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

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If the Pattern Editor is in Group view this will select all events for all Sounds in the Pat-

tern. If the Pattern Editor is in Keyboard view this will select all events at all pitches for
the focused Sound.

Selecting Events/Notes on the Controller

Using your controller, you can quickly select particular events from the current Pattern and in
order to edit them without affecting the other events.
To select events in your Pattern:
1.

Hold

EVENTS

to enter Event Edit mode, or press

EVENTS

+ Button 1 to pin the Event

Edit mode.

2.

Press Button 2 (

SELECT

) to enter Event Select mode.

The

EVENTS

button lights up. You can now select notes and events using various tools:

the 4-D encoder, the pads, Buttons 5–8, Knobs 1–4, and the Page buttons (left of the
displays).

The Event Select mode complements Event Edit mode. You can quickly switch between the two

modes by pressing Button 2 (

SELECT

).

Depending on the current pad mode (Pad Mode or Keyboard mode, see

6.1.1, The Pad View

in the Software

), these tools will select events differently, as described in the following para-

graphs.

Event Select Mode: Selecting Events (Pads in Pad Mode)

In Pad Mode (the default mode of the pads) each pad represents a specific Sound of the fo-
cused Group.
When your pads are in Pad Mode the Event Select mode looks as follows:

Working with Patterns

Editing Events

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