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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 Get-

ting Started 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  effect  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, Brows-

er

.

Projects

A  Project  contains  all  data  needed  for  a  song:  up  to  eight  Groups  with  their  Patterns,  64
Scenes and all settings, automation, effects, routings, Sounds and Samples. It’s like a snap-
shot of the entire state of MASCHINE. Please read the MASCHINE Getting Started for a com-
plete overview of the MASCHINE Project structure.

Sounds

Sounds are the building blocks of all sound content in MASCHINE. A Sound can hold up to
four Modules which can be a Sampler, any VST/AU plug-in instrument or effect, any internal
MASCHINE  effect,  as  well  as  an  Input  or  a  MIDI  Out  Module.  Each  Sound  of  the  selected

Basic Concepts

Names and Concepts You Should Know

 

MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 - Manual - 22

Summary of Contents for MASCHINE MIKRO MK2

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Page 4: ...s in the Parameter Area 29 2 2 7 Undo and Redo 30 2 2 8 Pinning a Mode 30 2 2 9 Using Two or More Hardware Controllers 31 2 3 Stand alone and Plug in Mode 32 2 3 1 Differences between Stand alone and...

Page 5: ...3 1 Elements of the Browser 58 3 1 1 DISK Button 59 3 1 2 File Type Selector 60 3 1 3 Tag Filter 60 3 1 4 Search Field 61 3 1 5 RESULTS List 62 3 1 6 Audition Controls 64 3 1 7 Loading Groups with th...

Page 6: ...on Envelope and Destination 97 4 2 5 Page 5 LFO and Destination 99 4 2 6 Page 6 Velocity Destination and Modwheel Destination 100 4 3 Using VST AU Plug ins 101 4 3 1 Loading a Plug in 102 4 3 2 Openin...

Page 7: ...t from Sounds 137 5 Working with Groups 140 5 1 The Group Properties 140 5 1 1 Group Source Properties SRC 140 5 1 2 Group Groove Properties GRV 141 5 1 3 Group Macro Properties MCR and Macro Controls...

Page 8: ...173 6 1 10 Recording Automation in the Step Sequencer 174 6 1 11 Step Grid Pattern Length and Quantization 175 6 2 Editing Patterns 177 6 2 1 Selecting Quick Selecting and Quick Editing Events Notes 1...

Page 9: ...py and Paste Patterns 206 7 2 5 Moving Pattern Slots 207 7 2 6 Resetting a Pattern Slot 207 7 2 7 Rendering Audio from Patterns via Drag and Drop 208 7 2 8 Rendering MIDI from Patterns via Drag and Dr...

Page 10: ...rtion 238 8 6 2 Lofi 239 8 6 3 Saturator 240 9 Using Effects 244 9 1 Applying Effects to a Sound a Group or the Master 245 9 2 Bypassing Effects 249 9 3 Applying Effects to an External Instrument 251...

Page 11: ...ling and Sample Mapping 279 11 1 Controlling Sampling from the Hardware 279 11 1 1 Recording a Sample Hardware 279 11 1 2 Editing a Sample Hardware 282 11 1 3 Slicing a Sample Hardware 287 11 1 4 Mapp...

Page 12: ...endix Tips for Playing Live 330 14 1 Preparations 330 14 1 1 Focus on the Hardware 330 14 1 2 Customize the Pads of the Hardware 330 14 1 3 Check Your CPU Power Before Playing 330 14 1 4 Name and Colo...

Page 13: ...333 14 3 Special Tricks 333 14 3 1 Changing Pattern Length for Variation 333 14 3 2 Using Loops to Cycle Through Samples 333 14 3 3 Load Long Audio Files and Play with the Start Point 333 15 Glossary...

Page 14: ...ver having to 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 stand al...

Page 15: ...topics MASCHINE Hardware Control Reference Controller Editor Manual Hereafter is a quick description of each of these documentation sources Your First Stop the Setup Guide A printed Setup Guide is in...

Page 16: ...it as a powerful and highly versatile MIDI controller to pilot any oth er MIDI capable application or device This is made possible by the Controller Editor software a little application that allows yo...

Page 17: ...urator Module now offers two additional modes that emu late tape and tube saturation See section 8 6 3 Saturator Transient Master effect The Module collection now includes a new Transient Master effec...

Page 18: ...elements still control the MASCHINE plug in instance See section 2 3 4 Controlling your Host s Transport Functions in Plug in Mode Quick Select Events The new shortcut SHIFT SELECT pad allows you to...

Page 19: ...er it s always worth a look Furthermore the following formatting is used Text appearing in drop down menus such as Open Save as etc and paths to loca tions on your hard disk or other storage devices i...

Page 20: ...and knobs on the MASCHINE controller For better reference we applied a special formatting here throughout the document the ele ments are capitalized and numbered so the buttons are written Button 1 8...

Page 21: ...2 While holding SHIFT press PLAY and release it 3 Release SHIFT Welcome to MASCHINE Manual Conventions MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Manual 21...

Page 22: ...s 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 chapte...

Page 23: ...ps and the Sounds within them More information on the Master can be found in chapter 12 The Master Patterns A Pattern is a sequence that plays Sounds from the current Group A Pattern is therefore usu...

Page 24: ...ects internal MASCHINE effects as well as the Input Module and the MIDI Out Module Effects FX MASCHINE comes with many different effects You may also use VST AU effect plug ins too Up to four effects...

Page 25: ...menu Full screen view is also available from your computer keyboard via the F5 function key 2 2 2 Hiding the Browser Hardware Press and hold NAVIGATE now press Button 5 to hide the Browser To bring i...

Page 26: ...he Browser from your computer keyboard via the F10 function key 2 2 3 Minimizing the Arranger Hardware Press NAVIGATE Button 6 to minimize the Arranger to the currently selected Group slot and again t...

Page 27: ...to minimize the Control area to its topmost row containing the MASTER GROUP and SOUND tabs along with the Module slot tabs Software Click the Minimize button showing an arrow to the left of the Contr...

Page 28: ...on Lane Software Click the Automation Lane button on the bottom left of the Pattern Editor to show and hide it The Automation Lane button You can also show hide the Automation Lane from your computer...

Page 29: ...avigate with the hardware and software Hardware On the MASCHINE hardware controller you can use the Page buttons to navigate through the Parameter pages Whenever there is more than one page it will be...

Page 30: ...d before saving Hardware On the MASCHINE hardware controller perform the Undo operation by pressing SHIFT pad 1 To perform the Redo operation press SHIFT pad 2 Software In the software use the common...

Page 31: ...more than one instance of the MASCHINE software running on your computer you can control each instance with a different controller See 2 3 3 Controlling Various Instances with Different Controllers f...

Page 32: ...host please refer to the documentation included with your host software If you did not install the plug ins when installing the MASCHINE software please refer to the printed Setup Guide or the PDF ve...

Page 33: ...rom your host to switch between MASCHINE s Scenes or record automation using the Macro Controls To learn more about these have a look at chapter 10 5 Triggering Scenes via MIDI and 5 1 3 Group Macro P...

Page 34: ...s MASCHINE and MASCHINE MIKRO Rule 2 MASCHINE controllers legacy and MK2 get focus before MASCHINE MIKRO controllers legacy and MK2 Rule 1 has priority over rule 2 2 3 4 Controlling your Host s Transp...

Page 35: ...nu Bar Windows depicted Preferences in the Plug in menu 2 4 1 Preferences General Page The General page holds a few global settings To display the General page click the General tab on the left Basic...

Page 36: ...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 record...

Page 37: ...m 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 adjustin...

Page 38: ...pressing your mouse button and dragging up or down Input Quantize This allows you to select one of the three quantization options when play ing live on the pads None no quantization Record quantizatio...

Page 39: ...a Project to load automatically when you start a new Project within a Digital Audio Workstation The field displays the location of the Template Project currently selected for use Click the folder icon...

Page 40: ...folder icon to the right you can change the path for example if you moved your sample folder to another location Please consult chapter 3 Browser for more information on adding your own samples Basic...

Page 41: ...not be tag ged if you add them like this see chapter 3 Browser for more informa tion on importing and tagging your files Paths to Samples that you added via the import function from the Browser will a...

