Native Instruments Maschine Reference Manual page 81

The Solo Screen on the hardware
Muting Sounds and Groups
Mute works in the same way as the Solo Mode: hold MUTE to mute Sounds by pressing their
respective Pads, and Groups by pressing the Group Buttons. You can also lock the Mute
function by pressing MUTE and Button 1 at the same time and unlock it by pressing MUTE
again. Like in the Solo Mode there are two more functions in the Mute Mode: All On (press
Button 3) to turn all Sounds on and None (press Button 4) to turn all Sounds of the Group
currently in focus off.
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Since pressing SOLO mutes all sounds except one, the MUTE Button can be used to
"release" Sounds that have been muted. You can use this technique to create a break-
down: 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 MUTE button.
The Mute Screen on the hardware
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