Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 86)

Loading, Removing, and Replacing a Plug-in
The procedure to load a Plug-in with its default settings is common to all levels (Sound, Group, and
Master) and all Plug-in types:
To load, remove, or replace a Plug-in:
1. Press the PLUG-IN button to enter Control mode and display the Plug-in slots of the selected
Sound, Group, or the Master.
2. Select the Sound, Group, or the Master where the Plug-in is located (see section Focusing on
a Group or a Sound ).
3. Move the 4-D encoder to the right to navigate to the desired Plug-in. The name of the selected
Plug-in appears on the right display in the field between the arrows under Button 5 and 6. If
there are no Plug-ins in the channel this will read EMPTY .
→ You are now ready to load, insert, remove, or replace a Plug-in as described in the following
paragraphs.
Loading a Plug-in in Place
To load a Plug-in into the selected Plug-in slot, do the following:
1. Press SHIFT + BROWSER ( Plug-in ) to open the Plug-in Browser and browse the available
Plug-ins.
2. On the left display, turn Knob 1 to select the TYPE from Instrument or Effect . The right display
shows the list of available instruments or effect Plug-ins.
3. Turn the 4-D encoder or Knob 8 to browse the Plug-ins corresponding to your TYPE (and
possibly VENDOR ) selection.
4. When you have found the Plug-in you want to use, press the 4-D encoder or Button 8 ( LOAD )
to load it. You can also use Buttons 5 and 6 to step through the list and load each effect
directly.
If the selected Plug-in slot was not empty, the previous Plug-in will be replaced with the
new Plug-in.
Instead of using the Plug-in Browser, you can also use the common Browser to load a
particular preset for a Plug-in (see section Browsing the Library .
Inserting a Plug-in
To insert a Plug-in directly after the selected Plug-in slot, do the following:
1. Press SHIFT + Button 3 ( INSERT ). This automatically opens the Browser and locks the File
Type to EFFECT (Button 1 and 2, normally used in the Browser to select the desired File Type,
are here disabled).
2. Choose and load the desired Plug-in preset via the usual workflow in the Browser (see section
Focusing on a Group or a Sound ).
→ When you finally press the 4-D encoder or Button 8 ( LOAD ), MASCHINE+ automatically
switches back to Control mode and the new Plug-in is loaded in the next Plug-in slot. All
following Plug-ins are shifted one slot downwards to make room for the new Plug-in.
WORKING WITH PLUG-INS
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