Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 100)

10.7.3. Using Gate Mode
Gate mode is used to chop and pitch selected parts of your Sample by applying MIDI note events
in the Keyboard view of the Pattern Editor or by recording them with the pads. Each event is a gate
for the Sample; the length determines the duration of playback, and placement on the scale
determines the pitch. By chopping and pitching the loop you can create melodies or even use it for
effect on drums.
In Keyboard view, MIDI note events are visually layered on top of the Samples’ waveform and can
be edited or deleted at any time, and more importantly, the Sample can be changed at any time
while retaining the MIDI note events in the Pattern, meaning you can keep the phrasing and
melody but use a different Sample for the playback.
Audio plug-in Gate mode with a sample and MIDI events.
The process of using Gate mode is as follows; load a loop onto a Sound, select Gate mode from
the parameters of the Audio Plug-in, and then add MIDI events in the Pattern in the regions where
you want to chop and pitch your Sample, or press play and use the pads to pitch the Sample. For
more information on recording and editing events, refer to chapter Recording Patterns .
To zoom into a Pattern, double-click on the vertical scroll bar to the right of the Pattern
Editor.
10.8. Using the Drumsynths
Drumsynths are a powerful set of monophonic Internal Instrument Plug-ins that allow you to
generate individual, fine-tuned drum sounds for your music productions. Like any other Instrument
Plug-in, you can load them only in the first Plug-in slot of Sounds.
Drumsynths have been designed for extreme playability, both from the high-quality pads of your
MASCHINE+ and from any velocity-sensitive MIDI keyboard. They allow you to quickly build
custom drum sounds and give you full control over the characteristics of the various drums, don’t
hesitate to tweak them during your live performance or automate them like any other Plug-in.
See section Recording Modulation for more information on automation.
The Drums Synth plug-in contains the following engines:
• Kick
• Snare
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