Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 12)

Clip
Clips exist in the Song view and are one-off unique sound bites that can be used in addition to
Patterns. They are similar to Patterns, however, they are much more flexible and have the
advantage of being able to be freely positioned on the timeline. They can be part of a section, but
can also exist outside a section or span across multiple Sections. Clips are great for adding
transitions or audio to your song. To learn more about the Clips, see Working with Patterns and
Clips .
Effect
MASCHINE comes with many different effects in the form of Internal Plug-ins. You may also use
some Native Instruments VST/AU effect plug-ins. Each Sound, each Group, and the Master can
hold any number of effects that can be applied as insert effects. The flexible routing system also
allows you to create send effects, multi-effects, and side-chains. For more details on using effects
in MASCHINE, refer to chapter Using Effects . You can find an exhaustive description of all internal
effects included in MASCHINE Software Manual available from the Native Instruments website.
Event
Events are the individual drum hits or notes that make up a Pattern. In the Pattern Editor, events
are visually represented by rectangles in the Event area. Depending on the current view in the
Pattern Editor, you can see events for all Sounds slots (Group view) or for the selected Sound slot
only (Keyboard view). Events are described in more detail in chapter Recording Patterns .
Group
A Group contains 16 Sound slots. In addition to the Effect Plug-ins applied to each individual
Sound, a Group can have its own insert effect. These affect all the Sounds in the Group. A Group
can also contain any number of Patterns (grouped into banks of 16 Patterns each). Refer to
chapter Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project for more information on Groups.
Ideas View
The Ideas view allows you to experiment with your musical ideas without being tied to a timeline
or arrangement. You can create Patterns for each Group and combine them into a Scene. Scenes
can then be added to Sections in the Song view to create a larger musical structure. For more
information, see Switching Between Ideas View and Song View and Using Ideas View .
Master
This is where all audio signals from each of the Groups and Sounds come together and get mixed.
The Master channel can also host any number of insert effects of its own, these effects are
applied to all Groups and the Sounds within them. More information on the Master can be found in
chapter Managing Sounds, Groups, and Your Project .
Pattern
A Pattern is a sequence that plays Sounds from a Group. It belongs to that Group and will be
saved together with the Group. In every Scene you can choose for each Group which of its
Patterns has to be played. More information on Patterns can be found in the chapter Working with
Patterns and Clips .
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