Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1 Welcome ..................................................................................................................
1.1 Document Conventions ............................................................................................................... 8
2 Installation ...............................................................................................................
2.1 Install Remote Script on MAC OSX .............................................................................................. 10
2.2 Install Remote Script on Windows 7/XP ...................................................................................... 11
2.3 Setup in Live ...............................................................................................................................11
3 Layout and Basic Controls ..........................................................................................
3.1 Basic Layout MASCHINE MK2 ...................................................................................................... 13
3.2 Basic Layout MASCHINE ............................................................................................................. 16
3.3 Basic Layout MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 .......................................................................................... 19
3.4 Basic Layout MASCHINE STUDIO ................................................................................................. 21
3.5 Transport Section with MASCHINE ............................................................................................. 24
3.6 Navigation .................................................................................................................................. 26
3.6.1 Navigation Buttons .................................................................................................... 26
3.6.2 Settings Page ............................................................................................................ 27
4 Global Controls and Navigation ..................................................................................
4.1 Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE STUDIO ....................................................................... 32
4.2 Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE MK2 ............................................................................ 40
4.3 Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE MIKRO MK1 & MIKRO MK2 .......................................... 45
4.4 Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE ................................................................................... 49
4.1.1 Global Section ........................................................................................................... 33
4.1.2 Performance Section .................................................................................................. 34
4.1.3 Edit and Jog Wheel Section ........................................................................................ 35
4.1.4 Footswitches .............................................................................................................. 39
4.2.1 MK2 Global Controls .................................................................................................. 40
4.2.2 MK2 Master Section ................................................................................................... 41
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4.5 Edit Section ................................................................................................................................ 52
4.5.1 Clearing Parameter automation using the CLEAR button .......................................... 54
5 Controller Modes .......................................................................................................
5.1 Clip Mode ................................................................................................................................... 56
5.2 Scene Mode ................................................................................................................................ 64
5.3 Pad Mode ....................................................................................................................................66
5.4 Track Controls ............................................................................................................................ 78
5.5 Control Mode (MIKRO MK1 and MIKRO MK2 only) ........................................................................ 81
5.1.1 Launching Clips ........................................................................................................ 56
5.1.2 Changing clip colors .................................................................................................. 61
5.1.3 Editing in Clip Mode .................................................................................................. 63
5.2.1 Editing in Scene Mode ............................................................................................... 66
5.3.1 Note Mode .................................................................................................................. 67
5.3.2 Note Mode on MASCHINE and MASCHINE MIKRO ........................................................ 69
5.3.3 Drum Rack Mode ....................................................................................................... 70
5.3.4 Note Repeat ............................................................................................................... 72
5.3.5 Note Repeat MASCHINE STUDIO ................................................................................. 72
5.3.6 Note Repeat MASCHINE and MASCHINE MK2 ............................................................. 74
5.3.7 Note Repeat MASCHINE MIKRO and MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 ....................................... 74
5.3.8 Edit in Pad Mode ....................................................................................................... 76
5.4.1 Track modes .............................................................................................................. 78
5.4.2 Editing while in Track Control Mode .......................................................................... 80
5.5.1 Mixer Volume Control (Green) .................................................................................... 82
5.5.2 Pan Control (RED) ...................................................................................................... 84
5.5.3 Send Volume Control (Blue) ....................................................................................... 85
5.5.4 Controlling Devices in Control Mode (Purple) ............................................................. 87
5.5.5 Editing and Clearing Parameter Automation in control mode .................................... 88
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6 MASCHINE Pages ......................................................................................................
6.1 MASCHINE STUDIO Pages ........................................................................................................... 91
6.2 MASCHINE MK2 Pages ................................................................................................................ 95
6.3 MASCHINE MK1 Pages ................................................................................................................ 99
6.4 MASCHINE MIKRO and MIKRO MK2 Pages ................................................................................... 104
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1 Welcome
Welcome to the MASCHINE Controller Editor Ableton Live template. This document describes
how to install, setup and use the Ableton Live 9.1 template with the MASCHINE Controller Editor software and use a MASCHINE hardware controller to operate Ableton Live. This template
provides very detailed control over Ableton Live 9.1 and doubles the functionality of your MASCHINE hardware. Please carefully read the entire document and follow the instructions step
by step.
Included in this release are not only the remote script and template for MASCHINE STUDIO
but also new advanced templates and remote scripts for MASCHINE, MASCHINE MIKRO, MASCHINE MK2 and MASCHINE MIKRO MK2. Users of the previous template should note that
there have been a few changes and that some button assignments were changed to incorporate
various new functions like Note Repeat, Editing etc.
There are some notable changes for users of the previous version:
▪ NOTE REPEAT button now performs actual note repeat. The Stop All clips function has
been assigned to a different button depending on your version of MASCHINE.
Welcome
▪ CONTROL Mode is not available for MASCHINE MK2 anymore.
▪ Deactivating and activating devices in Control mode is done by pressing the Shift (ENTER)
button and the device assignment button (Pad 8).
▪ Pad Mode has been expanded to work with Drum Racks.
▪ Use Pad Mode to delete certain note values of a midi clip.
▪ Edit functions like deleting, duplicating or creating of tracks, scenes or clips has been
added.
▪ Live 9’s new clip automation has been incorporated. You can also use the MASCHINE
controller knobs with the clear button to delete automation.
▪ Some functions on MASCHINE MIKRO like arm, stop track, cross fader assignment, and
control mode do not have dedicated buttons anymore but are activated by using the Shift
(ENTER) button and other mode buttons.
▪ You can edit the loop and start/end point of clips (not available for MIKRO).
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Document Conventions
▪ Launch a scene in Clip Mode using the Shift button
It is necessary that you familiarize yourself with the new assignments and functions by studying this manual carefully.
On behalf of the entire NATIVE INSTRUMENTS team, we hope you find this template useful.
1.1 Document Conventions
This document uses particular formatting to point out special facts and to warn you of potential issues. The icons introducing the following notes let you see what kind of information can
be expected:
Whenever this exclamation mark icon appears, you should read the corresponding note
carefully and follow the instructions and hints given there if applicable.
This light bulb icon indicates that a note contains useful extra information. This information may often help you to solve a task more efficiently, but does not necessarily apply to
the setup or operating system you are using; however, it's always worth a look.
Furthermore, the following formatting is used:
Welcome
▪ Text appearing in (drop-down) menus (such as Open…, Save as… etc.) and paths to loca-
tions on your hard drive or other storage devices is printed in italics.
▪ Text appearing elsewhere on the screen (labels of buttons, controls, text next to checkbox-
es etc.) is printed in light blue. Whenever you see this formatting applied, you will find
the same text appearing on the screen.
▪ Text appearing on labels of the MASCHINE controller is printed in orange. Whenever you
see this formatting applied, you will find the same text on the controller.
▪ Text appearing on the display(s) of your hardware controller is printed in grey. Whenever
you see this formatting applied, you will find the same text appearing on the display(s) of
your controller.
▪ Important names and concepts are printed in bold.
▪ References to keys on your computer’s keyboard you’ll find put in square brackets (e.g.,
“Press [Shift] + [Return]”).
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1. Sequences of ordered instructions are introduced by numbers.
Single instructions are introduced by this play button type arrow.
►
Results of actions are introduced by this smaller arrow.
