Using Two Or More Hardware Controllers - Native Instruments MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Manual

Now the mode is always pinned when you select this mode. To make it a temporary mode,
press the mode button + Button 1 again. Now the mode will only be active as long as you hold
the mode button.
Here is a list of all buttons on your controller that you can pin by pressing Button 1 simultane-
ously:
▪ All buttons in the column at the left of the pads (SCENE, PATTERN, ..., SOLO, MUTE)
GRID button
▪
NOTE REPEAT button
▪
AUTO WRITE button: Instead of using Button 1, press
▪
AUTO WRITE button.
2.2.9

Using Two or More Hardware Controllers

If two or more MASCHINE controllers of different types (MASCHINE MK2, MASCHINE MIKRO
MK2, MASCHINE, and MASCHINE MIKRO) are connected to your computer, only one control-
ler can be used to control the MASCHINE software at a time.
If you have more than one instance of the MASCHINE software running on your computer,
you can control each instance with a different controller. See
Instances with Different Controllers
A controller not connected to any MASCHINE software instance can be used in MIDI mode
(i.e. as a MIDI controller) at the same time as the other controller(s). See the Controller Ed-
itor Manual for more info on MIDI mode.
You can choose which controller you want to use with the MASCHINE software. This can be
done both from your controller and in the software.
Hardware
On the controller you want to use with the MASCHINE software, do the following:
▪ MASCHINE (MK2) controller: Press
stance, and press Button 8 to load it.
▪ MASCHINE MIKRO (MK2) controller: Press
lect the desired instance, and press the Control encoder to load it.
SHIFT
for more info.
SHIFT + STEP, turn Knob 5 to select the desired in-
SHIFT + F2, turn the Control encoder to se-
+ AUTO WRITE to pin the
↑2.3.3, Controlling Various
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