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  • Page 1 MANUAL...
  • Page 2 The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Native Instruments GmbH. The software described by this docu- ment is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media. No part of this...
  • Page 3 6725 Sunset Boulevard 5th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90028 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 www.native-instruments.co.uk © NATIVE INSTRUMENTS GmbH, 2016. All rights reserved.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Loading NKS and Third-party Plug-ins from the Plug-in Menu ........52 Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode ....................53 2.5.1 Differences between Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode ..........54 2.5.2 Switching Instances ....................55 2.5.3 Controlling Various Instances with Different Controllers ........... 56 MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 4...
  • Page 5 Selecting a Product Category, a Product, a Bank, and a Sub-Bank ......106 3.2.3.1 Selecting a Product Category, a Product, a Bank, and a Sub-Bank on the Controller ....................111 3.2.4 Selecting a File Type ....................112 MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 5...
  • Page 6 Importing Files to the MASCHINE Library ..............151 Locating Missing Samples ......................153 Using Quick Browse ........................154 Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project ............... 158 Overview of the Sounds, Groups, and Master ................158 MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 6...
  • Page 7 Exporting MASCHINE Objects and Audio ..................195 4.4.1 Saving a Group with its Samples ................196 4.4.2 Saving a Project with its Samples ................197 4.4.3 Exporting Audio ......................199 Importing Third-Party File Formats ..................... 206 MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 7...
  • Page 8 5.5.4 Creating Arpeggios and Repeated Notes ..............248 5.5.5 Swing Also Applied to Note Repeat / Arp Output ............249 Working with Plug-ins ....................250 Plug-in Overview ........................250 6.1.1 Plug-in Basics ......................250 MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 8...
  • Page 9 Page 4: Modulation ....................279 6.2.5 Page 5: LFO ....................... 280 6.2.6 Page 6: Velocity / Modwheel ..................282 Using Native Instruments and External Plug-ins ................ 284 6.3.1 Opening/Closing Plug-in Windows ................284 6.3.2 Using the VST/AU Plug-in Parameters ............... 287 6.3.3...
  • Page 10 Editing Selected Events/Notes ................... 339 7.4.5 Deleting Events/Notes ....................342 7.4.6 Cut, Copy, and Paste Events/Notes ................345 7.4.7 Quantizing Events/Notes ................... 348 7.4.8 Quantization While Playing ..................350 7.4.9 Doubling a Pattern ....................351 MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 10...
  • Page 11 Sending External Audio to Sounds ................398 8.1.2 Configuring the Main Output of Sounds and Groups ..........403 8.1.3 Setting Up Auxiliary Outputs for Sounds and Groups ..........408 8.1.4 Configuring the Master and Cue Outputs of MASCHINE ..........412 MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 11...
  • Page 12 Mono Audio Inputs ..................... 418 8.1.5.1 Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in Mix View ........419 8.1.5.2 Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in MASCHINE MIKRO ....423 Using MIDI Control and Host Automation ..................423 8.2.1 Triggering Sounds via MIDI Notes ................424 8.2.2...
  • Page 13 Panel for the Sampler ....................476 9.4.4 Custom Panels for Native Instruments Plug-ins ............479 9.4.5 Undocking a Plug-in Panel (Native Instruments and External Plug-ins Only) .... 483 10 Using the Drumsynths ....................486 10.1 Drumsynths – General Handling ....................487 10.1.1...
  • Page 14 The Cymbals ..........................563 10.7.1 Cymbal – Crash ......................565 10.7.2 Cymbal – Ride ......................567 11 Using Effects ......................570 11.1 Applying Effects to a Sound, a Group or the Master ..............570 MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 14...
  • Page 15 12.1.5 Maximizer ........................616 12.2 Filtering Effects .......................... 619 12.2.1 EQ ..........................619 12.2.2 Filter .......................... 622 12.2.3 Cabinet ........................626 12.3 Modulation Effects ........................628 12.3.1 Chorus ........................628 12.3.2 Flanger ........................629 MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 15...
  • Page 16 Lofi ..........................660 12.6.3 Saturator ........................661 12.6.4 Analog Distortion ....................... 665 12.7 Perform FX ..........................667 13 Creating a Song Using Scenes ................... 687 13.1 Arranger Basics .......................... 687 13.1.1 Arranger Overview ..................... 689 MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 16...
  • Page 17 13.2.13.2 Setting the Loop Range Using the Controller ..........732 13.3 Managing Scenes ........................733 13.3.1 Scene Linking Basics ....................735 13.3.2 Setting Scene Options in the Preferences ..............735 13.3.3 Duplicating Scenes ....................738 MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 17...
  • Page 18 Opening the Slice Page ....................786 14.4.2 Adjusting the Slicing Settings ................... 788 14.4.4 Manually Adjusting Your Slices (OBSOLETE?) ............794 14.4.5 Applying the Slicing ....................799 14.4.6 From 2.4.6 ........................ 805 14.4.6.1 Live Slicing ....................805 MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 18...
  • Page 19 14.4.7 Sample Slicer Mono Option ..................810 14.4.7.1 Activating the Sample Slicer Mono Option in the Software ......810 14.4.7.2 Activating the Sample Slicer Mono Option on MASCHINE MIKRO ....811 14.4.8 Auto-Snap ......................... 812 14.4.8.1 Using Auto-Snap on MASCHINE MIKRO ............813 14.5...
  • Page 20 Use Scene Mode and Tweak the Loop Range .............. 893 17.2.3 Create Variations of Your Drum Patterns in the Step Sequencer ........ 893 17.2.4 Use Note Repeat ......................894 17.2.5 Set Up Your Own Multi-effect Groups and Automate Them ........894 MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 20...
  • Page 21 Table of Contents 17.3 Special Tricks ..........................894 17.3.1 Changing Pattern Length for Variation ..............894 17.3.2 Load Long Audio Files and Play with the Start Point ..........894 18 Glossary ........................895 Index ........................907 MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 21...

  • Page 22: Welcome To Maschine

    Controller Editor application. We hope you enjoy this fantastic instrument as much as we do. Now let’s get go- ing! —The MASCHINE team at Native Instruments. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 22...

  • Page 23: Where To Start

    Application Menu Bar or from the Help submenu in the MA- SCHINE menu. Please check the Service Center or the Native Instruments website regularly for up-to- date and localized versions of these documents. You can start the Service Center by se-...
  • Page 24 MASCHINE. Video Tutorials The Native Instruments website provides you with a lot of video tutorials that give you a hands- on approach to many sides of the MASCHINE workflow. To see them, point your favorite brows- er to following URL: http://native-instruments.com/maschinemedia.

  • Page 25: Manual Conventions

    ▪ Text appearing elsewhere (labels of buttons, controls, text next to checkboxes etc.) in the software is printed in blue. Whenever you see this formatting applied, you will find the same text appearing somewhere on the screen. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 25...
  • Page 26 Most instructions will use the “+” sign to indicate buttons (or buttons and pads) that must be pressed simultaneously, starting with the button indicated first. E.g., an instruction such as: “Press SHIFT + PLAY” means: Press and hold SHIFT. While holding SHIFT, press PLAY and release it. Release SHIFT. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 26...

  • Page 27: Basic Concepts

    MASCHINE’s factory library is already completely tagged, as well as factory libraries of any Native Instruments prod- ucts installed on your computer. You can also import your own files to the Library and tag them as well.
  • Page 28 Arranger. They can be used to build up a finished arrangement or to trigger different parts of a song during a live performance. Refer to chapter ↑13, Creating a Song Using Scenes more information on Scenes. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 28...

  • Page 29: Adjusting The Maschine User Interface

    MASCHINE comes with many different effects in the form of Internal Plug-ins. You may also use Native Instruments or third-party VST/AU effect plug-ins. Each Sound, each Group, and the Master can hold any number of effects that will be applied as insert effects. The flexible routing system also allows you to create send effects, multi-effects, and side-chains.

  • Page 30: Adjusting The Size Of The Interface

    SCHINE menu you can select one of four different sizes to display MASCHINE’s software GUI: The View menu in the Application Menu Bar (Windows depicted). The View submenu in the MASCHINE menu. Full screen view is also available from your computer keyboard via [Ctrl]+[F] (Mac OS X: [Cmd]+[F]). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 30...

  • Page 31: Showing/Hiding The Browser

    Click the Mix View button at the top left of the Arranger to switch between the Arrange ► view and the Mix view. You can also select Arranger or Mixer from the View menu in the Application Menu Bar or from the View submenu in the MASCHINE menu. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 31...

  • Page 32: Minimizing The Mixer

    When MASCHINE is in Mix view, you can minimize/maximize the Mixer in the top part of the MASCHINE window: Click the arrow button at the bottom left of the Mixer to show and hide the channel de- ► tails in the Mixer. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 32...

  • Page 33: Showing/Hiding The Control Lane

    When MASCHINE is in Arrange view, you can show/hide the Control Lane under the Pattern Editor: Click the arrow button on the bottom left of the Pattern Editor to show and hide the Con- ► trol Lane. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 33...

  • Page 34: Common Operations

    Sound/Group is always selected. The distinction is of importance because you can select multiple Sounds or Groups to apply your edits to all of them at once! See section ↑4.1.3, Selecting Multiple Sounds or Groups for more on this. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 34...
  • Page 35 To put a Group in focus, click this Group in the Group List of the Arranger: ► The focused Group is highlighted. The Pattern Editor displays the Sounds and Patterns of → that Group. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 35...
  • Page 36 You can also select multiple Groups at once to apply changes to all of them. See section ↑4.1.3, Selecting Multiple Sounds or Groups for more information. Setting the Focus on a Sound To put a Sound in focus: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 36...
  • Page 37 The focused Group is highlighted. The Pattern Editor displays the Sounds and Patterns of that Group. Click the desired Sound slot in the Sound List of the Pattern Editor: The focused Sound slot is highlighted. → The focused Sound slot is highlighted. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 37...
  • Page 38 While holding SELECT, press the pad of the desired Sound. The selected Sound is now in focus. → If the pads on your controller are in Group mode, simply press the pad of the desired Sound to set the focus on that Sound! MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 38...

  • Page 39: Switching Between The Master, Group, And Sound Level

    (it must be unlit) to enter Control mode. Press (MASTER), (GROUP) or (SOUND) above the display to show the Plug-in parameters and Channel properties of the Master, the focused Group or the focused Sound, respectively. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 39...

  • Page 40: Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-Ins, And Parameter Pages In The Control Area

    At the far left of the Control area, click the Channel icon (showing a little knob) to display the Channel properties: The button lights up. The Channel Property selector appears in the left part of the Control MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 40...
  • Page 41 Click the desired Plug-in slot in the Plug-in List to select that Plug-in. The parameters of the selected Plug-in appear in the Parameter area (the right and big- → gest part of the Control area). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 41...
  • Page 42 If all page names cannot be displayed at once at the top of the Parameter area, two small ar- rows are displayed on the left to click through the pages: Click the left or right arrow to access additional pages. ► MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 42...
  • Page 43 Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter Pages using the Controller On the MASCHINE MIKRO controller in Control mode you can use the buttons below and above the display along with the Control encoder on its right to navigate through the parame-...
  • Page 44 Plug-in (see section Setting the Focus on a Group or a Sound above). Press (MASTER), (GROUP) or (SOUND) to display the Plug-ins and Channel properties of the Master, the focused Group or the focused Sound, respectively. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 44...
  • Page 45 + Left/Right Arrow button to switch to another Parameter page of the selected Channel properties or Plug-in. When you release you see the selected Parameter page of the selected Channel prop- erties or Plug-in in the display: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 45...

  • Page 46: Undo/Redo

    MASCHINE 2.0 provides two different undo/redo features, each of them being suited for spe- cific situations: ▪ Step Undo allows you to cancel your last single action. ▪ Take Undo allows you to cancel your last group of actions. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 46...
  • Page 47 MASCHINE menu. The commands in the Edit menu additionally shows which action will be undone/redone! Undo/Redo on the Controller Both Step Undo and Take Undo are also available on your controller: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 47...

  • Page 48: Pinning A Mode On Your Controller

    Basic Concepts Common Operations On the MASCHINE MIKRO hardware controller, perform the Take Undo operation by ► pressing SHIFT + pad (UNDO). To perform the Take Redo operation, press SHIFT (REDO). On the MASCHINE MIKRO hardware controller, perform the Step Undo operation by ►...

  • Page 49: Using Two Or More Hardware Controllers

    Using Two or More Hardware Controllers If two or more MASCHINE controllers of different types (MASCHINE STUDIO, MASCHINE MK2, MASCHINE MIKRO MK2, MASCHINE, and MASCHINE MIKRO) are connected to your computer, only one controller can be used to control the MASCHINE software at a time.

  • Page 50: Native Kontrol Standard

    SHIFT + STEP, turn Knob 5 (or press Button 5/6) to select the desired instance, and press Button 8 to load it. ▪ MASCHINE MIKRO (MK2) controller: Press SHIFT + F2, turn the Control encoder to select the desired instance, and press the Control encoder to load it.

  • Page 51: Installing Kontakt Instruments With Nks Support

    As a MASCHINE user, you can add KONTAKT instruments with NKS support to your MA- SCHINE Library by dragging the folder onto the MASCHINE Browser. If you are using KON- TAKT, the instrument is automatically added to your KONTAKT Browser, too. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 51...

  • Page 52: Loading Nks And Third-Party Plug-Ins From The Plug-In Menu

    The plug-in menu has been updated to display NKS and third-party plug-ins in submenus sort- ed by vendor in alphabetical order, both within the software and hardware. The plug-in menu lists installed plug-ins in the following format: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 52...

  • Page 53: Stand-Alone And Plug-In Mode

    Digital Audio Workstation (or DAW, in short) by loading it as a plug-in. The MASCHINE software is available in the VST, Audio Unit, and AAX plug-in formats. For further information on plug-in compatibility and for a detailed description of how to use plug-ins in your host, MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 53...

  • Page 54: Differences Between Stand-Alone And Plug-In Mode

    MIDI interfaces is managed by the host — the MASCHINE plug- in only communicates with the host. Native Instruments’ Online Knowledge Base provides how-tos that will help you route the MASCHINE plug-in to multiple tracks/outputs in the major...

  • Page 55: Switching Instances

    You can do this both from your controller and in the software. To select your controller from a particular MASCHINE instance, click the Connect button ► in the MASCHINE Header of that instance. Click the Connect button to connect the controller to that instance. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 55...

  • Page 56: Controlling Various Instances With Different Controllers

    SCHINE controllers according to following precedence rules: ◦ Rule 1: The MASCHINE STUDIO controller focus has priority over the MK2 controllers (MASCHINE MK2 and MASCHINE MIKRO MK2), which themselves take priority over legacy controllers (MASCHINE and MASCHINE MIKRO). ◦ Rule 2: The MASCHINE controllers (legacy and MK2) have prority focus over MA- SCHINE MIKRO controllers (legacy and MK2).
  • Page 57 Basic Concepts Preferences Preferences… in the File menu of the Application Menu Bar (Windows depicted), and in the File submenu of the MA- SCHINE menu. MS_SW_2.5_Access_Preferences_1 MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 57...

  • Page 58: Preferences - General Page

    ↑2.6.9, Preferences – Colors Page. 2.6.1 Preferences – General Page General page holds a few global settings. To display the General page click the General tab on the left of the Preferences panel. ► MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 58...
  • Page 59 Preferences The Preferences – General page. Setting Description Startup Reload Last Project If this option is checked, the last Project you worked on will automatically load the next time you start MASCHINE. Recording Audio MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 59...
  • Page 60 The following default MIDI input mode options are: Focus: MIDI input from any connected controller can be used to trigger the focused (selected) Sound slot. None: The selected Sound will not receive MIDI data. Metronome MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 60...
  • Page 61 By default the metronome indicates the beats (the quarter notes, 1/4). Here you can select another note value for the ticks. Count-in Length Adjusts the duration of the Count-in, i.e. how long the metronome will sound before the recording actually starts. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 61...

  • Page 62: Usage Data Tracking

    MASCHINE software. However, we encourage all users to keep Data Tracking enabled as it pro- vides a valuable tool for understanding the performance of Native Instruments applications when they are used in real life situations. The data sent to Native Instruments is one hundred percent anonymous and will not affect performance.

  • Page 63: Preferences - Audio Page

    MASCHINE and the physical inputs/outputs of your audio interface. To display the Audio page click the Audio tab on the left of the Preferences panel. ► MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 63...
  • Page 64 Basic Concepts Preferences Preferences – Audio page. Setting Description Interface Driver Select your audio driver here. Device This allows you to choose from the available devices if you have connected more than one audio interface. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 64...
  • Page 65 Windows: When using an ASIO driver, the Audio and MIDI Settings panel shows an ASIO Config button instead of the Latency slider. Click this button to open the settings window of the selected ASIO driver. Routing MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 65...

  • Page 66: Preferences - Midi Page

    MIDI input and output ports that you want to use with MASCHINE. To display the MIDI page click the MIDI tab on the left of the Preferences panel. ► MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 66...
  • Page 67 Basic Concepts Preferences The Preferences – MIDI page. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 67...
  • Page 68 MIDI outputs of your system. You can activate/deactivate each output by clicking the fields in the Status column, which displays the current status of the corresponding port. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 68...

  • Page 69: Preferences - Default Page

    Project. To display the Default page click the Default tab on the left of the Preferences panel. ► MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 69...
  • Page 70 Basic Concepts Preferences The Preferences – Default page. Setting Description Sounds Default MIDI Input Mode Metronome Settings MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 70...
  • Page 71 To adjust the value, click the desired number (bars, beats or 16ths) and drag your mouse vertically. See ↑7.1.6, Adjusting the Pattern Grid and the Pattern Length for more information on the Pattern Length. Template Project MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 71...

  • Page 72: Preferences - Library Page

    Library tab on the left of the Preferences panel. ► At the top of the page, the Factory User buttons allow you to switch between the Factory pane and the User pane. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 72...
  • Page 73 These includes the MASCHINE Factory Library, libraries imported from other NI products, as well as installed MASCHINE EXPAN- SIONS. These libraries will appear in the Factory view of the Browser’s Library pane. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 73...
  • Page 74 If you have made any change to a library (e.g., changed its location), select it in the list and click the Rescan button to rescan that library. User Pane To display the User pane, click the User button at the top of the Library page. ► MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 74...
  • Page 75 These include MASCHINE’s standard user directory as well as any other user directory you might have defined. These libraries will appear in the User view of the Browser’s Library pane. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 75...
  • Page 76 User Content Folder Included in MASCHINE’s User Paths Products from Native Instruments will store user-generated content in a centralized User Con- tent folder. In MASCHINE this User Content folder is automatically added to the list of user...
  • Page 77 Updating Database dialog shows you the progress of the scan. The Updating Database dialog includes a CANCEL button allowing you to interrupt the scan- ning process without harming the database permanently: The Updating Database dialog now includes a Cancel button. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 77...
  • Page 78 Samples. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 78...
  • Page 79 Browser is that the latter allows you to directly tag the files as they are imported. See section ↑3.6.5, Using the Result List for more information on how to import folders via FILES pane. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 79...

  • Page 80: Preferences - Plug-Ins Page

    Native Instruments and External Plug-ins. When a Native Instruments or External Plug-in is disabled, it will not be available for loading (from the various Plug-in menus in the software and from the Plug-in Browser on your control- ler).
  • Page 81 Basic Concepts Preferences The Preferences panel – the Plug-ins page’s Manager pane. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 81...
  • Page 82 Library content is always loaded with the latest checkbox version of the associated plug-in. If this option is disabled, your Library content is loaded with the lowest required version of the associated plug-in found on the computer. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 82...
  • Page 83 Use NI Audio Units checkbox. Check this box to include the Audio Units (AU) versions of your Native Instruments plug-ins in the software’s Plug-in menus and in the controller’s Plug-in Browser: ▪ If this checkbox is disabled (default setting), the AU versions of your Native Instruments plug-ins are still listed in the list above but they are disabled (checkbox unchecked): These Plug-ins won’t appear in the Native Instruments submenu of the Plug-in menus (software)
  • Page 84 Description Plug-in column Lists all plug-in directories used in MASCHINE. Click the folder icon on the left of an entry to change the path of that plug-in directory. button Click to add plug-in directories. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 84...

  • Page 85: Preferences - Hardware Page

    To display the Hardware page click the Hardware tab on the left of the Preferences panel. ► MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 85...
  • Page 86 The Preferences panel – Hardware page. Setting Description Pads Sensitivity Use the Sensitivity slider to adjust how sensitive the pads respond to your touch. This sets the minimum threshold at which the MASCHINE MIKRO controller will register a “hit.” MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 86...
  • Page 87 Display Brightness Brightness slider allows you to adjust the brightness of the display on your MASCHINE MIKRO controller. Contrast With this slider you can adjust the contrast of the display. Adjusting the Settings from the Hardware You also have access to the Sensitivity, Brightness, and Contrast settings from your controller.

  • Page 88: Controller Menu In The Hardware Page Of The Preferences Panel

    Hardware page are grayed out and inactive. To modify the settings of a device from that MASCHINE instance, the device must be connected to your computer and focused on that instance. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 88...

  • Page 89: Preferences - Colors Page

    Preferences – Colors Page Colors page enables you to choose default colors for your Scenes, Groups, and Sounds. To display the Colors page click the Colors tab on the left of the Preferences panel. ► MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 89...
  • Page 90 Basic Concepts Preferences The Preferences panel – Colors page. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 90...
  • Page 91 “position” in the respective list: In particu- lar, if you move the object to another position the default color will not follow the object — the object will instead take the default color of its new position. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 91...

  • Page 92: Integrating Maschine Into Your Midi Setup

    MIDI sync! See section ↑2.5, Stand-Alone and Plug- in Mode for more information on using MASCHINE as a plug-in. To enable this, select the Sync to External MIDI Clock entry from the File menu: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 92...

  • Page 93: Send Midi Clock

    If MASCHINE is running as a stand-alone application, it can also send a MIDI Clock signal to any device that is capable of receiving MIDI Clock. This could be hardware such as a drum machine, another groovebox, or even another software sequencer. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 93...
  • Page 94 If you want MASCHINE to send other MIDI messages than MIDI Clock, in particular if you want to control other MIDI-capable devices via the notes played in MASCHINE, please refer to section ↑8.2.5, Sending MIDI from Sounds. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 94...

  • Page 95: Browser

    MASCHINE, but also any other factory content (e.g., from MASCHINE EXPANSIONS or other Native Instruments products) as well as your own user content. To help you find the right file quickly and efficiently, the Library implements various techni- ques that go far beyond the classic folder structure of your operating system.

  • Page 96: Browsing The Library Vs. Browsing Your Hard Disks

    Library and tag them using the software beforehand. Switching Between LIBRARY and FILES Pane To show the LIBRARY pane or the FILES pane of the Browser, click the corresponding ► tab at the top of the Browser. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 96...

  • Page 97: Searching And Loading Files From The Library

    MASCHINE Library. To display the LIBRARY pane, click the LIBRARY tab in the top left corner of the Brows- ► 3.2.1 Overview of the LIBRARY Pane LIBRARY pane contains following elements: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 97...
  • Page 98 SCHINE. From the left to right the file types are Project, Group, Sound, Instrument preset, Ef- fect preset, and Sample. By clicking one of them it causes only the files of the selected type to be displayed in the Result list (8). See section ↑3.2.4, Selecting a File Type. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 98...
  • Page 99 ↑3.3.3, Loading Groups with their Patterns. ▪ For all files, click the Information button (showing a little “i”) near the EDIT button to dis- play more information on the selected file(s). See section ↑3.3.4, Displaying File Informa- tion. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 99...
  • Page 100 Result list (8). The above steps are described in detail in the following sections. 3.2.1.1 Browsing the Library on the MASCHINE MIKRO Controller To enter or leave the Browser press BROWSE. ►...

  • Page 101: Selecting Or Loading A Product And Selecting A Bank From The Browser

    You can also load a product along with its default preset file directly from the Product selector (see below). By default there is no particular selection in the Product selector; it reads All Instruments: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 101...
  • Page 102 The closed Product selector header. Selecting a Product Category Click on the Product selector header to open it. ► The Product selector opens up, showing you all products available in your MASCHINE Li- → brary. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 102...
  • Page 103 Vendor selector, the Product list is sorted by the names of the manufacturers. To select a product and show only the preset files associated with it, click on the product ► in the list. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 103...
  • Page 104 The tag filter and the results list under the Product selector now include files for all products. Selecting a Bank When you select specific products in the Product list (see description above), an additional Bank menu appears under the closed Product selector: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 104...
  • Page 105 Upon your selection the Bank menu closes and displays the selected bank. The tag filter → and results list underneath further narrow their content accordingly. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 105...

  • Page 106: Selecting A Product Category, A Product, A Bank, And A Sub-Bank

    File Type selector above (see section Selecting a File Type): The closed Product selector without any Instrument selected. Selecting a Product or a Product Category Click the Product selector to open it. ► MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 106...
  • Page 107 (All Instruments in the picture above) corre- sponding to the type of file selected in the File Type selector above. Click the header to close the Product selector. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 107...
  • Page 108 Native Instruments effect/instrument, the icon for that product might not be available in the Product selector when the factory content is selected in the Content selector — to prevent this, make sure that all your Native Instruments prod- ucts are up to date.
  • Page 109 Result list underneath further narrow their content accordingly. Banks can be, e.g., additional libraries (e.g., MASSIVE EXPANSIONS), different versions of the original Factory Library (e.g., FM7 Legacy and FM8 Factory Library), or any other content categorization specific to a particular product. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 109...
  • Page 110 Internal Plug-in for which the preset has been saved (e.g., Sampler, Kick, Flanger, etc.). ◦ Presets for Native Instruments Plug-ins: The product is set to the particular Native In- struments effect or instrument. The bank and sub-bank will vary with each Native In- struments product.

  • Page 111: Selecting A Product Category, A Product, A Bank, And A Sub-Bank On The

    Control encoder to select a sub-bank of the selected bank. Turn the Control encoder at full left to remove any particular selection (i.e. to select all sub-banks of the selected bank). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 111...

