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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Support Channel Videos .................... 23 1.1.6 Other Online Resources ..................... 23 Document Conventions ....................... 24 New Features in MASCHINE 2.6.5 ....................25 Basic Concepts ......................27 Names and Concepts You Should Know ..................27 Adjusting the MASCHINE User Interface ..................30 2.2.1...
Page 5 2.6.8 Controller Menu in the Hardware Page of the Preferences Panel ....... 80 2.6.9 Preferences – Colors Page ..................82 Syncing MASCHINE using Ableton Link ..................85 2.7.1 Connecting to a Network .................... 85 2.7.2 Joining and Leaving a Link Session ................85 Browser ........................
Page 6 3.6.1 Overview of the FILES Pane ..................127 3.6.2 Using Favorites ......................129 3.6.3 Using the Location Bar ....................130 3.6.4 Navigating to Recent Locations ................. 131 3.6.5 Using the Result List ....................132 MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 6...
Page 7 Table of Contents 3.6.6 Importing Files to the MASCHINE Library ..............135 Locating Missing Samples ......................137 Using Quick Browse ........................139 Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project ............... 141 Overview of the Sounds, Groups, and Master ................141 4.1.1 The Sound, Group, and Master Channels ..............
Page 8 Table of Contents Exporting MASCHINE Objects and Audio ..................171 4.4.1 Saving a Group with its Samples ................171 4.4.2 Saving a Project with its Samples ................173 4.4.3 Exporting Audio ......................175 Importing Third-Party File Formats ..................... 182 4.5.1 Loading REX Files into Sound Slots ................
Page 9 Table of Contents 5.2.5 Page 5: LFO ....................... 213 5.2.6 Page 6: Velocity / Modwheel ..................214 Using Native Instruments and External Plug-ins ................ 216 5.3.1 Opening/Closing Plug-in Windows ................216 5.3.2 Using the VST/AU Plug-in Parameters ............... 219 5.3.3 Setting Up Your Own Parameter Pages ..............
Page 10 Which Parameters Are Modulatable? ................. 258 6.4.2 Recording Modulation ....................259 6.4.3 Creating and Editing Modulation in the Control Lane ..........260 Creating MIDI Tracks from Scratch in MASCHINE ............... 266 Managing Patterns ........................268 6.6.1 The Pattern Manager and Pattern Mode ..............268 6.6.2 Selecting Patterns and Pattern Banks ...............
Page 11 Table of Contents 7.1.3 Setting Up Auxiliary Outputs for Sounds and Groups ..........305 7.1.4 Configuring the Master and Cue Outputs of MASCHINE ..........308 7.1.5 Mono Audio Inputs ..................... 313 7.1.5.1 Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in Mix View ........314 Using MIDI Control and Host Automation ..................
Page 12 Panel for the Sampler ....................367 8.4.4 Custom Panels for Native Instruments Plug-ins ............370 8.4.5 Undocking a Plug-in Panel (Native Instruments and External Plug-ins Only) .... 374 Using the Drumsynths ....................377 Drumsynths – General Handling ....................378 9.1.1 Engines: Many Different Drums per Drumsynth ............
Page 13 9.6.1 Percussion – Fractal ....................445 9.6.2 Percussion – Kettle ....................448 9.6.3 Percussion – Shaker ....................450 The Cymbals ..........................454 9.7.1 Cymbal – Crash ......................456 9.7.2 Cymbal – Ride ......................458 MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 13...
Page 14 Using the Side-Chain Input ..................469 10.2 Applying Effects to External Audio ....................472 10.2.1 Step 1: Configure MASCHINE Audio Inputs ..............472 10.2.2 Step 2: Set up a Sound to Receive the External Input ..........474 10.2.3 Step 3: Load an Effect to Process an Input ..............474 10.3...
Page 15 Resochord ........................529 11.6 Distortion Effects ........................531 11.6.1 Distortion ........................531 11.6.2 Lofi ..........................532 11.6.3 Saturator ........................534 11.6.4 Analog Distortion ....................... 537 11.7 Perform FX ..........................538 11.7.1 Filter .......................... 539 MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 15...
Page 16 Duplicating Scenes ....................572 12.2.9 Making Scenes Unique ....................573 12.2.10 Appending Scenes to Arrangement ................574 12.2.11 Naming Scenes ......................575 12.2.12 Changing the Color of a Scene .................. 576 12.3 Using Arranger View ........................577 MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 16...
Page 17 13 Sampling and Sample Mapping .................. 602 13.1 Opening the Sample Editor ......................602 13.2 Recording a Sample ........................603 13.2.1 Opening the Record Page ..................603 13.2.2 Selecting the Source and the Recording Mode ............604 MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 17...
Page 18 13.5.7 Adding Samples to the Sample Map ................649 14 KOMPLETE KONTROL Integration ................. 651 14.1 Switching the Keyboard Focus to/from a MASCHINE Instance ............. 651 14.2 Controlling the Transport in MASCHINE ..................658 14.3 Navigating and Controlling Your Sounds within a Group ............663 14.4...
Page 19 Table of Contents 14.7 Recording Modulation from Your Keyboard ................. 687 14.8 Adjusting the Settings for Your Keyboard in the MASCHINE Preferences ........691 14.9 Arp Hold Mode ..........................693 14.10 Support for KOMPLETE KONTROL S88 ..................694 14.11 Troubleshooting .......................... 694 14.11.1 Knowledge Base ......................
Page 20 Load Long Audio Files and Play with the Start Point ..........700 16 Troubleshooting ......................701 16.1 Knowledge Base ......................... 701 16.2 Technical Support ........................701 16.3 Registration Support ........................702 16.4 User Forum ..........................702 17 Glossary ........................703 Index ........................711 MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 20...
Page 21: Welcome To Maschine
However, MASCHINE is a lot more than an ordinary groovebox or sampler: it comes with an inspiring 7-gigabyte library, and a sophisticated, yet easy to use tag-based Browser to give you instant access to the sounds you are looking for.
Page 22: Maschine Documentation
Hereafter is a quick description of each of these documentation sources. 1.1.1 MASCHINE Getting Started Guide This document provides a practical approach to MASCHINE via a set of tutorials covering easy and more advanced tasks in order to help you familiarize yourself with MASCHINE. 1.1.2...
Page 23: Maschine Hardware Control Reference
MIDI controller to pilot any oth- er MIDI-capable application or device. This is made possible by the Controller Editor software, an application that allows you to precisely define all MIDI assignments for your MASCHINE controller. The Controller Editor was installed during the MASCHINE installation procedure.
Page 24: Document Conventions
▪ Text appearing on labels of the hardware controller is printed in orange. Whenever you see this formatting applied, you will find the same text on the controller. ▪ Important names and concepts are printed in bold. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 24...
Page 25: New Features In Maschine 2.6.5
The following new features have been added to MASCHINE 2.6.5: Ideas View Ideas View has been added to MASCHINE which provides an overview of the Patterns and Scenes in the current Project similar to the grid layout of the MASCHINE JAM controller.
Page 26 Using REAKTOR with Expansion Packs Improvement has also been made where Expansion Packs which use REAKTOR 5 will now be automatically loaded into REAKTOR 6 if only REAKTOR 6 or REAKTOR 6 PLAYER is installed. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 26...
Page 27: Basic Concepts
We will start with a list defining the most important concepts and names. Arranger View The Arranger is the big area located in the upper part of the MASCHINE window, right under the Header. On its left you can select Groups. The Arranger allows you to combine Sections (references to Scenes), and arrange them into a song.
Page 28 MASCHINE Project structure. Sound Sounds are the building blocks of all sound content in MASCHINE. A Sound is made up of any number of Plug-ins. Each Sound of the selected Group is mapped to one of the 16 pads on the hardware controller, so you can play the Sounds by pressing the pads.
Page 29 Plug-ins. Effect 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 Maschine User Interface
Manual for more definitions! Adjusting the MASCHINE User Interface The MASCHINE software user interface is very flexible. You can choose what to display and what not, allowing you to focus on your workflow. This section shows you how to adjust the MA- SCHINE GUI to suit your needs.
Page 31: Showing/Hiding The Browser
Browser. You can also select Browser from the View menu in the Application Menu Bar or from the View submenu in the MASCHINE menu. The Browser button in the Header. You can also show/hide the Browser from your computer keyboard via the [F4] function key.
Page 32: Switching Between Arrange View And Mix View
2.2.4 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- ►...
Page 33: Showing/Hiding The Control Lane
Minimizing/maximizing the Mixer. 2.2.5 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- ►...
Page 34: Common Operations
Common Operations Click the arrow button at the bottom left of the Pattern Editor to show/hide the Control Lane. Common Operations This sections introduces a few very common operations in MASCHINE you will encounter in numerous situations. 2.3.1 Setting the Focus on a Group or a Sound To display the content and parameters of a particular Sound or Group, you first need to put it in focus.
Page 35 Basic Concepts Common Operations We show here how to put Sounds and Groups in focus when the MASCHINE software is in Arrange view (default view). For instructions on putting Sounds and Groups in focus in Mix view, please refer to chapter ↑8.2.3, Selecting Channel...
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 2 - 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 2 - Manual - 37...
Page 38: Switching Between The Master, Group, And Sound Level
Channel properties of the Master, the focused Group or the focused Sound, respectively. 2.3.3 Switching between Ideas View and Arranger View At any time you can quickly switch between the Ideas view and the Arranger view, using the Arranger button. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 38...
Page 39: Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-Ins, And Parameter Pages In The Control Area
Master, the focused Group or the focused Sound, respec- tively. The Control area now displays the Plug-in parameters and Channel properties of the de- → sired Sound, desired Group or the Master. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 39...
Page 40 Channel properties. The selected button is highlighted and the parameters of the selected Channel properties → appear in the Parameter area (the right and biggest part of the Control area). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 40...
Page 41 In the software the names of the available pages are displayed at the top of the Parameter area. The name of the page currently displayed is highlighted. Click the desired page name at the top of the Parameter area to show the corresponding ► Parameter page. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 41...
Page 42 Click the left or right arrow to access additional pages. ► Adjusting the Parameters In the Parameter area, each parameter includes a control element and a label. Following types of control elements are available: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 42...
Page 43: Undo/Redo
Note: If you save your Project, you will no longer be able to undo or redo any actions performed before saving! 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.
Page 44 Mac OS X). To re-execute your last action (Step Redo), press [Ctrl]+ [Shift]+ [Y] ([Cmd]+ [Shift]+ [Y] on Mac OS X). You can also select Undo Step and Redo Step from the Edit menu in the Application Menu Bar or from the Edit submenu in the MASCHINE menu. The commands in the Edit...
Page 45: Pinning A Mode On Your Controller
(i.e. as a MIDI controller) at the same time as the other controller(s). See the Con- troller Editor Manual for more information on MIDI mode. You can choose which controller you want to use with the MASCHINE software. This can be done both from your controller and in the software.
Page 46: Native Kontrol Standard
Application Menu Bar or from the Controller submenu in the MASCHINE menu: Click the Controller menu (left) or the Controller submenu in the MASCHINE menu (right) and select the controller you want to use (Windows depicted). Hardware On the controller you want to use with the MASCHINE software, do the following: ▪...
Page 47: Installing Kontakt Instruments With Nks Support
NKS and KOMPLETE Instruments. When you load a preset from an NKS instrument, all of its parameters are mapped to the controls on your MASCHINE hardware in a meaningful way, just like any preset from your KOMPLETE Instruments.
Page 48: Loading Nks And Third-Party Plug-Ins From The Plug-In Menu
Basic Concepts Native Kontrol Standard To add a KONTAKT instrument with NKS support to your MASCHINE Library, drag the ► instrument folder onto the MASCHINE Browser. The KONTAKT instrument is now available in the Library pane of the MASCHINE Brows- →...
Page 49: Stand-Alone And Plug-In Mode
6 “Working with Plug-ins” in the MASCHINE manual. Stand-Alone and Plug-in Mode You can run the MASCHINE software as a stand-alone application or integrate it into your fa- vorite 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.
Page 50: Differences Between Stand-Alone And Plug-In Mode
MASCHINE, nor modify the tempo or the time signature of your Project within the MASCHINE plug-in itself — these are synchonized to your host’s own transport functions and tempo settings.
Page 51: Switching Instances
Multiple Plug-in Instances When you are using MASCHINE as a plug-in within a host application, you can open multiple MASCHINE instances. Actually, you can load as many instances of MASCHINE as your com- puter and your host application can handle CPU-wise. In contrast to the stand-alone applica- tion, they are always synced to the host.
Page 52: Preferences
Basic Concepts Preferences Preferences Preferences panel lets you specify various settings for MASCHINE. To open the Preferences panel, click Preferences… in the Maschine menu (Mac OS X) or ► File menu (Windows) of the Application Menu Bar, or in the File submenu of the MA- SCHINE menu: Preferences…...
Page 53: Preferences - General 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. ► The Preferences – General page. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 53...
Page 54 Clock Offset value. An easy way to do that is to play a 4/4 kick drum pattern or a metronome sound on both MASCHINE and the external MIDI Master and mix them together moving the slider until they are played at exactly the same time. As soon as you can hear a flanger-like effect, you know you are close to the correct Sync Offset value.
Page 55 Setting Description Default MIDI Input Mode MASCHINE lets you play your Sound(s) via MIDI notes, for example, from a MIDI keyboard. By default and without any configuration, incoming MIDI notes on any MIDI port and any MIDI channel will trigger the pitch of the focused Sound. In...
Page 56: 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 57: Preferences - Audio Page
Preferences – Audio Page Audio page holds settings related to your audio interface. Routing section allows you to configure the connections between the virtual inputs/outputs of MASCHINE and the physical inputs/outputs of your audio interface. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 57...
Page 58 Basic Concepts Preferences To display the Audio page click the Audio tab on the left of the Preferences panel. ► Preferences – Audio page. Setting Description Interface Driver Select your audio driver here. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 58...
Page 59 This shows you whether your audio interface is currently running. Sample Rate This displays the selected sample rate of your audio interface. Please restart MASCHINE after changing the sample rate. ASIO Config (Windows only) Click Open Panel to access specific controls related to your Soundcard.
Page 60: Preferences - Midi Page
By clicking Inputs, you can define which inputs on your audio interface should be used for the four stereo inputs of MASCHINE. Select the inputs of your audio interface on the right column by clicking the fields: you will be presented with a drop-down menu with all the available Inputs.
Page 61 Basic Concepts Preferences The Preferences – MIDI page. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 61...
Page 62 By adjusting the Clock Offset value you can set an amount of latency to be compensated (in milliseconds). MASCHINE will then send MIDI Clock events ahead of time as defined. Devices MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 62...
Page 63: Preferences - Default Page
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 ↑7.2.5, Sending MIDI from...
Page 64 Basic Concepts Preferences The Preferences – Default page. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 64...
Page 65 Project selected for use. Click the folder icon to select another Template Project. Any Project file can be used as a template, this can be from the MASCHINE Library or you can create a file, for example with your preferred instruments and effects loaded into the Plug-in slots.
Page 66: Preferences - Library Page
Pattern Length for more information on the Pattern Length. 2.6.5 Preferences – Library Page Library page allows you to edit the locations of all MASCHINE library files (both factory and user) that appear in the LIBRARY pane of the Browser. LIBRARY pane of the Browser is described in section ↑3.2, Searching and Loading...
Page 67 Factory pane and the User pane. Factory Pane To display the Factory pane, click the Factory button at the top of the Library page. ► The Preferences panel – the Library page’s Factory pane. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 67...
Page 68 Basic Concepts Preferences Factory pane shows all factory libraries available. 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.
