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Getting Started Guide
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  • Page 1 MaschineRMikroMK3 control solution for Reason Getting Started Guide version 1.0.0 www.retouchcontrol.com MaschineR - Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    1. Installation step by step Step 1: creating the virtual midi ports Step 2: Installing the Remote files Step 3: Loading the “MaschineRMikroMK3” template to your device Step 4: Launching the “MaschineRMikroMK3” application Step 5: Creating Control Surfaces in Reason’s Preferences Step 6: Locking MikroMK3Mixer control surface to the Master Section 2.
  • Page 3 A. Controlling the parameters for the selected device C. Playing and controlling the Kong Drum Designer D. Playing and controlling the Redrum Drum Computer E. Playing and controlling the Dr.Octorex Loop Player F. Playing and controlling other devices (Synths, Samplers, FXs, REs and VSTs) 6.
  • Page 4 Appendix B www.retouchcontrol.com MaschineR - Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 5: Installation Step By Step

    1. Go to the LoopMIDI website, download and install it. 2. Launch the LoopMIDI application. Follow the example below to create the MIDI ports 3. Create 2 MIDI ports: "from MaschineRMikroMK3 1”, and “to MaschineRMikroMK3 1”
 1. Enter port name here 2.
  • Page 6 Mac: Mac users can use the native IAC bus to create the necessary ports. Please follow these steps. For video instructions, please refer to this video HERE. 
 Step 1: On your Mac, go to the Applications folders, then open the “Utilities”...
  • Page 7 Step 3: 
 keep the device name empty b. click on the + sign to create 2 ports and and give them the following names "MikroMK3_IN", "MikroMK3_OUT" click on "Apply" www.retouchcontrol.com MaschineR - Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 8: Step 2: Installing The Remote Files

    Step 2: Installing the Remote files Navigate to the “Remote” folder contained in the “MaschineRMikroMK3” download. Double click on the installer files for your operating system. The installer will create “MaschineRMikroMK3” folders and copy the Remote files to the following directories on...

  • Page 9: Step 3: Loading The "Maschinermikromk3" Template To Your Device

    Connect Maschine to the computer. Launch the NI Controller Editor. Go to “File” and select “Open Template”. Now navigate to the download and go to the “Template” folder. In there you will find “MaschineRMikroMK3.ncmm3”. Open it and it will load on your device.

  • Page 10: Step 4: Launching The "Maschinermikromk3" Application

    Navigate to the “App” folder in the download. Select the folder for your operating system and open it. If you are on a Mac, double click on the file called “MaschineRMikroMK3” (drag this file on the dock for easier launching). If you are on Windows, double click on the file named “MaschineRMikroMK3.exe”...

  • Page 11: Step 5: Creating Control Surfaces In Reason's Preferences

    “MikroMK3Mixer”. Add “MikroMK3Transport” first and make it the master keyboard. When you add the second control surface, Reason will issue a warning in the form of a yellow triangle. Simply ignore it as it won’t affect anything. This is Reason telling you that more than one control surface are using the same MIDI ports.
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  • Page 12: Step 6: Locking Mikromk3Mixer Control Surface To The Master Section

    The last step in the set up is a simple one. We need to lock the MikroMK3Mixer control surface to the Master Section in order to control the mixer board. To do this, go to the Reason rack, scroll all the way to the top, select the Master Section device and right click on it.

  • Page 13: Overview

    2. Overview The MaschineR application was designed to adapt the hardware controls to the selected device in the Reason sequencer. In particular, the 16 pads will change layout based on whether you are controlling Kong, Redrum, Dr.Octorex or a synth. Here is a general overview of the controls which will be described in more details in the following chapters.
  • Page 14 Overview of Navigation Controls 
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  • Page 15 Overview of the Note and CC mappings 
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  • Page 16: Using The Data Wheel With The Virtual Display

    Here are the basics for how to use it: 
 Press the “Star” button to open/ close the virtual display. The display will stay on top of Reason so you can keep working in the program and still be able to see it Press the “Native”...
  • Page 17 To select another parameter for control, press the “Select” button and move the data wheel. The green highlight rectangle will move to the left or to the right to select another parameter The virtual display offers multiple pages for controlling various parameters. There is “Track Mode” to select devices and patches, move the playhead, set loop points and change the song tempo.

  • Page 18: Controlling The Sequencer

    4. Controlling the Sequencer MaschineR allows control of the Reason sequencer and transport. Some additional sequencer functions are accessed via key commands and are described below. A. Selecting a device and changing patches Open the virtual display, then press the “Swing”...

