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2

Basic Concepts

 

This chapter will reintroduce you to MASCHINE's main elements and terminology and explain
how they relate to one another. You will also learn how to set up your audio interface and how
to connect MIDI devices.

Before reading this chapter it is strongly recommended that you read the MASCHINE Getting
Started Guide first.

2.1

Names and concepts you should know

 

We will start with a list defining the most important concepts and names.

Browser
The  Browser  is  the  front  end  for  accessing  all  the  elements  of  your  MASCHINE  Projects:

Projects, Groups, Sounds, Samples, Patterns, Instruments and FX Presets. Each of these can

be stored and tagged in a way that allows you easy access to all of them. MASCHINE's Factory
Library is already completely tagged, and you can also import your own Samples to the Library

and tag them as well. To learn more about the Browser, please read chapter 

↑

3, Browser

.

Projects
A  Project  contains  all  data  needed  for  a  Song:  up  to  eight  Groups  with  their  Patterns,  64
Scenes and all settings, automation, FX, Routings, Sounds and Samples. It’s like a snapshot of
the entire state of MASCHINE. Please read the Getting Started Guide for a complete overview
of the MASCHINE Project structure.

Sounds
A Sound can hold up to 4 modules which can be a Sampler, VST/AU Plug-in Instruments or
FX, internal MASCHINE FX, as well as an external Input, or a MIDI Out module. Each Sound of
the selected Group is mapped to one of the 16 pads on the MASCHINE hardware controller, so
you can play the Sounds by pressing the pads. Refer to chapter 

↑

4, Sound Slots

 for more infor-

mation on Sounds.

Basic Concepts

Names and concepts you should know

 

MASCHINE - Manual - 16

Summary of Contents for Groove production studio

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Page 4: ... 2 2 5 Hiding the Modulation Lane 21 2 2 6 Navigating Parameter Pages in the Control Area 22 2 2 7 Undo and Redo 23 2 2 8 Pinning a Mode 23 2 3 Stand alone and Plug in Mode 24 2 3 1 Differences between Stand alone and Plug in Mode 24 2 3 2 Switching Instances with the Hardware in Plug in Mode 24 2 3 3 Switching Instances with the Software in Plug in Mode 24 2 4 Preferences 25 2 4 1 Preferences Gen...

Page 5: ...ield 47 3 1 5 Search Result List 48 3 1 6 Locating missing Samples 49 3 2 Adding your Own Samples 50 3 2 1 Importing a Sample Into the Library 52 3 2 2 Tagging your Groups Sounds Patterns Instruments FX Presets and Samples 53 3 3 Quick Browse 54 3 3 1 Using Quick Browse 55 3 3 2 In Place Auditioning 55 3 4 The Browser on the Hardware 56 4 Sound Slots 58 4 1 Defining a Sound Slot s Role 59 4 1 1 Se...

Page 6: ...utput Tab OUT 77 4 4 1 Page 1 Main Aux 1 and Aux 2 77 4 4 2 Page 2 Pre Mix Options 79 4 5 Saving a Sound 79 4 6 Copying and Pasting Sounds 80 4 7 Resetting a Sound 81 4 8 Mute and Solo 82 4 8 1 Hardware 82 4 8 2 Software 83 4 9 Loading REX Files 85 4 10 Sound MIDI Options 86 4 10 1 Sound MIDI Batch Setup 86 4 10 2 Sound MIDI Settings 88 4 10 3 MIDI Output from Sounds 90 5 Creating Groups 92 5 1 Th...

Page 7: ...es 107 6 Working with Patterns Hardware 110 6 1 Creating Patterns 110 6 1 1 Pattern Mode 110 6 1 2 Pad Mode 111 6 1 3 Pad Link 112 6 1 4 Releasing a Pad from a Pad Link Group 113 6 1 5 Recording the Pads 113 6 1 6 The Metronome 114 6 1 7 Using the Step Sequencer 114 6 1 8 Using Note Repeat 116 6 1 9 Using the Piano Roll Keyboard 117 6 1 10 Recording Automation 118 6 1 11 Recording Automation in th...

Page 8: ... 7 2 3 Compare Split 130 7 2 4 The Piano Roll Keyboard 130 7 2 5 Recording and Editing Automation 131 7 2 6 Adding a Modulator 132 7 2 7 Step Grid Pattern Length Grid and Quantization 134 7 2 8 Pad Link 138 7 2 9 Releasing a Pad from a Pad Link Group 139 7 2 10 Setting up a Pad as Master or Slave in a Pad Link Group 140 7 2 11 Rendering Audio from Patterns using Drag and Drop 141 7 2 12 Rendering ...

Page 9: ...8 4 1 Ice 159 8 4 2 Metaverb 160 8 4 3 Reflex 161 8 4 4 Reverb 162 8 5 Delay 164 8 5 1 Beat Delay 164 8 5 2 Grain Delay 165 8 5 3 Grain Stretch 166 8 5 4 Resochord 167 8 6 Distortion 169 8 6 1 Distortion 169 8 6 2 Lofi 170 8 6 3 Saturator 171 9 Using FX 173 9 1 Applying Effects to a Sound 173 9 2 Applying Effects to a Group 176 9 3 Applying Effects to the Master 178 Table of Contents MASCHINE Manu...

Page 10: ...Scenes 199 10 5 Copy and Paste Scenes 200 10 6 Using the Loop Mode to combine Scenes 200 10 7 Triggering Scenes via MIDI 202 11 Sampling and Sample Mapping 204 11 1 Controlling Sampling from the Hardware 204 11 1 1 Recording a Sample Hardware 204 11 1 2 Editing a Sample Hardware 206 11 1 3 Slicing a Sample Hardware 209 11 1 4 Mapping a Sample Hardware 211 11 1 5 Editing a Sample 213 11 1 6 Slicing...

Page 11: ...a Limiter on your Master 235 14 1 6 Hook up your other Gear and sync it with MIDI Clock 235 14 1 7 Improvise 235 14 2 Basic Techniques 236 14 2 1 Use Mute Solo 236 14 2 2 Use Scene Mode and Scene Sync 236 14 2 3 Create Variations of your Drums in the Step Sequencer 236 14 2 4 Use Note Repeat 236 14 2 5 Set up your own Multi FX Groups and automate them 237 14 3 Special Tricks 237 14 3 1 Changing Pa...

Page 12: ...stop the music Since you can integrate it into any sequencer that supports VST Audio Units or RTAS plug ins you can reap the benefits in almost any software setup or use it as a standalone applica tion You can sample your own material slice loops and rearrange them easily However MASCHINE is a lot more than an ordinary groovebox or sampler it comes with an inspiring 6 gigabyte library containing o...

Page 13: ...r other storage devices is printed in italics Text appearing elsewhere labels of buttons controls text next to checkboxes etc is printed in blue Whenever you see this formatting applied you will find the same text ap pearing somewhere on the screen Text appearing on labels of the MASCHINE hardware controller is printed in orange Whenever you see this formatting applied you will find the same text ...

Page 14: ...uide and online video tutorials MASCHINE Reference Manual this document MASCHINE Hardware Control Reference Hereafter is a quick description of each of these documentation sources The Setup Guide is available in printed form and on the DVD in the product box The whole documentation set is also available in PDF format and located within the MASCHINE instal lation folder on your hard drive You can a...

Page 15: ... provides you with a lot of video tutorials that give you a hands on approach to many sides of the MASCHINE workflow To see them point your favorite brows er to following URL http native instruments com maschinemedia Controller Editor Reference Manual Besides using your MASCHINE hardware controller together with its dedicated MASCHINE software you can also use it as a powerful and highly versatile...

Page 16: ...is already completely tagged and you can also import your own Samples to the Library and tag them as well To learn more about the Browser please read chapter 3 Browser Projects A Project contains all data needed for a Song up to eight Groups with their Patterns 64 Scenes and all settings automation FX Routings Sounds and Samples It s like a snapshot of the entire state of MASCHINE Please read the ...

Page 17: ...arrangement area in order to build up a fin ished arrangement or to trigger different parts of a Song while you are playing live More infor mation on Scenes can be found in chapter 10 Creating a Song using Scenes Patterns A Pattern is a sequence that plays Sounds from the current Group A Pattern is therefore usu ally linked to a Group since it is a part of the Group however you can also save it in...

Page 18: ...FX in MASCHINE terminology You may also use VST AU plug in effects too Up to four effects can be directly applied as in sert effects to each Sound Group or Master level With the routing system you can also create send effects and multi effects Refer to chapter 8 The Effects Overview 2 2 Common Operations 2 2 1 Switching Views From the Main menu the Plug in menu you can select one of four different...

Page 19: ...ser Hardware Press and hold NAVIGATE now press Button 5 to hide the Browser To bring it back press Button 5 again The Navigate screen on the left and right display of the MASCHINE hardware controller Software Click on the Browser button with the magnifier symbol in the Header to show and hide the Browser Basic Concepts Common Operations MASCHINE Manual 19 ...

Page 20: ...he Minimize button showing an arrow on the left of the Arranger to minimize the Arranger to the currently selected Group slot and again to show all Group slots The Arranger in minimized view showing the Group slot in focus 2 2 4 Hiding Parameter Pages in the Control Area Hardware Press NAVIGATE Button 7 to show and hide the Parameter pages in the Control area Basic Concepts Common Operations MASCH...

Page 21: ...the Control area The Control area in full size 2 2 5 Hiding the Modulation Lane Hardware Press NAVIGATE Button 8 to show and hide the Modulation Lane Software Click on the Automation View switch on the left of the Modulation Lane to show and hide it The Automation View switch Basic Concepts Common Operations MASCHINE Manual 21 ...

Page 22: ...ware controller you can use the Page buttons to navigate through the Parameter pages Whenever there is more than one page it will be shown on the right side of the right display like this The display of available 1 6 pages in a Group Output tab Moreover if there is another page available to the left or to the right of the current page the corresponding Page button will be lit on your MASCHINE hard...

Page 23: ... perform the Undo operation by pressing SHIFT pad 1 To perform the Redo operation press SHIFT pad 2 Software On the software use the common keyboard shortcuts for the Undo and Redo functions For Undo press Ctrl Z Cmd Z on Mac OS X For Redo press Ctrl Y Cmd Y on Mac OS X You can also select Undo and Redo from the Edit menu 2 2 8 Pinning a Mode You can pin a screen by pressing the relevant Mode butt...

Page 24: ...er software like Cubase or Pro Tools you can open multiple MASCHINE instances Actually you can load as many instances of MASCHINE as your computer and your host application can handle CPU wise In contrast to the stand alone application they are always synced to the host In plug in mode you can also send a MIDI Program Change message from your host to switch between MASCHINE s Scenes or record auto...

Page 25: ...alog under MASCHINE in the Main menu Mac OS X or in the File menu Windows as well as in the File submenu of the Plug in menu Preferences on the Main menu Mac OS X depicted Preferences in the Plug in menu Basic Concepts Preferences MASCHINE Manual 25 ...

