Following the playback position on the controller – Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3 Groove Production Studio (Black) User Manual
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The Follow function affects both the Pattern Editor and the Song view of the Arranger simulta-
neously (see section
16.1.2, Following the Playback Position in Your Project
for more infor-
mation on the Follow function in Song view).
Following the Playback Position on the Controller
►
To follow the playhead position during playback, press
FOLLOW
.
→
The
FOLLOW
button lights up, and the software follows the playback position of the song.
The Follow function is disabled as soon as you manually scroll to another position in the song.
The Follow function simultaneously affects various displays in the software and on your con-
troller:
▪
In the software the Follow function affects both the Pattern Editor and the Song view of the
Arranger.
▪
On your controller the Follow function affects the displays in Arrange mode (for
SECTION
,
SCENE
and
PATTERN
pages), Events mode, Step mode, and Note Repeat mode. Addition-
ally, in Step mode the Follow function affects the pads: With Follow enabled, when the
playhead has gone across all 16 steps shown by the pads on your controller, the pads
switch to the next 16 steps of the Pattern, if any. See section
for more information on Step mode.
The follow function does not work if the playback position is outside the selected Pattern.
11.1.4 Jumping to Another Playback Position in the Pattern
You can use the timeline above the Event area to set the playback to the desired position. For
example, this can be useful to check a particular transition between events in your Pattern
without waiting for the whole Loop Range to be looped.
In the timeline above the Event area, a playhead (the little white vertical line) indicates the
current play position in the Pattern.
Working with Patterns
Pattern Basics
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