Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 13)

Plug-in
Each Sound, each Group, and the Master can hold any number of Plug-ins. Plug-ins can be
instruments or effects, and they can be internal (included with MASCHINE), from other specific
Native Instruments products (instruments or effects). Instrument and Effect Plug-ins can be
loaded in the first Plug-in slot of Sounds. The other Plug-in slots of Sounds, as well as the Plug-in
slots of Groups and of the Master can hold Effect Plug-ins only. At each level (Sound, Group, and
Master), Plug-ins process the audio in series, according to the order in which they are stacked up.
Refer to chapter Working with Plug-ins .
Project
A Project contains all data needed for a song: Groups with their Patterns, all Scenes and all
settings, modulation, effects, routings, Sounds, and Samples. It’s like a snapshot of the entire state
of MASCHINE. Please read the MASCHINE Getting Started for a complete overview of the
MASCHINE Project structure.
Scene
A Scene is a combination of Patterns for each Group. They can be used to combine Patterns in
order to create musical ideas. Scenes are created in the Ideas view and then added to Sections in
the Song view to create an arrangement. For more information, see Arranging Your Project and
Using Scene Mode .
Section
A Section is a reference to a specific Scene on the Timeline of the Song view. They are used to
arrange the Scenes into a larger musical structure. The benefit of using Sections is that any
changes made to a Scene are replicated in each Section where the Scene is referenced therefore
making the process of changing parts of a song quick and easy. For more information, see
Arranging Your Project and Using Song View .
Song view
Song view will enable you to combine Sections (references to Scenes) and arrange them into a
song in the Arranger. For more information, see Using Song View .
Sound
Sounds are the building blocks of all sound content in MASCHINE. A Sound is made up of any
number of Plug-ins. Each Sound of the selected Group is mapped to one of the 16 pads on the
hardware controller, so you can play the Sounds by pressing the pads. Refer to chapter Managing
Sounds, Groups, and Your Project for more information on Sounds.
Please refer to chapter Glossary at the end of this Manual for more definitions.
3.4. Standalone vs. Controller Mode
MASCHINE+ can be used in two main modes: Standalone Mode and Controller Mode .
• In Standalone mode: MASCHINE+ functions alone as an embedded production environment,
that does not need to be connected to a computer. When MASCHINE+ is in Standalone mode
the power button is lit green .
WELCOME TO MASCHINE+
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