After  clicking  the  Play  button,  playback  will  resume  on  the  downbeat  once  the  moving  bar
within the LINK button is filled. The first participant to join the session sets the initial tempo,
from then on any participant in the session can change the tempo in their respective applica-
tion. If multiple participants change the tempo at the same time, the last tempo change will
take effect.
To start or join a Link session, proceed as follows:
1. Click the LINK button located in the header.
⇨ MASCHINE will either join an existing Link session or begin a new session.
2. Start MASCHINE’s playback by clicking the play button.
⇨ MASCHINE’s playback is now synchronized with the Link timeline.
3. To stop using Link, and leave the session, click LINK again.
While connected, the LINK button displays how many other Link-enabled applications are con-
nected via Link. The example below indicates that there are two other applications connected.
Active Link session with two other instances connected.
When  Link  is  active,  it  is  not  possible  to  synchronize  MASCHINE  to  incoming  MIDI
Clock as a slave. Link will take priority. Sending MIDI Clock from MASCHINE as a mas-
ter is still possible.
 
Basic Concepts
Syncing MASCHINE using Ableton Link
 
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