Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 179)

Then create the Pattern for the desired Group:
1. Press the desired Group button A – H to select the Group from which you want to select a
Pattern.
2. Press and hold PATTERN .
Both your pads and the right display give you an overview of the available Patterns. Dim lit pads
indicate the available Patterns. If a Pattern already exists in the selected Scene for that Group, the
referenced Pattern is highlighted and its pad is fully lit.
▶ While you are holding PATTERN , if necessary, press Button 7 or 8 to select the desired Pattern
bank, then press the desired pad (or press the Page buttons) to select the Pattern you want to
use in that Scene.
→ If you have pressed a dim-lit pad, a Pattern is inserted into the selected Scene. If you have
pressed an unlit pad, a new empty Pattern is automatically created in the selected Scene. In
both cases, any Pattern previously existing for that Group in the Scene will be replaced.
Furthermore, the following happens: ▪ In the Arranger (Ideas view and Song view) the Pattern
displays the name and color of the Pattern.
• The corresponding Pattern will now be played by that Scene.
• Additionally, this Pattern is loaded in the Pattern Editor, ready to be modified.
For information on removing a Pattern from a Scene, see
Removing a Pattern in Ideas View .
17.2.4. Removing a Pattern in Ideas View
You can remove a Pattern from a Scene in Ideas view.
To remove a Pattern from a Scene in Ideas view:
1. In Ideas view, press PATTERN .
2. Press the Pad of the Pattern you want to remove.
3. Press Button 2 ( REMOVE ).
→ The Pattern is removed from the Scene. The corresponding Pattern will not be played by that
Scene anymore and the Pattern itself is left untouched.
17.2.5. Selecting a Scene
You can select Scenes from the current Scene bank.
To select a Scene:
Press SCENE ( Section ) + the dim-lit pad corresponding to the cell of the desired Scene on the right
display.
• After your selection, the following happens: The Editor displays the Pattern for the focused
Group in this Scene. If there is no Pattern for the focused Group in the Scene you have just
selected, the Pattern Editor is empty.
• If playback is off the playhead immediately jumps to the beginning of the selected Scene. If
playback is on the playhead jumps according to the Perform Grid settings.
ARRANGING YOUR PROJECT
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