Page 69 The Preferences panel – the Library page’s User pane. User pane shows all user libraries currently used. 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.
Page 70 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 directories in the...
Page 71 Rescan button allows you to rescan the se- lected library (or all your libraries if none is selected) so that the MASCHINE Browser mirrors any changes you have made to the files. Clicking this Rescan button triggers the scan and an Updating Database dialog shows you the progress of the scan.
Page 72 [Esc] on your com- puter keyboard, and the scan will go on. If you cancelled the scan, any inconsistencies or missing items in your MASCHINE Library will be solved by rescanning the same path(s) again (via the Rescan button mentioned above).
Page 73 ◦ If Samples reside in a subfolder of this subfolder, the name of the lower subfolder will be used as sub-bank. By adding a folder to the user content of your MASCHINE Library, you make their files availa- ble in the Browser’s...
Page 74: Preferences - Plug-Ins Page
(from the various Plug-in menus in the software and from the Plug-in Browser on your control- ler). If, for example, you do not use certain VST plug-ins in MASCHINE, it could be useful to disable them so that they do not overload the list of available Plug-ins.
Page 75 Basic Concepts Preferences The Preferences panel – the Plug-ins page’s Manager pane. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 75...
Page 76 Lists all available VST/AU plug-ins from the directories specified in Locations pane (see below). This includes all enabled or disabled 32-bit VST/AU plug-ins, when MASCHINE is running in 32-bit mode or otherwise all enabled or disabled VST/AU 64-bit plug-ins, when MASCHINE is running in 64-bit mode.
Page 77 Use NI Audio Units checkbox, all Native Instruments’ AU plug-ins are en- abled in the list above and are available for loading in MASCHINE. In order to distinguish them from the VST versions, Plug-in entries in the Native Instruments submenu of the...
Page 78 Element 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.
Page 79: Preferences - Hardware Page
To display the Hardware page click the Hardware tab on the left of the Preferences panel. ► MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 79...
Page 80: Controller Menu In The Hardware Page Of The Preferences Panel
The Preferences panel – Hardware page. 2.6.8 Controller Menu in the Hardware Page of the Preferences Panel In previous MASCHINE versions you could have only one device focused on a particular MA- SCHINE instance, and the Hardware page of the...
Page 81 The Controller menu allows you to display the settings for the desired device. This menu can hold up to two entries, depending on the device(s) focused on that MASCHINE instance: ▪ No device focused on that instance: The...
Page 82: Preferences - Colors Page
Basic Concepts Preferences When two devices are focused on the MASCHINE instance, click the Controller menu at ► the top of the Hardware page in the Preferences panel and select the particular device of which you want to edit the settings.
Page 83 Basic Concepts Preferences The Preferences panel – Colors page. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 83...
Page 84 Use Group Color (default setting) Sounds will by default mirror the color of the Group they belong to. Load with Colors Color settings are saved with your MASCHINE files (Projects, Groups, Sounds, etc.). If you uncheck Load with Colors (checked by default), the saved colors won’t be used next time you load the files —...
Page 85: Syncing Maschine Using Ableton Link
Link-enabled application is connected, a moving bar within the LINK button is displayed even though MASCHINE’s transport is not running. This bar represents the global phase of Link that all participating applications lock into. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 85...
Page 86 Active Link session with two other instances connected. When Link is active, it is not possible to synchronize MASCHINE to incoming MIDI Clock as a slave. Link will take priority. Sending MIDI Clock from MASCHINE as a mas- ter is still possible.
Page 87: Browser
Sounds, Plug-in presets, and Samples. This is done by tagging them, which means categoriz- ing them by using keywords. Given that the MASCHINE software has some advantages over the hardware in this case, such as a very big screen and a QWERTY-keyboard, we will start with the software first.
Page 88: Browsing The Library Vs. Browsing Your Hard Disks
Library organizes your files in a musically relevant way. Which Files are Included in the MASCHINE Library? The files included in the MASCHINE Library are all MASCHINE-relevant files found in the fold- ers whose paths are listed in the...
Page 89: Searching And Loading Files From The Library
↑3.6, Loading and Importing Files from Your File System. Searching and Loading Files from the Library The Browser’s LIBRARY pane allows you to search for any file in the MASCHINE Library. To display the LIBRARY pane, click the LIBRARY tab in the top left corner of the Brows- ►...
Page 90 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 2 - Manual - 90...
Page 91 List. (9) Control bar: At the bottom of the Browser, the Control bar provides a few useful tools when browsing the MASCHINE Library, some of them depending on your selection in the File Type selector (2): ▪ For all file types except Project, click the Autoload button at the far left of the Control bar to automatically load the selected file in order to hear it in context with the rest of your Project while it is playing.
Page 92: 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 2 - Manual - 92...
Page 93 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 2 - Manual - 93...
Page 94 (2) Category/Vendor selector: Allows you to sort the Product list by Category or by Vendor. (3) Product list: Shows all products that are available in your MASCHINE Library. Category is selected in the Category/Vendor selector, the Product list is sorted by the follow- ing categories: Drums &...
Page 95 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 2 - Manual - 95...
Page 96 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 2 - Manual - 96...
Page 97: Selecting A Product Category, A Product, A Bank, And A Sub-Bank
File Type selector above (see section ↑3.2.4, 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 2 - Manual - 97...
Page 98 (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 2 - Manual - 98...
Page 99 KOMPLETE family is installed on your computer but you haven’t saved any user pre- sets for it in MASCHINE yet, its product icon will not be available in the Product selec- tor when the user content is selected in the Content selector. Similarly, if you haven’t...
Page 100 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 2 - Manual - 100...
Page 101 ▪ When you save Instrument or Effect presets: ◦ Presets for Internal Plug-ins: The product is set to Maschine, while the bank is set to the particular Internal Plug-in for which the preset has been saved (e.g., Sampler, Kick, Flanger, etc.).
Page 102: Selecting A File Type
Browser Searching and Loading Files from the Library 3.2.4 Selecting a File Type The File Type selector shows six icons representing the different file types of MASCHINE: The File Type selector. (1) Project: (.mxprj) (2) Groups: (.mxgrp) (3) Sounds: (.mxsnd) (4) Instrument Plug-in presets: (.mxinst)
Page 103: Selecting Type And Mode Tags
▪ At first the TYPES filter displays the available top-level tags only. ▪ As soon as you select a tag at the top level, the second level appears underneath with sub- tags of the selected tag. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 103...
Page 104 ▪ 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: ▪ You have already selected the...
Page 105 See above for a detailed description. ▪ The MODES filter provides an additional level that is independent from the Type levels: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 105...
Page 106 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 2 - Manual - 106...
Page 107: Performing A Text Search
Searching and Loading Files from the Library Highlighted triangle next to the Attributes (TYPES and MODES). 3.2.7 Performing a Text Search In the Search field you can enter your search query. The Search field. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 107...
Page 108: Loading A File From The Result List
The Result list shows all the files that match your query: The Result list showing kicks from the MASCHINE Library. 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.
Page 109 Double-clicking one of the matches will load the respective file. Depending on what file type you have selected, the file will be loaded to different locations within MASCHINE: ▪ If it is a Project it will load all associated files replacing all files currently in memory. If your current Project contains unsaved changes a dialog will appear asking you if you want to save them.
Page 110 Loading Multiple Files at Once via Drag and Drop Once you have selected multiple files from the Result list (see description above), you can drag and drop them to the relevant locations in MASCHINE. By doing this, please keep in mind the following: ▪...
Page 111 Sample Editor. In that case all Samples will be loaded in the focused Sound and a Zone will be created for each Sample. For more details, see section ↑13.5.7, Adding Samples to the Sample Map. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 111...
Page 112: Additional Browsing Tools
(or Cancel to keep the file). The file is deleted from the MASCHINE Library and from your hard disk. → When browsing factory content, the Delete entry is not available in the context menu. Navigating to the Files in Your Operating System...
Page 113: Loading The Selected Files Automatically
Autoload is not only useful to look for an appropriate Sound, Group, Plug-in preset or Sample, but can also be very inspiring: With a Pattern playing, browse through your Li- brary with Autoload activated and listen to Sounds and Samples you normally would not use in that context. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 113...
Page 114: Auditioning Your Samples
► Samples you are pre-listening to. The Prehear signal is sent to the Cue bus of MASCHINE. This allows you to pre-listen to Sam- ples on a distinct output pair (e.g., in your headphones) without affecting MASCHINE’s main output! For more information on the Cue bus, see section ↑8.2.6, Using the Cue...
Page 115: Loading Groups With Routing
When the option is enabled (Button 3 lit and + ROUTING label highlighted), Groups are → loaded together with their Routing. Press SHIFT + Button 3 ROUTING) to include or exclude Patterns when Groups are ► loaded. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 115...
Page 116: Displaying File Information
Using Favorites in the Browser Favorites in the MASCHINE browser allow you to quickly view and browse your most frequently used items. This includes Projects, Groups, Sounds, Instrument presets, Effect presets, and Samples. Any of these items can be assigned as a Favorite. The Favorites serve as an addition- al filter in the Browser.
Page 117 Here are some important notes regarding the use of Favorites: ▪ Favorites are automatically shared across MASCHINE and KOMPLETE KONTROL browser databases on one computer. ▪ Favorites are independent of the file's location: if a file is moved, it retains its favorite tag.
Page 118 Browser Using Favorites in the Browser The MASCHINE Browser showing all Favorite Instruments tagged with the Type Bass. To activate the Favorites filter: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 118...
Page 119 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 2 - Manual - 119...
Page 120 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 2 - Manual - 120...
Page 121: Editing The Files' Tags And Properties
Favorites filter, the item will not be shown in the results list. Editing the Files’ Tags and Properties The Attribute Editor allows you to assign or edit tags and properties to your MASCHINE files to make it easier to find them later when browsing the MASCHINE Library in the...
Page 122 ↑3.2, Searching and Loading Files from the Library for more information on the LIBRARY pane. ▪ When importing folders to the MASCHINE Library from the Browser’s FILES pane, clicking IMPORT at the bottom right of the Browser automatically opens the Attribute Editor so you can tag the files being imported.
Page 123: The Bank Page
The BANK page of the Attribute Editor. BANK page shows you (from top to bottom) the product, bank, and sub-bank(s) of the se- lected file(s). If any of these attributes are not set the corresponding fields read empty…. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 123...
Page 124: The Types And Modes
FILES pane to import new files, the MODES page is always available, however it will be taken into account only if Instrument or Effect presets are imported. The MODES page shows only one column: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 124...
Page 125 Be as precise as possible when tagging your files in order to be able to find what you are looking for later. Unassigning Tags Click the check mark right of the desired tag to unassign this tag from the selected files. ► The check mark disappears. → MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 125...
Page 126: The Properties Page
The PROPERTIES Page PROPERTIES page is only available when opening the Attribute Editor from the LIBRARY pane. The PROPERTIES page of the Attribute Editor. PROPERTIES page displays three additional attributes of the selected files: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 126...
Page 127: 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 2 - Manual - 127...
Page 128 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 2 - Manual - 128...
Page 129: Using Favorites
See section ↑3.6.4, Navigating to Recent Locations. (5) Result list: The Result list displays the content (files and folders) of the folder loaded in the Location bar (3). Only MASCHINE-compatible files are displayed. See section ↑3.6.5, Using the Result List.
Page 130: 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 2 - Manual - 130...
Page 131: 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 2 - Manual - 131...
Page 132: Using The Result List
Browser Loading and Importing Files from Your File System The last 10 locations you have visited are stored by MASCHINE and available here: Click the Recent Location button and select any recently visited location from the list. ► This location is loaded in the Location bar and its content displayed in the Result list.
Page 133 ► 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 2 - Manual - 133...
Page 134 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 2 - Manual - 134...
Page 135: Importing Files To The Maschine Library
3.6.6 Importing Files to the MASCHINE Library Apart from the huge MASCHINE factory library, you might want to use your own samples or any MASCHINE files you received from other users. As described previously, you can load them di- rectly from the FILES pane.
Page 136 Browser to import the files to the Library. All MASCHINE-compatible files found in the selected folder(s) are imported to your Li- → brary. They are added as user content (User icon selected in the Content selector of the...
Page 137: Locating Missing Samples
Locating Missing Samples If you are loading a MASCHINE Project and one or more referenced Sample(s) cannot be found for any reason, a dialog in which you can locate the missing Samples will appear. The Missing Sample dialog allows you to locate missing Samples.
Page 138 The same commands also appear in the context menu of the parent Group in the Group List, as well as in the in the File submenu of the MASCHINE menu (in the MASCHINE Header): ▪ In the context menu of the parent Group, these commands will affect all Sounds with miss- ing Samples in that Group.
Page 139: Using Quick Browse
Samples (given that the MASCHINE Library already has several hundreds of kick Samples, this may take a considerable amount of time). With Quick Browse you can restore the query with just one click.
Page 140 “comes from.” For example, if you have loaded a file via drag and drop from your desk- top or any other location on your computer, Quick Browse will display the FILES pane pointing to that location. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 140...
Page 141: Managing Sounds, Groups, And Your Project
Group at a time. In the software, in Arrange view Group are dis- played in the column at the left of the Arranger: the Group List (2). A MASCHINE Project can have any number of Groups, which are organized in banks of eight Groups each. Each...
Page 142: The Sound, Group, And Master Channels
From a routing point of view, each Sound, each Group, and the Master represents a distinct channel in MASCHINE. The channels of the 16 Sounds in a Group are mixed together and sent to the Group channel, where their sum will be processed by the Group’s Plug-ins, if any. Simi- larly, the channels of all Groups in your Project are mixed together and sent to the Master channel, where their sum will be processed by the Master’s Plug-ins, if any.
Page 143: Similarities And Differences In Handling Sounds And Groups
Similarities and Differences in Handling Sounds and Groups Sounds and Groups are handled in very similar ways — see section ↑4.2, Managing Sounds ↑4.3, Managing Groups below for all details. We list here the main differences between both: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 143...
Page 144: Selecting Multiple Sounds Or Groups
4.1.3 Selecting Multiple Sounds or Groups In MASCHINE you can select multiple Sounds or multiple Groups at once. This notably allows you to change a parameter value for all selected Sounds/Groups at a time! To achieve this, MASCHINE distinguishes the “focus” from the “selection”: ▪...
Page 145 When setting the focus to a new Sound or Group, following rules apply: ▪ If you set the focus to a Sound or Group which is not selected, both the focus and the se- lection are moved to this new Sound or Group. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 145...
Page 146 Sound/Group. Values are clipped when they reach their range limit. ▪ Discrete parameter (button or selector): the values in all selected Sounds/Groups are set to the value of the focused Sound/Group. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 146...
Page 147: Managing Sounds
Deselect all objects except the focused one, objects are selected in the list which cannot be deselected. The shortcuts mentioned in the table above are valid in following areas of the MASCHINE win- dow: ▪ To select multiple Groups, use these shortcuts in the Group List.
Page 148 In addition to the Sound management features described in the following sections, the Pad view provides extra settings affecting the behavior of your pads. See section Adjust- ing Your Pads for more information. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 148...
Page 149: Loading Sounds
You can load a readymade Sound from the Browser or from your operating system. The Sound can be included in the MASCHINE Library or any EXPANSION PACK but it can also be a Sound you have created yourself and saved for later use.
Page 150: Renaming Sound Slots
Double-click the name of the desired Sound slot or right-click ([Ctrl]-click on Mac OS X) the Sound slot and select Rename from the context menu. The Sound slot’s name is now highlighted and editable. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 150...
Page 151: Changing The Sound's Color
Modify the name of the Sound slot via your computer keyboard. Press [Enter] on your computer keyboard to confirm. 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.
