Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 26)

3. Performance section : This section provides you with various tools shaped for live
performance. The NOTE REPEAT button provides you access to the Note Repeat / Arp
feature. The LOCK button allows you to store and recall snapshots during your set.
Underneath, the Smart Strip and its four function buttons make up a highly versatile and
intuitive tool for enriching your performance. For more information, see Performance Section .
4. Group section : The dedicated Group buttons allow you to instantly access each of your
Groups. For more information, see Group Section .
5. Transport section : Start, stop and restart playback, activate record, and tap the tempo, simply
by pressing the dedicated buttons. Use SHIFT to access the secondary functions. For more
information, see Transport Section .
6. Pad section : Access the various modes using the column of mode buttons on the left side of
this section. Use the 16 pads to play your Sounds. Above the pads, the Pad Input Mode
buttons let you choose how the pads will behave: e.g., they can trigger all Sounds in your
Group, different notes of a single Sound, specific chords of a single Sound, or create and edit
events in the step sequencer. Besides playing the Sounds, the pads provide you access to
many editing and selection commands depending on the selected mode. For more
information, see Pad Section .
5.1.1. Control Section
The Control section provides access to all parameters of the selected mode. It also contains
dedicated buttons to access, for example, the Browser, the Arranger, the Mixer, the Sample Editor,
and Settings.
The Control section
( 1 ) CHANNEL button: Press CHANNEL to switch to Control mode (the default mode on your device
and directly display the Channel properties of the selected Sound/Group or the Master. This
provides instant access to all Channel properties’ parameters via the eight Buttons and eight
Knobs above and under the displays.
Press SHIFT + CHANNEL ( MIDI ) to switch your device to MIDI mode. This mode will enable you to
use MASCHINE as a MIDI controller. For more information, refer to the Controller Editor Manual.
( 2 ) PLUG-IN button: Press PLUG-IN to switch to Control mode (the default mode on your device)
and directly display the Plug-in(s) loaded in the selected Sound/Group or the Master. This provides
instant access to all Plug-ins’ parameters via the eight Buttons and eight Knobs above and under
the displays. Press SHIFT + PLUG-IN ( Instance ) to enter Instance mode. In this mode you can
select which instance of the MASCHINE plug-in you want to control from your MASCHINE+ if you
have more than one instance open in your host.
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