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Native Instruments Maschine MIKRO Manual (923 pages)
Brand:
Native Instruments
| Category:
Drums
| Size: 18 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
4
1 Welcome to MASCHINE
22
Where to Start
23
Manual Conventions
25
2 Basic Concepts
27
Names and Concepts You Should Know
27
Adjusting the MASCHINE User Interface
29
Adjusting the Size of the Interface
30
Showing/Hiding the Browser
31
Switching between Arrange View and MIX View
31
Minimizing the Mixer
32
Showing/Hiding the Control Lane
33
Common Operations
34
Setting the Focus on a Group or a Sound
34
Switching between the Master, Group, and Sound Level
39
Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-Ins, and Parameter Pages in the Control Area
40
Undo/Redo
46
Pinning a Mode on Your Controller
48
Using Two or more Hardware Controllers
49
Native Kontrol Standard
50
Installing KONTAKT Instruments with NKS Support
51
Loading NKS and Third-Party Plug-Ins from the Plug-In Menu
52
Stand-Alone and Plug-In Mode
53
Differences between Stand-Alone and Plug-In Mode
54
Switching Instances
55
Controlling Various Instances with Different Controllers
56
Preferences
56
Preferences - General Page
58
Usage Data Tracking
62
Preferences - Audio Page
63
Preferences - MIDI Page
66
Preferences - Default Page
69
Preferences - Library Page
72
Preferences - Plug-Ins Page
80
Preferences - Hardware Page
85
Controller Menu in the Hardware Page of the Preferences Panel
88
Preferences - Colors Page
89
Integrating MASCHINE into Your MIDI Setup
92
Connecting External MIDI Equipment
92
Sync to External MIDI Clock
92
Send MIDI Clock
93
3 Browser
95
Browser Basics
95
The MASCHINE Library
95
Browsing the Library Vs. Browsing Your Hard Disks
96
Searching and Loading Files from the Library
97
Overview of the LIBRARY Pane
97
Selecting or Loading a Product and Selecting a Bank from the Browser
101
Selecting a Product Category, a Product, a Bank, and a Sub-Bank
106
Selecting a Product Category, a Product, a Bank, and a Sub-Bank on the
111
Controller
111
Selecting a File Type
112
Choosing between Factory and User Content
113
Selecting Type and Mode Tags
113
Performing a Text Search
120
Loading a File from the Result List
120
Additional Browsing Tools
126
Loading the Selected Files Automatically
127
Pre-Listening to Your Samples
128
Loading Groups with Their Patterns
129
Displaying File Information
130
Using Favorites in the Browser
131
Editing the Files' Tags and Properties
137
Attribute Editor Basics
137
The BANK Page
139
The TYPES and MODES
139
The PROPERTIES Page
142
Loading and Importing Files from Your File System
143
Overview of the FILES Pane
143
Using Favorites
145
Using the Location Bar
146
Navigating to Recent Locations
147
Using the Result List
148
Importing Files to the MASCHINE Library
151
Locating Missing Samples
153
Using Quick Browse
154
4 Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project
158
Overview of the Sounds, Groups, and Master
158
The Sound, Group, and Master Channels
159
Similarities and Differences in Handling Sounds and Groups
161
Selecting Multiple Sounds or Groups
162
Managing Sounds
167
Loading Sounds
168
Pre-Listening to Sounds
169
Renaming Sound Slots
170
Changing the Sound's Color
171
Saving Sounds
173
Copying and Pasting Sounds
175
Moving Sounds
178
Resetting Sound Slots
179
Managing Groups
180
Creating Groups
182
Loading Groups
184
Renaming Groups
185
Changing the Group's Color
186
Saving Groups
187
Copying and Pasting Groups
189
Moving Groups
193
Deleting Groups
194
