Adjusting the  base  key  only  affects  the  notes  played  by the  pads  of  your  controller.  It
does not affect  the notes  recorded in  your Patterns!  To adjust  the key  of notes in Pat-
terns, please refer to section ↑4.1.3, Selecting Multiple Sounds or Groups.
You can select multiple pads and quickly change the base key for all of them at once!
See section ↑10.4, Editing Events to know how to do this.
Adjusting the Base Key in the Software
By default the base key of every Sound slot is C3 (i.e. middle C in the MASCHINE convention).
To change the base key of the selected pad(s) / Sound slot(s) in the software:
1. Click  the  Pad  View  button  above  the  Sound  List  in  the  Pattern  Editor  to  show  the  Pad
view for the focused Group.
2. Click the Key value and drag your mouse vertically, or double-click it, enter a new value
on your computer keyboard, and press [Enter] to confirm.
Adjusting the Base Key on Your Controller
To change the base key of the selected pad(s) / Sound slot(s) on your controller:
1. Hold the PAD MODE button to enter Pad Mode.
On the right display, the key indicated for pad 1 (in the bottom left corner) is the current
base key.
2. Press Button 5 (OCT-) / 6 (OCT+) to adjust the base key by octaves, or Button 7 (SEMI-) /
8 (SEMI+) to adjust the base key by semitones.
The new values are indicated for all pads on the right display.
3. Release PAD MODE (or press it again if you pinned the mode).
5.4 Playing Tools
 
On top of the various pad settings described in the previous section (see ↑5.1, Adjusting the
Pads),  MASCHINE  also  offers  you  a  series  of  intuitive  playing  tools  particularly  useful  when
playing live:
Playing on the Controller
Playing Tools
 
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