Page 42: ...to another hard disk or to another location on the same hard disk You can resize the Preferences window at your convenience using the usual method on your operating system You can also resize each col...

Page 43: ...LOCATIONS section of the Plug ins page you can manage the storage folders of all the plug ins available Click the folder icon to the right of an entry to change the path of that plug in directory The...

Page 44: ...automatically detect plug ins that are added or re moved or deselect any plug ins that are not working correctly for any reason MANAGER Section In the MANAGER section of the Plug ins page you can enab...

Page 45: ...t of available plug ins up to date Clicking RESCAN will check the integrity of your plug ins and allow you to automatically detect plug ins that were added or removed or deselect any plug ins that are...

Page 46: ...64 bit plug ins installed 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 on...

Page 47: ...is translated into velocity val ues starting from Soft 3 a soft touch is enough to get a big velocity value through Linear to Hard 3 you really have to hit the pad hard to get a big velocity value Dis...

Page 48: ...city Scaling The Knobs 1 4 allow you to adjust the Brightness Pad Sensitivity Contrast Left and Contrast Right respectively When you re done press SHIFT CONTROL again to quit the MIDI mode and get bac...

Page 49: ...r of the Group they are belonging to Load with Colors Color settings are saved with your MASCHINE files Projects Groups Sounds etc If you uncheck Load with Colors checked by default the saved colors w...

Page 50: ...nding tab at the top 2 5 1 Audio Page The Audio page holds settings related to your audio interface The Audio page of the Audio and MIDI Settings window Setting Description Driver Select your audio dr...

Page 51: ...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 intr...

Page 52: ...ts The choices made here will determine which inputs can be used when sam pling external sources for example Outputs By clicking Outputs you will be presented with a list of the 16 stereo out puts fro...

Page 53: ...your system You can activate deactivate each output by clicking the fields in the Status column which displays the current status of the corresponding port Clock Offset Use the Clock Offset control to...

Page 54: ...o switch Scenes remotely by sending MIDI Program Change messages to MA SCHINE More on this in section 10 5 Triggering Scenes via MIDI 2 6 1 Sync to External MIDI Clock MASCHINE can be controlled exter...

Page 55: ...ock If Sync to External MIDI Clock is checked the Play button in the MASCHINE Header and on the MASCHINE controller are deactivated 2 6 2 Send MIDI Clock MASCHINE can also send a MIDI Clock signal to...

Page 56: ...Send MIDI Clock activated Basic Concepts Connecting External MIDI Equipment MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Manual 56...

Page 57: ...erns instruments and effect presets This is done by tagging them which means categorizing them by using keywords Given that the MASCHINE software has some advantages over the hardware in this case suc...

Page 58: ...ts 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 disks Browser Elements of the Browser MASCHINE MIKRO MK2...

Page 59: ...into the Search field to perform a search Results are displayed in the search result list below 5 RESULTS list The RESULTS list displays all files that match your query 6 Tag Editor The Tag Editor all...

Page 60: ...f MASCHINE Projects 1 Groups 2 Sounds 3 Patterns 4 instruments presets 5 effect presets 6 and Samples 7 Clicking one of them will cause only the files of the selected type to be dis played in the RESU...

Page 61: ...be used to categorize your file in a general way SUBTYPE With the SUBTYPE you can narrow down the description of your file even further If the tags don t fit in the Tag Filter display use the scroll b...

Page 62: ...utton showing a little cross resets both text search and tag search 3 1 5 RESULTS List The RESULTS list shows all the files that match your query From the list you can load the desired file into your...

Page 63: ...is an effect preset it will be loaded into the selected Module slot If it is a Sample it will be loaded into the Sound slot currently in focus The Sampler Module will be automatically loaded in Modul...

Page 64: ...ject while it is playing Autoload is not available when browsing Projects Autoload is not only useful to look for an appropriate Sound Group effect or Sample but can also be very inspiring with a Patt...

Page 65: ...ox Load Patterns checkbox enabled default Groups will be loaded together with their Pat terns This allows you to use the Patterns you have saved with the Groups Upon loading all Patterns of the Group...

Page 66: ...other Samples are missing MASCHINE tries to guess their path start ing from the path you just indicated IGNORE Click this button to continue loading your Project without locating the missing Sample Y...

Page 67: ...ser on the Hardware you will have to import them into the Library Importing files does not mean they will be moved from the directory they currently reside in they will only be referenced by the Brows...

Page 68: ...enabled showing the available volumes In the tree view navigate to the directory that contains your files To expand close a folder double click its name or click the folder icon at its left The Brows...

Page 69: ...s To select all files in a folder simply click the folder After you have selected the desired file s add it them to the Library by clicking the IMPORT button at the bottom right of the Browser You wil...

Page 70: ...time you can edit the tags of files already in the Library by selecting them in the RESULTS list while browsing the Library and clicking the EDIT button at the bottom right of the Browser If multiple...

Page 71: ...category columns in the Tag Editor there is an add new entry Adding a new tag in the TYPE column To add a new tag click on this entry enter the tag name with your computer keyboard and press Enter The...

Page 72: ...function for the MASSIVE Module in a Sound The Quick Browse function is activated by clicking the magnifying glass next to the file name in the left part of the Control area If you click the magnifyi...

Page 73: ...the MASTER tab in focus On the displays of your controller the Browser is organized as follows The left display allows you to select the file type and the desired tags for narrowing your search The r...

Page 74: ...eft Display BANK TYPE and SUBTYPE Fields The three other fields at the bottom of the left display allow you to select tags in the three cat egories of the Tag Filter see section 3 1 3 Tag Filter Dial...

Page 75: ...ow you to directly load the next or the previous file from the search result list in order to be able to compare them easily just like Autoload in the software See section 3 1 6 Audition Controls for...

Page 76: ...elected Sample will be loaded by press ing Button 7 ADD If ADD is disabled the new Sample will replace the current Sample if any If ADD is enabled the current Sample will stay in place and the new Sam...

Page 77: ...roups each Group offers 16 Sound slots and each Sound slot can hold one Sound In the software Sound slots are displayed in the column at the left of the Pattern Editor and you can select them by click...

Page 78: ...will define its role and sonic characteristics For example in the picture above the Control area displays the content of Module slot 1 in which a Sampler Module is loaded by looking at the tabs in th...

Page 79: ...se a Sound to send MIDI notes to your host application or your external MIDI equipment VST AU instrument plug ins You can use any VST AU instrument plug in from Native Instruments and third party manu...

Page 80: ...und Slots 2 4 will not be effective See section 4 9 3 MIDI Output from Sounds for more info You can also sample directly to a Sound slot This will automatically load a Sampler in Module slot 1 Read ch...

Page 81: ...he right display Software 1 Click the Sound slot in which you want to load a Module At the top left of the Control area click the SOUND tab On the right you see the four tabs of Module slots 1 4 2 Cli...

Page 82: ...the bottom of the Module menu holds a few commands for managing Module presets Open Allows you to open a Module preset you have previously saved Save As Allows you to save the current Module settings...

Page 83: ...types of Modules If a Module provides more than eight parameters these will be split into Parameter pages each page containing up to eight parameters Hardware 1 On your MASCHINE hardware controller p...

Page 84: ...on on how to bypass Module slots please refer to section 9 2 Bypassing Effects where the procedure is illustrated and described in detail 4 1 6 Moving Modules The MASCHINE software provides you with a...

Page 85: ...s notably means that a Module cannot be inserted between two existing Modules via drag and drop Moving Modules Across Sounds and Groups Moving Modules is not only possible within the same Sound but al...

Page 86: ...while holding the mouse button two things will happen The Control area will switch to the Module content of that Group You can then drop the Module on one of its Module slots The Pattern Editor will...

Page 87: ...he content of the target Sound slot then drop the Mod ule on the desired Module slot Hint Using the Controller to Select the Target Object While you are dragging a Module and holding the mouse button...

Page 88: ...ing options for loading Modules as well as saving and recalling Module presets The commands for saving Module presets are found at the bottom of the Module menu Module Menu Entry Description Save As S...

