Native Instruments Maschine, Manual

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Table of Contents
1 Welcome to MASCHINE! ............................................................................................ 20
1.1 Where to Start? ........................................................................................................................... 21
1.2 Manual Conventions ................................................................................................................... 23
2 Basic Concepts ......................................................................................................... 25
2.1 Names and Concepts You Should Know ...................................................................................... 25
2.2 Adjusting the MASCHINE User Interface ..................................................................................... 27
2.2.1 Adjusting the Size of the Interface ............................................................................. 28
2.2.2 Showing/Hiding the Browser ...................................................................................... 29
2.2.3 Switching between Arrange View and Mix View ......................................................... 29
2.2.4 Minimizing the Mixer ................................................................................................. 30
2.2.5 Showing/Hiding the Control Lane .............................................................................. 30
2.3 Common Operations ................................................................................................................... 31
2.3.1 Setting the Focus on a Group or a Sound ................................................................... 31
2.3.2 Switching Between the Master, Group, and Sound Level ........................................... 35
2.3.3 Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter Pages in the Control Area . 35
2.3.4 Undo/Redo ................................................................................................................. 39
2.3.5 Pinning a Mode on Your Controller ............................................................................. 41
2.3.6 Using Two or More Hardware Controllers ................................................................... 41
2.4 Native Kontrol Standard ............................................................................................................. 42
2.4.1 Installing KONTAKT Instruments with NKS Support .................................................... 43
2.4.2 Loading NKS and Third-party Plug-ins from the Plug-in Menu .................................. 44
2.5 Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode ................................................................................................... 45
2.5.1 Differences between Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode ................................................. 46
2.5.2 Switching Instances .................................................................................................. 47
2.6 Preferences ................................................................................................................................. 48
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