6.3 Using Native Instruments and External Plug-ins
 
MASCHINE allows  you to  load VST/AU  plug-ins from  Native Instruments  (Native Instruments
Plug-ins)  or  any  third-party  manufacturer  (External  Plug-ins)  and  to  use  them  like  the  MA-
SCHINE Internal Plug-ins.
As with Internal Plug-ins, the following rules apply for loading Native Instruments and External
Plug-ins:
▪ An Instrument Plug-in can be loaded only in the first Plug-in slot of a Sound.
▪ An Effect Plug-in can be loaded in any Plug-in slot of any Sound, any Group, or of the Mas-
ter.
The  following  sections  describe  additional  features  and  tasks  specific  to  Native  Instruments
and/or External  Plug-ins  compared  to  Internal Plug-ins.  For  all other  tasks  (e.g., loading,  ad-
justing Plug-in parameters, etc.), please refer to section ↑6.1, Plug-in Overview.
6.3.1 Opening/Closing Plug-in Windows
 
When  you  load  a  Native  Instruments  or  External  Plug-in  into  a  Plug-in  slot,  you  can  open  a
floating window containing the user interface of that Native Instruments or third-party instru-
ment/effect.
Plug-ins of Native Instruments platform products (REAKTOR, KONTAKT, GUITAR RIG)
are automatically  opened  in  floating  windows  when  loaded from  the  Plug-in  menu.  All
other  Native  Instruments  Plug-ins  as  well  as  all  External  Plug-ins  won’t  be  opened  in
floating windows by default — however they will recall their last state: If such a Plug-in
has previously been opened in its floating window, when you load a new instance of the
same Plug-in it will also open in a floating window.
Working with Plug-ins
Using Native Instruments and External Plug-ins
 
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