Native Instruments Maschine Getting Started

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Select Group A again by pressing button A and continue playing on the pads to get famil-
iar with them.
When you feel ready, move on to the next section, where you can record a little rhythmic pat-
tern using this drum kit!
2.3 Recording Your First Pattern
Now that you feel comfortable with the pads, let’s use them to live record some rhythm into a
Pattern. A Pattern is a recorded sequence of notes played on the Sounds of the current Group.
In each Group you can have an unlimited number of Patterns which are grouped into Pattern
banks containing up to 16 Patterns each.
You can now use the transport controls, which are located at the bottom left of your controller:
The TRANSPORT section on your controller (here while recording).
1. Press PLAY to start the sequencer.
The PLAY button lights up green. You won’t hear anything yet because nothing has been
recorded.
2. Press SHIFT + PLAY to activate the metronome so you get a rhythmical reference.
You now hear the metronome indicating each beat, the first beat of each bar being indi-
cated by a different note.
3. Play along to the metronome to get a feel for the tempo.
First Steps
Recording Your First Pattern
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Native Instruments Maschine Specifications

General

Weight	4.85 lbs (2.2 kg)
Pads	16 velocity-sensitive pads with aftertouch
Connectivity	USB, MIDI In/Out
Software	Maschine Software
Compatibility	Mac and PC
Power Supply	USB powered
Audio Interface	No built-in audio interface
Sequencer	Yes, pattern-based sequencer
Sampling	Yes, integrated sampler
Effects	Yes, includes a variety of effects
Encoders	8 knobs with LED ring indicators
DAW Integration	Yes, works as a plugin within most major DAWs