Page 152: 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 2 - Manual - 152...
Page 153 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 2 - Manual - 153...
Page 154: 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 2 - Manual - 154...
Page 155 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 2 - Manual - 155...
Page 156 To copy/paste Sounds and Groups from your controller you can press and hold the PLICATE button to enter Duplicate mode. In Duplicate mode, Button 2 (+EVNT) lets you decide whether events (for Sounds) and Clips (for Groups) should also be copied. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 156...
Page 157: Moving Sounds
You can also drag Sounds to another Group in the Group List of the Arranger: The Sounds will be inserted in the first empty Sound slots of that Group, and that Group will automatically get the focus. However, in that case the Pattern content of the Sounds won’t be moved. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 157...
Page 158: Resetting Sound Slots
(on Mac OS X: [Ctrl]-click) the Sound slot and choose Reset from the context menu. The content of the Sound slot is removed and the Sound slot is reset to its default set- → tings and name. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 158...
Page 159: Managing Groups
Resetting a Sound slot. Managing Groups This section describes the global editing functions available for Groups. Group Menu Many of the functions described in the following sections are available in the following two context menus: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 159...
Page 160 Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project Managing Groups ▪ 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 2 - Manual - 160...
Page 161: 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 2 - Manual - 161...
Page 162: Loading Groups
You can load a readymade Group from the Browser or from your operating system. The Group can be included in the MASCHINE Library or any EXPANSION PACK but it can also be a Group you have created yourself and saved for later use.
Page 163: Renaming Groups
Modify the name of the Group. Press [Enter] on your computer keyboard to confirm. 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.
Page 164 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...
Page 165: Saving Groups
Even if you don’t save a Group individually, its current settings will still be saved with your Project. But once a Group is saved and tagged, it is available in the Browser for use in other Projects. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 165...
Page 166 – Default Page for more information). If you wish, choose another path and/or type another name with your computer keyboard. Press [Enter] to confirm and close the Save Group dialog. Your Group is now saved. → MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 166...
Page 167: Copying And Pasting Groups
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 2 - Manual - 167...
Page 168 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 2 - Manual - 168...
Page 169: 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 2 - Manual - 169...
Page 170: 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 2 - Manual - 170...
Page 171: Exporting Maschine Objects And Audio
SCHINE Library. If you want to take a Group to another studio or if you want to backup or share a custom drum kit with all the related files, this comes in handy. To save a Group with its Samples: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 171...
Page 172 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 2 - Manual - 172...
Page 173: 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.
Page 174 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 2 - Manual - 174...
Page 175: Exporting Audio
The exported region is based on the current Loop Range. The exact length of the exported au- dio file depends on the Loop Optimize setting in the Options page of the Export Audio panel (see description below). Set the Loop Range to the region that you want to export. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 175...
Page 176 Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project Exporting MASCHINE Objects and Audio Choose Export Audio… from the File menu or from the File submenu in the MASCHINE menu. You will be presented with the Export Audio panel (see picture below). In the...
Page 177 Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project Exporting MASCHINE Objects and Audio The Export page of the Export Audio panel. Following parameters are available: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 177...
Page 178 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 2 - Manual - 178...
Page 179 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 2 - Manual - 179...
Page 180 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 2 - Manual - 180...
Page 181 16 Bit is the bit depth of the audio CD format. 24 Bit is well suited for mastering. 32 Bit float is the bit depth used internally by MASCHINE’s audio processing engine. 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 —...
Page 182: Importing Third-Party File Formats
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 2 - Manual - 182...
Page 183: Importing Mpc Programs To Groups
A REX file loaded in the first Sound slot. 4.5.2 Importing MPC Programs to Groups MASCHINE allows you to import Drum program files (.PGM and .AKP) from the Akai MPC ser- ies to Groups. Supported models include the MPC4000, MPC3000, MPC2000, MPC500, MPC1000 and the MPC2500.
Page 184 − − − 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 2 - Manual - 184...
Page 185 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 2 - Manual - 185...
Page 186 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 2 - Manual - 186...
Page 187: Working With Plug-Ins
Plug-in Overview Working with Plug-ins Plug-ins are the building blocks of all sound in MASCHINE. They can be used at all three lev- els of the MASCHINE audio routing system: in Sounds, in Groups, and in the Master. In MASCHINE versions prior to 2.0, Internal Plug-ins were called Modules.
Page 188 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 2 - Manual - 188...
Page 189 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 Groove and in chapter ↑7, Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls. Different Types of Plug-ins Plug-ins can be of different types: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 189...
Page 190 Effect is loaded in the first Plug-in slot of a Sound). Effect Plug-ins can be loaded in any Plug-in slot. Following Plug-ins are available: ◦ Internal Effects: These are the Effect Plug-ins included with MASCHINE. To read every details about each of the MASCHINE internal effects, and how to use them, please refer to chapter ↑7, Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls...
Page 191: 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 192 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 2 - Manual - 192...
Page 193 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 ↑5.3.1, Opening/...
Page 194 This will notably allow you to remove the loaded Plug-in from the slot: To remove the Plug-in currently loaded in a slot, open its Plug-in menu and select None ► at the top of the menu. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 194...
Page 195 Plug-in Menu Entry Description Plug-ins Presets submenu (only Lists all VST/AU presets made available to MASCHINE by the when a Native Instruments 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) ↑5.3.4, Using VST/AU Plug-in Presets...
Page 196 Sampler (first Plug-in slot The Sampler is the Internal Instrument Plug-in used to play back of Sounds only) all Samples in MASCHINE — this essential Plug-in will be described in details in section ↑5.2, The Sampler Plug-in.
Page 197: Adjusting The Plug-In Parameters
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 198: Bypassing Plug-In Slots
In the Plug-in List, click the icon left to the Plug-in name (keys for an Instrument Plug-in, for an Effect Plug-in) to bypass this Plug-in. The Plug-in does not affect the sound anymore. The icon is grayed out to indicate that this slot is now bypassed. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 198...
Page 199: Using Side-Chain
5.1.7 Moving Plug-ins MASCHINE allows you to move Plug-ins across the Plug-in List and across Sounds and Groups. Moving Plug-ins Within the Plug-in List To move a Plug-in in the Plug-in List, click its name and drag your mouse vertically.
Page 200: Alternative: The Plug-In Strip
Plug-in to another slot! 5.1.8 Alternative: the Plug-in Strip You can also manipulate your Plug-ins via the Plug-in Strip in the Mix view of MASCHINE. You will find all details on this feature in section ↑8.4, The Plug-in Strip.
Page 201: Saving Plug-In Presets
Working with Plug-ins Plug-in Overview 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 202 Default... menu item. The Save As… and Save As Default… commands notably allow you to import into the MASCHINE library your user presets for Native Instruments instruments/effects as well as both factory and user presets for third-party instruments/effects! See ↑5.3.4, Using VST/AU Plug-in Presets section for more on this.
Page 203: Recalling Plug-In Presets
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 204: The Sampler Plug-In
Removing the default preset for a plug-in is a software only feature. The Sampler Plug-in The Sampler Plug-in allows you to play back any Sample in MASCHINE — including all 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.
Page 205 ↑6.4, Recording and Editing Modulation ↑7.2.3, Controlling Parameters via MIDI and Host Automation, respectively. In case MASCHINE cannot find the Sample(s) loaded in a Sampler Plug-in, a Missing Sample dialog will appear and help you locate the missing Sample(s) again. Please refer to section ↑3.7, Locating Missing Samples...
Page 206: Voice Settings / Engine
Here you can adjust how the Sound reacts on incoming MIDI Pitchbend messages from an external MIDI controller or your host application. For more information on how to setup your Sounds to receive MIDI, refer to section ↑7.2.1, Triggering Sounds via MIDI Notes. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 206...
Page 207: Page 2: Pitch / Envelope
Velocity control, see ↑5.2.5, Page 5: LFO. Reverse Reverse is activated, the Sample will be played backwards. Type Selects from three different types of amplitude envelopes. See below for more information. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 207...
Page 208 Hold parameter. AHD mode is ideal for “fire and forget” behavior, whereby you would like to have the sound trigger for a certain amount of time re- gardless of how long you hold the pad down. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 208...
Page 209 ▪ ADSR: Typically, the ADSR envelope is used for longer, sustained Samples that require complex dynamic control. Unlike many other hardware devices, the pads on MASCHINE are sensitive not only to being hit, but also to being held — so using the ADSR envelope, you can make the pads behave like a MIDI keyboard and sustain a note only for as long as it is held down.
Page 210: Page 3: Fx / Filter
Using the arrows or clicking the type currently displayed, you can choose from different filter type set- tings: Off, LP2, BP2, HP2, and EQ. Each type results in different parameters to the right of it: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 210...
Page 211: Modulation
Engine), so that you have either an ADSR (Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release) envelope or an AHD (Attack, Hold, Decay) envelope to modulate your param- eters. If you choose One-shot mode, only the AHD envelope (pictured) will be available for modulation. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 211...
Page 212 FX / Filter page (page 3). parameter on the Audio page of the Sound’s Output properties (see ↑7.1.2, Configuring the Main Output of Sounds and Groups more information). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 212...
Page 213: Lfo
Project tempo. While Retrig restarts the LFO at each new note (each note has another LFO phase), Lock keeps the LFO phase synchronized to the song position for all notes. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 213...
Page 214: Page 6: Velocity / Modwheel
Page 6: Velocity / Modwheel 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 2 - Manual - 214...
Page 215 LFO modulation (for all targets) defined on the page (page 5). parameter on the Audio page of the Sound’s Output properties (see ↑7.1.2, Configuring the Main Output of Sounds and Groups more information). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 215...
Page 216: Using Native Instruments And External Plug-Ins
Overview. 5.3.1 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 217 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 218 MASCHINE will always show the open floating windows of the focused Sound, Group or Master when selected. When you set the focus to another Sound, Group or the Master, all open float- ing windows disappear, possibly replaced by those for Native Instruments and/or External Plug- ins loaded in the newly focused Sound/Group/Master.
Page 219: 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 icon) in the Plug-in Header: 5.3.2...
Page 220: Setting Up Your Own Parameter
Parameter pages. Note that parameters of Native Instruments and External Plug-ins are systematically as- signed to knobs (not to switches nor selectors) in MASCHINE — this is also true in the MASCHINE software.
Page 221 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 222 (4) Focus frame: Indicates the knob being assigned. Click any knob to edit its assignment. (5) Parameter Label fields: Double-click these fields to enter custom labels for your parameters (press [Enter] to confirm). These labels will be mirrored everywhere in MASCHINE for the cor- responding parameters.
Page 223 Parameter area. Once you have organized plug-in parameters into Parameter pages, you can also use 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 ↑7.3,...
Page 224 The Parameter pages’ context menu. The context menu contains the following items: 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 2 - Manual - 224...
Page 225: 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 226 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 ↑7.2.3,...
Page 227: Multiple-Output Plug-Ins And Multitimbral Plug-Ins
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… or Save As Default… com- mands of the Plug-in menu (see section ↑5.1.9, Saving and Recalling Plug-in...
Page 228: Working With Patterns
In every Scene of your Project you can choose for each Group which of its Patterns has to be played. In each Scene the Pattern you have chosen will be referenced by a Clip (more on this in chapter Saturator). ↑11.6.3, MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 228...
Page 229: Pattern Editor Overview
Pattern Basics 6.1.1 Pattern Editor Overview The Pattern Editor is the all-in-one Pattern editing tool of the MASCHINE software. This overview of the Pattern Editor introduces you its main parts and control elements. 14 13 The Pattern Editor (Group view depicted).
Page 230 (10) MIDI and Audio Dragger: The MIDI Dragger and the Audio Dragger allow you to conveniently drag and drop MIDI or audio from your Patterns to your desktop or host software, respectively. See section ↑6.7.1, Exporting Audio from Patterns ↑6.7.2, Exporting MIDI from Patterns for more information. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 230...
Page 231: Navigating The Event Area
A zooming scroll bar is available at the bottom of the Pattern Editor. This tool allows you to both scroll and zoom in/out horizontally in the Event area and the Control Lane on the time axis: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 231...
Page 232 When the Pattern Editor is in Group view, a classic scroll bar is available right of the Pattern Editor. It allows you to scroll to hidden Sound slots in case all of them don’t fit in the Pattern Editor. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 232...
Page 233: Following The Playback Position In The Pattern
To follow the playhead position in the Event area during playback, click the Follow button ► in the MASCHINE Header. The Follow button lights up in the MASCHINE Header. The Event area will now switch to → the next Pattern portion (with the same zoom factor) as soon as the playhead reaches the end of the portion currently displayed.
Page 234: 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 ↑6.1.7, Adjusting the Step Grid and the Nudge Grid. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 234...
Page 235: Group View And Keyboard View
Click the Group View button (showing little rows) on the left of the Pattern Editor to ► switch it to Group view: In Group view each row of the Event area represents a different Sound slot. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 235...
Page 236 The Event area now only shows notes for the selected Sound. By adding or editing notes, → you can choose their pitch in semitones depending on where you place them on the verti- cal axis, the lowest note being the lowest row. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 236...
Page 237: Adjusting The Pattern Grid And The Pattern Length
Event area. Octaves are indicated by a number on each C key: e.g., the middle C, which is noted C3 in the MASCHINE convention, will read “3.” Click any note on the piano roll to trigger the selected Sound at that particular pitch.
Page 238 ► Pattern longer or drag it down to make it shorter. You can also double-click the displayed value, enter a new value with your computer keyboard, and press [Enter] to confirm. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 238...
Page 239: Adjusting The Step Grid And The Nudge Grid
Grid resolution (i.e. decreasing the step size) will make more steps available in your Pat- tern for placing events. See ↑6.3.2, Creating Events/Notes for more information on the step sequencer. In the Pattern Editor, the Step Grid is indicated by the gray vertical lines in the Event area: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 239...
Page 240 The Step Grid is enabled. Adjusting the Step Grid The Step Grid resolution can be adjusted via the Step Size menu, showing a value next to the grid icon at the bottom left of the Pattern Editor: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 240...
Page 241 ▪ 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 2 - Manual - 241...
Page 242: Recording Patterns With The Step Sequencer
Step Mode Basics On your controller the step sequencer is available via the Step mode. The Step mode allows you to program the steps to be played by the focused Sound in the current Group. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 242...
Page 243: Editing Events
6.3.1 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 2 - Manual - 243...
Page 244 View). All these actions are described in more details in the following sections. Action Function Creating Notes (see ↑6.3.2, Creating Events/Notes details) Double-click in Event area’s background Creates note Deleting Notes (see ↑6.3.5, Deleting Events/Notes details) MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 244...
Page 245 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 2 - Manual - 245...
Page 246 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 2 - Manual - 246...
Page 247: 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 ↑6.1.6, Adjusting the Pattern Grid and the Pattern Length. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 247...
Page 248: Selecting Events/Notes
6.3.3 Selecting Events/Notes MASCHINE provides you many ways to select events/notes in your Pattern. This notably allows you to precisely define which events your next edits will be applied to. In the software you can select events with your mouse only if Select mode is selected in the Edit Mode selector: Click the cursor icon on the left to select events with your mouse.
Page 249 Deletes selected notes. Right-click (Mac OS X: [Ctrl]- Deletes selected notes. click) If multiple notes are selected, mouse actions can be performed on any of the selected notes — they will apply to all selected notes. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 249...
Page 250 MASCHINE also provides an exhaustive set of keyboard shortcuts to edit your events! For a detailed list please refer to the Hardware Control Reference document available in Help menu of MASCHINE’s Application Menu Bar and in the Help submenu of the...
