Adjusting The Base Key - Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3 Manual

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To shift the scale in octaves use Button 5 (octave down) or Button 6 (octave up). You can also

shift the scale in semitones: use Button 7 (semitone down) and Button 8 (semitone up).

Try to experiment with all kinds of Samples in the Keyboard mode; some rather boring

sounding Samples can be really interesting if you play them very low or very high!

If you prefer to play your melodies with a MIDI keyboard, you can connect one to the

socket on the back of your controller. You can also use any USB-MIDI keyboard selected in the

nected MIDI input device will always play the selected Sound without the need to enter Key-

The rear side of the MASCHINE MK3 hardware with the MIDI IN and OUT sockets.

Additional Pad Input Modes Chords and Step

You can access additional input modes by pressing the

above the pads. For more information on Chords mode see

Chords. For more information on Step mode see

Adjusting the Base Key

In Group mode, the base key defines the key (or pitch) at which the selected Sound will be

played when its pad is pressed. In Keyboard mode, it defines the key played by pad

controller; pads

will then play keys from [base key + 1 semitone] up to [base key + 15

↑2.6.3, Preferences – MIDI

Page). By default the con-

↑5.5.2, Selecting a Scale and Cre-

↑10.3, Recording Patterns with the Step

Playing on the Controller

Adjusting the Pads

buttons located

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