Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3, Manual

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Element Description
Notes
(Keyboard mode)
Equal : Notes will be evenly distributed across the Pattern in
accordance with the Step Grid.
Gauss : Notes are more is likely to be distributed to the middle part of
the note range.
½ Gauss : Notes are more likely to be distributed to the middle and
lower part of the Pattern in accordance with the Step Grid.
Note Length Fixed : Notes will have the same length across the Pattern.
Equal: Note lengths will be evenly distributed across the Pattern.
Gauss : Note lengths in the middle part of the pattern are more likely
to be shorter.
½ Gauss : Note lengths in the middle to lower part of the pattern are
more likely to be shorter.
7.5 Recording and Editing Modulation
One of the really cool features of MASCHINE is the ability to modulate nearly all MASCHINE
parameters both on the controller and in the software in a very easy way.
In MASCHINE, modulation means the automatic change of MASCHINE parameters from an in-
ternal source (e.g., manual changes recorded via Auto-write…). Value changes are:
▪
Temporary: The modified value is valid only until the end of the Clip: When the Scene is
looped or when playback is restarted, the parameter value is reset to its non-modulated val-
ue.
▪
Relative (knobs only): For continuous parameters (these parameters are controlled by a ro-
tary knob in the software), the new parameter value is defined as deviation from the actual
value. Note that for selectors and buttons, modulation defines instead absolute values.
Working with Patterns
Recording and Editing Modulation
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