Page 89: ...ry library imported into the MASCHINE Browser so that you can browse and load its factory presets directly from MASCHINE ready for loading Hardware Module presets for the MASSIVE plug in in the Browse...

Page 90: ...e library Urban Arsenal 2 of the MASSIVE plug in in the Browser 1 At the top of the Browser check that the DISK button is not active if it is click it to de activate it Working with Sounds Sound Basic...

Page 91: ...e preset from the Module menu by selecting the Open command then navigating your file system and selecting the desired preset file extension mfxp 4 2 The Sampler Module The Sampler Module allows you t...

Page 92: ...efault value is 8 the minimum 1 and the maximum 32 voices You can also set this to Legato in that case the polyphony is set to 1 and the Sampler performs a continuous pitch transition be tween consecu...

Page 93: ...e Available options are Standard and Vintage Model If you choose Vintage in Mode you can select between two Models MP60 and S1200 which emulate the sound of two legendary Samplers that are often used...

Page 94: ...ope section allows you to tailor your Sample in terms of its loudness over time The Type selector The Type selector allows you to choose from three different types of Amplitude Envelopes De pending on...

Page 95: ...not only to be ing hit but also to being held so using the ADSR envelope you can make the pads be have like a MIDI keyboard and sustain a note only for as long as it is held down Parameter Descriptio...

Page 96: ...Page 3 FX and Filter Sampler parameters page 3 of 6 FX and FILTER on the controller Sampler parameters page 3 of 6 FX and Filter in the software FX This is a small selection of basic effects not to be...

Page 97: ...it Filter Modes Description Off No filter LP2 LP2 is a low pass filter with Cutoff and Resonance Cutoff can be modulated by Velocity the Modulation Envelope the LFO or the MIDI Modulation Wheel BP2 BP...

Page 98: ...es for the envelope to reach its maximum level Hold How long the envelope will stay at its maximum level Decay With Decay you adjust how fast the envelope drops to the sustain level in ADSR mode in AH...

Page 99: ...O and Destination in the software LFO The LFO Low Frequency Oscillator is another modulation source based on waveforms with different shapes LFO Controls Description Type Here you can choose the shape...

Page 100: ...the amount of modulation for the following targets Parameter Modulation Destination Pitch Tune parameter of the Pitch Gate section on page 2 Cutoff Cutoff parameter of the Filter section with filter t...

Page 101: ...Cutoff parameter of the Filter section with filter types LP2 HP2 BP2 only on page 3 Volume This allows you to modulate the volume which is what velocity normally is used for Modwheel Destination Here...

Page 102: ...ess the CONTROL button to enter the Control mode 2 Press SELECT the pad you want to load the instrument to 3 Press Button 3 to put the focus on the SOUND tab 4 Make sure MODULES is activated to show M...

Page 103: ...nstrument plug in chromatically using the pads on the MASCHINE hardware press SHIFT PAD MODE to quickly toggle to Keyboard mode See section 6 1 2 Pad Modes for more info Software 1 In the Control area...

Page 104: ...odule menu of the first Module slot only Module slot 1 can host instrument plug ins 4 Select Plug ins from the menu to get a list of all available instrument plug ins Working with Sounds Using VST AU...

Page 105: ...If you find a good sound setting save it as a preset as described in section 4 1 5 By passing Module Slots To play the instrument plug in chromatically using the pads on your controller click the Key...

Page 106: ...s for plug ins as described in the following text Software When a plug in has been assigned to a Module slot the plug in icon will appear in the Quick Browse area An EDIT icon appears when the mouse c...

Page 107: ...arameters of a plug in by automatically organizing them into Parameter pages and assigning them to the Knobs 1 8 under the displays Having the plug in parameters on Parameter pages in MASCHINE has fol...

Page 108: ...ng Up Parameter Pages As with any Module the parameters of a VST AU plug in Module are organized into pages Each Module can have up to 32 pages each containing 8 knobs which can be assigned to the plu...

Page 109: ...ult number of pages listed in the menu vary with each plug in Clear All Assignments Removes all Parameter pages and creates a new empty Page 1 without assign ments Apply Auto Mapping Deletes all pages...

Page 110: ...from the Page menu if you want to stop assigning parameters When Learn mode is active you can manually change the focus of the knobs by clicking the de sired knob in the Parameter area Once you have...

Page 111: ...Learn mode The white dot disappears and an abbreviation of the parameter s name is displayed under neath the MASCHINE knob to confirm the parameter is assigned You can exit Learn mode before assigning...

Page 112: ...oves the existing parameter assignment for this knob and copies it to the clipboard Paste Plug in Parameter Pastes the parameter assignment on this knob and removes it from the clip board A parameter...

Page 113: ...bmenu The preset is loaded into the plug in Each VST AU plug in might handle its presets or patches programs differently Please re fer to the plug in documentation to know how to expose its presets or...

Page 114: ...en the Sound Group and Master level Here we describe how to select a particular set of Properties at the Sound level but the procedure is the same at the Group and Master levels At the Sound level fol...

Page 115: ...ontrol area click the SOUND tab 3 At the bottom left of the Control area click the GRV or OUT button in the Property selec tor The corresponding Properties are displayed in the Parameter area on the r...

Page 116: ...ter area to step through the various Parameter pages if any 2 Use the mouse to adjust the values of the parameters in the displayed page 4 4 3 Sound Groove Properties GRV The Groove Properties control...

Page 117: ...ured in fractions of a whole note Invert Allows you to invert the Swing function so that instead of being delayed in the Pattern events will be triggered ahead of time How Swing Affects the Rhythm An...

Page 118: ...Sound s Output Properties allows you to route the audio output of your Sound and define auxiliary sends or Aux sends Aux sends allow you to send a definable amount of your Sound s audio output to oth...

Page 119: ...cting as bussing point as well as the 16 external stereo outputs Out 1 16 Level Here you adjust the level of the signal that gets sent to the Aux 1 destina tion Aux 2 Section Output The destination fo...

Page 120: ...abled the Sound will be fed into Aux 2 before the Level and Pan settings of the Main section on page 1 are applied 4 5 Managing Sounds This section describes the global editing functions available for...

Page 121: ...t nor when loading another Module in its Module slot 1 To rename a Sound slot 1 Double click the desired Sound slot The Sound slot s name gets highlighted 2 You can now edit the name of the Sound slot...

Page 122: ...at the bottom of the Color Palette The pads of the MASCHINE MK2 controller mirror the Sound colors you select By default Sounds inherit the color of their Group But you can choose another default col...

Page 123: ...e Save File As dialog Your Sound is now saved The Sound will be added to the Library and is ready to be tagged in the Browser see section 3 4 Tagging your Files for more info on this Even if you don t...

Page 124: ...ler will stay in Duplicate mode until you press DUPLICATE again See section 2 2 8 Pinning a Mode for more info Software To copy and paste Sounds in the software 1 Right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click th...

Page 125: ...ion line appears at the potential places where you can drop the Sound slot 3 When the insertion line appears at the desired location release the mouse button The Sound slot takes its new place in the...

Page 126: ...y live and to test different sequences together When used on Sounds the Solo only applies to the current Group The Sounds in other Groups won t be affected At the Group level the Mute function is an a...

Page 127: ...3 turns all Sounds on NONE Button 4 turns all Sounds off in the selected Group The Solo mode on the controller Muting Sounds and Groups Mute works in the same way as Solo 1 Hold MUTE Your controller s...

Page 128: ...the muted Sounds back in one at a time while holding the MUTE button 4 6 2 Mute and Solo in the Software Soloing a Sound To solo a Sound right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click the pad icon on the left sid...

Page 129: ...Sound click on the pad icon on the left side of the Sound slot in the Pattern Editor Muting a Sound To unmute the Sound click on the pad icon again Muting a Group To mute a Group click on the Group ic...

Page 130: ...performance e g to create stutter beaks as a workflow aid to stop long oneshot Samples that still continue playing after you have stopped the sequencer as a first panic button if you are not sure whe...

Page 131: ...import a Pattern will be created and added A REX file loaded in Sound slot 1 4 9 Using MIDI with Sounds MASCHINE provides you with flexible MIDI facilities that can be used in many situations Incomin...