  • Page 19: Changing Playhead, Loop Points And Tempo

    B. Changing Playhead, Loop Points and Tempo Press the “Select” button and turn the data wheel to move the green highlight rectangle to the desired parameter. Then release the “Select” button and turn the data wheel to adjust the parameter. You can scroll the playhead position, change the Left and Right loop locators and the song Tempo in bpm Another way to change the song tempo is to use the following shortcut, keep the “Tempo”...

  • Page 20: Transport Controls

    Maschine. Also, it is important to point out that the MaschineR template is configured to allow “Host Transport Control”. So if you are controlling the Maschine software in Reason, you can control the Reason transport even when the device is not in MIDI mode.
  • Page 21 
 Play: use the play button to start the transport playback Stop: use the stop button to stop the transport playback Rec: use the Rec button to start recording. Use Native + Rec to enable the pre count in Restart: use the Restart button to restart playback from the beginning of the song. Use Native + Restart to turn the Loop On and Off.

  • Page 22: Sequencer Key Commands

    D. Sequencer key commands There are several keycommands available from the controller which improve the workflow when working with the Reason sequencer, and these are illustrated below 
 When in Track Mode, press the “Select” button and hit pads 1 to 16 to execute the key...
  • Page 23 
 Horizontal ZOOM Vertical ZOOM www.retouchcontrol.com MaschineR - Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 24: Events Editing

    E. Events editing There are useful functions when editing events in the Reason sequencer which can speed up workflow and keep a lot of the operations accessible from the controller. 
 Press Events to open/close the sequencer edit mode Press the Native button + Events to activate editing function for the data wheel. When this is active, the Events button is lit, otherwise it is dimmed.

  • Page 25: Controlling Devices

    A. Controlling the parameters for the selected device In general, to control and to play a device, you need to select it in the Reason sequencer. This can be done directly from the hardware. See chapter 4 “Controlling the Sequencer” to find out how to select devices. Once a device is selected in the sequencer, you can control its parameters as long as there is a remote map for the device.
  • Page 26 
 To change the volume of the selected device, keep pressed the “PlugIn” button and rotate the wheel Press the “Select” button and hit pads 1 thru 16 to access the first 16 banks of controls. Once a bank is selected, its name is shown at the top next to “Selected Bank:”.
  • Page 27 Once you have selected the desired bank and the desired parameter, you can adjust it either by rotating the data wheel or by using the touch strip. 
 Rotate the data wheel to adjust the selected control. If the control is of the On/ Off type, like a button, instead of turning the wheel, click it by pressing on it and use it like a button...

  • Page 28: Playing And Controlling The Kong Drum Designer

    C. Playing and controlling the Kong Drum Designer Selecting a Kong in the Reason sequencer will automatically adjust the Maschine hardware to best control it. There are several modes for the 16 pads and these are explained below. Furthermore, you can edit the drum parameters using the data wheel and the parameter names and values are displayed on the virtual display.
  • Page 29 
 Solo Mode: use this mode to solo pads. The LEDs turn green for pads which are soloed Mute Mode: use this mode to mute pads. The LEDs turn red for pads which are soloed Select Pads: to select a specific pad for parameters control, 16-velocity mode, or group assignment mode, press “Select”...

  • Page 30: Playing And Controlling The Redrum Drum Computer

    D. Playing and controlling the Redrum Drum Computer Selecting a Redrum in the Reason sequencer will automatically adjust the Maschine hardware to best control it. There are several modes for the 16 pads and these are explained below. Furthermore, you can edit the drum parameters using the data wheel and the parameter names and values are displayed on the virtual display
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  • Page 31 
 Pattern Mode: use this mode to change which pattern is playing for the step sequencer. The top 8 pads represent patterns 1 thru 8, while the bottom 4 pads represent the 4 available pattern banks A, B, C and D Solo Mode: use this mode to solo pads.

  • Page 32: Playing And Controlling The Dr.octorex Loop Player

    E. Playing and controlling the Dr.Octorex Loop Player Selecting a Dr.Octorex in the Reason sequencer will automatically adjust the Maschine hardware to best control it. There are several modes for the 16 pads and these are explained below. Furthermore, you can edit the loop parameters using the data wheel and the parameter names and values are displayed on the virtual display (in Device Mode)
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 Device Mode with Dr.Octorex selected www.retouchcontrol.com MaschineR - Getting Started Guide...

  • Page 34: Playing And Controlling Other Devices (Synths, Samplers, Fxs, Res And Vsts)

    F. Playing and controlling other devices (Synths, Samplers, FXs, REs and VSTs) Selecting any other device in the Reason sequencer will default to the “generic” instrument mode. In this mode, it is possible to configure the pads according to a selectable key and scale. It is also possible to program chords on a single pad. These features are explained below.
  • Page 35 A useful shortcut for changing the semitone or the octave for the pads is to use the Variation button as shown below:
 Semi - Semi + Oct - Oct + Press the “Variation” button. The pads will change color as shown on the side. Use pads 13 and 14 to change semitones.
  • Page 36 
 Chords: with Pad Mode engaged, press the Chords button to turn on the chords. You can use a single pad to play a chord. Chords can be programmed on pad 1 thru pad 12. From the “Keyboard Mode” screen, you can choose what chord to assign for each pad.

