Following the playback position in the pattern, Navigating the event area from the controller, 3 following the playback position in the pattern – Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3 Groove Production Studio (Black) User Manual
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When the Pattern Editor is in Keyboard view, a vertical zooming scroll bar is available on the
right of the Pattern Editor allowing you to both scroll and zoom in/out vertically on the pitch
axis. It works in the same way as the horizontal bar described above.
For more information on the Group and Keyboard view, see section
.
You can also adjust the height of the Pattern Editor in order to display more/less Sound slots at
once by resizing the Arranger above — see section
.
Navigating the Event Area from the Controller
You can also control the position and zoom factor in the Event area from your controller:
1.
Press
SHIFT
+
VARIATION
(
Navigation
) to enter Navigate mode.
2.
Press Button 2
IDEAS
to enter Ideas view (if necessary).
3.
Turn Knob 5 (
Pattern Zoom
) to zoom in or out of the Edit area.
4.
Turn Knob 6 (
Pattern Scroll
) to scroll through the Edit area.
11.1.3 Following the Playback Position in the Pattern
To have the Song view of the Arranger and Pattern Editor display the song position and scroll
automatically, turn on the Follow button.
Activate the Follow button to follow the playhead.
►
To follow the playhead position during playback, click the Follow button in the MA-
SCHINE Header.
→
The Follow button lights up in the MASCHINE Header. The Song and Pattern Editor will
now display the current position.
The Follow function is automatically disabled as soon as you manually scroll in the Arranger or the
Pattern area (in the software or from your controller).
Working with Patterns
Pattern Basics
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