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

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(3) SELECT button: Enters Select mode. This mode allows you to select a Sound without trigger-

ing it, or select specific events of a particular Sound, which is useful for limiting quantization,
nudging notes and other operations specific to the selected events. Press

ERASE

+

SELECT

+

pad to quickly erase all events triggered by that pad in your Pattern or notes at that pitch when

in Keyboard mode.
(4) DUPLICATE button: Enters Duplicate mode. Use the Duplicate mode to swiftly create anoth-
er instance of any Sound, Pattern, Group or Scene. This can be useful for creating variations or

trying out something new while preserving the current state of your work.
Press

SHIFT

+

DUPLICATE

to quickly double the current Pattern.

(5) VARIATION button: Enters Variation mode. This lets you introduce “happy accidents” in your
Patterns. The Variation mode provides you with two features: Humanize adds natural rhythmic
fluctuations to programmed sequences, while Random provides randomly generated variations
of your beats and melodies. Press

SHIFT

+

VARIATION

to enter Navigate mode. When working

on large Projects, it is sometimes necessary to look at the computer screen. With Navigate
mode there is no need to use the mouse and search for scroll bars or magnifying glasses. Just
use the pads and the displays to zoom in and out or scroll through Patterns and Scenes. See
Controlling the Software Views from Your Controller for more information.
(6) EVENTS button: Enters Events mode. This mode allows you to select particular events in
your Pattern and modify their position, pitch (key), velocity and length. You can also press

EVENTS

+ pad to quickly select all events triggered by that pad in your Pattern.

(7) PATTERN button: Enters Pattern mode. Pattern mode allows you to manage all Patterns in
the selected Group: create new empty Patterns or duplicates of existing ones, switch between
different Patterns, etc. Dimmed pads represent existing Patterns, the fully lit pad represents
the selected Pattern.
(8) SCENE button: Enters Scene mode (in Ideas view) or Section mode (in Song view). Use
Scene mode to access your Scenes and Section mode to arrange your song:

Use Scene mode to create, select and manage Scenes to prepare them for assignment to
Sections in the Arranger. During playback, you can switch Scenes for quick on-the-fly ar-
rangement by pressing the pads; half-lit pads show existing Scenes, while fully lit pads
show the selected Scene. When you are satisfied with a Scene you can append it to the
Arranger.

Quick Reference

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