Page 26: ...ing MA SCHINE will be loaded as soon as you start MASCHINE again Recording Audio Prefer Project Folder If this checkbox is marked the Samples you record will be put in a subdir ectory of the folder where your project is saved If not your recordings will be saved in the generic recordings folder in your standard user library path MIDI Basic Concepts Preferences MASCHINE Manual 26 ...

Page 27: ...onome on how to activate the Met ronome and the external MIDI Master and mix them together moving the slider until they are played at exactly the same time As soon as you can hear a flanger like effect you know you are close to the correct Sync Offset Slave value Keep on adjusting the Sync Offset Slave control until you can neither hear the flanging effect nor two separate signals Input Channel Us...

Page 28: ...iption Pattern Length Beats Here you can define the default length of new Patterns Select a value by pressing your mouse button and dragging up or down Input Quantize This allows you to select one of the three quantize options None no quantization Record quantization only in Record mode or Play Rec quantization in Play and Record mode Basic Concepts Preferences MASCHINE Manual 28 ...

Page 29: ...rred plug ins and FX loaded into the Module slots Plug in Here you can select a Project to load automatically when you start a new project within a Digital Audio Workstation The window displays the loca tion of the Template Project currently selected for use Click the file icon to select the Template Project you would like MASCHINE to load when it is used as a plug in Any Project file can be used ...

Page 30: ...ent computers even if the samples are stored in different locations After adding a Location double click the ALIAS column to set the Alias name The Alias of the first entry in the list named standard user Directo ry cannot be edited ADD Click ADD to manually add directories to the Library keep in mind that any MASCHINE compatible files in those directories will not be tagged if you add them like t...

Page 31: ... have moved the Factory Library to another hard drive or to another location on the same hard drive 2 4 5 Preferences Plug ins Tab LOCATIONS Section In the LOCATIONS section of the Plug ins tab you can manage the storage folders of all the plug ins available By clicking on the folder icon to the right of an entry it is possible to change the path of each plug in directory Basic Concepts Preference...

Page 32: ... RESCAN will check the integrity of your plug ins and allow you to automatically detect plug ins that are added or removed or deselect any plug ins that are not working correctly for any reason MANAGER Section In the MANAGER section of the Plug ins tab you can enable or disable plug ins rescan plug in directories and set default Module presets for plug ins When a plug in is disabled it will not ap...

Page 33: ...le preset The default Module preset can also be set via the Module slot menu Save As De fault If no default is set here the parameters of this plug in will be auto map ped when loading it to a Module slot RESCAN If you have changed the content of the selected directory such as installed or re moved plug ins you should rescan your plug in directories in order to keep the list of available plug ins ...

Page 34: ...ure to perform a manual scan using the RESCAN button when new plug ins are installed or plug ins are removed 64 BIT 32 BIT Section Displays 32 bit 64 bit plug ins that are identified by MASCHINE but cannot be used in the current bit mode To check which bit mode you are currently running open the About screen from MA SCHINE s Help menu and see the Mode section in the upper right The Plugins tab s 6...

Page 35: ...talled then no 64 BIT or 32 BIT tab will be shown respectively If you plug a MASCHINE instance into your DAW keep in mind that a 64 bit MASCHINE plug in will host 64 bit plug ins only as well as a 32 bit instance will allow only hosting of 32 bit plug ins 2 4 6 Preferences Hardware Tab The Preferences Hardware tab The Hardware tab enables you to customize how the pads react to your playing and the...

Page 36: ...liders you can adjust the contrast of the Left and right displays separately Adjusting the Settings from the Hardware You also have access to these settings from the MASCHINE hardware controller To do this you first have to enter the MIDI mode by pressing SHIFT CONTROL In MIDI mode press SHIFT Button 4 to show the Settings Display mode In this mode the left display gives you access to all of the s...

Page 37: ...t Description Driver Select your audio driver here Device This allows you to choose available devices if you have connected more than one audio interface Status This shows you whether your audio interface is currently running Basic Concepts Audio and MIDI Settings MASCHINE Manual 37 ...

Page 38: ...easier on the CPU but intro duce a larger latency i e there may be a very small delay between when you hit a pad and when you actually hear it You should therefore experi ment with this setting so that it is as low as possible without overloading your CPU or introducing any audio artifacts Windows When using an ASIO driver the Audio and MIDI Settings dialog shows an ASIO Config button instead of t...

Page 39: ...e available Inputs The choices made here will determine which Inputs can be used when sampling external sources for example Outputs By clicking on Outputs you will be presented with a list of the eight stereo outputs from MASCHINE in the right column you can assign them to the outputs of your audio interface via a drop down menu 2 5 3 MIDI Tab The MIDI tab of the Audio and MIDI Settings dialog ent...

Page 40: ...ate thus making your track sound out of sync By adjusting the Offset value you can set an amount of latency to be com pensated in milliseconds MASCHINE will then send MIDI clock events ahead of time as defined 2 6 Connecting External MIDI Equipment MASCHINE s rear view To connect your external MIDI equipment hook it up to the MASCHINE hardware controller s MIDI In or MIDI Out socket on the rear pa...

Page 41: ...ost application so you don t have to activate External Sync You have to define at least one Input in the Audio and MIDI Settings MIDI tab to enable External Sync If Sync to External MIDI Clock is checked the play button on the MASCHINE header and on the MASCHINE hardware controller are deactivated 2 6 2 Send MIDI Clock MASCHINE can also send a MIDI Clock signal to any device that is capable of rec...

Page 42: ...Send MIDI Clock activated Basic Concepts Connecting External MIDI Equipment MASCHINE Manual 42 ...

Page 43: ...cts Patterns Instruments and FX Presets This is done by tagging them which means categorizing them by using keywords Given that the MASCHINE software has some ad vantages over the hardware in this case such as a very big screen and a QWERTY keyboard we will start with the software first Browser MASCHINE Manual 43 ...

Page 44: ...lements of the Browser The elements of the Browser 1 Disk button Use the DISK button to switch between the Browser and access to your com puter hard drives Browser Elements of the Browser MASCHINE Manual 44 ...

Page 45: ...or and enter the name or category of a file into the text search field to perform a search Results are dis played in the search result list below 5 Search result list The search result list RESULTS displays all files that match your query 6 Tag Editor The Tag Editor allows you to edit Tags applied to files and add Tags to new files from the three available categories 7 Audition Controls This allow...

Page 46: ... types of MASCHINE Projects 1 Groups 2 Sounds 3 Patterns 4 In struments 5 FX Presets 6 and Samples 7 By clicking on one of them will cause only the files of the selected type to be displayed in the search result list RESULTS You may also deactivate all of them to perform your search on all file types at once 3 1 3 Tag Filter As with the File Type selector the Tag Filter only shows up when you have...

Page 47: ...wn the description of your file even further 3 1 4 Text Search field The text search field In the text search field you can enter your search query The search will be performed on the file paths the file name and the tags If you want to search for a combination of two words e g bass and analog just enter both words in the text search field with a gap in between As you start typing the list of matc...

Page 48: ...ave changes to the currently loaded Project This is to prevent you from losing changes you performed on it by accidentally loading a new Project without saving the old one If it is a Group it will be loaded into the Group slot currently in focus If it is a Sound it will be loaded into the Sound slot currently in focus If it is a Pattern it will be loaded into the Pattern slot currently in focus If...

Page 49: ...d samples cannot be found for any reason a dialog in which you can locate the missing samples will open The Missing Library dialog allows you to locate missing samples Sounds and Groups referencing missing samples are marked with an exclamation mark You can open the Missing Library dialog manually from the MASCHINE Plug in menu The Purge Missing Samples and the Find Missing Samples menu entries on...

Page 50: ...Aiff To be able to find them in the Browser from the hardware you will have to import them into the Library Importing Samples does not mean they will be moved from the directory they currently reside in they will only be referenced by the Browser That s why whenever you move Samples make sure to update the paths to their respective directories as described in chapter 2 4 Preferences Click on DISK ...

Page 51: ...ading them by activating the Audition function in the lower row of the Browser 1 Click on the Audition button speaker symbol to activate the Audition function 2 Adjust the pre listening volume by moving the volume slider to the right of the Audition button From left to right Swap button Audition button Volume slider Import button Browser Adding your Own Samples MASCHINE Manual 51 ...

Page 52: ...add multiple files at once such as a folder of your favorite Samples you can select the whole folder and tag all files at once using the same dialog as when importing single files You can also make non contiguous selections within a directory by clicking while holding down the Ctrl key Windows or the Cmd key Mac OS X After pressing IMPORT Browser Adding your Own Samples MASCHINE Manual 52 ...

Page 53: ...re importing The Tag Editor with selected Tags highlighted and check marked Make you are as precise as possible when tagging your files in order to be able to find what you are looking for later You can add as many Tags to a file as you want to by clicking on them A checkmark will ap pear next to the selected Tags To remove the Tag from the Sample click on it again After you have finished tagging ...

Page 54: ...nu It is possible to delete multiple Tags by selecting them in the Tag Filter and then right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click on the selection to open the delete menu A deleted tag will be removed from all files Once a tag is deleted it is not possible to undo it 3 3 Quick Browse Quick Browse is a feature that allows you to quickly recall a search query you performed to get to a given file Let s say y...

Page 55: ...or keys on your computer keyboard you can browse through files in the search result list and they will be instantly loaded if In Place Auditioning is activated see below The Browser on the MASCHINE hardware controller always restores the search query you performed to get a given file 3 3 2 In Place Auditioning To activate in place auditioning click the Swap button in the bottom row of the Browser ...

Page 56: ...hat have already been added to the Library You cannot directly access specific directories on your hard drives with the Browser using the hardware This is why you should always tag all your Samples and import them to the Library using the software beforehand To enter the Browser on the MASCHINE controller press BROWSE The Browser on the MASCHINE hardware controller displays with the SOUND tab in f...

Page 57: ...even further Examples for the SUBTYPE category are DJEMBE GLITCH or AN ALOG The Browser on the hardware showing a search result list If you want to use your hardware a lot make sure to tag all the files you want to use exten sively This makes it a lot easier to access them using the hardware You can browse through the search result list by turning Knob 5 once you want to load a file press Button 8...

Page 58: ...Out module Each Sound of the selected Group is mapped to one of the 16 pads on the MASCHINE hard ware controller so you can play the Sounds by pressing the pads Sound slots in MASCHINE A Sound slot in MASCHINE can be configured to act as a Sampler Sampler be a bussing point for an internal or external signal Input act as a MIDI Out module MIDI Out Sound Slots MASCHINE Manual 58 ...

Page 59: ...io signals through a given Sound slot This configuration takes place in the first Module slot there are four available per Sound slot Modules 1 4 for Sound slot 2 4 1 Defining a Sound Slot s Role The Control area contains four Modules per Sound slot The Modules handle the sources in the following way Module 1 can host all sources sampler input MIDI out VST AU instrument plug ins MASCHINE FX and VS...

Page 60: ... for internal signals Internal MASCHINE effects and Plug in effects can be used in all four modules of a Sound If you use the MIDI Out Module in slot 1 slots 2 4 will not be effective You can sample directly to a Sound slot read chapter 10 7 Triggering Scenes via MIDI for more details on this or use it to send MIDI notes see section 4 10 3 MIDI Output from Sounds 4 1 1 Selecting a Source using the...