Page 132: ...onfigure your Sounds for sending MIDI notes instead of generating audio see section 4 9 3 MIDI Output from Sounds When MASCHINE is used as plug in you can record the notes you play on the pads as MIDI...

Page 133: ...d MIDI Batch Setup do the following 1 Click the little arrow in the Group header above the Sound slots to open the Group menu and choose Sound MIDI Batch Setup from the menu Alternatively you can righ...

Page 134: ...MIDI Channels Select this radio button to have Sounds mapped to individual MIDI chan nels This is useful if you want to play a Sound in a tonal way Sounds to MIDI Notes Select this radio button to hav...

Page 135: ...lar Sound see section 4 9 2 Sound MIDI Settings 4 9 2 Sound MIDI Settings You can also assign individual Sounds to incoming MIDI notes This is done in the Sound MIDI Settings window 1 Right click on M...

Page 136: ...ehavior Any incoming MIDI note will trig ger the Sound as long as the Sound is in focus Sound MIDI Settings Description Status Section Enable To enable custom MIDI settings for the Sound click this ch...

Page 137: ...han the Scene settings 4 9 3 MIDI Output from Sounds You can output MIDI notes from individual Sounds allowing you to control any MIDI capable application and or external MIDI gear from MASCHINE s seq...

Page 138: ...t Module is loaded into Module slot 1 of a Sound the other three Mod ule slots 2 4 are bypassed Software 1 Select an empty Sound slot by clicking it 2 In the Control area click the SOUND tab to select...

Page 139: ...otes on the specified channel while you play the pads and or a Pattern is playing You will notice that the Sound was automatically renamed to MIDI Out When the MIDI Out Module is loaded into Module sl...

Page 140: ...For general information on how to display and adjust the Properties please refer to section 4 4 1 Selecting a Set of Properties and 4 4 2 Adjusting the Properties 5 1 1 Group Source Properties SRC Th...

Page 141: ...es GRV The Groove Properties control the rhythmic relationship between events for the selected Group Sound or the Master level By shifting some of the events you can e g give a shuffling ternary touch...

Page 142: ...ng live since you can choose a set of parameters from various Sounds in the Group and from the Group itself to manipulate on one screen without hav ing to switch screens Macro Controls also allows you...

Page 143: ...This is done in the Macro Properties of the Group Each Macro Control can be assigned to one destination with the full range of the selected parameter Macro Controls are bipolar knobs with a range of 1...

Page 144: ...acro 1 8 in the context menu After an assignment is made a blue dot at the top left of the parameter shows that it is assigned to a Macro Control On the Macro page you will see the name of the assigne...

Page 145: ...er from the assigned Macro Control right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click the parameter and select Remove Macro Control from the context menu or In the Group s Macro Properties remove the parameter assign...

Page 146: ...CC to a MASCHINE Macro Control 1 Go to the Macro Properties by selecting the GROUP tab and then clicking the MCR button in the Property selector 2 Right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click the desired Macro...

Page 147: ...connected MIDI controller When the MIDI CC has been received the white dot will stop flashing and stay continu ously lit indicating that the Macro Control is now assigned to a MIDI CC If you want to l...

Page 148: ...h MASCHINE Macro Control has a unique Automation ID which is provided to your host DAW by the MASCHINE plug in Please refer to your host DAW documentation to find out more about host automation Access...

Page 149: ...d a definable amount of your Group s audio output to Sounds in other Groups for further processing Read the section 9 4 Creating a Send Effect to get to know more about how to set up a classic send ef...

Page 150: ...destina tion Aux 2 Output The destination for Aux 2 available destinations are None no output de fault setting Master any other Sound within other Groups acting as bus sing point as well as the 16 ext...

Page 151: ...section describes the global editing functions available for Groups and Group slots 5 2 1 Naming Group Slots By default Group slots are named Group A H If you load a Group e g from the Browser into a...

Page 152: ...Changing the Group s Color You can change the color of each individual Group in the software To do this 1 Right click Ctrl click on Mac OS X the desired Group slot and select Color from the context m...

Page 153: ...re To save a Group 1 Right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click the Group slot in the Arranger and select Save As from the context menu A Save File As dialog appears By default the Group file inherits the nam...

Page 154: ...vailable in the Browser for use in other Projects 5 2 4 Saving a Group with its Samples Sometimes it is useful to have the ability to save a Group with its Samples outside of the MA SCHINE Library If...

Page 155: ...ave with Samples from the context menu You will be presented with the Save Group with Samples window 2 In this window adjust the settings see table below and click SAVE to confirm or CAN CEL to cancel...

Page 156: ...with its Samples See section 12 2 1 Export Audio for more info 5 2 5 Copying and Pasting Groups You can copy and paste Groups across Group slots in your Project Hardware To copy a Group from one Group...

Page 157: ...t and select Paste from the context menu All parameters of the Group will be copied except for the Clips of that Group its Patterns though will be copied as well 5 2 6 Moving Group Slots You can reord...

Page 158: ...can now select this Group via the Group button whose letter appears at the left of the Group slot 5 2 7 Resetting a Group Slot Resetting a Group slot will remove the Sounds and effects it contains and...

Page 159: ...INE 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 MPC Parameter MPC500 1000 2500...

Page 160: ...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...

Page 161: ...t You will be prompted with the MPC Import window 3 In the Input section of the window window select one of the import options see table below 4 Click OK to start the import procedure Working with Gro...

Page 162: ...ate Group 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...

Page 163: ...ame time Your controller switches to Pattern mode This is indicated by the lit PATTERN button The hardware displays in Pattern mode On the right display you will see all available Pattern slots of a P...

Page 164: ...g consequences Its Pattern is displayed in the software s Pattern Editor You can then modify it both from your controller and in the software Its Pattern is referenced by a Clip for the selected Group...

Page 165: ...lready contains a Pattern it will be replaced by the copied Pattern You can select the target slot in another Pattern Bank After you have selected the source Pattern switch to the desired Pattern Bank...

Page 166: ...nd make it permanent In Pad Mode mode you make settings on the left display and on the right display you will see the corresponding assignments for your pads The Pad Mode mode on the controller Parame...

Page 167: ...gly VELOCITY Knob 4 Here you can adjust the exact velocity value used in the Fixed Velocity mode see above The base key can also be changed by using Buttons 5 8 Buttons 5 6 will shift the base key in...

Page 168: ...To release a pad from a Pad Link group 1 Press the Group button of the pad you want to release from its Pad Link group 2 Hold the PAD MODE button 3 Deselect KEYBD Keyboard if it is already selected t...

Page 169: ...ress ERASE together with a pad while recording all events at the current play position are deleted see section 6 2 2 Deleting Events Notes Take your time to set up the pad sensitivity and velocity sca...

Page 170: ...immediately even if REC is not enabled 3 Each pad now represents one step of a 16 step sequence you can activate a step by pressing a pad once lighting it up If you press it again the step is removed...

Page 171: ...a given rate Note Repeat mode on the controller displays 1 While holding NOTE REPEAT hold the pad you want to play record The notes will now be repeatedly triggered at the selected rate shown on the...

Page 172: ...by pressing Button 1 you can then release PAD MODE Press Button 2 to enter 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 pit...

Page 173: ...ntroller 1 First make sure the song is playing PLAY must be lit and your controller is in Control mode CONTROL must be lit if it s not please press it 2 Hold AUTO WRITE 3 Turn one of the Knobs 1 8 und...

Page 174: ...will not be automatable whereas the same Module loaded in a Group or Sound will have its parameters automatable Almost all parameters meeting these requirements including the Macro Controls are autom...

Page 175: ...next step back to its default value 6 1 11 Step Grid Pattern Length and Quantization Step Grid The set of all steps in any Pattern is called Step Grid The Step Grid is the frame where you create and e...

Page 176: ...ue low resolution like note and change the Pattern Length setting using PATTERN Knob 1 to create variations of a Pattern If you select an small value high resolution like 1 64th you can create stutter...

Page 177: ...ally applied to the Pattern on its next cycle according to the current value indicated on the right display and by the lit pad PLAY REC Input Quantization when playing and when recording Your playing...

