Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3 Groove Production Studio (Black) User Manual

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Select the hardware driver supported by your controller (e.g.,

ASIO

on Windows) from the

Driver

drop-down menu.

Select

Maschine MK3

from the

Device

drop-down menu.

In the

Routings

section, click

Input

and select

1: Input Left

and

2: Input Right

in the

Maschine In 1 L

and

Maschine In 1 R

drop-down menus, respectively.

This assigns the

LINE IN

MIC IN

combo inputs on your controller to the first pair of vir-

tual inputs in the MASCHINE software.

In the same

Routings

section, click

Output

and select the left and right output channels

of your controller you want to use for the various virtual outputs of the MASCHINE soft-
ware.

→

The MASCHINE software is now configured for using the internal audio interface of your
MASCHINE controller.

By default, the virtual outputs of the MASCHINE software are assigned as follows:

▪

The

Maschine Out 1 L

and

Maschine Out 1 R

virtual outputs are sent to the

1: Main Left

and

2: Main Right

outputs, which correspond to the

LINE OUT L

and

sockets on the rear

panel of your controller, respectively.

▪

The

Maschine Out 2 L

and

Maschine Out 2 R

virtual outputs are sent to the

3: Headphone

Left

and

4: Headphone Right

outputs, which both correspond to the

PHONES

stereo socket

on the rear panel of your controller.

2.2.2

Selecting the MASCHINE Controller as Audio Device in Other Music Software

Before using the MASCHINE controller with music production software, you will need to set it

up as the software’s audio output device. Most music production programs provide direct ac-
cess to the soundcard properties in the audio and MIDI setup section of their preferences dia-
log. Please refer to the documentation of your music production software for more information

on how to configure audio interfaces.

Setting Up MASCHINE

Basic Audio Configuration

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