Exporting MASCHINE Objects and Audio
195
Saving a Group with Its Samples
196
Saving a Project with Its Samples
197
Exporting Audio
199
Importing Third-Party File Formats
206
Loading REX Files into Sound Slots
206
Importing MPC Programs to Groups
207
5 Playing on Your Controller
211
Adjusting Your Pads
211
The Pad View in the Software
211
Choosing a Pad Mode
213
Adjusting the Base Key
216
Using Choke Groups
218
Using Link Groups
220
Adjusting the Key, Choke, and Link Parameters for Multiple Sounds
222
Adjusting the Base Key
224
Playing Tools
225
Note Repeat
225
Mute and solo
227
Choke All Notes
232
Groove
232
Level, Tempo, Tune, and Groove Shortcuts on Your Controller
235
Performance Features
238
Overview of the Perform Features
238
Selecting a Scale and Creating Chords
241
Scale and Chord Parameters
242
Creating Arpeggios and Repeated Notes
248
Swing also Applied to Note Repeat / Arp Output
249
6 Working with Plug-Ins
250
Plug-In Overview
250
Plug-In Basics
250
First Plug-In Slot of Sounds: Choosing the Sound's Role
254
Loading, Removing, and Replacing a Plug-In
254
Adjusting the Plug-In Parameters
262
Bypassing Plug-In Slots
262
Using Side-Chain
266
Moving Plug-Ins
266
Alternative: the Plug-In Strip
267
Saving and Recalling Plug-In Presets
267
Saving Plug-In Presets
268
Recalling Plug-In Presets
269
Removing a Default Plug-In Preset
270
The Sampler Plug-In
271
Voice Settings / Engine
273
Page 2: Pitch / Envelope
274
FX / Filter
277
Modulation
279
Lfo
280
Page 6: Velocity / Modwheel
282
Using Native Instruments and External Plug-Ins
284
Opening/Closing Plug-In Windows
284
Using the VST/AU Plug-In Parameters
287
Setting up Your Own Parameter
288
Using VST/AU Plug-In Presets
293
Multiple-Output Plug-Ins and Multitimbral Plug-Ins
296
7 Working with Patterns
297
Pattern Basics
297
Pattern Editor Overview
298
Navigating the Event Area
301
Following the Playback Position in the Pattern
304
Jumping to Another Playback Position in the Pattern
306
Group View and Keyboard View
307
Adjusting the Pattern Grid and the Pattern Length
310
Adjusting the Step Grid and the Nudge Grid
313
Recording Patterns in Real Time
318
Recording Your Patterns Live
319
The Record Prepare Mode
321
Using the Metronome
322
Recording with Count-In
324
Quantizing While Recording
326
Recording Patterns with the Step Sequencer
327
Step Mode Basics
327
Editing Events in Step Mode
330
Editing Events
331
Editing Events with the Mouse: an Overview
331
Creating Events/Notes
335
Selecting Events/Notes
336
Editing Selected Events/Notes
339
Deleting Events/Notes
342
Cut, Copy, and Paste Events/Notes
345
Quantizing Events/Notes
348
Quantization While Playing
350
Doubling a Pattern
351
Recording and Editing Modulation
352
Which Parameters Are Modulatable
353
Recording Modulation
354
Creating and Editing Modulation in the Control Lane
356
Creating MIDI Tracks from Scratch in MASCHINE
362
Managing Patterns
364
The Pattern Manager and Pattern Mode
364
Selecting Patterns and Pattern Banks
366
Creating Patterns
369
Deleting Patterns
371
Creating and Deleting Pattern Banks
372
Naming Patterns
375
Changing the Pattern's Color
377
Duplicating, Copying, and Pasting Patterns
378
Moving Patterns
381
Adjusting Pattern Length in Fine Increments
382
Importing/Exporting Audio and MIDI To/From Patterns
383
Exporting Audio from Patterns
383
Exporting MIDI from Patterns
384
Importing MIDI to Patterns
387
8 Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls
396
Audio Routing in MASCHINE
397
Sending External Audio to Sounds
398
Configuring the Main Output of Sounds and Groups