Page 178: ...ke more complex selections your controller provides you with a useful tool the Select mode To select events in your Pattern 1 Hold SELECT to enter Select mode or press SELECT Button 1 to pin the Selec...

Page 179: ...efined by the START and END values to the left right As the selection interval moves some events are included into the selection while other are excluded from the selection Knob 4 EVENT Selects indivi...

Page 180: ...under the UP and DOWN labels on the right display Knob 1 2 START END Define the selection s start and end points in the timeline for the current Sound All notes within this time interval and within t...

Page 181: ...the length of the selected events by one step long increments possible re sizings thus depend on the current Step Grid resolution If the events have differ ent lengths the length differences are reta...

Page 182: ...ch the Pattern contains events If your pads are in Keyboard mode the lit pads show you the pitches of the selected Sound for which the Pattern contains events In other terms you don t need to press an...

Page 183: ...ck to where you were before 6 2 3 Copy and Paste Events Notes You can also copy and paste selected events notes 1 To copy the selected events notes press SHIFT pad 11 COPY 2 To paste them press SHIFT...

Page 184: ...notes up press SHIFT pad 16 OCTAVE If nothing is selected all events notes in the Pattern will be affected 6 2 6 Compare Split This function allows you to compare a selected Pattern with its previous...

Page 185: ...For a comprehensive list of hardware shortcuts please view the Hardware Control Reference available from the Help menu Working with Patterns Controller Editing Patterns MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Manual 185...

Page 186: ...Pattern editing tool of the MASCHINE software 7 1 1 Pattern Editor Overview This overview of the Pattern Editor introduces you its main parts and control elements The Pattern Editor 1 Group View butto...

Page 187: ...Scene in the Arranger see chapter 10 Creating a Song using Scenes The Clip will take the name of the Pattern if any and the number of its Pattern slot Create Clips from various Patterns to form an arr...

Page 188: ...rn slot 1 selected You can distinguish between different Pattern states by the brightness of the Pattern slots the brightest Pattern slot represents the selected Pattern dim Pattern slots on the pictu...

Page 189: ...cision of all Pattern editing actions including quantization To select the step size that will apply to all your editing actions click the STEP menu in the Edit controls at the bottom left of the Patt...

Page 190: ...Grid resolution to another value right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click the Pattern slot and choose Quantize or Quantize 50 in the slot s context menu If some events notes are selected the quantization wi...

Page 191: ...automatically detects and re moves these double notes while quantizing 7 1 4 Adjusting the Pattern Length Similarly to the Step Grid another grid defines the available values for the Pattern Length i...

Page 192: ...turn it off allowing you to freely set the Pattern Length You can now change the Pattern Length accordingly You can do this in two ways To adjust the Pattern Length click the number in the right part...

Page 193: ...d note to current selection Shift click selected note Remove note from selection Drag in Step Grid s background Multiple selection selection frame Click in Step Grid s background Deselect all notes Ed...

Page 194: ...der the Mouse cursor 7 1 6 The Zoom Tool Using the Zoom Tool you can zoom in and out horizontally in the Pattern Editor on the time axis Click the Zoom Tool a little magnifying glass at the bottom of...

Page 195: ...Pattern by selecting Split You can see that a Pattern has been edited by way of an asterisk symbol displayed in its Pattern slot and next to the context menu s Compare entry The new state will be con...

Page 196: ...r and inversely 7 1 9 Recording and Editing Automation If you take a closer look at the knobs on the Parameter pages in the Control area you will no tice they have an outer ring that changes its color...

Page 197: ...on trolled by selectors e g for selecting an operating mode or a filter type cannot be auto mated The parameter must be at the Group or Sound level parameters at the Master level can not be automated...

Page 198: ...their relative lengths although they change their absolute values To create automation points double click in the Automation Lane other points on this step will be replaced Another way to create autom...

Page 199: ...data present The automation points will snap to the cur rent Step Grid If you want to automate Group parameters just click on the GROUP tab in the Control area to be presented with available parameter...

Page 200: ...gger other pads in the same Pad Link group A pad set to Slave will only trigger its own Sound even if it is part of a Pad Link group but be triggered by pads set to Master within the same group You ma...

Page 201: ...u from the context menu 3 Select the desired Pad Link group from the list 4 Repeat the process for each pad you want to include in the Pad Link group Releasing a Pad from a Pad Link Group To release a...

Page 202: ...matically set to Master when added to a Pad Link group This means that hitting its pad will also trigger all other Sounds of that Pad Link group To set the status of a Sound from Master to Slave 1 In...

Page 203: ...ger this Sound as well 7 2 Managing Patterns This section describes the global editing functions available for Patterns and Pattern slots 7 2 1 Naming Patterns When creating a Pattern you might want t...

Page 204: ...e hosts will utilize 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 Saving Pat...

Page 205: ...select In the Arranger all Clips referencing this Pattern will also mirror the selected color The color you select will also be mirrored by the pads on the controller when you are working in Pattern...

Page 206: ...y a Pattern click the Step Grid s background to deselect any selected events notes right click on Mac OS X Ctrl click the Pattern slot and choose Copy from the slot s context menu Copying a Pattern No...

Page 207: ...horizontally toward the desired loca tion As the mouse cursor moves an insertion line appears at the potential places where you can drop the Pattern slot 3 When the insertion line appears at the desi...

Page 208: ...V or AIFF file according to the Options in the Export Audio Settings To render Patterns to audio files 1 In the Arranger select the Group you want to export audio from and in the Arranger time line se...

Page 209: ...name in the Group Header A pop up window will inform you about the rendering status 5 As soon as rendering is finished the mouse cursor will display the name of the audio file you are about to drag Y...

Page 210: ...seful if you want to use or edit them in another 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 9 1 Sou...

Page 211: ...MIDI Batch Setup to fit your needs click APPLY to confirm and close the pop up window and click the Dragger icon again For more information on Sound MIDI Batch Setup see section 4 9 1 Sound MIDI Batc...

Page 212: ...Project please read chapter 8 Effect Reference Available Effects Many types of effects are available and nearly all applications are represented You will of course find traditional effects such as del...

Page 213: ...o the right the slower it will react Longer Attack times let more transients through Release The time the compressor will take to stop compressing after the input sig nal falls below the threshold Wit...

Page 214: ...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 v...

Page 215: ...the overall level once you have set the desired effect in order to counterbalance the gain or loss of level that might occur Attack Sharpens softens the attack phases in your signal With the knob at t...

Page 216: ...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 lef...

Page 217: ...Maximizer on the controller 8 2 Filtering Effects 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...

Page 218: ...nd Ranges from 40 Hz to 16 kHz Gain Gain control for the first mid frequency band Mid Band 2 Freq Frequency selector for the second mid frequency band Ranges from 40 Hz to 16 kHz Gain Gain control for...

Page 219: ...Output Gain Gain control for the EQ altogether Page 2 of the EQ on the controller 8 2 2 Filter Filter with selectable characteristics that can be modulated via LFO or envelope There are many applicat...

Page 220: ...defines how much the Filter gets modulated by the modulation source Source Here you can select between three different modulation sources LFO LFO Sync and Envelope Depending on your choice for the mo...

Page 221: ...ost 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 wor...

Page 222: ...sounds a bit like the Chorus but the difference between them is that the Flanger modulates the signal faster it is equipped with a feedback mechanism and can be synchronized to the tempo of the Proje...

Page 223: ...e Shape Envelope Change the shape of the envelope here Stereo This parameter widens the stereo field of the effect Feedback Amount Adjusts the amount of output signal fed back into the input Invert In...

Page 224: ...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 Determin...

Page 225: ...ut Increasing this parameter will increase the intensity of the effect Stereo This parameter widens the stereo field of the effect Output Invert Inverts the settings of the Freq Shifter Mix Mix lets y...

Page 226: ...he LFO in a range from 0 03 Hz up to 8 Hz Speed LFO Sync Defines the speed of the LFO in note values from 16 1 one cycle every 16 bars up to 1 16 note Shape Envelope Change the shape of the envelope h...

