8.1 Audio Routing in MASCHINE
 
MASCHINE  offers  a  powerful  audio  routing  system  that  you  can  finely  customize  to  fit  your
specific needs.
To make it short, by default the various channels of MASCHINE are structured in a simple, hi-
erarchical way:
▪ At the bottom level, each Sound has its own channel. The output of the Sound’s channel is
sent to its parent Group.
▪ At the mid-level, each Group has its own channel, which sums all channels of the included
Sounds. The output of the Group’s channel is sent to the Master.
▪ At the top  level, the Master  has its own  channel, which  sums  the channels  of all Groups
and ends up at the main output of MASCHINE. The output of the Master’s channel is sent
to your amplification system (in stand-alone  mode) or to your host application  (in  plug-in
mode).
This default basic configuration can be customized in numerous ways. Using the audio settings
available in the  Input and Output  properties at the  Sound, Group,  and Master level,  you can
build complex routings that cover a wide range of situations, as you will see in the next sec-
tions:
▪ Feed  external  audio  to  the  input  of  your  Sounds:  ↑8.1.1,  Sending  External  Audio  to
Sounds.
▪ Adjust  the  main  output  of  your  Sounds  and  Groups,  and  route  it  to  various  destinations:
↑8.1.2, Configuring the Main Output of Sounds and Groups.
▪ Send auxiliary outputs of your Sounds and Groups to other destinations: ↑8.1.3, Setting Up
Auxiliary Outputs for Sounds and Groups.
▪ Choose the destination  and settings  for the  Master output  (MASCHINE’s  main output)  as
well as for the Cue bus used for pre-listening: ↑8.1.4, Configuring the Master and Cue Out-
puts of MASCHINE.
Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls
Audio Routing in MASCHINE
 
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