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Welcome
Document Conventions
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Install Remote Script on MAC OSX
2 Installation
Note: The Maschine Live 9 template is not compatible with Ableton Live 9.1. If you used
the MASCHINE Ableton Live 9 template you must first uninstall it before you install the
MASCHINE Ableton Live 9.1 template.
To start the installation process, follow the steps below:
1. Locate the downloaded files and the Controller Editor installation directory on your hard
drive.
2. In the installation directory of Controller Editor you will find the folder “..\Template Support Files\Ableton Live 9,” which contains two further folders: "MASCHINE", "MASCHINE_MK2" and “MASCHINE_Studio”
▪ If you own MASCHINE or MASCHINE MIKRO, you require the “MASCHINE” folder.
▪ Owners of MASCHINE MK2 and MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 use the remote scripts con-
tained in the folder “MASCHINE_MK2”.
▪ Owners of MASCHINE STUDIO use the remote scripts contained in the folder “MA-
SCHINE_Studio”.
Installation
Copy the complete folder to the Live 9/Resources/MIDI Remote Scripts folder.
►
2.1 Install Remote Script on MAC OSX
1. Go to your Program folder and right-click the Live Application symbol.
2. Select Show Package Contents from the context menu.
3. In the Ableton Live package, navigate to Contents/App-Resources/MIDI Remote Scripts.
4. Delete any previously installed MASCHINE folders from "MIDI Remote Scripts".
5. Paste the previously copied folder from your clipboard to the "MIDI Remote Scripts" folder.
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Install Remote Script on Windows 7/XP
2.2 Install Remote Script on Windows 7/XP
Go to Ableton Live's installation directory and copy the MASCHINE/MASCHINE_Studio
►
folder to the following location:
For example: …\Ableton\Live 9\Resources\MIDI Remote Scripts
2.3 Setup in Live
If Live was running during the installation process or if you change controllers, you need to restart Ableton Live before the new settings become available.
1. In Ableton Live, open the Preferences window and select the MIDI/Sync tab.
2. Depending on the generation of your MASCHINE controller, select either MASCHINE or
MASCHINE MK2 or MASCHINE STUDIO from one of the drop-down menus labeled Con-
trol Surface.
Installation
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3. Make sure Input and Output are set to the corresponding MASCHINE controller and you
have selected the Virtual Input / Output ports.
Installation
Setup in Live
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Layout and Basic Controls
Basic Layout MASCHINE MK2
3 Layout and Basic Controls
The Controller Editor Ableton Live Template has three basic controller modes. The controller is
always in one of these modes and you can switch between them.
▪ Clip mode (PATTERN button) – for launching clips in Ableton Live's Session View, see
↑5.1, Clip Mode, ↑5.1, Clip Mode
▪ Scene mode (SCENE button) – for launching scenes in Ableton Live's Session View, see
↑5.1.3, Editing in Clip Mode, ↑5.1.3, Editing in Clip Mode
▪ Pad mode (PAD MODE button) – for playing notes with MASCHINE's pads, see ↑5.2.1, Ed-
iting in Scene Mode, ↑5.2.1, Editing in Scene Mode
MASCHINE MIKRO has an additional Control Mode with which the pads are used to assign
Control encoder to volumes, pans, sends or device parameters in Ableton Live's GUI, see
↑5.4.2, Editing while in Track Control Mode ↑5.4.2, Editing while in Track Control Mode
Some Buttons have an extra function when selected while a Shift button is held down. The
Shift button is different for each controller. For every layout version the Shift button has been
highlighted with a blue box.
3.1 Basic Layout MASCHINE MK2
The Live Template assigns the controls of MASCHINE MK2 to the following tasks:
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Layout and Basic Controls
Basic Layout MASCHINE MK2
Overview of MASCHINE MK2 controller
No Button Function
1 SCENE Switches to Scene mode
2 PATTERN switches to Clip/Session mode; with Shift button (ENTER button) acti-
vates Color Editing see ↑5.1.2, Changing clip colors, ↑5.1.2, Changing
clip colors
3 PAD switches to Note/Drum mode
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Layout and Basic Controls
Basic Layout MASCHINE MK2
No Button Function
4 NAVIGATE Enables Selection via the pads, basically this only works in Clip mode. +
Shift: changes Ableton Live's focus, stepping through the Session View,
Detail/Clip View, Detail/Device Chain View, the browser and then to the
Arranger View.
5 DUPLICATE Used to duplicate, for more details see ↑4.4, Controls and Navigation
with MASCHINE , ↑4.4, Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE
6 SELECT Select Tracks
7 SOLO Solo Tracks
8 MUTE Mute Tracks
9 CONTROL UNDO, is lit up if there is something in the undo history
10 STEP REDO, is lit up if there is something in the redo history
11 BROWSE NEW function (see section on editing)
12 SAMPLING CLEAR/DELETE (see section on editing)
13 ALL Stop all Clips(quantized); + Shift: Stop all clips immediately
14 AUTO WR. Assign Sends; + Shift: Update display
15 VOLUME Assigns Control encoder to master volume/cue volume
16 SWING Assigns Control encoder to adjust record quantize/clip quantize
17 TEMPO Assigns Control encoder to adjust tempo
18 Control encoder: Control encoder (assignable to various parameters depending on controller
mode)
19 Page buttons: (18) Page buttons ("◄" and "►"): Left/Right buttons (function depends
on current Mode)
20 NOTE REPEAT Note Repeat
21 ENTER Shift button
22 GROUP A Navigation Mode assign, assigns control encoder to certain navigation
functions; +Shift switches navigation for the clip view navigation [buttons (26)] between single step and 4 steps
23 GROUP C Track Crossfade Assign
24 GROUP D Track Arm
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No Button Function
25 GROUP H Track Stop
Layout and Basic Controls
Basic Layout MASCHINE
26 GROUP B, E, F and G but-
tons
27 RESTART Fire; +Shift: tap tempo
28 Step Backward button: Metronome
29 Step Forward button: Session automation
30 GRID Session Overdub
31 PLAY Play
32 REC Record
33 ERASE Stop
Clip View Navigation
3.2 Basic Layout MASCHINE
The Live Template assigns the controls of MASCHINE to the following tasks:
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Layout and Basic Controls
Basic Layout MASCHINE
Overview of MASCHINE MK1 controller
Number Button Function
1 SCENE switches to Scene mode
2 PATTERN switches to Clip/Session mode; with Shift button (BROWSE button)
activates Color Editing see ↑5.1.2, Changing clip colors, ↑5.1.2,
Changing clip colors
3 PAD switches to Note/Drum mode
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Layout and Basic Controls
Basic Layout MASCHINE
Number Button Function
4 NAVIGATE Track crossfader assign
5 DUPLICATE Used to Duplicate, for more details see ↑4.4, Controls and Naviga-
tion with MASCHINE , ↑4.4, Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE
6 SELECT Select Tracks
7 SOLO Solo Tracks
8 MUTE Mute Tracks
9 CONTROL UNDO; is lit up if there is something in the undo history
10 STEP REDO; is lit up if there is something in the redo history
11 BROWSE Shift modifier button
12 SAMPLING Clear (function depends on Mode)
13 SNAP Stop all Clips(quantized); + Shift: Stop all clips immediately
14 AUTO WRITE Assign Sends; + Shift: Update display
15 VOLUME encoder adjust master/cue volume; in Nav Mode ((11) active): select tracks/
scenes/devices
16 TEMPO encoder adjust song tempo; in Nav Mode ((11) active): Mode dependent navi-
gation
17 SWING encoder adjust record quantization/clip quantization; in Nav Mode ((11) ac-
tive): Mode dependent navigation
18 NOTE REPEAT Note Repeat
19 GROUP A activates navigation with encoders (15),(16),(16); + Shift: toggle be-
tween view navigation in steps of 4 and steps of 1; + ALT (20):
switch focus in Live
20 GROUP C Alt modifier button
21 GROUP D Track Arm
22 GROUP H Track Stop
23 GROUP B, E, F and G but-
tons
24 RESTART Fire; +Shift: tap tempo
Clip View Navigation
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Layout and Basic Controls
Basic Layout MASCHINE MIKRO MK2
Number Button Function
25 Step Backward button Metronome
26 Step Forward button Session automation
27 GRID Session Overdub
28 PLAY Play
29 REC Record
30 ERASE Stop
3.3 Basic Layout MASCHINE MIKRO MK2
The Live Template assigns the controls of the MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 to the following tasks:
Overview of MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller
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Layout and Basic Controls
Basic Layout MASCHINE MIKRO MK2
Call-out Button Function
1 SCENE Switches to Scene mode; with Shift button (MAIN button) switches to
Control mode.
