................................................................................................. 514
10.2.4 Kick – Grit ................................................................................................................. 515
10.2.5 Kick – Rasper ............................................................................................................ 518
10.2.6 Kick – Snappy ............................................................................................................ 519
10.2.7 Kick – Bold ................................................................................................................ 521
10.2.8 Kick – Maple .............................................................................................................. 523
10.2.9 Kick – Push ............................................................................................................... 524
10.3 The Snares .................................................................................................................................. 526
10.3.1 Snare – Volt ............................................................................................................... 528
10.3.2 Snare – Bit ................................................................................................................ 530
10.3.3 Snare – Pow .............................................................................................................. 532
10.3.4 Snare – Sharp ........................................................................................................... 533
10.3.5 Snare – Airy ............................................................................................................... 535
10.3.6 Snare – Vintage ......................................................................................................... 537
10.3.7 Snare – Chrome ......................................................................................................... 539
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10.3.8 Snare – Iron ............................................................................................................... 541
10.3.9 Snare – Clap ............................................................................................................. 543
10.3.10 Snare – Breaker ......................................................................................................... 545
10.4 The Hi-hats ................................................................................................................................. 547
10.4.1 Hi-hat – Silver ........................................................................................................... 548
10.4.2 Hi-hat – Circuit ......................................................................................................... 550
10.4.3 Hi-hat – Memory ........................................................................................................ 552
10.4.4 Hi-hat – Hybrid ......................................................................................................... 554
10.4.5 Creating a Pattern with Closed and Open Hi-hats ..................................................... 556
10.5 The Toms .................................................................................................................................... 557
10.5.1 Tom – Tronic .............................................................................................................. 559
10.5.2 Tom – Fractal ............................................................................................................ 561
10.5.3 Tom – Floor ................................................................................................................ 565
10.5.4 Tom – High ................................................................................................................ 567
10.6 The Percussions .......................................................................................................................... 568
10.6.1 Percussion – Fractal .................................................................................................. 570
10.6.2 Percussion – Kettle .................................................................................................... 573
10.6.3 Percussion – Shaker .................................................................................................. 575
10.7 The Cymbals ............................................................................................................................... 579
10.7.1 Cymbal – Crash ......................................................................................................... 581
10.7.2 Cymbal – Ride ........................................................................................................... 583
11 Using Effects ............................................................................................................. 586
11.1 Applying Effects to a Sound, a Group or the Master .................................................................... 586
11.1.1 Adding an Effect ........................................................................................................ 586
11.1.2 Other Operations on Effects ....................................................................................... 595
11.1.3 Using the Side-Chain Input ....................................................................................... 597
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11.2 Applying Effects to External Audio .............................................................................................. 600
11.2.1 Step 1: Configure MASCHINE Audio Inputs ................................................................ 600
11.2.2 Step 2: Set up a Sound to Receive the External Input ................................................ 603
11.2.3 Step 3: Load an Effect to Process an Input ................................................................ 604
11.3 Creating a Send Effect ............................................................................................................... 606
11.3.1 Step 1: Set Up a Sound or Group as Send Effect ........................................................ 606
11.3.2 Step 2: Route Audio to the Send Effect ...................................................................... 611
11.3.3 A Few Notes on Send Effects ...................................................................................... 613
11.4 Creating Multi-Effects ................................................................................................................ 614
12 Effect Reference ........................................................................................................ 617
12.1 Dynamics .................................................................................................................................... 618
12.1.1 Compressor ............................................................................................................... 618
12.1.2 Gate ........................................................................................................................... 622
12.1.3 Transient Master ....................................................................................................... 625
12.1.4 Limiter ....................................................................................................................... 627
12.1.5 Maximizer .................................................................................................................. 630
12.2 Filtering Effects .......................................................................................................................... 633
12.2.1 EQ .............................................................................................................................. 633
12.2.2 Filter .......................................................................................................................... 636
12.2.3 Cabinet ...................................................................................................................... 640
12.3 Modulation Effects ..................................................................................................................... 642
12.3.1 Chorus ....................................................................................................................... 642
12.3.2 Flanger ...................................................................................................................... 643
12.3.3 FM ............................................................................................................................. 645
12.3.4 Freq Shifter ................................................................................................................ 646
12.3.5 Phaser ....................................................................................................................... 648
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12.4 Spatial and Reverb Effects ......................................................................................................... 650
12.4.1 Ice ............................................................................................................................. 650
12.4.2 Metaverb ................................................................................................................... 651
12.4.3 Reflex ........................................................................................................................ 653
12.4.4 Reverb (Legacy) ......................................................................................................... 654
12.4.5 Reverb ....................................................................................................................... 656
12.4.5.1 Reverb Room .............................................................................................656
12.4.5.2 Reverb Hall ................................................................................................659
12.4.5.3 Plate Reverb ..............................................................................................661
12.5 Delays ......................................................................................................................................... 662
12.5.1 Beat Delay ................................................................................................................. 662
12.5.2 Grain Delay ................................................................................................................ 665
12.5.3 Grain Stretch ............................................................................................................. 667
12.5.4 Resochord .................................................................................................................. 669
12.6 Distortion Effects ........................................................................................................................ 671
12.6.1 Distortion ................................................................................................................... 671
12.6.2 Lofi ............................................................................................................................ 673
