Native Instruments MASCHINE MIKRO MK3 Groove Production Studio (Black) - Manual (Page 444)

Modulation Automation
Source of control Internal (e.g., changes
recorded via Auto-write)
External (e.g., an external
MIDI sequencer or an
automation track in your host)
Duration of the change Temporary (until the end of
the Clip) Permanent
Target parameters At the Sound and Group
levels only (see below)
At all levels (Sound, Group,
and Master)
Nature of the change
(continuous parameters only)
Relative (defines a deviation
to the non-modulated value)
Absolute (defines a new value
regardless of the non-
automated value)
This section describes how to use modulation in MASCHINE — for more information on using auto-
mation, please refer to section
↑ 12.2.3, Controlling Parameters via MIDI and Host Automation .
Please note that modulation and automation are not mutually exclusive: You can modulate a
parameter in MASCHINE
and automate it (e.g., from your host) simultaneously! As a result,
the parameter value will deviate (according to the recorded modulation) from its moving value
defined by the automation.
Example: Let’s assume that you have recorded some modulation for the Cutoff parameter of a Filter
Plug-in in order to create a filter sweep. Since modulation is defined relative to the non-modulated
value, by manually adjusting the
Cutoff parameter you can shift the entire sweep across frequen-
cies. By assigning this Cutoff parameter to a MIDI control or an automation ID (see section
↑ 12.2.3, Controlling Parameters via MIDI and Host Automation to know how to do this) you can cre-
ate a filter sweep that automatically moves across frequencies!
11.5.1 Which Parameters Are Modulatable?
All the modulatable parameters are found in Plug-ins or Channel properties (e.g., you cannot
modulate the Pattern Length or the Step Grid resolution). This means that all modulatable pa-
rameters are found in a Parameter page of the Control area (when the software is in Arrange
view).
Working with Patterns
Recording and Editing Modulation
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