Step Sequencer - Native Instruments Maschine Getting Started Manual

Recording a Pattern: press PLAY & REC and then play some pads!
4.3.4

Step Sequencer

If you are familiar with classic drum machines, you may want to program your Pattern us-
ing the Step Sequencer:
1. Press the pad with the Sound you want to record to select it.
2. Press the button. Each pad now represents one step of a 16-step sequence: you
STEP
can activate it by pressing the pad once, lighting it up. If you hit it again, the step is
gone. This way it's quick and easy to create a drum pattern.
3. Press to hear your sequence. Now you will see a light chasing through the pads,
PLAY
starting from pad 1, going up all four rows from left to right and ending at pad 16.
You may continue to activate or deactivate pads to build your sequence during play-
back.
4. To switch to another Sound, use buttons 5 and 6, located above the right display or
alternatively, press the
using the corresponding pad.
There is an Undo function available that you can access from the MASCHINE controller:
hold the button and press pad 1 to undo any pattern edits.
SHIFT
Only the first 16 steps will be represented in the Step Sequencer, so if you want to program
longer Patterns, you will have to switch to the next 16 steps using the Right Arrow button.
button to see a list of available sounds you can select
SELECT
Creating a Pattern
Creating Patterns
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