Page 61: ...Sound Now you will be presented with the Module menu where you can select a source as listed above In the following section we will concentrate on the Sampler mode which is probably the one you will use the most For information on working with internal MASCHINE effects and Plug in effects please refer to 9 Using FX 4 2 The Sampler Parameters in Module 1 The Sampler Parameters offer various ways to...

Page 62: ...nvelope and Destination Page 5 LFO and Destination Page 6 Velocity Destination and Modwheel Destination Hardware On your MASCHINE hardware controller use the Page buttons to step through the various parameter pages On the MASCHINE controller step through the pages by pressing the Page buttons Software In the software use the Parameter Page selector to step through Parameter pages Sound Slots The S...

Page 63: ...pler VOICE SETTINGS on the hardware Sampler Voice Settings on the software Screen Element Description Voice Setting Controls Polyphony Here you can define a voice limit for the Sound The default value is 8 the minimum 1 and the maximum 32 voices You can also set this to Legato Sound Slots The Sampler Parameters in Module 1 MASCHINE Manual 63 ...

Page 64: ...controller or your host application For more information on how to setup your Sounds to receive MIDI refer to section 4 10 1 Sound MIDI Batch Setup Engine Controls Mode This allows you to determine the mode of the sampling engine Available options are Standard and Vintage Model If you choose Vintage in Mode you can select between two Models which emulate the sound of the MPC60 and SP1200 The sonic...

Page 65: ...ination Reverse If Reverse is activated the Sample will be played backwards Amplitude Envelope The Amplitude Envelope allows you to tailor your Sample in terms of its loudness over time There are three different types of Amplitude Envelope Oneshot mode activated Oneshot This is typical vintage drum machine behavior the sample is played in its entirety from beginning to end with no envelope If Ones...

Page 66: ...pads on MASCHINE are sensitive not only to being hit but also to being held so using the ADSR envelope you can make the pads behave like a MIDI keyboard and sustain a note only for as long as it is held down Amplitude Envelope Controls Attack Attack determines how quickly the Sound reaches full volume after being triggered Hold Hold determines how long the envelope will stay at its maximum level D...

Page 67: ...ings on the software FX This is a small selection of basic FX not to be mixed up with the FX section covered in depth in chapter 8 The Effects Overview FX Controls Comp Basic compressor allowing you to give a Sound more density Drive Defines the amount of saturation applied to a Sound SR SR stands for sample rate you can use it to lower the original sample rate in order to make the Sound more lo f...

Page 68: ...O or the MIDI Modulation Wheel BP2 BP2 is a band pass filter with Cutoff Cutoff can be modulated by Velocity the Modulation Envelope the LFO or the MIDI Modulation Wheel HP2 HP2 is a high pass filter with Cutoff and Resonance Cutoff can be modu lated by Velocity the Modulation Envelope the LFO or the MIDI Modula tion Wheel EQ The EQ is an equalizer with Frequency Bandwidth and Gain 4 2 4 Page 4 Mo...

Page 69: ...l stay at its maximum level Decay With Decay you adjust how fast the envelope drops to the sustain level in ADSR mode in AHD mode it is used to adjust how fast the envelope fades out Sustain The envelope level that will be maintained as long as the note is played Release The time for the sustain level to return to zero after the note has ended Destination This is where you define modulation target...

Page 70: ...s the initial phase of the LFO waveform expressed as a percentage Sync This button is used to activate synchronization of the LFO to the tempo of your Project If enabled the values on the Speed parameter will change in to rhythmical values ranging from 16 1 one modulation cycle in 16 bars to 1 32 one modulation in 1 32nd note Destination This is where you define up to four modulation targets for t...

Page 71: ... the beginning of the sample as you play harder Tip a typical example for this parameter is setting it so that the initial at tack transient of a snare drum is heard only at high velocity values This makes it sound snappier when you play hard and mushier or muted when you play softly Decay This allows you to modulate the Decay parameter of the Amplitude Enve lope on page 2 by using Velocity Cutoff...

Page 72: ...t the Sound level where there are four Module slots available Module slot 1 can host either source Modules or effect Modules Module slots 2 3 and 4 can host effect Modules only of course you can put an effect Module behind a source Module and add them in series but more on using effects in the next chapter For now lets load an instrument plug in to a Sound slot Hardware 1 Press the CONTROL button ...

Page 73: ...o Control mode 11 Now you can try out the instrument plug in by playing the pad 12 Edit the plug in parameters using the Knobs 1 8 13 Press the Page buttons to step through the Parameter pages of the plug in To play the instrument plug in chromatically using the pads on the MASCHINE hardware press SHIFT then press the PAD MODE KEYBOARD button to quickly toggle to Keyboard mode Software 1 Click on ...

Page 74: ...you want to load an instrument to 3 Click on the first Module slot only Module slot 1 can host instrument plug ins and click the drop down arrow at the right end of it Sound Slots Loading an Instrument Plug in MASCHINE Manual 74 ...

Page 75: ...ment plug in by pressing the pad 6 Choose different Parameter pages via the Parameter Page selector by clicking the triangle on the top left side of the Parameter area 7 If you find a good sound setting save it as a preset as described in section 4 4 2 Page 2 Pre Mix Options To play the instrument plug in chromatically using the pads on the MASCHINE MIKRO hard ware controller press SHIFT then pres...

Page 76: ...e selected Sound Group or the Master at a time MASCHINE with GUITAR RIG and MASSIVE plug in user interfaces opened You can open or close floating windows for plug ins as described in the following Software When a plug in has been assigned to a Module slot the plug in icon will appear in the Quick Browse area Sound Slots Loading an Instrument Plug in MASCHINE Manual 76 ...

Page 77: ... hardware controller please use the MASCHINE software instead 4 4 The Sampler Parameters in the Sound s Output Tab OUT The Sound s Output tab allows you to route your Sound and define Aux sends Aux sends allow you to send a definable amount of your Sound to other Groups or Sounds for further process ing Read the chapter 9 9 Creating a Send Effect to get to know more about how to set up a classic s...

Page 78: ...your host This allows you to send individual Sounds from MASCHINE to their own mixer channel within your DAW for example Aux 1 Aux 1 Controls Destination The destination for Aux 1 available destinations are Master Group all Sounds with Input enabled the External Outputs 1 16 and None Level Here you adjust the level of the signal that gets sent to the Aux 1 destina tion Aux 2 Aux 2 Controls Destina...

Page 79: ...the Sound will be fed into Aux 1 before Main Level and Pan of the Sound Pre Mix 2 If this is enabled the Sound will be fed into Aux 2 before Main Level and Pan of the Sound 4 5 Saving a Sound To save a Sound right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click on the Sound slot in the Arranger and select Save As from the drop down menu Sound Slots The Sampler Parameters in the Sound s Output Tab OUT MASCHINE Manual...

Page 80: ...d press one of the Group buttons by pressing its pad All parameters of the Sound will be copied including the source s Pattern content To duplicate Sounds excluding the Pattern content disable the EVENTS option Button 2 on the Duplicate Screen Software You can copy and paste Sounds by right clicking on Mac OS X Ctrl click on the Sound slot In the drop down menu choose Copy to copy a Sound To paste...

Page 81: ... as putting all Sampler Parameters back to their default value Hardware Hold SHIFT ERASE and then touch the pad corresponding to the Sound to be reset Software To reset a Sound right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click the Sound slot and choose Reset from the drop down menu Sound Slots Resetting a Sound MASCHINE Manual 81 ...

Page 82: ... Sounds and Groups Press SOLO and hold it now you can solo Sounds by pressing their pads and Groups by pressing the corresponding Group buttons Solo is a temporary mode therefore you will have to hold SOLO to access it If you press SOLO and Button 1 at the same time the Solo function gets locked e g you stay in Solo mode until you press SOLO again There are two more functions in the Solo mode ALL ...

Page 83: ...But ton 3 to turn all Sounds on and NONE press Button 4 to turn all Sounds of the Group in focus off Since pressing SOLO mutes all sounds except one the MUTE button can be used to re lease Sounds that have been muted You can use this technique to create a breakdown So lo a given sound such as a kick drum then build the track up again by bringing the muted sounds back in one at a time with the MUTE...

Page 84: ...o solo a Group right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click on the Group icon in the Arranger Soloing a Group To unsolo a Group right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click on the Group icon again Muting a Sound To mute a Sound click on the pad icon in the Pattern Editor Muting a Sound Sound Slots Mute and Solo MASCHINE Manual 84 ...

Page 85: ...o unmute the Group click on the Group icon again 4 9 Loading REX Files MASCHINE supports REX ReCycle files to be loaded REX files are loops that are already sliced and mapped to MIDI notes Only REX2 files are currently supported A REX file loaded on Sound 1 in the Piano Roll Keyboard view Sound Slots Loading REX Files MASCHINE Manual 85 ...

Page 86: ...es using MIDI messages Please refer to section 10 7 Trig gering Scenes via MIDI for more info on this 4 10 1 Sound MIDI Batch Setup To create a MIDI setting for an entire Group you can use the Sound MIDI Batch Setup func tion Here you can set up how all Sounds of the selected Group respond to MIDI Right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click on the Group slot in the Arranger and choose Sound MIDI Batch Setu...

Page 87: ...his is useful if you want to play a Sound in a tonal way Sounds to MIDI Notes Select this radio button to have Sounds mapped to MIDI notes starting with the root note This is useful for drum kits MIDI Channel Select a MIDI channel here if you have selected the Sounds to MIDI Notes option Root Note Choose a root note here if you have selected the Sounds to MIDI Notes op tion This window is only mea...

Page 88: ...he Sound MIDI Settings Right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click on the Sound slot of a Sound and choose Sound MIDI Settings from the pop up menu Choosing Sound MIDI Settings for a Sound Now you will be presented with the Sound MIDI Settings dialog Sound Slots Sound MIDI Options MASCHINE Manual 88 ...

Page 89: ...Sound MIDI Settings click this checkbox Input Options Channel Choose on which MIDI Channel the Sound will receive MIDI by selecting it in the drop down menu Low Note Define the lowest note on which the Sound will respond to MIDI here High Note Define the highest note on which the Sound will respond to MIDI here Destination Options Root Note Define the root note of the selected Sound here Sound Slo...

Page 90: ...ounds You can output MIDI notes from individual Sounds allowing you to control your host applica tion and or external MIDI gear from MASCHINE s sequencer Hardware 1 Select an empty Sound slot by pressing its pad 2 Press Button 5 to select the Source tab SRC 3 Press SHIFT BROWSE By using Buttons 5 6 or Knob 5 you can select either Sam pler Input or MIDI Out 4 Select MIDI OUT and press Button 8 to c...

Page 91: ...Sound slot by clicking on it 2 Select Module 1 and click on the arrow to open the drop down menu 3 Choose MIDI Out then select the MIDI Channel you want the Sound to send MIDI to Sound Slots Sound MIDI Options MASCHINE Manual 91 ...

