Native Instruments MASCHINE STUDIO Getting Started page 148

Quick Reference
Using Your MASCHINE Controller
For some of these modes, you need to hold the button to keep the mode active. For example,
when you press the PAD MODE button, the displays will show pad-specific control options;
when you release it, the controller switches back to Control mode.
The buttons that are required to be held are in the middle column of your controller (left of the
pads) along with the NOTE REPEAT, GRID, EVENTS, AUTO, REC and TAP, buttons:
Each of these buttons needs to be held depressed in order to use the corresponding mode.
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