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Glossary
Step Mode
In Step mode, your controller can be used as a traditional step sequencer, where each of the
16 pads represent a step in the Step Grid. Just as on classical drum machines, a light repre-
senting the sequence runs from pad
1
up to pad 16, highlighting each step during playback.
Select a Sound and put events at chosen steps in the sequence by pressing the corresponding
pads. By repeating the process Sound by Sound you build up the whole Pattern.
Swing
The Swing parameter allows you to shift some of the events in your Pattern to create a shuf-
fling effect. It is the main parameter of the Groove Properties.
Solo
See Mute and Solo.
Tempo
The tempo of a Project (or song, track...) is the speed at which the song is played. The tempo
is usually measured in beats per minute (BPM).
Time Signature
The time signature of a Project (or song) defines both the Project's time unit (e.g., the quarter
note) and the Project's bar length measured in that unit (e.g., four quarter notes). The time
signature is written in form of a fraction: for example, a time signature of 3/8 will mean that
the Project's time unit is the eighth note, and the Project's bars are three eighth note long.
VST/AU Preset
You can use VST/AU plug-ins in MASCHINE (both instruments and effects) by loading them as
Modules into the Module slots of the Sound, Group, and Master level. You might already have
collections of presets (or patches, programs, etc.) for your favorite VST/AU plug-ins: in the MA-
SCHINE context we call them "VST/AU presets." You can not only load these VST/AU presets
in MASCHINE but also save them as Module presets: This will make them appear directly in
the MASCHINE Browser and take advantage of all Browser's features.
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