Basic Techniques; Use Mute And Solo; Use Scene Mode And Scene Sync; Create Variations Of Your Drum Patterns In The Step Sequencer - Native Instruments MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Manual

14.2

Basic Techniques

14.2.1

Use Mute and Solo

Mute and Solo are a good way to build up a live set especially on the MASCHINE controller as
you can mute and solo Groups and Sounds at the same time.
By pinning the Mute and Solo mode (press Button 1 simultaneously for this), you have both
hands free to mute or solo Sounds and Groups. Since soloing a Sound mutes all Sounds except
one, the MUTE button can then be used to "release" Sounds that have been muted. You can
use this technique to create a breakdown: Solo a given Sound such as a kick drum, then build
the track up again by bringing the muted Sounds back in one at a time with the
See ↑4.6, Mute and Solo
14.2.2

Use Scene Mode and Scene Sync

Scene mode is useful to trigger different parts of an arrangement by switching Scenes or
changing the loop range. By using a short value for the Scene Sync, you can quickly combine
Scenes and create new variations. Please refer to section
info.
14.2.3

Create Variations of Your Drum Patterns in the Step Sequencer

You can easily create interesting drum patterns by adding or removing steps in the step se-
quencer. Breaks and build-ups like snare rolls or a double-tempo hi-hat can be created on the
fly. See ↑6.1.6, Using the Step Sequencer
14.2.4

Use Note Repeat

Note Repeat is a very useful tool for playing live: use it to add some additional drums, drop in
some effect sounds, play a bassline or a melody. Note Repeat is also interesting to use with
tonal Sounds and you can access it from Keyboard mode to create synthesizer-like arpeggios.
See ↑6.1.7, Using Note Repeat
for more on this.
for more info on the step sequencer.
for more info.
Appendix: Tips for Playing Live
MUTE
↑10.4, Playing with Scenes
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