Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 31)

( 4 ) RESTART button: Press the RESTART button at any time to restart from the beginning of the
current loop range. Used together with SHIFT ( 8 ), the RESTART button lets you easily adjust the
Loop in many ways: Press SHIFT + RESTART to enable/disable looping. Hold SHIFT + RESTART
and turn the 4-D encoder to move the entire Loop along the Timeline, or “push & turn” the encoder
to adjust only the endpoint of the Loop. While you hold SHIFT + RESTART , the displays provide
another useful set of looping controls.
( 5 ) ERASE button: During playback, hold ERASE and hold any number of pads or Group buttons to
erase the events for the corresponding Sounds or Groups on the fly as the playback goes on. Use
the shortcut ERASE + EVENTS + pad to quickly erase all events triggered by that pad in your
Pattern. If you have automated a parameter, hold ERASE and turn the corresponding Knob under
the displays to erase the automation of this parameter. Press SHIFT + ERASE + any pad or Group
button to completely remove the Sound or Group in that slot.
( 6 ) TAP button: Repeatedly tap the TAP button to set the desired tempo. Press SHIFT + TAP to
quickly enable/disable the metronome.
( 7 ) FOLLOW button: If you activate FOLLOW , time-related displays (like the Pattern Editor) will
show the next part as the playhead goes beyond the current part so that you always see where the
playhead is. Press SHIFT + FOLLOW to open Grid mode and adjust the grids to define how various
MASCHINE objects can be moved or resized: Perform grid (for transitions between Sections),
Arrange grid (for Pattern length and Section length), Step grid (for events), and Nudge grid (for
events as well).
( 8 ) SHIFT button: While the most important features are accessible through dedicated buttons,
many shortcuts are available by holding the SHIFT button and pressing pads 1 – 16 or several
other buttons. You can also use the SHIFT button to change parameters in finer increments when
entering values with the Knobs, or use it to bypass, remove and move Plug-ins from within the
Plug-in List.
5.1.6. Pad Section
The Pad section includes numerous features. Use the 16 pads to play your Sounds. Above the
pads, the Pad Input Mode buttons let you choose how the pads will react to your hits, for example,
you can trigger all Sounds in your Group, play different notes of a single Sound, specific chords of
that Sound, or create and edit events in the step sequencer.
Besides playing Sounds, the pads provide access to many editing and selection commands
depending on the mode selected from the column of Mode buttons left of the pads.
Additionally, when you hold SHIFT the pads provide you with useful shortcuts and commands for
your everyday work with MASCHINE+.
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