Page 251: Deleting Events/Notes
Mouse in Paint Mode To delete an event, simply click it. Click and hold an event and move the cursor to quick- ► ly delete series of events. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 251...
Page 252: Cut, Copy, And Paste Events/Notes
If you have copied events from multiple Sounds as the Pattern Editor was in Group view, and then switch to Keyboard view before pasting the events, only the copied events from the Sound previously focused will be pasted in the new focused Sound. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 252...
Page 253 ◦ If you haven’t changed the Sound focus but changed the playhead position, events are inserted with the first event starting at the playhead position. All following events will retain their position relative to the first event. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 253...
Page 254: 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 2 - Manual - 254...
Page 255: Quantization While Playing
Editing Events Quantize and Quantize 50% in the Pattern Editor context menu. To apply full or half quantization using the MASCHINE software: Select the events in the Pattern Editor you want to quantize. If nothing is selected, the whole Pattern will be quantized.
Page 256: Adding Variation To Patterns
Recording and Editing Modulation One of the really cool features of MASCHINE is the ability to modulate nearly all MASCHINE parameters both on the controller and in the software in a very easy way. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 256...
Page 257 (continuous parameters only) to the non-modulated value) regardless of the non- automated value) This section describes how to use modulation in MASCHINE — for more information on using automation, please refer to section ↑7.2.3, Controlling Parameters via MIDI and Host Automation.
Page 258: Which Parameters Are Modulatable
▪ Plug-ins: ◦ Saturator: in Tube mode, the Bass Overload button (MAIN section) and Bypass button section). ◦ Percussion (Drumsynth): in Fractal mode, the Tune Hold button in the Main page. ▪ Channel properties: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 258...
Page 259: Recording Modulation
Since modu- lation is defined relative to this non-modulated value, you can turn the knob to define the reference value from which the recorded modulation will deviate. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 259...
Page 260: Creating And Editing Modulation In The Control Lane
Control area. 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 2 - Manual - 260...
Page 261 Event area above. ◦ Left of the modulation track, a vertical scale indicates the value range for that param- eter. In the modulation track you can create, edit, and delete modulation points (see below). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 261...
Page 262 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 ↑6.1.7, Adjusting the Step Grid and the Nudge Grid. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 262...
Page 263 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 2 - Manual - 263...
Page 264 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 2 - Manual - 264...
Page 265 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 2 - Manual - 265...
Page 266: Creating Midi Tracks From Scratch In Maschine
Creating MIDI Tracks from Scratch in MASCHINE Creating MIDI Tracks from Scratch in MASCHINE Within MASCHINE you can create MIDI tracks from scratch for any Sound of your Project. MA- SCHINE’s MIDI automation tracks can have two purposes: ▪ When playback is on, the content of these tracks is sent in real time as MIDI data via the MIDI output of the Sound (if enabled).
Page 267 Working with Patterns Creating MIDI Tracks from Scratch in MASCHINE Click the MIDI socket icon left of the Control Lane to display the MIDI pane. At the end of the list of MIDI controls nearby, click the “+” to add a new MIDI track.
Page 268: 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 2 - Manual - 268...
Page 269 ▪ 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 2 - Manual - 269...
Page 270: Selecting Patterns And Pattern Banks
If it is not already selected, 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 the left part of the Pat- tern Manager displays the Pattern slots in that bank. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 270...
Page 271: Creating Patterns
Pattern mode so you can quickly use the shortcut PATTERN + pad to select the desired Pattern. 6.6.3 Creating Patterns First of all, you don’t need to explicitly create a new empty Pattern before filling it with events: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 271...
Page 272 Manager displays the Pattern slots in that bank. Click any empty Pattern slot in the list on the left or click any dark cell in the selected pad grid on the right to create a new empty Pattern there. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 272...
Page 273: 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: The Pattern is deleted. → MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 273...
Page 274: Creating And Deleting Pattern Banks
If the last Pattern bank is empty, there is no “+” symbol under its pad grid and you can- not create any new Pattern bank. Deleting a Pattern Bank To delete a Pattern bank: Open the Pattern Manager (see ↑6.6.1, The Pattern Manager and Pattern Mode). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 274...
Page 275: 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 2 - Manual - 275...
Page 276 Type a name and press [Enter] on your computer keyboard to confirm (or press [Esc] to cancel you change). The Pattern is renamed. In the Arranger, all Clips referencing this Pattern will mirror the → new Pattern name. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 276...
Page 277: Changing The Pattern's Color
Working with Patterns Managing Patterns 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.
Page 278: Duplicating, Copying, And Pasting Patterns
Pattern will also mirror the selected color. By default Patterns inherit the color of their Group. 6.6.8 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 ↑6.6.1, The Pattern Manager and Pattern...
Page 279 To cut or copy the content of a Pattern and paste it in another Pattern, do the following: Click the Event area’s background to deselect any selected events (your mouse must be in Select mode). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 279...
Page 280: Moving Patterns
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 2 - Manual - 280...
Page 281: Importing/Exporting Audio And Midi To/From Patterns
The Audio drag-and-drop function allows you to export audio from the selected Pattern onto your desktop or into your host software by simply dragging it onto the target location or appli- cation. This function is only available in the software. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 281...
Page 282 (see section Mute and Solo) — otherwise the exported audio file will be silent! Al- ternatively you can let the Pattern Editor in Group view and solo this Sound. In the top right corner of the Pattern Editor, click and hold the Audio Dragger icon: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 282...
Page 283: Exporting Midi From Patterns
You can now drag the exported audio file to your desktop, into an audio channel of your → host application, or even to another Sound or Group in MASCHINE! If you drop the audio file onto a Group, it will be loaded into the first empty Sound slot of this Group.
Page 284 The MIDI file is exported to the selected location. → You can even drag the MIDI Dragger icon onto another Sound or Group in MASCHINE! In this case the MIDI file will be directly imported into a Pattern of the selected Group according to the rules described in section ↑6.7.3, Importing MIDI to...
Page 285: Importing Midi To Patterns
6.7.3 Importing MIDI to Patterns You can import MIDI files (extension “.mid”) to Patterns. This allows you to use in MASCHINE MIDI files prepared with another application. This function is only available in the software. Importing MIDI data into a Pattern that already contains data (note, modulation tracks, and MIDI tracks) will replace that data.
Page 286 In the Import MIDI dialog that opens, navigate to the desired MIDI file on your computer and click Open to confirm. The MIDI file will be imported to the selected Pattern of the Group according to the im- → port rules described below. Method 2: via drag and drop MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 286...
Page 287 Event area to import it to the Group! MIDI to Group – import rules: When you import a MIDI file into a Group, MASCHINE assumes that the MIDI file contains data for different instruments (e.g., a drum kit), and the import will be performed accordingly.
Page 288 C1 (which corresponds to MIDI note number 36 in the 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);...
Page 289 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 2 - Manual - 289...
Page 290 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 2 - Manual - 290...
Page 291 MIDI to Sound – import rules: When you import a MIDI file into a Sound via its context menu, MASCHINE assumes that the MIDI file contains data for one single instrument (e.g., a bass or a lead synthesizer), and the import will be performed accordingly. Your MIDI file will be im- ported as follows: ▪...
Page 292 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 2 - Manual - 292...
Page 293 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 2 - Manual - 293...
Page 294: Audio Routing, Remote Control, And Macro Controls
This chapter describes a few important topics and features of MASCHINE’s routing and assign- ment system. Understanding these will be of great help in numerous MASCHINE workflows: ▪ We will explain how MASCHINE’s audio routing works and how to take advantage of its flexibility: ↑7.1, Audio Routing in...
Page 295: Audio Routing In Maschine
MASCHINE offers a powerful audio routing system that you can finely customize to fit your specific needs. To make it short, by default the various channels of MASCHINE are structured in a simple, hi- erarchical way: ▪ At the bottom level, each Sound has its own channel. The output of the Sound’s channel is sent to its parent Group.
Page 296: Sending External Audio To Sounds
Each Sound can be configured to receive external audio signals. These audio signals can be coming from the following sources: ▪ Outside MASCHINE (from your audio interface if MASCHINE is used in stand-alone mode, or from your host if MASCHINE is used in plug-in mode).
Page 297 MASCHINE 1.x owners: The Audio page of the Sound’s Input properties replaces and extends the features of the Input Module available in previous MASCHINE versions. The Audio page of the Input properties for a Sound in the software. Please refer to section ↑2.3.4, Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter...
Page 298 Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls Audio Routing in MASCHINE If MASCHINE is running as a plug-in, the external stereo inputs Ext. 1–4 available in Source selector of the MAIN section will correspond to virtual inputs in your host.
Page 299 At the top of the channel strip of the Sound you want to configure, click the first field under the Sound name and select the desired external input in the menu. This is equivalent to setting the Source parameter described above. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 299...
Page 300: Configuring The Main Output Of Sounds And Groups
The equivalent page for the Master will be described in section ↑7.1.4, Configuring the Master and Cue Outputs of MASCHINE. The Audio page of the Output properties (here for a Sound) in the software. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 300...
Page 301 — but they are not sent to the Cue bus (see ↑7.1.3, Setting Up Auxiliary Outputs for Sounds and Groups). Level Adjusts the overall volume level of the channel. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 301...
Page 302 See section Mute and Solo for more information. If MASCHINE is running as a plug-in, the external stereo outputs Ext. 1–16 available in Dest. selector of the MAIN section will correspond to virtual outputs in your host.
Page 303 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: Click the Mix View button on the left of the Arranger to switch from Arrange view to Mix...
Page 304 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 2 - Manual - 304...
Page 305: 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 2 - Manual - 305...
Page 306 MASCHINE to their own mixer channels within your DAW, for example. Setting Up the Auxiliary Outputs of Sounds and Groups in Mix View You can also easily set up auxiliary outputs for your Sounds and Groups in MASCHINE’s Mixer: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 306...
Page 307 Group (or double-click it if the Mixer currently displays the Group channel strips), and for a Group simply ensure that its channel strip is visible (dou- ble-click the Group header if the Mixer currently displays the Sound channel strips). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 307...
Page 308: Configuring The Master And Cue Outputs Of Maschine
Configuring the Master and Cue Outputs of MASCHINE All channels routed to the Master are mixed together and processed by the Plug-ins loaded in the Master, if any. The result is then sent to the Master output (that is, MASCHINE’s main out- put).
Page 309 Description AUDIO Section Output Selects where you want to send the master output of your MASCHINE Project. Available options are the 16 external stereo outputs Ext. 1–16. Level 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.
Page 310 Configuring the Master and Cue Outputs in Mix View You can also easily configure the Master and Cue outputs of MASCHINE in the Mixer. Both share the same channel strip at the far right of the Mixer. To display the Master/Cue channel strip, do the following:...
Page 311 To adjust the level and panoramic position of the main output, use the channel’s fader and balance control (above the fader), respectively. This is equivalent to setting the Level parameters in the MAIN section, respectively (see above). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 311...
Page 312 (see above). In this Master/Cue channel strip, do the following to configure the output of the Cue channel: Click the headphone icon in the strip’s header to show the controls for the Cue channel. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 312...
Page 313: Mono Audio Inputs
Each Sound can be configured to receive external stereo or mono audio signals. You may use audio signals from outside MASCHINE (from your audio interface if MASCHINE is used in stand-alone mode, or from your host if MASCHINE is used in plug-in mode).
Page 314: Configuring External Inputs For Sounds In Mix View
Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls Audio Routing in MASCHINE MASCHINE offers either 4 stereo inputs or 8 mono inputs, so each Sound can use one external mono or stereo input. The same external signal can be fed into any number of Sounds.
Page 315 Open the extended view of the Mixer by clicking the down-pointing arrow on the left of the Mixer: Check that the button is active on the left of the Mixer — if not, click it to enable it and display the input/output settings of each channel strip. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 315...
Page 316 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 2 - Manual - 316...
Page 317 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 2 - Manual - 317...
Page 318: Using Midi Control And Host Automation
↑7.2.4, Selecting VST/AU Plug-in Presets via MIDI Program Change. When MASCHINE is running as a plug-in in a host, you can also trigger your Scenes us- ing MIDI notes or MIDI Program Change messages. Please refer to section ↑12.5, Trig- gering Sections or Scenes via MIDI for more information on this.
Page 319: Triggering Sounds Via Midi Notes
Using MIDI Control and Host Automation Outgoing MIDI You can also sending MIDI data from Sounds. For example, when MASCHINE is running as a plug-in in a host environment, this allows you to record your performance on the pads as a MIDI pattern in your host application.
Page 320 MIDI to Patterns for more information. ▪ MIDI automation (i.e. controlling MASCHINE parameters via MIDI) is not affected by the settings described here. For more information on MIDI automation, please refer to section ↑7.2.3, Controlling Parameters via MIDI and Host Automation.
Page 321 Enables the MIDI note input for that Sound/Group (disabled by only) default). Please refer to your host documentation to know how to route MIDI signals to your MASCHINE plug-in. Note that when Active is disabled for both a Sound and its parent Group, if the Sound is focused it will receive MIDI notes sent by the host (default behavior for Sounds).
Page 322 MIDI to Patterns. If MASCHINE is running as a plug-in in a host and you have configured your Scenes to be triggered via MIDI notes, the Scene trigger has priority over any Sound trigger set to the same MIDI channel. To configure MIDI control for Scenes, please refer to section ↑12.5, Triggering Sections or Scenes via...
Page 323 This is equivalent to setting the Source parameter described above. 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.
Page 324: Triggering Scenes Via Midi
Click the little field on its left to select a MIDI channel. This is equivalent to the Channel parameter described above. For more information on how to trigger MASCHINE 2 sounds via MIDI Notes in a host Sequencer refer to this Knowledge Base Article: http://www.native-instruments.com/ knowledge/questions/1780/.
Page 325: Controlling Parameters Via Midi And Host Automation
(Sounds, Groups, and Master) of your Project to MIDI messages in order to control and automate them via MIDI. In addition, when MASCHINE is running as a plug-in, you can assign these parameters to auto- mation IDs in order to control and automate them via host automation tracks in your host.
Page 326 (continuous parameters only) to the non-modulated value) regardless of the non- automated value) This section describes how to use automation in MASCHINE — for more information on using modulation, please refer to section ↑6.4, Recording and Editing Modulation. Please note that modulation and automation are not mutually exclusive: You can modulate a parameter in MASCHINE and automate it (e.g., from your host) simultaneously! As a result,...
Page 327 Host tab to assign automation IDs to automatable parameters if MA- SCHINE is running as a plug-in. You can then remote control and automate MASCHINE parameters from your host application. Under each automatable parameter of the current Parameter page, the Automation pane shows an Assignment field showing the current assignment for this parameter, if any.
Page 328 ▪ 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 2 - Manual - 328...
Page 329 ↑7.3, 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 2 - Manual - 329...
Page 330 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 2 - Manual - 330...
Page 331 Assigning MIDI Controls to Parameters Assigning a MIDI control to a parameter in MASCHINE is done via an intuitive Learn mode: Click the down-pointing arrow in the bottom left corner of the Control area to open the Assignment area underneath.
Page 332 Assignment field again or press [Esc] on your computer key- board. You cannot assign the same MIDI control to more than one parameter in MASCHINE: If a MIDI control is already assigned to a parameter, when you assign it to another parame- ter its first assignment is automatically deleted.
Page 333: Selecting Vst/Au Plug-In Presets Via Midi Program Change
For example, in MASSIVE, ABSYNTH 5, and FM8, you need to enable the Program List and fill it up with the desired patches in order to expose these to MASCHINE and switch between them via MIDI Program Change messages. The Native Instruments or third-party VST/AU plug-in will listen to Program Change messages...