2 PATTERN Switches to Clip/Session mode; with Shift button (MAIN button) acti-
vates Color Editing see ↑5.1.2, Changing clip colors, ↑5.1.2, Changing
clip colors.
3 PAD Switches to Note/Drum mode.
4 VIEW Enables Selection via the pads, basically this only works in Clip mode +
Shift: changes Ableton Live's focus, stepping through the Session View,
Detail/Clip View, Detail/Device Chain View, the browser and then to the
Arranger View.
5 DUPLICATE Used to Duplicate for more details see ↑4.4, Controls and Navigation
with MASCHINE , ↑4.4, Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE
6 SELECT Select Tracks; with Shift button Crossfade Assign.
7 SOLO Solo Tracks; with Shift button Track Stop.
8 MUTE Mute Tracks; with Shift button Track Arm.
9 CONTROL Stop all Clips (quantized); + Shift: Stop all clips immediately.
10 Control encoder: Control encoder (assignable to various parameters depending on control-
ler mode).
11 MAIN General Shift button.
12 GROUP Rotary Assignment.
13 BROWSE Navigate left depending on current mode.
14 SAMPLING Navigate right depending on current mode.
15 NOTE REPEAT Note Repeat. Works only with Note/Drum Mode.
16 RESTART Fire; + Shift: tap tempo.
17 Step Backward button: Metronome
18 Step Forward button: Session automation
19 GRID Session Overdub
20 PLAY: Play
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Basic Layout MASCHINE STUDIO
Call-out Button Function
21 REC: Record
22 ERASE: Stop
3.4 Basic Layout MASCHINE STUDIO
The Live Template assigns the controls of MASCHINE STUDIO to the following tasks:
Layout and Basic Controls
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Layout and Basic Controls
Basic Layout MASCHINE STUDIO
Overview of MASCHINE STUDIO controller
Call-out Button Function
1 SCENE Switches to Scene mode.
2 PATTERN Switches to Clip/Session mode; with Shift button (BROWSE button) acti-
vates Color Editing see ↑5.1.2, Changing clip colors, ↑5.1.2, Changing
clip colors.
3 PAD Switches to Note/Drum mode
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Layout and Basic Controls
Basic Layout MASCHINE STUDIO
Call-out Button Function
4 NAVIGATE Enables Selection via the pads, basically this only works in Clip mode
+Shift: changes Ableton Live's focus, stepping through the Session
View, Detail/Clip View, Detail/Device Chain View, the browser and then
to the Arranger View.
5 DUPLICATE button: Used to Duplicate, for more details see ↑4.4, Controls and Navigation
with MASCHINE , ↑4.4, Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE .
6 SELECT Select Tracks
7 SOLO Solo Tracks
8 MUTE Mute Tracks
9 CHANNEL
10 PLUGIN inactive
11 ARRANGE
12 MIX Back to arrangement.
13 BROWSE Shift button.
14 SAMPLING Switch in Live between Detail/Clip and Detail/Device view. + Shift
15 ALL
16 AUTO Assign sends
17 TAP Tap song temp
18 STEP MODE Stop all Clips(quantized); + Shift: Stop all clips immediately
19 MACRO Fire currently selected slot
20 NOTE REPEAT Note Repeat
21 GROUP A Switch between navigation in the session in steps of four or one.
22 GROUP C Track Crossfade Assign
23 GROUP D Track Arm
24 GROUP H Track Stop
Song Follow
Arrangement overdub ( button) in Live.
switch between Session and Arrangement view in Live.
Re-Enable Automation function.
25 GROUP B, E, F and G Clip View Navigation
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Layout and Basic Controls
Transport Section with MASCHINE
Call-out Button Function
26 RESTART Adjust arrangement loop with jog wheel.
27 METRO Metronome
28 EVENTS Session automation
29 GRID Session Overdub
30 PLAY Play
3.5 Transport Section with MASCHINE
All MASCHINE Models have a Transport section MASCHINE, MASCHINE MK2, MASCHINE
MIKRO AND MIKRO MK2 all have the same assignment:
Transport section on MASCHINE controller
Call-out Button Function
1 RESTART Fire; + Shift: tap tempo.
2 Step Backward but-
ton:
3 Step Forward but-
ton:
4 GRID Session Overdub
5 PLAY Play
6 REC Record
7 ERASE Stop
Metronome
Session automation
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MASCHINE STUDIO
Transport section on MASCHINE STUDIO controller
Call-out Button Function
1 RESTART Fire; + Shift: tap tempo.
2 METRO Metronome
3 EVENTS Session automation
4 GRID Session Overdub
5 PLAY Play
Layout and Basic Controls
Transport Section with MASCHINE
6 REC Record
7 ERASE Stop
All buttons in the TRANSPORT section control their assigned functions in Live regardless of
which mode the controller is in. The only exception is the RESTART button in MASCHINE STUDIO Transport section. It is used in conjunction with MASCHINE Studios' jog
wheel.
Hold down the RESTART button in MASCHINE STUDIO and turn the jog wheel, this will move
the Arrangement loop start point. With the Shift button held down can modify the loop length.
If you press the jog wheel and turn it, the loop start/loop length will be modified in steps of
one beat otherwise one bar.
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Layout and Basic Controls
3.6 Navigation
3.6.1 Navigation Buttons
In order to be able to move around among your tracks in Live, to select and play your clips, the
Live Template makes use of Navigation buttons. This come in the form of the GROUPS section
on the MASCHINE, MASCHINE MK2 and MASCHINE STUDIO controllers.
GROUPS section on MASCHINE STUDIO controller
Navigation
On both MASCHINE controller generations, the GROUPS buttons B, E, F and G are dedicated
to navigating within Ableton Live's Session View. The buttons of the GROUPS section retain
the same functionality, no matter which mode is active.
Press B and F to move the colored four x four focus rectangle up and down within the
►
Session View. The buttons E and G navigate left and right respectively.
