Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 213)

Mute and Solo
Muting allows you to bypass a Sound or a Group, whereas Soloing is pretty much the opposite: It
mutes all other Sounds or Groups so that only the soloed Sound or Group is played. The
combination of muting and soloing is a useful means both to play live and to test different
sequences together.
Pad Mode
Your controller offers various Pad modes that allow you to play your Sounds from the pads in
different ways: Depending on the selected Pad mode, you can either assign one Sound to all 16
pads (Keyboard mode and 16 Velocities mode) or trigger each Sound with a distinct pad (default
mode and Fixed Velocity mode). The Keyboard mode and the Keyboard view in the Pattern Editor
are bound together: If you enter Keyboard mode, the Keyboard view is automatically displayed.
Parameter Pages
The Parameter pages constitute the biggest part of the Control area in the MASCHINE window.
They contain the adjustable Plug-in parameters and Channel properties of the selected Sound/
Group or those of the Master.
Pattern
A Pattern is a sequence that plays Sounds from a Group. Patterns are the building blocks for
Scenes. One Pattern from each Group can be added to a Scene. You can reference the same
Pattern in different Scenes. When you modify a Pattern in the Pattern Editor, all references to this
Pattern are updated in the Arranger.
Pattern Editor
Located at the bottom of the MASCHINE window, the Pattern Editor allows you to select Sound
slots (on the left), display and edit your Patterns, change the Step Grid settings and create/edit
automation.
Plug-in
A Plug-in is an instrument or effect unit, either Internal or External (by Native Instruments or a
third-party manufacturer), that can be loaded into a Plug-in slot to produce or alter sound. When a
Plug-in is loaded into a Plug-in slot, the Plug-in appears in the Plug-in List in the left part of the
Control area.
Prehear
The Prehear feature allows you to listen to Samples directly from the Browser without loading
them into Sound slots first. This way, you can quietly choose a Sample before modifying anything
in your Project.
Project
A Project contains all data needed for a song: all Groups, Patterns, Sounds, Samples, Scenes, and
all settings, automation, effects, routings, etc. It’s like a snapshot of the entire state of MASCHINE.
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