Page 92: ...ty pages to control the Source Groove Macro and Output properties 5 1 1 Page 1 Voice Settings and Pitch Hardware To access the Voice settings and Pitch 1 Press CONTROL to enter Control mode 2 Press the Group button A H you want to edit 3 Press Button 2 to select GROUP 4 Press Button 5 to select SRC Source 5 Turn Knob 1 to edit POLYPHONY 6 Turn Knob 5 to change the PITCH Software To access the Grou...

Page 93: ...f the Group will be tuned together Dial it to the right to get a higher pitch and to the left to get a lower pitch 5 1 2 Page 2 Groove Hardware To edit Group Swing settings 1 Press CONTROL to enter Control mode 2 Select the Group you want to edit by pressing a Group button A H 3 Press Button 2 to select GROUP 4 Press Button 5 to select GRV Groove 5 Turn Knob 1 to add SWING 6 Turn Knob 2 to change ...

Page 94: ...ter increases the strength of the effect Cycle This determines on what musical resolutions the Swing is applied The de fault value is 1 8 Invert This button allows you to invert the Swing function so the note position of the Swing is switched in the opposite direction 5 1 3 Page 3 Macro Controls Macro controls enable you to control selected parameters using eight knobs per Group This is useful for...

Page 95: ... using the MASCHINE software Each Macro control can be as signed to one destination with the full range of the selected parameter Macro controls are bi polar knobs with a range of 100 to 100 0 is centre It is possible to assign any mod ulatable parameters in the Group Modules 1 4 as well as any modulatable parameter on any Sound inside the Group Choose any controllable parameter of your Group or t...

Page 96: ... entry from the pop up menu Removing a parameter from a Macro control Assigning Macro Controls to external MIDI CCs Just like the parameter assignment the MIDI CC assignment is performed in the MASCHINE software To assign a MIDI CC to a MASCHINE Macro Control get back to the Macro page by selecting the GROUP tab and then clicking on the MCR button Now you can right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click on ...

Page 97: ... Choose MIDI Learn from the pop up menu and move the desired knob or fader on your connected MIDI controller Selecting Enter MIDI Learn in the pop up menu As soon as you select MIDI Learn a white dot starts to flash until the software receives an in coming MIDI CC Creating Groups The Group Property Pages MASCHINE Manual 97 ...

Page 98: ...W by the MASCHINE plug in 5 1 4 Accessing Macro Controls from the Hardware To access the Macro Controls 1 Press CONTROL to enter Control mode 2 Select the Group with the Macro Controls you want to access by pressing a Group button A H 3 Press Button 2 to select GROUP 4 Press Button 7 to select MCR Macro 5 You can now change the parameters you assigned in the MASCHINE software using Knobs 1 8 Creat...

Page 99: ...u want to send your Group Available op tions are Master all Sounds with Input enabled the External Outputs 1 8 and None Level Here you adjust the volume level of your Group Pan Defines the pan position of your Group in the stereo field Aux 1 Destination The destination for Aux 1 available destinations are Master all Sounds with Input enabled the External Outputs 1 8 and None Level Here you adjust ...

Page 100: ...ux 2 desti nation Hardware To access page 1 of the Group Output pages 1 Press CONTROL to enter Control mode 2 Select the Group with the Macro Controls you want to access by pressing a Group button A H 3 Press Button 2 to select GROUP 4 Press Button 8 to select OUT 5 2 2 Page 2 Aux Pre and Post Mode Pre Mix 1 and 2 Software Page 2 of 2 from the Group Output pages on the software Creating Groups The...

Page 101: ...L to enter Control mode 2 Select the Group with the Macro Controls you want to access by pressing a Group button A H 3 Press Button 2 to select GROUP 4 Press Button 8 to select OUT 5 Press the right Page button to access page 2 6 Turn the Knob 5 to turn PRE MIX 1 on and off 7 Turn the Knob 7 to turn PRE MIX 2 on and off 5 3 Saving a Group To save a Group right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click on the G...

Page 102: ...roup button of the target Group Select EVNT Events if you want to copy the Pattern events too All parameters of the Group will be copied including all Pattern content Software You can copy and paste Groups by right clicking on Mac OS X Ctrl click on the Group slot In the drop down menu choose Copy to copy a Group To paste a Group select an empty Group slot by right clicking on Mac OS X Ctrl click ...

Page 103: ...as putting all Group parameters back to their default value Hardware Hold SHIFT ERASE then press the Group button for the Group to be reset Software To reset a Group right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click the Group slot and choose Reset from the drop down menu Creating Groups Resetting a Group MASCHINE Manual 103 ...

Page 104: ...ouble click on its Sound slot 2 You can now edit the name of that Sound Press the Enter key on your computer key board to confirm Some hosts will catch the Enter key as it is mapped to some function of the host software In this case click anywhere else in the MASCHINE plug in window to confirm the name you have entered Group renaming is performed accordingly double click on the Group slot to edit ...

Page 105: ...ons A H then enter the Browser by pressing BROWSE and select the Group tab by pressing Button 2 2 Use Button 1 to set the file type to GROUP and then choose the Browser filter settings 3 On the right display you can now select whether you want to load the Group with or with out its PATTERN content by pressing Button 7 If Pattern is highlighted the Pattern con tent will be loaded together with the ...

Page 106: ...ies to Groups Supported models include the MPC4000 MPC3000 MPC2000 MPC500 MPC1000 and the MPC2500 5 8 1 Supported Parameters from MPC Programs Since MASCHINE has a different approach to handling and naming parameters please refer to this list to find out how MPC Program settings are being translated into MASCHINE settings Creating Groups MPC Program Import to Groups MASCHINE Manual 106 ...

Page 107: ...y Voice Overlap x x x Polyphony Filter1 Type x Filter Type Filter1 Frequency x x x Filter Cutoff Filter1 Resonance x x x Filter Resonance Filter1 Velocity to Fre quency x Velocity Cutoff Mixer Level x x x x Track Level Mixer Pan x x x Track Pan Velocity to Level x Velocity to Volume Mute Group x Choke Group 5 8 2 Importing MPC Program Files 1 To import an MPC Program file open the Browser on the M...

Page 108: ...gram you want to import and double click it You will be prompt ed with the MPC dialog 3 In the Input section of the dialog window select one of the import options Creating Groups MPC Program Import to Groups MASCHINE Manual 108 ...

Page 109: ...up Import Single Bank If you only want to import a single Bank choose this option Use the drop down menu to the right to select which Bank you want to import The list below shows you a preview of the sounds in the selected MPC Bank Click OK to start the import procedure Creating Groups MPC Program Import to Groups MASCHINE Manual 109 ...

Page 110: ...r press PATTERN lockable by pressing Button 1 at the same time The hardware displays in Pattern mode Selecting a Pattern On the right display you will see all available Patterns of a Pattern Bank To select a Pattern press the pad corresponding to the desired Pattern To switch between the four Pattern Banks use Button 5 for Bank A Button 6 for Bank B Button 7 for Bank C or Button 8 for Bank D Doubl...

Page 111: ... Length parameter in Grid mode See chap ter 6 1 12 Step Grid Pattern Length Grid and Quantization for further information 6 1 2 Pad Mode Pad mode is reached by pressing PAD MODE It is a temporary mode and can therefore be locked by pressing PAD MODE together with Button 1 In Pad mode you make settings on the left display and on the right display you will either see your Sounds or if in Piano Roll ...

Page 112: ...e other pads will be re flected accordingly VELOCITY Knob 4 Here you can adjust the exact Velocity value for the Fixed Velocity Setting The base key can also be changed by using Buttons 5 8 in Keyboard mode Buttons 5 6 will shift the base key in Semitones while Buttons 7 8 will shift it in octaves This is useful for instantly transposing the pads by ear 6 1 3 Pad Link Pad Link can be used to trigg...

Page 113: ... you want to release from the Pad Link group 2 Press the PAD MODE button 3 Deselect KEYBD Keyboard if it is already selected then press the pad with the sound you want to remove from a Pad Link group The name of the Sound will appear in the right display 4 On the left display change the Pad Link to OFF using Knob 1 5 Repeat the process to remove other pads from a Pad Link group 6 1 5 Recording the...

Page 114: ...e your time to set up the pad sensitivity and velocity scaling to your personal taste you will have even more fun playing MASCHINE 6 1 6 The Metronome The Metronome will help you to keep time when recording in real time To activate the Metro nome hold down SHIFT and press PLAY To deactivate the Metronome hold SHIFT and press PLAY again Recording a Pattern press PLAY REC and hit some pads 6 1 7 Usi...

Page 115: ... it up If you hit it again the step is gone This way it s easy to quickly put some drums together By default the first 16 steps of a pattern will be represented on the Pads If you want to program a longer pattern increase the pattern length with Knob 1 You will see a bar on the right display representing the length of the pat tern The currently selected 16 steps of the pattern are highlighted here...

Page 116: ...ys the selected Sound automatically at a given quantization Note Repeat mode on the hardware displays 1 While holding NOTE REPEAT press the pad you want to record The notes will now be repeatedly triggered at the selected quantization shown on the right display Working with Patterns Hardware Creating Patterns MASCHINE Manual 116 ...

Page 117: ...y pressing the pad it is assigned to Now enter Pad mode by pressing PAD MODE and lock it by pressing Button 1 Piano Roll Keyboard mode on the hardware displays Press Button 2 to enter Piano Roll Keyboard mode If you hit the pads now you will hear that they all play the same Sound but each with a different pitch The pitch scale is divided in semitones starting with pad 1 as the lowest note going up...

Page 118: ...CHINE parameters both on the hardware and on the software in a very easy way To automate a parameter with the hardware first make sure the song is playing then simply turn one of the 8 Knobs while holding down AUTO WRITE Your automation gets recorded now if you want to discard it and try again press ERASE hold it and again turn the Knob you used to record automation to delete its automation SHIFT ...

Page 119: ...nt to automate only one of the steps set the parameter of the next step back to its default value 6 1 12 Step Grid Pattern Length Grid and Quantization Step Grid The Step Grid property affects all Pattern editing actions including quantization note snap to Grid The default setting is 1 16th however you may use another one or disable the Step Grid completely 1 To change the Step Grid s quantization...

Page 120: ...ted Step Grid If you want to apply only a bit of quantization to keep the groove you created by playing your notes live press SHIFT pad 6 QUANTIZE 50 The result will be that the notes get shifted half way to the selected Step Grid You can repeatedly apply QUANTIZE 50 until you are happy you could for example apply it until the notes are close enough to sound tight but loose enough to maintain thei...

Page 121: ...tern The Select screen for notes and events on the hardware displays Parameter Parameter Description ALL Press SELECT Button 3 ALL to select all events of the selected Sound NONE Press SELECT Button 4 NONE to deselect all events of the selected Sound UP DOWN While holding SELECT use Buttons 5 UP and 6 DOWN to choose the Sound of which you want to select notes and events Alternatively you can selec...

