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1 Welcome to MASCHINE
18
Where to Start
19
What's New in MASCHINE 2.0
21
Manual Conventions
25
2 Basic Concepts
27
Names and Concepts You Should Know
27
Adjusting the MASCHINE User Interface
29
Adjusting the Size of the Interface
29
Showing/Hiding the Browser
30
Switching between Arrange View and MIX View
31
Minimizing the Mixer
32
Showing/Hiding the Control Lane
32
Common Operations
33
Setting the Focus on a Group or a Sound
33
Switching between the Master, Group, and Sound Level
38
Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-Ins, and Parameter Pages in the Control Area
39
Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-Ins, and Parameter Pages on the MASCHINE MIKRO Controller
43
Undo/Redo
46
Pinning a Mode on Your Controller
48
Using Two or more Hardware Controllers
49
Stand-Alone and Plug-In Mode
50
Differences between Stand-Alone and Plug-In Mode
51
Switching Instances
52
Controlling Various Instances with Different Controllers
53
Controlling Your Host's Transport Functions in Plug-In Mode
53
Preferences
54
Preferences - General Page
55
Preferences - Default Page
57
Preferences - Library Page
59
Preferences - Plug-Ins Page
64
Preferences - Hardware Page
69
Preferences - Colors Page
71
Audio and MIDI Settings
73
Audio and MIDI Settings - Audio Page
74
Audio and MIDI Settings - Routing Page
75
Audio and MIDI Settings - MIDI Page
76
Integrating MASCHINE into Your MIDI Setup
78
Connecting External MIDI Equipment
78
Sync to External MIDI Clock
78
Send MIDI Clock
79
3 Browser
81
Browser Basics
81
The MASCHINE Library
81
Browsing the Library Vs. Browsing Your Hard Disks
82
Searching and Loading Files from the Library
83
Overview of the LIBRARY Pane
83
Selecting a File Type
87
Choosing between Factory and User Content
88
Selecting a Product Category, a Product, a Bank, and a Sub-Bank
88
Selecting Type and Mode Tags
94
Performing a Text Search
99
Using the Result List
99
Additional Browsing Tools
105
Loading the Selected Files Automatically
105
Pre-Listening to Your Samples
106
Loading Groups with Their Patterns
108
Displaying File Information
109
Editing the Files' Tags and Properties
109
Attribute Editor Basics
109
The BANK Page
111
The TYPES and MODES
112
The PROPERTIES Page
114
Loading and Importing Files from Your File System
115
Overview of the FILES Pane
115
Using Favorites
117
Using the Location Bar
118
Navigating to Recent Locations
119
Using the Result List
120
Importing Files to the MASCHINE Library
123
Locating Missing Samples
124
Using Quick Browse
126
4 Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project
129
Overview of the Sounds, Groups, and Master
129
The Sound, Group, and Master Channels
130
Similarities and Differences in Handling Sounds and Groups
131
Selecting Multiple Sounds or Groups
132
Managing Sounds
137
Loading Sounds
138
Pre-Listening to Sounds
139
Renaming Sound Slots
140
Changing the Sound's Color
141
Saving Sounds
142
Copying and Pasting Sounds
144
Moving Sounds
146
Resetting Sound Slots
147
Managing Groups
148
Creating Groups
149
Loading Groups
151
Renaming Groups
152
Changing the Group's Color
153
Saving Groups
154
Copying and Pasting Groups
156
Moving Groups
159
Deleting Groups
159
Exporting MASCHINE Objects and Audio
160
Saving a Group with Its Samples
161
Saving a Project with Its Samples
162
Exporting Audio
164
Importing Third-Party File Formats
169
Loading REX Files into Sound Slots
169
Importing MPC Programs to Groups
170
5 Playing on Your Controller
173
Adjusting Your Pads
173
The Pad View
173
Choosing a Pad Mode
175
Choosing a Pad Mode on the MASCHINE MIKRO MK1 Controller
175
Adjusting the Base Key
178
Using Choke Groups
179
Using Link Groups
180
Playing Tools
181
Note Repeat
182
Mute and solo
184
Choke All Notes
188
Groove
189
Level, Tempo, Tune, and Groove Shortcuts on Your Controller
191
6 Working with Plug-Ins
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Plug-In Overview
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Plug-In Basics
196
First Plug-In Slot of Sounds: Choosing the Sound's Role
199
Loading, Removing, and Replacing a Plug-In
200
Adjusting the Plug-In Parameters
207
Bypassing Plug-In Slots
207
Using Side-Chain
209
Moving Plug-Ins
210
Alternative: the Plug-In Strip
211
Saving and Recalling Plug-In Presets
211
The Sampler Plug-In
213
Page 1: Voice Settings / Engine
214
Pitch / Envelope
215
FX / Filter
218
Modulation
220
Lfo
222
Velocity / Modwheel
223
