Moving Patterns - Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3 Manual

The Pattern is copied to the target pad. The target pad starts flashing and you can further
→
copy/paste it to other slots!
This procedure has following benefits:
▪ You can paste the copy into the Pattern slot of your choice — empty or not. If the target
Pattern slot already contains a Pattern, it will be replaced by the copied Pattern.
▪ You can select the target slot in another Pattern bank: After you have selected the source
Pattern, switch to the desired Pattern bank using Buttons 7 and 8 before you select the
target Pattern slot.
▪ Last but not least, this command is also available outside the Pattern mode: Simply press
and hold DUPLICATE
selecting the source and target slots!
Please note that the copy-paste described here affects the Pattern as a whole. You can
also copy-paste particular events within the Pattern or between Patterns. See
Editing Selected Events/Notes
10.7.9

Moving Patterns

You can reorder Patterns via drag and drop in the software. It can be helpful to organize your
Patterns more conveniently (e.g., to bring together variations of the same rhythm).
To move Patterns:
1. Open the Pattern Manager (see
2. If necessary, select the Pattern bank containing the desired Pattern by clicking its pad
grid on the right.
The selected Pattern bank is surrounded by a white border and its Patterns appear in the
list on the left.
3. Click and hold the Pattern slot or the corresponding cell in the pad grid.
+ PATTERN (instead of
for more on this.
↑10.7.1, The Pattern Manager and Pattern
DUPLICATE alone in Pattern mode) before
Working with Patterns
Managing Patterns
↑10.4.4,
Mode).
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