  • Page 112: Selecting A File Type

    Click the desired icon in the File Type selector to display only the files of that type in the ► Result list. The selected icon is highlighted and the files are filtered accordingly. → Selecting a File Type on the MASCHINE MIKRO Controller On your controller in Browse mode: Press to select the FILTER page.

  • Page 113: Choosing Between Factory And User Content

    USER label not highlighted). 3.2.6 Selecting Type and Mode Tags The tag filter that appears under the Product selector allows you to search for files according to particular characteristics, effect type, sonic character, etc. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 113...
  • Page 114 ▪ The hierarchical structure means that the sets of sub-tags are specific to each tag of the level above. Example: Imagine that you are looking for a shaker Sample from the MASCHINE factory library: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 114...
  • Page 115 In this second level, you select the Shaker Sub-Type. Now the third level appears with Sub-Types like Acoustic, Analog, etc. By selecting any of these tags, say, Acoustic, you will narrow your search to this particular Sub-Type of shakers: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 115...
  • Page 116 TYPES filter. If no file contains both the Type and Mode tags that you have selected, the Type tags will prevail and the Mode tags will be deselected. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 116...
  • Page 117 Click the small triangle located to the left of the Attributes (TYPES or MODES). ► The Attribute sections will collapse results will be shown depending on the amount of → space available. Click the triangle again to reopen the sections. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 117...
  • Page 118 Browser Searching and Loading Files from the Library Highlighted triangle next to the Attributes (TYPES and MODES) 3.2.6.1 Selecting Type and Mode Tags on the MASCHINE MIKRO Controller On your controller in Browse mode: Press to select the FILTER page.
  • Page 119 Control encoder to select a Sub-Type of the selected Sub-Type. Turn the Control encoder at full left to remove any particular selection (i.e. to select all Sub- Types of the selected Sub-Type). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 119...

  • Page 120: Performing A Text Search

    On the right of the Search field, click the Reset button (showing a little cross) to reset both text search and tag search. The Product selection is not affected. 3.2.8 Loading a File from the Result List The Result list shows all the files that match your query: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 120...
  • Page 121 Browser. For more information on this, please refer to section ↑3.5, Editing the Files’ Tags and Properties. Selecting Files in the Result List To select a single file in the Result list, click its entry. ► MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 121...
  • Page 122 [Cmd] + [Z]/[Y] (Mac OS X). Loading Files via Drag and Drop Except for Projects, you can also load files from the Result list into the desired location via drag and drop. This notably has the following benefits: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 122...
  • Page 123 Group appended to the existing Groups. ◦ If you drop the Sounds onto the Sound List, the Sounds will be loaded in adjacent Sound slots, starting from the slot onto which you dropped them. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 123...
  • Page 124 You cannot load multiple Projects at once. Drag and drop of Groups and Sounds is possible only in Arrange view. Deleting Files in the Result List You can delete user files directly from the Result list: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 124...
  • Page 125 Explorer (Find in Finder on Mac OS X) from the context menu to open an Explorer/Finder window pointing to the folder containing that file on your operating system. 3.2.8.1 Loading a File from the Result List on the MASCHINE MIKRO Controller Press to select the LIST page.

  • Page 126: Additional Browsing Tools

    Library, whereas in the LIBRARY pane these are files already in the Library). Please refer to section ↑3.5, Edit- ing the Files’ Tags and Properties for more information! MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 126...

  • Page 127: Loading The Selected Files Automatically

    LIST page. Press the Left/Right Arrow buttons below the display to directly load the next or the previ- ous file from the result list. Autoload is not available when browsing Projects. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 127...

  • Page 128: Pre-Listening To Your Samples

    For more information on the Autoload feature, see section ↑3.3.1, Loading the Selected Files Automatically. Pre-Listening to Your Samples using the Controller When browsing Samples on your controller: Press to select the LIST page. Press (PREH.) to enable/disable the Prehear function. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 128...

  • Page 129: Loading Groups With Their Patterns

    Patterns you have saved with the Groups. Upon loading, all Patterns of the focused Group will be replaced, and a Clip referencing the first Pattern will be created in the selected Scene. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 129...

  • Page 130: Displaying File Information

    A box appears above with various information on the selected file(s): File Format, Date → modified, File Size, Type, as well as the Author Vendor properties, if any (see section ↑3.5, Editing the Files’ Tags and Properties). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 130...

  • Page 131: Using Favorites In The Browser

    ▪ Favorites are independent of the file's location: if a file is moved, it retains its favorite tag. ▪ Favorites are persistent: If a file location is rescanned or deleted and later added again to the database, all files retain their favorite tags. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 131...
  • Page 132 Browser Using Favorites in the Browser The MASCHINE Browser showing all Favorite Instruments tagged with the Type Bass To activate the Favorites filter: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 132...
  • Page 133 Adding an Item to the Favorites list To add an item to the Favorites, follow the instructions below: Place the mouse cursor over an entry in the results list to show the Set Favorite icon. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 133...
  • Page 134 The Set Favorites icon will appear as soon as you place the mouse cursor over the entry. Removing a Preset from the Favorites list To remove a preset from the Favorites, follow the instructions below: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 134...
  • Page 135 Favorites filter, the item will not be shown in the results list. Using Favorites with the Controller You can view and add Favorites directly using MASCHINE MIKRO MK1 and MK2 controllers. This lets you access your most frequently used items without touching the computer's mouse and keyboard.
  • Page 136 LIST. Using the encoder, scroll through the list and find the item you want to remove from the Favorites list. Press SHIFT + Control encoder to remove the selected preset as a Favorite. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 136...

  • Page 137: Editing The Files' Tags And Properties

    Library and apply the selected tags, or click CANCEL to cancel the import. See section ↑3.6, Loading and Importing Files from Your File System for more information on FILES pane. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 137...
  • Page 138 Result list are factory files (i.e. files from any factory content) this will be indicated by a yellow read only item label next to the EDIT button at the bottom of the Browser: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 138...

  • Page 139: The Bank Page

    — they are automatically assigned by MASCHINE. 3.5.3 The TYPES and MODES Pages TYPES MODES pages display and let you modify the tags assigned to the file(s) se- lected in the Result list above. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 139...
  • Page 140 Instrument or Effect presets are imported. The MODES page shows only one column: Displaying Tags ▪ In both TYPES MODES pages, tags assigned to the selected files are marked with a check mark right of their name: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 140...
  • Page 141 Sub-Type tags were selected in the columns on the right, these will automatically unassigned as you unassign their pa- rent tag. Creating New Tags You can also create your own tags both in the TYPES MODES pages: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 141...

  • Page 142: The Properties Page

    ▪ Author: Use this field to indicate the author of the selected files. Click the down-pointing arrow on the right to quickly select any Author attribute already in use in other files of the Library. ▪ Comment: Use this field to add any other information about the selected files. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 142...

  • Page 143: Loading And Importing Files From Your File System

    MASCHINE Library. To display the FILES pane, click the FILES tab in the top left corner of the Browser. ► 3.6.1 Overview of the FILES Pane FILES pane contains following elements: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 143...
  • Page 144 Result list (5). See section ↑3.6.2, Using Favorites. (3) Location bar: Displays the selected path. The Location bar provides various tools to quickly navigate your file system. See section ↑3.6.3, Using the Location Bar. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 144...

  • Page 145: Using Favorites

    Located at the top of the FILES pane, the Favorite bar displays all your Favorites. The Favorite bar, at the top of the FILES pane. Favorites are shortcuts to specific locations in your file system. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 145...

  • Page 146: Using The Location Bar

    3.6.3 Using the Location Bar The Location bar shows and lets you modify the selected path. At any time the Result list will display the content of the path shown here. The Location bar. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 146...

  • Page 147: Navigating To Recent Locations

    3.6.4 Navigating to Recent Locations The Recent Locations button shows a clock icon at the right of the Location bar: The Recent Location button. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 147...

  • Page 148: Using The Result List

    The Result list of the FILES pane. If the list is too long to fit in the display, use your mouse wheel or drag the scroll bar on the right to show the remaining items. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 148...
  • Page 149 ► these files and all files in-between. To select distant files in the list, do the following: Hold [Ctrl] ([Cmd] on Mac OS X) and click all the files you want to select. ► MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 149...
  • Page 150 Refresh Refreshes the display of the list, in case items have been modified in that folder. Find in Exporer / Find in Finder Opens an Explorer/Finder window pointing to the selected folder. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 150...

  • Page 151: Importing Files To The Maschine Library

    In the FILES pane, navigate to the folder containing the folder you want to import. To do this, use the various tools described in the previous sections. Select the desired folder as described above. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 151...
  • Page 152 ◦ If Samples reside in a subfolder of this folder, the subfolder name will be used as bank. ◦ If Samples reside in a subfolder of this subfolder, the name of the lower subfolder will be used as sub-bank. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 152...

  • Page 153: Locating Missing Samples

    Locating or Purging Missing Samples at a Later Time When Sample references cannot be resolved, two additional Purge Missing Samples and Find Missing Samples appear in the context menu of the affected Sound(s) in the Sound List. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 153...

  • Page 154: Using Quick Browse

    Sample to another Sound slot and now you realize you are not satisfied with that kick Sample, but you heard a nice kick Sample just before you chose the current one. Normally you MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 154...
  • Page 155 ▪ Quick Browse for Instrument/Effect presets and for Samples: Click the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the Control area to recall the search query that was used for the Plug- in in the selected slot: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 155...
  • Page 156 FILES pane pointing to that location. Using Quick Browse on the Controller Quick Browse is also available on your controller. To use it, you first have to select the desired file in your Project: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 156...
  • Page 157 Press SHIFT (LOCATE) to trigger the Quick Browse function. The Browser of your controller automatically recalls the search query used for that file. → Press (LIST) to see the corresponding result list. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 157...

  • Page 158: Managing Sounds, Groups, And Your Project

    ↑7, Working with Patterns. ▪ The Master is the place where all signals from the Groups are being mixed together. Just like the Groups and Sounds, the Master can host any number of insert effects. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 158...

  • Page 159: The Sound, Group, And Master Channels

    Macro Control settings for that particular Sound, Group, or for the Master, independently of the Plug-ins it contains. Please refer to chapter ↑8, Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls and section ↑5.4.4, Groove for more details on these. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 159...
  • Page 160 Mixer. This view provides you with an intuitive control on both the audio and MIDI routings of any Sound, Group, and the Master. Please refer to section ↑9.2, The Mixer for more information. MS_SW_2.5_Managing_Sounds_The_Channels MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 160...

  • Page 161: Similarities And Differences In Handling Sounds And Groups

    Groups as you see fit. If you delete a Group, all following Groups are shifted up in the Group List to fill the gap. If you use more than eight Groups, another Group bank is auto- matically created. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 161...

  • Page 162: Selecting Multiple Sounds Or Groups

    But you can select additional objects on top of the focused object, there- by extending your selection. Selected objects are highlighted in the Sound/Group List but their leading letter and/or number stays gray. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 162...
  • Page 163 What Is Affected by the Multiple Selection, and How? When multiple Sounds or multiple Groups are selected, any change in the following settings of the focused Sound/Group will be mirrored in the other selected Sounds/Groups, respectively: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 163...
  • Page 164 Sound List or the Pad view for Sounds, and in the Group List for Groups. Following actions are available: Action Function Selecting Objects (Sounds or Groups) Click unselected object Selects the object and sets the focus to it. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 164...
  • Page 165 Select mode. You can also press SELECT MAIN to pin this mode and make it permanent. Press (QUIET) to select Sounds and Groups. You are ready to select more than one Sound or Group. → MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 165...
  • Page 166 Group, or pressing the pad of an unse- lected Sound, sets the focus to that Group/Sound and clears the current Group/Sound selection (only the focused Group/Sound is then selected). The pad lights up. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 166...

  • Page 167: Managing Sounds

    Sound List and in the Pad view. The Pad view is an alternative repre- sentation of your Sound slots that puts emphasis on their relationship with the pads on your controller. The Pad view. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 167...

  • Page 168: Loading Sounds

    Pad view, see above) to load it in that Sound slot. Any Sound previously loaded in that slot will be replaced. ▪ Double-click: Double-click the Sound in the Browser or the Sound file in your operating sys- tem to replace the focused Sound in the Sound List. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 168...

  • Page 169: Pre-Listening To Sounds

    ↑3.8, Using Quick Browse for more informa- tion. 4.2.2 Pre-listening to Sounds You can pre-listen to the Sounds of the focused Group as you set the focus on them in the software. To do this: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 169...

  • Page 170: Renaming Sound Slots

    By default, Sound slots are named Sound 1–16. If you load a Sound, a Plug-in preset or a Sample (e.g., from the Browser) into the Sound slot, the Sound slot takes the Sound’s, preset’s or Sample’s name. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 170...

  • Page 171: Changing The Sound's Color

    In this case, click anywhere else in the MA- SCHINE plug-in window to confirm the name you have entered. 4.2.4 Changing the Sound’s Color You can change the color of each individual Sound in the software. To do this: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 171...
  • Page 172 Select the desired color in the Palette. You can also choose to set the Sound back to the default color corresponding to its position in the list by selecting Default in the Color Pa- lette. The pads of the MASCHINE STUDIO, MASCHINE MK2, and MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 → controllers mirror the Sound colors you have selected.

  • Page 173: Saving Sounds

    You can save your Sounds as individual files (extension “.mxsnd”). This can be only done in the software. Saving Your Modifications into the Original Sound File If you have made changes to a Sound loaded in your Project, you can save your modifications as follows: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 173...
  • Page 174 Sound with your modified version, or if there is no original version of your Sound (i.e. you built it from scratch), you can save it as a new Sound file: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 174...

  • Page 175: Copying And Pasting Sounds

    Project. But once a Sound is saved and tagged, it is available in the Browser for use in other Groups and Projects. 4.2.6 Copying and Pasting Sounds You can copy and paste Sounds across Sound slots (and thereby across pads) and Groups in your Project. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 175...
  • Page 176 The cutting procedure for multiple Sounds and Groups is as follows: ▪ When you cut a selection of Sounds, they are placed into the clipboard and removed from the Sound List. Their Sound slots are reset to their default state. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 176...
  • Page 177 (for Sounds) and Clips (for Groups) should also be copied. Duplicating Sounds on Your Controller On your controller in Control mode, do the following to copy a Sound from one pad to another: Press and hold DUPLICATE. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 177...

  • Page 178: Moving Sounds

    You can select multiple Sounds to move them all at once! See ↑4.1.3, Selecting Multi- ple Sounds or Groups for more information. To move one or more Sounds: Click and hold the desired Sound slot(s) in the Sound List or in the Pad view. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 178...

  • Page 179: Resetting Sound Slots

    Resetting a Sound slot will remove the Sound it contains and put all its settings (Channel properties, name, color…) back to their default values. You can select multiple Sound slots to reset them all at once! See ↑4.1.3, Selecting Multiple Sounds or Groups for more information. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 179...

  • Page 180: Managing Groups

    ► Sound slot to be reset. The Sound is removed from the pad and the pad turns off. → Managing Groups This section describes the global editing functions available for Groups. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 180...
  • Page 181 Many of the functions described in the following sections are available in the following two context menus: ▪ The context menu of the Groups in the Group List, opened via a right-click ([Ctrl]-click on Mac OS X) on the desired Group: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 181...

  • Page 182: Creating Groups

    To create a Group, click the “+” at the end of the Group List. ► A new empty Group is created at the end of the Group List with the default name and → color. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 182...
  • Page 183 ↑2.3.5, Pinning a Mode on Your Control- for more information. Press to select QUIET. Press GROUP. Press the Right Arrow button repeatedly to navigate to the last Group bank. Press the last half-lit pad to create a new empty Group. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 183...

  • Page 184: Loading Groups

    The loaded Group will replace the current Group in the Group List. You can also recall the search query that was used to find the Group currently loaded in the focused Group slot. See section ↑3.8, Using Quick Browse for more information. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 184...

  • Page 185: Renaming Groups

    Mac OS X) the Group and select Rename from the context menu. The Group name is now highlighted and editable. Modify the name of the Group. Press [Enter] on your computer keyboard to confirm. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 185...

  • Page 186: Changing The Group's Color

    Default in the Color Pa- lette. The Group buttons of the MASCHINE STUDIO and MASCHINE MK2 controllers, and the → pads of the MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller (when you hold the GROUP button) mirror the Group colors you have selected.

  • Page 187: Saving Groups

    You can save your Groups as individual files (extension “.mxgrp”). This can be only done in the software. Saving Your Modifications into the Original Group File If you have made changes to a Group loaded in your Project, you can save your modifications as follows: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 187...
  • Page 188 Group with your modified version, or if there is no original version of your Group (i.e. you built it from scratch), you can save it as a new Group file: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 188...

  • Page 189: Copying And Pasting Groups

    See section ↑4.4.1, Saving a Group with its Samples for more information. 4.3.6 Copying and Pasting Groups You can copy and paste Groups in your Project. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 189...
  • Page 190 Right-click (on Mac OS X: [Ctrl]-click) the Group you want to copy in the Group List or the Group name in the top left corner of the Pattern Editor. In the context menu, choose Copy to copy the Group. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 190...
  • Page 191 Group List. All following Groups in the list are shifted up to fill the gap. The copying procedure for multiple Groups is as follows: When you copy a selection of Groups, they are both placed into the clipboard and kept in the Group List. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 191...
  • Page 192 If you want to duplicate a Group including its Patterns and Clips, enable the + EVNT tion (F1). While holding DUPLICATE, press GROUP, and press the pad of the Group you want to copy. The pad starts blinking. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 192...

  • Page 193: Moving Groups

    You can select multiple Groups to move them all at once! See ↑4.1.3, Selecting Multi- ple Sounds or Groups for more information. Moving Groups is performed like moving Sounds: Click and hold the Group. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 193...

  • Page 194: Deleting Groups

    The Group is removed. All following Group are shifted up in the Group List to fill the gap. → If the last Group bank is empty after the Groups have been shifted, the bank is deleted. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 194...

  • Page 195: Exporting Maschine Objects And Audio

    SCHINE installation, and how to export audio from various sources in your Project. You can also export your Patterns as audio or MIDI files via drag and drop. This is de- scribed in section ↑7.8.1, Exporting Audio from Patterns ↑7.8.2, Exporting MIDI from Patterns, respectively. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 195...

  • Page 196: Saving A Group With Its Samples

    Save with Samples… from the context menu: You will be presented with the Save Group with Samples panel: In this panel, adjust the settings (see table below) and click Save to confirm or Close cancel the operation. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 196...

  • Page 197: Saving A Project With Its Samples

    Sometimes it is useful to have the ability to save all Samples used in your Project outside of the MASCHINE Library. If you want to take a Project to another studio or if you want to backup a production with all the related files, this comes in handy. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 197...
  • Page 198 File submenu in the MA- SCHINE menu: You will be presented with the Save Project with Samples panel: In this panel, adjust the settings (see table below) and click Save to confirm or Close cancel the operation. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 198...

  • Page 199: Exporting Audio

    Export Audio panel (see description below). Set the Loop Range to the region that you want to export — see section ↑13.4.1, Select- ing a Loop Range to know how to do this. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 199...
  • Page 200 Export Audio Panel – Export Page Export page of the Export Audio panel allows you to choose the source(s) to be exported and the destination of the exported audio file(s). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 200...
  • Page 201 Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project Exporting MASCHINE Objects and Audio The Export page of the Export Audio panel. Following parameters are available: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 201...
  • Page 202 Displays the folder on your hard disk where the exported audio file(s) will be saved. To change the destination folder, click the field and select the desired folder in the navigation dialog that opens. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 202...
  • Page 203 Exporting MASCHINE Objects and Audio Export Audio Panel – Options Page Options page of the Export Audio panel allows you to adjust various settings for the export process. The Options page of the Export Audio panel. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 203...
  • Page 204 Following parameters are available: Element Description Options Normalize If this option is checked, the resulting audio file(s) will be normalized, i.e. the exported audio will be brought to the highest possible level without clipping (0 dBFS). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 204...
  • Page 205 Choose this setting if you plan to further process the exported audio using other high-end digital audio devices or applications that support this bit depth — using this setting will allow greater headroom. However note that the exported files will be significantly larger. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 205...

  • Page 206: Importing Third-Party File Formats

    4.5.1 Loading REX Files into Sound Slots MASCHINE supports REX (ReCycle) files to be loaded. REX files are loops that are already sliced and mapped to MIDI notes. Only REX2 files are currently supported. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 206...

  • Page 207: Importing Mpc Programs To Groups

    MPC400 MPC2000 MPC300 MASCHINE Parameter 1000, 2500 (XL) Sample Name Sample Name Play Mode − − Playback Type (ADSR, One-shot, AHD) Sample Level − − Zone Level Sample Pan − − − Zone Pan MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 207...
  • Page 208 − − − Velocity to Volume Mute Group − − − Choke Group Importing MPC Program Files To import an MPC Program file, open the Browser in the MASCHINE software and click FILES tab. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 208...
  • Page 209 MPC Import panel: In the Input section of the panel, select one of the import options (see table below). Click to start the import procedure (or Cancel to close the panel without importing anything). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 209...
  • Page 210 Select this if you only want to import a single Bank. Use the drop-down menu to the right to select which Bank you want to import. The list below shows you a preview of the sounds in the selected MPC Bank. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 210...

  • Page 211: Playing On Your Controller

    In the software the settings for your pads are available in the Pad view, which is enabled via the Pad View button above the Sound List in the Pattern Editor: The Pad View button. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 211...
  • Page 212 Pad view and in the Control area for all of them simultaneously. For more information on multiple selection, see section ↑4.1.3, Selecting Multiple Sounds or Groups. Under the grid of pads, you find following parameters: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 212...

  • Page 213: Choosing A Pad Mode

    To enter Pad Mode, press and hold MODE. You can also press PAD MODE MAIN ► to pin this mode and make it permanent. The Pad Mode on the controller. At the top of the display, following options are available: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 213...
  • Page 214 Selects a Link group for the selected pad. See section ↑5.1.5, Using Link Groups for more information. 4/6: LINK MODE Selects a Link mode for the selected pad. See section ↑5.1.5, Using Link Groups for more information. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 214...
  • Page 215 Keyboard mode selected on the controller display in Pad Mode. Activating Keyboard mode on your controller automatically switches the Pattern Editor to Keyboard view in the software, and inversely. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 215...

  • Page 216: Adjusting The Base Key

    To change the base key of the selected pad(s) / Sound slot(s) in the software: Click the Pad View button above the Sound List in the Pattern Editor to show the Pad view for the focused Group. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 216...
  • Page 217 Turn the Control encoder to adjust the base key by semitones. In Keyboard mode you can additionally press (OCT-) or (OCT+) to shift the base key by octaves. Release PAD MODE (or press it again if you pinned the mode). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 217...

  • Page 218: Using Choke Groups

    In the same Choke section click the Mode value (Master or Slave) to switch the Sound between Master (default setting) and Slave mode. Repeat the steps above to assign other pads to the same Choke group. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 218...
  • Page 219 Turn the Control encoder to select the desired Choke group 1–8 for that pad or choose NONE (default setting) to remove the pad from its current Choke group. Press the Right Arrow button to display the 2/6: CHOKE MODE parameter. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 219...

  • Page 220: Using Link Groups

    To assign the selected Sound(s) to a Link group and set its/their Link mode (Master or Slave), do the following: Click the Pad View button above the Sound List in the Pattern Editor to show the Pad view for the focused Group. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 220...
  • Page 221 To assign the selected pad(s) / Sound slot(s) to a Link group and set its/their Link mode on your controller: Hold the PAD MODE button to enter Pad Mode (or press PAD MODE MAIN to pin it). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 221...

  • Page 222: Adjusting The Key, Choke, And Link Parameters For Multiple Sounds

    ► Sounds. While dragging, the field displays a +/-x value indicating the transposition that will apply to all Sounds as you release the mouse button. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 222...
  • Page 223 Sound slots 1 to 4 are selected. If they have different Choke values, a MULTI label appears (left). When you click it and select a new Choke or Link group from the list (middle), this new group is applied to all selected Sounds. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 223...

  • Page 224: Adjusting The Base Key

    [Enter] to confirm. Adjusting the Base Key on the MASCHINE MIKRO Controller To change the base key of the selected pad(s) / Sound slot(s) on your controller:...

  • Page 225: Playing Tools

    ▪ When using Note Repeat all pads will be both velocity and pressure sensitive, allowing for expressive drum rolls or dynamic basslines. ▪ Note Repeat is a really funky way to play percussion and drums live creating build-ups and breaks. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 225...
  • Page 226 At 100 % (midcourse) each note lasts exactly until the next note is triggered. At higher values notes overlap (provided that the selected Sound is polyphonic). This setting applies globally to all rate presets. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 226...

  • Page 227: Mute And Solo

    Sound will still be audible until it fades away. You can change this behavior by enabling the Audio Mute button in the Audio page of the Sound’s Out- MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 227...
  • Page 228 To unsolo a Sound, right-click (on Mac OS X: [Ctrl]-click) the number again. ► Soloing a Group To solo a Group, right-click (on Mac OS X: [Ctrl]-click) the Group index (letter + number) ► on the left side of the Group in the Arranger: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 228...
  • Page 229 (reverb tail, etc.). You can also activate audio mute for Sounds to mute both events and audio — see the beginning of this section for more information. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 229...
  • Page 230 Solo mode. You can also pin this mode to make it perma- nent (see section ↑2.3.5, Pinning a Mode on Your Controller). Solo Sounds by pressing their pads, and solo Groups of the current Group bank by press- GROUP followed by the desired pads 9–16. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 230...
  • Page 231 “release” Sounds that have been muted. You can use this technique to create a breakdown: Solo a given Sound such as a kick drum, then build the track up again by bringing the muted Sounds back in one at a time while holding the MUTE button. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 231...

  • Page 232: Choke All Notes

    Choke All Notes The Choke All Notes feature allows you to kill any note or event currently playing in your Project. This affects the audio coming from all Plug-ins (Internal, Native Instruments, and Ex- ternal). Choke All Notes is only available on your controller:...
  • Page 233 SWING Section Amount Adjusts the amount of swing, i.e. the amount by which some events are shifted. At 0 % events are not shifted. Raise the Amount value to increase the strength of the swing. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 233...
  • Page 234 This is how the same regular rhythm would be heard with various groove settings. The picture above only illustrates how the groove function affects the sound — adjusting the Groove properties will not effectively move events in the Patterns displayed in the Pattern Editor! MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 234...