403
Setting up Auxiliary Outputs for Sounds and Groups
408
Configuring the Master and Cue Outputs of MASCHINE
412
Mono Audio Inputs
418
Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in MIX View
419
Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in MASCHINE MIKRO
423
Using MIDI Control and Host Automation
423
Triggering Sounds Via MIDI Notes
424
Triggering Scenes Via MIDI
430
Controlling Parameters Via MIDI and Host Automation
431
Selecting VST/AU Plug-In Presets Via MIDI Program Change
439
Sending MIDI from Sounds
440
Creating Custom Sets of Parameters with the Macro Controls
445
Macro Control Overview
446
Assigning Macro Controls
447
9 Controlling Your MIX
453
MIX View Basics
453
Switching between Arrange View and MIX View
453
MIX View Elements
454
The Mixer
456
Displaying Groups Vs. Displaying Sounds
457
Adjusting the Mixer Layout
459
Selecting Channel Strips
460
Managing Your Channels in the Mixer
461
Adjusting Settings in the Channel Strips
463
Using the Cue Bus
468
The Plug-In Chain
470
The Plug-In Strip
471
The Plug-In Header
473
Panels for Drumsynths and Internal Effects
475
Panel for the Sampler
476
Custom Panels for Native Instruments Plug-Ins
479
Undocking a Plug-In Panel (Native Instruments and External Plug-Ins Only)
483
10 Using the Drumsynths
486
Drumsynths - General Handling
487
Engines: Many Different Drums Per Drumsynth
487
Common Parameter Organization
487
Shared Parameters
490
Various Velocity Responses
490
Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes
490
The Kicks
491
Kick - Sub
493
Kick - Tronic
495
Kick - Dusty
498
Kick - Grit
499
Kick - Rasper
502
Kick - Snappy
503
Kick - Bold
505
Kick - Maple
507
Kick - Push
508
The Snares
510
Snare - Volt
512
Snare - Bit
514
Snare - Pow
516
Snare - Sharp
517
Snare - Airy
519
Snare - Vintage
521
Snare - Chrome
523
Snare - Iron
525
Snare - Clap
527
10.3.10 Snare - Breaker
529
The Hi-Hats
531
Hi-Hat - Silver
532
Hi-Hat - Circuit
534
Hi-Hat - Memory
536
Hi-Hat - Hybrid
538
Creating a Pattern with Closed and Open Hi-Hats
540
The Toms
541
Tom - Tronic
543
Tom - Fractal
545
Tom - Floor
549
Tom - High
551
The Percussions
552
Percussion - Fractal
554
Percussion - Kettle
557
Percussion - Shaker
559
The Cymbals
563
Cymbal - Crash
565
Cymbal - Ride
567
11 Using Effects
570
Applying Effects to a Sound, a Group or the Master
570
Adding an Effect
570
Other Operations on Effects
579
Using the Side-Chain Input
582
Applying Effects to External Audio
585
Step 1: Configure MASCHINE Audio Inputs
585
Step 2: Set up a Sound to Receive the External Input
587
Step 3: Load an Effect to Process an Input
589
Creating a Send Effect
591
Step 1: Set up a Sound or Group as Send Effect
591
Step 2: Route Audio to the Send Effect
596
A few Notes on Send Effects
598
Creating Multi-Effects
599
12 Effect Reference
602
Dynamics
603
Compressor
603
Gate
607
Transient Master
610
Limiter
612
Maximizer
616
Filtering Effects
619
Filter
622
Cabinet
626
Modulation Effects
628
Chorus
628
Flanger
629
Freq Shifter
632
Phaser
634
Spatial and Reverb Effects
636
Ice
636
Metaverb
637
Reflex
639
Reverb (Legacy)
640
Reverb
642
12.4.5.1 Reverb Room
642
12.4.5.2 Reverb Hall
645
12.4.5.3 Plate Reverb
647
Delays
649
Beat Delay
649
Grain Delay
652
Grain Stretch
654
Resochord
656
Distortion Effects
658
Distortion
658
Lofi
660
Saturator
661
Analog Distortion
665
Perform FX
667
13 Creating a Song Using Scenes
687
Arranger Basics
687
Arranger Overview
689
Navigating the Arranger
692
Following the Playback Position in Your Project
696
Jumping to Another Playback Position in Your Project
