Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 191)

To arm the recording:
1. Press SAMPLING .
2. Press Button 5 ( Start ) to arm the recording.
→ After the recording has been armed, its behavior will depend on the recording mode you have
selected, see Selecting the Source and the Recording Mode Overview .
If you want to start and stop the recording manually, you can set the MODE to DETECT ,
dial the THRESHOLD down to OFF and start the recording by pressing START (Button 5).
To stop recording, press STOP (Button 5).
• When recording in Detect mode:
• The recording will start as soon as the input signal exceeds the THRESHOLD value. Until then
the Start button turns to a Waiting button and the Waiting for input… message appears in the
information bar above the waveform display. During this waiting phase, you can also start the
recording manually by clicking the Waiting button or cancel the recording by clicking Cancel .
• Once the recording has started, click Stop to stop the recording (it stops immediately) or
Cancel to cancel the recording (the recorded audio will not be saved).
• When recording in Sync mode:
• The recording will start at the next bar. Until then the Start button reads a flashing Waiting
label and the Waiting for the next bar… message appears in the information bar above the
waveform display.
• Once the recording has started, the audio is recorded for the duration set by the LENGTH
control (see Choosing a Recording Mode ). You can also click Stop beforehand to stop the
recording at the next bar, or Cancel to cancel the recording (in that case the recorded audio
will not be saved).
• When recording in Loop mode:
• The recording will start at the beginning of the Pattern. Until then the Start button reads a
flashing Waiting label and the Waiting for end of Pattern… message appears in the
information bar above the waveform display.
• Once the recording has started, the audio is recorded for the duration set by the LENGTH
control (see Choosing a Recording Mode . You can also click Stop beforehand to stop the
recording at the next bar or Cancel to cancel the recording (in that case the recorded audio
will not be saved).
If you want to start and stop the recording manually, you can set the MODE to Detect , dial
the THRESHOLD down to OFF , and start the recording by clicking Start . To stop recording,
click Stop .
In any case, the recorded audio will be stored in the Sound that was under focus as you started the
recording.
When Recording is Complete
When the recording is done, the following things happen:
• Each Take is named and stored as a file on your hard disk (see Location and Name of Your
Recorded Samples ).
• Its waveform appears in the waveform display and its name appears in the information bar
above.
• The recording is automatically appended to the Audio Pool of the Sound and selected (see
Checking Your Recording ).
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