Using The Step Sequencer - Native Instruments MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Manual

Count-in
The Count-in allows you to start the metronome one full bar before the sequencer and the re-
cording starts. This is very handy if you want to start recording a Pattern exactly on the down-
beat.
Press SHIFT + REC
►
You hear the metronome alone for one bar, then Record mode is engaged and you can
→
start recording.
6.1.6

Using the Step Sequencer

If you are familiar with classic drum machines you may want to program your Pattern using the
step sequencer:
The Step mode on the controller displays: the first bar of a four-bar Pattern.
1. Press the pad with the Sound you want to record to select it and press PLAY.
2. Press STEP to switch your controller to Step mode. Now you will see a light chasing
through the pads, starting from pad 1, going up all four rows from left to right and ending
at pad 16. All of this is recorded immediately, even if
3. Each pad now represents one step of a 16-step sequence: you can activate a step by
pressing a pad once, lighting it up. If you press it again, the step is removed.
This way it's easy to quickly put some drums together. By default the first 16 steps of a Pat-
tern will be represented on the pads. If you want to program a longer Pattern, increase the Pat-
tern Length with Knob 1. You will see a bar on the right display, representing the length of the
Pattern. The selected 16 steps of the Pattern are highlighted here. Use Buttons 7 and 8 to
select the next or previous 16 steps of the pattern. To switch to another Sound, use Buttons 5
and 6 located above the right display, or hold SELECT, check that
lected, and press the pad of the Sound you want to switch to.
The steps' default size is a quarter note. The step size can be adjusted in Grid mode. See
↑6.1.11, Step Grid, Pattern Length, and Quantization
to start the Count-in.
REC is not enabled.
SOUND
for more info.
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Working with Patterns (Controller)
Creating Patterns
(Button 2) is se-