697
Creating and Removing Clips
700
Managing Scenes
703
Scene Management Overview
703
Selecting Scenes and Scene Banks
706
Creating Scenes
709
Deleting Scenes
712
Creating and Deleting Scene Banks
715
Naming Scenes
719
Changing the Scene's Color
721
Moving Scenes
722
Clearing Scenes
724
13.2.10 Duplicating, Copying, and Pasting Scenes
725
13.2.11 Adjustable Scene Length
727
13.2.11.1 Adjusting the Length of a Scene Using the Software
728
13.2.11.2 Adjusting the Length of a Scene Using the Controller
729
13.2.12 Enabling Scene Auto Length
730
13.2.13 Looping
731
13.2.13.1 Setting the Loop Range in the Software
731
13.2.13.2 Setting the Loop Range Using the Controller
732
Managing Scenes
733
Scene Linking Basics
735
Setting Scene Options in the Preferences
735
Duplicating Scenes
738
Link When Duplicating Scenes
740
Making Scenes Unique
741
Playing with Scenes
742
Selecting a Loop Range
743
Jumping to Other Scenes
747
Triggering Scenes Via MIDI (MASCHINE Plug-In Only)
750
The Arrange Grid
751
Quick Grid
753
14 Sampling and Sample Mapping
754
Opening the Sample Editor
754
Recording a Sample
756
Opening the Record Page
756
Selecting the Source and the Recording Mode
758
Arming, Starting, and Stopping the Recording
763
Checking Your Recordings
766
Location and Name of Your Recorded Samples
770
Editing a Sample
771
Using the Edit Page
771
Audio Editing Functions
778
Slicing a Sample
785
Opening the Slice Page
786
Adjusting the Slicing Settings
788
Manually Adjusting Your Slices (OBSOLETE?)
794
Applying the Slicing
799
From 2.4.6
805
14.4.6.1 Live Slicing
805
14.4.6.2 Delete All Slices
808
Sample Slicer Mono Option
810
14.4.7.1 Activating the Sample Slicer Mono Option in the Software
810
14.4.7.2 Activating the Sample Slicer Mono Option on MASCHINE MIKRO
811
Auto-Snap
812
14.4.8.1 Using Auto-Snap on MASCHINE MIKRO
813
Mapping Samples to Zones
816
Opening the Zone Page
816
Zone
817
Selecting and Managing Zones in the Zone List
819
Selecting and Editing Zones in the Map View
824
Editing Zones in the Sample View
828
Adjusting the Zone Settings
831
Adding Samples to the Sample Map
841
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
4
1 Welcome to MASCHINE
22
MASCHINE Documentation
23
MASCHINE Getting Started Guide
23
MASCHINE Manual
23
MASCHINE Hardware Control Reference
24
Controller Editor Manual
24
Support Channel Videos
24
Other Online Resources
24
Document Conventions
25
New Features in MASCHINE 2.6.5
26
2 Basic Concepts
29
Names and Concepts You Should Know
29
Adjusting the MASCHINE User Interface
32
Adjusting the Size of the Interface
32
Showing/Hiding the Browser
33
Switching between Arrange View and MIX View
34
Minimizing the Mixer
34
Showing/Hiding the Control Lane
35
Common Operations
36
Setting the Focus on a Group or a Sound
36
Switching between the Master, Group, and Sound Level
41
Switching between Ideas View and Arranger View
42
Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-Ins, and Parameter Pages in the Control Area
42
Undo/Redo
49
Pinning a Mode on Your Controller
51
Using Two or more Hardware Controllers
52
Native Kontrol Standard
53
Installing KONTAKT Instruments with NKS Support
54
Loading NKS and Third-Party Plug-Ins from the Plug-In Menu
55
Stand-Alone and Plug-In Mode
56
Differences between Stand-Alone and Plug-In Mode
56
Switching Instances
58
Controlling Various Instances with Different Controllers
58
Preferences
59
Preferences - General Page
60
Usage Data Tracking
64
Preferences - Audio Page
65
Preferences - MIDI Page
68
Preferences - Default Page
71
