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(2) REC button: During playback, press

REC

to begin recording. Or when playback is off, press

SHIFT

+

REC

to begin recording with the Count-in. Press

REC

a second time to stop recording.

Hold the

REC

button to access Pattern Preset mode, this allows you to select the desired Pat-

tern Length before recording new Patterns.
(3) STOP button: Press

STOP

to stop playback.

(4) RESTART button: Press the

RESTART

button at any time to restart from the beginning of the

current loop range.
(5) ERASE button: During playback, hold

ERASE

and any number of pads or Group buttons to

erase the events for the corresponding Sounds or Groups on the fly. Use the shortcut

ERASE

+

EVENTS

+ pad to quickly erase all events triggered by that pad in your Pattern. If you automat-

ed a parameter, hold

ERASE

and turn the Encoder to erase the automation of the selected pa-

rameter. Press

SHIFT

+

ERASE

+ any pad or Group button to completely remove the Sound or

Group in that slot.
(6) TAP button: Repeatedly tap the

TAP

button to set the desired tempo. Press

SHIFT

+

TAP

to

quickly enable/disable the metronome.
(7) FOLLOW button: If you activate

FOLLOW

, time-related displays (like the Pattern Editor) are

updated as the playhead goes beyond the current part, so that you always see where the play-
head is. Press

SHIFT

+

FOLLOW

to open Grid mode and adjust the grids to define how various

MASCHINE objects can be moved or resized: Perform grid (for transitions between Sections),
Arrange grid (for Pattern length and Section length), Step grid (for events), and Nudge grid (for
events as well).
(8) SHIFT button: While the most important features are accessible through dedicated buttons,
many shortcuts are available by holding the

SHIFT

button and pressing pads

1

16

or several

other buttons. You can also use the

SHIFT

button to change parameters in finer increments

when entering values with the Encoder.

2.2.1.5

Pad Section

The Pad section includes numerous features. Use the 16 pads to play your Sounds. Above the

pads, the Pad Input Mode buttons let you choose how the pads will react to your hits: e.g., you
can trigger all Sounds in your Group, play different notes of a single Sound, specific chords of
that Sound, or create and edit events in the step sequencer.
Besides playing Sounds, the pads provide access to many editing and selection commands de-

pending on the controller mode selected from the column of Mode buttons left of the pads.

Quick Reference

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