Page 334: Sending Midi From Sounds
MIDI page of the 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 2 - Manual - 334...
Page 335 +48 (upward transposition by 48 semitones, i.e. four octaves). The default value is 0. Configuring MIDI Output for Sounds in Mix View You can also easily configure the MIDI output of your Sounds in MASCHINE’s Mixer: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 335...
Page 336 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 2 - Manual - 336...
Page 337 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 2 - Manual - 337...
Page 338: Creating Custom Sets Of Parameters With The Macro Controls
MASCHINE 1.x owners: In MASCHINE 1.x Macro Controls were additionally used to au- tomate MASCHINE parameters via MIDI or host automation. This is not the case in MA- SCHINE 2.0 anymore: automation and Macro Controls now are totally independent. Now...
Page 339: Assigning Macro Controls
Pages pane of the Assignment area when the Macro properties are selected. The procedure is similar to the procedure used when assigning param- eters of VST/AU plug-ins to Parameter pages in MASCHINE (see section ↑5.3.3, Setting Up Your Own Parameter Pages).
Page 340 Parameter pages are not editable, and the Pages tab is grayed out and in- active. For more information on how to assign parameters of Native Instruments or Ex- ternal Plug-ins to Parameter pages, please refer to ↑5.3.3, Setting Up Your Own Param- eter Pages.
Page 341 Macro Control assignment for the selected knob. (5) Parameter Label fields: Double-click these fields to enter custom labels for your parameters (press [Enter] to confirm). These labels will be mirrored everywhere in MASCHINE for the cor- responding parameters.
Page 342 MIDI device. If you are unsure which MIDI Control Change message can be used to control a particular parameter, please check the docu- mentation that came with your MIDI device for details. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 342...
Page 343 When the Assignment area is opened and the Pages tab is selected, right-click on an assigned or unassigned Macro slot to access the context menu. The Macro properties context menu. The context menu contains following items: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 343...
Page 344 The Control Area Assignment Pages context menu. The context menu contains the following items: 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 2 - Manual - 344...
Page 345: Controlling Your Mix
Editor, and put them together as Clips in the Arranger to build a complete song. The Mix view is the other main view of MASCHINE. Instead of focussing on the time-depend- ent aspects of your Project, it gives you quick access to the level and routing settings of all your Sounds, Groups, and the Master.
Page 346: Mix View Elements
Mix view. 8.1.2 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 2 - Manual - 346...
Page 347 (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 ↑8.4, The Plug-in Strip for a detailed description. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 347...
Page 348: The Mixer
Sitting in the top part of the Mix view, the Mixer is ideal to quickly see and adjust the level and routing settings of different channels in one go. The Mixer in the MASCHINE software. The Mixer provides a classic mixing desk layout containing a certain number of channel strips.
Page 349: Displaying Groups Vs. Displaying Sounds
▪ Sound level: The Mixer shows channel strips for all Sound slots in the focused Group. Both display modes are described in the following paragraphs. If the MASCHINE window is too small to display all channel strips, an horizontal scroll bar ap- pears at the bottom of the Mixer to navigate to the hidden channels.
Page 350 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 2 - Manual - 350...
Page 351: 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 2 - Manual - 351...
Page 352: Selecting Channel Strips
8.2.3 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: ▪ To set the focus to a particular channel (Sound or Group), click the background of its head-...
Page 353: Managing Your Channels In The Mixer
To open the channel’s context menu, right-click ([Ctrl]-click on Mac OS X) the back- ► ground of the channel header: Opening the context menu of a channel automatically sets the focus on that channel. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 353...
Page 354 Groups. You cannot move Sounds and Groups via drag and drop in the Mixer. This is only possi- ble in Arrange view — see section ↑4.2.7, Moving Sounds ↑4.3.7, Moving Groups for more details. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 354...
Page 355: Adjusting Settings In The Channel Strips
For example, if a kick drum is too loud in a drum kit, while decreasing its level you can check at the far right how your change affects the overall Group level — and you can quickly adjust this Group level if needed. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 355...
Page 356 Sound. Headers in the Mixer’s top row are for Groups, headers in the second row (Sound level only) are for Sounds. If the rest of a channel strip is currently not visible, its header additional- ly shows a mini level indicator in its top right corner. Following actions are available: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 356...
Page 357 ▪ Click the little square left of a Plug-in to bypass it (the bypassed Plug-in is grayed out) or re-insert it in the signal chain. ▪ Drag and drop Plug-ins to move them across the list. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 357...
Page 358 These controls are equivalent to the Dest., Level, and Order parameters in the page of the Sound’s and Group’s Output proper- ties, respectively (see ↑7.1.3, Setting Up Auxiliary Outputs for Sounds and Groups). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 358...
Page 359: Using The Cue Bus
8.2.6 Using the Cue Bus MASCHINE provides a dedicated Cue bus. This Cue bus allows you to route any channel (Sound or Group) on a separate output while leaving the main MASCHINE output untouched. For example, you can use it to prepare any Sound or Group in your headphones during a live...
Page 360 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. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 360...
Page 361: The Plug-In Chain
(Mac OS X: [Ctrl]-click) a Plug-in name to re- place this Plug-in with another one. See section ↑5.1.3, Loading, Removing, and Replacing a Plug-in for more information. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 361...
Page 362: The Plug-In Strip
Strips). The Plug-in Strip In the lower part of the MASCHINE window, the Mix view provides an intuitive representation of all Plug-ins loaded in the channel (Sound, Group, or Master) currently under focus: the Plug- in Strip. The Plug-in Strip shows the loaded Plug-ins as a series of Plug-in panels, each Plug-in having its own panel.
Page 363 Navigating the Plug-in Strip If the MASCHINE window is not wide enough for all your Plug-in panels to be displayed in the Plug-in Strip to be displayed entirely, click the name of the desired Plug-in in the Plug-in Chain above to make the Plug-in Strip scroll to its panel: Click a Plug-in in the Plug-in Chain to display its panel in the Plug-in Strip below.
Page 364: The Plug-In Header
Use the horizontal scroll bar to display the other Plug-in panels. If the MASCHINE window is not high enough for any Plug-in panel to be displayed entirely, a vertical scroll bar appears on the right of the panel to display the hidden part: Use the vertical scroll bar to display the rest of the Plug-in.
Page 365 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 ↑8.4.4, Cus-...
Page 366: 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 2 - Manual - 366...
Page 367: 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 ↑6.4, Recording and Editing Modulation more on modulating parameters. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 367...
Page 368 Control area, and the Reverse button from the Pitch/Envelope page in the Control area. For more details, see section ↑5.2.1, Page 1: Voice Settings / Engine ↑5.2.2, Page 2: Pitch / Envelope, respectively. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 368...
Page 369 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 ↑13, Sampling and Sample Mapping. Sampler – ZONE Pane MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 369...
Page 370: Custom Panels For Native Instruments Plug-Ins
8.4.4 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 371 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 2 - Manual - 371...
Page 372 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 2 - Manual - 372...
Page 373 ▪ 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 374: 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 375 Plug-in menu. MASCHINE will always show the open floating windows of the focused channel (Sound, Group or Master). In this channel you can have as many open floating windows as you see fit. When...
Page 376 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 377: Using The Drumsynths
Drumsynths have been designed for extreme playability, both from the high-quality pads of your MASCHINE controller and from any velocity-sensitive MIDI keyboard. They allow you to quickly build custom drum sounds and give you full control over the characteristics of the vari- ous drums —...
Page 378: Drumsynths - General Handling
This section describes the general use and features of the Drumsynths. Managing Drumsynths Drumsynths are MASCHINE Plug-ins and, as such, they support all usual Plug-in actions and procedures. Hence, to know how to load, remove, replace, insert, move, copy/paste Drum-...
Page 379 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 2 - Manual - 379...
Page 380 ▪ 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 ↑8.4, The Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 380...
Page 381: 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 2 - Manual - 381...
Page 382: The Kicks
Sound (with pads in Group mode) or playing the middle C (MIDI note 60) base note. In the MASCHINE convention the MIDI note 60 is noted C3. The engines have different pitch ranges: ▪ Most engines have limited pitch ranges: For example, in the Snare, the Chrome engine can play pitches from MIDI note 60 to 84, while the Iron engine can play pitches from MIDI note 46 to 70.
Page 383 The Kick provides following engines: ▪ Sub (default): ↑9.2.1, Kick – Sub. ▪ Tronic: ↑9.2.2, Kick – Tronic. ▪ Dusty: ↑9.2.3, Kick – Dusty. ▪ Rasper: ↑9.2.5, Kick – Rasper. ▪ Snappy: ↑9.2.6, Kick – Snappy. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 383...
Page 384: Kick - Sub
55.00. The default value is 43.00. For more details see ↑9.1.5, 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 2 - Manual - 384...
Page 385 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 2 - Manual - 385...
Page 386: Kick - Tronic
↑8.4, 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 ↑9.2, The Kicks. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 386...
Page 387 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 2 - Manual - 387...
Page 388 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 2 - Manual - 388...
Page 389: 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 2 - Manual - 389...
Page 390: 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 2 - Manual - 390...
Page 391 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 2 - Manual - 391...
Page 392 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 2 - Manual - 392...
Page 393: 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 2 - Manual - 393...
Page 394: 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 2 - Manual - 394...
Page 395 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 2 - Manual - 395...
Page 396: Kick - Bold
↑9.1.5, Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes 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 ↑9.2, The Kicks. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 396...
Page 397 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 2 - Manual - 397...
Page 398: 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 2 - Manual - 398...
Page 399: 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 2 - Manual - 399...
Page 400 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 2 - Manual - 400...
Page 401: The Snares
The Snares The Snare Drumsynth can generate a multitude of snare sounds. The Snare in the Control area (Main page depicted). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 401...
Page 402 The Snare provides following engines: ▪ Volt (default): ↑9.3.1, Snare – Volt ▪ Bit: ↑9.3.2, Snare – Bit ▪ Pow: ↑9.3.3, Snare – Pow ▪ Sharp: ↑9.3.4, Snare – Sharp ▪ Airy: ↑9.3.5, Snare – Airy MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 402...
Page 403: Snare - Volt
77.00. The default value is 65.00. For more details see ↑9.1.5, 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 2 - Manual - 403...
Page 404 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 2 - Manual - 404...
Page 405: Snare - Bit
Available values range from 0.0 % to 100.0 % (default: 50.0 %). For more details see ↑9.1.5, Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. Decay Adjusts the duration of the sound’s tail, measured as a percentage (default: 50.0 %). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 405...
Page 406 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 2 - Manual - 406...
Page 407: 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 2 - Manual - 407...
Page 408: Snare - Sharp
↑8.4, 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 ↑9.3, The Snares. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 408...
Page 409 100.0 % (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 2 - Manual - 409...
Page 410: 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 ↑9.1.5, Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 410...
Page 411 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 2 - Manual - 411...
Page 412: 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 ↑9.1.5, Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 412...
Page 413 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 2 - Manual - 413...
Page 414: Snare - Chrome
84.00. The default value is 72.00. For more details see ↑9.1.5, 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 2 - Manual - 414...
Page 415 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 2 - Manual - 415...
Page 416: 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 ↑9.1.5, Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 416...
Page 417 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 2 - Manual - 417...
Page 418: 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 ↑9.1.5, Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 418...
Page 419 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 2 - Manual - 419...
Page 420: 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 2 - Manual - 420...
Page 421 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 2 - Manual - 421...
Page 422: The Hi-Hats
Using the Drumsynths The Hi-hats 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 2 - Manual - 422...
Page 423: Hi-Hat - Silver
↑8.4, 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 ↑9.4, The Hi-hats. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 423...
Page 424 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 2 - Manual - 424...
Page 425: Hi-Hat - Circuit
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 ↑8.4, The Plug-in Strip for more information on this. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 425...
Page 426 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 2 - Manual - 426...
Page 427: Hi-Hat - Memory
9.4.3 Hi-hat – Memory The Memory hi-hat is similar to a typical sample-based cymbal but with a modern twist, using analyzed and reconstructed timbres rather than just a recorded sample. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 427...
Page 428 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 2 - Manual - 428...
Page 429: 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 2 - Manual - 429...
Page 430 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 2 - Manual - 430...
Page 431: Creating A Pattern With Closed And Open Hi-Hats
Plug-ins with different settings in two different Sounds (one for the closed hi-hat, one for the open hi-hat), then assigning both Sounds to the same Choke group, and leaving both as Master in the group, you can recreate mutually exclusive hi-hat sounds that cancel each other out MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 431...
Page 432: The Toms
Sound you can quickly modify other parameters of your Hi-hat Plug-in — your changes will seamlessly apply to all your hi-hat variants! The Toms The Tom Drumsynth can generate a variety of tom sounds. The Tom in the Control area (Main page depicted). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 432...
Page 433 Each engine has a different character and set of parameters, as detailed in the following sec- tions. The Tom provides following engines: ▪ Tronic (default): ↑9.5.1, Tom – Tronic. ▪ Fractal: ↑9.5.2, Tom – Fractal. ▪ Floor: ↑9.5.3, Tom – Floor. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 433...
Page 434: Tom - Tronic
60.00. The default value is 36.00. For more details see ↑9.1.5, 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 2 - Manual - 434...
Page 435 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 2 - Manual - 435...
Page 436: 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 ↑8.4, The Plug-in Strip for more information on this. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 436...
Page 437 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 2 - Manual - 437...
Page 438 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 2 - Manual - 438...
Page 439 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 2 - Manual - 439...
Page 440: 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 ↑9.1.5, Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 440...
Page 441 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 2 - Manual - 441...
Page 442: 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 2 - Manual - 442...
Page 443: The Percussions
The Percussions The Percussion Drumsynth can generate a variety of percussion sounds. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 443...
Page 444 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 2 - Manual - 444...
Page 445: Percussion - Fractal
108.00. The default value is 84.00. For more details see ↑9.1.5, 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 2 - Manual - 445...
Page 446 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 2 - Manual - 446...
Page 447 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 2 - Manual - 447...
Page 448: Percussion - Kettle
↑8.4, 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 ↑9.6, The Percussions. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 448...
Page 449 (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 2 - Manual - 449...
Page 450: Percussion - Shaker
C, measured as a percentage. Available values range from 0.0 % to 100.0 % (default: 50.0 %). For more details see ↑9.1.5, Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 450...
Page 451 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 2 - Manual - 451...
Page 452 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 2 - Manual - 452...
Page 453 -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 2 - Manual - 453...
Page 454: 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. The Cymbals The Cymbal Drumsynth can generate a variety of cymbal sounds. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 454...
Page 455 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. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 455...
Page 456: 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 2 - Manual - 456...
Page 457 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 2 - Manual - 457...
Page 458: 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 2 - Manual - 458...
Page 459 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 2 - Manual - 459...
Page 460 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 2 - Manual - 460...
Page 461: 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 462 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 2 - Manual - 462...
Page 463 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 2 - Manual - 463...
Page 464 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 465 Plug-in preset — see section ↑3.8, Using Quick Browse for more information on this. ▪ For all details on the parameters for each MASCHINE effect, please refer to chapter ↑11, Effect Reference.
Page 466 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 2 - Manual - 466...
Page 467 Plug-in Strip under the Mixer for adjusting its parameters — you can do this afterwards. For more information on the Mixer and the Mix view in MASCHINE, please refer to sec- tion ↑8.2, The...
Page 468: Other Operations On Effects
(Sound, Group, or Master) and select Paste. Duplicate an effect First, open the source slot’s Plug-in menu and select Copy. Then open the Plug-in menu of the desired slot in the target channel (Sound, Group, or Master) and select Paste. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 468...