  • Page 235: Level, Tempo, Tune, And Groove Shortcuts On Your Controller

    Press MAIN to enter Main mode (the button must be lit). Press (VOLUME). To change the output level of the Master (i.e. the overall output level of MASCHINE), sim- ply turn the Control encoder. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 235...
  • Page 236 Groove Shortcuts Press MAIN to enter Main mode (the button must be lit). Press (SWING). To change the groove of the Master (i.e. the overall output level of MASCHINE), simply turn the Control encoder. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 236...
  • Page 237 To change the tune of all Sounds in a Group, hold the GROUP button, press the pad 9–16 of the desired Group (first navigate to its Group bank via the Left/Right Arrow buttons if necessary), and turn the Control encoder while holding GROUP. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 237...

  • Page 238: Performance Features

    The new Perform features include the following engines: ▪ The Scale and Chords engine allows you to assign the pads to notes within specific scales, and to play chords according to the selected scale by hitting single pads. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 238...
  • Page 239 (e.g., the note messages sent by the pads as you press them), whereas red cells represent modules sending audio signals (e.g., the sounds produced by the Instrument loaded in the Sound slot as it receives the aforementioned note messages). In this diagram you will notice the following: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 239...
  • Page 240 ▪ Note Repeat takes the place of the Scale, Chord, and Arp modules between the live input on the pads and the Pattern Editor. In other terms, Note Repeat won’t process your Pat- terns but you can record its output into a Pattern. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 240...

  • Page 241: Selecting A Scale And Creating Chords

    Keyboard view). This section provides a hands-on introduction to the use of scales and chords from your con- troller. The corresponding parameters will be described in detail in section ↑5.5.3, Scale and Chord Parameters. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 241...

  • Page 242: Scale And Chord Parameters

    ▪ Root Note (C3 by default): Defines both the root note of the scale and the particular key triggered by pad 1. As a direct consequence, pad 1 always triggers the root note of the se- lected scale. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 242...
  • Page 243 ♭6 Harmonic Minor Major Pentatonic ♭3 ♭7 Minor Pentatonic ♭3 ♭7 Blues ♭3 ♭6 Japanese ♭2 ♭6 ♭7 Freygish ♭3 ♭6 Gypsy ♭2 ♭6 Flamenco ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7 Altered Whole Tone MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 243...
  • Page 244 ◦ If Chord Mode is set to Harmonizer, the Chord Type parameter offers different chords depending on whether Scale Type is set to Chromatic or to any other scale . All availa- ble chords are listed in the tables below. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 244...
  • Page 245 When Chord Mode is set to Harmonizer and Scale Type is set to any other scale than Chromatic, the chords are bound to the particular notes included in the specified scale. Chord Type offers following chords: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 245...
  • Page 246 When Chord Mode is set to Chord Set, pad 1 is fully lit: Type of Pad LED in Default LED when Pad Triggered State Pad 1 Fully lit Flash Pads 2–12 Dimly lit Flash Pads 13–16 Off (pad inactive) MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 246...
  • Page 247 ▪ If Chord Mode is set to Harmonizer, only the notes with the pitch of the pressed pad are deleted. The other notes in the triggered chord are not deleted. ▪ If Chord Mode is set to Chord Set, no notes are deleted, in other words erasing is disabled. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 247...

  • Page 248: Creating Arpeggios And Repeated Notes

    Scale and Chord engine. KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES owners: Input from your KOMPLETE KONTROL S- SERIES keyboard can also be processed by the Arp engine. This is described in section ↑15.5, Using the Perform Features. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 248...

  • Page 249: Swing Also Applied To Note Repeat / Arp Output

    When the playback is not running, the swing is still applied to the output of Arp (Key- board mode) or Note Repeat (Group mode). If you press PLAY on your controller, the playback starts immediately and the swing cycle is reset. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 249...

  • Page 250: Working With Plug-Ins

    ▪ An exhaustive description of an essential Internal Instrument Plug-in in charge of playing back all sample content in MASCHINE: the Sampler (↑6.2, The Sampler Plug-in). ▪ Specific information on Native Instruments and External Plug-ins (↑6.3, Using Native In- struments and External Plug-ins).
  • Page 251 The Control area displaying the content of the Sound Kick Ordinance of the selected Sound slot 1. Sounds, Groups, and the Master can each hold any number of Plug-ins. These are stacked up in the Plug-in List, on the left of the Control area. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 251...
  • Page 252 In addition to Plug-ins, each Sound, each Group, and the Master also provide a set of global settings called Channel properties. These are described in section ↑5.4.4, Groove and in chapter ↑8, Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls. Different Types of Plug-ins Plug-ins can be of different types: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 252...
  • Page 253 ↑12, Ef- fect Reference. ◦ Native Instruments: You can use all Native Instruments KOMPLETE effects installed on your computer as VST/AU plug-ins. Products from Native Instruments are tightly inte- grated in MASCHINE. ◦ External: You can also use VST/AU effect plug-ins from any third-party manufacturers.

  • Page 254: First Plug-In Slot Of Sounds: Choosing The Sound's Role

    External Instrument, see above), the Sound will generate its own audio. ▪ If the first Plug-in slot holds an Effect Plug-in (Internal, Native Instruments or External), the Sound will be available as bussing point for other signals (from within MASCHINE, and possibly from the outside world).
  • Page 255 This displays the Plug-in List on the left of the Control area: The Plug-in List is still empty, because we selected an empty Sound slot. The only visible element in the list is a “+” icon at the top left. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 255...
  • Page 256 Upon your selection the selected Plug-in sits at the top of the Plug-in List, in the first → Plug-in slot of the Sound (in our example). In addition, some Native Instruments and Ex- ternal Plug-ins will automatically open in a floating window (see section ↑6.3.1, Opening/...
  • Page 257 The Plug-in is unloaded from the slot. All following Plug-ins are shifted one slot upwards → to fill the gap. Furthermore, the Plug-in menu also allows you to replace the loaded Plug-in with another one: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 257...
  • Page 258 VST/AU plug-in. This allows you to use your favorite presets of or External Plug-in is the VST/AU plug-in directly inside MASCHINE. See section loaded) ↑6.3.4, Using VST/AU Plug-in Presets for more information. None Select None to remove the Plug-in currently loaded (see previous paragraph). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 258...
  • Page 259 Plug-in Overview Plug-in Menu Entry Description Native Instruments Lists available Native Instruments’ Instruments (first Plug-in slot submenu of Sounds only) and Effects. For products working both as Instrument and Effect, the Effect Plug-in name is followed by the mention FX. If necessary each entry is followed by the plug- in type between brackets: (VST) or (AU).
  • Page 260 This default preset will be recalled each time you load or External Plug-in is the Plug-in from the Plug-in menu. loaded) Note that the first two submenus Native Instruments and External only show the Plug- ins that are enabled in the Plug-ins page of the Preferences panel.
  • Page 261 Instead of using the Plug-in Browser, you can also use the common Browser to load a particular preset for a Plug-in. Please refer to section ↑3.2, Searching and Loading Files from the Library for more information. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 261...

  • Page 262: Adjusting The Plug-In Parameters

    ↑2.3.3, Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter Pages in the Control Area. Native Instruments and External Plug-ins only: You can also adjust the Plug-in parame- ters via the own user interface of the VST/AU plug-in. More on this in ↑6.2.6, Page 6: Velocity / Modwheel.
  • Page 263 Sound! Bypassing a Plug-in Slot on the Controller First select the desired Sound, Group, or the Master, and access the desired Plug-in slot: Press the CONTROL button to enter Control mode. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 263...
  • Page 264 SHIFT simultaneously, and press the fully lit pad of the desired Plug-in ► slot to bypass it. The pad turns dim lit, the Plug-in is bypassed and does not affect the sound anymore. → MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 264...
  • Page 265 Plug-in slot again. ► In most cases the first Plug-in slot contains an Instrument Plug-in (e.g., a Sampler). Be careful: bypassing the slot will mute the whole Sound! MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 265...

  • Page 266: Using Side-Chain

    Groups, across levels (e.g., from a Sound to a Group) or across Sounds in different Groups! To move a Plug-in to another Sound, Group or the Master, do the following: Click the down-pointing arrow of the slot containing the Plug-in that you want to move. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 266...

  • Page 267: Alternative: The Plug-In Strip

    Plug-in preset can be assigned as the default preset for a plug-in so that the plug-in opens with that preset automatically loaded. The MASCHINE file format for Native Instruments plug-ins allows you to save a preset in the format native to the plug-in and freely exchange files between the plug-in instrument in stand- alone mode, MASCHINE, and KOMPLETE KONTROL.

  • Page 268: Saving Plug-In Presets

    The commands for saving and recalling Plug-in presets in the Plug-in menu. Plug-in Menu Entry Description Save Saves your changes to the preset currently loaded. Save As… Saves the current Plug-in settings as a new preset on your hard disk. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 268...

  • Page 269: Recalling Plug-In Presets

    In addition, the MASCHINE library already provides a collection of Plug-in presets for MA- SCHINE Internal Plug-ins. Furthermore, any Native Instruments product installed on your com- puter will have its own factory library already imported into the MASCHINE Browser so that you can browse and load its presets directly from MASCHINE, ready for loading.

  • Page 270: Removing A Default Plug-In Preset

    Properties. KOMPLETE products and MASCHINE EXPANSIONS have to be updated to ensure their full integration into the MASCHINE Library. To update any Native Instruments product installed on your computer, please start the Service Center. You can also load a Plug-in preset from the Plug-in menu by selecting the Open… command, then navigating your file system and selecting the desired preset file (extension “.mxinst”...

  • Page 271: The Sampler Plug-In

    Groups, Sounds and Samples of the factory library. The Sampler comes with an extensive set of parameters that offer various ways to further shape each of your Sounds individually. You can tune, change basic dynamics and apply effects as well as different modulation options. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 271...
  • Page 272 ↑2.3.3, Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter Pages in the Control Area. For example: To display a particular Parameter page in the software, click its label at the top of the ► Control area. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 272...

  • Page 273: Voice Settings / Engine

    You can also set this to Legato — in that case the polyphony is set to 1 and the Sampler performs a continuous pitch transition between consecutive notes. Glide If Legato is selected for the Polyphony parameter, this allows to adjust the duration of the transition between consecutive notes. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 273...

  • Page 274: Page 2: Pitch / Envelope

    Page 2: Pitch / Envelope Sampler parameters – page 2 of 6: PITCH / GATE and AMPLITUDE ENVELOPE on the controller. Sampler parameters – page 2 of 6: PITCH / GATE and AMPLITUDE ENVELOPE in the software. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 274...
  • Page 275 ▪ One-shot: This is typical vintage drum machine behavior: the sample is played in its entire- ty from beginning to end with no envelope. If One-shot is selected, the AMPLITUDE ENVE- LOPE section doesn’t display any parameters. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 275...
  • Page 276 ADSR) ADSR mode; in AHD mode, it is used to adjust how fast the Sound dies down. This parameter can also be modulated by the Velocity control, see ↑6.2.5, Page 5: LFO. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 276...

  • Page 277: Fx / Filter

    This is a small selection of basic effects, not to be mixed up with the collection of Effect Plug- ins covered in depth in chapter ↑12, Effect Reference. Parameter Description Comp Basic compressor allowing you to give a Sound more density. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 277...
  • Page 278 HP2 is a high-pass filter with Cutoff Resonance parameters. Cutoff can be modulated by Velocity, the Modulation Envelope, the LFO or the MIDI Modulation Wheel. The EQ is an equalizer with Frequency, Bandwidth Gain parameters. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 278...

  • Page 279: Modulation

    How long the envelope will stay at its maximum level. Decay With Decay you adjust how fast the envelope drops to the sustain level in ADSR mode; in AHD mode it is used to adjust how fast the envelope fades out. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 279...

  • Page 280: Lfo

    Sound’s Output properties (see ↑8.1.2, Configuring the Main Output of Sounds and Groups more information). 6.2.5 Page 5: LFO Sampler parameters – page 5 of 6: LFO and DESTINATION on the controller. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 280...
  • Page 281 LFO phase synchronized to the song position for all notes. DESTINATION This is where you define modulation targets for the LFO, i.e. the parameters you want this LFO to control. The knobs adjust the amount of modulation for the following targets: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 281...

  • Page 282: Page 6: Velocity / Modwheel

    Sampler parameters – page 6 of 6: VELOCITY DESTINATION and MODWHEEL DESTINATION on the controller. Sampler parameters – page 6 of 6: VELOCITY DESTINATION and MODWHEEL DESTINATION in the software. VELOCITY DESTINATION This section allows you to use the input velocity in order to modulate various parameters. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 282...
  • Page 283 LFO modulation (for all targets) defined on the page (page 5). parameter on the Audio page of the Sound’s Output properties (see ↑8.1.2, Configuring the Main Output of Sounds and Groups more information). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 283...

  • Page 284: Using Native Instruments And External Plug-Ins

    Overview. 6.3.1 Opening/Closing Plug-in Windows When you load a Native Instruments or External Plug-in into a Plug-in slot, you can open a floating window containing the user interface of that Native Instruments or third-party instru- ment/effect. Plug-ins of Native Instruments platform products (REAKTOR, KONTAKT, GUITAR RIG) are automatically opened in floating windows when loaded from the Plug-in menu.
  • Page 285 Working with Plug-ins Using Native Instruments and External Plug-ins MASCHINE showing the user interfaces of a few Native Instruments Plug-ins (MONARK, PASSIVE EQ, GUITAR RIG, and FM8). When a Native Instruments or External Plug-in has been loaded into a Plug-in slot, a little di- agonal arrow appears left of the Parameter pages’...
  • Page 286 ↑9.4.4, Custom Panels for Native Instruments Plug-ins. ▪ Default view and Additional view: Each Native Instruments Plug-in can provide one or two custom views including reduced sets of controls. The Default view is available for every Na- tive Instruments Plug-in, while the Additional view is available for specific Native Instru- ments Plug-ins only.

  • Page 287: Using The Vst/Au Plug-In Parameters

    Working with Plug-ins Using Native Instruments and External Plug-ins ▪ Edit view: The Edit view shows the full user interface of the original Native Instruments product. You can show/hide the Edit view by clicking the Edit button (showing a pencil...

  • Page 288: Setting Up Your Own Parameter

    6.3.3 Setting Up Your Own Parameter Pages As with any Plug-in, the parameters of a Native Instruments or External Plug-in are organized into pages. Each Plug-in can have any number of pages, each containing 8 knobs, which can be assigned to the parameters of the VST/AU instrument or effect.
  • Page 289 (not to switches nor selectors) in MASCHINE — this is also true in the MASCHINE software. A parameter of a Native Instruments or External Plug-in can be assigned to one knob only! To begin assigning parameters, do the following: Select the Plug-in for which you want to customize parameter assignments.
  • Page 290 Parameter pages. Pages tab can be clicked only for Native Instruments or External Plug-ins and for the Macro properties. For all other Plug-ins and Channel properties, parameters and Pa- rameter pages are not editable, and the Pages tab is grayed out and inactive.
  • Page 291 MASCHINE Macro Controls to pick the most commonly used parameters, e.g., for live performances. For more information about Macro Controls, please refer to section ↑8.3, Creating Custom Sets of Parameters with the Macro Controls. Consequences MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 291...
  • Page 292 Ctrl + V / Cmd + V position. Paste is only available if an applicable Parameter is in the clipboard: Paste is only available on the same Plug-in, this Plug-in can be placed somewhere else. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 292...

  • Page 293: Using Vst/Au Plug-In Presets

    6.3.4 Using VST/AU Plug-in Presets For some of your Native Instruments or third-party VST/AU plug-ins, you might already have a set of factory or user presets (or patches, programs, etc.) that you like to use. MASCHINE lets you directly load these presets and save them as Plug-in presets within MASCHINE. Saving...
  • Page 294 Browser on your controller. You can also add to the MASCHINE library the user presets you might have created for any Native Instruments product installed on your computer. To do this, simply add the corresponding path(s) to the list found on the...
  • Page 295 Sounds only! To avoid any mistake, one solution is to name your VST/AU presets explicitly (e.g., by adding a suffix “[FX]” to the effect presets). MASCHINE allows you also to change the preset in your Native Instruments or third-party VST/ AU plug-in via MIDI Program Change messages. For more information, see section ↑8.2.3,...

  • Page 296: Multiple-Output Plug-Ins And Multitimbral Plug-Ins

    Using Native Instruments and External Plug-ins Saving VST/AU Presets as MASCHINE Plug-in Presets Once you have loaded a VST/AU preset (user preset of a Native Instruments instrument/effect or any preset of a third-party VST/AU instrument or effect) using the method described above, you can save it as a Plug-in preset in MASCHINE via the Save As…...

  • Page 297: Working With Patterns

    Group or any of its Sounds. The Pattern belongs to that Group and is saved together with the Group. In each Group you can have an unlimited number of Pat- terns. Patterns are grouped into Pattern banks containing up to 16 Patterns each. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 297...

  • Page 298: Pattern Editor Overview

    (1) Group View button: Click this button to switch to Group view. See section ↑7.1.5, Group View and Keyboard View. (2) Keyboard View button: Click this button to switch to Keyboard view. See section ↑7.1.5, Group View and Keyboard View. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 298...
  • Page 299 Pattern can be adjusted, and to adjust the length of the displayed Pat- tern according to that increment. See section ↑7.1.6, Adjusting the Pattern Grid and the Pat- tern Length. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 299...
  • Page 300 ▪ The Step mode allows you to record Patterns in the step sequencer: ↑7.3, Recording Pat- terns with the Step Sequencer. ▪ The Select mode allows you to select and edit the desired events: ↑7.4.3, Selecting Events/ Notes ↑7.4.4, Editing Selected Events/Notes. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 300...

  • Page 301: Navigating The Event Area

    ▪ Click the left handle (2) of the scroll bar, hold the mouse button, and drag your mouse hori- zontally to zoom in or out of the Event area while keeping the right border of the display at a fix positioned in the Pattern. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 301...
  • Page 302 VIEW button and stay in View mode (see ↑2.3.5, Pinning a Mode on Your Controller). Press to select (for “Pattern”) and use the pads in the table below to navigate the Pattern Editor view. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 302...
  • Page 303 Working with Patterns Pattern Basics Shortcuts for navigating the Pattern Editor from the MASCHINE MIKRO controller in View mode. Action Shortcut Scroll Pattern left Press pad Scroll Pattern right Press pad Zoom in (Pattern Editor) Press pad Zoom out (Pattern Editor)

  • Page 304: Following The Playback Position In The Pattern

    ↑13.1.3, Following the Playback Position in Your Project for more information on the Fol- low function in the Arranger). Following the Playback Position on the Controller To follow the playhead position in the Event area during playback: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 304...
  • Page 305 Event area will not follow the playhead, even if the Follow function is active. As soon as the playhead enters any Clip referencing the selected Pattern, the playhead will ap- pear in the Pattern displayed in the Event area, and the Event area will follow the play- head. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 305...

  • Page 306: Jumping To Another Playback Position In The Pattern

    Step Grid settings. If the Step Grid is disabled, the playhead jumps to the exact position you have clicked. For more information on the Step Grid, see section ↑7.1.7, Adjusting the Step Grid and the Nudge Grid. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 306...

  • Page 307: Group View And Keyboard View

    ↑13.1.4, Jumping to Another Playback Position in Your Project. 7.1.5 Group View and Keyboard View The Pattern Editor allows you to edit the events for all 16 Sound slots of the selected Group: this is called the Group view. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 307...
  • Page 308 Alternatively, you can switch the Pattern Editor to Keyboard view: Click the Keyboard View button (showing a little keyboard) on the left of the Pattern Edi- ► tor to switch it to Keyboard view: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 308...
  • Page 309 Group mode and Keyboard mode on your controller (and inverse- ly). As a consequence, to switch the Pattern Editor between Group and Keyboard view, you simply need to switch your pads between Group and Keyboard mode: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 309...

  • Page 310: Adjusting The Pattern Grid And The Pattern Length

    ▪ 1 Bar, 1/2 note, …, 1/16th note: Each of these settings lets you adjust the Pattern Length by the specified increment. ▪ Off: The Pattern Grid is disabled. Notably, you can freely set the Pattern Length to any val- ue or set the playback position to any location. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 310...
  • Page 311 Reducing the length of a Pattern might exclude the last events from the Pattern. However these events are not deleted: They simply appear darker in the Event area and will be included back into the Pattern next time you extend it. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 311...
  • Page 312 In Grid mode you can adjust the various grids used in MASCHINE, including the Pattern Grid resolution: Press and hold GRID to enter Grid mode. You can also pin Grid mode in order to keep it active when you release GRID (see ↑2.3.5, Pinning a Mode on Your Controller). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 312...

  • Page 313: Adjusting The Step Grid And The Nudge Grid

    The Step Grid also affects the step sequencer on your controller: Increasing the Step Grid resolution (i.e. decreasing the step size) will make more steps available in your Pat- tern for placing events. See ↑7.4.2, Creating Events/Notes for more information on the step sequencer. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 313...
  • Page 314 Enabling or Disabling the Step Grid To enable or disable the Step Grid, click the Step Grid button (showing a little grid icon) ► in the bottom left corner of the Pattern Editor. The Step Grid is enabled. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 314...
  • Page 315 ▪ You can also set the Nudge Grid resolution to a smaller fraction of the Step Grid resolution. This allows you to nudge events with even finer increments. The Nudge Grid resolution can be adjusted in the context menu of the Event area: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 315...
  • Page 316 Grid mode. You can also pin Grid mode in order to keep it active when you release GRID (see ↑2.3.5, Pinning a Mode on Your Controller). Press (STEP) to access the Step and Nudge Grid settings. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 316...
  • Page 317 Use the Left Arrow button under the display to select the VALUE parameter at the bottom of the display: Select a step size by turning the Control encoder. Adjusting the Nudge Grid To change the Nudge Grid resolution: Hold GRID to enter Grid mode. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 317...

  • Page 318: Recording Patterns In Real Time

    Metronome. ▪ You can also start the recording with a count-in: ↑7.2.4, Recording with Count-in. ▪ While recording you can let MASCHINE automatically quantize what you play on the pads: ↑7.2.5, Quantizing while Recording. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 318...

  • Page 319: Recording Your Patterns Live

    Your pad hits keep on being added to the existing events in the Pattern, even as the Pattern cycles. When you’re done, press again to stop recording the pads. button turns off. The sequencer keeps playing until you press PLAY again. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 319...
  • Page 320 ▪ When you switch your controller to another mode (by pressing, e.g., SCENE, PATTERN, etc.). ▪ When you set the focus to another Group. You can also manually disengage Replace mode and switch to Overdub mode: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 320...

  • Page 321: The Record Prepare Mode

    This way you can quickly create a new Pattern with the desired pattern length and directly start recording events in it! You can also use the Record Prepare mode to adjust the length of an existing Pattern. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 321...

  • Page 322: Using The Metronome

    Record Prepare mode. This is also true when using the Count-in (see ↑7.2.4, Recording with Count-in). 7.2.3 Using the Metronome The metronome will help you to keep time when recording in real time. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 322...
  • Page 323 Adjusting the Metronome’s Volume and Time Signature On your controller you can adjust the volume and time signature of the metronome in the re- cording settings: Press SHIFT GRID to show the recording settings. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 323...

  • Page 324: Recording With Count-In

    Live). The metronome turns off if it was off before the Count-in, otherwise it stays on. You can adjust the metronome’s volume, time signature, and downbeat/upbeat sounds. See section ↑7.2.3, Using the Metronome for more information. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 324...
  • Page 325 Count-in and record in Overdub mode. ► Press SHIFT ERASE to start the Count-in and record in Replace mode (see sec- ► tion ↑7.2.1, Recording Your Patterns Live for more information on the Replace mode). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 325...

  • Page 326: Quantizing While Recording

    Press the Right Arrow button repeatedly to select the QUANTIZE MODE parameter at the bottom of the display. Turn the Control encoder to enable (ON) or disable (OFF) Input Quantization. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 326...

  • Page 327: Recording Patterns With The Step Sequencer

    For more information on the Step Grid, see section ↑7.1.7, Adjusting the Step Grid and the Nudge Grid. This way it’s easy to quickly put some drums together. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 327...
  • Page 328 Fixed Velocity option (see below). ▪ The event length is set to one step (hence, it depends on the current Step Grid settings). ▪ Obviously, the event position is defined by the pad you hit. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 328...
  • Page 329 Otherwise you can manually switch to the previous/next steps: Press the Left/Right Arrow buttons to manually switch to the previous/next 16 steps both ► on your pads and on the right display. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 329...

  • Page 330: Editing Events In Step Mode

    These parameters affect only your next hits on the pads: They don’t modify the velocity of existing events. 7.3.2 Editing Events in Step Mode In Step mode you can quickly adjust the parameters of events on particular steps. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 330...

  • Page 331: Editing Events

    7.4.1 Editing Events with the Mouse: an Overview In the software you can choose from three Mouse Edit modes. Each of them provide different mouse actions in the Event area. The Edit Mode selector. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 331...
  • Page 332 View). All these actions are described in more details in the following sections. Action Function Creating Notes (see ↑7.4.2, Creating Events/Notes details) Double-click in Event area’s background Creates note Deleting Notes (see ↑7.4.5, Deleting Events/Notes details) MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 332...
  • Page 333 Duplicates selected notes. When you drag horizontally, the copies are moved in time according to the Step Grid. Drag left/right note border Moves the start/end of selected notes according to the Step Grid, thereby resizing the notes. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 333...
  • Page 334 Contrary to Paint mode, in Erase mode notes are always deleted, no matter if you first click a note or in the background of the Event area. Furthermore, in Erase mode notes can be deleted in several Sounds at once, independently of where you first clicked. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 334...

  • Page 335: Creating Events/Notes

    Pattern Grid division after the new event so that the Pattern includes this new event. For more information on the Pattern Length and the Pattern Grid, see section ↑7.1.6, Adjusting the Pattern Grid and the Pattern Length. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 335...

