Native Instruments MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Manual page 339

Glossary
Pad Link
Pad Link allows you to establish links between pads so that the Sound of a pad can be also
triggered by pressing another pad. You can build up Pad Link groups containing several pads.
In a Pad Link group, each pad can be set as Master or Slave: In addition to its own Sound, a
Master pad will trigger the Sounds of all Slave pads in the group, while a Slave pad will only
trigger its own Sound.
Pad Mode
Your controller offers various Pad modes that allow you to play your Sounds from the pads in
different ways: Depending on the selected Pad mode, you can either assign one Sound to all
16 pads (Keyboard mode and 16 Velocities mode) or trigger each Sound with a distinct pad
(default mode and Fixed Velocity mode). The Keyboard mode on your controller and the Key-
board view in the software's Pattern Editor are bound together: If you enter Keyboard mode on
the controller, Keyboard view gets automatically enabled in the software, and inversely.
Parameter Pages
The Parameter pages constitute the biggest part of the Control area in the MASCHINE window.
They contain the adjustable parameters for the Modules and Properties of the selected Sound/
Group or those of the Master.
Pattern
A Pattern is a sequence that plays Sounds from the current Group. A Pattern is therefore usu-
ally linked to a Group since it is a part of the Group; however you can also save it independent-
ly from the Group. This is useful if you want to try out different drum kits with the same Pat-
tern or different Sounds with a given melody. Using the Patterns you created in your different
Groups, you can compose Scenes in the Arranger.
Pattern Editor
Located at the bottom of the MASCHINE window, the Pattern Editor allows you to select
Sound slots (on the left), display and edit your Patterns, change the Step Grid settings and
create/edit automation.
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