MASCHINE 1.5 Reference Manual – 64
4 Creating Sounds
Each Group consists of 16 Sound Slots that can be lled with either one audio le (a Sample
in MASCHINE terminology), or with multiple audio les mapped across the keyboard, as well
as any accompanying effects (a Sound in MASCHINE terminology). A Sound can also be used
as an effect source in MASCHINE; you could for example use a Sound to host a Send Effect
for other Sounds, or even route external audio signals through a given Sound (read chapter
9, “Using FX,” for more details on this). You can also sample directly to a Sound Slot (read
chapter 11, “Sampling & Sample Mapping,” for more details on this), or use it to send MIDI
notes (see section 4.10.3, “MIDI Output from Sounds”).
4.1 Choosing a Source for Your Sound
We will rst look at the Source Tab of your Sound, which allows you to dene what source
the Sound is going to use.
Hardware
On the MASCHINE Controller, rst press the Pad corresponding to the desired Sound. Press
Button 4 to select the Sound Tab, then press Button 5 to show its Source Tab (SRC). Then
press SHIFT+BROWSE to select the sound source.
Software
Alternatively, in the Software, click the Arrow in the Header of the Sound’s Source Tab (SRC):
Click on the little arrow in the Source Tab header to choose the source to use for that Sound.
There are three modes available: Sampler, Input and MIDI Out:
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Sampler: allows the selected slot to play back Samples (as you will be doing most of the time).
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Input: instead of playing back a Sample, this allows the selected Sound to be available
as a bussing point for other Sounds. You might for example like to host an effect such
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