Page 227: ...eates deep soundscapes in the Group named FX The Ice reverb in the software Parameter Description Room Color With lower settings the general sound is a bit more muffled The higher the Color value the...

Page 228: ...e 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 Pan This pans the dry signal This is useful b...

Page 229: ...pleasing results The Reflex reverb in the software Parameter Description Room Color At lower settings the general sound is a bit more muffled the higher the settings the brighter it sounds Smooth Wit...

Page 230: ...om This allows you to choose one of four basic characteristics of the Reverb General Bright Guitar and Shatter Size Adjust the size of the virtual room here Eq Low Low band EQ to cut or boost bass fre...

Page 231: ...mount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal The Reverb on the controller 8 5 Delays 8 5 1 Beat Delay The Beat Delay is specialized for creating delays that are synced to the tempo...

Page 232: ...copies of the signal and longer decays Crossover Allows for panning the feedback signal rhythmically in the stereo field Color Defines the basic frequency of the feedback circuit lower values result i...

Page 233: ...ns and rearranging them as a cloud the Grain Delay is useful for creating ambient textures Increase Size Space and Density to quickly transform any sound into an evolving ambient texture As a unique e...

Page 234: ...e grains Rev This button produces a reverse playback of the grain Cloud Space Determines the spacing between the grain clouds the higher the value the bigger the space between the clouds Density Creat...

Page 235: ...field of the effect Values go from 0 no stereo to 100 full stereo Page 2 of the Grain Delay on the controller 8 5 3 Grain Stretch The Grain Stretch effect uses granular synthesis to manipulate the spe...

Page 236: ...in size is corrected by the pitch Size Adjusts the size of the grains Out Mix Mix lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal The Grain Stretch on the control...

Page 237: ...rd mode You can select between different chord styles such as minor or major Chord Chord mode Here you can choose from different chords to be applied to your audio sig nal Tune It allows you to transp...

Page 238: ...unt 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 output...

Page 239: ...e audio signal for an interesting vintage effect at subtle settings and heavy digital distortion at extreme set tings The Lofi in the software Parameter Description Resample SR SR stands for Sample Ra...

Page 240: ...a the Mode selector the first parameter on the left Since the three modes provide different sets of parameters each of them is described separately below Parameter Description Mode Mode Selects betwee...

Page 241: ...Saturator in Classic mode on the controller Tape Mode The Tape mode emulates the soft compression and pleasant saturation induced by recording to analogue magnetic tapes It can be used lightly to add...

Page 242: ...e mode in the software Tube Mode Parameter Description Drive Amount Adjusts the level of the input signal This directly affects the amount of tube distortion Charge In Tube mode the Saturator provides...

Page 243: ...und EQ Bypass Enable this button to bypass the EQ section Bass Adjusts the level of the low frequency band Highs Adjusts the level of the high frequency band Output Gain Adjusts the output level of th...

Page 244: ...slot 1 to Module slot 4 Overview of applying effects using Module slots This picture does not include advanced routings like send effects For Sounds Module slot 1 is often used to contain an instrumen...

Page 245: ...SOUND tab press the Group button A H of the Group containing that Sound and press SELECT the pad of that Sound or simply hit its pad if pads are in Group mode 5 Make sure MODULES Button 4 is activated...

Page 246: ...information on editing effect parameters please read 4 1 4 Adjusting the Mod ule Parameters If you created a nice effect setting you can put it to further use by saving it as a Module preset Please r...

Page 247: ...the GROUP tab in the Control area 3 If you want to apply the effect to a Sound click the Group slot of the Group containing that Sound in the Arranger click the desired Sound slot in the Pattern Edito...

Page 248: ...he list Upon your selection the effect is loaded and its parameters are displayed in the Parame ter area below in the example underneath we selected the Phaser effect in the Module menu Loading a Modu...

Page 249: ...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 Hardware 1 Press...

Page 250: ...ains a Sampler or Input Module Be careful bypassing the slot will mute the whole Sound Software 1 If you want to bypass an effect of the Master click the MASTER tab in the Control area 2 If you want t...

Page 251: ...ternal audio as well This external audio can come from the inputs of your audio interface if MASCHINE is used in stand alone mode or from your host if MASCHINE is used as plug in To do this we will ch...

Page 252: ...plug in can re ceive audio from the host only Please refer to your host documentation to find out how to route audio channels to the virtual audio inputs of the MASCHINE plug in Hardware 1 Press the C...

Page 253: ...to set SOURCE to the desired external source from EXT IN 1 4 11 Select another Module slot by pressing Button 6 8 12 Press SHIFT BROWSE to open the Module list on the right display and browse the ava...

Page 254: ...loaded in Module slot 1 and its parameters are displayed in the Pa rameter area underneath 3 You will now see two parameters one knob for the level of the input and a selector that lets you select a s...

Page 255: ...ffect This is done by loading an effect into its first Module slot Route a portion of the desired audio signals from their original Sounds and Groups to that send effect This is done via the Output Pr...

Page 256: ...ponding Modules MASCHINE effects in the example underneath 7 Turn Knob 5 to browse the available Modules 8 When you have found the effect you want to use press Button 8 to load it You can also use but...

Page 257: ...ear the bottom of the list if you want to load a VST AU plug in Upon your selection the effect is loaded and its parameters are displayed in the Parame ter area When you load an effect into the first...

Page 258: ...ess SELECT the pad of that Sound or simply press its pad if pads are in Group mode 4 Make sure MODULES Button 4 is deactivated to show the Properties 5 Press Button 8 OUT to display the Output Propert...

Page 259: ...to the send effect click the Group slot of the Group containing that Sound in the Arranger click the desired Sound slot in the Pattern Editor and click the SOUND tab in the Control area 3 Click OUT i...

Page 260: ...he output of a send effect into another send effect using the method described above see 9 4 2 Routing Audio to a Send Effect This opens up virtually endless routing possibilities When setting up comp...

Page 261: ...same thing as creating a send effect but extended to the Group level As described in the previous section 9 4 Creating a Send Effect you can set up four effects for every Sound in the Group adding up...

Page 262: ...s of a combination of the Beat Delay with the Filter Try out some other multi effects from the Library to get some ideas on how to set up your own multi effect Your own presets can also include any co...

Page 263: ...The multi effect Group Dual LFO Filtered Delays in the software Using Effects Creating Multi effects MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Manual 263...

Page 264: ...eper in the Arranger with Scene 2 selected This is how Scenes work Only one Scene is played at a time In each Scene i e each column of the Arranger you can choose to play one particular Pattern of eac...

Page 265: ...enced Pattern See 7 2 1 Naming Patterns for more on this 10 1 Selecting a Scene Hardware 1 Enter Scene mode by holding the SCENE button You can pin the Scene mode by press ing Button 1 at the same tim...

Page 266: ...to select the Scene in which you want to create or delete a Clip see 10 1 Selecting a Scene for more info 2 Press the desired Group button A H to select the Group from which you want to select a Patt...

Page 267: ...the selected Group from the selected Scene press PATTERN Button 4 REMOVE The Clip is deleted and the corresponding Pattern will not be played by the selected Scene anymore The Pattern itself is left...

Page 268: ...available for Scenes and Scene slots 10 3 1 Naming Scene Slots By default Scene slots are named Scene 1 64 You can rename Scene slots manually Naming is only available from within the software but an...

Page 269: ...lt color by selecting Use Default Color at the bottom of the Color Palette By default each Scene has a different color But you can choose a common default color for Scenes in Preferences Colors Scenes...

Page 270: ...new Scene slot next to it containing the exact same Scene and settings name color The following Scene slots will shift one step to the right Removing a Scene slot will simply delete the slot and its...

Page 271: ...Scene slot Copying a Scene will put it in the clipboard allowing it to be pasted later while cutting the Scene will additionally remove it from its Scene slot The Clips the name and the color of the...

Page 272: ...refer to chapter 12 2 Exporting Audio for information on exporting audio On the other hand if you are preparing a track for performing live you will probably want to switch back and forth between dif...

Page 273: ...3 While holding the first pad press the pad corresponding to the end Scene The start and end Scenes along with all Scenes in between are played one after the other in a loop On your controller the pad...

