Pads and pad input mode buttons – Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument User Manual
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4
)
DUPLICATE
button: Enters Duplicate mode. Use Duplicate mode to swiftly create another
instance of any Sound, Pattern, Group, or Scene. This can be useful for creating variations or trying
out something new while preserving the current state of your work. Press
SHIFT
+
DUPLICATE
to
quickly double the current Pattern.
(
5
)
VARIATION
button: Enters Variation mode. This lets you introduce “happy accidents” in your
Patterns. The Variation mode provides you with two features: Humanize adds natural rhythmic
fluctuations to programmed sequences, while Random provides randomly generated variations of
your beats and melodies based on adjustable settings. Press
SHIFT
+
VARIATION
to enter
Navigate mode. In Navigate mode you can use the pads and the displays to zoom in and out or
scroll through Patterns and Scenes. Furthermore, the Buttons above the displays provide quick
access to Channel properties and Plug-in parameters.
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6
)
EVENTS
button: Enters Events mode. Here you can select particular events in your Pattern or
Clips and modify their position, pitch (key), velocity, and length. Press
EVENTS
+ pad to quickly
select all events triggered by that pad.
(
7
)
PATTERN
button: Enters Pattern mode. Pattern mode allows you to manage all Patterns in the
selected Group: create new empty Patterns or duplicates of existing ones, switch between
different Patterns, etc. Dimmed pads represent existing Patterns, the fully lit pad represents the
selected Pattern. Press
SHIFT
+
PATTERN
to access Clip mode. For more information, see
Working with Patterns and Clips
.
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8
)
SCENE
button: Enters Scene mode (in Ideas view) or Section mode (in Song view). Use Scene
mode to access your Scenes and Section mode to arrange your song:
• Use
Scene mode
to create, select, and manage Scenes to prepare them for assignment to
Sections in the Arranger. During playback, you can switch Scenes for quick on-the-fly
arrangement by pressing the pads; half-lit pads show existing Scenes, while fully lit pads show
the selected Scene. When you are satisfied with a Scene you can append it to the Arranger.
• Use
Section mode
to create, select, and manage Sections in order to create an arrangement.
Here you can create Sections, assign a Scene to Section, position a Section on the Timeline, and
set the length of a Section.
Press
SHIFT
+
IDEAS
(
Song
) to toggle between Ideas view and Song view.
Pads and Pad Input Mode Buttons
The Pad Input Mode buttons (
10
) to (
14
) allow you to choose from various behaviors for the pads
(
9
) when it comes to triggering your Sounds. The four buttons directly above the pads (
PAD MODE
(
10
),
KEYBOARD
(
11
),
CHORDS
(
12
), and
STEP
(
13
)) control the four main
pad input modes
, while
the
FIXED VEL
button (
14
) controls additional options for the modes.
(
9
)
Pad 1–16
: The sixteen velocity-sensitive pads can be used to play and select your Sounds.
Their behavior can be configured by the Pad Input Mode buttons (
10
) to (
14
) described below. The
pads also have many functions depending on the mode that is currently selected.
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