  • Page 336: Selecting Events/Notes

    If the Pattern Editor is in Group view this will select all events for all Sounds in the Pat- → tern. If the Pattern Editor is in Keyboard view this will select all events at all pitches for the focused Sound. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 336...
  • Page 337 Select mode — or pin the Select mode via the usual shortcut (see section ↑2.3.5, Pinning a Mode on Your Controller). Press (EVENTS). lights up and EVENTS is highlighted in the display. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 337...
  • Page 338 You can press any additional dimmed pad to add its notes to the selection. ◦ Fully lit pads indicate pitches at which all notes are selected: Press any lit pad to re- move all its notes from the selection (the pad turns dim lit). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 338...

  • Page 339: Editing Selected Events/Notes

    Step Grid quantization), thereby resizing the notes. (Mac OS X: [Cmd] + drag left/ right border) Drag note vertically Group view: Moves selected notes to another Sound of the Group. Keyboard view: Transposes selected notes. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 339...
  • Page 340 ▪ All other notes in the selection are moved or resized by the same amount (regardless of their own quantizing rules). When resizing, if the notes have different lengths the length differences are retained as long as no event becomes shorter than one step. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 340...
  • Page 341 <) to nudge the selected events to the left, or SHIFT + pad ► 8 (NUDGE >) to nudge the selected events to the right. If nothing is selected, all event/ notes in the Pattern will be affected. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 341...

  • Page 342: Deleting Events/Notes

    If some events are selected, you can also press [Del] or [Backspace] on your computer key- board to delete them. See section ↑7.4.3, Selecting Events/Notes to know how to select events. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 342...
  • Page 343 For more information on pad modes, please refer to section ↑5.1.1, The Pad View in the Software. In other terms when holding SELECT ERASE you don’t need to press any unlit pad, since there are no events to delete there. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 343...
  • Page 344 Deleting Events for the Entire Group at Playback Position While the Pattern is playing, hold ERASE GROUP + the desired pad 9–16 to progres- ► sively delete events for all Sounds in that Group as they are reached by the playhead. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 344...

  • Page 345: Cut, Copy, And Paste Events/Notes

    Pattern in which you want to paste the events (see section ↑7.7.1, The Pattern Manager and Pattern Mode for more information on the Pattern Manager). Click anywhere in the Event area of the newly selected Pattern. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 345...
  • Page 346 ▪ If you paste the events via the shortcut on your computer keyboard while playback is on: ◦ If you haven’t changed the Sound focus, events are pasted one step after the original events. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 346...
  • Page 347 To copy the selected events, press SHIFT + pad (COPY). If you want to cut the selected events before pasting them, press SHIFT + pad (CLEAR) to delete the original events. To paste them, press SHIFT + pad (PASTE). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 347...

  • Page 348: Quantizing Events/Notes

    Quantizing Events via the Pattern Editor Context Menu Quantize and Quantize 50% is available from the Pattern Editor context menu. This menu pro- vides the same functionality as pressing Quantize and Quantize 50% on the MASCHINE hard- ware. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 348...
  • Page 349 Step Grid and the step size. You can also choose to have notes automatically quantized as you record them on the pads! See section Quantizing while Recording for more information. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 349...

  • Page 350: Quantization While Playing

    (since you cannot bring them for- ward in the timeline!) whereas events occurring in the second half of the steps are quan- tized to the next step. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 350...

  • Page 351: Doubling A Pattern

    Pattern mode. Select the desired Pattern by pressing its pad. Press (DBL). The Pattern is doubled. → Keep in mind that doubling a Pattern twice results in a Pattern that is four times as long. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 351...

  • Page 352: Recording And Editing Modulation

    At all levels (Sound, Group, levels only (see below) and Master) Nature of the change Relative (defines a deviation Absolute (defines a new value (continuous parameters only) to the non-modulated value) regardless of the non- automated value) MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 352...

  • Page 353: Which Parameters Are Modulatable

    This second rule is also true for Plug-ins: if a Plug-in is loaded at the Master level, its parameters will not be modulatable — but the same Plug-in loaded at the Group or Sound level will have its parameters modulatable. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 353...

  • Page 354: Recording Modulation

    Drag the outer ring of the knobs to record modulation. To record modulation for a knob in real time, click its outer ring and then drag it up and ► down during playback. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 354...
  • Page 355 Sound), navigate to the desired Plug-in or set of Channel properties, and finally to the Parameter page and the particular parameter (see ↑2.3.3, Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter Pages in the Control Area). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 355...

  • Page 356: Creating And Editing Modulation In The Control Lane

    If the Control Lane is not visible at the bottom of the Pattern Editor, click the up-pointing arrow in the bottom left corner of the Pattern Editor to show it. Click the little bar icon left of the Control Lane to display the Modulation pane. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 356...
  • Page 357 You can adjust the height of the Control Lane by dragging its upper border with the mouse. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 357...
  • Page 358 The Edit Mode selector. All actions in the Control Lane are quantized according to the Step Grid. For more information on the Step Grid, please refer to section ↑7.1.7, Adjusting the Step Grid and the Nudge Grid. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 358...
  • Page 359 At the end of the Modulator List (in the left part of the Control Lane) you can use the “+” sym- bol to create a new modulation track. Click the “+” symbol to add a new modulation track. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 359...
  • Page 360 In the modulation track you can now add and edit modulation points for the selected pa- → rameter as described above. The modulation track is added to all Patterns of the Group and you can directly create different modulation points in other Patterns for that track. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 360...
  • Page 361 The modulation track and its entry in the Modulator List are removed from the Modula- → tion pane for all Patterns. The parameter is not modulated anymore. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 361...

  • Page 362: Creating Midi Tracks From Scratch In Maschine

    Click the desired Sound in the Sound List on the left of the Pattern Editor. If the Control Lane is not visible at the bottom of the Pattern Editor, click the up-pointing arrow in the bottom left corner of the Pattern Editor to show it. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 362...
  • Page 363 To remove a MIDI track, hover its entry in the list of MIDI controls on the left with the ► mouse and click the little cross that appears on its right. The MIDI track and its entry in the list of MIDI controls are removed from the MIDI pane. → MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 363...

  • Page 364: Managing Patterns

    In the software, all Pattern management operations are done in the Pattern Manager: To open the Pattern Manager, click the Pattern Manager button (a down-pointing arrow) ► at the left of the name of the selected Pattern. The Pattern Manager appears underneath. → MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 364...
  • Page 365 ▪ The Pattern slots on the left and the cells in the selected pad grid on the right are strictly equivalent: you can use either the slots or the corresponding cells to execute all the man- agement commands described in the next sections. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 365...

  • Page 366: Selecting Patterns And Pattern Banks

    ▪ Unlit pads represent empty Pattern slots. 7.7.2 Selecting Patterns and Pattern Banks In the topmost row of the Pattern Editor, you can see on the left the name of the Pattern se- lected: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 366...
  • Page 367 Furthermore, this Pattern is referenced by a Clip for the selected Group in the cur- rent Scene in the Arranger. This Clip replaces any previous Clip for the Group in that Scene (see chapter ↑13, Creating a Song Using Scenes for more on this). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 367...
  • Page 368 If the last Pattern bank is selected and not empty, pressing SHIFT + Right Arrow button will create a new, empty Pattern bank — see section ↑7.7.5, Creating and Deleting Pat- tern Banks for more information. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 368...

  • Page 369: Creating Patterns

    Group at that location in your arrangement (see section ↑13.1.5, Creating and Removing Clips). You can still manually create a new empty Pattern in the software: Open the Pattern Manager (see ↑7.7.1, The Pattern Manager and Pattern Mode). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 369...
  • Page 370 To create a new empty Pattern in the current Pattern bank, press PATTERN + any unlit ► pad. A new empty Pattern is created at this position in the current Pattern bank. Additionally: → MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 370...

  • Page 371: Deleting Patterns

    On the right of the Pattern slot, click the little cross icon: You can also right-click ([Ctrl]-click on Mac OS X) the Pattern slot or the corresponding cell in the pad grid and select Delete from the context menu: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 371...

  • Page 372: Creating And Deleting Pattern Banks

    If the Pattern was referenced by Clips in the Arranger, these Clips will be removed as well! 7.7.5 Creating and Deleting Pattern Banks You can create and delete Pattern banks in order to organize your Patterns to your liking. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 372...
  • Page 373 Open the Pattern Manager (see ↑7.7.1, The Pattern Manager and Pattern Mode). Hover the pad grid of the desired Pattern bank with your mouse. A little cross appears at the top right of the pad grid. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 373...
  • Page 374 Press SHIFT + Button 6 (DELETE) to delete the selected Pattern bank. The Pattern bank is deleted including all its Patterns, if any. The following banks are → shifted up to fill the gap. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 374...

  • Page 375: Naming Patterns

    To rename the selected Pattern in the Pattern Editor: Double-click the Pattern name at the top left of the Pattern Editor: Type a name and press [Enter] on your computer keyboard to confirm (or press [Esc] to cancel you change). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 375...
  • Page 376 If you use MASCHINE as a plug-in, some hosts will utilize the [Enter] key, as it is map- ped to some function of the host software. In this case, click anywhere else in the MA- SCHINE plug-in window to confirm the name you have entered. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 376...

  • Page 377: Changing The Pattern's Color

    If necessary, select the Pattern bank containing the desired Pattern by clicking its pad grid on the right. The selected Pattern bank is surrounded by a white border and its Patterns appear in the list on the left. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 377...

  • Page 378: Duplicating, Copying, And Pasting Patterns

    By default Patterns inherit the color of their Group. 7.7.8 Duplicating, Copying, and Pasting Patterns MASCHINE provides different ways of copying/pasting Patterns. Duplicating a Pattern To duplicate a Pattern: Open the Pattern Manager (see The Pattern Manager and Pattern Mode). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 378...
  • Page 379 Click the Event area’s background to deselect any selected events (your mouse must be in Select mode). Right-click (on Mac OS X: [Ctrl]+click) the Event area’s background and choose Copy from the slot’s context menu: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 379...
  • Page 380 Pattern slot of your choice via the DUPLICATE button of your controller: Press and hold PATTERN to enter Pattern mode. Press and hold DUPLICATE. Press the pad of the Pattern you want to copy. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 380...

  • Page 381: Moving Patterns

    The selected Pattern bank is surrounded by a white border and its Patterns appear in the list on the left. Click and hold the Pattern slot or the corresponding cell in the pad grid. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 381...

  • Page 382: Adjusting Pattern Length In Fine Increments

    Step Grid. Press GRID and then to access STEP. Turn the Control encoder to select the required Step Grid size. Press PATTERN. Press and turn the Control encoder to adjust Pattern Length in fine increments. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 382...

  • Page 383: Importing/Exporting Audio And Midi To/From Patterns

    Sounds you want to exclude from the exported audio file (see section ↑5.4.2, Mute and Solo), and check that the Group itself is not muted — otherwise the exported audio file will be silent! MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 383...

  • Page 384: Exporting Midi From Patterns

    The MIDI file will be exported according to the Channel Transpose parameters in the MIDI page of the Output properties of each exported Sound — see section ↑8.2.5, Sending MIDI from Sounds for more on these parameters. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 384...
  • Page 385 Exporting MIDI via the Context Menu You can also render the selected Pattern to a MIDI file on your hard disk using the Export MIDI… entry in the context menu of the Sound or Group: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 385...
  • Page 386 Patterns, you will get a consistent assignment of notes to MIDI tracks across all exported Patterns. Also, when you export a Pattern and then re-import it into MASCHINE, the notes will always be mapped to the correct Sounds. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 386...

  • Page 387: Importing Midi To Patterns

    In the Group List (left of the Arranger), click the Group in which you want to import the MIDI file. This sets the focus to that Group and displays its Patterns in the Pattern Editor under- neath. Select the Pattern in which you want to import the MIDI file. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 387...
  • Page 388 Select the Pattern in which you want to import the MIDI file. Navigate to the desired MIDI file in the Explorer/Finder of your operating system or in the FILES pane of the MASCHINE Browser. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 388...
  • Page 389 MASCHINE convention), all notes with MIDI note number 36 in the MIDI file will be imported to the first Sound (in Sound slot 1); all notes with MIDI note number 37 will be imported to the second Sound (in Sound slot 2); etc. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 389...
  • Page 390 MIDI file. This sets the focus to that Group and displays its Sounds and Patterns in the Pattern Edi- tor underneath. Select the Pattern in which you want to import the MIDI file. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 390...
  • Page 391 Select the Pattern in which you want to import the MIDI file. Navigate to the desired MIDI file in the Exporer/Finder of your operating system or in the FILES pane of the MASCHINE Browser. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 391...
  • Page 392 This sets the focus to that Group and displays its Sounds and Patterns in the Pattern Edi- tor underneath. Select the Pattern in which you want to import the MIDI file. Set the focus to the desired Sound by clicking it in the Sound List (left of the Pattern Editor). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 392...
  • Page 393 Pattern — instead, for each MIDI file in the selection a new Pattern will be created. As a consequence, when importing multiple MIDI files you don’t need to select any par- ticular Pattern beforehand. To import multiple MIDI files to a Group: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 393...
  • Page 394 MIDI file to that Group — see above for a detailed description. To import multiple MIDI files to a Sound: Select multiple MIDI files in your operating system or in the FILES pane of the Browser. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 394...
  • Page 395 Alternatively, if you have selected the MIDI files in the FILES pane of the Browser, sim- ply press [Enter] on your computer keyboard to import the multiple selection to the fo- cused Sound! MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 395...

  • Page 396: Audio Routing, Remote Control, And Macro Controls

    Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter Pages in the Control Area for a detailed descrip- tion. The Input properties, Output properties, and Macro properties are covered in the following sec- tions. For more information on the Groove properties, please refer to section Groove. ↑5.4.4, MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 396...

  • Page 397: Audio Routing In Maschine

    Groups. ▪ Choose the destination and settings for the Master output (MASCHINE’s main output) as well as for the Cue bus used for pre-listening: ↑8.1.4, Configuring the Master and Cue Out- puts of MASCHINE. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 397...

  • Page 398: Sending External Audio To Sounds

    See also section ↑11.2, Applying Effects to External Audio an example of use and step-by-step instructions. The configuration of external audio inputs for a Sound is done on the Audio page of the Sound’s Input properties. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 398...
  • Page 399 Please refer to section ↑2.3.3, Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter Pages in the Control Area to know how to access the Audio page of the Input properties in the software and from your controller. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 399...
  • Page 400 Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in Mix View You can also easily send external audio to Sounds in MASCHINE’s Mixer: Click the Mix View button on the left of the Arranger to switch from Arrange view to Mix view: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 400...
  • Page 401 Group containing the Sound you want to configure. If the Mixer currently displays the Sound channels, single-click the header of the desired Group. The Mixer displays the channel strips of all Sounds in the selected Group. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 401...
  • Page 402 Sound name and select the desired external input in the menu. This is equivalent to setting the Source parameter described above. Turn the little knob on its left to adjust the input gain. This is equivalent to setting the Gain parameter described above. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 402...

  • Page 403: Configuring The Main Output Of Sounds And Groups

    Master and Cue Outputs of MASCHINE. The Audio page of the Output properties (here for a Sound) in the software. The AUDIO page of the Output properties (here for a Sound) on the controller. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 403...
  • Page 404 — but they are not sent to the Cue bus (see ↑8.1.3, Setting Up Auxiliary Outputs for Sounds and Groups). Level Adjusts the overall volume level of the channel. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 404...
  • Page 405 Sound List and in the Group List, at the left of the Pattern Editor and the Ar- ranger, respectively: For each channel (Sound or Group) the left knob adjusts the level and the right knob adjusts the panoramic position. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 405...
  • Page 406 For Sound slots, the knobs are visible only when the Pattern Editor is in Group mode. In Keyboard mode, the knobs are not visible. Configuring the Main Outputs of Sounds and Groups in Mix View You can also easily configure the outputs of your Sounds and Groups in MASCHINE’s Mixer: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 406...
  • Page 407 To adjust the level, panoramic position or Cue state of a channel, use the channel’s fader, balance control (above the fader) or headphone button (below the fader), respectively. This is equivalent to setting the Level, Pan, and parameters described above, respec- tively. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 407...

  • Page 408: Setting Up Auxiliary Outputs For Sounds And Groups

    The auxiliary outputs of a Sound/Group are configured on the page of the Output proper- ties. There is no page in the Output properties of the Master. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 408...
  • Page 409 MAIN section on the Audio page are applied. If Order is set to Post (default setting), the Level settings of the main output also affect the signals sent to the auxiliary outputs. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 409...
  • Page 410 Click the Mix View button on the left of the Arranger to switch from Arrange view to Mix view: Open the extended view of the Mixer by clicking the down-pointing arrow on the left of the Mixer: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 410...
  • Page 411 In the channel strip of the desired Sound or Group, click the AUX 1 AUX 2 label (de- fault labels) at the bottom of the strip and select the desired destination in the menu. This is equivalent to setting the Dest. parameter described above. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 411...

  • Page 412: Configuring The Master And Cue Outputs Of Maschine

    You can choose to which outputs (on your audio interface or in your host) both Master and Cue outputs should be sent, and adjust their respective levels and panoramic positions. This is done on the Audio page of the Output properties for the Master. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 412...
  • Page 413 Adjusts the overall volume level of the master output. This control is the same as the Master Volume slider in the Header, at the top right corner of MASCHINE’s window. Defines the panoramic position of the master output in the stereo field. CUE Section MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 413...
  • Page 414 Mixer. To display the Master/Cue channel strip, do the following: Click the Mix View button on the left of the Arranger to switch from Arrange view to Mix view: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 414...
  • Page 415 The Master/Cue channel strip appears underneath. In this Master/Cue channel strip, do the following to configure the output of the Master chan- nel: Click Master in the strip’s header to show the controls for the Master channel. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 415...
  • Page 416 This is equivalent to setting the Output parameter in the MAIN section (see above). In this Master/Cue channel strip, do the following to configure the output of the Cue channel: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 416...
  • Page 417 To select another destination for the Cue output, click the first area under the level meter and select the desired destination in the menu. This is equivalent to setting the Output parameter in the MAIN section (see above). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 417...

  • Page 418: Mono Audio Inputs

    Sound’s In- put properties. Configuring External Audio Inputs in the Input Properties. For more information on audio routing and sending external audio to Sounds, please read chapter 8 of the MASCHINE Manual. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 418...

  • Page 419: Configuring External Inputs For Sounds In Mix View

    Click the Mix View button on the left of the Arranger to switch from Arrange view to Mix view: Open the extended view of the Mixer by clicking the down-pointing arrow on the left of the Mixer: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 419...
  • Page 420 If the Mixer currently displays the Group channels, in the top row of the Mixer double- click the header of the Group containing the Sound you want to configure. If the Mixer currently displays the Sound channels, single-click the header of the desired Group. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 420...
  • Page 421 Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls Audio Routing in MASCHINE ⇨ The Mixer displays the channel strips of all Sounds in the selected Group. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 421...
  • Page 422 Sound name and select the desired external input in the menu. ⇨ This is equivalent to setting the Source parameter described above. Turn the little knob on its left to adjust the input gain. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 422...

  • Page 423: Configuring External Inputs For Sounds In Maschine Mikro

    Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls Audio Routing in MASCHINE 8.1.5.2 Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in MASCHINE MIKRO All input channels, including Individual mono channels can be found at the bottom of the input selection drop-down menus. The metering of mono inputs is shown as dual-mono.

  • Page 424: Triggering Sounds Via Midi Notes

    By default and without any configuration, incoming MIDI notes on any MIDI port and any MIDI channel will trigger different pitches of the Sound slot currently focused — this can be useful to quickly test a Sound via MIDI! MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 424...
  • Page 425 1 and all incoming notes on channel 2 (according to the two rules described above). ▪ The MIDI input settings described here also affect other MASCHINE features: ◦ The preset selection via MIDI Program Change for Native Instruments and External Plug-ins. See section ↑8.2.4, Selecting VST/AU Plug-in Presets via MIDI Program Change for more information.
  • Page 426 Pages in the Control Area to know how to access the MIDI page of the Input properties in the software and from your controller. The MIDI input settings for Sounds and Groups provide following parameters: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 426...
  • Page 427 Incoming MIDI notes outside this range will be ignored by the Group. Root Note parameter is also used when importing a single- channel MIDI file to the Group — see section ↑7.8.3, Importing MIDI to Patterns for more on this. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 427...
  • Page 428 Click the Mix View button on the left of the Arranger to switch from Arrange view to Mix view: Open the extended view of the Mixer by clicking the down-pointing arrow on the left of the Mixer: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 428...
  • Page 429 If MASCHINE is running as a plug-in you see a MIDI IN button instead. Click it to enable the MIDI input from the host. This is equivalent to enabling the Active button described above. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 429...

  • Page 430: Triggering Scenes Via Midi

    DAW and sent back to MASCHINE for playback and trigger Scenes in the recorded order. To send MIDI Scene Change messages: Click the cog wheel Icon in the Header of the MASCHINE software. Select MIDI Scene Change. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 430...

  • Page 431: Controlling Parameters Via Midi And Host Automation

    ▪ Absolute: The new parameter value is defined regardless of its current value. Automation vs. Modulation Although both deal with automatic change of MASCHINE parameters, automation and modula- tion have to be distinguished. The following table summarizes the main differences: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 431...
  • Page 432 MIDI and host control can be configured in the Automation pane of the Assignment area: The Automation pane of the Assignment area. Click the down-pointing arrow in the bottom left corner of the Control area to reveal the Assignment area underneath: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 432...
  • Page 433 Assignment field reads Learn (MIDI tab) or Enable (Host tab). If the parameter cannot be automated, its Assignment field is grayed out and inactive (see below to know which parameters can be automated). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 433...
  • Page 434 ▪ In order to be automatable, a parameter must be controlled by a knob or a button in the soft- ware — most parameters controlled by selectors (e.g., for selecting an operating mode or a filter type) cannot be automated. Almost all parameters meeting this requirement are automatable, the only exceptions being: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 434...
  • Page 435 ↑8.3, Creating Custom Sets of Parameters with the Macro Controls. Assigning Host Automation IDs to Parameters (MASCHINE as Plug-in) Click the down-pointing arrow in the bottom left corner of the Control area to open the Assignment area underneath. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 435...
  • Page 436 Removing an automation ID is also straightforward: Click the non-empty Assignment field under any assigned parameter to remove the auto- ► mation ID currently assigned to that parameter. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 436...
  • Page 437 On the left of the area, click the Automation tab to show the Automation pane, then in this pane click the MIDI tab. In this tab, the Assignment fields for automatable parameters read Learn. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 437...
  • Page 438 MIDI control is already assigned to a parameter, when you assign it to another parame- ter its first assignment is automatically deleted. If you want to simply remove a MIDI assignment without recording a new one, do the following: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 438...

  • Page 439: Selecting Vst/Au Plug-In Presets Via Midi Program Change

    8.2.4 Selecting VST/AU Plug-in Presets via MIDI Program Change If you have a Native Instruments or third-party VST/AU plug-in loaded in a Sound, you can re- motely switch presets (or patches, programs, etc.) in your plug-in via MIDI Program Change messages.

  • Page 440: Sending Midi From Sounds

    Sound Output properties replaces and ex- tends the features of the MIDI Out Module available in previous MASCHINE versions. The MIDI page of the Output properties for a Sound in the software. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 440...
  • Page 441 MIDI data from the Sound to the host application. This notably allows you to record what you play on the pads as MIDI files in your host — e.g., for further editing, controlling other instruments, etc. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 441...
  • Page 442 Click the Mix View button on the left of the Arranger to switch from Arrange view to Mix view: Open the extended view of the Mixer by clicking the down-pointing arrow on the left of the Mixer: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 442...
  • Page 443 Group containing the Sound you want to configure. If the Mixer currently displays the Sound channels, single-click the header of the desired Group. The Mixer displays the channel strips of all Sounds in the selected Group. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 443...
  • Page 444 MIDI port in the menu. This is equivalent to setting the Dest. parameter described above. Click the little field on its right to select a MIDI channel. This is equivalent to the Channel parameter described above. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 444...

  • Page 445: Creating Custom Sets Of Parameters With The Macro Controls

    The Macro properties (here for a Sound) on the controller. Please refer to section ↑2.3.3, Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter Pages in the Control Area to know how to access the Macro properties in the software and from your controller. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 445...

  • Page 446: Macro Control Overview

    By doing this, you ensure that the parameter is always available on the same knob when you switch between the Master, Group, and Sound level (but not if you switch to another Sound or Group, of course). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 446...

  • Page 447: Assigning Macro Controls

    Macro Controls to parameters. Once the Assignment area is open, when you switch to other Parameter pages the As- signment area follows your selection: it always shows the assignments for the page cur- rently displayed above. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 447...
  • Page 448 Pages tab is grayed out and inactive. For more infor- mation on how to assign parameters of Native Instruments or External plug-ins to Pa- rameter pages, please refer to ↑6.3.3, Setting Up Your Own Parameter Pages.
  • Page 449 The menu is organized into subcategories: Settings (listing the properties of the current channel), Slots (listing the Plug-ins loaded in the current channel), and possibly a third category listing the channels included at the next level: if you’re editing the Macro proper- MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 449...
  • Page 450 Available in every channel (Sounds, Groups, and Master), Macro Controls are very use- ful for use when playing live because you can choose a set of parameters from various sources to manipulate on one screen without having to switch screens. The Macro properties context menu. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 450...
  • Page 451 When the Assignment Area is opened and the Pages tab is selected, right-click on a Page opens a context menu. The Control Area Assignment Pages context menu. The context menu contains the following items: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 451...
  • Page 452 Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls Creating Custom Sets of Parameters with the Macro Controls Menu Item Description Keyboard Shortcuts Delete Deletes current Page with all assignments. Clear All Clears all the assignments, and deletes all of the Pages. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 452...

  • Page 453: Controlling Your Mix

    Arrange view or point to the corresponding description in this manual. 9.1.1 Switching between Arrange View and Mix View You can switch the MASCHINE software at any time between the Arrange and Mix view: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 453...

  • Page 454: Mix View Elements

    ► SCHINE software. 9.1.2 Mix View Elements When you switch the MASCHINE software to Mix view, the Arranger, the Control area, and the Pattern Editor disappear and are replaced with the following three elements: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 454...
  • Page 455 (3) Plug-in Strip: At the bottom, the Plug-in Strip displays the series of Plug-ins loaded in the focused channel (Sound, Group, or Master). You can directly adjust the parameters of each Plug-in in its own interface. See section ↑9.4, The Plug-in Strip for a detailed description. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 455...

