Which Parameters Are Modulatable - Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3 Manual

This section describes how to use modulation in MASCHINE — for more information on
using automation, please refer to section
Host Automation.
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,
the parameter value will deviate (according to the recorded modulation) from its moving value
defined by the automation.
Example: Let's assume that you have recorded some modulation for the
ter of a Filter Plug-in in order to create a filter sweep. Since modulation is defined rela-
tive to the non-modulated value, by manually adjusting the
shift the entire sweep across frequencies. By assigning this
control or an automation ID (see section
Host Automation
moves across frequencies!
10.5.1

Which Parameters Are Modulatable?

All the modulatable parameters are found in Plug-ins or Channel properties (e.g., you cannot
modulate the Pattern Length or the Step Grid resolution). This means that all modulatable pa-
rameters are found in a Parameter page of the Control area (when the software is in Arrange
view).
In order to be modulatable, parameters of Plug-ins and Channel properties have to meet fol-
lowing requirements:
▪ The parameter must be controlled by a knob or a button in the software. Most parameters
controlled by selectors (e.g., for selecting an operating mode or a filter type) cannot be
modulated — however there are a few exceptions.
▪ The parameter must be at the Group or Sound level. Parameters at the Master level cannot
be modulated.
This second rule is also true for Plug-ins: if a Plug-in is loaded at the Master level, its
parameters will not be modulatable — but the same Plug-in loaded at the Group or
Sound level will have its parameters modulatable.
↑11.2.3, Controlling Parameters via MIDI and
↑11.2.3, Controlling Parameters via MIDI and
to know how to do this) you can create a filter sweep that automatically
Recording and Editing Modulation
Cutoff parame-
Cutoff parameter you can
Cutoff parameter to a MIDI
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Working with Patterns