Using Native Instruments and External Plug-Ins
225
Opening/Closing Plug-In Windows
225
Using the VST/AU Plug-In Parameters
228
Setting up Your Own Parameter
230
Using VST/AU Plug-In Presets
233
Multiple-Output Plug-Ins and Multitimbral Plug-Ins
235
7 Working with Patterns
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Pattern Basics
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Pattern Editor Overview
237
Navigating the Event Area
240
Following the Playback Position in the Pattern
243
Jumping to Another Playback Position in the Pattern
243
Group View and Keyboard View
245
Adjusting the Pattern Grid and the Pattern Length
248
Adjusting the Step Grid and the Nudge Grid
251
Recording Patterns in Real Time
255
Recording Your Patterns Live
256
The Record Prepare Mode
259
Using the Metronome
260
Recording with Count-In
261
Quantizing While Recording
263
Recording Patterns with the Step Sequencer
264
Step Mode Basics
264
Editing Events in Step Mode
267
Editing Events
268
Editing Events with the Mouse: an Overview
268
Creating Events/Notes
271
Selecting Events/Notes
272
Editing Selected Events/Notes
275
Deleting Events/Notes
278
Cut, Copy, and Paste Events/Notes
281
Quantizing Events/Notes
284
Doubling a Pattern
285
Recording and Editing Modulation
285
Which Parameters Can be Modulated
287
Recording Modulation
288
Creating and Editing Modulation in the Control Lane
289
Creating MIDI Tracks from Scratch in MASCHINE
294
Managing Patterns
296
The Pattern Manager and Pattern Mode
297
Selecting Patterns and Pattern Banks
299
Creating Patterns
301
Deleting Patterns
303
Creating and Deleting Pattern Banks
304
Naming Patterns
306
Changing the Pattern's Color
308
Duplicating, Copying, and Pasting Patterns
309
Moving Patterns
311
Importing/Exporting Audio and MIDI To/From Patterns
312
Exporting Audio from Patterns
313
Exporting MIDI from Patterns
314
Importing MIDI to Patterns
316
8 Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls
325
Audio Routing in MASCHINE
325
Sending External Audio to Sounds
327
Configuring the Main Output of Sounds and Groups
331
Setting up Auxiliary Outputs for Sounds and Groups
336
Configuring the Master and Cue Outputs of MASCHINE
340
Using MIDI Control and Host Automation
345
Triggering Sounds Via MIDI Notes
346
Controlling Parameters Via MIDI and Host Automation
351
Selecting VST/AU Plug-In Presets Via MIDI Program Change
359
Sending MIDI from Sounds
360
Creating Custom Sets of Parameters with the Macro Controls
364
Macro Control Overview
365
Assigning Macro Controls
366
9 Controlling Your MIX
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MIX View Basics
370
Switching between Arrange View and MIX View
370
MIX View Elements
371
The Mixer
373
Displaying Groups Vs. Displaying Sounds
374
Adjusting the Mixer Layout
376
Selecting Channel Strips
378
Managing Your Channels in the Mixer
378
Adjusting Settings in the Channel Strips
380
Using the Cue Bus
384
The Plug-In Chain
386
The Plug-In Strip
387
The Plug-In Header
390
Panels for Drumsynths and Internal Effects
391
Panel for the Sampler
393
Custom Panels for Native Instruments Plug-Ins
397
Generic Panel for External Plug-Ins
401
Undocking a Plug-In Panel (Native Instruments and External Plug-Ins Only)
402
10 Using the Drumsynths
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Drumsynths - General Handling
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Engines: Many Different Drums Per Drumsynth
407
Common Parameter Organization
407
Shared Parameters
410
Various Velocity Responses
410
Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes
410
The Kicks
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Kick - Sub
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Kick - Tronic
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Kick - Dusty
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Kick - Rasper
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Kick - Snappy
420
Kick - Bold
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Kick - Maple
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Kick - Push
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The Snares
426
Snare - Volt
428
Snare - Bit
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Snare - Pow
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Snare - Sharp
432
Snare - Airy
434
Snare - Vintage
436
Snare - Chrome
438
Snare - Iron
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Snare - Clap
441
The Hi-Hats
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Hi-Hat - Silver