By default the view is moved in steps of one cell. This can be modified in the following manner:
▪ For MASCHINE STUDIO the Group A button is assigned to turning the four step horizontal
navigation on or off. The Group B, E, F and G buttons will turn purple indicating that
track navigation is now possible in steps of four. Group A button will be lit up.
▪ For MASCHINE MK2 press Shift (ENTER) and the Group A button. The Group B, E, F and
G buttons will turn purple indicating that track navigation is now possible in steps of four.
To go back to one step just press the same combination again and the buttons will turn
blue again and navigation is done in steps of one.
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Layout and Basic Controls
▪ For MASCHINE MK1 press Shift (BROWSE) and the Group A button switch between hori-
zontal navigation in steps of one or four. The new mode is shown in Ableton Live's status
bar.
Ableton Live status bar reads View Navigation in steps of 4
By pressing and holding any of the Navigation buttons, you can move the focus rectangle in
one direction until the button is released.
3.6.2 Settings Page
MASCHINE MK2
Navigation
Settings Page on the MASCHINE MK2 controller
MASCHINE
Settings Page on the MASCHINE controller
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Layout and Basic Controls
On MASCHINE STUDIO
Settings Page on the MASCHINE STUDIO controller
On MASCHINE MIKRO these values are on Page 9: XFade/Settings 1 and Page 10: Settings 2:
Navigation
Settings Pages on the MASCHINE MIKRO MK1 controller
On the Setting Page you can define certain basic behavior. These settings are recalled the next
time you load a new song or open Live again.
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Layout and Basic Controls
Mode Description
Color Mode Switches between Standard Clip Color Mode (inactive) and Clip Color Mode (ac-
tive) (see ↑5.3.1, Note Mode, ↑5.3.1, Note Mode)
Arm Exclusive This refers to the track arming behavior (for more details see ↑5.3.8, Edit in
Pad Mode ↑5.3.8, Edit in Pad Mode)
If lit up, arming tracks with the pads in track arm mode will unarm previously
armed tracks. Otherwise, the previously armed tracks will remain armed. This
only refers to the behavior of arming tracks with the controller and not in the
software.
Arm Select This refers to general selection behavior of MASCHINE when selecting tracks
via the control encoder, jog wheel or the NAVIGATE/VIEW button. If this is
highlighted, then selecting tracks will also automatically arm the selected track
exclusively.
Solo Exclusive This refers to the track soloing behavior (for more details see ↑5.3.8, Edit in
Pad Mode ↑5.3.8, Edit in Pad Mode)
If lit up, soloing tracks with the pads in tracks solo mode will un solo tracks.
Otherwise soloed tracks will remain solo.
KEY COLOR (Not MASCHINE) Refers to the coloring of notes in Pad Mode. If lit up the
notes are colored in Interval Color mode, otherwise in Individual Color mode.
Individual Color mode is the default. (For more details see ↑5.2.1, Editing in
Scene Mode ↑5.2.1, Editing in Scene Mode)
Navigation
It is important to note, that the Arm / Solo Exclusive settings are local to the MASCHINE
controller and not to be confused with the Arm / Solo Exclusive setting, which can be set in
Ableton Live's Preference Dialog > Record Warp Launch tab.
The knobs on the Settings page are responsible for setting certain values as follows:
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Layout and Basic Controls
Mode Description
QUANT GRID This refers to the edit function Quantize/Quantize 50%. The quantization value
applied when quantizing a clip can be set here. The new value is displayed in
Ableton Live's status bar. MACHINE MK2 and MASCHINE STUDIO also display
the value on the left display. The default value is 1/16th.
INIT CLIP LENGTH This refers to the Edit function NEW clip. When creating a new MIDI clip with
the NEW the initial size of the new empty MIDI clip is determined by the value
you can set with this knob. The initial value is 4 beat. The smallest value you
can set is 1 beat and the largest value is 64 beats = 16 bars. The new value is
shown in Live’ status bar. MACHINE MK2 and MASCHINE STUDIO show the
new value on MASCHINE’s page display.
REC QUANTIZE Set the current recording quantization. This can also be set via the control en-
coder or jog wheel. This value is not stored with Remote Script but is linked
with the current song.
CLIP QUANTIZE Set the current recording quantization. This can also be set via the control en-
coder or jog wheel. This value is not stored with Remote Script but is linked
with the current song.
OCTAVE Refers to note mode and sets the current octave. See ↑5.2.1, Editing in Scene
Mode ↑5.2.1, Editing in Scene Mode
Navigation
SCALE Refers to note mode and sets the current scale. See ↑5.2.1, Editing in Scene
Mode ↑5.2.1, Editing in Scene Mode
BASE NOTE Refers to note mode and sets the base note. See ↑5.2.1, Editing in Scene Mode
↑5.2.1, Editing in Scene Mode
To set the initial Clip length and Quantization value to be applied when using Edit QUANTIZE
button on MACHINE MIKRO, go to Page 11: Settings 2 and hold down the corresponding buttons
and turn the control encoder. The value will be changed and the new value will be displayed in
Ableton Live's status bar.
Ableton Live's status bar reading MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Quantize set to 1/16T
Ableton Live's status bar reading MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Initial Clip Length: 4 Beats
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Layout and Basic Controls
The default value for initial clip length with the NEW function is 4 beats and the initial quantize value is 1/16 note. The initial clip length will be set in steps of 4 beats = 1 bar. If you
press the encoder while turning, the length will be set in steps of 1 beat.
Navigation
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Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE STUDIO
4 Global Controls and Navigation
4.1 Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE STUDIO
Except for MASCHINE MK1, all models of MASCHINE have a main control encoder. MASCHINE STUDIO has a jog wheel. These have different functions depending on the current
Mode of the encoder.
When the encoder is assigned to a mixer parameter, turning the main encoder will modify
the value in large steps. To modify the values in finer steps, press the encoder and turn it
while holding it down.
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4.1.1 Global Section
Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE STUDIO
Global section of MASCHINE STUDIO controller
Call-out
1 CHANNEL
2 ARRANGE
Button Function
Activate Song follow.
Arrangement overdub ( button) in Live
3 MIX Back to arrangement.
4 BROWSE Shift button.
5 SAMPLING Switch in Live between the Detail/Clip and the Detail/Device view; + Shift:
switch in Live between Session and Arrangement view.
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Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE STUDIO
Call-out Button Function
6 ALL
Re-Enable Automation function.
7 AUTO Assign Send Buttons; +Shift: synchronize the controllers display.
4.1.2 Performance Section
Performance section on MASCHINE STUDIO controller
Call-out Button Function
1 TAP Tap Tempo.
2 STEP MODE Stop all clips quantized; +Shift stops all clips immediately.
3 MACRO Fire Button fires the highlighted clip slot.
4 NOTE REPEAT Note Repeat (for more Details see ↑5.3.4, Note Repeat ↑5.3.4, Note Repeat
and ↑5.3.5, Note Repeat MASCHINE STUDIO ↑5.3.5, Note Repeat MA-
SCHINE STUDIO).
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4.1.3 Edit and Jog Wheel Section
Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE STUDIO
Edit and jog wheel section on MASCHINE STUDIO controller
With the buttons (1)-(8) in the edit section, you can perform basic editing in Live, like deleting
clips, creating new midi clips, new tracks, new scenes etc. How the buttons work depends on
the current mode you are in.
