Working with Maschine+

SOURCE

Select what you want to export. The content of the Output list under the menu depends on your selection in the menu:

Master: Select this to export the Master output signal (including all Groups and Sounds and their effects) to one audio file.

Group: Select this to export the output signals of specific Groups to individual audio files.

Sound: Select this to export the output signals of specific Sounds to individual audio files.

SCENES/RANGE

Set the range for the audio you want to export. The options here will differ depending on whether Maschine is in Ideas view or Song view.

In Ideas view, the following Scene options are available:

All: Select this option to export all Scenes as audio.

Selected: Select this option to export the selected Scene as audio.

In Song view, the following Range options are available:

All: Select this option to export all Sections in the arrangement as audio.

Loop: Select this option to export the selected Section of the arrangement as audio.

SAMPLE RATE

Select from five different sample rates for the exported audio file(s): 44100 Hz (this is the sample rate of the audio CD format), 48000 Hz, 88200 Hz, 96000 Hz, and 192000 Hz.

TYPE

Select the required audio format : uncompressed WAV or AIFF.

BIT DEPTH

Select from three different bit depths (or bit resolutions) for the exported audio file(s):

16 Bit is the bit depth of the audio CD format.

24 Bit is well suited for mastering.

32 Bit float is the bit depth used internally in the audio processing engine. Choose this setting if you plan to process the exported audio further using other high-end digital audio devices or applications that support this bit depth. This setting will allow greater headroom. However, note that the exported files will be significantly larger.

LOOP OPTIMIZE

Optimize the audio file for use as a loop:

Switch on Loop Optimize to keep the exact Loop Range when exporting audio. Any effect tail will be rendered into the beginning of the audio file. Additionally, the file metadata will include the tempo (in BPM) and length (in bars). Turn this feature off to prolong the audio file when exporting audio, for example, to keep the tail of a reverb. The end of the exported audio will always correspond to a bar division.

NORMALIZE

Select this option to normalize your audio as it is exported. This means the exported audio will be brought to the highest possible level without clipping (0 dBFS).

SPLITBYSECTION

Select this option to export audio within the loop braces. If the loop spans multiple Sections, individual audio files for each Section within the selected area will be created. Please note, if you only select one Section and export, you will not gain any advantage by using this feature.

Metronome

ENABLED

Activates/deactivates the metronome. A metronome is a device used by musicians that marks time at a selected rate by giving a regular tick in beats per minute.

LEVEL

Adjusts the volume level of the metronome.

TIME

Selects the time interval between each tick of the metronome. By default the metronome indicates quarter notes (1/4).

AUTO-ON

Automatically turns on the metronome when you start recording a Pattern. When you start recording a Pattern, the metronome is automatically activated. When you exit recording the metronome returns to its state before the recording (this can be on or off). The Auto-on option does not affect the Count-in: Even if Auto-on is deactivated, the metronome turns on when you press SHIFT + REC to start the Count-in.

Count-In

LENGTH

Sets the duration of the Count-in, for instance, how long the metronome will sound before the recording actually starts.

Time Signature

NUMERATOR

Sets the number of beats in a measure. For example, in 4/4, there are 4 beats per measure.

DENOMINATOR

Sets which type of note receives one beat. If the denominator is a 4, a quarter note counts as one beat; if the denominator is an 8, an eighth note counts as one beat; if the denominator is a 16, a 16th note counts as one beat, and so on...

Project

RELOAD

Automatically reloads the last Project on startup.

AUTO BACKUP

Autosaves your work to prevent the loss of important changes in the event Maschine+ quits unexpectedly. If Maschine+ quits unexpectedly a dialog will appear when you restart, asking if you want to use the autosaved version of your project. If you choose not to use this, Maschine+ opens the last manually saved version of the project.

Quantize

MODE

Automatically quantize your input as you record.

Select one of the following Input Quantization modes:

None: Input Quantization is deactivated. Events you play or record on the Pads are not quantized.

Record: Input Quantization is applied only when you record the Pads.

Play/Rec: Input Quantization is applied both when you play on the pads and when you record them. In Play/Rec mode, quantization while playing is slightly different from the quantization applied while recording: When recording, all events are quantized to the closest step, possibly ahead of the event. When playing, events occurring in the first half of the steps are left untouched (since you cannot bring them forward in the timeline) whereas events occurring in the second half of the steps are quantized to the next step.

Scene/Section

DUPLICATE

Selects how the Duplicate function will operate when duplicating Scenes.

Scene Only: Only the Scene is duplicated. The result is a new unlinked Scene with the same Patterns referenced.

Scene and Patterns: The Scene itself and additionally all Patterns are duplicated. The new Scene and Patterns are now completely independent from the originals.

