Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 43)

Smart Strip with PITCH mode enabled.
6.8.1. Pitch Mode
In Pitch mode , sliding your finger on the Smart Strip “bends” the pitch of the notes you play on the
pads, i.e., it detunes the sound by a certain amount. If you have used the pitch bend wheel on a
synthesizer or standard MIDI keyboard before, you are probably familiar with this effect.
In Pitch mode, the scale on the Smart Strip is centered, as indicated by a white LED in the middle
of the Smart Strip. Sliding your finger to the left will flatten the pitch. Sliding your finger to the right
will sharpen the pitch. The amount of pitch bend applied to the Sound is indicated by the LED dots
above the Smart Strip. Once you lift your finger off the Smart Strip, the pitch of the sound will
return to standard tuning.
▶ To enable Pitch mode, press the PITCH button.
6.8.2. Modulation Mode
In Modulation mode , sliding your finger on the Smart Strip modulates the sound of the notes you
play on the pads. The Smart Strip always controls the parameter that is assigned to the standard
MIDI CC #1. This MIDI Continuous Controller is reserved for the modulation wheel. If you have
used the modulation wheel on a synthesizer or standard MIDI keyboard before, you are probably
familiar with the effect.
In Modulation mode, the scale starts at the left side of the Smart Strip, as indicated by a white
LED. Sliding your finger to the right will apply an increasing amount of modulation, as indicated by
the LED dots above the Smart Strip. When you lift your finger off the Smart Strip, the modulation
value will remain at the position where the strip was last touched; the LED dots above remain lit to
indicate this position.
▶ To enable Modulation mode, press the MOD button.
6.8.3. Notes Mode
In Notes mode , sliding your finger on the Smart Strip plays the pads you hold one after the other.
Sliding your finger on the Smart Strip while no pad is held will play all Sounds mapped to the pad
matrix in Pad Mode or Keyboard mode. If you slide your finger from left to right, the pads will be
played in an ascending manner. If you slide your finger from right to left, the pads will be played in
a descending manner. This applies regardless of which pads (if any) are held.
To play notes using the Smart Strip:
1. Load a Group (in Pad mode) or Sound (in Keyboard/Chords mode) so they are mapped to the
pads.
2. Press the NOTES button to enable Notes mode.
COMMON OPERATIONS
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