Page 469: Using The Side-Chain Input
Modwheel. 10.1.3 Using the Side-Chain Input For certain Plug-ins, MASCHINE allows you to use a side-chain input to control how the effects process the audio. What Is a Side-Chain Input? If we consider an effect unit that processes the signal incoming at its main input, side-chaining means using a secondary signal (the “side-chain signal”) fed to a secondary input of the unit...
Page 470 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 471 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 2 - Manual - 471...
Page 472: Applying Effects To External Audio
MASCHINE’s flexible routing facilities allow you to apply effects to external audio as well. This external audio can come from the inputs of your audio interface if MASCHINE is used in stand-alone mode, or from your host if MASCHINE is used as a plug-in.
Page 473 Using Effects Applying Effects to External Audio Any audio source plugged into the first input of your audio interface will be available on the In 1 L input of MASCHINE, and so on. ↑2.6.2, Preferences – Audio Page for more information on the...
Page 474: Step 2: Set Up A Sound To Receive The External Input
Applying Effects to External Audio MASCHINE in Plug-in Mode If MASCHINE is running as a plug-in in a host environment, the MASCHINE plug-in can re- ceive audio from the host only. Please refer to your host documentation to find out how to route audio channels to the virtual audio inputs of the MASCHINE plug-in.
Page 475: Creating A Send Effect
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 476: Step 1: Set Up A Sound Or Group As 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! The procedure in Arrange view is described here.
Page 477 Upon selection the effect is loaded and its parameters are displayed in the Parameter → area. When you load an effect into the first Plug-in slot of a Sound, MASCHINE automati- cally configures the Sound’s input to receive any signal(s) coming from other Sounds and Groups in your Project and sends them through its own Plug-in slots —...
Page 478: Step 2: Route Audio To The Send Effect
↑10.3.2, 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 2 - Manual - 478...
Page 479: 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 2 - Manual - 479...
Page 480 You can send the Main output of any Sound to the Cue bus and pre-listen the ▪ channel on a distinct MASCHINE output (typically your headphones). Note that enabling switch automatically mutes both Aux 1 and Aux 2 outputs as well, but it doesn’t send them to the Cue bus! ▪...
Page 481 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.
Page 482: Effect Reference
Effect Reference Effect Reference MASCHINE provides a healthy selection of more than 20 different Effect Plug-ins that can be quickly applied to Sounds, Groups and the Master, all as insert effects. By using MASCHINE’s powerful routing system, it is also easy to setup send effects, build complex effect chains or apply an effect to an external source that is connected to your audio interface, such as an in- strument, vocals or a turntable.
Page 483: 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 2 - Manual - 483...
Page 484 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 2 - Manual - 484...
Page 485 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 2 - Manual - 485...
Page 486: 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). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 486...
Page 487 Hold Hold parameter is used to determine how long the gated signal is held; lower values will result in a more "choppy" effect. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 487...
Page 488 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 2 - Manual - 488...
Page 489: Transient Master
Unlike other dynamic effects (compressors, limiters, etc.), the Transient Master does not use the input signal level to decide when to come into ef- MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 489...
Page 490 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 2 - Manual - 490...
Page 491: Limiter
Limiter introduces a small latency. 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 Limiter panel in the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 491...
Page 492 1.0ms to 500.0ms (default: 1.0ms). OUTPUT Section Ceiling Adjusts the maximum output level, or ceiling. The signal will not rise above this. Available values range in decibels from -40.0 dB to -0.3 dB (default: -0.3 dB). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 492...
Page 493 ▪ For Sounds: [Group letter+number]:S[Sound number] (e.g., A1:S4 for the Sound 4 of Group A1) Gain Adjusts the input level of the side-chain signal fed into the Plug-in. Available values range from 0.00 dB to 1.00 (default: 1.00). FILTER Section MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 493...
Page 494: 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). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 494...
Page 495 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. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 495...
Page 496 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 2 - Manual - 496...
Page 497: 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. The EQ panel in the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 497...
Page 498 This determines how much the selected frequency is increased/ attenuated by. HIGH-MID Section Freq Frequency selector for the second mid-frequency band. Ranges from 40 Hz to 16 kHz. Gain This determines how much the selected frequency is increased/ attenuated by. HIGH Section MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 498...
Page 499: 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 2 - Manual - 499...
Page 500 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 2 - Manual - 500...
Page 501 Smooth Smooths the shape of the envelope. Shape Change the shape of the envelope here. Side-Chain Input Page The Filter in the Control area: Side-Chain Input page. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 501...
Page 502 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 ↑10.1.3, Using the Side-Chain Input. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 502...
Page 503: Cabinet
The Cabinet Emulation effect in the Plug-in Strip. The Cabinet Emulation in the Control area (Main page depicted). Main Page Element Description CABINET Section Cabinet Selects from four different cabinet types, which includes: ▪ American Cabinet ▪ British Cabinet MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 503...
Page 504: 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. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 504...
Page 505: Flanger
Classic flanger effect with LFO and envelope modulation. The Flanger sounds a bit like the 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. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 505...
Page 506 LFO, LFO Sync, and Envelope. Depending on your selection, the parameter to the right will change. Speed (LFO) Defines the speed of the LFO in a range from 0.03 Hz up to 8 Hz. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 506...
Page 507 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 2 - Manual - 507...
Page 508: 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. The Freq Shifter panel in the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 508...
Page 509: Phaser
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. 11.3.5 Phaser Classic phaser with LFO and envelope modulation. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 509...
Page 510 This defines how much the Phaser gets modulated by the modulation source. Source Here you can select the modulation source of the Phaser: available options are LFO, LFO Sync, and Envelope. Depending on your selection, the parameter to the right will change. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 510...
Page 511: Spatial And Reverb Effects
This is a special reverb for getting cold and metallic sound. Ice includes a bank of self-oscillat- ing filters for interesting and colorful effects. In the Project “Come Into My Disco” from the MASCHINE factory library, you can hear how it creates deep soundscapes during the break in Scene 6.
Page 512 The “ICE” factor: higher values sound more metallic. Size Adjust the size of the virtual room here. OUTPUT Section lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 512...
Page 513: Metaverb
ROOM Section Size Adjust the size of the virtual room here. EQ Section Low band EQ to cut or boost bass frequencies. High High band EQ to cut or boost high frequencies. POSITION Section MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 513...
Page 514: Reflex
This is a special resonating reverb. At moderate settings the Reflex can be useful to emulate small, “tight” rooms. At more extreme settings, it can produce interesting artificial, metallic textures. Automating the Color parameter usually yields very pleasing results. The Reflex panel in the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 514...
Page 515 Reflex. Size Adjust the size of the virtual room here. OUTPUT Section lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal. The Reflex reverb on the controller. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 515...
Page 516: Reverb (Legacy)
This allows you to choose one of four basic characteristics of the Reverb: General, Bright, Guitar, and Shatter. Size Adjust the size of the virtual room here. EQ Section Low band EQ to cut or boost bass frequencies. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 516...
Page 517: Reverb
11.4.5 Reverb The Plate Reverb panel in the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 517...
Page 518: 11.4.5.1 Reverb Room
Allows you to choose one of three basic modes of Reverb: Room, Hall, and Plate (default: Room). Reverb Time Adjusts the reverb decay time. Turn clockwise to increase decay. Available values range can be adjusted in seconds from 0.5s to 20.2s (default: 1.0s). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 518...
Page 519 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 2 - Manual - 519...
Page 520: 11.4.5.2 Reverb Hall
When used with a high Reverb Time setting it provides a very lush reverb making it also suitable for ambient or experimental music. Modulate the Room Size, and Pre Delay rameters to create special effects. The Reverb effect in the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 520...
Page 521 This effect causes the sound to become gradually muffled and warmer. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0% (default: 50.0%). Modulation Sets the modulation amount. A value of 0 turns the delay modulation off. Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0% (default: 40.0%). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 521...
Page 522 20.0 kHz to 2.0 kHz (default: 20.0 kHz). Low Shelf Adjusts the low-frequency content in the reverberated signal. Available values range in decibels from -0.0 dB to -12.0 dB (default: -0.0 dB). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 522...
Page 523: 11.4.5.3 Plate Reverb
Controls the low-frequency content in the reverberated signal. High Damp 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. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 523...
Page 524: Delays
The Beat Delay is specialized for creating delays that are synced to the tempo. If you wonder how this sounds, load up the Project “Big Stream” from the MASCHINE factory library: the Beat Delay is used in various Groups here and offers a lot of rhythmic sonic possibilities.
Page 525 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 2 - Manual - 525...
Page 526: Grain Delay
As a unique experimental effect, it is best experienced firsthand. Please note that in the Control area and on your controller the Grain Delay parame- ters are spread over two pages. The Grain Delay panel in the Plug-in Strip. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 526...
Page 527 Creates a more “dense” cloud: higher values create feedback- like effects. The amount of modulation introduced to the grain cloud. lets you adjust the amount of the effect in relation to the dry original audio signal. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 527...
Page 528: Grain Stretch
0 % (no stereo) to 100 % (full stereo). 11.5.3 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 2 - Manual - 528...
Page 529: Resochord
The Resochord is a bank of 6 comb filters, each of which is individually tuned according to the selected chord. 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. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 529...
Page 530 Allows you to define how big the difference in tuning is between combs. Style (Chord mode) You can select between different chord-styles such as minor or major. Chord (Chord mode) Here you can choose from different chords to be applied to your audio signal. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 530...
Page 531: 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 2 - Manual - 531...
Page 532: Lofi
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. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 532...
Page 533 Reduces the aliasing introduced by the Lofi effect. Stereo 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 2 - Manual - 533...
Page 534: Saturator
The Saturator in Classic mode in the Control area. Classic Mode – Parameter Description MAIN Section Mode Selects between Classic, Tape, and Tube saturation modes. All other parameters vary according to the mode selected here. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 534...
Page 535 Controls the input gain of the effect. This affects the amount of tape distortion and compression. Contour Controls the high frequency roll-off starting frequency. Frequencies above this point will be attenuated. Drive Controls the low frequency boost/cut of the effect. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 535...
Page 536 Drive Adjusts the level of the input signal. This directly affects the amount of tube distortion. EQ Section Bypass Enable this button to bypass the section. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 536...
Page 537: 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. The Analog Distortion in the Control area (Main page depicted). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 537...
Page 538: Perform Fx
Available values range from 0.0 to 100.0% (default: 100.0%). 11.7 Perform FX Designed for spontaneous, tactile control in recording or live performance, these eight complex multi-effects alter motion, space, dynamics, and more for added expression. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 538...
Page 539: Filter
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 2 - Manual - 539...
Page 540 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 MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 540...
Page 541: Flanger
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 2 - Manual - 541...
Page 542 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 2 - Manual - 542...
Page 543: Burst Echo
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 2 - Manual - 543...
Page 544 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 2 - Manual - 544...
Page 545 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. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 545...
Page 546: Reso Echo
11.7.4 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 2 - Manual - 546...
Page 547 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 2 - Manual - 547...
Page 548 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 2 - Manual - 548...
Page 549: Ring
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. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 549...
Page 550 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. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 550...
Page 551: Stutter
(e.g. a pad) as source material. 11.7.6 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 2 - Manual - 551...
Page 552 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 2 - Manual - 552...
Page 553 Quantization is especially meaningful if direction is set to Reverse or Both, since it's during reverse playback where a poorly timed loop will sound completely off-time. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 553...
Page 554: Tremolo
Instantly add expression with multiple modes, Rate, and Depth ranges, and use the Stereo knob to create auto-pan motion effects. Tremolo Perform FX in the Plug-in Strip. Tremolo Perform FX in the Control area. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 554...
Page 555 Attk/Rel Controls the speed at which the effect comes on after turning the effect on and tails off after releasing the effect. Stereo Controls the stereo width of the modulation. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 555...
Page 556: Scratcher
Scratcher warps your sounds with turntable motion effects that can get other-worldly. Apply a ‘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. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 556...
Page 557 Effect Reference Perform FX Scratcher Perform FX in the Plug-in Strip. Scratcher Perform FX in the Control area. Main Page Parameter Description MODE Mode Select an effect. TOUCHSTRIP MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 557...
Page 558 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 2 - Manual - 558...
Page 559: Working With The Arranger
Arranger Basics Working with the Arranger The Arranger is the big area located in the upper part of the MASCHINE window, right under the Header. The MASCHINE arranger has two different views: Ideas view and Arranger view which are also reflected on your controller.
Page 560 (3) Groups: The Group slots can hold one Group each. Select the desired slot to load a Group into it and display the Group’s content (Sounds, Patterns…) in the Pattern Editor (see Pattern Editor) and the Group’s Channel properties and Plug-in parameters in the Control area (see MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 560...
Page 561 ([control] + right-click on Mac OS X) a Section and use Select in the menu to assign a Scene to a Section. It is also possible to use the menu to Insert, Duplicate, Delete, Clear or Remove Sections as well as organize them by selecting the Rename or Color options. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 561...
Page 562: 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 2 - Manual - 562...
Page 563 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: Drag the handle to adjust the Arranger’s height. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 563...
Page 564: Following The Playback Position In Your Project
To follow the playhead position in the Arranger during playback, click the Follow button ► in the MASCHINE Header. The Follow button lights up in the MASCHINE Header. The Arranger will now switch to → the next portion of your Project (with the same zoom factor) as soon as the playhead reaches the end of the portion currently displayed.
Page 565 12.1.3.1 Jumping to Other Sections in the MASCHINE Software In the software, the Perform Grid and the Retrigger setting can be adjusted in the MASCHINE Header: Adjusting the Perform Grid and Retrigger setting.
Page 566: Using Ideas View
Here you can create Patterns for each Group and combine them into a Scene. In Ideas view, MASCHINE provides a perfect overview of all your Scenes, Patterns and Groups. Here you can create a Scene by selecting a Pattern for each Group, duplicate your Scenes, clear a Scene and more importantly trigger your Scenes to so you can hear how they sound when played in a particular order.
Page 567: Scene Overview
You can create a new Scene directly in the Ideas view. Creating a Scene in Ideas View To create a new Scene, click the “+” button located after all existing Scene names in the ► top row of the Ideas view. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 567...
Page 568: Assigning And Removing Patterns
Patterns by clicking the Pattern slots. Any changes made in Arranger view or Ideas view is one and the same. Assigning and Removing a Pattern in Ideas View Select a Scene slot. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 568...
Page 569 A new empty Pattern is created. → Removing a Pattern in Ideas View You can also remove a Pattern from a Scene in Ideas view: Click the highlighted Pattern for any Group to remove it from the Scene. ► MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 569...
Page 570: Selecting Scenes
Pattern Editor is empty. ▪ If playback is off the playhead immediately jumps to the beginning of the selected Scene. If playback is on the playhead jumps according to the Perform Grid settings. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 570...
Page 571: Deleting 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 information on deleting Scenes, see section ↑12.2.5, Deleting Scenes. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 571...
Page 572: Duplicating Scenes
Preferences, read: ↑2.6.4, Preferences – De- fault Page. Duplicating a Scene in the Software To duplicate a Scene in the software: Right-click ([Ctrl]-click on Mac OS X), and select Duplicate from the context menu. ► MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 572...
Page 573: Making Scenes Unique
To make a Scene unique in the Ideas view: In the top row of the Ideas view, right-click ([Ctrl]-click on Mac OS X) the name of the ► Scene you want to make unique and select Unique from the context menu: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 573...