Preferences - Library Page
74
Preferences - Plug-Ins Page
82
Preferences - Hardware Page
87
Controller Menu in the Hardware Page of the Preferences Panel
90
Preferences - Colors Page
91
Integrating MASCHINE into Your MIDI Setup
94
Connecting External MIDI Equipment
94
Sync to External MIDI Clock
94
Send MIDI Clock
96
Syncing MASCHINE Using Ableton Link
98
Connecting to a Network
98
Joining and Leaving a Link Session
98
3 Browser
100
Browser Basics
100
The MASCHINE Library
100
Browsing the Library Vs. Browsing Your Hard Disks
101
Searching and Loading Files from the Library
102
Overview of the LIBRARY Pane
102
Selecting or Loading a Product and Selecting a Bank from the Browser
106
Selecting a Product Category, a Product, a Bank, and a Sub-Bank
111
Selecting a Product Category, a Product, a Bank, and a Sub-Bank on the
116
Controller
116
Selecting a File Type
117
Choosing between Factory and User Content
118
Selecting Type and Mode Tags
118
Performing a Text Search
125
Loading a File from the Result List
125
Additional Browsing Tools
131
Loading the Selected Files Automatically
132
Auditioning Your Samples
133
Loading Groups with Patterns
134
Loading Groups with Routing
135
Displaying File Information
136
Using Favorites in the Browser
136
Editing the Files' Tags and Properties
143
Attribute Editor Basics
144
The BANK Page
145
The TYPES and MODES
146
The PROPERTIES Page
149
Loading and Importing Files from Your File System
149
Overview of the FILES Pane
150
Using Favorites
151
Using the Location Bar
152
Navigating to Recent Locations
153
Using the Result List
154
Importing Files to the MASCHINE Library
157
Locating Missing Samples
159
Using Quick Browse
161
4 Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project
165
Overview of the Sounds, Groups, and Master
165
The Sound, Group, and Master Channels
166
Similarities and Differences in Handling Sounds and Groups
167
Selecting Multiple Sounds or Groups
168
Managing Sounds
173
Loading Sounds
175
Pre-Listening to Sounds
176
Renaming Sound Slots
177
Changing the Sound's Color
178
Saving Sounds
179
Copying and Pasting Sounds
181
Moving Sounds
184
Resetting Sound Slots
186
Managing Groups
187
Creating Groups
189
Loading Groups
191
Renaming Groups
192
Changing the Group's Color
193
Saving Groups
194
Copying and Pasting Groups
196
Moving Groups
200
Deleting Groups
201
Exporting MASCHINE Objects and Audio
202
Saving a Group with Its Samples
203
Saving a Project with Its Samples
204
Exporting Audio
206
Importing Third-Party File Formats
213
Loading REX Files into Sound Slots
213
Importing MPC Programs to Groups
214
5 Playing on Your Controller
218
Adjusting Your Pads
218
The Pad View in the Software
218
Choosing a Pad Mode
220
Adjusting the Base Key
223
Using Choke Groups
225
Using Link Groups
227
Adjusting the Key, Choke, and Link Parameters for Multiple Sounds
229
Adjusting the Base Key
231
Playing Tools
232
Mute and solo
232
Choke All Notes
237
Groove
237
Level, Tempo, Tune, and Groove Shortcuts on Your Controller
240
Performance Features
243
Overview of the Perform Features
243
Selecting a Scale and Creating Chords
246
Scale and Chord Parameters
248
Creating Arpeggios and Repeated Notes
254
Swing also Applied to Note Repeat / Arp Output
259
6 Working with Plug-Ins
260
Plug-In Overview
260
Plug-In Basics
260
First Plug-In Slot of Sounds: Choosing the Sound's Role
264
Loading, Removing, and Replacing a Plug-In
264
Adjusting the Plug-In Parameters
272
Bypassing Plug-In Slots
272
Using Side-Chain
275
Moving Plug-Ins
276
Alternative: the Plug-In Strip
277
