Getting Started with Native Instruments Maschine MK3
“See what’s new”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjKWqUuIv04
- Launch Maschine, proceed by visualizing hardware
- Create new project/title project/save project.
- Press [FILE/Save].
- Press {NEW} to create a new session.
- Press [FILE/Save].
- Press {SAVE AS}.
- Enter the Title of your session and choose the save location. (Documents > NativeInstruments > Maschine 2 > Projects)
- Add sounds to Group A.
- Press [A].
- Press [Pad Mode].
- Press [Browser].
- Turn [Scroll] to select the Category (All Categories, Drums & Perc., Sample Instruments, & Synthesizers).
- Press the Scroll to the right to change from Categories to All Products.
- Turn [Scroll] to select the Product (Battery, Drum Lab, Maschine, West Africa).
- Turn [Encoder 8] to select sound. (Previews are included with the sounds. If you do not hear a preview, try downloading and installing the preview library.)
- Press {LOAD} to assign the Sound to Group A: Pad 1.
- Record a pattern.
- Press [ARRANGER].
- Pree {PATERN}.
- Hold [SHIFT] and press [TAP/Metro] to turn the metronome on or off.
- Press [PLAY].
- Press [A].
- Press [PAD MODE].
- Press [KEYBOARD].
- Begin to test sounds:
- Use [OCTAVE-], [OCTAVE+], [SEMITONE-] and [SEMITONE+] to change register.
- Press [PLUG-IN/Instance]
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