Page 274: ...MA SCHINE provides you with two additional settings to fine tune the jumps between the Scene currently playing and the next loop range selected The Scene Sync setting lets you quantize the Scene trans...

Page 275: ...s lit The default value SCENE pad 15 means that the next time you select a new Scene or loop range the switch will happen once the cur rent Scene has played to the end 3 Press a pad to select the desi...

Page 276: ...disable the Retrigger setting click the RETRIG check box The next time you select a new Scene or loop range it will start from the beginning 10 5 Triggering Scenes via MIDI The Scene MIDI Settings let...

Page 277: ...enable the Scene MIDI Settings Input section MIDI Note If this radio button is checked Scenes will be controlled by incoming MIDI notes Channel From this drop down menu select the MIDI channel the Sce...

Page 278: ...essages 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 MIDI channel the Scenes sh...

Page 279: ...p your Samples controller 11 1 3 Slicing a Sample Hard ware software 11 2 4 Mapping a Sample Software thereby creating multi sample Sounds with individual velocity and note ranges volume and panning T...

Page 280: ...s on the left display After you press Button 5 START the input signal level exceeding this threshold will start the recording You can then manually stop the recording by pressing Button 5 STOP again T...

Page 281: ...oaded into Mod ule slot 1 of the Sound and your Sample can be played back by pressing the corresponding pad on your controller The recorded Sample is shown on the right display here with the Playhead...

Page 282: ...more info on selecting Zones in the MAP page The Sample can be played back at any time by pressing the corresponding pad on your control ler When the Sample is played back the Playhead indicator verti...

Page 283: ...note is held This can be useful to loop either a whole Sample or part of it e g to simulate a longer tone Note this technique requires that you choose either AHD or ADSR as the Amplitude Envelope in...

Page 284: ...Audio Editing The EDIT page additionally provides several audio editing functions to process your Sample Audio editing functions on the right display of the controller Use Button 5 and 7 to select th...

Page 285: ...ample and places it into the clipboard for later use COPY This copies the selected region of the Sample to the clipboard for later use PASTE This pastes the cut copied region of the Sample replacing t...

Page 286: ...dependently from the time signa ture of the source This is more suited for non rhythmic Samples In this mode on ly one parameter is available SPEED see below AUTO DTCT Beat mode only If AUTO DTCT Auto...

Page 287: ...and or time stretching to the selected region in the Sample 11 1 3 Slicing a Sample Hardware Press SAMPLING and then Button 3 to show the SLICE page The SLICE page allows you to prepare Slices that yo...

Page 288: ...tion Knob 2 Higher values will cause more Slices to be detected because more transients will be recognized lower values will result in less slices This parameter should be adjusted until all the music...

Page 289: ...using Knob 4 Hold SHIFT when turn ing the Knob to adjust the parameter in finer increments Button 6 8 RESET Reset your Slice edits using Button 6 ADD Add another Slice according to the current Mode s...

Page 290: ...s Sound the pads on your controller will switch to Keyboard mode and a new Pattern will be created with one note for each pitch so that the Pattern reproduces the original unsliced Sample Addi tionall...

Page 291: ...replace the current Sample s but instead it will be inserted in a new Zone of the Sound 4 Press Button 8 to load the Sample A new Zone will be created that contains the added Sample 5 Press SAMPLING...

Page 292: ...er page 3 of 3 tune gain and pan settings Parameter Description TUNE Tune control for the Zone Knob 1 GAIN Volume level for the Zone Knob 2 PAN Panorama position for the Zone Knob 3 11 2 Controlling S...

Page 293: ...e Editor appears 3 At the top of the Sample Editor click the RECORD tab leftmost tab to show the RE CORD page Now you can adjust various recording settings at the top of the RECORD page and record a n...

Page 294: ...een the available inputs If the Source selector is set to Ext you can select from the four external stereo inputs available in MASCHINE For each of them you can choose between the left channel the rig...

Page 295: ...u want to stop the recording yourself by clicking STOP 3 3 START STOP and CANCEL Click START to start the recording If you have set the Start Mode selector to Sync MA SCHINE will wait for the next bar...

Page 296: ...tory All recorded Samples are stored in the Recording History and displayed as mini waveforms at the bottom of the Record page The following actions are available Click any mini waveform to select the...

Page 297: ...st the start and end points of the Sample en able Loop mode adjust the start and end points of the loop and set a crossfade between the end and start points of the loop If your Sound contains more tha...

Page 298: ...mplitude Envelope in the Sampler s Parameter pages see 4 2 1 Page 1 Voice Settings and Engine The loop s start and end points can be edited via the Start and End parameters Alternatively you can also...

Page 299: ...s click and drag your mouse horizontally for scrolling through the waveform and vertically to zoom in out 7 Playhead indicator When the Sample is played back this white vertical line shows you the cur...

Page 300: ...it into the clipboard for later use Copy This copies the selected region of the Sample to the clipboard for later use Paste This pastes the cut copied region of the Sample replacing the region of the...

Page 301: ...elected region Pitch shifting and time stretching can be applied independently The Timestretch window The following parameters are available Parameter Description Pitch section Pitch shifting paramete...

Page 302: ...umber of bars you have set and the computed tempo value If Auto Detection is disabled you can directly define the tempo of the original au dio in BPM New BPM Beat Mode only Defines the target tempo of...

Page 303: ...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 If your Sound contains more than one...

Page 304: ...The SLICE page in the software 1 Slicing Mode settings Sampling and Sample Mapping Controlling Sampling from the Software MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Manual 304...

Page 305: ...e detected because more transients will be recognized lower values will result in less Slices This parameter should be adjusted until all the musically significant slices are being detected in the wav...

Page 306: ...the original unsliced Sample A new Pattern with the notes representing the Slices of the Sample Play around with the slicing feature by removing some of these notes quantizing or com pletely rearrang...

Page 307: ...When the Slice is played back the Play head indicator 8 shows you the current play position within the waveform 6 Slice menu Remove sample from map Removes the Sample from the map See 11 2 4 Mapping...

Page 308: ...just individual Slices by dragging their borders Dragging the border of a Slice adjusting its start point You can also copy an individual Slice to another Sound by drag and drop Sampling and Sample Ma...

Page 309: ...nd a velocity range for each Sample included in the Sound In other terms the Sample will be triggered only if the played note is within its Zone s key range and velocity range The Zones can overlap al...

Page 310: ...Zone Drag your mouse vertically to adjust the key range With your mouse at the bottom of the Mapping area the Zone will cover the root note only dragging your mouse up will extend the Zone s key range...

Page 311: ...iginal pitch The root note is also indi cated by the colored key on the virtual keyboard 7 to change it you can drag it to another note on the keyboard Low Note Sets the lowest note key of the selecte...

Page 312: ...in of the selected Zone Pan Sets the panorama position of the selected Zone 4 Info bar Displays the file name and the length of the Sample contained in the last selected Zone Click and hold the little...

Page 313: ...and clicking each Zone Several actions on Zones are available with your mouse in the Mapping area see the next paragraph for more info 7 Virtual keyboard Below the Mapping area the virtual keyboard r...

Page 314: ...ange in which the Sample will be trig gered Drag the higher lower border of a Zone Adjusts the Zone s velocity range in which the Sample will be triggered Drag a corner of a Zone Simultaneously adjust...

Page 315: ...esired Master Properties 1 Press CONTROL to enter Control mode 2 Press Button 1 to select MASTER 3 Make sure MODULES Button 4 is deactivated to show the Master Properties 4 Press Button 5 MIX Button 6...

Page 316: ...rameters are on a single Parameter page the arrow of the Page menu is greyed out and disabled 2 Use the mouse to adjust the values of the parameters in the displayed page 12 1 1 Master Mix Properties...

Page 317: ...to adjust the panoramic position of each Group in the stereo field These controls are also available in the Output Properties of the re spective Groups see 5 1 4 Group Output Properties OUT for more i...

Page 318: ...WING and turning the Control encoder To change the Swing value of a Group activate SWING hold the corresponding Group button and turn the Con trol encoder To change the Swing value of an individual So...