Saving and Recalling Plug-In Presets
277
Saving Plug-In Presets
277
Recalling Plug-In Presets
279
Removing a Default Plug-In Preset
280
The Sampler Plug-In
281
Page 1: Voice Settings / Engine
282
Page 2: Pitch / Envelope
284
Page 3: FX / Filter
287
Modulation
288
Lfo
290
Velocity / Modwheel
292
Using Native Instruments and External Plug-Ins
293
Opening/Closing Plug-In Windows
294
Using the VST/AU Plug-In Parameters
297
Setting up Your Own Parameter
298
Using VST/AU Plug-In Presets
303
Multiple-Output Plug-Ins and Multitimbral Plug-Ins
306
7 Working with Patterns
307
Pattern Basics
307
Pattern Editor Overview
308
Navigating the Event Area
311
Following the Playback Position in the Pattern
313
Jumping to Another Playback Position in the Pattern
315
Group View and Keyboard View
317
Adjusting the Pattern Grid and the Pattern Length
319
Adjusting the Step Grid and the Nudge Grid
322
Recording Patterns in Real Time
327
Recording Your Patterns Live
328
The Record Prepare Mode
330
Using the Metronome
331
Recording with Count-In
333
Quantizing While Recording
335
Recording Patterns with the Step Sequencer
336
Step Mode Basics
336
Editing Events in Step Mode
339
Editing Events
340
Editing Events with the Mouse: an Overview
340
Creating Events/Notes
344
Selecting Events/Notes
345
Editing Selected Events/Notes
348
Deleting Events/Notes
351
Cut, Copy, and Paste Events/Notes
354
Quantizing Events/Notes
357
Quantization While Playing
359
Doubling a Pattern
360
Adding Variation to Patterns
361
Recording and Editing Modulation
364
Which Parameters Are Modulatable
366
Recording Modulation
367
Creating and Editing Modulation in the Control Lane
369
Creating MIDI Tracks from Scratch in MASCHINE
375
Managing Patterns
377
The Pattern Manager and Pattern Mode
377
Selecting Patterns and Pattern Banks
379
Creating Patterns
382
Deleting Patterns
384
Creating and Deleting Pattern Banks
386
Naming Patterns
388
Changing the Pattern's Color
391
Duplicating, Copying, and Pasting Patterns
392
Moving Patterns
395
Adjusting Pattern Length in Fine Increments
396
Importing/Exporting Audio and MIDI To/From Patterns
396
Exporting Audio from Patterns
396
Exporting MIDI from Patterns
398
Importing MIDI to Patterns
400
8 Audio Routing, Remote Control, and Macro Controls
409
Audio Routing in MASCHINE
410
Sending External Audio to Sounds
411
Configuring the Main Output of Sounds and Groups
416
Setting up Auxiliary Outputs for Sounds and Groups
421
Configuring the Master and Cue Outputs of MASCHINE
425
Mono Audio Inputs
430
Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in MIX View
431
Configuring External Inputs for Sounds in MASCHINE MIKRO
435
Using MIDI Control and Host Automation
435
Triggering Sounds Via MIDI Notes
436
Triggering Scenes Via MIDI
442
Controlling Parameters Via MIDI and Host Automation
443
Selecting VST/AU Plug-In Presets Via MIDI Program Change
451
Sending MIDI from Sounds
452
Creating Custom Sets of Parameters with the Macro Controls
456
Macro Control Overview
457
Assigning Macro Controls
458
9 Controlling Your MIX
464
MIX View Basics
464
Switching between Arrange View and MIX View
464
MIX View Elements
465
The Mixer
467
Displaying Groups Vs. Displaying Sounds
468
Adjusting the Mixer Layout
470
Selecting Channel Strips
471
Managing Your Channels in the Mixer
472
Adjusting Settings in the Channel Strips
474
Using the Cue Bus
479
The Plug-In Chain
481
The Plug-In Strip
482
The Plug-In Header
484
Panels for Drumsynths and Internal Effects
486
Panel for the Sampler
487
Custom Panels for Native Instruments Plug-Ins
