Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 189)

• If SOURCE is set to Internal, you can select the output of any available Group or the Master.
You can easily record the output of a particular Sound by setting SOURCE to Internal,
soloing this Sound, and selecting its parent Group in the INPUT selector.
You can also set SOURCE to Internal , choose as INPUT a Group with a drum kit loaded,
and record your live improvisations on the pads while playing this drum kit. You will then
have your own improvisations recorded as Samples, ready to be used, edited, sliced, etc.,
as any other samples in MASCHINE+.
18.2.3. Choosing a Recording Mode
The Recording mode option enables you to select how MASCHINE+ records samples.
To access the Recording Mode options:
1. Press SAMPLING . to access the Sampler.
2. Press Button 1 ( RECORD ).
3. Press the right Page button to access page 2.
4. Turn Knob 1 ( MODE ) to select from the three available recording modes:
• Detect : Select Detect mode to record audio after the set threshold has been exceeded. This is
useful when you want to record audio without the silence before the incoming sound is played.
If the focused Sound Slot contains neither an Audio nor Sampler plug-in, then the recorded
audio will be loaded automatically into a Sampler plug-in for the first Take. You must trigger the
Sampler with MIDI Events, such as those in a Pattern, to play back the audio.
• If
Detect is selected, you can set a certain threshold using the level THRESHOLD control on
the right. After you pressed Start , any input signal level exceeding this threshold will start the
recording. You can then manually stop the recording by pressing Stop . You can also adjust
the threshold that appears on the horizontal input level meters: Any input level reaching the
slider position will start the recording. To reset the threshold set it to the default value of -12
dB.
• Sync : Select Sync to start recording audio in time with the Pattern Grid. If the focused Sound
Slot contains neither an Audio nor Sampler plug-in, then the recorded Sample will be loaded
automatically into a Sampler plug-in as the first Take. You must trigger the Sampler with MIDI
Events, such as those in a Pattern, to play back the audio.
• When
Sync is selected recording starts in sync with the sequencer after you click Start. The
recording will begin at the start of the next bar. The LENGTH control on the right allows you to
choose a length for the recording: either 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , or 16 bars, or choose Free if you do not
want to set a duration limit to the recording. At any time you can press Stop to end recording,
and the recording will stop at the next bar.
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