9 Controlling Your Mix
 
The default view of the MASCHINE software is the Arrange view, which contains the Arranger
at the top, the Control area in the middle, and the Pattern Editor / Sampler Editor at the bot-
tom. The  Arrange view  is best  suited  to  organize  your melodies  and rhythms  in the  timeline:
With it you can for example finely tailor your Patterns for each of your Groups in the Pattern
Editor, and put them together as Clips in the Arranger to build a complete song.
The Mix view is the other main view of MASCHINE. Instead of focussing on the time-depend-
ent  aspects  of  your  Project,  it  gives  you  quick  access  to  the  level  and routing  settings  of  all
your Sounds, Groups, and the Master. In addition, it provides you with an intuitive interface for
adjusting the parameters of all your Plug-ins.
The Mix  view  can  come  in handy  at  various  stages  of your  work,  e.g.,  when  building custom
drum kits, setting up send effects, creating advanced routings⦠and, last but not least, during
live performances.
9.1 Mix View Basics
 
This section describes the basic operation of the Mix view.
Mix View vs. Arrange View
It is important to note that the Mix view does not provide any additional settings that are not
available in Arrange  view. In other  words,  every action done  in Mix view  can also be  done in
Arrange view. The purpose of the Mix view is rather to organize the information and settings in
a different way that is better suited for particular workflows, notably those involving levels and
routings.
In the rest of the chapter, for each procedure in Mix view we will quickly mention the equiva-
lent procedure in Arrange view or point to the corresponding description in this manual.
9.1.1 Switching between Arrange View and Mix View
 
You can switch the MASCHINE software at any time between the Arrange and Mix view:
Controlling Your Mix
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