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All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them. Document authored by: David Gover, Nicolas Sidi, Gustav Santo Tomas Software version: 2.6.5 (05/2017) Hardware version: MASCHINE MK2 Special thanks to the Beta Test Team, who were invaluable not just in tracking down bugs, but in making this a better product. Contact NATIVE INSTRUMENTS GmbH Schlesische Str. 29-30 D-10997 Berlin Germany www.native-instruments.de NATIVE INSTRUMENTS North America, Inc. 6725 Sunset Boulevard 5th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90028 USA www.native-instruments.com NATIVE INSTRUMENTS K.K. YO Building 3F Jingumae 6-7-15, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 Japan www.native-instruments.co.jp NATIVE INSTRUMENTS UK Limited 18 Phipp Street London EC2A 4NU UK www.native-instruments.co.uk © NATIVE INSTRUMENTS GmbH, 2017. All rights reserved. Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Welcome to MASCHINE .............................................................................................23 1.1 MASCHINE Documentation .......................................................................................................... 24 1.1.1 MASCHINE Getting Started Guide .............................................................................. 24 1.1.2 MASCHINE Manual ..................................................................................................... 24 1.1.3 MASCHINE Hardware Control Reference ..................................................................... 25 1.1.4 Controller Editor Manual ............................................................................................ 25 1.1.5 Support Channel Videos ............................................................................................ 25 1.1.6 Other Online Resources ............................................................................................. 25 1.2 Document Conventions ............................................................................................................... 26 1.3 New Features in MASCHINE 2.6.5 ............................................................................................... 28 2 Basic Concepts .........................................................................................................30 2.1 Names and Concepts You Should Know ...................................................................................... 30 2.2 Adjusting the MASCHINE User Interface ..................................................................................... 33 2.2.1 Adjusting the Size of the Interface ............................................................................. 33 2.2.2 Showing/Hiding the Browser ...................................................................................... 34 2.2.3 Switching between Arrange View and Mix View ......................................................... 35 2.2.4 Minimizing the Mixer ................................................................................................. 35 2.2.5 Showing/Hiding the Control Lane .............................................................................. 36 2.3 Common Operations ................................................................................................................... 37 2.3.1 Setting the Focus on a Group or a Sound ................................................................... 37 2.3.2 Switching Between the Master, Group, and Sound Level ........................................... 42 2.3.3 Switching between Ideas View and Arranger View ..................................................... 43 2.3.4 Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter Pages in the Control Area . 44 2.3.4.1 Extended Navigate Mode on Your Controller ..............................................49 2.3.5 Undo/Redo ................................................................................................................. 52 MASCHINE - Manual - 4 Table of Contents 2.3.6 Pinning a Mode on Your Controller ............................................................................. 54 2.3.7 Using Two or More Hardware Controllers ................................................................... 55 2.4 Native Kontrol Standard ............................................................................................................. 56 2.4.1 Installing KONTAKT Instruments with NKS Support .................................................... 57 2.4.2 Loading NKS and Third-party Plug-ins from the Plug-in Menu .................................. 58 2.5 Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode ................................................................................................... 59 2.5.1 Differences between Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode ................................................. 59 2.5.2 Switching Instances .................................................................................................. 61 2.5.3 Controlling Various Instances with Different Controllers ........................................... 61 2.6 Preferences ................................................................................................................................. 62 2.6.1 Preferences – General Page ....................................................................................... 63 2.6.1.1 Usage Data Tracking .................................................................................67 2.6.2 Preferences – Audio Page .......................................................................................... 68 2.6.3 Preferences – MIDI Page ............................................................................................ 71 2.6.4 Preferences – Default Page ....................................................................................... 74 2.6.5 Preferences – Library Page ........................................................................................ 77 2.6.6 Preferences – Plug-ins Page ..................................................................................... 85 2.6.7 Preferences – Hardware Page .................................................................................... 90 2.6.8 Controller Menu in the Hardware Page of the Preferences Panel ............................... 93 2.6.9 Preferences – Colors Page ......................................................................................... 94 2.7 Integrating MASCHINE into Your MIDI Setup ............................................................................... 97 2.7.1 Connecting External MIDI Equipment ........................................................................ 97 2.7.2 Sync to External MIDI Clock ....................................................................................... 98 2.7.3 Send MIDI Clock ......................................................................................................... 100 2.8 Syncing MASCHINE using Ableton Link ....................................................................................... 102 2.8.1 Connecting to a Network ............................................................................................ 102 MASCHINE - Manual - 5 Table of Contents 2.8.2 Joining and Leaving a Link Session ........................................................................... 102 3 Browser ....................................................................................................................104 3.1 Browser Basics ........................................................................................................................... 104 3.1.1 The MASCHINE Library ............................................................................................... 104 3.1.2 Browsing the Library vs. Browsing Your Hard Disks ................................................... 105 3.2 Searching and Loading Files from the Library ............................................................................ 106 3.2.1 Overview of the LIBRARY Pane ................................................................................... 106 3.2.2 Selecting or Loading a Product and Selecting a Bank from the Browser .................... 110 3.2.3 Selecting a Product Category, a Product, a Bank, and a Sub-Bank ........................... 115 3.2.3.1 Selecting a Product Category, a Product, a Bank, and a Sub-Bank on the Controller ...................................................................................................120 3.2.4 Selecting a File Type .................................................................................................. 120 3.2.5 Choosing Between Factory and User Content ............................................................