Basic functions of the edit buttons:
Call-out
1 COPY Creates a duplicate.
2 PASTE Corresponds to New.
3 NOTE Doubles length of MIDI loop.
4 NUDGE Clears Clip Envelops.
5 UNDO Undo last action in Live: is lit up if there is something in the undo history.
Button Function
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Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE STUDIO
Call-out Button Function
6 REDO Redo last undo: is lit up if there is something in the redo history.
7 QUANTIZE Quantize Clip.
8 CLEAR Clear/Delete.
For more details see the description of the edit section for each mode
Global Controls and Navigation
Mode
Clip/Session mode see ↑5.1.3, Editing in Clip Mode, ↑5.1.3, Editing in Clip Mode
Scene mode see ↑5.2.1, Editing in Scene Mode, ↑5.2.1, Editing in Scene Mode
Note mode see ↑5.3.8, Edit in Pad Mode, ↑5.3.8, Edit in Pad Mode
Track modes see ↑5.4.2, Editing while in Track Control Mode, ↑5.4.2, Editing while in Track
Description
Control Mode
The function of the jog wheel depends on the selected jog wheel mode (13) – (18). Use the ◄
and ► buttons (11) to change the jog wheel mode.
Using the Jog Wheel
Turning the wheel is assigned to a certain function determined by the current mode. If you
press down the jog wheel and keep it down while turning it, an alternate function will be assigned. Holding the BACK or ENTER while will possibly give you other functions.
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Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE STUDIO
No Page Function
13 EDIT In this mode the function is determined by the current mode:
Clip Mode
Move the clip view focus up/down or left/right
Scene Mode
Access to Scene beyond the scenes 1-16
Note Mode
Set Octave, Scale, Base Note
Drum Mode
Change drum pad scroll position
Track Assign
Access to tracks beyond the tracks 1-16
Global Controls and Navigation
14
15 BROWSE The jog wheel is used to move the transport. Using the modifiers will move the trans-
16 TUNE Adjusts the Tempo of Live
17 SWING Adjusts Record Quantization/Clip Quantization
18 VOLUME Adjust the Master Volume or Cue Volume of Live
CHANNEL The jog wheel is used to select tracks, scenes of devices in the selected track. If
SEL->ARM (see ↑3.6.2, Settings Page, ↑3.6.2, Settings Page) is active a newly se-
lected track will be armed..
port in greater or lesser step with every click.
Jog wheel in EDIT Mode:
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Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE STUDIO
Mode Modifier Function
Clip Mode None
Push
Scene Mode Scene Navigation (only if song contains more than 16 scenes)
Clip View Navigation left / right (tracks)
Clip View Navigation up / down (scenes)
Note Mode None
Push
Shift
Drum Rack Mode Scroll in Drum Pad up/down
Track Modes Track Navigation (only active if song contains more than 16 tracks)
Octave up/down
Next/Previous scale in scale list
Next/Previous base note
All other jog wheel modes are independent from the current basic mode.
Wheel Mode Modifier Function
CHANNEL None
Push
Shift
Select Track (will automatically ARM the track if SEL>ARM is active.
Select Scene.
Select Device.
BROWSE Jump by +/- 1 Beat.
Push Jump by +/- 1/4Beat.
Shift Jump by +/- 4 Beats.
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Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE STUDIO
Wheel Mode Modifier Function
TUNE Tempo Coarse.
Push Tempo Fine in steps of 0.01 BPM.
Shift Tempo Fine in steps of 0.1 BPM.
SWING Recording Quantize.
Push Clip Start Quantize.
Shift Swing amount +/- 0.01. Affects MIDI recording and all
direct quantize calls.
VOLUME Master Volume (coarse).
Push Master Volume (fine).
Shift Cue Volume (coarse).
Shift + Push Cue Volume (fine).
In conjunction with certain buttons the current assignment of the jog wheel via the jog wheel
mode is overwritten.
On MASCHINE STUDIO the RESTART button will overwrite this function as long as the RE-
START button is being held down. While holding down the RESTART button you can adjust the
position or length of the arrangement loop.
You can also overwrite the jog wheel when you enter Color Edit mode. As soon as you leave
Color Edit, the wheel is assigned to its previous function. For more details on color editing see
↑5.1.2, Changing clip colors, ↑5.1.2, Changing clip colors
4.1.4 Footswitches
MASCHINE STUDIO also has 2 inputs for use with footswitches/sustain pedals.
Footswitch inputs of the MASCHINE STUDIO controller
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Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE MK2
Currently Footswitch 1 is assigned to MIDI CC 64, which is the standard sustain. Footswitch 2
is assigned to the FIRE function, which will trigger the currently selected slot.
You can also assign a footswitch to trigger other functions, like PLAY or NOTE REPEAT. To do
this, assign the same MIDI CC settings of a button to the footswitch using the Controller Editor. For example to assign the PLAY button to the footswitch select the footswitch (1 or 2) in
the controller editor and set the type to “Control Change”, the Channel to 1, the number to
108, the mode to “Gate”. The Off/On values should be set at 0/127.
4.2 Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE MK2
4.2.1 MK2 Global Controls
Global controls on MASCHINE MK2 controller
Call-out Controller Ableton Live Function
1 CONTROL Undo Button is lit if there is something in the undo history.
2 STEP Redo Button is lit if there is something in the redo history.
3 BROWSE New New Button (see description of edit section).
4 SAMPLING Clear Clear/Delete (function depends on Mode).
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Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE MK2
Call-out Controller Ableton Live Function
5 ALL Stop All clips (quantized); +Shift: Stop all clips immediately.
6 AUTO WR Snd Asn Assign Sends; + Shift: synchronizes the controllers display.
The AUTO WR button is used in conjunction with Page 4 Sends & Solo. By default the Sends
are assigned to the Sends A of the respective tracks. By pressing the AUTO WR button you assign the send knobs to the next return track. If the knobs are assigned to the last return track,
the knobs will be assigned to the first return track again (A).
4.2.2 MK2 Master Section
Master section on MASCHINE MK2 controller
Call-out Button Ableton Live Function
1 VOLUME Volume Assigns the control encoder to master vol-
ume/cue volume.
2 SWING Quant Assigns the control encoder to selecting re-
cord quantization/clip launch quantization.
3 TEMPO Tempo Assigns the control encoder to adjusting Able-
ton Live's tempo.
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Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE MK2
Call-out Button Ableton Live Function
4 Group A Nav Mode Assigns the control encoder to adjusting a
navigation function depending on the color of
the button. When holding down Shift you turn
navigating horizontally in 4 steps on or off.
The clip view navigation buttons (Group B/E/
F/G) will be either blue (1 step) or purple (4
steps).
5 ENTER Shift Represents the remote scripts Shift button.
6 ◄ and ► Page buttons are for navigation depending on
the active general mode (see ↑5, Controller
Modes, ↑5, Controller Modes).
7 NOTE RE-
PEAT
Note Rpt For more Details see ↑5.3.4, Note Repeat
↑5.3.4, Note Repeat and ↑5.3.6, Note Repeat MASCHINE and MASCHINE MK2,
↑5.3.6, Note Repeat MASCHINE and MASCHINE MK2.
Buttons (1)-(4) determine the function of the main control encoder.
Call-out NAME/COLOR Function
1 VOLUME Control encoder modifies the master volume in large steps. Press and
hold the main encoder while turning for finer adjustment. Turning the
encoder while holding Shift (ENTER) button will adjust the current cue
volume.
