Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 212)

Group View
Group view is the view of the Pattern Editor in which events for all 16 Sound slots of the selected
Group are visible and editable. In Group view, each row of the Step Grid represents a different
Sound slot. This mode is well suited for rhythmic instruments (e.g., a drum kit).
Ideas View
The Ideas view allows you to experiment with your musical ideas without being tied to a timeline
or arrangement. You can create Patterns for each Group and combine them into a Scene. These
Scenes can then be added to Sections in the Song view to create a larger musical structure.
Insert Effect
An insert effect is an effect directly inserted in the signal path of the audio to be processed.
Header
The Header is the topmost row of controls in the MASCHINE software window. It contains global
settings, such as the Master Volume slider, the Transport controls, controls for global swing,
tempo, time signature, etc.
Keyboard View
Keyboard view is the view of the Pattern Editor in which only events of the selected Sound are
visible and editable. The Keyboard view provides a vertical on-screen keyboard that indicates the
pitch of each event (one row per semi-tone). This mode is well suited for melodic instruments (for
example, a synthesizer). The Keyboard view of the Pattern Editor and the Keyboard mode on your
MASCHINE+ are bound together: If you enable Keyboard view in the Pattern Editor, your
MASCHINE+ automatically switches to Keyboard mode, and inversely.
Macro Control
Each Sound/Group/Master channel provides a page of eight Macro Controls to which you can
assign almost any parameter from that level or the underlying one. This way you can define for, for
example, each Group or Sound a set of eight parameters that are quickly accessible. Furthermore,
Macro Controls can be assigned to MIDI CCs to be controlled by an external MIDI controller or
application. Last but not least, if you use the MASCHINE software as a plug-in in a host, Macro
Controls are available for modulation in your host too.
Master
The Master is where all audio signals from each of the Groups and Sounds come together and get
mixed. The Master bus can also have insert effects loaded in its Plug-in slots. These effects are
applied to all Groups and the Sounds within them.
Modulation
Modulation allows you to record changes of parameter values so that you don’t need to actuate
these parameters in real-time. Any modulated parameter is displayed both in the Control Lane (at
the bottom of the Pattern Editor) and as a movement of the chosen parameter itself in the Control
area.
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