Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 99)

10.7.1. Loading a Loop into the Audio Plug-in
You can use the Sampler Plug-in to record sound directly from a microphone, or from an electric
instrument (such as an electric guitar) connected to your soundcard, to create your own loops.
Alternatively, you can quickly audition loops within the MASCHINE Library by using the Loops tag
in the Browser to find one you want. To learn how to filter for loops using the Browser, refer to the
section Browsing the Library .
It is possible to load a Sample tagged as Loops directly from the Browser into empty Sound, which
will place the Sample directly within the Pattern. As the sample is loaded into the Pattern a
waveform of the Sample will become visible and MASCHINE+ will seamlessly determine tempo
information from the Sample and automatically time-stretch it to fit the tempo of your Project. You
can begin playback immediately after it has loaded.
Pattern Editor with the Audio Plug-in in Loop mode loaded on Sound 2.
By default the Audio Plug-in will playback in Loop mode, meaning the Sample will be repeated for
the duration of the Pattern regardless of the length of the Sample. If you want to chop the loop and
pitch it, switch to Gate mode. For more information on Gate mode, refer to the following section
Using Loop Mode .
10.7.2. Using Loop Mode
Loop mode is the default mode for the Audio Plug-in and is used to playback an audio file in time
with your Project. When loaded into a Sound, the audio appears as a waveform in the Pattern
Editor and is repeated for the entirety of the Pattern.
If the Pattern Length is decreased to a length shorter than the audio, Pattern playback will end up
looping back to the start before the entire audio has played, the Pattern Length must be at least as
long as the audio in order to hear the entire audio playing in the Pattern. If the Pattern Length is
increased to a length longer than the audio, the audio will be automatically looped as needed to fill
the entire length of the Pattern, and these iterations will be visualized with darker versions of the
waveform. For more information on changing the Pattern Length, refer to the section Adjusting
the Pattern Length .
The process of using Loop mode is as follows; load an audio file onto a Sound, select Loop mode
from the parameters of the Audio Plug-in.
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