Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3 Groove Production Studio (Black) - Manual (Page 12)

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1.1.1 In This Document
What you are reading now is the MASCHINE Getting Started. This document consists of a set
of tutorials that will guide you through common workflows in MASCHINE. Please follow these
tutorials in the described order. You will learn a little something in each of them which will be
essential later on. On the way, you will get to know the main objects and concepts of MA-
SCHINE. After reading this, you should have the basic know-how allowing you to make music
with MASCHINE!
Even if you’re already familiar with MASCHINE, all tutorials are worth a read as every chapter may
have little workflow hints of which you weren’t aware. Should you wish to revise a specific task cov-
ered in a later tutorial, be sure to check the prerequisites listed at the beginning of each chapter!
This document is structured as follows:
▪ The first part includes this introduction and the following chapter ↑ 2, Setting Up MA-
SCHINE , which shows you how to integrate MASCHINE into your studio setup.
▪ The second part holds the tutorials:
◦ Chapter ↑ 3, First Steps : Load a drum kit from the factory library via the Browser, play
this kit with the pads and use it to record a simple rhythmic pattern — all this using
your MASCHINE controller only.
◦ Chapter ↑ 4, Building Your Own Drum Kit : Customize your drum kit by quickly ex-
changing some of its sounds via the Browser and by adjusting some of the sounds’ ba-
sic settings.
◦ Chapter ↑ 5, Creating Beats : Record a second pattern and discover how to fine-tune
your patterns.
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