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Naming convention, Unlabeled buttons on the controller – Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3 Groove Production Studio (Black) User Manual

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Text appearing on the displays of the controller is printed in

light grey

. Whenever you see

this formatting applied, you will find the same text on a controller display.

Text appearing on labels of the hardware controller is printed in

orange

. Whenever you see

this formatting applied, you will find the same text on the controller.

Important names and concepts are printed in bold.

References to keys on your computer’s keyboard you’ll find put in square brackets (e.g.,
“Press [Shift] + [Enter]”).

Single instructions are introduced by this play button type arrow.

Results of actions are introduced by this smaller arrow.

Naming Convention

Throughout the documentation we will refer to MASCHINE controller (or just controller) as the
hardware controller and MASCHINE software as the software installed on your computer.
The term “effect” will sometimes be abbreviated as “FX” when referring to elements in the MA-
SCHINE software and hardware. These terms have the same meaning.

Button Combinations and Shortcuts on Your Controller

Most instructions will use the “+” sign to indicate buttons (or buttons and pads) that must be
pressed simultaneously, starting with the button indicated first. E.g., an instruction such as:
“Press

SHIFT

+

PLAY

means:
1.

Press and hold

SHIFT

.

2.

While holding

SHIFT

, press

PLAY

and release it.

3.

Release

SHIFT

.

Unlabeled Buttons on the Controller

The buttons and knobs above and below the displays on your MASCHINE controller do not
have labels.

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