Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3 Groove Production Studio (Black) - Manual (Page 320)

Element Description
Button 5–8 Selects between four different presets, even during playing. Each
preset can store particular values for the TYPE ; RATE , UNIT ,
SEQUENCE , and OCTAVES parameters at the bottom of the displays
(see below). The rate currently assigned to each button is indicated
below on the display along with the UNIT value (“ T ” for triplet values
or “ D ” for dotted values). The selected preset is highlighted.
TYPE (Knob 2) Sets the sequential order of the arpeggiated notes. You can choose
from following settings:
Up starts from the root note and plays the notes up through the
chord.
Down plays the notes the other way around.
Up & Down plays the notes in both directions alternatively.
Order Played plays the notes in the order you pressed down the
corresponding pads on your controller. If you have configured chords,
the arpeggio will first play all notes of the chord triggered by the first
pad you pressed, then all notes of the chord triggered by the second
pad you pressed, etc.
Chord plays all notes of the chord together repeatedly.
RATE (Knob 3) Adjusts the note length, hence the rate of the arpeggio. Available
values are
1 BAR and a series of note values going from 1/2 (half
note) until 1/128 (a hundred twenty-eighth note).
UNIT (Knob 4) Selects from three variations of the original note length defined by
the
RATE parameter: NORMAL plays the original note length (default
setting), TRIPLET plays triplets of the original note length (faster,
three notes in the duration of two original notes), and DOTTED plays
dotted versions of the original note length (slower, two notes in the
duration of three original notes). Under Button 5–8, triplet values are
indicated by a “ T ” and dotted values by a “ D ” next to the note value.
Playing on the Controller
Performance Features
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