  • Page 456: The Mixer

    The Mixer in the MASCHINE software. The Mixer provides a classic mixing desk layout containing a certain number of channel strips. The particular channel strips displayed along with their precise layout depend on the following: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 456...

  • Page 457: Displaying Groups Vs. Displaying Sounds

    If necessary, use the scroll bar to show hidden channels. Whether the scroll bar appears or not, the output strip at the far right of the Mixer is always visible. Mixer Displaying the Group Level The Mixer can display all Groups at once: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 457...
  • Page 458 At any time you can switch between both display modes: To switch the Mixer display between all Groups of your Project and all Sound slots in a ► particular Group, double-click the background of any Group header at the top of the Mix- MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 458...

  • Page 459: Adjusting The Mixer Layout

    Click the arrow button at the bottom left of the Mixer to show and hide the channel de- ► tails in the Mixer. Minimizing/maximizing the Mixer. When the Mixer is minimized, the channel strips are shrinked to their headers: A channel strip in the minimized Mixer. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 459...

  • Page 460: Selecting Channel Strips

    Mixer. ► 9.2.3 Selecting Channel Strips Since the Mix view is just another way of displaying and accessing MASCHINE channels, se- lection and focus work similarly in the Mixer as in the Arrange view: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 460...

  • Page 461: Managing Your Channels In The Mixer

    9.2.4 Managing Your Channels in the Mixer The Mixer provides the same Sound and Group management commands as the Arrange view, with similar procedures. Most of them are available via the channel’s context menu: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 461...
  • Page 462 Rename. See section ↑4.2.3, Renaming Sound Slots ↑4.3.3, Renaming Groups. Changing the channel’s Open the channel’s context menu and select Color. color See section ↑4.2.4, Changing the Sound’s Color ↑4.3.4, Changing the Group’s Color. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 462...

  • Page 463: Adjusting Settings In The Channel Strips

    Simply click the desired setting in any of the displayed channel strips to modify it — the current selection/focus will stay untouched. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 463...
  • Page 464 If some of the settings are not visible, check that the Mixer is not minimized and that the relevant button is enabled at the left of the Mixer — see section ↑9.2.2, Adjusting the Mixer Layout for more information. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 464...
  • Page 465 ▪ Rename the channel: Double-click its current name, type a new name on your computer keyboard, and press [Enter] to confirm (or [Esc] to cancel). You can also use the Rename entry in the channel’s context menu. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 465...
  • Page 466 This Plug-in List is the exact equivalent of the Plug-in List in the Control area of the Arrange view. For all details, see section ↑6.1, Plug-in Overview. (5) Fader section: Allows you to adjust the channel’s level, panoramic position, Mute and Cue state. Following actions are available: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 466...
  • Page 467 These controls are equivalent to the Dest. Channel selectors in the MIDI page of the Sound’s Output proper- ties (see ↑8.2.5, Sending MIDI from Sounds). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 467...

  • Page 468: Using The Cue Bus

    ↑3.3.2, Pre-Listening to Your Sam- ples). ▪ Metronome (see section ↑7.2.3, Using the Metronome). ▪ Pre-listening functions in the Sample Editor when recording (see section --- MISSING LINK ---) or slicing Samples (see section ↑14.4, Slicing a Sample). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 468...
  • Page 469 Click the header of the Master/Cue strip in the top right corner of the Mixer. If the Mixer was showing Sound channels, it switches to the Group level. The Master/Cue channel strip appears and is put under focus. Click the headphone icon in the Master header. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 469...

  • Page 470: The Plug-In Chain

    ▪ Click the little square on the left of a Plug-in name to bypass this Plug-in slot (bypassed slots are grayed out). Click the little square again to unmute the Plug-in slot and insert the Plug-in back into the processing chain. See section ↑6.1.5, Bypassing Plug-in Slots more information. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 470...

  • Page 471: The Plug-In Strip

    The Plug-in Strip ▪ Right-click (Mac OS X: [Ctrl]-click) a Plug-in name and use the Open…, Save As…, and Save As Default… (Native Instruments and External Plug-ins only) commands to manage your Plug-in presets. See section ↑6.1.9, Saving and Recalling Plug-in Presets ↑6.3.4,...
  • Page 472 Native Instruments product: ↑9.4.4, Custom Panels for Native Instruments Plug-ins. ▪ Native Instruments and External Plug-ins can also be undocked and opened in a floating window: ↑9.4.5, Undocking a Plug-in Panel (Native Instruments and External Plug-ins On- ly).

  • Page 473: The Plug-In Header

    Use the vertical scroll bar to display the rest of the Plug-in. 9.4.1 The Plug-in Header For all types of Plug-ins (Internal, Native Instruments, and External) the Plug-in panel displays a Plug-in Header at the top: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 473...
  • Page 474 The Plug-in Header at the top of the Plug-in panel. The Plug-in Header can contain following elements, from left to right: (1) Open Plug-in Window button (Native Instruments and External Plug-ins only): Click the little arrow icon to open/close the Plug-in interface in an external window. See section ↑9.4.4, Cus-...

  • Page 475: Panels For Drumsynths And Internal Effects

    The only exceptions are the Compressor, the Gate, and the Limiter: their panels contain an additional level meter not available in the Control area (gain reduction for the Com- pressor, and input level for the Gate and the Limiter). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 475...

  • Page 476: Panel For The Sampler

    Parameter modulation is not indicated in the panel for Internal Plug-ins. As a conse- quence, the value of modulated parameters might change even if their control element doesn’t move in the panel. See section ↑7.5, Recording and Editing Modulation more on modulating parameters. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 476...
  • Page 477 Control area, and the Reverse button from the Pitch/Envelope page in the Control area. For more details, see section ↑6.2.1, Page 1: Voice Settings / Engine ↑6.2.2, Page 2: Pitch / Envelope, respectively. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 477...
  • Page 478 These provide the same parameters as the PLAY RANGE LOOP sections found in the Zone page of the Sample Editor. For more details, see section ↑14, Sampling and Sample Mapping. Sampler – ZONE Pane MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 478...

  • Page 479: Custom Panels For Native Instruments Plug-Ins

    9.4.4 Custom Panels for Native Instruments Plug-ins The panels for Native Instruments Plug-ins provide an extra feature: one or two custom views that group the most important parameters of the Plug-in into a clear and concise interface while retaining the overall feel and look of each Native Instruments product: ▪...
  • Page 480 Controlling Your Mix The Plug-in Strip ▪ ABSYNTH 5’s Default view shows the main elements of the Perform window of AB- SYNTH 5: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 480...
  • Page 481 Controlling Your Mix The Plug-in Strip ▪ MASSIVE’s Default view shows specific parts of the Synth view (the eight Macro Controls at the top and the Modulation pages underneath): MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 481...
  • Page 482 ▪ GUITAR RIG’s Default view shows a mini Rack with a reduced version of the Global Header at the top: As with all other Plug-ins, the panel for Native Instruments Plug-ins shows the Plug-in Header at the top containing a button for opening the Plug-in in a floating window as well as the name of the current preset and the Quick Browse icon —...

  • Page 483: Undocking A Plug-In Panel (Native Instruments And External Plug-Ins Only)

    Undocking a Plug-in Panel (Native Instruments and External Plug-ins Only) You can undock the panel of a Native Instruments or External Plug-in and open it in its own floating window by clicking the little diagonal arrow in the Plug-in Header: Click the little diagonal arrow to open the Plug-in in a floating window.
  • Page 484 The Plug-in floating window is the same as in Arrange view — see section ↑6.3.1, Open- ing/Closing Plug-in Windows for more on this. Undocking a Native Instruments Plug-in When you open a Native Instruments Plug-in its own floating window, following things addi- tionally happen: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 484...
  • Page 485 Edit view, which shows the full interface of the original Native Instruments product: Closing the Plug-in’s Floating Window To dock a Native Instruments or External Plug-in back into the Plug-in Strip and close its ► dedicated floating window, click the little diagonal arrow in the Plug-in placeholder (Na- tive Instruments Plug-ins) or in the header of the generic Plug-in panel (External Plug- ins) in the Plug-in Strip.

  • Page 486: Using The Drumsynths

    We describe here the specific handling and parameters of the Drumsynths. For a de- scription of the features and characteristics of Plug-ins in general (including the Drum- synths), please refer to section ↑6.1, Plug-in Overview. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 486...

  • Page 487: Drumsynths - General Handling

    Plug-in Strip of the Mix view. Common Parameter Pages in the Control Area (Arrange View) In Arrange view, the parameters of all Drumsynths are grouped in similar ways in the Control area: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 487...
  • Page 488 MAIN section. The other sections on the page differ with each Drumsynth and engine. Common Layout in the Plug-in Strip (Mix View) In Mix view, the Plug-in panels of all Drumsynths have a similar layout in the Plug-in Strip: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 488...
  • Page 489 ▪ In the bottom part of the panel you find the other parameters adjusting the sound of the selected engine. For more information on the various Plug-in panels found in the Plug-in Strip, please re- fer to section ↑9.4, The Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 489...

  • Page 490: Shared Parameters

    Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes All Drumsynths can be played chromatically: the pitch of the sound will be affected by the notes that you play on your MIDI keyboard (or on your pads in Keyboard mode). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 490...

  • Page 491: The Kicks

    Tune parameter is set in percents (from 0 % to 100 %). 10.2 The Kicks The Kick Drumsynth can generate a myriad of kick sounds. The Kick in the Control area (Main page depicted). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 491...
  • Page 492 The Kick provides following engines: ▪ Sub (default):↑10.2.1, Kick – Sub. ▪ Tronic: ↑10.2.2, Kick – Tronic. ▪ Dusty: ↑10.2.3, Kick – Dusty. ▪ Rasper: ↑10.2.5, Kick – Rasper. ▪ Snappy: ↑10.2.6, Kick – Snappy. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 492...

  • Page 493: Kick - Sub

    55.00. The default value is 43.00. For more details see ↑10.1.5, Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. Decay Adjusts the duration of the sound’s tail, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 50.0 %). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 493...
  • Page 494 Adjusts the level of the attack. Available values range from 0.0 % (soft attack) to 100.0 % (maximum attack). The default value is 50.0 %. Advanced Page For this engine the Advanced page does not contain any parameters. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 494...

  • Page 495: Kick - Tronic

    ↑9.4, The Plug-in Strip for more information on this. Main Page Element Description MAIN Section Engine Selects the engine used in the Kick Plug-in. If you change this setting, please refer to ↑10.2, The Kicks. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 495...
  • Page 496 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 70.0 %). Increase Gain to get a more distorted drum sound. Tone Adjusts the color of the distortion, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 25.0 %). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 496...
  • Page 497 From the mid position, turning the knob to the left as the inverse effect: the harder you hit the key/pad, the softer the resulting drum sound will be. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 497...

  • Page 498: Kick - Dusty

    Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 40.0 %). Increase the value to produce richer high frequencies. Noise Adjusts the amount of noise, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 10.0 %). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 498...

  • Page 499: Kick - Grit

    The same parameters are available in the Plug-in panel within the Plug-in Strip (Mix view) — for more information please refer to section 9.4 “The Plug-in Strip” in the MASCHINE 2.0 Manual. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 499...
  • Page 500 Gate on and setting the Decay parameter to a high value while playing short notes can result in a punchier, more aggressive character than simply using short Decay values with Gate off. AERO Section MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 500...
  • Page 501 From the mid position, turning the knob to the left as the inverse effect: the harder you hit the key/pad, the softer the resulting drum sound will MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 501...

  • Page 502: Kick - Rasper

    0.0 % (softest) to 100.0 % (hardest). The default value is 75.0 %. CRISPNESS Section Mode Selects from two different crispness modes: Select A (default) for a tambourine-like sound, and select B for a snare-like sound. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 502...

  • Page 503: Kick - Snappy

    The Snappy kick is an acoustic bass drum emulation that provides control over the mic oscilla- tion before the hit via the Snap control. It’s capable of a mid-range bass drum sound that can be tweaked via the extended punch parameters. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 503...
  • Page 504 Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 50.0 %). Amount Adjusts the amount of punch, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default). Advanced Page For this engine the Advanced page does not contain any parameters. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 504...

  • Page 505: Kick - Bold

    ↑10.1.5, Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes for more informa- tion on this. Main Page Element Description MAIN Section Engine Selects the engine used in the Kick Plug-in. If you change this setting, please refer to ↑10.2, The Kicks. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 505...
  • Page 506 From the mid position, turning the knob to the left as the inverse effect: the harder you hit the key/pad, the softer the resulting drum sound will be. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 506...

  • Page 507: Kick - Maple

    Available values range from 0.0 % (softest) to 100.0 % (hardest). The default value is 75.0 %. ROOM Section Mode Selects from two different noise types that simulate the room in which the drum is played. Available modes are A (default) and B. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 507...

  • Page 508: Kick - Push

    The Push kick is an acoustic bass drum emulation that provides an aggressive and brazen sound. It is essential for mixes where a dirty, tight and powerful kick is required. Its versatility also allows for noisy and clicky kicks. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 508...
  • Page 509 0.0 % (softest) to 100.0 % (hardest). The default value is 75.0 %. Advanced Page For this engine the Advanced page does not contain any parameters. Modulation Page As with all other engines and Drumsynths, the Modulation page contains one parameter: Veloc- ity. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 509...

  • Page 510: The Snares

    10.3 The Snares The Snare Drumsynth can generate a multitude of snare sounds. The Snare in the Control area (Main page depicted). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 510...
  • Page 511 The Snare provides following engines: ▪ Volt (default): ↑10.3.1, Snare – Volt ▪ Bit: ↑10.3.2, Snare – Bit ▪ Pow: ↑10.3.3, Snare – Pow ▪ Sharp: ↑10.3.4, Snare – Sharp ▪ Airy: ↑10.3.5, Snare – Airy MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 511...

  • Page 512: Snare - Volt

    77.00. The default value is 65.00. For more details see ↑10.1.5, Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. Decay Adjusts the duration of the sound’s tail, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 50.0 %). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 512...
  • Page 513 Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 25.0 %). Advanced Page For this engine the Advanced page does not contain any parameters. Modulation Page As with all other engines and Drumsynths, the Modulation page contains one parameter: Veloc- ity. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 513...

  • Page 514: Snare - Bit

    Available values range from 0.0 % to 100.0 % (default: 50.0 %). For more details see Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. Decay Adjusts the duration of the sound’s tail, measured as a percentage (default: 50.0 %). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 514...
  • Page 515 From the mid position, turning the knob to the left as the inverse effect: the harder you hit the key/pad, the softer the resulting drum sound will be. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 515...

  • Page 516: Snare - Pow

    Available values range from 0.0 to 100 % (default: 50.0 %). Advanced Page For this engine the Advanced page does not contain any parameters. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 516...

  • Page 517: Snare - Sharp

    ↑9.4, The Plug-in Strip for more information on this. Main Page Element Description MAIN Section Engine Selects the engine used in the Snare Plug-in. If you change this setting, please refer to ↑10.3, The Snares. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 517...
  • Page 518 100.0 % (default: 40.0 %). Advanced Page For this engine the Advanced page does not contain any parameters. Modulation Page As with all other engines and Drumsynths, the Modulation page contains one parameter: Veloc- ity. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 518...

  • Page 519: Snare - Airy

    Adjusts the pitch of the drum played by the middle C, measured in MIDI note numbers and cents. Available values range from 52.00 to 76.00. The default value is 64.00. For more details see Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 519...
  • Page 520 Adjusts the amount of snare wire sound applied to the drum, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 75.0 %). Modulation Page As with all other engines and Drumsynths, the Modulation page contains one parameter: Veloc- ity. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 520...

  • Page 521: Snare - Vintage

    Adjusts the pitch of the drum played by the middle C, measured in MIDI note numbers and cents. Available values range from 61.00 to 79.00. The default value is 70.00. For more details see Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 521...
  • Page 522 Adjusts the amount of snare wire sound applied to the drum, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 75.0 %). Modulation Page As with all other engines and Drumsynths, the Modulation page contains one parameter: Veloc- ity. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 522...

  • Page 523: Snare - Chrome

    84.00. The default value is 72.00. For more details see Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. Decay Adjusts the duration of the sound’s tail, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 50.0 %). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 523...
  • Page 524 Adjusts the amount of snare wire sound applied to the drum, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 75.0 %). Modulation Page As with all other engines and Drumsynths, the Modulation page contains one parameter: Veloc- ity. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 524...

  • Page 525: Snare - Iron

    Adjusts the pitch of the drum played by the middle C, measured in MIDI note numbers and cents. Available values range from 46.00 to 70.00. The default value is 58.00. For more details see Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 525...
  • Page 526 Adjusts the amount of snare wire sound applied to the drum, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 75.0 %). Modulation Page As with all other engines and Drumsynths, the Modulation page contains one parameter: Veloc- ity. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 526...

  • Page 527: Snare - Clap

    Adjusts the pitch of the drum played by the middle C, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 % to 100.0 % (default: 50.0 %). For more details see Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 527...
  • Page 528 From the mid position, turning the knob to the left as the inverse effect: the harder you hit the key/pad, the softer the resulting drum sound will be. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 528...

  • Page 529: 10.3.10 Snare - Breaker

    Adjusts the amount of click or initial attack, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0% (default: 75.0%). Advanced Page For this engine the Advanced page does not contain any parameters. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 529...
  • Page 530 From the mid position, turning the knob to the left as the inverse effect: the harder you hit the key/pad, the softer the resulting drum sound will MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 530...

  • Page 531: The Hi-Hats

    Using the Drumsynths The Hi-hats 10.4 The Hi-hats The Hi-hat Drumsynth can generate a variety of hi-hat sounds. The Hi-hat in the Control area (Main page depicted). The Hi-hat panel in the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 531...

  • Page 532: Hi-Hat - Silver

    ↑9.4, The Plug-in Strip for more information on this. Main Page Element Description MAIN Section Engine Selects the engine used in the Hi-hat Plug-in. If you change this setting, please refer to ↑10.4, The Hi-hats. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 532...
  • Page 533 Adusts the mix between an oscillator bank and white noise as the signal source, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 % (oscillator bank only) to 100.0 % (white noise only). The default value is 10.0 %. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 533...

  • Page 534: Hi-Hat - Circuit

    ↑9.4, The Plug-in Strip for more information on this. Main Page Element Description MAIN Section Engine Selects the engine used in the Hi-hat Plug-in. If you change this setting, please refer to ↑10.4, The Hi-hats. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 534...
  • Page 535 Saturate Adjusts the amount of analog-style saturation applied to the sound for increased thickness, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 19.0 %). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 535...

  • Page 536: Hi-Hat - Memory

    10.4.3 Hi-hat – Memory The Memory hi-hat is similar to a ROMpler-based cymbal but with a modern twist, using ana- lyzed and reconstructed timbres rather than just a recorded sample. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 536...
  • Page 537 Adjusts the frequency curve of the sound, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 71.5 %). Higher settings produce a brighter sound; lower settings produce a more boxy sound. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 537...

  • Page 538: Hi-Hat - Hybrid

    It provides authentic acoustic features such as sizzling available through the Rattle parameter, and special electronic characteristics provided by the Metallic parameter. By automating these parameters you can create great sounding hi-hat figures. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 538...
  • Page 539 Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0% (default: 80.0%). Character Adjusts a wider range of timbers from noisy to metallic, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0% (default: 25.0%). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 539...

  • Page 540: Creating A Pattern With Closed And Open Hi-Hats

    By the way you are not limited to two hi-hat sounds — MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 540...

  • Page 541: The Toms

    Plug-in — your changes will seamlessly apply to all your hi-hat variants! 10.5 The Toms The Tom Drumsynth can generate a variety of tom sounds. The Tom in the Control area (Main page depicted). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 541...
  • Page 542 Each engine has a different character and set of parameters, as detailed in the following sec- tions. The Tom provides following engines: ▪ Tronic (default): ↑10.5.1, Tom – Tronic. ▪ Fractal: ↑10.5.2, Tom – Fractal. ▪ Floor: ↑10.5.3, Tom – Floor. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 542...

  • Page 543: Tom - Tronic

    60.00. The default value is 36.00. For more details see ↑10.1.5, Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. Decay Adjusts the duration of the sound’s tail, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 50.0 %). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 543...
  • Page 544 Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 10.0 %). At 0.0 % there is no frequency modulation so the other FM controls (FM Freq Decay) have no effect. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 544...

  • Page 545: Tom - Fractal

    The parameters described below are presented as they appear in the Control area (Ar- range view). The same parameters are available in the Plug-in panel within the Plug-in Strip (Mix view). See ↑9.4, The Plug-in Strip for more information on this. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 545...
  • Page 546 Impact Adjusts the amount of attack, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 % (soft attack) to 100.0 % (maximum attack). The default value is 80.0 %. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 546...
  • Page 547 Adjusts the mix between the tone oscillator and the feedback oscillator bank, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 % (tone oscillator only) to 100.0 % (feedback oscillator bank only). The default value is 5.0 %. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 547...
  • Page 548 Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 50.0 %). Modulation Page As with all other engines and Drumsynths, the Modulation page contains one parameter: Veloc- ity. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 548...

  • Page 549: Tom - Floor

    Adjusts the pitch of the drum played by the middle C, measured in MIDI note numbers and cents. Available values range from 48.00 to 62.00. The default value is 48.00. For more details see ↑10.1.5, Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 549...
  • Page 550 Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 50.0 %). Advanced Page For this engine the Advanced page does not contain any parameters. Modulation Page As with all other engines and Drumsynths, the Modulation page contains one parameter: Veloc- ity. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 550...

  • Page 551: Tom - High

    MIDI note numbers and cents. Available values range from 57.00 (NOTE A2) to 71.00 (NOTE B3). The default value is 57.00. Decay Adjusts the duration of the sound’s tail, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0% (default: 50.0%). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 551...

  • Page 552: The Percussions

    10.6 The Percussions The Percussion Drumsynth can generate a variety of percussion sounds. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 552...
  • Page 553 As in every Drumsynth, the engine can be selected via the Engine selector on the Main page. Each engine has a different character and set of parameters, as detailed in the following sec- tions. The Percussion provides following engines: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 553...

  • Page 554: Percussion - Fractal

    108.00. The default value is 84.00. For more details see ↑10.1.5, Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. Note that the pitch of this instrument is heavily dependent on the settings on the Advanced page (see below). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 554...
  • Page 555 Adjusts the amount of attack, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 % (soft attack) to 100.0 % (maximum attack). The default value is 60.0 %. Advanced Page Advanced page contains parameters controlling the individual oscillators. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 555...
  • Page 556 Adjusts the amount of amplitude modulation within the feedback oscillator bank, measured as a percentage. Amplitude modulation tends to add brash, bright overtones. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 18.6 %). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 556...

  • Page 557: Percussion - Kettle

    ↑9.4, The Plug-in Strip for more information on this. Main Page Element Description MAIN Section Engine Selects the engine used in the Percussion Plug-in. If you change this setting, please refer to ↑10.6, The Percussions. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 557...
  • Page 558 (soft attack) to 100.0 % (maximum attack). The default value is 60.0 %. Advanced Page For this engine the Advanced page does not contain any parameters. Modulation Page As with all other engines and Drumsynths, the Modulation page contains one parameter: Veloc- ity. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 558...

  • Page 559: Percussion - Shaker

    C, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 % to 100.0 % (default: 50.0 %). For more details see ↑10.1.5, Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 559...
  • Page 560 Adjusts the duration of the envelope’s hold stage, i.e. the time only) during which the envelope is held at its highest point, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 % (default) to 100.0 %. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 560...
  • Page 561 Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0 % (default: 35.0 %). Advanced Page Advanced page contains parameters only when the Shaker engine is in Performer mode (see Mode parameter above). These parameters further adjust the envelope. ENVELOPE Section MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 561...
  • Page 562 -4.00 to 4.00 (default: 0.00). On your controller, coarse adjustment (changing the value in steps of 1.0) occurs by default when the knob is moved. Fine-tuning can be achieved by holding the SHIFT button while turning the knob. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 562...

  • Page 563: The Cymbals

    From the mid position, turning the knob to the left as the inverse effect: the harder you hit the key/pad, the softer the resulting drum sound will be. 10.7 The Cymbals The Cymbal Drumsynth can generate a variety of cymbal sounds. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 563...
  • Page 564 As in every Drumsynth, the engine can be selected via the Engine selector on the Main page. Each engine has a different character and set of parameters, as detailed in the following sec- tions. The Cymbal provides following engines: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 564...

  • Page 565: Cymbal - Crash

    Adjusts the duration of the sound’s tail, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0% (default: 70.0%). Impact Adjusts the amount of click or initial attack, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0% (default: 70.0%). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 565...
  • Page 566 Selects from three different modes Metallic, Normal, or Soft (default: Metallic). Advanced Page For this engine the Advanced page does not contain any parameters. Modulation Page Like with all other engines and Drumsynths, the Modulation page contains one parameter: locity. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 566...

  • Page 567: Cymbal - Ride

    MIDI note numbers and cents. Available values range from 0.00 to 1.00. The default value is 0.30. Decay Adjusts the duration of the sound’s tail, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0% (default: 70.0%). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 567...
  • Page 568 Adjusts the length of the sound tail through an envelope. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0% (default: 100.0%). Modulation Page Like with all other engines and Drumsynths, the Modulation page contains one parameter: locity. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 568...
  • Page 569 From the mid position, turning the knob to the left as the inverse effect: the harder you hit the key/pad, the softer the resulting drum sound will MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 569...