Page 122: ...right You can also copy notes from one Pattern to anoth er to do this copy the selected notes select the Pattern you want to copy them to and then paste them 6 2 4 Nudge Nudge allows you to shift selected notes by the Step Grid value press SHIFT pad 7 NUDGE to move the selected notes to the left or SHIFT pad 8 NUDGE to move the selected notes to the right Setting the Step Grid to Off and then usin...

Page 123: ...ranspose selected notes by semitones or octaves to match their pitch to your taste Transpose by semitones To transpose the selected notes down in semitones press SHIFT pad 13 SEMITONE to transpose the selected notes up press SHIFT pad 14 SEMITONE If no events are select ed all notes in the Pattern will be affected Transpose by octaves To transpose the selected notes down in octaves press SHIFT pad...

Page 124: ...are 3 Step Editor Here you can see rectangular blocks known as Events from the selected Pattern slot In Step Editor view these represent each part of your drum pattern In Piano Roll Key board view they represent musical notes The Events can be edited using your mouse they can be dragged to a new position elongated shortened or deleted Use the Edit Control 9 to change the steps in which Events can ...

Page 125: ...displays musical time units including bars and beats 11 Pattern slots Each Group has 4 Pattern Banks which can contain up to 64 Patterns known as Pattern slots Each slot can contain many Events to make up a single Pattern This can be a drum pattern or musical phrase When a Pattern slot is selected it is referenced by the select ed Scene this is known as a Clip The Clip will take the name of the Pa...

Page 126: ...2 to 3 are the ones that have content but are not selected the empty ones all others starting with slot 4 being the darkest ones To switch to another Pattern Bank select it in the drop down menu The Pattern Bank submenu 7 1 2 Copy and Paste Patterns To copy a Pattern right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click on its Pattern slot and choose Copy from the drop down menu Working with Patterns Software The Pa...

Page 127: ...is will erase all notes as well as any automation data and reset the Pattern Length This is equivalent to using Clear SHIFT pad 9 on the hardware 7 1 4 Saving Patterns You can save a Pattern independently from its Group This is useful if you want to try out a Pattern with different Sounds To save a Pattern right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click on the Pattern icon and select Save As from the drop down...

Page 128: ...e Sound in focus will change according to the row you put the note in Selected notes turn white 7 2 1 Mouse Actions in the Pattern Editor The following is a list of available actions in the Pattern Editor works in both the Step Editor and the Piano Roll Keyboard mode Action Function Ctrl Mac OS X Alt drag note s Copy selected note s Drag right note border Change note length Shift Click on Note Add...

Page 129: ...nt brush tool Clicking and holding the left mouse button down will set notes everywhere you move the cursor The other way round left clicking on a note and moving the mouse cursor with the button pressed will erase all notes under the Mouse cursor 7 2 2 The Zoom Tool Using the Zoom Tool you can zoom in and out in the Pattern Editor Click on the Zoom Tool and drag upwards to zoom in and downwards t...

Page 130: ... the next empty Pattern by selecting Split You can see that a Pattern has been edited by way of an asterisk symbol displayed in its Pat tern slot The new state will be confirmed as soon as you select another Pattern and the as terisk will vanish 7 2 4 The Piano Roll Keyboard In order to select the Sound you want to record a melody with click on its Sound slot Now click the Piano Roll Keyboard view...

Page 131: ... automation by moving that ring with a left click on it and then dragging it up and down during playback Almost all parameters are automatable the exception being all but tons The outer ring of the knobs used for automation To remove the automation simply right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click on that outer ring Al ternatively you can also select individual automation points in the Automation Lane and...

Page 132: ...create automation is to draw it with the mouse Double clicking creates an automation event and replaces the others on this step The Automation Lane with the Velocity parameter in focus To draw automation check the box labeled Paint at the bottom and click drag in the Automation Lane 7 2 6 Adding a Modulator On the left of the Automation Lane you will see the Add Modulator drop down menu Clicking o...

Page 133: ... is no note data present The automation points will snap to the se lected Step Grid If you want to automate Group parameters just click on the GROUP tab in the Control area to be presented with available parameters of the Group When you add an FX to a Module it will automatically show in the list of available parame ters Working with Patterns Software Editing Patterns MASCHINE Manual 133 ...

Page 134: ...clicking the STEP label in the Edit controls at the bottom left This opens a drop down menu The drop down menu of the Step Grid Pattern Length Grid In addition to the Step Grid there is the Pattern Length Grid which determines the increments in which the Pattern Length can be resized described below Choose the Pattern Length Grid by clicking on the LEN label located in the Pattern Length controls ...

Page 135: ...f the Pattern Length Grid Now you can choose the Pattern Length Grid in a range from 1 1 one full note to 1 64T 1 64th note triplet you can also turn it off Working with Patterns Software Editing Patterns MASCHINE Manual 135 ...

Page 136: ...shorter Adjusting the Pattern Length The Pattern length depends on the Pattern Length Grid as it will alter the Length of the Pat tern in increments of the Pattern Length Grid You can also drag the grey arrow at the end of the Pattern to change the length of the Pat tern Changing the Pattern length by dragging the grey arrow Working with Patterns Software Editing Patterns MASCHINE Manual 136 ...

Page 137: ...ole Pattern content will be quantized Quantize function for the Pattern content Available quantization options are Quantize simply quantizes the notes strictly according to the Step Grid and Quantize 50 only moves the notes half way towards the selected Step Grid If you record notes from a MIDI keyboard or using the pads it often happens that you create double notes where you don t want them MASCH...

Page 138: ...er pads in the same Pad Link group A pad set to Slave will only trigger the Sound on that pad even if it is part of a Pad Link group but be triggered by pads set to Master You may set more than one pad as Master or Slave within the same group Assigning a Pad to a Pad Link Group To assign a pad to a Pad Link group 1 Click the Group slot A H of the Group you want to apply Pad Link to Working with Pa...

Page 139: ...rl click on Mac OS X 3 Select the desired Pad Link group from the list 4 Repeat the process to link each pad to a group 7 2 9 Releasing a Pad from a Pad Link Group To release a pad from a Pad Link group Working with Patterns Software Editing Patterns MASCHINE Manual 139 ...

Page 140: ...ing up a Pad as Master or Slave in a Pad Link Group By default a Sound is automatically set to Master when added to a Pad Link group To set the status of a Sound from Master to Slave 1 Select the Group containing the Sound you want to assign as Slave 2 Select the Sound you want to assign as Slave and right click Ctrl click on Mac OS X Working with Patterns Software Editing Patterns MASCHINE Manual...

Page 141: ...o your host software by simply dragging the respective Group onto the target loca tion or application This function is only available on the software The audio will be exported as a WAV or AIFF file according to the Options in the Export Audio Settings To render Patterns to audio files 1 Select the Group and Pattern you want to export audio from 2 Select the Sounds you want to exclude from the exp...

Page 142: ... the Header of the Pattern Editor A pop up window will inform you about the rendering status 5 As soon as rendering is finished the Dragger Icon will display the name of the audio file you are about to drag 6 You can now drag the exported audio to your desktop or into an audio channel of your host application Working with Patterns Software Editing Patterns MASCHINE Manual 142 ...

Page 143: ... want to edit them in an other application The Patterns will be exported as MIDI files according to the Sound MIDI Batch Setup so you need to set that up before see chapter 4 10 1 Sound MIDI Batch Set up To render Patterns to MIDI files 1 Select the Group and Pattern you want to export MIDI from 2 Click and hold the Arrow on the left in the Header of the Pattern Editor A drop down menu will open C...

Page 144: ...drag the exported MIDI file to your desktop or into a MIDI channel of your host application Alternatively you can also use the Export MIDI entry from the drop down menu Choosing Export MIDI from the drop down menu For more information on MIDI Batch Setup see section 4 10 Sound MIDI Options Working with Patterns Software Editing Patterns MASCHINE Manual 144 ...

Page 145: ... to apply the effects to modules within your project Available FX Many types of effects are available and nearly all applications are represented You will of course find traditional effects such as Delays Reverbs and Distortions as well as engineering tools such as EQs Dynamics and Filters But we have also provided you with a series of unique and unusual effects such as Reflex Ice and Resochord 8 ...

Page 146: ...o the right the slower it will react Longer Attack times let more transients through Release The time the compressor will take to not compressing any more after the input signal falls below the threshold With longer release times it takes more time to get back to normal Output Gain Use Gain control to adjust the volume of the resulting signal sometimes called make up gain as it can be used to comp...

Page 147: ...ht the slower it will react resulting in a softer transition between the gated and the not gated parts of the signal HOLD The HOLD parameter is used to determine how long the gated signal is held lower values will result in a more choppy effect RELEASE The time the Gate will take to release the input signal after it rises above the threshold Output MIX MIX lets you adjust the amount of the effect ...

Page 148: ...h Thrs This value determines the threshold where the Limiter kicks in If you use it to prevent your signal from clipping leave it at 0 dB if you want to make your signal louder dial the Knob to the left Hardware The Limiter on the software 8 1 4 Maximizer The Maximizer reduces the dynamics within the sound making the overall sound louder It is comparable to the Limiter but it specifically designed...

Page 149: ...mizer has on the signal causing the maximizing algorithm to be applied twice Hardware The Maximizer on the hardware 8 2 Filtering 8 2 1 EQ Use the EQ to boost or cut selective frequencies of the audio signal The EQ is mainly a tool to tailor your audio signal to taste by cutting out selected frequencies or boosting others but can also be used quite efficiently as a DJ style cut and boost effect No...

Page 150: ...r for the Mid Band 1 Ranges from 40 Hz to 16 kHz Gain Gain control for the Mid Band 1 Mid Band 2 Freq Frequency selector for the Mid Band 2 Ranges from 40 Hz to 16 kHz Gain Gain control for the Mid Band 2 High Band Freq Frequency selector for the High Band Ranges from 50 Hz to 20 kHz Gain Gain control for the High Band Hardware Page 1 of the EQ on the hardware The Effects Overview Filtering MASCHI...

Page 151: ... control for the filter altogether Hardware Page 2 of the EQ on the hardware 8 2 2 Filter Filter with selectable characteristics that can be modulated via LFO or envelope follower There are many applications for a filter it can be used to emulate a synthesizer more realistically or to filter out selected frequencies and create filter sweeps The Effects Overview Filtering MASCHINE Manual 151 ...

Page 152: ...modulated by the modulation source This can be applied to increase or decrease the cutoff by the mod ulation source Source Here you can select between three different modulation sources Envelope LFO Sync and LFO Depending on your choice for the modulation source the following parameters appear to the right Envelope Decay With Decay you adjust how fast the envelope fades out Smooth Smooths the shap...

Page 153: ...us is useful to thicken signals and enhance or add stereo content It is most effec tive on melodic sounds but can also be used on hi hats to make them more vivid or on a voice sample to create a doubling effect thereby making it sound as if there were several voices It works by splitting the audio signal up into two versions and slightly detuning one of them The Chorus on the software The Effects ...

Page 154: ...nal Hardware The Chorus on the hardware 8 3 2 Flanger Classic Flanger with LFO and Envelope Follower modulators The Flanger sounds a bit like the Chorus but the difference between them is that the Flanger modulates the signal faster and is equipped with a Feedback parameter and can be synchronized to the Song Tempo The Flanger on the software Screen Element Description Freq Center This defines the...

