Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 114)

Element Parameter Description
Button 5 to
8
User-
defined
Rate
User-definable Note Repeat rate. Turn Knob 3 to set the rate
and Knob 4 to set the Unit for this preset.
Knob 3 Rate Sets the beat of the Note Repeat engine in relation to global
tempo in musical values, ranging from 1/1 to 1/128. All note
values (except 1/1 and 1/128) are available as basic notes,
dotted notes, and triplets. Dotted notes are 1.5 times longer
than the corresponding basic notes. Triplets are 2/3 the
duration of their corresponding basic notes, so that e.g. three
1/4 notes are equal in duration to two basic 1/4 notes.
Knob 4 Unit 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.
Knob 8 Gate Adjusts the ratio between the duration of the notes and the
duration of the silences between them, measured as a
percentage of the note value set by Rate . Available values
range from 1.0% to 200% : At low values the notes are very
short. At 50% notes and silences are equal. At 100%
(midcourse) each note last exactly until the next note is
triggered. At higher values notes overlap (provided that the
selected Sound is polyphonic).
11.2.3. Sequencing Beats with Step Mode
If you are familiar with classic drum machines you may want to program your Pattern using the
step sequencer. In Step mode, you progressively build up the Pattern by programming a sequence
for each individual Sound of the selected Group. Notably, the sequencer does not even need to be
playing.
In Step mode each pad represents one step of a 16-step sequence: you can activate each step by
pressing its pad once, lighting it up. If you press the pad again, the step is removed. This way it’s
quick and easy to create a drum pattern. If you press play you will hear the sequence and see a
light chasing through the pads, starting from pad 1, going up all four rows from left to right, and
ending at pad 16. You may continue to activate or deactivate pads to build your sequence during
playback.
To use the Step mode sequencer:
1. Press STEP to switch to Step mode.
2. Press SELECT and then a Pad to select a Sound.
3. Press PLAY . You will see the playback position in the form of a light chasing through the
pads, starting from pad 1, going up all four rows from left to right, and ending at pad 16.
4. Press an unlit pad to create an event on that step. The pad lights up to indicate that there is
an event on that step. The new event is one step long. The next time the playback position
reaches that step the new event will be played.
RECORDING PATTERNS
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