Macro Control Overview - Native Instruments MASCHINE STUDIO Getting Started

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Macro Control Overview

Each Macro Control can be assigned to one destination with the full range of the selected pa-
rameter. On the other hand, the same parameter can be the destination of more than one Mac-
ro Control.
To know which parameters you can assign to a Macro Control, consider this single rule:
A Macro Control of a channel can control any properties or Plug-in parameters of that channel or of
any underlying channel.
In other words:
▪ For Sounds: You can assign the Macro Controls of a Sound to any parameters in its Chan-
nel properties or Plug-ins.
▪ For Groups: You can assign the Macro Controls of a Group to any parameters in its Channel
properties or Plug-ins as well as any parameters in any Sound inside the Group.
▪ For the Master: You can assign the Macro Controls to any parameters found in the Channel
properties or Plug-ins of any channel in your Project.
The Macro properties (even of a different channel) are not available as targets for any
Macro Control.
Linking the same parameter to more than one Macro Control can be useful in the follow-
ing example: If a parameter of a Sound is particularly important, you can link it to the
same knob in the Macro Controls of that Sound, of its parent Group, and of the Master.
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).
Using the Macro Control Shortcut on the MASCHINE STUDIO Controller
On your controller, a dedicated button allow you to quickly access your Macro Controls at any
time:
Press MACRO in the
►
the focused channel (Sound, Group or Master).
PERFORMANCE section to directly switch to the Macro Controls of
Changing the Sound, Group, and Master Channel Properties
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