Native Instruments MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Manual page 342

Glossary
Sequencer
Generally speaking, a sequencer is a hardware unit or software tool that arranges musical se-
quences, e.g. drum patterns or chord progressions. Hardware sequencers typically function as
a set of steps, where every step can be filled with musical content. The steps are then played
back as a musical sequence. MASCHINE has its own sequencing abilities: you can record and
play single Patterns as well as arrange Patterns into Scenes and Scenes into full songs.
Slice
A Slice is a piece of Sample ready to be exported to a particular note or Sound. The Sample
Editor in the MASCHINE software (and its equivalent the Sampling mode on your controller)
allows you to cut any Sample or loop into a customizable set of Slices and to export these Sli-
ces to individual notes or Sounds. This will allow you to play the Slices individually with the
pads, create new Patterns with them, etc.
Sound
Sounds are the building blocks of all sound content in MASCHINE. They are organized into
Groups that can hold up to 16 Sounds each. Sounds can be played directly from the pads on
your controller. A Sound can hold up to four Modules of various types (sound source or effect,
internal or plug-in, etc.).
Step
Steps are elementary time blocks. They are notably used to apply quantization or to compose
Patterns from your controller in Step mode. All steps together make up the Step Grid. In the
software's Pattern Editor, steps are visualized by vertical lines. You can adjust the step size,
e.g., to apply different quantization to different events or to divide the Step Grid into finer
blocks to edit your Pattern more precisely.
Step Grid
The Step Grid is a set of parallel lines that divide the Pattern into steps. By changing the reso-
lution of the Step Grid (i.e. the step size), you can adjust the note values at which you can
quantize your Pattern and the number of steps available in Step mode on your controller.
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