  • Page 570: Using Effects

    At each Project level (Sound, Group and Master) it is possible to add effects in form of Plug- ins. Each Sound, each Group and the Master can have an unlimited number of insert effects loaded in their Plug-ins slots. In each Plug-in slot you can load an Internal, Native Instruments or External Effect Plug-in.
  • Page 571 Arranger), click the desired Sound slot in the Sound List (on the left of the Pat- tern Editor), and click the SOUND tab in the top left corner of the Control area. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 571...
  • Page 572 In the Plug-in List each Plug-in has its own slot. Click the “+” icon under the last Plug-in in the list (or at the top if the list is empty). The Plug-in menu opens and shows a list of all available Effect Plug-ins. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 572...
  • Page 573 Click the desired entry in the list. If you have VST/AU effect plug-ins installed you may also load them from the menu by selecting the Native Instruments (for Native Instruments products) or External (for third-party products) submenu at the top of the list.
  • Page 574 First, display the Plug-in List in Mix view: Click the Mix View button (showing three little faders) at the left of the Arranger to switch from Arrange view to Mix view: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 574...
  • Page 575 Group at the top of the Mixer. If the Mixer is cur- rently displaying Sound channel strips, double-click the header of the desired Group at the top of the Mixer. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 575...
  • Page 576 — you can do this afterwards. For more information on the Mixer and the Mix view in MASCHINE, please refer to sec- tion ↑9.2, The Mixer. Adding an Effect on the Controller Press ENTER to enter Control mode. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 576...
  • Page 577 Control encoder clockwise until the “+” is highlighted on the display, or press the last dimmed pad. Press SHIFT BROWSE to open the Plug-in Browser and browse the available Effect Plug-ins. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 577...
  • Page 578 ▪ Instead of using the Plug-in Browser, you can also press BROWSE and use the global Browser to load a particular preset for an Effect Plug-in. Please refer to section ↑3.2, Searching and Loading Files from the Library for more information. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 578...

  • Page 579: Other Operations On Effects

    ([Ctrl]-clicking on Mac OS X) the effect name in the Plug-in List. Action Procedure All Effects Insert an effect after an From the Browser or from your operating system, drag and existing Plug-in drop the desired effect preset between two existing Plug-in slots. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 579...
  • Page 580 Save the current settings as Open the Plug-in menu, and select Save As Default… at the default preset for this effect bottom of the menu. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 580...
  • Page 581 Applying Effects to a Sound, a Group or the Master For detailed information on these topics, please refer to ↑6.1, Plug-in Overview. You will find more details on the specific operations available for Native Instruments and External Effects in section ↑6.2.6, Page 6: Velocity / Modwheel.

  • Page 582: Using The Side-Chain Input

    The following Internal, Native Instruments, and External Plug-ins support side-chaining: ▪ Internal Plug-ins: Compressor, Maximizer, Limiter, Gate, Filter. ▪ AU plug-ins (Native Instruments and External): Any AU plug-in with side-chain input. ▪ VST plug-ins (Native Instruments and External): Any VST plug-in with multiple inputs.
  • Page 583 ↑2.3.3, Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter Pages in the Control Area to know how to access Parameter pages. The parameters of the side-chain input are not available in the Plug-in panel of the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 583...
  • Page 584 Note that the settings of the Side-Chain Input page stay in place when you switch to an- other Plug-in supporting side-chain. This notably allows you to try different compressors or different compression presets without losing the side-chain setup. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 584...

  • Page 585: Applying Effects To External Audio

    OK. Audio signals coming from external sources plugged in the inputs selected here will now → be routed to the MASCHINE inputs shown in the first column. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 585...
  • Page 586 MASCHINE plug-in. In this example, we will assume that you routed some audio channels of your host to the first virtual input pair of MASCHINE. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 586...

  • Page 587: Step 2: Set Up A Sound To Receive The External Input

    Press (CHNL.) to show the Channel properties of the selected Sound. While holding NAV, turn the Control encoder at full left or simply press pad 13 to select the Input properties for that Sound. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 587...
  • Page 588 Now the external audio is routed to your Sound! You can adjust the level of the incoming → signal by adjusting the GAIN parameter (press the Right Arrow button, then turn the Con- trol encoder). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 588...

  • Page 589: Step 3: Load An Effect To Process An Input

    ↑11.2.2, Step 2: Set Up a Sound to Receive the External Input above, the Plug-in List should be empty: Click the “+” icon at the top of the Plug-in List. The Plug-in menu opens and shows a list of all available Instrument and Effect Plug-ins. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 589...
  • Page 590 Click the desired effect in the list. If you have VST/AU effect plug-ins installed you may also load them from the menu by selecting the Native Instruments (Native Instruments products) or External (third-party products) submenu at the top of the list.

  • Page 591: Creating A Send Effect

    The procedure to set up a Sound or Group as a send effect is straightforward: You just need to load an effect into its first Plug-in slot — MASCHINE will take care of the rest and make it available as destination for other channels of your Project! MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 591...
  • Page 592 At the far left of the Control area, click the Plug-in icon to display the Plug-ins of the Sound: The icon lights up. The Plug-in List appears. Since we have chosen an empty Sound, the Plug-in List should be empty: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 592...
  • Page 593 Click the desired effect in the list. If you have VST/AU effect plug-ins installed you may also load them from the menu by selecting the Native Instruments (Native Instruments products) or External (third-party products) submenu at the top of the list.
  • Page 594 Plug-in slot 1 is automatically selected since it’s the only existing Plug-in slot for now. → Now load the desired effect into that Plug-in slot: Press SHIFT BROWSE to browse Plug-ins. Press to select FILTER. Press the Left Arrow button under the display to select 1/2: TYPE. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 594...
  • Page 595 Creating a Send Effect Turn the Control encoder to choose between MASCHINE internal instruments and effects (INTERNAL), VST/AU plug-ins from Native Instruments (NI) or VST/AU plug-ins from third-party manufacturers (EXTERNAL). Press the Right Arrow button under the display to select 2/2: SUBTYPE.

  • Page 596: Step 2: Route Audio To The Send Effect

    If you want to route a Group’s output to the send effect, press to select the GROUP tab, if necessary press GROUP + Left/Right Arrow to select the bank containing that Group, and press GROUP + the pad 9–16 of the desired Group. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 596...
  • Page 597 Effect Plug-in loaded in their first Plug-in slot — see ↑11.3.1, Step 1: Set Up a Sound or Group as Send Effect. For each Sound, the entry shows the Group letter and MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 597...

  • Page 598: A Few Notes On Send Effects

    ↑11.3.2, Step 2: Route Au- dio to the Send Effect). ▪ Use the Effect Plug-ins loaded in a Group to simultaneously process its own Sounds and other Sounds/Groups sent to it. This opens up virtually endless routing possibilities! MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 598...

  • Page 599: Creating Multi-Effects

    Sounds whose outputs are sent into the inputs of the next Sound (thereby re-building an equivalent sequence of effects). Doing this can have several advantages, e.g.: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 599...
  • Page 600 Group itself — imagine for example distinct send effects in different Sounds, but all of them being further processed by the same set of effects at the Group level. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 600...
  • Page 601 In the MASCHINE Library there are already a number of multi-effect Groups tagged Multi Groups of the Multi FX type in the LIBRARY pane. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 601...

  • Page 602: Effect Reference

    ▪ Distortion effects: Distortion, Lofi, and Saturation. See section ↑12.6, Distortion Effects. ▪ Performance FX: Designed for spontaneous, tactile control in recording or live performance, these complex multi-effects alter motion, space, dynamics, and more for added expression. See section ↑12.7, Perform MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 602...

  • Page 603: Dynamics

    Sound or a Group, it also provides a Side-Chain Input page (in the Con- trol area and on your controller). The Compressor panel in the Plug-in Strip. Main Page The Compressor in the Control area: Main page. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 603...
  • Page 604 OUTPUT Section Gain Gain to adjust the volume of the resulting signal; sometimes called “make-up gain” as it can be used to compensate for any reduction in the signal induced by the settings above. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 604...
  • Page 605 For Sounds: [Group name]: [Sound name] (e.g., Drums: Kick) In the selector display these outputs are labeled as follows: For Groups: [Group name] (e.g., Drums) For Sounds: [Group letter+number]:S[Sound number] (e.g., A1:S4 the Sound 4 of Group A1) MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 605...
  • Page 606 The Compressor on the controller: SIDE-CHAIN INPUT page. Level Meters in the Compressor Panel (Plug-in Strip) In the Plug-in Strip, the Compressor panel offers a few extra features not available in the Con- trol area: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 606...

  • Page 607: Gate

    If this effect is used in a Sound or a Group, it also provides a Side-Chain Input page (in the Control area and on your controller). The Gate panel in the Plug-in Strip. Main Page The Gate in the Control area: Main page. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 607...
  • Page 608 The time the Gate will take to release the input signal after it rises above the threshold. OUTPUT Section lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal. The Gate on the controller: MAIN page. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 608...
  • Page 609 Activates a filter on the side-chain input. This filter can be useful to select only a specific frequency range of the side-chain signal to control the Plug-in. Center Freq Adjusts the center frequency of the filter. Width Adjusts the bandwidth of the filter. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 609...

  • Page 610: Transient Master

    (no threshold) but rather affects all parts of the signal. This retains the musical character of your sound while keeping operation simple and intuitive: Adjust the desired amount of ac- centuation for the attack and/or sustain phases and you’re all set! MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 610...
  • Page 611 Sharpens/softens the attack phases in your signal. With the knob at the middle position, the attack phases are not altered. From this position, turning the Attack knob to the left softens the attack phases, while turning it to the right sharpens them. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 611...

  • Page 612: Limiter

    Limiter introduces a small latency (or processing delay, see chapter ↑18, Glossa- for a definition). If this effect is used in a Sound or a Group, it also provides a Side-Chain Input page (in the Control area and on your controller). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 612...
  • Page 613 0 dB; if you want to make your signal louder, dial the Knob to the left. Available values range in decibels from -40.0 dB to 0.0 dB (default: 0.0 dB). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 613...
  • Page 614 Available values range in decibels from -40.0 dB to -0.3 dB (default: -0.3 dB). The Limiter on the controller: MAIN page. Side-Chain Input Page The Limiter in the Control area: Side-Chain Input page. The Modulation page contains one parameter: Velocity. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 614...
  • Page 615 On your controller the outputs available in the SOURCE parameter are labeled as in the display of the Source selector described above. For more information on how to use the side-chain input, please refer to section ↑11.1.3, Using the Side-Chain Input. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 615...

  • Page 616: Maximizer

    Limiter, but it is specifically designed for increasing the perceived volume. If this effect is used in a Sound or a Group, it also provides a Side-Chain Input page (in the Control area and on your controller). The Maximizer panel in the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 616...
  • Page 617 Controls the compression knee; higher values tend to result in faster and more aggressive gain control. Turbo Turbo intensifies the effect the Maximizer has on the signal by causing the maximizing algorithm to be applied twice. The Maximizer on the controller: MAIN page. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 617...
  • Page 618 Activates a filter on the side-chain input. This filter can be useful to select only a specific frequency range of the side-chain signal to control the Plug-in. Center Freq Adjusts the center frequency of the filter. Width Adjusts the bandwidth of the filter. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 618...

  • Page 619: Filtering Effects

    DJ-style cut-and-boost effect. Please note that in the Control area and on your controller the EQ parameters are spread over two pages. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 619...
  • Page 620 This determines how much the selected frequency is increased/ attenuated by. LOW-MID Section Freq Frequency selector for the first mid-frequency band. Ranges from 40 Hz to 16 kHz. Gain This determines how much the selected frequency is increased/ attenuated by. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 620...
  • Page 621 This determines how much the selected frequency is increased/ attenuated by. The EQ on the controller: FREQ / GAIN page. Width / Output Page The EQ in the Control area: Width / Output page. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 621...

  • Page 622: Filter

    If this effect is used in a Sound or a Group, it provides a Side-Chain Input page (in the Control area and on your controller). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 622...
  • Page 623 FREQ Section Cutoff Controls the cutoff frequency of the filter. Resonance Controls the amount of resonance, i.e. the amount of amplification near the cutoff frequency. It is not available with filter mode Notch. MOD Section MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 623...
  • Page 624 Source: Envelope Decay With Decay you adjust how fast the envelope fades out. Smooth Smooths the shape of the envelope. Shape Change the shape of the envelope here. The Filter on the controller: MAIN page. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 624...
  • Page 625 Activates a filter on the side-chain input. This filter can be useful to select only a specific frequency range of the side-chain signal to control the Plug-in. Center Freq Adjusts the center frequency of the filter. Width Adjusts the bandwidth of the filter. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 625...

  • Page 626: Cabinet

    The Cabinet Emulation is a cabinet and microphone component that proves full control over all the (post-amp) stages of recording a guitar tone. Cabinet Emulation includes the four cabinet types, and the variable positioning of six different microphones. The Cabinet Emulation effect in the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 626...
  • Page 627 ▪ Dynamic 421 ▪ Dynamic 441 ▪ Ribbon 121 ▪ Condenser 47 ▪ Condenser 67 Distance Adjusts the distance of the microphone from the cabinet. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0% (default: 0.0%). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 627...

  • Page 628: Modulation Effects

    (thereby making it sound as if there were several voices). It works by splitting the audio signal up into two versions and slightly detuning one of them. The Chorus panel in the Plug-in Strip. The Chorus in the Control area. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 628...

  • Page 629: Flanger

    Chorus, but the difference between them is that the Flanger modulates the signal faster, it is equipped with a feedback mechanism, and can be synchronized to the tempo of the Project. The Flanger panel in the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 629...
  • Page 630 Change the shape of the envelope here. Stereo This parameter widens the stereo field of the effect. OUTPUT Section lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 630...
  • Page 631 FM modulates the frequency of the audio signal based on FM synthesis. High frequency set- tings are useful for adding a subtle “gritty” texture to the input signal. The FM panel in the Plug-in Strip. FM in the Control area. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 631...

  • Page 632: Freq Shifter

    Freq Shifter The Freq Shifter shifts selected frequencies of the audio signal by a user-specified amount. With high frequencies it sounds like a pitch shifter; with low frequencies it sounds like a spe- cial chorus. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 632...
  • Page 633 Stereo This parameter widens the stereo field of the effect. Invert Inverts the settings of the Freq Shifter. lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 633...

  • Page 634: Phaser

    Effect Reference Modulation Effects The Freq Shifter on the controller. 12.3.5 Phaser Classic phaser with LFO and envelope modulation. The Phaser panel in the Plug-in Strip. The Phaser in the Control area. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 634...
  • Page 635 Change the shape of the envelope here. Stereo This parameter widens the stereo field of the effect. OUTPUT Section lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal. The Phaser on the controller. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 635...

  • Page 636: Spatial And Reverb Effects

    The Ice panel in the Plug-in Strip. The Ice in the Control area. Parameter Description ROOM Section Color With lower settings, the general sound is a bit more muffled. The higher the Color value, the brighter it sounds. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 636...

  • Page 637: Metaverb

    Like the Reverb, the Metaverb adds spatial room information. However, in contrast to the Re- verb it has a much more “synthetic” sound, which is particularly suited for melodic content. The Metaverb panel in the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 637...
  • Page 638 OUTPUT Section lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal. The Metaverb on the controller. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 638...

  • Page 639: Reflex

    The Reflex panel in the Plug-in Strip. The Reflex in the Control area. Parameter Description ROOM Section Color At lower settings, the general sound is a bit more muffled; the higher the settings, the brighter it sounds. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 639...

  • Page 640: Reverb (Legacy)

    It is particularly suited to drum sounds, but also useful to add a more “natural” sound for all sorts of other signals. The Reverb panel in the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 640...
  • Page 641 Setting the EQ’s High controls to generous values will further increase the effect. lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 641...

  • Page 642: Reverb

    The Plate Reverb panel in the Plug-in Strip. 12.4.5.1 Reverb Room The Room mode is suited to drum and percussive sounds, and particularly sounds good when used on snares. Modulate the Room Size, and Pre Delay parameters to create special effects. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 642...
  • Page 643 20.2s (default: 1.0s). Reverb Size Adjust the size of the simulated room. Turn clockwise to increase the perceived size of the room and reverb reflections. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0% (default: 20.0%). COLOR Section MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 643...
  • Page 644 OUTPUT Section Adjusts the ratio between the effect (wet) signal and original (dry) signals. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0% (default: 50.0%). EQ page page contains parameters to adjust the EQ of the reverb. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 644...

  • Page 645: 12.4.5.2 Reverb Hall

    Modulate the Room Size, and Pre Delay rameters to create special effects. The Reverb effect in the Plug-in Strip. The Reverb in the Control area (Main page depicted). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 645...
  • Page 646 Adjusts the initial delay between the original signal and the first reverberant sound. At higher values this can also be used in many creative ways. Available values can be adjusted in milliseconds from 0.0ms to 250.0ms (default: 0.0ms). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 646...

  • Page 647: 12.4.5.3 Plate Reverb

    The Plate Reverb is the best choice if a vintage metallic sound is desired. It is particularly good for vocals, but popular for other ma- terial as well, such as snare drums. The Plate Reverb in the Control area. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 647...
  • Page 648 Adjusts the damping of the high frequencies in the reverberated signal. OUTPUT Section lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal. The Plate Reverb on the controller. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 648...

  • Page 649: Delays

    Please note that in the Control area and on your controller the Beat Delay parameters are spread over two pages. The Beat Delay panel in the Plug-in Strip. Main Page The Beat Delay in the Control area: Main page. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 649...
  • Page 650 This parameter widens the stereo field of the effect. Values go from -100.0 % to 100 % — negative values inverse the stereo field of the effect. lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 650...
  • Page 651 The Beat Delay in the Control area: Unit page. Parameter Description UNIT Section Unit Defines the unit used by the Time Offset parameters on the Main page. The Beat Delay on the controller: UNIT page. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 651...

  • Page 652: Grain Delay

    The Grain Delay in the Control area: Main page. Parameter Description GRAIN Section Pitch Determines the pitch of the grains: low values result in a deep, slowly repeating grain, high values speed up the grain, making it sound faster and higher. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 652...
  • Page 653 The Grain Delay on the controller: MAIN page. Output Page The Grain Delay in the Control area: Output page. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 653...

  • Page 654: Grain Stretch

    The Grain Delay on the controller: OUTPUT page. 12.5.3 Grain Stretch The Grain Stretch effect uses granular synthesis to manipulate the speed and pitch of the in- coming signal. The Grain Stretch panel in the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 654...
  • Page 655 When on, grain size is corrected by the pitch. Size Adjusts the size of the grains. OUTPUT Section lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 655...

  • Page 656: Resochord

    The results are most effective with non-melodic content (like drums) as the Re- sochord will print its own harmonic content on to any input material. The Resochord panel in the Plug-in Strip. The Resochord in the Control area. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 656...
  • Page 657 Adjusts the amount of output signal fed back into the input. Decay With Decay you adjust how fast the Resochord fades out. OUTPUT Section lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 657...

  • Page 658: Distortion Effects

    Combining overdrive, feedback and modulation, the Distortion produces a heavy distortion/fuzz effect, comparable to distortion stomp-boxes for guitars. This effect is special because of the feedback it creates. The Distortion panel in the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 658...
  • Page 659 Feedback settings. Release This parameter determines how fast the distorted sound dies down when the Gate is enabled. lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 659...

  • Page 660: Lofi

    The Lofi effect reduces the bit depth (or bit resolution) and Sample rate of the audio signal for an interesting “vintage” effect at subtle settings, and heavy digital distortion at extreme set- tings. The Lofi panel in the Plug-in Strip. The Lofi in the Control area. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 660...

  • Page 661: Saturator

    The Saturator offers three modes: Classic (legacy mode), Tape, and Tube. You can select the desired mode via the Mode selector. Since the three modes provide different sets of parame- ters, each of them is described separately below. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 661...
  • Page 662 Selects between Classic, Tape, and Tube saturation modes. All other parameters vary according to the mode selected here. Input Controls the input gain of the effect. Increasing Input will also increase the amount of compression performed on the audio signal. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 662...
  • Page 663 Selects between Classic, Tape, and Tube saturation modes. All other parameters vary according to the mode selected here. Input Controls the input gain of the effect. This affects the amount of tape distortion and compression. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 663...
  • Page 664 “polluting” the saturation. The Charge parameter allows you to adjust the amount of feedback. (full left) the feedback loop is disabled. Increase the Charge value to strengthen the effect. Higher values additionally generate an interesting compression-like effect. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 664...

  • Page 665: Analog Distortion

    12.6.4 Analog Distortion The Analog Distortion be used to add grit to Drums and Percussion, Lead Synths and Guitars. The Analog Distortion panel in the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 665...
  • Page 666 0.0 to 100.0% (default: 50.0%). OUTPUT Section Mix lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0% (default: 100.0%). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 666...

  • Page 667: Perform Fx

    An analog-modeled High, Low, and Band-pass filter capable of yielding raw, natural-sounding results using saturation and resonance. Roll off the highs for a thick, murky veil, or use the resonance to create sounds that float into self-oscillation infinity. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 667...
  • Page 668 Effect Reference Perform FX Filter Perform FX in the Plug-in Strip. Filter Perform FX in the Control area. Main Page Parameter Description MODE Section Mode Select an effect. TOUCHSTRIP Section Engage Activates the filter. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 668...
  • Page 669 A comb filter effect with more than a few tricks up its sleeve. Get performance-ready flanger or phaser effects, or expose its wild side – setting higher decay and frequency values unleashes ping-pong delay-like flutter effects. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 669...
  • Page 670 Effect Reference Perform FX Flanger Perform FX in the Plug-in Strip. Flanger Perform FX in the Control area. Main Page Parameter Description MODE Mode Select an effect. TOUCHSTRIP MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 670...
  • Page 671 A warm, versatile echo with plenty of character, designed for spontaneous splashes of echo. Strong, responsive attacks that taper off into hazy trails are perfect for dub and can also be tweaked for more extreme sound design. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 671...
  • Page 672 Effect Reference Perform FX Burst Echo Perform FX in the Plug-in Strip. Burst Echo Perform FX in the Control area. Main Page Parameter Description MODE Mode Select an effect. TOUCHSTRIP MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 672...
  • Page 673 Adjusts the LP and HP filter in the feedback loop. At 0%, the filter is fully open. At higher values, the HPF frequency increases and LPF frequency decreases for more aggressive filtering. Wet Level Adjusts the volume of the delayed signal. Setup Page MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 673...
  • Page 674 Reso Echo A complex resonant echo with advanced feedback and saturation that verge on psychedelic tendencies. Echoes range from a tight, punchy resonant hum to ambiguous howling sounds from another dimension. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 674...
  • Page 675 Effect Reference Perform FX Reso Echo Perform FX in the Plug-in Strip. Reso Echo Perform FX in the Control area. Main Page Parameter Description MODE Mode Select an effect. TOUCHSTRIP MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 675...
  • Page 676 Setup Page COLOUR Saturation Controls the amount of saturation applied to the feedback path. Resonance Controls the resonance of the filters in the filter bank. More resonance emphasizes the "singing" effect. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 676...
  • Page 677 Using the additional plate reverb, tweak a knob or Smart Strip to hand-pick in- dividual notes and keep them ringing into the stratosphere. Ring Perform FX in the Plug-in Strip. Ring Perform FX in the Control area. Main Page MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 677...
  • Page 678 REVERB Rev Time Controls the decay time of the plate reverb. Rev Mix Controls the dry/wet mix of the plate reverb. Dry/Wet Controls the dry/wet mix of the overall effect. Setup Page MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 678...
  • Page 679 Stutter Turn the intensity up, and down again with Stutter. This beat-mangling effect adds creative dy- namics like glitches, fills, and expressive pitch-bending crescendos to drum patterns and more. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 679...
  • Page 680 Effect Reference Perform FX Stutter Perform FX in the Plug-in Strip. Stutter Perform FX in the Control area. Main Page Parameter Description MODE Mode Select an effect. TOUCHSTRIP MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 680...
  • Page 681 Length, and the **Length** parameter controls loop length when the touchstrip is assigned to Pitch. Otherwise each of these parameters has no effect and is respectively hidden on the Maschine GUI. LOOP MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 681...
  • Page 682 A no-frills tremolo and vibrato effect that’s perfect for creating motion and wobble on the fly. Instantly add expression with multiple modes, Rate, and Depth ranges, and use the Stereo knob to create auto-pan motion effects. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 682...
  • Page 683 Effect Reference Perform FX Tremolo Perform FX in the Plug-in Strip. Tremolo Perform FX in the Control area. Main Page Parameter Description MODE Mode Select an effect. TOUCHSTRIP MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 683...
  • Page 684 Depth Min Controls the amplitude of the modulation when the touchstrip position is set to 0%. Depth Max Controls the amplitude of the modulation when the touchstrip position is set to 100%. DEPTH RANGE MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 684...
  • Page 685 ‘brake’ to a sound, then scratch with it – just like on vinyl. Or use the pitch shifter delay to thicken the sound and create alien-sounding sweeps. Scratcher Perform FX in the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 685...
  • Page 686 Controls a frequency shifter in the delay feedback loop. At 12 o'clock, the frequency shifter is disabled. Swirling, alien and metallic sounds can be made by enabling the frequency shifter and increasing the feedback. Wet Level Controls the level of the delay effect. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 686...

  • Page 687: Creating A Song Using Scenes

    This is how Scenes work: ▪ Only one Scene is played at a time. ▪ In each Scene (i.e. each column of the Arranger), you can choose to play one particular Pattern of each Group. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 687...
  • Page 688 ▪ If a Clip is shorter than the Scene it is placed in, it is automatically repeated until the end of the Scene (the last repetition might be shortened). These repetitions are automatically generated and cannot be edited. They reference the same Pattern as the original Clip MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 688...

  • Page 689: Arranger Overview

    13.1.1 Arranger Overview In the MASCHINE software, the Arranger is where you define what should play with what, and when. This overview of the Arranger introduces you its main parts and control elements. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 689...
  • Page 690 (see section ↑13.1.4, Jumping to Another Playback Position in Your Project). Drag the Loop Range (9) or any of its border in the timeline to adjust the part of your song that will be looped. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 690...
  • Page 691 ▪ The Pattern mode lets you create and delete Clips: ↑13.1.5, Creating and Removing Clips. ▪ The Grid mode lets you adjust the Perform Grid used for transitions between Scenes: ↑13.4.2, Jumping to Other Scenes. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 691...