490
Undocking a Plug-In Panel (Native Instruments and External Plug-Ins Only)
494
10 Using the Drumsynths
497
Drumsynths - General Handling
498
Engines: Many Different Drums Per Drumsynth
498
Common Parameter Organization
498
Shared Parameters
501
Various Velocity Responses
501
Pitch Range, Tuning, and MIDI Notes
501
The Kicks
502
Kick - Sub
504
Kick - Tronic
506
Kick - Dusty
509
Kick - Grit
510
Kick - Rasper
513
Kick - Snappy
514
Kick - Bold
516
Kick - Maple
518
Kick - Push
519
The Snares
521
Snare - Volt
523
Snare - Bit
525
Snare - Pow
527
Snare - Sharp
528
Snare - Airy
530
Snare - Vintage
532
Snare - Chrome
534
Snare - Iron
536
Snare - Clap
538
10.3.10 Snare - Breaker
540
The Hi-Hats
542
Hi-Hat - Silver
543
Hi-Hat - Circuit
545
Hi-Hat - Memory
547
Hi-Hat - Hybrid
549
Creating a Pattern with Closed and Open Hi-Hats
551
The Toms
552
Tom - Tronic
554
Tom - Fractal
556
Tom - Floor
560
Tom - High
562
The Percussions
563
Percussion - Fractal
565
Percussion - Kettle
568
Percussion - Shaker
570
The Cymbals
574
Cymbal - Crash
576
Cymbal - Ride
578
11 Using Effects
581
Applying Effects to a Sound, a Group or the Master
581
Adding an Effect
581
Other Operations on Effects
590
Using the Side-Chain Input
592
Applying Effects to External Audio
595
Step 1: Configure MASCHINE Audio Inputs
595
Step 2: Set up a Sound to Receive the External Input
598
Step 3: Load an Effect to Process an Input
600
Creating a Send Effect
602
Step 1: Set up a Sound or Group as Send Effect
603
Step 2: Route Audio to the Send Effect
607
A few Notes on Send Effects
609
Creating Multi-Effects
610
12 Effect Reference
613
Dynamics
614
Compressor
614
Gate
618
Transient Master
621
Limiter
623
Maximizer
627
Filtering Effects
630
Filter
633
Cabinet
637
Modulation Effects
639
Chorus
639
Flanger
640
Freq Shifter
644
Phaser
645
Spatial and Reverb Effects
647
Ice
647
Metaverb
648
Reflex
650
Reverb (Legacy)
651
Reverb
653
12.4.5.1 Reverb Room
654
12.4.5.2 Reverb Hall
656
12.4.5.3 Plate Reverb
659
Delays
660
Beat Delay
660
Grain Delay
663
Grain Stretch
666
Resochord
667
Distortion Effects
669
Distortion
669
Lofi
671
Saturator
673
Analog Distortion
676
Perform FX
678
Filter
679
Flanger
681
Burst Echo
683
Reso Echo
686
Ring
689
Stutter
691
Tremolo
694
Scratcher
696
13 Working with the Arranger
699
Arranger Basics
699
Navigating the Arranger
702
Following the Playback Position in Your Project
704
Jumping to Other Sections
706
Using Ideas View
708
Scene Overview
708
Creating Scenes
710
Assigning and Removing Patterns
711
Selecting Scenes
714
Deleting Scenes
715
Creating and Deleting Scene Banks
717
Duplicating Scenes
718
Making Scenes Unique
719
Appending Scenes to Arrangement
721
Naming Scenes
722
Changing the Color of a Scene
723
Using Arranger View
724
Creating Sections
727
Assigning a Scene to a Section
728
Selecting Sections and Section Banks
729
Moving Sections
733
Adjusting the Length of a Section
734
Adjusting the Length of a Section Using the Software
735
Adjusting the Length of a Section Using the Controller
737
Duplicating Sections
739
Making Sections Unique
741
Renaming Scenes
743
Clearing Sections
744
Creating and Deleting Section Banks
745
13.3.14 Looping
746
13.3.14.1 Setting the Loop Range in the Software
747
13.3.14.2 Setting the Loop Range Using the Controller
748
Playing with Sections
748
Jumping to Another Playback Position in Your Project
749
Triggering Sections or Scenes Via MIDI
751
The Arrange Grid
754
Quick Grid
756
Native Instruments Maschine MIKRO Getting Started (196 pages)
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
