14.2 Basic Techniques
14.2.1 Use Mute & Solo
Mute and Solo are a good way to build up a live set especially on the MASCHINE hardware
controller as you can mute and solo Groups and Sounds at the same time.
By locking the Mute and Solo function, you have both hands free to mute or solo Sounds and
Groups. Since pressing
SOLO
mutes all sounds except one, the
MUTE
button can be used to
“release” sounds that have been muted. You can use this technique to create a breakdown:
Solo 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
button.
14.2.2 Use Scene Mode 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 double-tempo hihat can be created on the fly.
14.2.4 Use Note Repeat
Note Repeat is a very useful tool for playing live: use it to add some additional drums, drop in
some effect sounds, play a bassline or a melody. Note Repeat is also interesting to use with
tonal Sounds and you can access it from Piano Roll / Keyboard mode to create synthesizer-like
arpeggios.
Appendix: Tips for playing Live
Basic Techniques
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