Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3 Manual page 230

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focused Sound). The pitch of the played note is defined by the base key (see section

↑5.1.3, Adjusting the Base

Press again to disable. The 16 Velocities mode is not available in Keyboard mode.

Using the Keyboard Mode

button located above the pads activates and deactivates Keyboard mode. In

this mode your pads play the focused Sound at 16 different pitches. This is well suited for me-

lodic instruments. The right display indicates the pitches played by each pad (all are shown in

the color of the focused Sound).

To activate Keyboard Mode:

Select a Sound by pressing the pad it is assigned to.

Enter Keyboard Mode by pressing KEYBOARD.

If you hit the pads now, they all play the same Sound, but each with a different pitch.

The pitch mapped to each pad is aligned to the scale defined by the

visible in left display. The scale is divided in semitones, starting with pad

going up to pad

as the highest pitch. The current scale is indicated on the right display:

Keyboard mode selected on the controller displays in Pad Mode.

↑5.5.2, Selecting a Scale and Creating Chords

Activating Keyboard mode on your controller automatically switches the Pattern Editor to

Keyboard view in the software, and inversely.

Key). To enable 16 Velocities mode, press

for more information on scales.

Playing on the Controller

Adjusting the Pads

as the lowest pitch

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