  • Page 692: Navigating The Arranger

    Arranger while keeping the left border of the display at a fixed position in the song. ▪ Double-click the main part (1) to reset the zoom and display all Scenes. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 692...
  • Page 693 The classic scroll bar right of the Arranger. You can also adjust the height of the Arranger in order to display more/less Groups at once by dragging its bottom right corner vertically with your mouse: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 693...
  • Page 694 View mode so that you can release VIEW and stay in View mode (see section ↑2.3.5, Pinning a Mode on Your Controller). Press to select SCENE and use the pads in the table below to navigate the Arranger. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 694...
  • Page 695 Creating a Song Using Scenes Arranger Basics Shortcuts for navigating the Arranger from the MASCHINE MIKRO controller. Action Shortcut Scroll Arranger left Press pad Scroll Arranger right Press pad Zoom in (Arranger) Press pad Zoom out (Arranger) Press pad You can also use the Left/Right Arrow buttons and the Control encoder to adjust the zoom factor and scroll position on the display.

  • Page 696: Following The Playback Position In Your Project

    The Follow function affects both the Pattern Editor and the Arranger simultaneously (see sec- tion ↑7.1.3, Following the Playback Position in the Pattern for more information on the Follow function in the Pattern Editor). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 696...

  • Page 697: Jumping To Another Playback Position In Your Project

    You can use the timeline under the Scene headers in the Arranger to set the playback to the desired position. In the timeline and acoss the entire height of the Arranger, the playhead (a white vertical line) indicates the current play position in your Project. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 697...
  • Page 698 Perform Grid setting. See section ↑13.4.2, Jumping to Other Scenes for more information. From your controller, you can control the playback position in two different resolutions. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 698...
  • Page 699 If the Step Grid is disabled (i.e. set to OFF), the jumps are based on bars. For more information on the Step Grid, see section ↑7.1.7, Adjusting the Step Grid and the Nudge Grid. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 699...

  • Page 700: Creating And Removing Clips

    Upon your selection, a Clip referencing this Pattern is inserted into the selected Scene: → ▪ The Clip replaces any previous Clip for that Group in the Scene. ▪ The Clip displays the name and color of the Pattern it is referencing. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 700...
  • Page 701 ▪ The corresponding Pattern will not be played by that Scene anymore. ▪ The Pattern itself is left untouched. ▪ If the Clip was the longest in the Scene, the Scene is automatically shrinked to the next longest Clip. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 701...
  • Page 702 Clip in the selected Scene. In both cases, any Clip previ- ously existing for that Group in the Scene will be replaced. Furthermore, the following happens: ▪ In the Arranger the Clip displays the name and color of the Pattern it is referencing. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 702...

  • Page 703: Managing Scenes

    13.2 Managing Scenes This section describes how to organize your Scenes, Scene slots, and Scene banks. 13.2.1 Scene Management Overview In the software, all Scene management operations can be done in the Scene Manager: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 703...
  • Page 704 The selected Scene bank is surrounded by a white border (bank 2 in the picture above). If there are too many Scene banks to fit into the Scene Manager’s height, use the scroll wheel of your mouse to display the other banks. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 704...
  • Page 705 To enter Scene mode on your controller, press and hold SCENE (you can pin it by press- ► MAIN at the same time). Your controller switches to Scene mode. This is indicated by the lit SCENE button. → MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 705...

  • Page 706: Selecting Scenes And Scene Banks

    To select a Scene in the Arranger, do the following: Select the desired Scene by clicking its name at the top of the Arranger: ► The Scene name is now underlined to indicate that this Scene is selected. → MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 706...
  • Page 707 Select the desired Scene by clicking the slot with its name in the list on the left or by clicking its cell in the selected pad grid on the right. The Scene slot and the corresponding cell on the right are now highlighted to indicate → that this Scene is selected. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 707...
  • Page 708 Selecting a Scene To select a Scene in the current Scene bank, press SCENE + the dim lit pad correspond- ► ing to this Scene. Upon your selection, the following happens: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 708...

  • Page 709: Creating Scenes

    Scene Manager — it will be located in the last non-empty Scene bank right after the last Scene slot. Creating a Scene in the Scene Manager Open the Scene Manager (see ↑13.2.1, Scene Management Overview). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 709...
  • Page 710 Arranger — in the Arranger the new Scene is inserted at the location corresponding to its order of appearance in the Scene Manager. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 710...
  • Page 711 Scene mode. Press SHIFT + Left/Right Arrow button to select the desired Scene bank. Press the pad corresponding to the Scene after which you want to insert a new Scene. Press SHIFT (INSERT). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 711...

  • Page 712: Deleting Scenes

    Scene: This will only remove its content — the Scene will stay in your ar- rangement, but empty. For more information on clearing Scenes, see section ↑13.2.9, Clearing Scenes. Alternate Method Alternatively, you can delete Scenes as follows in the Scene Manager: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 712...
  • Page 713 If the desired Scene bank is already selected (or if there is only one Scene bank), this alternate method can be simplified as follows: Press ERASE SCENE + pad to delete the corresponding Scene! MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 713...
  • Page 714 To delete a Scene on your controller: Press and hold SCENE to enter Scene mode. Press SHIFT + Left/Right Arrow to select the desired Scene bank. Press the pad corresponding to the Scene you want to delete. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 714...

  • Page 715: Creating And Deleting Scene Banks

    If the last Scene bank contains at least one Scene (even empty), you can create an additional Scene bank after that last bank. To do this: Open the Scene Manager (see ↑13.2.1, Scene Management Overview). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 715...
  • Page 716 If the last Scene bank is empty, there is no “+” symbol under its pad grid and you can- not create any new Scene bank. Deleting a Scene Bank To delete a Scene bank: Open the Scene Manager (see ↑13.2.1, Scene Management Overview). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 716...
  • Page 717 Press Button 8 once more to create another Scene bank. A new empty Scene bank is created and its content appears on the right display. → If the last Scene bank is empty, you cannot create any new Scene bank. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 717...
  • Page 718 A new empty Scene bank is created and its content appears on the right display. → If the last Scene bank is empty, there is no “+” symbol under Button 8 and you cannot create any new Scene bank. Deleting a Scene Bank To delete a Scene bank: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 718...

  • Page 719: Naming Scenes

    Naming is only available from within the software, but any changes will also show up on your controller. Renaming Scenes in the Arranger To rename a Scene in the Arranger: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 719...
  • Page 720 To rename a Scene in the Scene Manager: Open the Scene Manager (see ↑13.2.1, Scene Management Overview). If necessary, select the Scene bank containing the desired Scene by clicking its pad grid on the right. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 720...

  • Page 721: Changing The Scene's Color

    In this case, click anywhere else in the MA- SCHINE plug-in window to confirm the name you have entered. 13.2.7 Changing the Scene’s Color You can change the color of each Scene in the software. To do this: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 721...

  • Page 722: Moving Scenes

    In that case the color (even unchanged) will be considered as a custom color and will follow the Scene as you move it. 13.2.8 Moving Scenes Reordering Scenes is essential to organize your Scenes and arrange your song. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 722...
  • Page 723 The Scene takes its new place. On your controller in Scene mode, you can now select this → Scene via the pad corresponding to its new location. In the Scene Manager, you can also: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 723...

  • Page 724: Clearing Scenes

    While deleting a Scene removes it entirely from your arrangement, clearing it only re- moves its content — the Scene stays in your arrangement, but empty. For more info on deleting Scenes, see section ↑13.2.4, Deleting Scenes. To clear a Scene: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 724...

  • Page 725: 13.2.10 Duplicating, Copying, And Pasting Scenes

    Scene copy has to be inserted. This is available only from your controller. To duplicate a Scene: Right-click ([Ctrl]-click on Mac OS X) the Scene name in the Arranger or in the Scene ► Manager, and select Duplicate from the context menu. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 725...
  • Page 726 Scene bank: After you have selected the source Scene, switch to the desired Scene bank using Buttons 7 and 8 before you select the target Scene slot. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 726...

  • Page 727: 13.2.11 Adjustable Scene Length

    Scene. Repetitions of a Clip are indicated by darker blocks in the Arranger, and a Truncated Clip marker will appear on the right-hand side of the Scene to indicate that a section of the Clip is hidden: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 727...

  • Page 728: 13.2.11.1 Adjusting The Length Of A Scene Using The Software

    Click and drag the Scene end marker to the right. ► The Clip will be repeated if the adjustment is longer than the referenced Pattern. → To shorten a Scene: Click and drag the Scene end marker to the left. ► MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 728...

  • Page 729: 13.2.11.2 Adjusting The Length Of A Scene Using The Controller

    Turn the Control encoder to adjust the length of the Scene as required. Turning the Knob left will shorten the Scene, turning it right will lengthen the Scene. Press and turn the Control encoder to change the Scene length in smaller increments. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 729...

  • Page 730: 13.2.12 Enabling Scene Auto Length

    Clips within the Scene. Any manual adjustments that were previously made are discarded. To enable Auto Length for a Scene using your controller: Press SCENE to access the Scene page. Press the corresponding pad to select a Scene. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 730...

  • Page 731: 13.2.13 Looping

    To adjust the Loop range using the software: Drag the left or right end of the Loop marker to make it longer. ► The Loop range is elongated. → To move the Loop using the software: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 731...

  • Page 732: 13.2.13.2 Setting The Loop Range Using The Controller

    When the Loop is activated the Scenes within the Loop range are repeated. 13.2.13.2 Setting the Loop Range Using the Controller Set the start, end and position of the loop using the dedicated Loop page. To set the loop range using MASCHINE MIKRO: Press and hold SHIFT RESTART to access the Loop screen.

  • Page 733: Managing Scenes

    Control encoder to ► alter the position of the whole loop. The position of the loop range is adjusted. → Activating or Deactivating a Loop Using MASCHINE MIKRO To activate a Loop using the controller: Press SHIFT RESTART to activate or deactivate the loop.
  • Page 734 Scenes. These features work in connection with settings made in the Default page of the Preferences. Together they offer you options to: ▪ duplicate Scenes, ▪ duplicate Scenes and Patterns, ▪ link Scenes, and ▪ link when duplicating. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 734...

  • Page 735: Scene Linking Basics

    Preferences panel, click Preferences… in the MASCHINE menu (OS X) or File menu (Windows) of the Application Menu Bar, or in the File submenu of the MA- SCHINE menu. The Preferences panel will open: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 735...
  • Page 736 Creating a Song Using Scenes Managing Scenes To display the Default page holding the Scene options, click the Default tab on the left of Preferences panel. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 736...
  • Page 737 Duplicate Link when Duplicating functionality as de- tailed below: Setting Description Scene Duplicate Scene Only Only the Scene is duplicated. The result is a new unlinked Scene with the same Patterns referenced. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 737...

  • Page 738: Duplicating Scenes

    By right-clicking on a Scene in the Timeline, a context menu appears which has a Duplicate entry. Duplicate entry Duplicate has two results depending on the Scene settings in the Preferences. See ↑13.3.2, Setting Scene Options in the Preferences for more information. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 738...
  • Page 739 Right-click (or [control]-click on OS X) the Scene you want to duplicate in the Timeline. Click Duplicate. The Scene will be duplicated according to the setting in the Preferences. See → ↑13.3.2, Setting Scene Options in the Preferences for more information. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 739...

  • Page 740: Link When Duplicating Scenes

    Scene Options in the Preferences for more information. To link when duplicating a Scene in the MASCHINE software: Right-click (or [control]-click on OS X) the Scene you want to link and duplicate in the Timeline. Click Duplicate. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 740...

  • Page 741: Making Scenes Unique

    Scenes. To make a Scene unique in the MASCHINE software: Right-click (or [control]-click on OS X) the Scene you want to make unique in the Time- line. The context menu will open. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 741...

  • Page 742: Playing With Scenes

    This may also be necessary if you are composing a studio track in your host sequencer and want to control which Scene the MASCHINE plug-in has to play. This is where the MASCHINE tools described in the following sections come in handy. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 742...

  • Page 743: Selecting A Loop Range

    You can easily set the Loop Range to a single Scene by selecting any Scene outside the cur- rent Loop Range: To set the Loop Range to a single Scene outside the current Loop Range, simply select ► this Scene in the Arranger’s top row or in the Scene Manager. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 743...
  • Page 744 You can also precisely adjust the Loop Range in the Arranger timeline: The Arranger timeline showing that the single Scene Scene 1 is looped. You have following actions at your disposal: Drag the Loop Range’s highlighted region horizontally to move the whole Loop Range. ► MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 744...
  • Page 745 Setting the Loop Range to a Single Scene You can easily set the Loop Range to a single Scene by selecting this Scene with the pads: Press and hold SCENE to enter Scene mode (you can pin it by pressing MAIN). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 745...
  • Page 746 If you want to set the Loop Range back to a particular Scene, press SCENE + the desired pad as described above. You can also do this at any time without switching your controller to any particular mode: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 746...

  • Page 747: Jumping To Other Scenes

    Scene. For example, you might not want a newly select- ed loop to fire off immediately — you might want it to wait until the next bar line. The MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 747...
  • Page 748 Header: Adjusting the Perform Grid and Retrigger setting. To adjust the Perform Grid, click the value left of the SYNC label in the MASCHINE ► Header and select the desired division from the menu: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 748...
  • Page 749 Adjusting the Retrigger Setting on the Controller To adjust the Retrigger setting: Press and hold SCENE to enter Scene mode. Press the Right Arrow button to select the RETRIGGER parameter. Turn the Control encoder to select the desired Retrigger setting. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 749...

  • Page 750: Triggering Scenes Via Midi (Maschine Plug-In Only)

    1, PC 1 will trigger Scene slot 2, etc. Please refer to the documentation of your host to know in which range it sends Program Change numbers. To enable or disable the Scene MIDI Change feature, do the following: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 750...

  • Page 751: The Arrange Grid

    ▪ Scene length ▪ Song Clip start / length ▪ Playhead relocation The Arrange Grid setting is located at the bottom left corner of the Arranger area and can be activated/deactivated by toggling the Grid symbol. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 751...
  • Page 752 ARNG (Arrange). Press the left arrow to step through the menu to select VALUE. Turn the Control encoder to select an Arrange Grid value. The selected Arrange Grid value is applied. → MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 752...

  • Page 753: Quick Grid

    ARNG (Arrange). Press the right arrow to step through the menu to select QUICK. Turn the Control encoder to select ON. Quick Grid is enabled and globally applied to all Patterns. → MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 753...

  • Page 754: Sampling And Sample Mapping

    Samples in only one Sound. All this can be done in the Sample Editor. Make sure you check out the tutorial videos regarding sampling on the Native Instruments website (http://www.native-instruments.com). Before recording an external source please consult the documentation that came with your audio interface for information on connecting audio devices and instruments.
  • Page 755 With your controller in Control mode, press the pad of the Sound in which you want to record the Sample. For more details on how to set the focus to a Sound, please see sec- tion ↑2.3.1, Setting the Focus on a Group or a Sound. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 755...

  • Page 756: Recording A Sample

    Recording a Sample MASCHINE provides everything you need to record your own Samples. 14.2.1 Opening the Record Page In the software, recording a new Sample is done in the Record page of the Sample Editor. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 756...
  • Page 757 Opening the RECORD Page on the Controller In Sampling mode, press + pad to access the RECORD page. You can also hold ► and turn the Control encoder. RECORD page looks as follows: The RECORD page on the controller. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 757...

  • Page 758: Selecting The Source And The Recording Mode

    Internal, you can select the output of any available Group or the Mas- ter. You can easily record the output of a particular Sound by setting SOURCE to Internal, soloing this Sound and selecting its parent Group in the INPUT selector! MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 758...
  • Page 759 For example, this can come in handy to adjust the appropriate threshold in De- tect mode. For this purpose, in Detect mode the level meters additionally provide a fader ad- MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 759...
  • Page 760 To adjust the selected parameter, turn the Control encoder. For continuous parameters, press and turn the Control encoder to adjust the value in finer increments. Selecting the Source to Record First choose which source you want to record using the SOURCE INPUT parameters: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 760...
  • Page 761 Samples, ready to be used, edited, sliced, etc., as any other Samples in MASCHINE! Choosing a Recording Mode Once you have selected the desired source, choose a recording mode: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 761...
  • Page 762 For example, this can come in handy to adjust the appropriate threshold in De- tect mode. For this purpose, in Detect mode the level meters provide a little down-pointing ar- row indicating the threshold level. Prelistening to the input signal. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 762...

  • Page 763: Arming, Starting, And Stopping The Recording

    You can also click Stop beforehand to stop the recording at the next bar, or Cancel to cancel the recording (in that case the recorded audio will not be saved). ▪ When recording in Detect mode: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 763...
  • Page 764 Sample directly playable from the pad of its Sound slot (or from all your pads if pads are in Keyboard mode). Any existing Zones will be replaced. For more information on Zones, see section ↑14.5, Mapping Samples to Zones. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 764...
  • Page 765 WAITING FOR INPUT… message appears at the bottom of the display. During this waiting phase you can also start the recording manually by pressing or cancel the recording by pressing (CANCEL). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 765...

  • Page 766: Checking Your Recordings

    Note that any events for that Sound in the current Pattern will remain. As a conse- quence, your recording might directly start to play at the pitch defined by the existing events! 14.2.5 Checking Your Recordings You can visualize the last recordings you have made in the current Sound: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 766...
  • Page 767 (4)), a playhead indicator (white vertical line) shows you the cur- rent play position within the waveform. ▪ Right-click (Mac OS X: [Ctrl]-click) anywhere in the waveform to open a context menu with the following commands: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 767...
  • Page 768 Any existing Zones will be replaced. ▪ Click and hold the little play icon in the bottom right corner to listen to the Sample on the Cue bus without loading it in the waveform nor in the Zone page. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 768...
  • Page 769 Checking Your Recordings on the Controller You can check the last recordings you have made in the current Sound on your controller: The name of the recorded Sample is shown on the display. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 769...

  • Page 770: Location And Name Of Your Recorded Samples

    Recorded Samples are automatically named using the following scheme: [YYMMDD]T[HHMMSS].wav In the name above, [YYMMDD] stands for the current date (year, month, day, all 2-digit num- bers) and [HHMMSS] for the current time (hours, minutes, seconds, all 2-digit numbers). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 770...

  • Page 771: Editing A Sample

    ↑14.4, Slicing a Sample more information on slicing Samples. 14.3.1 Using the Edit Page In the Sample Editor, click the Edit tab at the top to open the Edit page. ► Edit page looks as follows: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 771...
  • Page 772 Drag them with the mouse to modify the portion of the Sample that will be played back. This can also be done using the controls in the PLAY RANGE section (5). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 772...
  • Page 773 Open containing folder Opens the folder on your hard disk containing the Sample, providing quick access to the original file. Save Sample As… Opens a Save Sample As dialog allowing to save the Sample under another name and/or to another location on your computer. (2) Information bar MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 773...
  • Page 774 The available functions are described in section ↑14.3.2, Audio Editing Functions below. You can also edit the play and loop ranges on the Zone page. See section ↑14.5.6, Ad- justing the Zone Settings for more information. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 774...
  • Page 775 ▪ The grayed out and highlighted parts on the waveform indicate you where the play and se- lection ranges are located (see details below). The parameters available at the bottom of the display are spread over two pages: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 775...
  • Page 776 View. Note that the loop will always stay within the region de- fined by the start and end points of the Sample. Therefore, when moving the Sample’s start and end points closer to each other, keep in mind that it might also shrink the loop! MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 776...
  • Page 777 Audio Editing EDIT page provides several audio editing functions to process your Sample. Available via F1–F3 buttons above the right display, these functions are described in detail in the next section ↑14.3.2, Audio Editing Functions. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 777...

  • Page 778: Audio Editing Functions

    This reverses the selected region of the Sample. FADE IN This applies a fade in to the selected region of the Sample. FADE OUT This applies a fade out to the selected region of the Sample. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 778...
  • Page 779 These controls allow you to adjust the parameters of the time stretching / pitch shifting func- tion before applying it to the selected region. Pitch shifting and time stretching can be applied independently. The following parameters are available: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 779...
  • Page 780 AUTO DTCT is disabled, you can directly define the tempo of the original audio (in BPM). NEW BPM Defines the target tempo of the time-shifted audio (in BPM). (Beat Mode only) MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 780...
  • Page 781 Sample. Audio editing functions at the top of the display on the controller. to select the desired audio function. Press to perform the selected audio function. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 781...
  • Page 782 This silences the selected region of the Sample. This deletes the selected region from the Sample and places it into the clipboard for later use. COPY This copies the selected region of the Sample to the clipboard for later use. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 782...
  • Page 783 Parameters for the Stretch function. Following parameters are available: Parameter Description STRETCH section TUNE Adjusts the detuning (pitch shifting) to be applied (in semitones and cents). Leave this value to 0.00 to leave the original pitch untouched. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 783...
  • Page 784 AUTO DTCT is disabled, you can directly define the tempo of the original audio (in BPM). NEW BPM Defines the target tempo of the time-shifted audio (in BPM). (Beat mode only) MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 784...

  • Page 785: Slicing A Sample

    Sampling mode on your controller allow you to slice your Samples in various ways. The typical workflow for slicing your Samples is as follows: Open the Slice page (SLICE page on the controller): ↑14.4.1, Opening the Slice Page. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 785...

  • Page 786: Opening The Slice Page

    In the software, slicing a Sample is done in the Slice page of the Sample Editor. In the Sample Editor, click the Slice tab at the top to open the Slice page. ► Slice page looks as follows: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 786...
  • Page 787 To select the parameters described in the following sections, press the Left/Right Arrow buttons. To adjust the selected parameter, turn the Control encoder (for continuous parameters, press and turn the Control encoder to adjust the value in finer increments). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 787...

  • Page 788: Adjusting The Slicing Settings

    Grid mode only) amount of Slices: 4, 8, 16 or 32. When MODE is set to Grid (see above), SLICES lets you choose the length of the Slices in note values: 4th, 8th,16th or 32nd notes. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 788...
  • Page 789 Sample. Adjusting the slicing settings. Any change to these settings will directly affect the number and position of the Slice markers shown in the waveform on the display. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 789...
  • Page 790 To select the parameters described below, press the Left/Right Arrow buttons. To adjust the selected parameter, turn the Control encoder (for continuous parameters, press and turn the Control encoder to adjust the value in finer increments). Following parameters are available: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 790...
  • Page 791 DETECT, a second section of parameters is available at the bottom of the display: the ENGINE section. When MODE is set to DETECT, press + the Right Arrow button to show the ENGINE ► section. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 791...
  • Page 792 This process enables you to quickly add slices exactly where you would like them to be. Once slice points are have been entered these can be fine-tuned using Edit mode. To enter slices manually using the pads on your controller: Press the SAMPLING button to enter the Sampler. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 792...
  • Page 793 Press pad 1 to enter the first slice of the sample. ⇨ Playback of the sample will begin and the next pad will begin to flash. Press pad 2 to enter the second slice point. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 793...

  • Page 794: Manually Adjusting Your Slices (Obsolete?)

    You can directly adjust your Slices manually by selecting Manual in the MODE selector, or start from MASCHINE’s proposed Slices as described in section ↑14.4.2, Adjusting the Slicing Settings and fine-adjust these Slices manually — in that case the MODE lector automatically switches to Manual. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 794...
  • Page 795 ▪ When the entire Sample or a particular Slice is played back, a playhead indicator (white ver- tical line) shows you the current play position within the waveform. ▪ Context menu: Right-click (Mac OS X: [Ctrl]-click) anywhere in a Slice to open a context menu with the following commands: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 795...
  • Page 796 Alternatively you can use the scroll wheel of your mouse when hovering the waveform display (1) to zoom in/ out. (3) Timeline MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 796...
  • Page 797 Slices and start slicing ▪ from scratch again. SLICE REMOVE buttons are mutually exclusive. With SLICE REMOVE enabled, you can still prelisten to your individual Slices by pressing the corresponding pads on your controller! MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 797...
  • Page 798 Slice and the end point of the previous Slice are still joined, moving the start point of the Slice simultaneously moves the end point of the previous Slice, so that both Slices stay joined. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 798...

  • Page 799: Applying The Slicing

    ↑14.4.2, Adjusting the Slicing Settings), you can apply the slicing in order to actually cut the original Sample and create these Slices. This is done via the three elements at the bottom right of the Slice page: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 799...
  • Page 800 ↑5.1.3, Adjusting the Base Key for more information on the base key). Any previous content in the Sound will be replaced. ◦ The Sample Editor will be replaced by the Pattern Editor in Keyboard view. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 800...
  • Page 801 ◦ If Slices are exported to a Sound, the sequence of notes will contain one note for each pitch. Any existing notes for that Sound will be replaced. Notes for other Sounds in the Pattern will stay untouched. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 801...
  • Page 802 Sound slot of that Group. Any Sound loaded in that Sound slot will be replaced. When applying a sliced sample to a Sound in an otherwise empty Group, the root note of the Sounds in that Group is set to C-2, matching the key zones of the slices. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 802...
  • Page 803 Sound slots of the Group you have just selected. Select the target Sound by pressing its pad. The selected pad starts flashing to indicate that it is now the target. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 803...
  • Page 804 Slice page of the software, notes will be automatically created for each Slice (see below). At any time you can press the lit button (APPL.TO) to cancel the export and return to SLICE page. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 804...

  • Page 805: From 2.4.6

    Edit mode. Live Slicing is only available from your MASCHINE controller. To manually add Slices to a sample using the pads on your controller: Press the SAMPLING button to enter the Sampling page. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 805...
  • Page 806 Playback of the sample will begin and the next pad will begin to flash to indicate that the next slice point can be added. Press Pad 2 to add the second slice point. Continue to press subsequent pads as they flash to add more slices. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 806...
  • Page 807 When playback of the sample stops you may fine-tune the start and end points of your → slices by entering EDIT mode. Press SHIFT MUTE if you want to stop playback of a long sample. Press SHIFT + Arrow buttons to access each bank of Slices. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 807...

  • Page 808: 14.4.6.2 Delete All Slices

    All extra Slices and Keyzones will be deleted leaving just the first Keyzone in place. → Use the DEL ALL option to delete all slices at once from a sample. To delete all Slices from a sample: Press the SAMPLING button to enter the Sampler. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 808...
  • Page 809 Deleting All Slices after They Have Been Applied to the Pattern Editor If you have committed your Slices using the APPLY option, you must return to Edit mode and apply the DELETE ALL option to fully remove them from the Keyzone and Pattern. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 809...