  • Page 37: Controlling The Mixer

    6. Controlling the Mixer MaschineR offers extensive control of the SSL-console style mixer in Reason. There are three main modes of control. The first is dedicated to controlling multiple channels at once for things like Volume, and Pans. The second mode is dedicated to controlling the channel strip of a particular mixer channel, for things like EQ, Compression, Send FXs and so on.
  • Page 38 
 In Volume and Pans Mode, you can change which bank of channels is controlled. Press the “Select” button and hit pads 3 and 4 to move left or right by 8 channels respectively, or hit pads 1 and 2 to move left or right by 1 channel respectively. Prev 1 Next 1 Prev 8...

  • Page 39: Controlling The Channel Strip

    B. Controlling the Channel Strip 
 Keep pressing the “Mixer” button until the “Chan Mode” screen appears on the virtual display. The channel compressor parameter bank is selected by default. The name of the currently selected channel is displayed in the upper left corner of the right display.

  • Page 40: Controlling The Master Section

    C. Controlling the Master Section 
 Keep pressing the “Mixer” button until the “Master Mode” screen appears on the virtual display. The master compressor parameter bank is selected by default. To change to another parameter bank, press the “Select” button and hit pads 9, 13, 14, 15 or 16 www.retouchcontrol.com MaschineR...

  • Page 41: Other Controls

    8. Other Controls A. Chords The Chords function allows to play chords using a single pad. This function only works in "generic" device mode, i.e. when the device selected is NOT a Kong, Redrum or Dr.Octorex. It is available for pads 1 thru 12. To turn it on, just press on the “Chords” button.
  • Page 42 
 Select Pads: to select a specific pad for chord assignment, press Select then hit the pad of interest. The right screen updates to show the currently selected pad and the chord assigned to it. By default, a single note is assigned as the chord after selecting a pad for editing, you can assign a specific chord type to it by turning the wheel.

  • Page 43: Note Repeat & Fixed Velocity

    B. Note Repeat & Fixed Velocity The note repeat and fixed velocity functions work on all device types. 
 Note Repeat: to turn on note repeat, just press the button. To change the repeat rates, open the “Keyboard Mode” screen, select Repeat Rate and turn the wheel to adjust to the desired value Fixed Velocity: press the button to turn it on.

  • Page 44: C: Using The Touchstrip

    C: Using the TouchStrip The touch strip can be used in four main mode and these are described below
 Pitch : in this mode, the touch strip acts like the pitch wheel on a keyboard Mod : in this mode, the touch strip acts like the modulation wheel on a keyboard Perform : in this mode, the touch strip can be used to control any currently mapped parameter which has the green rectangle highlight around it.

  • Page 45: Browser

    
 Browser: press the button to open/close the browser screen in Reason. Press the “Native” button plus the “Browser” button to turn on “Browser mode” for the data wheel. In this mode, rotating left will execute the “up” keycommand, while rotating right will execute the “down”...

  • Page 46: Sampling

    E. Sampling Sampling: for devices capable of sampling, you can press the Sampling button to start and stop the sampling process. For Redrum, you can choose the channel to sample in by pressing Select and then hitting the pad corresponding to the channel. F.

  • Page 47: Song Navigation Via Session Mode

    9. Song navigation via Session Mode In Session Mode, you can use the pads to move the loop locators to specific points in your song. To access it, press the "Scene" button while you keep the "Native" button pressed. As long as the song is currently playing, pressing on a pad will move the loop locators to the location in bars assigned to that pad.
  • Page 48 
 to assign a different location to a pad, select it first by pressing it. Make sure the "Location in Bars" field has the green highlight rectangle by enabling the control (press the Native button and touch the data wheel). Then rotate the data wheel to assign a different location www.retouchcontrol.com MaschineR...
  • Page 49 2. Go to the text field on the bottom right and type “from MaschineRMikroMK3 1”. Then press the + sign on the bottom left side
 3. Go again to the text field on the bottom right and type “to MaschineRMikroMK3 1”. Then press the + sign on the bottom left side 
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  • Page 50 Appendix B Installation of the Java Runtime for Windows users If you are on Windows, please install the x64 Java Runtime from Oracle. This is needed to execute the key commands functions. Follow this link to get the download: https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html After installing the Runtime, please restart your computer.

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