Page 155: ... from 16 1 once ev ery 16 bars up to 1 16 note Envelope Shape Change the Shape of the envelope here Stereo This parameter widens the stereo field of the effect Feedback Amount Adjust the amount of the Feedback here Invert Inverts the Flanger Output Mix Mix lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal Hardware The Flanger on the hardware 8 3 3 FM FM modulate...

Page 156: ...high signals With high Split settings the effect becomes more gritty and crackling Depth Contour Contour determines the extent to which the input volume affects the inten sity of the effect Amount Determines the amount of the FM effect Hardware The FM on the hardware 8 3 4 Freq Shifter The Frequency Shifter shifts selected frequencies of the audio signal by a user specified amount With high freque...

Page 157: ...the effect Stereo This parameter widens the stereo field of the effect Output Invert Invert the settings of the Frequency Shifter here Mix Mix lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal Hardware The Frequency Shifter on the hardware 8 3 5 Phaser Classic Phaser with LFO and envelope follower modulators The Phaser splits the signal into two parts and contin...

Page 158: ...hape of the envelope LFO Speed The speed of the LFO in a range from 0 03 Hz up to 8 Hz LFO Sync Defines the speed of the modulation in musical values from 16 1 once ev ery 16 bars up to 1 16 note Stereo This parameter widens the stereo field of the effect Feedback Amount Adjust the amount of the Feedback here 8Pole Activating this causes the Phaser to use the 8Pole mode resulting in a more intense...

Page 159: ...ry you can hear how it creates deep soundscapes in the Group named FX The Ice reverb on the software Screen Element Description Room Color With lower settings the general sound is a bit more muffled The higher the settings the brighter it sounds Ice The ICE factor higher values sound more metallic This is a parameter better experienced than described Size Adjust the size of the virtual room here T...

Page 160: ...acial room information However in contrast to the Re verb it has a much more synthetic sound which is particularly suited for melodic content The Metaverb on the software Screen Element Description Room Size Adjust the size of the virtual room here EQ Low Low band EQ to cut or boost bass frequencies High High band EQ to cut or boost high frequencies Position The Effects Overview Spatial and Reverb...

Page 161: ...tion to the dry original audio signal Hardware The Metaverb on the hardware 8 4 3 Reflex This is a special resonating reverb At moderate settings the Reflex can be useful to emulate small tight rooms At more extreme settings it can produce interesting artificial metallic textures Automating the Color parameter usually yields very pleasing results The Reflex reverb on the software The Effects Overv...

Page 162: ...ets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal Hardware The Reflex reverb on the hardware 8 4 4 Reverb This reverb is best for most common applications The Reverb adds room information to the signal making it sound more spacious and natural It is particularly suited to drum sounds but also useful to add a more natural sound for all sorts of other signals The R...

Page 163: ...This is useful because the dry signal can not be panned after the FX without panning the reverb itself which is unnatural Stereo This parameter widens the stereo field of the effect Output Freeze Freezes the Output of the Reverb trapping its current state in a temporary buffer so that it holds indefinitely Designed to be adjusted in real time Mix Mix lets you adjust the amount of the effect in rel...

Page 164: ...rameter defines the delay in musical values from 1 32 to 16 16 Offset This parameter is used to shift the start of the delay in relation to the tem po Feedback Amount Amount of the Feedback introduced to the Beat Delay Higher values pro duce longer decays Crossover Allows for panning the Feedback rhythmically in the stereo field Color Defines the basic frequency of the Feedback lower values result...

Page 165: ...t tex tures Increase Size Space and Density to quickly transform any sound into an evolving ambi ent texture As a unique experimental effect it is best experienced firsthand The Grain Delay on the software Screen Element Description Grain Pitch Determines the pitch of the grains low values result in a deep slowly re peating grain high values speed up the grain making it sound faster and higher Siz...

Page 166: ...d higher values create feedback like effects Mod The amount of modulation introduced to the grain cloud Output Mix Mix lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal Hardware The Grain Delay on the hardware 8 5 3 Grain Stretch The Grain Stretch effect uses granular synthesis to manipulate the speed and pitch of the in coming signal The Grain Stretch on the so...

Page 167: ...rain size is corrected by the pitch Size Adjust the size of the grains Out Mix Mix lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal Hardware The Grain Stretch on the hardware 8 5 4 Resochord The Resochord is a bank of 6 comb filters each of which is individually tuned according to the selected chord The results are most effective with non melodic content like d...

Page 168: ...ailable if Chord mode is selected You can select between different chord styles such as minor or major Chord Chord is only available if Chord mode is selected Here you can choose from different chords to be applied to your audio signal Transpose Transpose is only available if Chord mode is selected It allows you to transpose the Resochord in semitones Color Brightness This is to determine the basi...

Page 169: ...ct is special because of the feedback it creates The Distortion on the software Screen Element Description Drive Amount Determines the basic amount of distortion Color At lower settings the general sound is a bit more muffled the higher the settings the brighter it sounds Feedback Amount Adjust the amount of the Feedback here Tone General tonal characteristic of the Feedback The Effects Overview D...

Page 170: ...ound dies down when the Gate is enabled Mix Mix lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal Hardware The Distortion on the hardware 8 6 2 Lofi The Lofi effect reduces the bitrate and Sample rate of the audio signal for an interesting vin tage effect at subtle settings and heavy digital distortion at extreme settings The Lofi on the software The Effects Ove...

Page 171: ...fect Bitcrush Bits Introduces a distortion based on bit reduction Output Mix Mix lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal Hardware The Lofi on the hardware 8 6 3 Saturator The Saturator combines compression and saturation to increase the overall loudness and add additional harmonics It has a subtle Amount and Contour for warming up sounds The Saturator ...

Page 172: ...d on the audio signal Drive Amount The amount of the distortion introduced by the Saturator Contour The Contour control determines how closely it responds to the input vol ume Higher values create a more distorted sound Hardware The Saturator on the hardware The Effects Overview Distortion MASCHINE Manual 172 ...

Page 173: ... Overview of applying effects using Module slots 9 1 Applying Effects to a Sound There are four Module slots available at the Sound level Using each Module slot you can ap ply up to four MASCHINE effects and VST AU plug in effects directly to each Sound slot Module 1 is often used to contain a Sampler or live Input so choose one of the free Modules 2 4 to insert an effect Using FX Applying Effects...

Page 174: ... 3 Press Button 4 to put the focus on the MODULES tab 4 On the right display you can now see the Modules 1 4 Select Module 2 by pressing But ton 6 5 To select an effect for Module 2 press SHIFT BROWSE 6 On the left display use Knob 1 to set the TYPE to INTERNAL for MASCHINE FX or PLUG IN for VST AU plug ins The right display now shows the list of the available ef fects If you want to load a VST AU...

Page 175: ...ound that you assign the effect to is always the one in focus in the example underneath it s Noise FrostShock 2 Select one of the Modules in this case we select Module 2 and click the arrow to the right to get a list of all available effects Using FX Applying Effects to a Sound MASCHINE Manual 175 ...

Page 176: ...s to a Group You can apply four effects directly to each Group The effects will then be applied to all the Sounds in the Group Hardware 1 In Control mode press Button 2 to put the focus on the GROUP tab which gets selected on the left display then press the GROUP button of the Group you want to apply the ef fect to 2 Press Button 4 to put the focus on the MODULES tab 3 On the right display you can...

Page 177: ...g Knob 5 7 When you ve found an effect you want to apply press Button 8 to load it 8 Switch back to Control mode by pressing the CONTROL button 9 Now you can edit the effect parameters using the knobs Software 1 Click on the GROUP tab to switch to the Group level 2 In the same way that effects applied to the Sound in focus they get applied to the Group in focus so make sure to have your Group in f...

Page 178: ...se read 9 8 Saving FX Presets for more details If you created a nice FX setting you can put it to further use by saving it as an FX Preset Please read 9 8 Saving FX Presets for more details 9 3 Applying Effects to the Master You can apply four effects to the Master so that all your Sounds and all your Groups together are being sent into the effect Hardware 1 Press Button 1 to put the focus on the ...

Page 179: ...U plug in effect select PLUG IN 5 You can browse through them by either turning Knob 5 or by using buttons 5 and 6 6 When you ve found an effect you want to apply press Button 8 to load it into Module 1 7 Switch back to Control mode by pressing the CONTROL mode button 8 Now you can edit the effect parameters using the knobs Software 1 Click on the MASTER tab to switch to the Master level 2 Select ...

Page 180: ... effect to apply to this Module slot After selecting it with the mouse the plug in will be loaded and you will find its parameters displayed on the parameter area of the Module 5 Now you can try out the parameters of the effect plug in Using FX Applying Effects to the Master MASCHINE Manual 180 ...

Page 181: ... by saving it as an FX Preset Please read 9 8 Saving FX Presets for more details 9 4 Bypassing Effects Bypassing an effect might come in handy whenever you want to return to a dry unaltered sig nal such as after applying so much Reverb that you can t hear the dry signal anymore or to get rid of feedback while using the Delay for example Using FX Bypassing Effects MASCHINE Manual 181 ...

Page 182: ...pective Button 5 8 again Software 1 Select the tab where you want to mute the effect either SOUND GROUP or MASTER by clicking on it 2 Make sure you have the right Sound click on it on the left of the Grid or Group click on it on the left of the Arranger in focus For the Master select the MASTER tab 3 Now click on the label orange if it is a Sound blue if it is a Group white if it is the Mas ter on...

Page 183: ...nob again to delete the Automation of this parameter It is also possible to record automation in the Step Sequencer 1 Enter the Step Sequencer by pressing the STEP button 2 Hold the pad representing the Step you want to automate and turn one of the knobs with the parameter you want to record Automation for Software If you take a closer look at the knobs on the Parameter pages you will notice they ...

Page 184: ...hat you have connected an external audio signal source to your audio inter face and that the inputs of the audio interface are activated To do this select the Audio and MIDI Settings entry from the File menu activate the desired inputs by clicking on them then click OK Using FX Applying FX to an External Instrument MASCHINE Manual 184 ...

Page 185: ...n empty Sound slot by pressing Button 4 and then one of the pads let s say pad 1 3 Press Button 5 to select SRC source After that press SHIFT BROWSE 4 By using Buttons 5 6 or Knob 5 you can select between NONE SAMPLER INPUT and MIDI OUT Select INPUT and press Button 8 to confirm your selection 5 Switch back to Control mode by pressing the BROWSE button again or pressing the CON TROL button Using F...

Page 186: ...it 2 Select the SOUND tab and then click on Module 1 3 On the right of the Module 1 tab you will find an Arrow Click on it and you will be pre sented with several options in the drop down menu Sampler Input and MIDI Out Select Input 4 You will now see two parameters one knob for the Level of the external input and a but ton that lets you select a Source Select Ext In 1 as the Source 5 Click on the...

