Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3, Manual

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To follow the playhead position in the Event area during playback, click the Follow button
in the MASCHINE Header.
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The Follow button lights up in the MASCHINE Header. The Event area will now switch to
the next Pattern portion (with the same zoom factor) as soon as the playhead reaches the
end of the portion currently displayed. This way, you always see the Pattern portion that
is being played.
The Follow function will be automatically disabled as soon as you manually scroll in the
Arranger or the Pattern area (in the software or from your controller).
The Follow function affects both the Pattern Editor and the Arranger simultaneously (see sec-
tion
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14.1.2, Following the Playback Position in Your Project for more information on the Fol-
low function in the Arranger).
Following the Playback Position on the Controller
To follow the playhead position in the Event area during playback:
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Press the FOLLOW button at the bottom of your controller.
→
The FOLLOW button lights up. In the software the Event area will now switch to the next
Pattern portion (with the same zoom factor) as soon as the playhead reaches the end of
the portion currently displayed. This way, you always see the Pattern portion that is cur-
rently played.
The Event area will stop following the playhead as soon as you manually scroll to anoth-
er portion of the Pattern.
The Follow function simultaneously affects various displays in the software and on your con-
troller:
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In the software the Follow function affects both the Pattern Editor and the Arranger.
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On your controller the Follow function affects the displays in Arrange mode (for SECTION ,
SCENE and PATTERN pages), Events mode, Step mode, and Note Repeat mode. Addition-
ally, in Step mode the Follow function affects the pads: With Follow enabled, when the
Working with Patterns
Pattern Basics
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