Quantizing The Rhythm - Native Instruments MASCHINE STUDIO Getting Started

4. Press PLAY to listen to your Pattern.
You don't hear any difference yet, since both halves are exactly identical.
5. Check that the PLUG-IN
press it to enter Control mode.
6. Press REC to start recording (the button lights up), and add a few notes with the pads
when the second half of the Pattern is playing.
7. At any time, don't hesitate to undo/redo your last action(s) by pressing
buttons, respectively.
8. Once you are satisfied with the ending of your extended Pattern, disable
cording.
You now have a 2-bar Pattern containing a new variation!
Our Pattern after doubling and having added a few kicks in the second half.
When recording, you don't necessarily need to be super-accurate in your playing: The next sec-
tion will show you how the Quantize functions can correct the timing of your playing to a set of
discrete values.
4.1.3

Quantizing the Rhythm

It takes a little practice to be very precise when playing the pads. Sometimes (especially if
you're new to MASCHINE) your timing may be slightly off and this will be evident when you
record your Pattern. MASCHINE has a solution for this! It's called quantization.
button at the top left corner of your controller is lit — if not,
Fine-tuning our First Pattern
UNDO and
REC to stop re-
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Creating Beats
REDO