Page 574: 12.2.10 Appending Scenes To Arrangement
A Section containing the appended Scene is created and added to the end of your ar- → rangement. You can then click and drag the Section slot (containing the Scene) to an ap- propriate place on the Timeline of the Arranger. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 574...
Page 575: 12.2.11 Naming Scenes
The Scene is renamed. → 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.
Page 576: 12.2.12 Changing The Color Of A Scene
Scene when you save your Project. Note that you can select the same color as the one used by default: In this case the color (even unchanged) will be considered as a custom color and will follow the Scene as you move it. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 576...
Page 577: Using Arranger View
12.3 Using Arranger View In MASCHINE, a song is made of a variable number of Scenes, which represent the different parts of the song — e.g., intro, verse, chorus, break, another verse… By assigning your Scenes to Sections to the Timeline in the Arranger view you can start to organize your track.
Page 578 To close the Section Manager, click anywhere outside it. ► Section Manager vs. Arranger’s Top Row If all Section operations can be done in the Section Manager, most of them can also be done in the top row of the Arranger: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 578...
Page 579: Creating Sections
Now you have created an empty Section on the timeline of the Arranger, you can now add a Scene from the Ideas view to the Arranger view. To add a Scene to a Section on the timeline of the Arranger: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 579...
Page 580: Selecting Sections And Section Banks
To select a Section in the Arranger view, do the following: Select the desired Section by clicking its name at the top of the Arranger view: ► The Section name is now highlighted and underlined to indicate that this Section is se- → lected. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 580...
Page 581 Select the desired Section 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 Section slot and the corresponding cell on the right are now highlighted to indicate → that this Section is selected. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 581...
Page 582 If the last Section bank is selected and not empty, pressing SHIFT + Right Arrow button will create a new, empty Section bank — see section ↑12.3.12, Creating and Deleting Section Banks for more info. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 582...
Page 583: Moving Sections
While holding the mouse button, drag your mouse horizontally in the Arranger to the de- sired location. As the mouse cursor moves, an insertion line appears at the potential places where you can drop the Section. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 583...
Page 584: Adjusting The Length Of A Section
Scene will not alter the length of the Section, however the length of a Sec- tion can be altered by dragging the mouse directly in the timeline or by using your MA- SCHINE controller. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 584...
Page 585: 12.3.6.1 Adjusting The Length Of A Section Using The Software
Patterns are repeated. When the right end marker of a Section is dragged so it is shorter than the referenced Scene, only the part visible part of the Patterns are audible. To lengthen a Section: Click and drag the end marker of the Section to the right. ► MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 585...
Page 586 ▪ The minimum length a Section marker can be dragged without modifier is one Arrange Grid increment. ▪ When [Shift] is pressed, the minimum length a Section marker can be dragged is one Step Grid increment. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 586...
Page 587: Assigning And Removing Patterns
In the Arranger, click the cell located in the column of the desired Section and in the row of the desired Group. This selects both the desired Section and Group simultaneously. You can also click the desired Section label and Group separately. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 587...
Page 588 Group. A new empty Pattern is automatically created in the selected Section. → Removing a Pattern in Arranger View You can also remove a Pattern from a Section in Arranger view: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 588...
Page 589: Duplicating Sections
▪ link when duplicating Sections For more information on the Default page of the Preferences see ↑2.6.4, Preferences – Default Page. Duplicating a Section Right-click ([Ctrl]-click on Mac OS X), and select Duplicate from the context menu. ► MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 589...
Page 590: 12.3.8.1 Making Sections Unique
Sections. To make a Section unique in the MASCHINE software: Right-click (or ([Ctrl]-click on OS X) the Section you want to make unique in the Timeline.
Page 591: Removing Sections
In the top row of the Arranger view, right-click ([Ctrl]-click on Mac OS X) the name of the Section you want to remove and select Remove from the context menu: The Section is removed from the arrangement. The next Sections shift ahead to fill the → gap. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 591...
Page 592: 12.3.10 Renaming Scenes
You can also right-click ([Ctrl]-click on Mac OS X) the Scene slot or the corresponding cell in the pad grid and select Rename from the context menu. The Scene name is highlighted and editable. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 592...
Page 593: 12.3.11 Clearing Sections
The Scene is renamed. → 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.
Page 594: 12.3.12 Creating And Deleting Section Banks
Auto Length is enabled and the selected Section is automatically resized to fit the con- → tent of the Patterns within the assigned Scene. Any manual adjustments that were previ- ously made are discarded. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 594...
Page 595: 12.3.14 Looping
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: Click and drag the Loop range left or right. ► The whole Loop range is moved. → MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 595...
Page 596: Playing With Sections
This may also be necessary if you are composing a studio track in your host sequencer and want to control which Scenes or Sections the MASCHINE plug-in has to play. This is where the MASCHINE tools described in the following sections come in handy.
Page 597 You can also change the playback position by switching to another Scene. The moment at which the jump will occur depends on the Perform Grid setting. See section ↑6.1.6, Adjusting the Pattern Grid and the Pattern Length for more information. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 597...
Page 598: Triggering Sections Or Scenes Via Midi
MIDI Note numbers: Host applications use various conventions to name MIDI notes. For example, in MASCHINE, MIDI note number 0 is referred to as C-2 and MIDI note num- ber 60 (middle C) as C3. Please refer to the documentation of your host to know which convention is used.
Page 599 MIDI Change completely. In the Channel submenu, select the MIDI channel the Scenes or Sections should receive MIDI messages from (channel 2 by default for Scenes and channel 1 by default for Sec- tions). MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 599...
Page 600: The Arrange Grid
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. Click the Grid symbol next to the value to enable the Arrange Grid. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 600...
Page 601 Working with the Arranger The Arrange Grid Click the current Arrange Grid value to open the drop-down menu. Select a new value for the Arrange Grid. The selected Arrange Grid value is applied. → MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 601...
Page 602: Sampling And Sample Mapping
Opening the Sample Editor Sampling and Sample Mapping MASCHINE allows you to record internal or external audio signals using your audio interface without having to stop the sequencer. This is a useful feature if you want to record your own Samples, or rearrange loops that you have created yourself using MASCHINE.
Page 603: Recording A Sample
↑13.5, Mapping Samples to Zones. 13.2 Recording a Sample MASCHINE provides everything you need to record your own Samples. 13.2.1 Opening the Record Page In the software, recording a new Sample is done in the Record page of the Sample Editor.
Page 604: Selecting The Source And The Recording Mode
▪ To record external audio signals connected to your audio interface, select Ext. Ster. (for stereo signals) or Ext. Mono (for mono signals). ▪ To record audio signals coming from MASCHINE itself, select Internal. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 604...
Page 605 ► ▪ If SOURCE is set to Ext. Ster., you can select either of MASCHINE’s four external stereo inputs In 1–4. ▪ If SOURCE is set to Ext. Mono, you can select either of MASCHINE’s eight external mono inputs: the left (“L”) or right (“R”) channel of each input pair In 1–4.
Page 606 In this section, activate the MONITOR button to send the input signal to the Cue bus of MASCHINE, allowing you to hear on a separate channel (e.g., your headphones) the audio source that is about to be recorded.
Page 607: Arming, Starting, And Stopping The Recording
If you want to start and stop the recording manually, you can set the MODE to Detect, dial the THRESHOLD down to OFF, and start the recording by clicking Start. To stop re- cording, click Stop. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 607...
Page 608: 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! 13.2.4 Checking Your Recordings You can visualize the last recordings you have made in the current Sound: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 608...
Page 609 (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 2 - Manual - 609...
Page 610 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 2 - Manual - 610...
Page 611: Location And Name Of Your Recorded Samples
When you close the current Project, the Recording History is cleared for all Sounds — nevertheless all your recordings are saved as audio files and available for later use unless you explicitly delete them (via the MASCHINE interface or in your operating sys- tem).
Page 612: Editing A Sample
↑13.4, Slicing a Sample more information on slicing Samples. 13.3.1 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 2 - Manual - 612...
Page 613 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 2 - Manual - 613...
Page 614 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 2 - Manual - 614...
Page 615 The available functions are described in section ↑13.3.2, Audio Editing Functions below. You can also edit the play and loop ranges on the Zone page. See section ↑13.5.6, Ad- justing the Zone Settings for more information. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 615...
Page 616: 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 2 - Manual - 616...
Page 617 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 2 - Manual - 617...
Page 618 This is more suited for non-rhythmic Samples. In this mode only one parameter is available: SPEED (see below). AUTO DTCT (Auto If enabled, MASCHINE automatically detects the tempo of the original Detection, Beat audio. mode only) SRC BPM (Source Allows to define the tempo of the original audio (in BPM).
Page 619: Slicing A Sample
Open the Slice page (SLICE page on the controller): ↑13.4.1, Opening the Slice Page. Choose a method for slicing along with a few settings depending on the chosen method: ↑13.4.2, Adjusting the Slicing Settings. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 619...
Page 620: 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 2 - Manual - 620...
Page 621: Adjusting The Slicing Settings
At any time you can prelisten to the proposed Slices on the Cue bus (see section ↑8.2.6, Using the Cue Bus for more information) by pressing the lit pads or clicking the Slices on the wave- form display. Following parameters are available: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 621...
Page 622 Slices to be detected because more transients will be recognized, lower values will result in less Slices. This parameter should be adjusted until all the musically significant slices are being detected in the waveform. APPLY Section MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 622...
Page 623: Manually Adjusting Your Slices
(BPM Mode) Selects how the tempo is defined: If you select Auto, MASCHINE will calculate the tempo automatically. If you select Manual, you can enter the tempo in BPM manually.
Page 624 Slicing a Sample 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 ↑13.4.2, Adjusting the Slicing Settings and fine-adjust these Slices manually — in that case the MODE lector automatically switches to Manual.
Page 625 You can also click the left or right handle of the scroll bar and drag it horizontally to zoom in/ out while keeping the opposite border of the display at a fix position in the waveform. Double- MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 625...
Page 626 Sample is grayed out and won’t be exported as Slice. DELETE ALL: Click the DELETE ALL button to delete all proposed Slices and start slicing ▪ from scratch again. SLICE REMOVE buttons are mutually exclusive. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 626...
Page 627: Applying 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: You can apply the slicing in various ways. (1) Apply button MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 627...
Page 628 ◦ The Slices will be mapped to individual notes of this Sound, starting with the bottom C (C-2 in MASCHINE convention). The base key of the Sound will be set to the bot- tom C as well (see section Adjusting the Base Key for more information on the base key).
Page 629 If you change the tempo of your Project, you will hear that the loop automatically adjusts to the new tempo. Exporting Single Slices You can also export an individual Slice to another Sound by drag-and-drop: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 629...
Page 630 Sound in a Group where you have not loaded anything to the other Sounds. This also works when you start by loading a Sample into a Sound in a Group where you have not yet loaded anything else. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 630...
Page 631: 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 2 - Manual - 631...
Page 632: Zone
(see section ↑8.2.6, Using the Cue Bus for more information). Click the little circle (or pair of circle) at the far right to switch the waveform display (1) between single-channel and two- channel display. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 632...
Page 633: Selecting And Managing Zones In The Zone List
The Zone List in the Zone page. Click the Zone List button next to the Slice tab to show/hide the Zone List. ► The Zone List allows you to add, remove, replace, select, and reorder Zones in the list. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 633...
Page 634 Replacing the Sample of an Existing Zone You can also put a new Sample into an existing Zone, thereby replacing the Sample currently contained in that Zone. Again, you have two methods at your disposal: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 634...
Page 635 Edit Slice pages, which allows you to further process of its contained Sample. For more information on the Edit Slice pages, please refer to section ↑13.3, Editing a Sample ↑13.4, Slicing a Sample, respectively. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 635...
Page 636 → corresponding Samples are not used in the Sound anymore. 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. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 636...
Page 637 Map as Drum Kit command from the Sample Map’s context menu, so that your Sam- ples are well ordered in the new mapping. See section ↑13.5.4, Selecting and Editing Zones in the Map View for more information on the Sample Map. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 637...
Page 638: Selecting And Editing Zones In The Map View
(1) Sample Map The Sample Map shows all Zones contained in your Sound. ▪ The horizontal axis represents keys (or pitches) from C-2 to G8, while the vertical axis rep- resents velocities from 0 to 127. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 638...
Page 639 Sample Map. Double-click the main part of the bar to reset the zoom and display the entire velocity range. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 639...
Page 640 Zone(s) — depending on the corner. Click inside a Zone and drag Moves the selected Zone(s) across the Sample Map. Note that the Root Key of each Zone is moved accordingly. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 640...
Page 641 Zones next to each other upwards from the middle C (C3). The actual note assigned to each Zone depends on the Zone position in the Zone List: The topmost Zone will be mapped to middle C (C3), the Zone underneath to C#3, etc. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 641...
Page 642: Editing Zones In The Sample View
Enable the Sample View button to see the Sample view. The Sample view contains following elements: The Sample view of the Zone page. (1) Waveform display Shows the waveform of the Sample for the focused Zone. The waveform display provides fol- lowing tools: MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 642...
Page 643 Sample that will be played back. This can also be done in the PLAY RANGE section of the Zone settings, under the waveform display (see section ↑13.5.6, Adjusting the Zone Settings). (5) Loop markers MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 643...
Page 644: Adjusting The Zone Settings
The various sections always display the values for the focused Zone. If the MASCHINE window is not wide enough to display all Zone settings at once, a hori- zontal bar appears underneath to scroll to the desired section of parameters.
Page 645 (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 2 - Manual - 645...
Page 646 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 2 - Manual - 646...
Page 647 Sampler’s TYPE selector to ADSR in the PITCH / GATE section (Parameter page 2, see ↑5.2.2, Page 2: Pitch / Envelope). START (Knob 2) Adjusts the start point of the loop. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 647...
Page 648 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 2 - Manual - 648...
Page 649: Adding Samples To The Sample Map
Sample Map of the Map view (the biggest part in the middle of the Zone page). Once your mouse is hovering the Sample Map, and before you release the mouse button: ▪ Drag your mouse horizontally to choose the root key of the new Zone. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 649...
Page 650 The placement of the Zones depends on the original Samples’ position in the selection list: The first Sample selected will get the Zone with the lowest key range, the second Sample se- lected will get the Zone just over the previous one, etc. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 650...
Page 651: 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 652 KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard can automatically switch its focus to that new instance depending on the current situation: ▪ If your keyboard is currently focused on a MASCHINE instance or is in MIDI mode, it will automatically switch to the new MASCHINE or KOMPLETE KONTROL instance.
Page 653 To connect your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard to a particular instance of MA- SCHINE: 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-...
Page 654 KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard: ▪ The first section (above the separator line) allows you to select your MASCHINE controller: ◦ The section lists all devices of the MASCHINE controller family. ◦ Grayed out entries indicate controllers that are not connected to your computer. You cannot select them.
Page 655 Note that you can have both a MASCHINE controller and a KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard focused on the same MASCHINE instance. To do this, simply select the desired entry in the upper section, and the desired entry in the lower section of the menu/submenu. You will see a check mark in both sections (as in the pictures above).
Page 656 Switching the Keyboard Focus to/from a MASCHINE Instance Press INSTANCE. The On-Screen Overlay appears on your computer screen with all available MASCHINE and KOMPLETE KONTROL instances: Turn the Control encoder to select the desired instance, and press the encoder to switch the focus to that instance.
Page 657 Within that section, every instance is represented by a picture and two fields: ◦ The overview picture illustrates the instance via a generic picture of the corresponding NI product (a picture of MASCHINE for MASCHINE instances, or of the particular NI product loaded in each KOMPLETE KONTROL instance).