2 SWING Selects the current Record Quantization. The new value is displayed in
the Ableton Live status bar and MASCHINE MK2s text display.
+ PUSH: Selects Ableton Live's Clip quantization. The new value is displayed in the Ableton Live status bar and MASCHINE MK2 text display.
3 TEMPO Adjust Live’s tempo in 1 BPM steps:
+ PUSH: Adjust the Ableton Live tempo in 0.1 BPM steps.
+ Shift: Adjust the Albleton Live tempo in 0.01 BPM steps.
4 Group A (Green) Navigation depending on General mode (see Table below).
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Call-out NAME/COLOR Function
4 Group A (Yellow) no modifier
Select tracks left/right.
+ Push
Select Scene left/right.
+ Shift
Select Device in selected track.
Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE MK2
4
Group A (Pink) no modifier
Move general transport back/forward by 1 bar.
+ Push
Move general transport back/forward by 1 beat.
+ Shift
Move general transport back/forward by 1/2 beat.
+ Push + Shift
Move general transport back/forward by 1/4 beat.
Depending on the current general mode when the Group A button is lit green the following
functions are assigned:
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Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE MK2
Mode Modifier Function
Clip Mode None
Push
Scene Mode Move set of 16 scenes to be launched to the left or right. Let us say
Clip View Navigation left / right (tracks).
Clip View Navigation up / down (scenes).
your song has 20 scenes. By default only the first 16 scenes will be
represented by the 16 pad. By turning the control encoder by one click
to the right the pads will be assigned to scene 2-17 etc.
Note Mode None
Push
Shift
Drum Rack Mode Scroll in Drum Pad up/down.
Track Modes Track Navigation. By default only the first 16 tracks will be represented
Octave up/down.
Next/Previous scale in scale list.
Next/Previous base note.
by the 16 pad. By turning the control encoder by one click to the right
the pads will be assigned to tracks 2-17 etc.
The ◄ and ► buttons handle general navigation depending on the current mode:
Mode Modifier Function
Clip Mode None
Shift
Scene Mode Move set of 16 scenes to be launched to the left or right. Let us say
Clip View Navigation left / right (tracks).
Clip View Navigation up / down (scenes).
your song has 20 scenes. By default only the first 16 scenes will be
represented by the 16 pad. By turning the control encoder by one click
to the right the pads will be assigned to scene 2-17 etc.
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Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE MIKRO MK1 & MIKRO MK2
Mode Modifier Function
Note Mode None
Shift
Drum Rack Mode Scroll in Drum Pad up/down.
Track Modes Track Navigation. By default only the first 16 tracks will be represented
Octave up/down.
Next/Previous scale in scale list.
by the 16 pad. By turning the control encoder by one click to the right
the pads will be assigned to tracks 2-17 etc.
4.3 Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE MIKRO MK1 & MIKRO MK2
With MASCHINE MIKRO the control encoder has even greater importance because the MASCHINE MIKRO doesn’t have the additional eight knobs.
Here are the assignments for MASCHINE MIKRO:
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Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE MIKRO MK1 & MIKRO MK2
Controls and Navigation on MASCHINE MIKRO MK1 and MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller
Key Controller Ableton Function
1 VOLUME Undo Assigns the control encoder to master volume/cue volume.
2 QUANTIZE Redo Assigns the control encoder to record quantization/clip launch
quantization.
3 TEMPO Update Assigns the control encoder to Ableton Live's tempo.
4 GROUP Mode Assigns the control encoder to adjusting a navigation function
depending on the color of the button.
5 CONTROL ENCOD-ERMain The central control encoder.
6 BROWSE, SAM-
PLING
7 ENTER Shift Represents the remote scripts Shift button.
Navigation ◄ and ► buttons for navigation depending on currently active
general mode (see ↑5, Controller Modes, ↑5, Controller Modes).
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Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE MIKRO MK1 & MIKRO MK2
Key Controller Ableton Function
8 COTROL Stop All Stop all Clips (quantized); + Shift: Stop all clips immediately.
9 NOTE REPEAT NoteRp (for more Details see ↑5.3.4, Note Repeat ↑5.3.4, Note Repeat
and ↑5.3.6, Note Repeat MASCHINE and MASCHINE MK2,
↑5.3.6, Note Repeat MASCHINE and MASCHINE MK2).
Button (1)-(3) are located on Page 1 of the MACHINE MIKRO template.
The VOLUME, QUANTIZE, TEMPO and GROUP buttons work in the same way as for MASCHINE MK2, so for details see ↑4.2.2, MK2 Master Section ↑4.2.2, MK2 Master Section.
On Page 10: Xfade/Settings 1 Button F1 assigns the control encoder to Ableton Live's crossfader.
Since MASCHINE MIKRO has no colored buttons, button (4) is lit if one of the navigation
functions is active. By repeatedly pressing button (4) you step through the modes. The new
state is displayed in Ableton Live's status bar.
Settings Page on the MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller
Undo, Redo and Display synchronization buttons are located on Page 2: Undo/Update of the
MASCHINE MIKRO controller.
Undo/Update Page on the MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller
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Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE MIKRO MK1 & MIKRO MK2
On the transport page (Page 6) you access the Ableton Live Reverse and Fast Forward function. The F3 button is assigned to changing Ableton Live's focus.
Transport Page on the MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller
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4.4 Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE
Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE
Controls and Navigation on MASCHINE controller
Call-out
Controller Ableton Function
1 CONTROL UNDO UNDO; with Shift button (MAIN button)
REDO
2 STEP REDO Refresh Display
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Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE
Call-out Controller Ableton Function
3 BROWSE Shift Represents the remote scripts Shift button
4 SAMPLING Clear Clear (function depends on Mode)
5 SNAP STOP Stop all clips (quantized); + Shift: Stop all
clips immediately.
6 AUTO WRITE SendAsign Assign Sends
7 MASTER encoder Master Sets Master Volume; + Shift: Sets Cue Vol-
ume. If the Group A button is lit: track/
scene selection.
8 TEMPO encoder Tempo/Q Sets Ableton Live's tempo in 1 BPM
steps; + Shift: Sets Ableton Live's tempo
in 0.10 BPM steps. If Group A button is
lit: Mode dependent navigation
9 SWING encoder Cue Sets Ableton Live's record quantization; +
Shift: Sets Ableton Live's clip quantiza-
tion. If Group A button is lit: Mode dependent navigation.
10 NOTE REPEAT Note Repeat For more Details see ↑5.3.4, Note Repeat
↑5.3.4, Note Repeat and ↑5.3.6, Note Repeat MASCHINE and MASCHINE MK2,
↑5.3.6, Note Repeat MASCHINE and MASCHINE MK2.
11 Group A Mode Activates navigation with encoders (7),(8),
(9).
12 Group C Alt Represents a second modifier ALT button
used in conjunction with the encoders (7),
(8),(9).
If the group A button is not lit, the MASTER, TEMPO and SWING encoder control:
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Mode Modifier Function
MASTER
encoder
None
+ Shift
Master Volume
Cue Volume
Global Controls and Navigation
Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE
TEMPO en-
coder
SWING en-
coder
None
+ Shift
None
+ Shift
Tempo in 1 BPM steps
Tempo in 0.1 BPM steps
Record Quantization
Clip Quantization
If the group A button is active, the MASTER encoder handles track, scene or device selection.