4
1 Welcome to MASCHINE
10
Where to Start
11
Your First Stop: the Setup Guide
11
MASCHINE Getting Started Guide
12
Support Channel Videos
12
MASCHINE Manual
12
MASCHINE Hardware Control Reference
12
Controller Editor Manual
12
Other Online Resources
13
In this Document
13
Document Conventions
15
Labeling on Your MASCHINE Controller
16
2 First Steps
17
Loading a Drum Kit from the Factory Library
18
Playing with the Pads
25
Recording Your First Pattern
26
Playing with Your Pattern
28
Using solo and Mute
28
Using Note Repeat
31
Save Your Work
32
To Sum up
32
3 Building Your Own Drum Kit
34
Opening Your Project
34
Customizing Your Drum Kit
38
Selecting Another Snare Sample
38
Loading a Drumsynth
42
Loading a Drumsynth into a Plug-In List on the Hardware
46
Adjusting Volume, Swing and Tempo
48
Changing the Color of a Group or Sound
54
Moving Your Sounds and Groups
55
Save Your Work
56
To Sum up
57
4 Creating Beats
58
Fine-Tuning Our First Pattern
58
Our Pattern in the Software
59
Doubling the Pattern
60
Quantizing the Rhythm
61
Adding a Second Pattern
64
Selecting a Pattern Slot
64
Adjusting the Pattern Length
65
Recording a New Pattern Using the Count-In
67
Switching Patterns
68
Editing Patterns in the Software
68
Save Your Work
69
To Sum up
70
5 Adding a Bass Line
71
Selecting Another Group
72
Renaming and Coloring the Group
73
Loading a Plug-In Instrument for the Bass
74
Browsing the MASSIVE Presets
75
Using Keyboard Mode
78
Adjusting the Base Key of the Pads on Your Controller
81
Recording a Bass Line
82
Creating a Bass Pattern
82
Creating a Second Bass Pattern
82
Loading an Additional Bass Sound
83
Accessing the Plug-In Parameters
84
Save Your Work
88
To Sum up
88
6 Applying Effects
90
Loading Effects
91
The Plug-In List
91
Loading an Effect into a Plug-In List
92
Playing with Effects
97
Adjusting the Effect Parameters
98
Practice Makes Perfect
99
Bypassing Effects
99
Modulating Effect Parameters
101
Recording Modulation
102
Editing Modulation
103
Save Your Work
104
To Sum up
104
7 Creating Beats with the Step Sequencer
105
Building up a Beat in Step Mode
106
Using Step Mode
106
Adjusting the Pattern Length in Step Mode
107
Adjusting the Step Grid
108
Save Your Work
110
To Sum up
110
8 Creating a Song Using Scenes
112
Creating Clips in the Arranger
112
Composing the First Scene
113
Composing Other Scenes
114
Pinning the Scene Mode
118
Preparing Scenes
119
Renaming, Coloring, and Moving Scenes Slots
119
Duplicating and Deleting Scenes
120
Using Scenes to Play Live
122
Selecting a Loop Range
123
Jumping to Other Scenes
124
Save Your Work
127
To Sum up
127
9 Using Advanced Features
128
Changing the Sound, Group, and Master Channel Properties
128
Creating Custom Sets of Parameters with the Macro Controls
129
Macro Control Overview
129
Assigning Macro Controls
130
Using Other Sound Sources
134
Using Sounds and Groups as Sound Source
135
Using an External Sound Source
138
Sampling
141
How to Sample
141
Editing, Slicing and Mapping Your Sample
144
The MIX View
145
10 Quick Reference
148
Using Your MASCHINE Controller
148
Controller Modes and Mode Pinning
148
Controlling the Software Views from Your Controller
151
MASCHINE Project Overview
154
Sound Content
154
Arrangement
156
MASCHINE Hardware Overview
157
Hardware Overview of the MASCHINE MIKRO MK1 Controller
157
10.3.1.1 CONTROL Section
159
10.3.1.2 TRANSPORT Section
162
10.3.1.3 PADS Section
163
MASCHINE Software Overview
167
Header
168
Browser
170
Arranger
172
Control Area
173
Pattern Editor
174
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