Page 187: ... know exactly what you can do with a certain effect automating it using the MA SCHINE hardware controller is a good way to find out 9 8 Saving FX Presets If you created a nice FX setting you can put it to further use by saving it as an FX Preset To save an FX Preset simply select the entry Save As in the drop down menu of the FX Module containing the effect you want to save Using FX Recording FX A...

Page 188: ...th the Save As entry This function is only available in the MASCHINE software Your FX Presets are automatically included in the MASCHINE Library after saving them so you can tag them right away Using FX Saving FX Presets MASCHINE Manual 188 ...

Page 189: ...5 you can select between SAMPLER INPUT or MIDI OUT Select INPUT and press Button 8 to confirm your selection 5 To select an effect slot press the CONTROL button and then select Module 2 by pressing Button 6 6 Press SHIFT BROWSE now you see the list of the available effects 7 Select the Reverb and load it using Button 8 Switch back to Control mode by pressing the BROWSE button again or pressing the...

Page 190: ...oup Load the Reverb into Module 2 of the Sound slot 2 On Module 1 select Input and leave the Source at Internal 3 Now select the 909 Kit Group again and click the Output tab OUT of the Sound Snare 909 1 Using FX Creating a Send Effect MASCHINE Manual 190 ...

Page 191: ...n the previous chapter you can set up four effects for every Sound in the Group adding up to 64 effects per Group this way This can be useful if you like a certain combination of effects for your live setup or in the studio Although this is overkill you can afterwards still add four more effects on the multi effect group itself Of course this depends on the age and proc essing power of your comput...

Page 192: ... a combination of the Beat Delay with the Filter Try out some other multi FX from the Library to get some ideas on how to set up your own multi FX Your own presets can also include any combination of VST AU plug in effects you have installed for quick and easy recall from the User bank Using FX Creating a Multi Effect MASCHINE Manual 192 ...

Page 193: ...The multi FX Dual LFO Filtered Delays preset on the software Using FX Creating a Multi Effect MASCHINE Manual 193 ...

Page 194: ...rus or a break To get you started we recommend you load a Project from the Facto ry Library and have a look at the Arranger Factory Project Deeper in the Arranger with Scene 2 selected 10 1 Selecting a Scene Hardware 1 Enter Scene mode by holding the SCENE button You can lock the Scene mode by press ing Button 1 at the same time The right display gives you an overview of the available Scenes with ...

Page 195: ...electing Scene 1 10 2 Creating and deleting a Clip in the Arranger Each Clip placed in the Clip area of the Arranger references one of the Patterns created in the Pattern Editor Therefore when a Pattern or any of its content is edited all referencing Clips in the Arranger will automatically get updated accordingly The length of a given Scene always corresponds to the longest Pattern of this Scene ...

Page 196: ...into the se lected Scene Overview of the Patterns on the right display To remove a Clip from a Scene press Button 4 labelled REMOVE For further information regarding the Pattern mode take a look at chapter 6 Working with Patterns Hardware and 7 Working with Patterns Software Software Select the Pattern you want to use in the Scene by clicking on it in the Pattern Editor Selecting Pattern 3 A Clip ...

Page 197: ... might not want a newly selected Scene to fire off immediately you might want it to wait until the next bar line The available quantization values are 1 1 one bar 1 8 Scene and Off If you choose Off the Scene change will be performed immediately after you select the next Scene Hardware The Scene Sync on the hardware Press GRID Button 2 using the pads you can now select a Scene Sync Creating a Song...

Page 198: ...Group slots and choose the desired quantization from the drop down menu The Scene Sync on the software Screen Element Description RETRIG If RETRIG is enabled the next Scene you select will be forced to play from the start This is useful if you always want your Scenes to play from the be ginning regardless of what s happening elsewhere in the music If RETRIG is set to OFF the next Scene you choose ...

Page 199: ...f the selected Scene will be inserted To remove the Scene press Button 4 REMOVE Scene view on the hardware Software Right click Ctrl click on Mac OS X on the Scene slot and choose Duplicate and a dupli cate of the selected Scene will be inserted To remove the Scene right click Ctrl click on Mac OS X on the Scene slot and choose Remove Creating a Song using Scenes Inserting and Deleting Scenes MASC...

Page 200: ...click on the target Scene slot and select Paste from the Scene menu 10 6 Using the Loop Mode to combine Scenes A single selected Scene is always looping automatically The Loop mode allows you to select several consecutive Scenes and play them one after the other in a Loop This is useful to check if the Scenes go well together and or if the arrangement works but also comes in handy in a live situat...

Page 201: ... 1 to Scene 7 Software 1 Click in the Arranger timeline below the Scene slot on the Scene you wish to define as the start Scene and drag to the right 2 Release the mouse button in the Scene where you want the Loop to end The currently active Loop will be highlighted in light grey Now you will hear the first Scene and the second Scene in sequence Any Scene in between those two will be integrated in...

Page 202: ...SCHINE plug in or from any other MIDI device to the MASCHINE in standalone mode To access Scene MIDI Settings 1 Click on the arrow in the Header of the Arranger next to the Project s name 2 Choose Scene MIDI Settings from the drop down menu to be presented with the Scene MIDI Settings dialog Creating a Song using Scenes Triggering Scenes via MIDI MASCHINE Manual 202 ...

Page 203: ...te which triggers the first Scene The following Scenes will be triggered by the following next higher MIDI notes MIDI Program Change If this radio button is checked Scenes will be controlled by incoming MIDI Program Change messages Program Change 1 will trigger Scene 1 and the following Scenes will be triggered by the subsequent Program Change numbers Channel From this drop down menu select the MI...

Page 204: ...software 11 1 7 Map ping a Sample thereby creating multi sample Sounds with individual velocity and note rang es volume and panning This is useful to emulate the behavior of classic instruments and syn thesizers but also allows for a large amount of Samples in only one Sound The files you re cord will be stored either in the Project folder or in the MASCHINE Library folder depending on your settin...

Page 205: ...alist for example SYNC If SYNC is selected you can synchronize the recording function to the sequencer so that the recording starts in sync with the sequencer after you hit START Button 5 Note the recording will start as soon as the sequencer starts if it is al ready running the recording will start at the top of the next bar Using Knob 4 you can choose a length for the Sample to be recorded eithe...

Page 206: ...SHOLD down to OFF and start the recording by pressing START Button 5 To stop recording press STOP Button 5 11 1 2 Editing a Sample Hardware With Button 2 you can reach the EDIT tab to edit the Sample Here you can edit the start and end point of the Sample and create a Loop for it Use Knob 5 to zoom in on the waveform of the Sample and Knob 6 to navigate through it Page 1 The Sample Editor on the h...

Page 207: ...nob 4 allows you to blend a little of the material near the loop start and end points in order to get a smoother less abrupt loop This is particularly helpful if the loop is inducing any clicks Page 3 Setting the amplitude envelope of a Sample on the hardware This particular amplitude envelope is mainly meant to allow you to get rid of clicks after slic ing you can either apply it to the whole Sam...

Page 208: ...the audio func tion on the Sample press Button 6 after selecting it Available functions are Display Element Description TRUNCATE This causes the part of the Sample that is outside of the range to be delet ed NORMALIZE This increases the volume of the selected Sample to the maximum possi ble value without inducing distortion REVERSE This reverses the Sample FADE IN This creates a Fade In to the Sam...

Page 209: ...elect either SPLIT GRID or DETECT here SPLIT MODE In Split mode the Sample will be sliced into equally spread Slices SLICES Here you can choose how many slices you want the Sample to be split into 4 8 16 or 32 TEMPO Determines the tempo of the Sample available options are AUTO and MANUAL BPM Shows the BPM based on the Tempo settings above if MANUAL is select ed you can dial in a BPM value using Kn...

Page 210: ... slices are being detected in the right display TEMPO Determines the tempo of the Sample available options are Auto and Man ual BPM Shows the BPM based on the Tempo settings above if Manual is selected you can dial in a BPM value using Knob 4 if Auto is selected you can choose from multiples of the Tempo calculated by MASCHINE EDIT You can edit separate Slices using the Edit mode Press Button 5 to...

Page 211: ...e slicing according to the settings above when you hit Button 7 and creates notes that trigger the slices in the currently selected Sound After you hit APPLY MASCHINE will automatically switch to Piano Roll Keyboard mode and the loop will play back in time with the Project tempo 11 1 4 Mapping a Sample Hardware In Sampling mode hit Button 4 to enter the MAP tab Here you can create Zones consisting...

Page 212: ...Here you can define the lowest key of the selected Zone Knob 2 HIGH Here you can define the highest key of the selected Zone Knob 3 Page 2 Velocity Settings The Velocity Range of the selected Zone displayed on the hardware Display Element Description LOW Dial Knob 1 to define the lowest velocity for the Zone s velocity range HIGH Dial Knob 2 to define the highest velocity for the Zone s velocity r...

Page 213: ...for the Zone Knob 2 PAN Panorama position for the Zone Knob 3 11 1 5 Editing a Sample In the EDIT tab you can do the following adjust Start and End of the Sample enable Loop mode adjust Start and End Points of the Loop or set a Crossfade between the End and the Start point of the Loop Sampling and Sample Mapping Controlling Sampling from the Hardware MASCHINE Manual 213 ...

Page 214: ...ch can be useful to loop a whole Sample or part of it in order to simulate a longer tone The Start and End point can be edited by entering the Start and End points in their respective fields Alternatively you can also alter the Start and End of the Loop by dragging the handles of the Loop and move the entire Loop by dragging its title bar Cross fade allows you to define a crossfade value between t...

Page 215: ...stes the selected Sample Duplicate This duplicates the selected Sample Remove sample from map This removes the Sample from the Sample Map Open containing folder Opens the folder on your hard drive containing the Sample providing quick access to the original file Save sample as Save a copy of the sample once it has been edited 5 Timeline Shows the length of the Sample either in bars when Sync mode ...

Page 216: ...the drum sounds of a drum loop for example but is also good for preparing a Loop to be played back at another than the original tempo without changing its pitch or timing Drag a Loop or any other long Sample you wish to slice from the Browser or sample one your self and drop it in an empty Sound slot Press the Sampling button and then the SLICE tab You can see that your Loop now has a couple of eq...

Page 217: ... equally spread Slices In Grid mode the Sample will be sliced according to musical values In Detect mode the Sample will be sliced according to its transients Slices Depending on the Mode selection you have made you can adjust the fol lowing here In Split mode Choose the amount of Slices 4 8 16 or 32 Sampling and Sample Mapping Controlling Sampling from the Hardware MASCHINE Manual 217 ...

Page 218: ... enter the tempo in BPM manually BPM If you have selected Auto you can choose between the tempo that MA SCHINE detected or half or double of that tempo 3 ADD and REMOVE Screen Element Description ADD This allows you to add a Slice according to the current selection and the Mode and Slices Settings REMOVE Here you can remove the currently selected Slice 4 APPLY and Loop Dragger Screen Element Descr...