Page 658: Controlling The Transport In Maschine
You can also do this by clicking the desired track in the window of your host: ▪ Clicking on a host track that contains a KOMPLETE KONTROL instance disconnects your keyboard from its MASCHINE instance and sets its focus to that KOMPLETE KONTROL in- stance.
Page 659 Controlling the Transport in MASCHINE Transport in MASCHINE Running as a Standalone Application If your keyboard is focused on a MASCHINE instance running as a standalone application and no KOMPLETE KONTROL instance is loaded in any host application, all six buttons in the TRANSPORT section of your keyboard control the transport in MASCHINE.
Page 660 Moves the playhead forwards by Step Grid increments Transport in MASCHINE Running as a Plug-in If keyboard is focused on MASCHINE plug-in, Komplete Kontrol S Transport controls control the host rather than Maschine - none of them control Maschine plug-in.
Page 661 Focus to/from a MASCHINE Instance ↑14.4, Browsing Your MASCHINE Li- brary. 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...
Page 662 KOMPLETE KONTROL Integration Controlling the Transport in MASCHINE 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...
Page 663: Navigating And Controlling Your Sounds Within A Group
Features. The focus of Knobs 1–8 on your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard is synchronized with the focus at the Sound level in the MASCHINE software (and on any connected controller from the 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 664 KOMPLETE KONTROL Integration Navigating and Controlling Your Sounds within a Group ▪ If the Control area in the MASCHINE software currently displays the Channel properties of the focused Sound, or if it displays another level (MASTER GROUP tab active), Knobs 1–8 on your keyboard continue to control the selected Parameter page in the select- ed Plug-in of the (possibly underlying) focused Sound.
Page 665 MASCHINE instance. Moreover if a controller from the MASCHINE family is also focused on the MASCHINE instance, make sure that your keyboard is se- lected in the Controller...
Page 666 PRESS BROWSE appears in the other displays. Press BROWSE and select the de- sired Plug-in preset from the MASCHINE Library to load it in this Plug-in slot. ▪ If you hold SHIFT the leftmost display indicates the focused Sound and Group: ◦...
Page 667 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 2 - Manual - 667...
Page 668 EMPTY, and PRESS BROWSE appears in the other displays. Press BROWSE and select the desired Plug-in preset or Sound from the MASCHINE Library to load it into this Sound slot. Group SHIFT + Navigate Up/ If the last Group is already selected and you...
Page 669 KOMPLETE KONTROL Integration Navigating and Controlling Your Sounds within a Group For more information on browsing your MASCHINE Library from your KOMPLETE KON- TROL S-SERIES keyboard, see section ↑14.4, Browsing Your MASCHINE Library. Visual Feedback on the Light Guide The LEDs of the Light Guide above the keybed provide a useful feedback on the state of each key underneath.
Page 670: Browsing Your Maschine Library
Browsing Your MASCHINE Library You can browse your MASCHINE Library directly from your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES and load the desired files into the focused MASCHINE instance. For this, your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard makes use of an on-screen overlay displaying the browser on...
Page 671 Browsing the Effect presets of your MASCHINE Library directly from your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard (here a S25, as shown in the header). The on-screen overlay browser in MASCHINE is very similar to that in the KOMPLETE KON- TROL software, both in appearance and use.
Page 672 MASCHINE Browser: The open File Type selector in the on-screen overlay browser. If no query has been made in the MASCHINE Browser, the File Type selector is under focus in the on-screen overlay. You can also open the File Type selector via the usual navigation method in the on-screen over- lay, i.e.
Page 673 Product selector underneath opens. Note that, as in the MASCHINE Browser, the File Type selector and the Content selector on its right are mutually independent: For example, if the File Type selector is set to...
Page 674 ► trol encoder (or the ENTER button) to load it into MASCHINE. Depending on what file type you have selected, the file will be loaded to different locations within MASCHINE: ▪ If it is a Project it will load all associated files replacing all files in memory. If your current Project contains unsaved changes a dialog will appear asking you if you want to save them.
Page 675: Using The Perform Features
► focused Filetype. 14.5 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 2 - Manual - 675...
Page 676 ▪ The Perform features (Scale, Chord, and Arp) on your KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES keyboard and on controllers from the MASCHINE family are very similar and share most of their parameters: If you modify a shared parameter on a device, your changes will be auto- matically mirrored on the other device(s).
Page 677 KONTROL, i.e. it only sets the note on which the selected scale is based: You can choose from the 12 available notes (C to B). On the other hand, the Root Note on MASCHINE con- trollers in Keyboard mode additionally sets the pitch played by pad 1: You additionally choose a particular octave (C1, C2, C3, etc.) in order to define the mapping of pad 1 (all...
Page 678 For more details, please refer to the KOMPLETE KONTROL Manual. ▪ Knob 5 controls the Chord Mode. This parameter is shared with MASCHINE controllers. ▪ Knob 6 controls the Chord Type. This parameter is shared with MASCHINE controllers.
Page 679 Scale and Chord engine is saved globally for the ses- sion. It is independent of the state of the Arp engine on any controller from the MASCHINE family. If you close and re-open the Project, if you disconnect and re-connect your keyboard, or...
Page 680 ↑14.3, Navigating and Controlling Your Sounds within a Group. When your keyboard is connected to a MASCHINE instance, Arp Edit mode shows the same Knob layout and section names as on the MASCHINE STUDIO or MASCHINE (MK2) controller except for the Preset selection (Knob 1), which is included in the...
Page 681: Using The Touch Strips
14.6 Using the Touch Strips When your keyboard is focused on a MASCHINE instance, its left and right touch strips always send Pitch and Modulation data to the focused Sound, respectively. The way Pitch and Modulation data is interpreted can vary with the Plug-in loaded in the focused Sound.
Page 682 KOMPLETE KONTROL Integration Using the Touch Strips When you record a Pattern in your MASCHINE Project, your actions on the left and right touch strips are recorded as Pitch and Modulation (CC1) MIDI data for the focused Sound, respec- tively. You will be able to see and edit these tracks in the MIDI Pane of the Control Lane under the Pattern Editor —...
Page 683 MASCHINE instance. Moreover if a controller from the MASCHINE family is also focused on the MASCHINE instance, make sure that your keyboard is se- lected in the Controller...
Page 684 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 2 - Manual - 684...
Page 685 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 2 - Manual - 685...
Page 686 KOMPLETE KONTROL Integration Using the Touch Strips PLETE KONTROL with MASCHINE, the tempo is defined by the MASCHINE software. When using the KOMPLETE KONTROL stand-alone application, you can set the tempo in the header of the software interface. In Ball mode, the following additional settings are available for the modulation strip: ◦...
Page 687: Recording Modulation From Your Keyboard
14.7 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. You cannot record modulation when your keyboard is in Scale Edit or Arp Edit mode. For more information on these modes, see section ↑14.5, Using the Perform...
Page 688 Recording Modulation from Your Keyboard In order to record modulation, your keyboard provides an Auto-write mode similar to the one found on the various MASCHINE controllers, except that on your keyboard Auto-write mode is always pinned (it is never a temporary mode).
Page 689 Knobs 1–8, even if you don’t rotate them. In particular, this allows you to overwrite existing modulation events while keeping the last modulation value you have record- This option is the same as for MASCHINE STUDIO. For all details, please refer to sec- tion Touch Auto-Write Option.
Page 690 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 2 - Manual - 690...
Page 691: Adjusting The Settings For Your Keyboard In The Maschine Preferences
MASCHINE instance. Moreover if a controller from the MASCHINE family is also focused on the MASCHINE instance, make sure that your keyboard is se- lected in the Controller...
Page 692 KOMPLETE KONTROL Integration 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.
Page 693: Arp Hold Mode
Controlling Your Sounds within a Group. Transport Control Enabled check box Switches the transport functions of your keyboard in MASCHINE on or off. See section ↑14.2, Controlling the Transport in MASCHINE. Pitch Strip and Modulation Strip All parameters Adjust the behavior of the touch strips. See section ↑14.6,...
Page 694: Support For Komplete Kontrol S88
Support for KOMPLETE KONTROL S88 14.10 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 695: Knowledge Base
When communicating with the Native Instruments Support team, keep in mind that the more details you can provide about your hardware, your operating system, the version of the software you are running, and the problem you are experiencing, the better they will be able to help you.
Page 696: User Forum
Troubleshooting 14.11.4 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 697: Appendix: Tips For Playing Live
So before you get on stage, give your live set a thorough performance check by first playing it at home. Have a look at the CPU meter in the MASCHINE software’s Header to en- sure it never turns red. If necessary, increase the...
Page 698: Name And Color Your Groups, Patterns, Sounds And Scenes
15.2.1 Use Mute and Solo Mute and Solo are a good way to build up a live set especially on the MASCHINE controller as you can mute and solo Groups and Sounds at the same time. By pinning the Mute and Solo mode (press Button 1 simultaneously for this), you have both hands free to mute or solo Sounds and Groups.
Page 699: Use Scene Mode And Tweak The Loop Range
To be able to quickly change and modulate the effect settings, you can set modulation for the multi-effect as Patterns from within the MASCHINE software. By using Pat- terns for the multi-effect Group you could for example trigger a filter sweep or a wild modulat- ed Beat Delay.
Page 700: Special Tricks
You can adjust the start point of a Sample in the Sampler’s Parameter pages (see ↑5.2.1, 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 2 - Manual - 700...
Page 701: Troubleshooting
Knowledge Base Troubleshooting 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. Before getting help please make sure you have downloaded the latest MASCHINE soft- ware from Native Access.
Page 702: Registration Support
16.4 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 703: Glossary
If you have any doubts about the meaning of a word, this is the place to check! Arranger The Arranger is the big area located in the upper part of the MASCHINE window, right under the Header. Arranger View The Arranger view allows you to combine Sections (references to Scenes), and arrange them into a song on the Timeline.
Page 704 Controls, etc. Control Lane Located at the bottom of the Pattern Editor in the MASCHINE window, the Control Lane shows and lets you edit the recorded automation in form of automation points for each automated pa- rameter. You can add, remove, or manipulate existing automation points as well as add new parameters to automate.
Page 705 These Scenes can then be added to Sections in the Arranger view to create a larger musical structure. Insert Effect An insert effect is an effect directly inserted in the signal path of the audio to be processed. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 705...
Page 706 Macro Controls can be assigned to MIDI CCs to be controlled by an external MIDI controller or application. Last but not least, if you use MASCHINE as a plug-in in a host, Macro Controls are available for modulation in your host too.
Page 707 Keyboard view gets automatically enabled in the software, and inversely. Parameter Pages The Parameter pages constitute the biggest part of the Control area in the MASCHINE window. They contain the adjustable Plug-in parameters and Channel properties of the selected Sound/ Group or those of the Master.
Page 708 Glossary Plug-in A Plug-in is an instrument or effect unit, either Internal or External (by Native Instruments or a third-party manufacturer), that can be loaded into a Plug-in slot to produce or alter sound. When a Plug-in is loaded into a Plug-in slot, the Plug-in appears in the Plug-in List in the left part of the Control area.
Page 709 The steps are then played back as a musical sequence. MASCHINE has its own sequencing abilities: you can record and play single Patterns as well as arrange Patterns into Scenes and Scenes into full songs.
Page 710 By repeating the process Sound by Sound you build up the whole Pattern. Swing The Swing parameter allows you to shift some of the events in your Pattern to create a shuf- fling effect. MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 710...
Page 711: Index
[561] Sections Timeline [561] Arranger view button [559] ASIO driver [59] Assigning Macro Controls [339] [339] MIDI CC Messages Assigning Patterns [568] [587] Attribute Editor [121] AU plug-ins [216] Audio [281] rendering from Patterns MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 711...
Page 712 Bussing point [703] [571] Scene (software) Bypassing [593] Section (software) [198] Color Plug-in slots [163] Group [277] Pattern Scene [576] [151] Sound Compressor [483] Control area [704] definition Control Lane [260] MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 712...
Page 713 Drum program files Count-in [183] importing [56] length Duplicate CPU power [697] [167] Group [278] Pattern (software) [308] adjusting the output [154] Sound Cut/copy/paste Duplicating [252] events/notes (software) [590] Making Sections Unique Dynamics effects [483] MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 713...
Page 714 [709] send effect definition Distortion [531] [489] Transient Master [497] [497] [499] Filter EQ (Filter mode) [210] [505] Flanger Equalizer [497] [507] Event [508] Freq Shifter [705] definition [486] Gate Events [526] Grain Delay MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 714...
Page 715 Filter (Sampler) [210] Events vs. notes [243] Filtering effects [497] Export Flanger [505] [283] MIDI from Pattern [507] Exporting audio [175] Frequency Shifter [508] [281] from Patterns External audio [296] [472] External Plug-ins [216] MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 715...
Page 716 [210] [319] Input properties (MIDI page) [141] introduction [114] load with Patterns [338] Macro properties [169] moving multi-effect [479] [699] [163] naming [300] Output properties (Audio page) [305] Output properties (Aux page) pasting [167] MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 716...
Page 717 Importing your files into the Library [135] [115] Group with Routing Input properties Plug-in [191] [296] [472] Locking a mode (controller) [45] Audio page Insert effect [705] Lofi [532] LP2 (Filter mode) [210] Keyboard view [706] definition MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 717...
Page 718 Sound [55] volume Multi-effect [479] [699] MIDI [21] Mute [698] automation [325] [707] definition [325] controlling parameters via [198] Plug-in slot [283] exporting from Pattern [285] importing to Pattern sending MIDI from Sounds [334] MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 718...
Page 719 (software) [252] [251] deleting (software) [243] editing with the mouse [248] moving (software) nudging (software) [250] [252] paste (software) [254] quantizing [248] resizing (software) selecting (software) [248] [249] transposing (software) Nudge events/notes (software) [250] MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 719...
Page 720 (software) [251] deleting events/notes (software) [274] deleting (software) [278] duplicating (software) Pattern Editor [229] editing (software) [229] [707] definition [283] exporting MIDI from Pattern Grid [237] [285] importing MIDI to Pattern Length [238] MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 720...
Page 721 [175] bypassing [173] muting [198] saving with Samples Plug-ins [216] External Quantization [216] Native Instruments definition [708] Preferences [52] [254] quantizing after recording [57] :Routing Quick Browse [139] [57] Audio page MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 721...
Page 722 [631] Reverberation effects [511] mapping (software) [603] recording (software) REX files slicing (software) [619] [182] importing to Sounds Saturator [534] Root key Save [646] [648] setting [165] Routing [461] Group [171] Group with Samples MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 722...
Page 723 Scene bank Send MIDI Clock [62] [571] Sequencer creating (hardware) [571] creating (software) [709] definition [570] selecting (software) Slice [619] Search field [91] exporting (software) [628] Search results [108] Slice page (software) [619] [620] MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 723...
Page 724 Step Undo/Redo [43] pasting [154] Swing [175] rendering audio from [710] definition [158] resetting slot Sync to External MIDI Clock [62] [152] saving sending MIDI [334] [476] set up as send effect [141] Sound List MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 724...
Page 725 VST plug-ins [216] Text search VST/AU [107] using in Browser [708] definition Threshold [486] [491] Transient Master [489] Transpose Zone page [249] events/notes (software) [631] software Triggering Scenes via MIDI [324] Troubleshooting [694] [701] MASCHINE 2 - Manual - 725...

Native Instruments MASCHINE Manual

1 Welcome to MASCHINE

2 Basic Concepts

3 Browser

4 Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project

5 Working with Plug-Ins

6 Working with Patterns

7 Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls

8 Controlling Your MIX

9 Using the Drumsynths

10 Using Effects

11 Effect Reference

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