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

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(see

2.3.4, Control Area

). To mute a Group click the Group letter, for example

A1

, and right-

click ([Ctrl] + click on macOS) on the letter to solo the Group. Using your mouse you can also
right-click ([Ctrl] + click on macOS) on the name of a Group to access the many options availa-
ble to manage them.

The Song View

The Song view allows you to structure your song by allowing you to assign the Scenes you cre-
ated in the Ideas view to Sections, and move them around to quickly create a larger musical

structure.

3

4

2

1

The Song view for organizing your musical ideas into a song on the Timeline.

(1) Groups: The Group slots can hold one Group each. Select the desired slot to load a Group

into it and display the Group’s content (Sounds, Patterns…) in the Pattern Editor (see

2.3.5,

Pattern Editor

) and the Group’s Channel properties and Plug-in parameters in the Control area

(see

2.3.4, Control Area

).

(2) Song timeline: This area displays the current position within the track and allows you to set

the loop range.
(3) Section slots: This area displays Section slots. A Section is a container for Scene placed on
the Timeline. A Section can be reordered by clicking the name of the Section and dragging
and dropping it into place. You can change the length of a Section by dragging the Section end
marker to the left to shorten it, or to the right to lengthen it. Using your mouse you can right-
click ([Ctrl] + click on macOS) a Section and use

Select

in the menu to assign a Scene to a

Section. It is also possible to use the menu to

Insert,

Duplicate

,

Delete

,

Clear

or

Remove

Sec-

tions as well as organize them by selecting the

Rename

or

Color

options.

Working with the Arranger

Arranger Basics

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