MASCHINE 2.0 MK1 Manual English

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All other trade marks are the property of their respective owners and use of them does not im- ply any affiliation with or endorsement by them. Document authored by: Nicolas Sidi, David Gover, Gustav Santo Tomas Software version: 2.0 (09/2013) Hardware version: MASCHINE MK1 Special thanks to the Beta Test Team, who were invaluable not just in tracking down bugs, but in making this a better product. Contact Germany Native Instruments GmbH Schlesische Str. 29-30 D-10997 Berlin Germany www.native-instruments.de USA Native Instruments North America, Inc. 6725 Sunset Boulevard 5th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90028 USA www.native-instruments.com Japan Native Instruments KK YO Building 3F Jingumae 6-7-15, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 Japan www.native-instruments.co.jp © Native Instruments GmbH, 2013. All rights reserved. Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Welcome to MASCHINE! ............................................................................................18 1.1 Where to Start? ........................................................................................................................... 19 1.2 What’s New in MASCHINE 2.0? ................................................................................................... 21 1.3 Manual Conventions ................................................................................................................... 25 2 Basic Concepts .........................................................................................................28 2.1 Names and Concepts You Should Know ...................................................................................... 28 2.2 Adjusting the MASCHINE User Interface ..................................................................................... 30 2.2.1 Adjusting the Size of the Interface ............................................................................. 30 2.2.2 Showing/Hiding the Browser ...................................................................................... 31 2.2.3 Switching between Arrange View and Mix View ......................................................... 32 2.2.4 Minimizing the Mixer ................................................................................................. 33 2.2.5 Showing/Hiding the Control Lane .............................................................................. 33 2.3 Common Operations ................................................................................................................... 34 2.3.1 Setting the Focus on a Group or a Sound ................................................................... 34 2.3.2 Switching Between the Master, Group, and Sound Level ........................................... 39 2.3.3 Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter Pages in the Control Area . 40 2.3.4 Undo/Redo ................................................................................................................. 47 2.3.5 Pinning a Mode on Your Controller ............................................................................. 48 2.3.6 Using Two or More Hardware Controllers ................................................................... 50 2.4 Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode ................................................................................................... 51 2.4.1 Differences between Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode ................................................. 51 2.4.2 Switching Instances .................................................................................................. 53 2.4.3 Controlling Various Instances with Different Controllers ........................................... 53 2.4.4 Controlling your Host’s Transport Functions in Plug-in Mode .................................... 54 2.5 Preferences ................................................................................................................................. 54 2.5.1 Preferences – General Page ....................................................................................... 56 MASCHINE - Manual - 4 Table of Contents 2.5.2 Preferences – Default Page ....................................................................................... 57 2.5.3 Preferences – Library Page ........................................................................................ 59 2.5.4 Preferences – Plug-ins Page ..................................................................................... 64 2.5.5 Preferences – Hardware Page .................................................................................... 69 2.5.6 Preferences – Colors Page ......................................................................................... 71 2.6 Audio and MIDI Settings ............................................................................................................. 73 2.6.1 Audio and MIDI Settings – Audio Page ...................................................................... 74 2.6.2 Audio and MIDI Settings – Routing Page ................................................................... 75 2.6.3 Audio and MIDI Settings – MIDI Page ........................................................................ 76 2.7 Integrating MASCHINE into Your MIDI Setup ............................................................................... 78 2.7.1 Connecting External MIDI Equipment ........................................................................ 78 2.7.2 Sync to External MIDI Clock ....................................................................................... 79 2.7.3 Send MIDI Clock ......................................................................................................... 80 3 Browser ....................................................................................................................82 3.1 Browser Basics ........................................................................................................................... 82 3.1.1 The MASCHINE Library ............................................................................................... 82 3.1.2 Browsing the Library vs. Browsing Your Hard Disks ................................................... 83 3.2 Searching and Loading Files from the Library ............................................................................ 84 3.2.1 Overview of the LIBRARY Pane ................................................................................... 84 3.2.2 Selecting a File Type .................................................................................................. 88 3.2.3 Choosing Between Factory and User Content ............................................................. 89 3.2.4 Selecting a Product Category, a Product, a Bank, and a Sub-Bank ........................... 89 3.2.5 Selecting Type and Mode Tags ................................................................................... 95 3.2.6 Performing a Text Search ........................................................................................... 99 3.2.7 Using the Result List ................................................................................................. 100 3.3 Additional Browsing Tools .......................................................................................................... 105 3.3.1 Loading the Selected Files Automatically .................................................................. 106 3.3.2 Pre-Listening to Your Samples .................................................................................. 107 MASCHINE - Manual - 5 Table of Contents 3.3.3 Loading Groups with their Patterns ........................................................................... 108 3.3.4 Displaying File Information ........................................................................................ 109 3.4 Editing the Files’ Tags and Properties ........................................................................................ 110 3.4.1 Attribute Editor Basics .............................................................................................. 110 3.4.2 The BANK Page .......................................................................................................... 112 3.4.3 The TYPES and MODES Pages .................................................................................... 112 3.4.4 The PROPERTIES Page ............................................................................................... 115 3.5 Loading and Importing Files from Your File System .................................................................... 116 3.5.1 Overview of the FILES Pane .......................................................................................

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