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have closed the Assignment area). Moreover, the Parameter page will mirror the label(s) of its
section(s) — if there are more than one section, the page label will mirror all of them, separat-
ed by slashes.
(4) Reset button: Click
Reset to remove the Macro Control assignment for the selected knob.
(5) Parameter Label fields: Double-click these fields to enter custom labels for your parameters
(press [Enter] to confirm). These labels will be mirrored everywhere in MASCHINE for the cor-
responding parameters.
(6) Focus frame: Indicates the Macro Control being assigned. Click any Macro Control to display
and edit its assignment in the Target selector below (4).
(7) Target selector: Displays and selects the target parameter of the selected Macro Control in-
dicated by the Focus frame (5). This multi-level drop-down widget allows you to quickly navi-
gate through the structure of the channel to the desired parameter. The detailed procedure is
explained in the next paragraph.
Selecting a Parameter in the Target Selector
The Target selector (see picture above) allows you to choose from all available parameters for
each Macro Control.
The Target selector allows you to quickly select the desired parameter.
This tool is similar to a menu containing several levels of submenus—with the notable differ-
ence that every intermediary selection stays visible for faster switching.
When assigning a new, unassigned Macro Control, do the following:
1.
Click the Select menu (for now the only menu of the Target selector).
The menu is organized into subcategories: Settings (listing the properties of the current
channel), Slots (listing the Plug-ins loaded in the current channel), and possibly a third
category listing the channels included at the next level: if you’re editing the Macro proper-
ties of the Master you will see the
Groups subcategory listing all Groups of your Project,
Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls
Creating Custom Sets of Parameters with the Macro Controls
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