Playing Tools - Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3 Manual

Adjusting the base key only affects the notes played by the pads of your controller. It
does not affect the notes recorded in your Patterns! To adjust the key of notes in Pat-
terns, please refer to section
You can select multiple pads and quickly change the base key for all of them at once!
See section ↑10.4, Editing Events
Adjusting the Base Key in the Software
By default the base key of every Sound slot is C3 (i.e. middle C in the MASCHINE convention).
To change the base key of the selected pad(s) / Sound slot(s) in the software:
1. Click the Pad View button above the Sound List in the Pattern Editor to show the Pad
view for the focused Group.
2. Click the Key value and drag your mouse vertically, or double-click it, enter a new value
on your computer keyboard, and press [Enter] to confirm.
Adjusting the Base Key on Your Controller
To change the base key of the selected pad(s) / Sound slot(s) on your controller:
1. Hold the PAD MODE
On the right display, the key indicated for pad
base key.
2. Press Button 5 (OCT-) / 6 (OCT+) to adjust the base key by octaves, or Button 7 (SEMI-) /
8 (SEMI+) to adjust the base key by semitones.
The new values are indicated for all pads on the right display.
3. Release PAD MODE
5.4

Playing Tools

On top of the various pad settings described in the previous section (see
Pads), MASCHINE also offers you a series of intuitive playing tools particularly useful when
playing live:
↑4.1.3, Selecting Multiple Sounds or
to know how to do this.
button to enter Pad Mode.
(or press it again if you pinned the mode).
Groups.
1 (in the bottom left corner) is the current
Playing on the Controller
Playing Tools
↑5.1, Adjusting the
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