Use the ALT button to modify the parameter for Master Volume and Cue Volume in smaller
steps.
Mode Modifier Function
MASTER None
+ Shift
+ ALT (Group C)
Select tracks
Select scenes
Select devices in selected track
The TEMPO and SWING button perform navigation actions depending on the current mode.
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Global Controls and Navigation
Mode Modifier Function
Clip Mode TEMPO
SWING
Scene Mode both Move set of 16 scenes to be launched to the left or right. The new
Clip View Navigation left / right (tracks)
Clip View Navigation up / down (scenes)
range is also displayed in Ableton Live's status bar.
Edit Section
Note Mode TEMPO
SWING
Drum Rack Mode both Scroll in Drum Pad up/down.
Track Modes Track Navigation. By default only the first 16 tracks will be represent-
Octave up/down; +Shift base note up/down
Next/Previous scale in scale list
ed by the 16 pad. By turning the control encoder by one click to the
right the pads will be assigned to tracks 2-17 etc.
4.5 Edit Section
All MASCHINE models have an edit section. MASCHINE STUDIO is the only controller that has
a dedicated edit section:
Edit Section on MASCHINE STUDIO controller
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Global Controls and Navigation
Since no copy or paste function is available via the Live Remote scripts the basic meaning of
the buttons is assigned as follows.
MASCHINE STUDIO label Basic function
COPY DUPLICATE
PASTE NEW
NOTE DOUBLE LOOP (without modifiers)
NUDGE Clear Complete Automation
CLEAR Clear DELETE
On MASCHINE MK2 the Edit Page is located on Page 7:
Edit Page on MASCHINE MK2 controller
The other edit functions of MASCHINE MK2 are assigned as follows:
Edit Section
Function Button
New BROWSE button
Delete SAMPLING button
Duplicate DUPLICATE button
On MASCHINE MK1 the Edit PAGE is located on Page 9:
Edit Page on MASCHINE controller
The MASCHINE MIKRO models have 3 Edit Pages:
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Edit Page 1 on MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller
Edit Page 2 on MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller
Global Controls and Navigation
Edit Section
Edit Page 3 on MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller
For convenience the F1 button is assigned to Undo/Redo (use Shift for Redo) on all three Edit
Pages. The Duplicate function is assigned to the MASCHINE MIKRO DUPLICATE button.
The exact way the edit functions work depends on the current general mode you are in. These
are described in detail in the following chapter.
4.5.1
Clearing Parameter automation using the CLEAR button
This function always relates to the highlighted clip. If the selected clip slot doesn’t contain a
and content, this function will have no effect.
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Global Controls and Navigation
To clear the parameter automation for a single parameter, simply hold down the CLEAR/DELETE button and turn the corresponding encoder. While holding the CLEAR button, turning the
encoder will not change the assigned parameter but delete any automation that exists for the
currently highlighted clip and the assigned parameter of the knob. This only works when the
encoders are assigned either to device parameter or mixer parameters.
You can also clear mute automation in the same way, by holding down the CLEAR button
and pressing the corresponding MUTE button. This works for the mute button on the knob
pages (for instance Page 3 of MASCHINE STUDIO) for the Track Mute Mode.
Clearing parameter automation always refers to clip automation introduced into Live 9 and
not to automation in the arrangement view.
Edit Section
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Controller Modes
5 Controller Modes
5.1 Clip Mode
5.1.1 Launching Clips
In this mode your clips are triggered by the pads. In Ableton Live's Session View, a four by four
rectangle is drawn around the clips the MASCHINE controller is focused on.
You can also launch scenes in this mode. Hold down the corresponding Shift button and
press a pad. The complete scene that belongs to clip slot of the triggered pad will be
launched.
Fold or un-fold group tracks by holding the PATTERN button and selecting a pad. If the
pad belongs to a group track, the track will fold if previously un-folded or un-fold if previously folded.
Clip Mode
You can use the Clip Navigation buttons (Group B/F; E/G) to move around in the Session View.
Additionally in Clip mode, the Left/Right buttons allow you move the focus rectangle to the left
or right. Alternatively you can use the jog wheel, or control encoder depending on the MASCHINE model you are using. For details on using the jog wheel or control encoder, please refer to the previous section.
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Controller Modes
Clip Mode
Clips on the Pads of MASCHINE controller
The pads on MASCHINE MK1 and MASCHINE MIKRO MK1 have two colored states: dimmed
or fully lit. Other states are displayed by letting the pads blink:
Pad State Clip State
Pad dimmed (off) No clip in slot
Pad bright (on) Clip in slot, but not launched or triggered
Pad blinking Clip launched
Pad blinking rapidly Clip triggered but not launched
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Controller Modes
The colored focus rectangle is also shown if you disconnect the controller from your computer. The focus rectangle will be removed by deselecting the MASCHINE controller in the
MIDI/Sync tab of Ableton Live's preference dialog. Set the selected controller to None.
The MASCHINE MK2 and MASCHINE STUDIO controllers make full use of the colored pads.
There are two Color Modes, Standard Color mode and Clip Color mode:
Standard Color Mode
In Standard Color Mode clips and their states are represented by fixed colors.
Pad State Clip State
Pad off No clip in slot
Yellow Clip in slot but not active
Green Clip launched
Red Clip recording
Green & blinking Clip triggered but not launched yet
Red & blinking Clip triggered but not recording yet
Group tracks have a slightly different coloring. The slots that are not launched are orange,
whereas the launched slots are represented by a slightly darker green.
Clip Mode
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Controller Modes
Clip Mode
Clips on the Pads of MASCHINE MK2 controller
Call-out Pad State
1 Pad 13 No Clip
2 Pad 2, 6, 10
and 14
3 Pad 9 Launched Clip
4 Pad 11 Launched Clip
5 Pad 3 and 7 Clips in Slot
6 Pad 8 Clip Recording
Group Track
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Controller Modes
Clip Color Mode
You can switch between Color Clip Mode and Standard Clip Color mode by pressing the following buttons:
Controller Button
MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Button F1 on Page 9 Color Assign
MASCHINE MK2 Button 1 on Page 8: Settings
MASCHINE STUDIO Button 1 on Page 8: Settings
When the corresponding button is lit, Clip Color Mode is active otherwise Standard Clip Color
Mode.
In Clip Color Mode, clips are represented by the same colors as defined in Live, as follows:
Pad State Clip State
Pad off No clip in slot
Dimmed Clip Color Clip in slot but not active
Bright Clip Color Clip launched
Switching between Red and Clip color Clip recording
Clip Mode
Blinking in Clip Color Clip triggered but not launched yet
Switching rapidly between Red and Clip
color
Clip triggered but not recording yet
The colors displayed on MASCHINE are approximates of the colors available in Live. Some colors will not be that easy to distinguish from one another. Very dark colors like black are displayed as dim grey, since black corresponds to an unlit pad and is therefore reserved to show
an empty clip slot. Group Clip Slots will be displayed as in the regular mode (darker green or
orange). This is due to certain technical limitations of Live.
This example shows a couple of clips and how the colors set in Live are represented on the
controller:
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Controller Modes
Clip Mode
Clip colors on the Pads of MASCHINE MK2 controller
5.1.2 Changing clip colors
You can modify the clip color of each clip via the controller. To do this hold the designated
Shift button (BACK – STUDIO, MAIN – MIKRO MK2, ENTER – MK2) and the PATTERN but-
ton. When PATTERN Button starts to blink, pressing the pads will not launch the clips.
