◦ Internal Effects: These are the Effect Plug-ins included with MASCHINE. To read every
details  about  each  of  the  MASCHINE  internal  effects,  and  how  to  use  them,  please
refer  to  chapter  ↑11,  Audio  Routing,  Remote  Control,  and  Macro  Controls  and  ↑14,
Effect Reference.
◦ Native Instruments: You can use all Native Instruments KOMPLETE effects installed on
your computer as VST/AU plug-ins. Products from Native Instruments are tightly inte-
grated in MASCHINE.
◦ External: You can also use VST/AU effect plug-ins from any third-party manufacturers.
What to Load, and Where
The type of Plug-in that you can load depends on the selected level (Sound, Group or Master)
and slot:
▪ Effect Plug-ins (both internal and external) can be loaded in all Plug-in slots at all levels
(Sound, Group, Master).
▪ Instrument Plug-ins (both internal and external) can only be loaded in the first Plug-in slot
of Sounds.
6.1.2 First Plug-in Slot of Sounds: Choosing the Sound’s Role
 
The  Plug-in  loaded  in  the  first  Plug-in  slot  of  a  Sound  will  determine  the  general  role  of  this
Sound:
▪ If  the  first  Plug-in  slot  holds  an  Instrument  Plug-in  (Sampler,  Drumsynth,  Native  Instru-
ments or External Instrument, see above), the Sound will generate its own audio.
▪ If the first Plug-in slot holds an Effect Plug-in (Internal, Native Instruments or External), the
Sound  will  be  available  as  bussing  point  for  other  signals  (from  within  MASCHINE,  and
possibly from the outside world). This notably allows you to build up send effects or to ap-
ply  effects  to  external  audio.  See  section  ↑13.3.1,  Step  1:  Set  Up  a  Sound  or  Group  as
Send Effect for more information.
You can also sample directly to a Sound slot. This will automatically load a Sampler in
its first Plug-in slot. Read chapter ↑14, Effect Reference for more details on this.
Working with Plug-ins
Plug-in Overview
 
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