Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 23)

• Pedal 1: Starts/stop the playback.
• Pedal 2: Engage/disengages recording.
The PEDAL socket can also be configured to send Continuous MIDI CC messages in the
Preferences of the Controller Editor software. For more information read the Controller
Editor manual.
4.6. Connecting MASCHINE+ to a Computer
Connecting MASCHINE+ to your computer using USB enables you to do the following:
• Control the MASCHINE software using Controller mode. For more information, see Standalone
vs. Controller Mode .
• Control external MIDI equipment using the Controller Editor software, see Using MASCHINE+ as
a MIDI Device .
• Transfer files from your SD memory card in Storage mode. For more information, see
Transferring Files to the SD Card .
To connect MASCHINE+ to your computer:
1. Attach the ‘device end’ of the included USB cable to the USB B socket on the rear panel of
MASCHINE+.
2. Attach the 'computer end' of the USB cable to an available USB 2.0 (or later) port on your
computer.
MASCHINE+ will not work with your computer when it is connected to a USB 1.1 port. A
USB 2.0 (or later) port is required.
4.7. Using MASCHINE+ as a MIDI Device
In addition to using MASCHINE+ as a standalone device, or as a controller for the MASCHINE
software, you can also use it as a powerful and highly versatile MIDI controller to pilot any other
MIDI-capable software application running on the computer it is connected to via USB. This is
made possible by the Controller Editor software, an application that allows you to precisely define
all MIDI assignments for your MASCHINE controller. The Controller Editor is installed during the
MASCHINE software installation procedure. For more information on this, please refer to the
Controller Editor Manual available as a PDF file via the Help menu of Controller Editor.
4.8. Using Two or More Devices with MASCHINE
In controller mode MASCHINE+ can be used to control the MASCHINE software. However, if two
or more MASCHINE devices are connected to your computer, only one device can be used to
control the MASCHINE software at a time.
If you have more than one instance of the MASCHINE software running on your computer,
you can control each instance with a different controller. Also, a device not connected to
any MASCHINE software instance can be used in MIDI mode (i.e. as a MIDI controller) at
the same time as the other controller(s). See the Controller Editor Manual for more
information on MIDI mode.
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