MASCHINE Getting Started –
1. Welcome to MASCHINE!
Thank you for buying MASCHINE!
MASCHINE is essentially the synergy of the MASCHINE Controller hardware and the
MASCHINE software combining the advantages of both worlds for making music, live
as well as in the studio. The intuitive, hands-on qualities of a dedicated Instrument,
the MASCHINE Controller, with the advanced editing features and the versatility of the
MASCHINE software turn it into the creative center of your musical productions.
Creating beats is often not very intuitive with a computer, but using the MASCHINE
Controller to do it makes it easy and fun. You can tap in freely with the Pads or use Note
Repeat to jam along. Alternatively, build your beats utilizing the Step Sequencer just as
in classic drum machines.
Since you can integrate it in any DAW that supports VST, Audio Units or the RTAS – for-
mat with multiple instances, you can profit from its abilities in almost any software setup
or use it as a stand-alone application. You can sample your own material, slice Loops and
rearrange them easily.
However, MASCHINE is a lot more than an ordinary Groovebox or Sampler: It comes with
a large 5 gigabytes library, programmed and gathered by well known artists, and a so-
phisticated, yet easy to use tag-based Browser to give you instant access to the sounds
you are looking for.
You can also control your external MIDI Hardware and your Software with the MASCHINE
Controller and customize the functions of the Pads, Encoders and Buttons to your needs,
utilizing the Controller Editor Application. This is possible at the same time you are using
the stand-alone version or the plug-in.
We hope you enjoy the MASCHINE playground as much as we do. Now let´s get going!
The MASCHINE team at Native Instruments
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