Native Instruments MASCHINE MIKRO MK2, Manual

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Table of Contents
1 Welcome to MASCHINE! ............................................................................................
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1.1 Where To Start? .......................................................................................................................... 15
1.2 What’s New in MASCHINE 1.8? ................................................................................................... 17
1.3 Manual Conventions ................................................................................................................... 19
2 Basic Concepts .........................................................................................................
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2.1 Names and Concepts You Should Know ...................................................................................... 22
2.2 Common Operations ................................................................................................................... 24
2.2.1 Switching Views ........................................................................................................ 24
2.2.2 Hiding the Browser .................................................................................................... 25
2.2.3 Minimizing the Arranger ............................................................................................ 26
2.2.4 Minimizing the Control Area ...................................................................................... 27
2.2.5 Hiding the Automation Lane ...................................................................................... 28
2.2.6 Navigating Parameter Pages 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 Plug-in Mode ................................................. 32
2.3.2 Switching Instances in Plug-in Mode ........................................................................ 33
2.3.3 Controlling Various Instances with Different Controllers ........................................... 34
2.3.4 Controlling your Host’s Transport Functions in Plug-in Mode .................................... 34
2.4 Preferences ................................................................................................................................. 34
2.4.1 Preferences – General Page ....................................................................................... 35
2.4.2 Preferences – Defaults Page ..................................................................................... 37
2.4.3 Preferences – User Paths Page .................................................................................. 39
2.4.4 Preferences – Libraries Page ..................................................................................... 41
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