LINK WHEN DUPL

Creates a linked copy of a Section when using the Duplicate function. By default this feature is deactivated.

When activated, the Duplicate function will create a linked copy of a Section. A linked copy will automatically be updated when any instance of a linked Section is edited. This way, you don’t need to keep track of which Section is the “original.”

Pattern

LENGTH

Sets the default length of a Pattern.

GROW

Sets the default of Auto-growing Patterns on or off. Auto-Growing Patterns enables you to record patterns of an undefined length. This means you can quickly capture an idea without having to set a pattern length in advance. Simply begin recording and the length of the pattern will grow until you stop recording. When you have finished recording, any silence at the end of the pattern will automatically be trimmed to the nearest Bar (quantization can be adjusted via Grid settings).

Colors

SCENE

Selects the default color for your Scenes. In the menu, you can select the desired color from the 16-color palette or White (default setting). The color selected as default is highlighted in the menu. If you select Auto, each Scene will have a different default color.

GROUP

Selects the default color for your Groups. In the menu, you can choose the desired color from the 16-color palette. The color selected as default is highlighted in the menu. If you select Auto (default setting) each Group will have a different default color.

SOUND

Selects the default color for your Sounds. In the menu, you can choose the desired color from the 16-color palette. The color selected as default is highlighted in the menu. If you select Auto each Sound will have a different default color. If you select Use Group (default setting) Sounds will by default mirror the color of the Group to which they belong.

LOAD COLORS

Enables you to load Color settings with your Maschine files (Projects, Groups, Sounds, etc.). If you turn off Load with Colors (On by default), saved colors will not be used next time you load files. The default colors set in this Colors page will be used instead.

Interface

DEVICE

Selects available the internal, or external audio devices when they are connected to the USB A ports.

The following external devices from Native Instruments are supported:

For more information on these products, refer to the Native Instruments website: https://www.native-instruments.com/en/catalog/komplete/audio-interfaces/

Input Routing

1–8

Allows you to select which inputs on your audio interface should be used for the four stereo inputs of Maschine+. Select the inputs of your audio interface on the right column by clicking the fields: you will be presented with all of the available Inputs across several pages. The choices made here will, for example, determine which inputs can be used when sampling external sources.

Output Routing

1–16

Represents a list of the 16 stereo outputs from Maschine+ across several pages: you can assign them to the outputs of your audio interface. Output routing ports are spread across pages 3–8 of the Audio settings.

MIDI Sync

MODE

Selects the MIDI Sync mode preference:

CLOCK OFFSET

Compensates for delay that may occur during MIDI data transmission. Delayed MIDI Clock data will cause external devices to respond too late, thus making your track sound out of sync. By adjusting the Clock Offset value, you can set an amount of latency to be compensated (in milliseconds). Maschine+ will then send MIDI Clock events ahead of time as defined. Clock Offset is not available when MIDI Sync Mode is set to Off.

MIDI Input

DEFAULT

Enables you to play your Sound(s) via MIDI notes, for example, from a MIDI keyboard. By default and without any configuration, incoming MIDI notes on any MIDI port and any MIDI channel, or via USB, will trigger the pitch of the focused Sound. In addition, you can select that a Sound receives no MIDI input and define the default setting for MIDI input by selecting the Default MIDI Input Mode preference. Select one of the following MIDI input mode options:

Link

ENABLED

Enables the Ableton Link protocol by default. Applications that support Ableton Link can join a Link session when connected to the same network. For more information on Ableton Link, refer to Syncing Maschine+ using Ableton Link.

Input Devices

SELECT

Displays a list of all available MIDI inputs of your Maschine+. Use STATUS to activate/deactivate each input.

STATUS

Displays the current status of the MIDI input device selected in SELECT. Here you can activate/deactivate the selected MIDI input.

Output Devices

SELECT

Displays a list of all available MIDI outputs of your Maschine+. Use STATUS to activate/deactivate each input.

STATUS

Displays the current status of the MIDI output device selected in SELECT. Here you can activate/deactivate the selected MIDI output.

MIDI Change

TYPE

Selects the type of MIDI Change item you want to trigger using Notes or Program Change MIDI messages from an external MIDI device.

Scene: Selects Scenes as the item to be triggered via MIDI note or Program Changes messages.

Section: Selects Sections as the item to be triggered via MIDI note or Program Changes messages.

Lock: Selects Lock snapshots as the item to be triggered via MIDI note or Program Changes messages.

For more information on MIDI Change, refer to MIDI Change.

TRIGGER

Selects the type of trigger you want to use to change Scenes, Sections, or Lock snapshots from an external MIDI device.

None: Removes any selection as the trigger for MIDI Change messages, effectively turning the feature off.

