Jumping To Other Sections - Native Instruments MASCHINE Manual

Following the Playback Position on Your Controller
To follow the playhead position in the Event area during playback:
1. Press and hold SCENE
2. Press Button 2 (ARRANGE) to enter Arrange submode (Button 2 is lit and the
label underneath is highlighted).
3. Press Button 3 (FOLLOW) to enable it.
Both Button 3 and the
→
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 displayed. You can release
Scene mode: the Follow function will stay active.
The Follow function will be automatically disabled as soon as you manually scroll to an-
other portion of the Pattern.
The Follow function simultaneously affects various displays in the software and on your con-
troller:
▪ In the software the Follow function affects both the Pattern Editor and the Arranger.
▪ On your controller the Follow function affects the displays in Scene mode when Arrange
submode is enabled. Additionally, in Step mode the Follow function affects the pads: With
Follow enabled, when the playhead has gone across all 16 steps shown by the pads on your
controller, the pads automatically switch to the next 16 steps of the Pattern, if any. See
section ↑7.4.2, Creating Events/Notes
13.1.3

Jumping to Other Sections

MASCHINE provides you with two additional settings to fine-tune the jumps between the
Scene currently playing and the next Scene that is selected:
▪ The Perform Grid lets you quantize the Section transitions: You can choose the point at
which the playback will leave the current Section. For example, you might not want a newly
selected loop to fire off immediately — you might want it to wait until the next bar line.
to enter Scene mode.
FOLLOW label underneath light up. In the software the Arranger
for more information on Step mode.
Working with the Arranger
Arranger Basics
ARRANGE
SCENE to leave
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