Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3, Manual

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Please refer to section
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2.3.8, Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter
Pages in the Control Area to know how to access the Macro properties in the software
and from your controller.
8.3.1 Macro Control Overview
Each Macro Control can be assigned to one destination with the full range of the selected pa-
rameter. On the other hand, the same parameter can be the destination of more than one Mac-
ro Control.
To know which parameters you can assign to a Macro Control, consider this single rule:
A Macro Control of a channel can control any parameter located in the properties or Plug-ins of that
channel or of any underlying channel. In other words:
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For Sounds: You can assign the Macro Controls of a Sound to any parameters in its proper-
ties or Plug-ins. It is also possible to assign MIDI Control Change messages, Pitchbend and
Program Changes to Macro Controls in order to control external MIDI devices.
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For Groups: You can assign the Macro Controls of a Group to any parameters in its proper-
ties or Plug-ins as well as any parameters in any Sound inside the Group.
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For the Master: You can assign the Macro Controls to any parameters found in the proper-
ties or Plug-ins of any channel in your Project.
Obviously, the Macro properties (even of a different channel) are not available as targets
for any Macro Control.
Linking the same parameter to more than one Macro Control can be useful in the follow-
ing example: If a parameter of a Sound is particularly important, you can link it to the
same knob in the Macro Controls of that Sound, of its parent Group, and of the Master.
By doing this, you ensure that the parameter is always available on the same knob when
you switch between the Master, Group, and Sound level (but not if you switch to another
Sound or Group, of course).
Macro Control Shortcut on the Controller
On your controller, a dedicated button allows you to quickly access your Macro Controls at any
time:
Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls
Creating Custom Sets of Parameters with the Macro Controls
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