12.6.3 Saturator ................................................................................................................... 674
12.6.4 Analog Distortion ....................................................................................................... 677
12.7 Perform FX .................................................................................................................................. 679
12.7.1 Filter .......................................................................................................................... 680
12.7.2 Flanger ...................................................................................................................... 682
12.7.3 Burst Echo ................................................................................................................. 684
12.7.4 Reso Echo .................................................................................................................. 687
12.7.5 Ring ........................................................................................................................... 690
12.7.6 Stutter ....................................................................................................................... 692
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12.7.7 Tremolo ...................................................................................................................... 695
12.7.8 Scratcher ................................................................................................................... 697
13 Working with the Arranger ......................................................................................... 700
13.1 Arranger Basics .......................................................................................................................... 700
13.1.1 Navigating the Arranger ............................................................................................ 703
13.1.2 Following the Playback Position in Your Project ......................................................... 705
13.1.3 Jumping to Other Sections ......................................................................................... 706
13.2 Using Ideas View ........................................................................................................................ 709
13.2.1 Scene Overview .......................................................................................................... 709
13.2.2 Creating Scenes ........................................................................................................ 711
13.2.3 Assigning and Removing Patterns ............................................................................. 712
13.2.4 Selecting Scenes ....................................................................................................... 715
13.2.5 Deleting Scenes ......................................................................................................... 716
13.2.6 Creating and Deleting Scene Banks .......................................................................... 718
13.2.7 Clearing Scenes ......................................................................................................... 718
13.2.8 Duplicating Scenes .................................................................................................... 719
13.2.9 Making Scenes Unique .............................................................................................. 720
13.2.10 Appending Scenes to Arrangement ............................................................................ 721
13.2.11 Naming Scenes .......................................................................................................... 723
13.2.12 Changing the Color of a Scene .................................................................................. 724
13.3 Using Arranger View ................................................................................................................... 725
13.3.1 Section Management Overview .................................................................................. 725
13.3.2 Creating Sections ...................................................................................................... 728
13.3.3 Assigning a Scene to a Section .................................................................................. 729
13.3.4 Selecting Sections and Section Banks ....................................................................... 730
13.3.5 Moving Sections ........................................................................................................ 734
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13.3.6 Adjusting the Length of a Section .............................................................................. 736
13.3.6.1 Adjusting the Length of a Section Using the Software ...............................737
13.3.6.2 Adjusting the Length of a Section Using the Controller .............................738
13.3.7 Assigning and Removing Patterns ............................................................................. 739
13.3.8 Duplicating Sections ................................................................................................. 741
13.3.8.1 Making Sections Unique ............................................................................742
13.3.9 Removing Sections .................................................................................................... 744
13.3.10 Renaming Scenes ...................................................................................................... 745
13.3.11 Clearing Sections ...................................................................................................... 746
13.3.12 Creating and Deleting Section Banks ........................................................................ 747
13.3.13 Enabling Auto Length ................................................................................................ 748
13.3.14 Looping ...................................................................................................................... 749
13.3.14.1 Setting the Loop Range in the Software .....................................................749
13.3.14.2 Setting the Loop Range Using the Controller .............................................750
13.4 Playing with Sections ................................................................................................................. 751
13.4.1 Jumping to another Playback Position in Your Project ............................................... 751
13.5 Triggering Sections or Scenes via MIDI ....................................................................................... 754
13.6 The Arrange Grid ......................................................................................................................... 756
13.7 Quick Grid ................................................................................................................................... 758
14 Sampling and Sample Mapping .................................................................................. 759
14.1 Opening the Sample Editor ......................................................................................................... 759
14.2 Recording a Sample ................................................................................................................... 761
14.2.1 Opening the Record Page .......................................................................................... 761
14.2.2 Selecting the Source and the Recording Mode ........................................................... 762
14.2.3 Arming, Starting, and Stopping the Recording .......................................................... 768
14.2.5 Checking Your Recordings ......................................................................................... 772
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14.2.6 Location and Name of Your Recorded Samples .......................................................... 776
14.3 Editing a Sample ........................................................................................................................ 776
14.3.1 Using the Edit Page ................................................................................................... 777
14.3.2 Audio Editing Functions ............................................................................................. 782
14.4 Slicing a Sample ........................................................................................................................ 789
14.4.1 Opening the Slice Page .............................................................................................. 790
14.4.2 Adjusting the Slicing Settings ................................................................................... 791
14.4.3 Live Slicing ................................................................................................................ 797
14.4.3.1 Live Slicing Using MASCHINE ....................................................................797
14.4.3.2 Delete All Slices .........................................................................................798
14.4.4 Manually Adjusting Your Slices ................................................................................. 798
14.4.5 Applying the Slicing ................................................................................................... 803
14.5 Mapping Samples to Zones ........................................................................................................ 809
14.5.1 Opening the Zone Page .............................................................................................. 809
14.5.2 Zone Page Overview ................................................................................................... 810
14.5.3 Selecting and Managing Zones in the Zone List ........................................................ 812
14.5.4 Selecting and Editing Zones in the Map View ............................................................ 817
14.5.5 Editing Zones in the Sample View ............................................................................. 821
14.5.6 Adjusting the Zone Settings ...................................................................................... 824
14.5.7 Adding Samples to the Sample Map .......................................................................... 830
15 KOMPLETE KONTROL Integration ................................................................................. 833
15.1 Switching the Keyboard Focus to/from a MASCHINE Instance ..................................................... 833
15.2 Controlling the Transport in MASCHINE ...................................................................................... 840
15.3 Navigating and Controlling Your Sounds within a Group ............................................................ 845
15.4 Browsing Your MASCHINE Library ............................................................................................... 852
15.5 Using the Perform Features ........................................................................................................ 857
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