Page 319: ...INE is running as a plug in the external stereo outputs Out 1 16 available in the Output selector will correspond to virtual outputs in your host Alternatively you can quickly alter the Level value of...

Page 320: ...r Groups Sounds or your complete song as audio files in order to edit them further in other applications or burn a CD The format of the exported audio files is WAV The export function is only availabl...

Page 321: ...The Export Audio window The Export Audio window allows you to configure how you want to export audio Following pa rameters are available The Master Exporting Audio MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Manual 321...

Page 322: ...export the output signals of specific Sounds to individual audio files When this entry is selected a list appears underneath with the Sounds available for exporting Empty Sound slots and muted Sounds...

Page 323: ...mastering EXPORT Click EXPORT to start exporting your audio file s according to the current set tings CLOSE Click CLOSE to close the window without exporting anything 12 2 2 Saving a Project with its...

Page 324: ...e submenu in the Plug in menu You will be presented with the Save Project with Samples window 2 In this window adjust the settings see table below and click SAVE to confirm or CAN CEL to cancel the op...

Page 325: ...n Preferences User Paths see section 2 4 2 Preferences Defaults Page for more info Click the folder icon on the right to select another name and or path Delete Unused Files Enable this checkbox to del...

Page 326: ...ffects complex routing Increasing your RAM may save you a lot of trouble Make sure you have the most recent version of the MASCHINE software installed You can find the latest available version followi...

Page 327: ...ppened You will find the crashlog in the following folders Windows My Documents Native Instruments Maschine Crashlogs Mac OS X Users Library Logs CrashReporter 13 1 4 Updates Whenever you encounter pr...

Page 328: ...lve the problem you can use the Online Support Form to contact the Technical Support team of Na tive Instruments The Online Support Form will ask you to enter information about your hard ware and soft...

Page 329: ...r Registration Support team www native instruments com regsuppfrm 13 2 4 User Forum In the Native Instruments User Forum you can discuss product features directly with other users and with experts mod...

Page 330: ...elocity scaling to your personal taste see sec tion 2 4 6 Preferences Hardware Page to learn how to do that you will have even more fun playing MASCHINE 14 1 3 Check Your CPU Power Before Playing Some...

Page 331: ...gear such as a drum machine a synthesizer or another sequencer that is able to send MIDI Clock hook it up to the MASCHINE controller s MIDI IN socket and activate Sync to External MIDI Clock from MAS...

Page 332: ...arrangement by switching Scenes or changing the loop range By using a short value for the Scene Sync you can quickly combine Scenes and create new variations Please refer to section 10 4 Playing with...

Page 333: ...Button 1 to create variations of a Pattern If you select an even smaller value like 1 64th you can create stuttering breaks and rolls 14 3 2 Using Loops to Cycle Through Samples You can use loops to...

Page 334: ...he selected Group slot Sound slot Pattern slot or Module slot This way you can listen to this object in the current context of your song Automation Automation allows you to record changes of parameter...

Page 335: ...and Groups to process their audio You then only have to set up the desired Sound s and Group s of your Project to send some of their audio to this bussing point This basically is the way to set up sen...

Page 336: ...ou can see events for all Sounds slots Group view or for the select Sound slots only Keyboard view Groove Properties The Groove Properties control the rhythmic relationship between events for the sele...

Page 337: ...ach event one row per semi tone This mode is well suited for melodic instru ments e g synthesizer The Keyboard view of the Pattern Editor and the Keyboard mode on your controller are bound together If...

Page 338: ...and get mixed The Master bus can also have up to four insert effects loaded in its Module slots These effects are applied to all Groups and the Sounds within them Module Modules can be sound sources o...

Page 339: ...If you enter Keyboard mode on the controller Keyboard view gets automatically enabled in the software and inversely Parameter Pages The Parameter pages constitute the biggest part of the Control area...

Page 340: ...tate of MASCHINE Properties Properties are sets of parameters available at each Project level i e for each Sound each Group and for the Master that are independent of the Modules loaded in that Sound...

Page 341: ...en as a whole these samples are a digital representation of the origi nal sonic wave The number of samples contained in one second of audio signal defines the sample rate of the signal Note In this co...

Page 342: ...ns with them etc Sound Sounds are the building blocks of all sound content in MASCHINE They are organized into Groups that can hold up to 16 Sounds each Sounds can be played directly from the pads on...

Page 343: ...er minute BPM Time Signature The time signature of a Project or song defines both the Project s time unit e g the quarter note and the Project s bar length measured in that unit e g four quarter notes...

Page 344: ...le of a Sound has its own Zone i e its own key range and velocity range In the MAP page of the Sample Editor Zones are represented by rectangles You can build up complex sets of Zones to make your Sou...

Page 345: ...MIDI page 52 Routing page 51 Audio driver selecting 50 Audio interface 331 selecting inputs and outputs 51 settings 50 Audition Controls 59 64 AUTO WRITE button 173 Autoload 64 definition 334 Automat...

Page 346: ...Bypassing effects 249 Module slots 84 C Choke All Notes 130 Chorus 221 Classic saturation 240 Clip creating 266 definition 335 removing 266 Color Group 152 Pattern 204 Scene 269 Sound 121 Compare Pat...

Page 347: ...ram files importing 159 Duplicate Group 156 Scene 270 Sound 123 Dynamics effects 212 E EDIT page controller 282 software 297 Effect categories delays 231 distortions 238 dynamics 212 filtering 217 mod...

Page 348: ...217 EQ Filter mode 97 Equalizer 217 Events copying controller 183 definition 336 deleting controller 182 editing in the software 193 introduction 24 moving controller 183 pasting controller 183 select...

Page 349: ...261 333 muting and soloing 126 naming 151 Output Properties OUT 149 pasting 156 Properties 140 resetting slot 158 saving 153 saving with Samples 154 soloing 126 Source Properties SRC 140 working with...

Page 350: ...ntroller 172 quick erasing events 182 quick selecting events 178 selecting notes 179 Keyboard view 186 195 definition 337 L Latency 51 330 337 LFO 219 222 225 Library importing your own files 67 Limit...

Page 351: ...Mix Properties MIX 316 Output Properties OUT 318 Master output 280 Master Properties 315 Maximizer 216 Metaverb 228 Metronome 169 MIDI 14 compensating delay 53 configuring 52 connecting external equip...

Page 352: ...roup 126 MUTE controller 127 N Name Group slot 151 Pattern 203 Scene slot 268 Sound slot 120 New features in MASCHINE 1 8 17 Note Repeat 171 332 Notes copying controller 183 deleting controller 182 ed...

Page 353: ...ller 182 deleting events notes software 193 doubling controller 164 duplicating controller 165 editing controller 177 editing software 186 in the software 186 introduction 23 moving 207 moving events...

Page 354: ...225 Pinning a mode 30 Pitch Group 141 Pitch scale 172 Plug in 32 definition 340 Switching instances 33 Plug ins 101 64 bit 32 bit 45 Preferences Colors page 48 Defaults page 37 General page 35 Hardwa...

Page 355: ...Recall Module preset 89 RECORD page controller 279 software 293 Recording aids Metronome and Count in 169 Redo 30 Reflex 229 Reset Group slot 158 Pattern slot 207 Sound slot 125 Resochord 236 RESULTS...

Page 356: ...ntroller 279 recording software 292 slicing controller 287 slicing software 303 Sampling mode controller 279 Saturator 240 Save Group 153 Group with Samples 154 Module preset 88 Pattern 205 Sound 122...

Page 357: ...ftware 303 Solo 332 definition 338 Sound or Group 126 SOLO controller 127 Song 264 Sound applying effects to 245 Color 121 copying and pasting 123 definition 342 duplicating 123 Groove Properties GRV...

Page 358: ...roller 170 definition 343 Step sequencer controller 170 Step size controller 175 software 189 Swing definition 343 Sync to External MIDI Clock 54 T Tag Editor 59 70 Tag Filter 59 using 60 Tags 70 crea...

Page 359: ...V View switching 24 Voice Settings Group 141 VST plug ins 101 W What s new in MASCHINE 1 8 17 Index MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Manual 359...

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