Page 219: ...tion Loop Dragger The Loop Dragger allows you to drag the Loop to another Sound or another Group If you select a Group the Slices will be mapped to individual Sounds and the Step Editor will open with notes for each Slice if you choose a Sound they will be mapped to one Sound and the Piano Roll Keyboard Editor will open with notes for each Slice 5 File Name Displays the file name of the currently ...

Page 220: ...the length of the Sample in seconds When you put the mouse cursor over the timeline the cursor turns into a small magnifying glass drag your mouse horizontally for scrolling through the waveform and vertically to zoom in out useful when editing individual Slices 8 Waveform Display Here you can adjust individual Slices by dragging their borders Dragging the border of a Slice adjusting its end point...

Page 221: ...n and down zoom out You can also use the timeline see above 10 Sample Pre Listen Button Click the Pre Listen button designated by the loudspeaker icon to listen to the loaded Sam ple 11 1 7 Mapping a Sample Mapping Samples is a way to create Sounds with more than one Sample across the MIDI key board Sampling and Sample Mapping Controlling Sampling from the Hardware MASCHINE Manual 221 ...

Page 222: ...our mouse thereby extending or minimizing it and defining a note range 3 Drag the top or bottom border of the Zone to change the velocity switching of the Sample 4 Now you can add another Sample or drag a Sample onto an existing Zone replacing the Sample of that Zone The note range of several Zones can overlap as can the velocity range You can also set all necessary parameters for a Zone in the Co...

Page 223: ...l on your computer keyboard and click each Sample MAP tab Controls Screen Element Description Root Select a root note in the Root field The root note will be highlighted in brown on the Keyboard to change it you can also drag it to another note on the Keyboard Low Note Set the lowest note of the Zone by entering it here Alternatively you can drag the left border of the Zone to the lowest note The ...

Page 224: ...et the tuning of the Zone in the Tune field Gain Set the gain of the Zone here Pan Set the panorama position of the Zone here Horizontal Zoom Tool Use this to zoom in and out horizontally by click dragging up zoom in and down zoom out Vertical Zoom Tool Use this to zoom in and out vertically by click dragging up zoom in and down zoom out Drop down Menu to the right Remove sample from map Allows yo...

Page 225: ...r Parameter Pages 12 1 1 Mix Page 1 Master Mixer Hardware To access the Master Mixer Level settings 1 Press CONTROL to enter Control mode 2 Press Button 1 to select MASTER 3 Press Button 5 to select MIX 4 Turn knobs 1 8 to change the Group volume level Software To access the Master Mixer Level settings 1 Select the MASTER tab 2 Click MIX in the Parameter Page buttons The Master Section The Master ...

Page 226: ...To access the Master Mixer Pan settings 1 Press CONTROL to enter Control mode 2 Press Button 1 to select MASTER 3 Press Button 5 to select MIX 4 Press right Page button to select PAN 5 Turn knobs 1 8 to change the panorama position of each Group Software To access the Pan settings 1 Select the MASTER tab 2 Click MIX in the Parameter Page buttons 3 Select Pan from the drop down Page Selection menu ...

Page 227: ...de 2 Press Button 1 to select MASTER 3 Press Button 6 to select GRV 4 Turn knob 1 to change the SWING value Alternatively you can quickly alter the Master Swing value by simply turning the dedicated SWING knob To change the value of a Group hold a Group button and turn the SWING knob To change the Swing value of a Sound you can hold a Sound pad and turn the SWING knob Software To access the Groove...

Page 228: ...ode 2 Press Button 1 to select MASTER 3 Press Button 8 to select OUT 4 Turn Knob 1 to change the Master OUTPUT channels 5 Turn Knob 2 to change the Master LEVEL output 6 Turn Knob 3 to change the PAN of the output signal Software To access the Output settings 1 Select the MASTER tab 2 Click OUT in the Parameter Page buttons The Master Section The Master Parameter Pages MASCHINE Manual 228 ...

Page 229: ...o send the Master Signal available options are Out 1 16 On the software click on the label to open the drop down menu allowing you to choose an output Level This allows you to adjust the volume level of the Master output Pan This allows you to adjust the panorama position of the Master output The Master Section The Master Parameter Pages MASCHINE Manual 229 ...

Page 230: ... able to edit them further in other applications or burn a CD The format of the export ed audio files is WAV The Export function is only available in the software 13 1 Export Audio Choose Export Audio from the File menu and you will be presented with the following dia log Exporting Audio Export Audio MASCHINE Manual 230 ...

Page 231: ...can choose a region you want to export Available options are All Scenes all Scenes of the Project will be exported and Loop Range only the Scenes in the Scene Loop will be exported Output This is to determine what gets exported Exporting Audio Export Audio MASCHINE Manual 231 ...

Page 232: ... file to use as a Loop With loop optimize the exported sound file has the exact length of the ex ported region in MASCHINE the effect tail is rendered into the beginning of the audio file Without optimize the exported sound file will be pro longed to keep e g the effect of a reverb Bit Depth Here you have the choice between three different bit depths 8 Bit sounds kind of Lofi and was used in many ...

Page 233: ...oject with Samples dialog Screen Element Description Project You can choose a folder to save the files to clicking on the folder icon Delete Unused Files This checkbox allows you to delete unused files thereby minimizing the amount of audio data Progress Shows the level of progress MASCHINE has made deleting unused files Exporting Audio Save Project with Samples MASCHINE Manual 233 ...

Page 234: ...ller 14 1 2 Customize the Pads of the Hardware Take your time to setup the pad sensitivity and velocity scaling to your personal taste see sec tion 2 4 6 Preferences Hardware Tab to learn how to do that you will have even more fun playing MASCHINE 14 1 3 Check your CPU Power before Playing Some things can be very embarrassing for example if you are on stage and your computer starts to have the hic...

Page 235: ...s a drum machine a synthesizer or another sequencer that is able to send MIDI Clock hook it up to the MASCHINE hardware controller s MIDI In and activate Sync to External MIDI Clock from MASCHINE s File menu so that they can play together in sync MASCHINE can also receive MIDI Clock via an internal MIDI port so you can synchron ize it with a MIDI Master Furthermore you can let MASCHINE send the MI...

Page 236: ...ode and Scene Sync Scene mode is useful to trigger different parts of an arrangement by switching Scenes By us ing a short value for the Scene Sync you can quickly combine Scenes and create new varia tions 14 2 3 Create Variations of your Drums in the Step Sequencer You can easily create interesting drums by adding or removing steps in the Step Sequencer Breaks and build ups like snare rolls or a ...

Page 237: ...ep Grid Pattern Length Grid and Quantiza tion using Button 1 to create variations of a Pattern If you select an even higher value like 1 64th you can create stuttering breaks and rolls 14 3 2 Using the Loop Mode to cycle through Samples You can use the Loop mode to cycle through Samples creating glitches and stuttering breaks or interesting soundscapes Just enter the EDIT tab in Sampling mode enab...

Page 238: ...udio Source Internal 190 Audition Controls 45 AUTO WRITE Button 118 183 Automation 183 deleting 183 editing in the software 184 recording 183 Automation Hardware recording 118 recording in Step Sequencer 119 Automation Software drawing with mouse 132 recording 131 Aux 189 191 Aux Sends 77 B Bitrate reducing 170 BP2 68 Browse Button 185 189 Browser in depth 43 Introduction 16 on the Hardware 56 sho...

Page 239: ...tion avoiding 235 digital 170 Drum program files importing 106 E Effects 145 176 applying to a Sound 175 applying to external instruments 184 bypassing 181 creating multi effect 191 Delay FX 164 Distortion FX 169 Filter FX 151 Introduction 18 loading 174 muting 182 recording automation 187 EQ 68 Equalizer 149 Erase Button 183 Events Introduction 17 Exporting Audio 230 Index MASCHINE Manual 239 ...

Page 240: ... Shifter 156 FX 145 Beat Delay 164 bypass 181 Chorus 153 Compressor 145 creating send effect 189 Distortion 169 EQ 149 Filter 151 Flanger 154 FM 155 Frequency Shifter 156 Gate 146 Grain Delay 165 Grain Stretch 166 Ice 159 Limiter 148 Lofi 170 Maximizer 148 Phaser 157 Reflex 161 Resochord 167 Reverb 162 Saturator 171 Index MASCHINE Manual 240 ...

Page 241: ... 176 177 Groups copying and pasting 102 Introduction 17 saving 101 Voice Settings 93 working with 92 H Hardware settings accessing from MASCHINE Controller 36 HP2 68 I In Place Auditioning activating 55 Input 186 189 190 External 186 selecting 185 INPUT Module 186 L Latency setting 38 LFO 151 154 157 Limiter using 235 Loading a Plug in Intrument 60 a Sound 59 lock 200 Loop Mode looping to combine ...

Page 242: ... MIDI 12 compensating delay 40 connecting external equipment 40 keyboard 118 synchronizing 235 triggering Scenes via 202 MIDI clock 235 MIDI Sync 235 Missing samples locating 49 Modes Stand alone and Plug in 24 Modulation Envelope 69 Modulation targets defining 69 Module 174 186 Modules Introduction 18 Multi Effect creating 191 Multieffect 237 Mute 236 locking 83 unlock 83 MUTE Controller 83 N Nam...

Page 243: ...hiding 20 navigating 22 Pattern copying and pasting 126 resetting 127 Pattern Editor 124 125 Pattern Length changing 237 Pattern Length Grid 119 Pattern Mode 196 locking 196 Patterns Introduction 17 Patterns Hardware adjusting length 111 creating 110 doubling 110 duplicating 111 Index MASCHINE Manual 243 ...

Page 244: ...hing instances 24 Plug ins 64 bit 32 bit 34 loading instruments 72 Preferences Defaults Tab 28 General 26 Hardware 35 Libraries 31 opening 25 User Paths 30 Pre Listening 55 Projects Introduction 16 Q Quantization Hardware quantizing after recording 120 quantizing while playing 120 Quantization Software 137 Quick Browse 54 R Recording automation 183 Redo 23 Reverb 176 REX files importing to Sounds ...

Page 245: ...licing a Sample 216 Sampling Mode 204 Saving Groups 101 Sound 79 Scene 194 200 duplicating 200 inserting 199 selecting 194 synchronizing Scenes 197 SCENE Button 194 200 Scene Column 196 Scene MIDI Settings 202 Scene mode 199 Scene Mode 200 Scenes Introduction 17 Search 45 Send Effects loading 189 Send MIDI Clock 41 SLICE Tab 209 Slicing 204 Snap to Grid 119 Solo 236 locking 82 Sound 83 SOLO Contro...

Page 246: ...meters 61 SRC 61 Step Grid Hardware 119 changing quantization 119 default setting 119 Step Sequencer 183 Step Sequencer Hardware 114 Stereo Width 176 Swing 94 Sync to External MIDI Clock 41 T Tag Editor 45 Tag Filter 45 using 46 Tagging 53 Tags adding 53 deleting 54 Template Plug in 29 Standalone 29 Text Search using in Browser 47 Text search field 45 Threshold 146 148 Transpose Hardware transposi...

Page 247: ...U Undo 23 V Velocity fixed 111 View switching 18 Volume 172 Index MASCHINE Manual 247 ...

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