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Hi-Hat - Circuit
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Hi-Hat - Memory
448
Creating a Pattern with Closed and Open Hi-Hats
450
The Toms
450
Tom - Tronic
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Tom - Fractal
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Tom - Floor
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The Percussions
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Percussion - Fractal
460
Percussion - Kettle
462
Percussion - Shaker
464
11 Using Effects
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Applying Effects to a Sound, a Group or the Master
466
Adding an Effect
466
Other Operations on Effects
475
Using the Side-Chain Input
477
Applying Effects to External Audio
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Step 1: Configure MASCHINE Audio Inputs
480
Step 2: Set up a Sound to Receive the External Input
482
Step 3: Load an Effect to Process an Input
484
Creating a Send Effect
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Step 1: Set up a Sound or Group as Send Effect
486
Step 2: Route Audio to the Send Effect
490
A few Notes on Send Effects
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Creating Multieffects
493
12 Effect Reference
496
Dynamics
497
Compressor
497
Gate
501
Transient Master
504
Limiter
506
Maximizer
509
Filtering Effects
512
Filter
514
Modulation Effects
518
Chorus
518
Flanger
519
Freq Shifter
523
Phaser
524
Spatial and Reverb Effects
526
Ice
526
Metaverb
527
Reflex
529
Reverb
530
Plate Reverb
532
Delays
534
Beat Delay
534
Grain Delay
537
Grain Stretch
539
Resochord
540
Distortion Effects
542
Distortion
542
Lofi
544
Saturator
546
13 Creating a Song Using Scenes
550
Arranger Basics
550
Arranger Overview
552
Navigating the Arranger
554
Following the Playback Position in Your Project
557
Jumping to Another Playback Position in Your Project
558
Creating and Removing Clips
560
13.1.5.1 Creating and Removing Clips on the MASCHINE MIKRO Controller
562
Managing Scenes
564
Scene Management Overview
564
Selecting Scenes and Scene Banks
567
13.2.2.1 Selecting Scenes and Scene Banks on the MASCHINE MIKRO Controller
570
Creating Scenes
571
Deleting Scenes
575
Creating and Deleting Scene Banks
576
Naming Scenes
578
Changing the Scene's Color
580
Moving Scenes
581
Clearing Scenes
582
13.2.10 Duplicating, Copying, and Pasting Scenes
583
Playing with Scenes
585
Selecting a Loop Range
586
Jumping to Other Scenes
590
Triggering Scenes Via MIDI (MASCHINE Plug-In Only)
593
14 Sampling and Sample Mapping
595
Opening the Sample Editor
595
Recording a Sample
597
Opening the Record Page
597
Selecting the Source and the Recording Mode
599
Arming, Starting, and Stopping the Recording
604
Checking Your Recordings
607
Location and Name of Your Recorded Samples
611
Editing a Sample
611
Using the Edit Page
612
Audio Editing Functions
618
Slicing a Sample
625
Opening the Slice Page
626
Adjusting the Slicing Settings
628
Manually Adjusting Your Slices
632
Applying the Slicing
636
Mapping Samples to Zones
642
Opening the Zone Page
642
Zone
643
Adding Samples to the Sample Map
645
Selecting and Managing Zones in the Zone List
646
Selecting and Editing Zones in the Map View
652
Editing Zones in the Sample View
655
Adjusting the Zone Settings
658
15 Troubleshooting - Getting Help
665
Troubleshooting
665
The MASCHINE Software Won't Start
665
Latency Issues
665
The MASCHINE Software Crashes
666
Updates
666
Getting Help
667
Knowledge Base
667
Technical Support
667
Registration Support
668
User Forum
668
16 Appendix: Tips for Playing Live
669
Preparations
669
Focus on the Hardware
669
Customize the Pads of the Hardware
669
Check Your CPU Power before Playing
669
Consider Using a Limiter on Your Master
670
Improvise
670
Basic Techniques
670
Use Mute and solo
670
Use Scene Mode and Tweak the Loop Range
670
Create Variations of Your Drum Patterns in the Step Sequencer
671
Use Note Repeat
671
Set up Your Own Multi-Effect Groups and Automate Them
671
Special Tricks
671
Changing Pattern Length for Variation
671
Load Long Audio Files and Play with the Start Point
672
17 Glossary
673
Index
684
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Maschine mikro Specifications
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Pads
16
Connectivity
USB
Type
MIDI Controller
Software
Maschine Software
Compatibility
Mac
Power
USB powered
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