On your controller, Pad Mode has been reworked to include parameters for the new Scale and
Chord engine available in Keyboard mode:
â–ª Choke group and Link group parameters are replaced with Scale and Chord parameters.
â–ª The Base Key parameter turns into a Root Note parameter.
All changes introduced in Pad Mode relate to Keyboard mode, all other modes and settings
(Group mode, 16 Velocities mode, Fixed Velocity option and Fix Velocity parameter, as well as
Choke groups, Link groups, and Base Key in Group mode) are identical to those in previous
MASCHINE versions. For more information on these, please refer to the MASCHINE 2.0 Man-
ual.
These changes affect the Pad Mode of your controller. In the Pad View of the software,
the Key, Choke, and Link parameters are still visible and affect Sound slots as in previ-
ous MASCHINE versions, with one difference: Key (which controls the Base Key param-
eter) only affects the pad of the Sound slot when your pads are in Group mode, its effect
will not be audible as long as your pads are in Keyboard mode (and the Pattern Editor in
Keyboard view).
This section provides a hands-on introduction to the use of scales and chords from your con-
troller. The corresponding parameters will be described in detail in section ↑5.5.3, Scale and
Chord Parameters.
Let’s choose a particular scale, say, minor pentatonic. On your controller, do the following:
1. Switch the focus to a Sound slot containing a polyphonic instrument, or load one into the
desired Sound slot.
2. Hold the PAD MODE button to enter Pad Mode (or press PAD MODE + Button 1 to pin it).
3. Press Button 2 (KEYBOARD) to enable Keyboard mode.
4. Check that the first page of parameters is selected (1/2 displayed at the bottom right of
the left display), if it’s not the case press the dimmed left Page button to select it.
5. Turn Knob 1 (SCALE TYPE) to select MIN PENT.
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