Note: Selects MIDI Note messages as the trigger for MIDI Changes.

Program Change: Selects Program Changes Note messages as the trigger for MIDI Changes.

SOURCE

Selects the external input device used to trigger MIDI Change. The name of your external device will appear here. Note that the external MIDI device must first be selected and activated in the Input Devices section on page one of the MIDI settings. For more information, refer to the SELECT and STATUS entries in the table above.

CHANNEL

Selects the MIDI channel number Maschine+ will receive MIDI notes or Program Change messages. Your external MIDI device sending the messages must be set to the same MIDI channel for Maschine+ to receive these messages.

STORAGE

Accesses the SD card within your Maschine+ when connected via USB. In this mode, you can transfer content between Maschine+ and your computer. For more information on Storage mode, refer to Using Maschine+ in Controller Mode.Using Maschine+ in Controller Mode

CONTROLLER

Activates Controller mode. In Controller mode Maschine+ can be used as a controller for the Maschine software, where the connected computer performs all processing. It is possible to start exchange Project files and samples between Maschine+ and your computer using Storage mode. This means you could effectively, for example, start a Project on Maschine+ and then finish later on your computer using the Maschine software.

To use Controller mode, your Maschine+ must be connected via USB to a computer running the latest Maschine software. For more information on Controller mode, refer to Stand-Alone and Controller Mode.Stand-Alone and Controller Mode

UPDATE

Updates the Maschine+ operating system whenever a new version is available. When connected to Wi-Fi, Maschine+ automatically checks for updates when the System page is accessed. Press Button 8 to install system updates when they become available.

RESET

Resets your Maschine+ to its default settings.

SCAN

Manually scans for system updates.

Products

SHOW

Shows a list of products that are installed, available to install, or update:

REMOVE (Button 7)

Removes directory locations you no longer want to access on external drives. Removing a directory means its content will no longer appear in the User section of the Browser.

ADD (Button 8)

Adds specific directory location on connected external drives. Use Adding a directory means its content will appear in the User section of the Browser. Folders with a checkmark or hyphen indicate those already added to Maschine+.

Pads

SENSITIVITY

Adjusts how sensitive the pads respond to your touch. This sets the minimum threshold at which a “hit” is registered.

SCALING

Determines how your playing is translated into velocity values: starting from Soft 3 (a soft touch is enough to get a big velocity value) through Linear to Hard 3 (you really have to hit the pad hard to get a big velocity value).

LEDs

BRIGHTNESS

Adjusts the brightness of the pads and buttons.

Touchstrip

SHOW POSITION

Shows the playhead position within a Pattern or song:

Display

BRIGHTNESS

Adjusts the brightness of both displays.

Outputs

MAIN

Routes the Line Out L/R to the Phones output. This allows you to listen to the same audio output channel via the line output and headphone output simultaneously, for example, use this if you want to listen to the main out via speakers and listen to the main out via headphones.

Touch-Sensitive Knobs

AUTO-WRITE

Activates / deactivates the Touch Auto-write option. Touch Auto-write can be very useful if you want to re-record modulation for a parameter at a constant value. With Touch Auto-write activated, you only need to keep a finger on a parameter Knob (1–8): The current modulation value is recorded as long as you touch the Knob, automatically replacing any old modulation events at the position in the Pattern.

CONNECT

Connects Maschine+ to the selected network. Use the 4-D encoder to select a network, then press Button 8 (CONNECT) to log on to that network. You will need the network credentials to log on.

REFRESH

Refreshes the list of available Wi-Fi networks. Press Button 5 (REFRESH) to update the list.

DISCONNECT

Disconnects from the current Wi-Fi connection. Press Button 8 (DISCONNECT) to disconnect.

Airplane Mode

Enabled

Activates or deactivates Airplane mode. When activated, this mode suspends Wi-Fi network signal transmission from Maschine+, effectively disabling the network service. As the name suggests, this mode is for use in environments where you cannot use Wi-Fi.

CREDITS

Press Button 8 to see a list of Maschine+ credits. In no particular order, this list includes everyone that has contributed to the development, and sound design of Maschine+. Use Knob 8 to scroll through the list.

Usage Data

TRACK

Turn Knob 1 to activate or deactivate Usage Data Tracking.

Usage Data Tracking technology enables Maschine+ to automatically track anonymous usage data that you can choose to share with us. All users should keep Data Tracking activated as it provides a valuable tool for understanding the performance of Native Instruments products when they are used in real-life situations. The data sent to Native Instruments is 100% anonymous and will not affect performance.

For more detailed information about Usage Data Tracking, refer to the following Knowledge Base article on the Native Instruments website: https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/209545029.