Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 158)

The Macro Controls are available in the Macro properties .
The Macro properties (here for a Sound)
Please refer to section Navigating Channel Properties, Plug-ins, and Parameter Pages to
learn how to access the Macro properties.
13.3.1. Macro Control Overview
Each Macro Control can be assigned to one destination with the full range of the selected
parameter. On the other hand, the same parameter can be the destination of more than one Macro
Control.
To know which parameters you can assign to a Macro Control, consider this single rule:
A Macro Control of a channel can control any parameter located in the properties or Plug-ins of
that channel or of any underlying channel. In other words:
• For Sounds: You can assign the Macro Controls of a Sound to any parameters in its properties
or Plug-ins. It is also possible to assign MIDI Control Change messages, Pitchbend and Program
Changes to Macro Controls in order to control external MIDI devices.
• For Groups: You can assign the Macro Controls of a Group to any parameters in its properties or
Plug-ins as well as any parameters in any Sound inside the Group.
• For the Master: You can assign the Macro Controls to any parameters found in the properties or
Plug-ins of any channel in your Project.
Obviously, the Macro properties (even of a different channel) are not available as targets
for any Macro Control.
Linking the same parameter to more than one Macro Control can be useful in the
following example: If a parameter of a Sound is particularly important, you can link it to
the same knob in the Macro Controls of that Sound, of its parent Group, and of the Master.
By doing this, you ensure that the parameter is always available on the same knob when
you switch between the Master, Group, and Sound level (but not if you switch to another
Sound or Group, of course).
Macro Control Shortcut
A dedicated button enables you to quickly access your Macro Controls at any time:
Press MACRO to directly switch to the Macro Controls of the focused channel (Sound, Group, or
Master).
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