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Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Welcome to the Controller Editor! ...............................................................................11 1.1 About This Manual ...................................................................................................................... 11 1.2 Document Conventions ............................................................................................................... 12 2 Installation ...............................................................................................................14 2.1 Controller Editor as Part of a NI Product Installation .................................................................. 14 2.2 Downloading the Controller Editor from the Native Instruments Website .................................... 15 3 Quick Start ................................................................................................................16 3.1 Switching your NI Controller to MIDI Mode .................................................................................. 17 3.2 Loading MIDI Assignments ......................................................................................................... 19 3.2.1 Select the NI Controller .............................................................................................. 19 3.2.2 Select a Template ...................................................................................................... 21 3.2.3 Select a Knob Page .................................................................................................... 22 3.2.4 Select a Pad Page (MASCHINE Controller Family Only) .............................................. 24 3.2.5 Ready to Go? .............................................................................................................. 26 3.3 Modifying an Assignment ........................................................................................................... 26 3.4 Organizing Your Assignments ..................................................................................................... 28 3.4.1 Displaying the Lists of Templates and Pages ............................................................ 28 3.4.2 Renaming Templates and Pages ............................................................................... 28 3.4.3 Re-ordering Templates and Pages ............................................................................. 29 3.5 Saving and Loading Templates .................................................................................................. 30 4 Basic Concepts .........................................................................................................32 4.1 How the Controller Editor Works .................................................................................................. 32 4.2 Overview of the User Interface .................................................................................................... 32 4.2.1 Application Menu Bar ................................................................................................ 34 4.2.2 Application Control Bar ............................................................................................. 34 4.2.3 Hardware Area ........................................................................................................... 35 Controller Editor - Manual - 4 Table of Contents 4.2.4 Inspector ................................................................................................................... 36 4.3 The Mapping System .................................................................................................................. 42 4.3.1 Assignments .............................................................................................................. 42 4.3.2 Knob Pages ................................................................................................................ 42 4.3.3 Pad Pages (MASCHINE Controller Family Only) .......................................................... 43 4.3.4 Templates .................................................................................................................. 43 4.3.5 Configuration ............................................................................................................ 45 4.4 To sum up… .............................................................................................................................. 45 5 Using Your MASCHINE Controller ...............................................................................46 5.1 Basic Controls ............................................................................................................................ 46 5.2 Assignable Control Elements ...................................................................................................... 48 5.3 Visual Feedback on your Controller ............................................................................................. 51 5.3.1 Buttons ...................................................................................................................... 51 5.3.2 Pads .......................................................................................................................... 52 5.3.3 Knobs ........................................................................................................................ 53 5.4 The Displays ............................................................................................................................... 53 5.4.1 Switching Between Display Modes ............................................................................. 53 5.4.2 Knobs Display Mode ................................................................................................... 54 5.4.3 Pad Pages Display Mode ............................................................................................ 55 5.4.4 Knob Pages Display Mode .......................................................................................... 56 5.4.5 Template Display Mode .............................................................................................. 57 5.4.6 Monitor Display Mode ................................................................................................ 57 5.4.7 Settings Display Mode ............................................................................................... 58 6 Using Your MASCHINE MK2 Controller .......................................................................59 6.1 Basic Controls ............................................................................................................................ 59 6.2 Assignable Control Elements ...................................................................................................... 61 6.3 Visual Feedback on your Controller ............................................................................................. 64 6.3.1 Buttons ...................................................................................................................... 65 Controller Editor - Manual - 5 Table of Contents 6.3.2 Multicolor Pads .......................................................................................................... 66 6.3.3 Knobs ........................................................................................................................ 67 6.3.4 Control Encoder ......................................................................................................... 67 6.4 The Displays ............................................................................................................................... 67 6.4.1 Switching Between Display Modes ............................................................................. 67 6.4.2 Knobs Display Mode ................................................................................................... 68 6.4.3 Pad Pages Display Mode ...........................................................................................