  • Page 810: Sample Slicer Mono Option

    14.4.7.1 Activating the Sample Slicer Mono Option in the Software In the MASCHINE software, the Mono option can be found on the Sample Editor’s Slice page: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 810...

  • Page 811: 14.4.7.2 Activating The Sample Slicer Mono Option On Maschine Mikro

    MASCHINE will remember the state of the Mono option: If you enable the Mono option, it will be enabled automatically the next time you use the Sample Slicer. 14.4.7.2 Activating the Sample Slicer Mono Option on MASCHINE MIKRO After adding slices to your sample (using one of the slicing modes; Detect, Split, Grid, or...

  • Page 812: Auto-Snap

    SNAP, and a progress indicator will count up to 100%. Once audio analysis is finished, the Auto-Snap control will be available again. In the MASCHINE software, Auto-Snap can be found at the bottom of the Sample Editor’s Slice page: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 812...

  • Page 813: 14.4.8.1 Using Auto-Snap On Maschine Mikro

    Sampling and Sample Mapping Slicing a Sample Auto-Snap option in the software 14.4.8.1 Using Auto-Snap on MASCHINE MIKRO To use Auto-Snap on MASCHINE MIKRO: Press the SAMPLING button to enter the Sampling page. Press and turn the Control encoder to select SLICE.
  • Page 814 Press Pad 1 to add the first Slice to the sample. ⇨ Playback of the sample will begin and the next pad will begin to flash to indicate that the next slice point can be added. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 814...
  • Page 815 When analyzing long audio files, the Auto-Snap control will read Analyzing… instead of AUTO SNAP, and a progress indicator will count up to 100%. Once audio analysis is finished, the Auto-Snap control will be available again. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 815...

  • Page 816: Mapping Samples To Zones

    Select a Sound slot, then open the Sample Editor (by clicking the button with the wave- ► form icon on the left of the Pattern Editor), and click the Zone tab to show the Zone page. The Zone page (here for an empty Sound). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 816...

  • Page 817: Zone

    In Sampling mode, press + pad to show the ZONE page. You can also hold ► and turn the Control encoder. The ZONE page on the controller. 14.5.2 Zone Page Overview The Zone page provides following elements: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 817...
  • Page 818 Zones contained in your Sound. The Sample view shows the waveform of the Sample for the focused Zone and lets you edit some of its settings. Click the Sample View but- MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 818...

  • Page 819: Selecting And Managing Zones In The Zone List

    You can adjust the width of the Zone List by dragging its right border. Adding a New Zone to the Zone List You can add a new Zone to the Zone List in two ways: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 819...
  • Page 820 Zone. Again, you have two methods at your disposal: Drag a Sample from the Browser’s LIBRARY FILES pane or from your operating system ► onto the desired entry in the Zone List. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 820...
  • Page 821 ▪ The focused Zone is automatically selected. It is highlighted in the color of the Sound and its waveform and parameters are displayed in the Slice page’s Sample view and Zone set- tings as well as on the Edit Slice pages. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 821...
  • Page 822 After you have selected the Zone(s) you want to remove, you can also use the context menu: Select the Zone(s) you want to remove. Right-click ([Ctrl]-click on Mac OS X) any of the selected Zones. A menu opens up. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 822...
  • Page 823 Zone in the Zone List, respectively. The waveform of the Sample in this focused Zone appears on the display, and the Zone → settings appear at the bottom of the display. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 823...

  • Page 824: Selecting And Editing Zones In The Map View

    The Map view is visible when the Sample View button (showing a little waveform icon at the right of the Zone tab) is disabled. Disable the Sample View button to see the Map view. The Map view contains following elements: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 824...
  • Page 825 ▪ You can select multiple Zones at once: All your mouse actions within the Map view (mov- ing, resizing, etc.) will affect all selected Zones — see the next paragraph for more details on the available selection and edit commands in the Map. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 825...
  • Page 826 Sample via the Zone settings at the bottom of the Zone page, as well as process the Sample’s audio material on the Edit page and/or slice the Sample on the Slice page. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 826...
  • Page 827 Removes the selected Zone(s) from the Sample Map. You can also adjust the key and velocity ranges in the Zone settings at the bottom of the Zone page. See section for a detailed description. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 827...

  • Page 828: Editing Zones In The Sample View

    The Sample view is visible when the Sample View button (showing a little waveform icon at the right of the Zone tab) is enabled. Enable the Sample View button to see the Sample view. The Sample view contains following elements: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 828...
  • Page 829 (white vertical line) shows you the current play position within the waveform. ▪ Context menu: Right-click (Mac OS X: [Ctrl]-click) anywhere in the waveform to open a con- text menu with the following commands: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 829...
  • Page 830 Settings). Note that the loop will always stay within the play range. Therefore, when moving the Sample’s start and end points closer to each other (see above), keep in mind that it might also shrink the loop! MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 830...

  • Page 831: Adjusting The Zone Settings

    Adjusts the playback’s end point in the Sample of the focused Zone. (2) LOOP section The parameters in the LOOP section allow you to define and adjust a portion that will play in loop while the note is held. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 831...
  • Page 832 (3) TUNE / MIX section TUNE / MIX section contains parameters controlling pitch- and level-related aspects of the Sample playback. Parameter Description TUNE Sets the tuning of the focused Zone. GAIN Sets the gain of the focused Zone. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 832...
  • Page 833 Zone in the Map. VEL HI (Highest Velocity) Defines the highest velocity of the focused Zone. Alternatively, you can drag the higher border of the Zone in the Map. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 833...
  • Page 834 Sampler’s TYPE selector to ADSR in the PITCH / GATE section (Parameter page 2, see ↑6.2.2, Page 2: Pitch / Envelope). START (Knob 2) Adjusts the start point of the loop. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 834...
  • Page 835 Page 4 – ENVELOPE Parameters This amplitude envelope can be used to get rid of clicks after slicing; you can either apply it to the Zone of the whole Sample or to individual Zones for selected Slices. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 835...
  • Page 836 At the bottom of the display, the Zone settings allow you to adjust how each Zone should be played back. The Zone settings on the controller. The various parameters always display the values for the focused Zone. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 836...
  • Page 837 The ZONE page on the controller – page 1 of 5: PLAY RANGE parameters. Parameter Description START Adjusts the playback’s start point in the Sample of the focused Zone. Adjusts the playback’s end point in the Sample of the focused Zone. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 837...
  • Page 838 This is particularly helpful if the loop is inducing any clicks. Press and turn the Control encoder to adjust the parameters in finer increments. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 838...
  • Page 839 Page 4 – ENVELOPE Parameters This amplitude envelope can be used to get rid of clicks after slicing; you can either apply it to the Zone of the whole Sample or to individual Zones for selected Slices. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 839...
  • Page 840 Press and turn the Control encoder to adjust the parameters in finer increments. Page 5 – MAP Parameters page contains the parameters defining the key and velocity ranges of the Zone. The ZONE page on the controller, page 5 of 5: MAP parameters. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 840...

  • Page 841: Adding Samples To The Sample Map

    Sample Map, the Zone will cover the entire key- board. As you release the mouse button, the Zone is created. → You can add other Samples to the Sound via this method. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 841...
  • Page 842 A new Zone is created that contains the added Sample. Your controller automatically → switches back to Sampling mode and the new Zone is selected and appears on the dis- play, ready to be tweaked. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 842...

  • Page 843: Komplete Kontrol Integration

    Switching the Keyboard Focus to/from a MASCHINE Instance KOMPLETE KONTROL Integration MASCHINE supports the KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboards from Native Instruments. The KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboards are tightly integrated into the MASCHINE workflows. From your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard you can do the following in MASCHINE: ▪...
  • Page 844 Switching the Focus from the MASCHINE Instance: Controller Menu You can call the connected KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard from any running MA- SCHINE instance, may it run as a standalone application or as a plug-in in your DAW. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 844...
  • Page 845 Bring the desired MASCHINE instance to the front in your operating system (or open its user interface in your DAW). Open the Controller submenu in the MASCHINE menu and select your KOMPLETE KON- TROL S-SERIES device from the menu: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 845...
  • Page 846 MASCHINE instance at a time. ▪ The second section (below the separator line) lists all KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboards. It works in exactly the same way as the first section described above, with the same features and restrictions. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 846...
  • Page 847 This On-Screen Overlay is common to the MASCHINE and KOMPLETE KON- TROL applications: All instances of both applications will be listed here. With one or more MASCHINE and/or KOMPLETE KONTROL instance(s) running, do the follow- ing on your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 847...
  • Page 848 Now your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard focuses on the selected instance. If → another KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard was already focused on that instance, its focus is automatically removed from that instance. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 848...
  • Page 849 In these hosts, the INSTANCE button of your keyboard is disabled. If your keyboard is currently focused on a MASCHINE instance, pressing SHIFT INSTANCE disconnects your keyboard from that MASCHINE instance and re-enables auto-focus: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 849...

  • Page 850: Controlling The Transport In Maschine

    When your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard is focused on the MASCHINE software, the buttons in the TRANSPORT section of your keyboard can control various transport func- tions in MASCHINE. The TRANSPORT section on your keyboard. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 850...
  • Page 851 PLAY (RESTART) Restart playback at the beginning of the Loop Range Record SHIFT (COUNT-IN) Record with Count-in STOP Stop SHIFT STOP Metronome on/off Loop Range LOOP + Control encoder Move the whole Loop Range MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 851...
  • Page 852 Control encoder (used for focusing and selecting items in the on-screen overlay): ▪ Control encoder. SHIFT + Control encoder. ▪ LOOP (+ Navigate Left/Right) + Control encoder. ▪ MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 852...
  • Page 853 Disabling MASCHINE Transport Functions on Your Keyboard If needed, you can disable your keyboard’s transport functions in MASCHINE (they are enabled by default). This is done in the Transport Control section of the Hardware page in the Preferen- panel: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 853...
  • Page 854 Enabling/disabling your keyboard’s transport functions in MASCHINE. To enable or disable the transport functions of your keyboard in MASCHINE, click the ► Enabled check box in the Transport Control section of the Hardware page in the Preferen- panel. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 854...

  • Page 855: Navigating And Controlling Your Sounds Within A Group

    MASCHINE family) as follows: ▪ If the Control area in the MASCHINE software currently displays the Plug-ins of the fo- cused Sound, Knobs 1–8 on your keyboard mirror the parameters of the selected Parameter page. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 855...
  • Page 856 This can be of importance depending on the Sound(s) you plan to con- trol from your keyboard. This is done via the Velocity Scaling menu in the Hardware page of Preferences panel when your keyboard is connected and focused on that MASCHINE in- stance: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 856...
  • Page 857 Visual Feedback on the Leftmost Display When your keyboard is in Instrument mode, the leftmost display shows you at any time the Pa- rameter page / Plug-in / Sound slot / Group currently selected: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 857...
  • Page 858 For example, if the first Sound slot of Group B1 is under focus, the PAGE field reads B1.1. Navigating Parameter Pages, Plug-ins, Sounds, and Groups You can quickly switch to another Parameter page, Plug-in, Sound or Group directly from your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 858...
  • Page 859 PAGE field reads EMPTY, and PRESS BROWSE appears in the other displays. Press BROWSE and select the desired Plug-in preset from the MASCHINE Library to load it at the end of the Plug-in List. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 859...
  • Page 860 Sample, it will be loaded into Sound slot 1 of a new Group appended to the Group List. If you load an Effect preset, it will be loaded into the selected Plug-in slot of the Master. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 860...
  • Page 861 You can also disable the Light Guide completely — all LEDs above the keybed will be off. The Light Guide can be enabled/disabled via the Enabled check box available in the Light Guide section of the Hardware page in the Preferences panel: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 861...

  • Page 862: Browsing Your Maschine Library

    When your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard is focused on a MASCHINE instance: Press BROWSE in the NAVIGATE section of your keyboard to open an on-screen overlay ► and browse your MASCHINE Library. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 862...
  • Page 863 TROL software, both in appearance and use. We will focus here on the few differences be- tween both. For all details and procedures on using the on-screen overlay browser from your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard, please refer to the KOMPLETE KONTROL Manual. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 863...
  • Page 864 NAVIGATE section (see the KOMPLETE KONTROL Manual for more details). Reminder: At any time, dim lit arrow buttons on the keyboard indicate the possible movements within the on-screen overlay! MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 864...
  • Page 865 Note that in this case the focus won’t automatically move to the next sec- tion. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 865...
  • Page 866 This is to prevent you from losing changes by accidentally loading a new Project without saving the old one. ▪ If it is a Group, it will be loaded into the Group in focus. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 866...

  • Page 867: Using The Perform Features

    ► focused Filetype. 15.5 Using the Perform Features Your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard provides a dedicated PERFORM section, and of course it perfectly integrates into the Perform features of MASCHINE. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 867...
  • Page 868 MASCHINE family (but the Scale and Chord parameters are synchronized be- tween all devices). If you disconnect and re-connect your keyboard, the state of the Scale and Chord engine and SCALE button is recalled for each Group. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 868...
  • Page 869 (ignoring the octave number). For more information on the Root Note on controllers from the MASCHINE family, see section Scale and Chord Parameters. ▪ Knob 2 controls the Scale Type. This parameter is shared with MASCHINE controllers. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 869...
  • Page 870 Keys outside the scale Off * Off ** * This has priority over the information coming from the loaded KOMPLETE 10 Instrument (if any), except for control notes, which are never hidden by the Scale engine. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 870...
  • Page 871 Sound, the Arp feature can be used regardless of whether the focused Group is in Group or Keyboard mode (and the Note Repeat feature is not available as such). To adjust the Arp parameters and configure the arpeggio you want to use, do the following: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 871...
  • Page 872 MASCHINE controllers. RHYTHM Section Knob 3 Adjusts the Rate of the arpeggio. This parameter is shared with MASCHINE controllers. Knob 4 Selects the Unit of the arpeggio. This parameter is shared with MASCHINE controllers. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 872...

  • Page 873: Using The Touch Strips

    The way Pitch and Modulation data is interpreted can vary with the Plug-in loaded in the focused Sound. For example, MASCHINE’s Sampler Plug-in lets you configure various destinations for the Modulation data (in the MODWHEEL DESTINATION section of the Velocity / Modwheel page, in the Control area). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 873...
  • Page 874 You can adjust the behavior of each touch strip, i.e. how it reacts to your actions. These behav- iors can be selected and adjusted in the Pitch Strip Modulation Strip sections of the Hard- ware page in the Preferences panel: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 874...
  • Page 875 Controller menu at the top of the Hardware page in order to see its set- tings! For more information, see section Controller Menu in the Hardware Page of the Preferences Panel. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 875...
  • Page 876 When you remove your finger, the value moves back to the default position. In Spring mode, the following additional settings are available for the modulation strip: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 876...
  • Page 877 LED. You can play it in the same way as Ball mode (see above), however in this case the ball adopts its movement to a steady beat instead of slowing down and stopping. This ena- bles you to create tempo-synced modulations with the modulation strip. When using KOM- MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 877...
  • Page 878 ◦ Divisions menu: Lets you select the number of sections the modulation strip is divided into. The parameters available in the section depend on the selected behavior: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 878...

  • Page 879: Recording Modulation From Your Keyboard

    15.7 Recording Modulation from Your Keyboard You can record modulation in MASCHINE from your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES key- board. To do this, your keyboard must be in Instrument mode. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 879...
  • Page 880 At any time you can check whether Auto-write mode is active or not by holding SHIFT on your keyboard: If Auto-write is enabled both Page buttons will be fully lit, otherwise both Page but- tons will be dimly lit. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 880...
  • Page 881 This option is the same as for MASCHINE STUDIO. For all details, please refer to sec- tion Touch Auto-Write Option. The Touch Auto-write option can be enabled or disabled in the Hardware page of the Preferen- panel when your keyboard is connected and focused on that MASCHINE instance: MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 881...
  • Page 882 The Touch Auto-write check box in the Hardware page of the Preferences panel. To enable or disable the Touch Auto-write option, click the Touch Auto-write check box in ► Touch-Sensitive Knobs section of the Hardware page in the Preferences panel. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 882...

  • Page 883: Adjusting The Settings For Your Keyboard In The Maschine Preferences

    KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard is selected in the Con- troller menu at the top of the Hardware page in order to see its settings! For more infor- mation, see section Controller Menu in the Hardware Page of the Preferences Panel. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 883...
  • Page 884 Adjusting the Settings for Your Keyboard in the MASCHINE Preferences The Hardware page of the Preferences panel for the KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboards. The available parameters are listed in the table below. Each of them is described in detail in the corresponding section. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 884...

  • Page 885: Arp Hold Mode

    Press and hold NOTE REPEAT to access the arpeggiator. Press the Right Arrow button under the display to select the HOLD parameter. Turn the Control encoder to enable the arpeggiator latch function. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 885...

  • Page 886: 15.10 Support For Komplete Kontrol S88

    15.10 Support for KOMPLETE KONTROL S88 MASCHINE 2.4 supports the new flagship of the S-Series keyboard line, KOMPLETE KON- TROL S88 from Native Instruments. KOMPLETE KONTROL S88 delivers an expansive, profes- sional-grade Fatar keybed for true piano feel across 88 fully-weighted, hammer-action keys.

  • Page 887: Troubleshooting - Getting Help

    You will need all the memory and processing power available for your audio software. ▪ It is not recommended to run the laptop on battery, as built-in power management systems might slow the clock rate of the CPU in an effort to extend battery life. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 887...

  • Page 888: The Maschine Software Crashes

    The version number of your software is displayed in the About dialog for all Native Instruments ap- plications. This dialog can be opened by clicking the NI logo in the upper right corner of the...

  • Page 889: Getting Help

    16.2 Getting Help If you are experiencing problems related to your Native Instruments product that the supplied documentation does not cover, there are several ways of getting help! The links in the following sections can also be reached from the Service Center applica-...

  • Page 890: Registration Support

    16.2.4 User Forum In the Native Instruments User Forum, you can discuss product features directly with other users and with experts moderating the forum. Please be aware that the Technical Support team does not participate in the forum. If you’re encountering an issue that can’t be solved by other users, contact Native Instruments’...

  • Page 891: Appendix: Tips For Playing Live

    Have a look at the CPU meter in the MASCHINE software’s Header to en- sure it never turns red. If necessary, increase the Latency value (see ↑2.6.1, Preferences – General Page). MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 891...

  • Page 892: Name And Color Your Groups, Patterns, Sounds And Scenes

    (see chapter ↑2.6.1, Preferences – General Page) so that all your devices and MASCHINE are tightly synchronized. See also 2 Preferences – General Page [➙ 58] 2 Integrating MASCHINE into Your MIDI Setup [➙ 92] MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 892...

  • Page 893: Improvise

    You can easily create interesting drum patterns by adding or removing steps in the step se- quencer. Breaks and build-ups like snare rolls or a double-tempo hi-hat can be created on the fly. See ↑7.3, Recording Patterns with the Step Sequencer for more information on the step sequencer. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 893...

  • Page 894: Use Note Repeat

    You can adjust the start point of a Sample in the Sampler’s Parameter pages (see ↑6.2.1, Page 1: Voice Settings / Engine). If you load a long audio file, you can create interesting variations by tweaking (…or modulating) the start point. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 894...

  • Page 895: Glossary

    Control Lane contains a MIDI pane allowing you to create MIDI tracks for the desired Sounds: These MIDI tracks will send MIDI data to the outside world — both in real-time and when ex- porting the Pattern as MIDI file. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 895...
  • Page 896 MASCHINE’s factory li- brary is already completely tagged, as well as factory libraries of any Native Instruments prod- ucts installed on your computer. You can also import your own files to the Library and tag them as well.
  • Page 897 An effect modifies the audio material it receives. MASCHINE already includes many different effects. You may also use VST/AU plug-in effects by Native Instruments or any third-party man- ufacturer. Effects can be loaded as Plug-ins in any Plug-in slot of the Sound, Group, and Mas- ter levels.
  • Page 898 Group view in the Pattern Editor, the pads of your controller automatically switch to Group mode, and inversely. Insert Effect An insert effect is an effect directly inserted in the signal path of the audio to be processed. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 898...
  • Page 899 — the only limit being the resources of your computer! At any time you can switch the focus of your hardware controller between the plug-in instances. You can even use different controllers (e.g., a MASCHINE MK2 controller and a MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller) to control different plug-in instances.
  • Page 900 Modulation pane of the Control Lane, at the bottom of the Pattern Editor. Additionally, modulation of continuous parameters is indicated on the ring around their knob in the Control area. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 900...
  • Page 901 Each Sound, each Group, and the Master can hold any number of Plug-ins. Plug-ins can be instruments or effects, and they can be internal (included with MASCHINE), from other Native Instruments products (instruments or effects), or external (third-party VST/AU plug-ins). Instru- MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 901...
  • Page 902 A Sample is any piece of audio that can be used e.g. to build a drum kit or a melodic instru- ment, or as a distinct loop in your song. You can load one or several Samples into Sound slots. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 902...
  • Page 903 Generally speaking, a sequencer is a hardware unit or software tool that arranges musical se- quences, e.g. drum patterns or chord progressions. Hardware sequencers typically function as a set of steps, where every step can be filled with musical content. The steps are then played MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 903...
  • Page 904 16, highlighting each step during playback. Select a Sound and put events at chosen steps in the sequence by pressing the corresponding pads. By repeating the process Sound by Sound you can build up the whole Pattern. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 904...
  • Page 905 Sample Editor, Zones are represented by rectangles. You can build up complex sets of Zones to make your Sound react differently according to the pitch and velocity of the played notes. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 905...
  • Page 906 The set of all Zones in a Sound is the Sample Map: It is the “map” of all Samples included in the Sound along with the individual key ranges and velocity ranges at which these Samples are triggered. MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 906...

  • Page 907: Index

    [398] [585] [95] in-depth Audio interface [892] [27] introduction [31] [63] showing and hiding selecting inputs and outputs Bussing point [896] [63] settings Autoload [127] Bypassing [262] [895] Plug-in slots definition Automation [895] definition MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 907...
  • Page 908 Pattern (controller) Chorus [628] Pattern content (software) [379] Classic saturation [662] [726] Scene (controller) Clear [175] Sound [724] Scene (software) Count-in [324] Clip [61] length [700] creating CPU power [891] [897] definition [700] removing MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 908...
  • Page 909 [658] [892] avoiding Driver selecting an audio driver [64] Drum program files [207] importing Duplicate [189] Group [380] Pattern (controller) Pattern (software) [378] [726] Scene (controller) [725] Scene (software) [175] Sound Dynamics effects [603] MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 909...
  • Page 910 [640] Reverb [897] definition [661] Saturator [658] Distortion [591] [903] send effect [619] [610] Transient Master [622] Filter [619] [629] Flanger EQ (Filter mode) [278] [631] Equalizer [619] [632] Freq Shifter MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 910...
  • Page 911 Flanger [629] [339] resizing (software) [631] [337] [338] selecting (controller) Frequency Shifter [632] [336] selecting (software) [342] transposing (controller) [339] transposing (software) Events vs. notes [331] Export [384] MIDI from Pattern Exporting audio [199] MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 911...
  • Page 912 Input properties (MIDI page) [28] [158] introduction Header load with Patterns [129] [899] definition [445] Macro properties Help [887] [193] moving Host automation [431] [599] [894] multi-effect HP2 (Filter mode) [278] muting and soloing [227] [185] naming MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 912...
  • Page 913 [48] Keyboard mode (controller) [215] Lofi [660] [343] quick erasing notes Loop Range [337] quick selecting events [745] selecting (controller) [338] selecting notes [743] selecting (software) Keyboard view LP2 (Filter mode) [278] [899] definition MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 913...
  • Page 914 [431] automation Scene (software) [722] [92] connecting external equipment [178] Sound controlling parameters via [431] Move events/notes (controller) [341] [384] exporting from Pattern Multi-effect [599] [894] [387] importing to Pattern Mute [893] [216] keyboard MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 914...
  • Page 915 (software) editing with the mouse [331] [341] moving (controller) [339] moving (software) [341] nudging (controller) nudging (software) [341] [347] paste (controller) [345] paste (software) [348] quantizing quick selecting (controller) [337] [339] resizing (software) MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 915...
  • Page 916 [297] [312] adjusting length (controller) [311] adjusting length (software) [377] color [380] copying and pasting (controller) [370] creating (controller) [369] creating (software) [379] cut/copy/paste content (software) cut/copy/paste events/notes (controller) [347] [345] cut/copy/paste events/notes (software) MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 916...
  • Page 917 Perform Grid [747] [319] recording in Control mode (controller) Phaser [634] [327] recording in Step mode (controller) Pinning a mode (controller) [48] [375] renaming Pitch scale [215] [383] rendering audio from Plate Reverb [647] MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 917...
  • Page 918 [902] [63] :Routing [348] quantizing after recording [63] Audio page [326] quantizing while recording (controller) [89] Colors page Quick Browse [154] [69] Defaults page [58] General page [85] Hardware page [72] Library page MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 918...
  • Page 919 Replace mode (controller) [320] Reset [179] Sound slot Resize [339] events/notes (software) [312] Pattern (controller) [311] Pattern (software) Resochord [656] Result list in FILES pane [145] [148] [99] [120] in LIBRARY pane Retrigger Scenes [748] MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 919...
  • Page 920 (software) [711] [771] editing (software) [28] introduction mapping (software) [816] [747] jumping to another [756] recording (software) [724] moving (controller) [785] slicing (software) moving (software) [722] Sampling mode (controller) [755] [719] naming Saturator [661] MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 920...
  • Page 921 Select [171] Color [337] [175] events/notes (controller) copying and pasting [336] events/notes (software) [904] definition Select mode (controller) [175] duplicating [337] [232] selecting events/notes Groove properties Semitones [398] [585] Input properties (Audio page) MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 921...
  • Page 922 [591] set up as send effect [227] soloing [158] Sound List [424] triggering via MIDI notes Sound List [158] Sound slot [170] naming [228] number [179] resetting Soundcard [892] [63] input and output routing MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 922...
  • Page 923 Text search [120] using in Browser Zone Threshold [607] [612] definition [905] Transient Master [610] Zone page Transpose [816] software [342] events/notes (controller) ZONE page (controller) [817] [339] events/notes (software) Triggering Scenes via MIDI [430] MASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 923...

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