1. In Clip/Session mode hold Shift (ENTER-MK2, MAIN-MIKRO, BROWSE-STUDIO) + Clip
mode button (PATTERN).
The PATTERN buttons begins to blink. Now you are in Color Edit mode.
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2. Simply select a clip slot (can also be an empty one).
Instead of triggering the clip slot, you are presented with a color palette much in same
way this is done with the F1 in Traktor.
Controller Modes
Clip Mode
3. Simply select a color from the palette and the clip is assigned the selected color and the
display returns to the session view. If the slot did not contain a clip, nothing is changed.
▪ If you hold the Shift button and select a color from the palette. All clips in the track of the
selected clip slot will be assigned the selected color.
▪ If you hold Shift while selecting a clip slot, selecting a color from the palette will color the
track in Live. This made visible by the fact that the PATTERN button will blink rapidly
while the color palette is being presented.
▪ If you hold Shift while selecting a clip slot (PATTERN button is flashing rapidly) and then
select a color from the palette while still (or again) holding the Shift button, the color of
the scene containing the selected clip slot will be changed accordingly.
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Controller Modes
▪ Since you can remove the color from a track or a scene, you can do this in track/scene
color edit mode (rapidly blinking PATTERN button) by pressing the main encoder. Hold
Shift and the main encoder to remove the coloring from the scene.
▪ When presented with the palette and you decide not to choose a color, simply press the
SESSION MODE button (PATTERN) again and you will jump back.
The script restricts the selection to sixteen distinguishable colors and does not offer the full
selection of Ableton Live's sixty colors. These are basically colors that correspond more or less
to the colors available in MASCHINE.
You can also change clip color while in Standard Clip Color Mode, but you will not see the
change on the controller.
Editing clip colors is not available for MASCHINE MK1 and MASCHINE MIKRO MK1
5.1.3 Editing in Clip Mode
Using the Edit section of the MASCHINE Controllers, you can delete, duplicate, create, quantize and remove automation from clips. You can also duplicate, delete and create tracks.
Clip Mode
This is generally achieved by holding down one of the buttons from the edit section and then
pressing one of MASCHINE’s pads. The edit operation (if possible) will be performed on the
selected Clip Slot. In combination with the Shift button or the Alt button (on MASCHINE STUDIO only) alternate operation will be performed.
Button Mod Action Destination
COPY (Duplicate)
Shift Duplicate Track track of column of pad
PASTE (New)
Shift New MIDI Track insert MIDI Track to right of column
NOTE (Double)
Shift New Audio Track insert to right of track of pressed pad
NUDGE (Clear Env)
Duplicate clip of pad (if slot not empty)
New Clip clip slot of pad (if slot is empty and MIDI
track)
Double Loop clip of pad (only if contains MIDI clip)
Clear all automation clip of pad
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Button Mod Action Destination
Shift New Return Track
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Scene Mode
QUANTIZE
Shift Quantize 50% clip of pad
CLEAR
Shift Track of Column of Pad
ALT
Quantize clip of pad
Delete Clip of Pad
Delete all Notes in Clip (only MASCHINE STU-
DIO)
5.2 Scene Mode
In Scene mode the pads are used to launch scenes. On the MASCHINE MK1 controller, the
pads are only lit up if the scene contains a clip. Initially MASCHINE controls scenes 1-16. Pad
1 controls scene 1, pad 2 controls scene 2, etc.
On the MASCHINE MK1 controllers, the pads are lit up if the corresponding scene contains at
least one clip. The scenes that contain at least one launched clip are represented by blinking
pads.
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Scene Mode
Scene Mode on MASCHINE controller
Scenes without clips and non-existent scenes (only if you have less than 16 scenes in your
song) are represented by dimmed pads.
If you have more than 16 scenes, you can access these by pressing the Left/Right Buttons or
using the Controller Encoder/jog wheel as described in the previous section.
MASCHINE MK2 and MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 use colors to represent the state of scenes.
Green signifies that the scene contains at least one clip. Blue signifies that the scene has no
clips. A bright green pad represents a scene with at least one launched clip. If the scene does
not exist (you have less than 16 scenes) the pad is not lit at all.
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5.2.1 Editing in Scene Mode
In Scene Mode you can you use the Edit Section together with the pads to create, delete, duplicate or capture scenes.
Button Mod Action Destination
COPY (Duplicate)
Duplicate Scene Scene assigned to pad will be duplicated
Scene Mode
PASTE (New)
Shift New Scene New scene will be inserted before scene of
NOTE (Double)
NUDGE (Clear Env)
QUANTIZE
CLEAR
New Scene New scene will be inserted after scene of
pad
pad
Capture and Insert Captured Scene will be insert at the position
of the selected pad
Clear all automation Removes all envelopes from all clips of the
selected scene
----- Nothing as quantizing a whole scene would
probably do more harm than good
Delete Delete scene of selected pad
5.3 Pad Mode
In Pad mode you use MASCHINE's pads to play MIDI notes on whatever instrument you are
controlling.
No visual feedback is given while playing the pads due to limitations of the template and
Ableton Live
Depending on the Instrument Device in the highlighted track, Pad Mode is either in Note Mode
or in Drum Rack Mode. If the selected track is not a MIDI track, Pad Mode will remain in its
previous mode. If the highlighted MIDI track contains an Ableton Drum Rack, the mode will
automatically switch to Drum Rack Mode.
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5.3.1 Note Mode
The MK2 models make use of the colored LED by assigning colors to note values. There are
two coloring modes, Individual Color mode and Interval Color mode. In Individual Color mode
every note has its dedicated color. C is red, C# is dark pink, D is orange, D# is bright pink; E is
dark yellow, etc.
In Note mode you can set a scale, the octave range and the base note. The base note will always be on pad 1.
The following image shows the pads in Individual Color mode with a chromatic scale and base
note C:
Pad Mode
Note Mode on MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller
Pad Mode: Individual Colors
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You can switch between the color modes by pressing the KEY COLOR button which is located
on the Settings Page (Button 6).
The change is also displayed in Ableton Live's status bar and on MASCHINE MK2 and MASCHINE STUDIOs text display.
Ableton Live's status bar reading MASCHINE MK2 Note Mode Key Color: Individual colors
In Interval Colors mode, the keys are colored according to note interval based on the base note.
The pad representing the base note always has the color red.
You have different options to modify octave, scale and base note on the controllers.
Pad Mode
Note Mode on MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller with options to modify octave, scale and base note
(1) Octave/Base note +12 semitones
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(2) Minor sixth +8 semitones
(3) Major sixth +9 semitones
(4) Minor seventh +10 semitones
(5) Major seventh +11 semitones
(6) Major third +4 semitones
(7) Forth +5 semitones
(8) Diminished fifth +6 semitones
(9) Fifth +7 semitones
(10) Base note
(11) Minor second +1 semitone
(12) Major second +2 semitones
(13) Minor third +3 semitones
5.3.2 Note Mode on MASCHINE and MASCHINE MIKRO
The original versions of MASCHINE do not have colored pads. As a result, visual feedback is
limited. In Note Mode the monochromatic MASCHINE model have unlit pads for the black
keys (C#/Db, D#/Eb, F#/Gb, G#/Ab, A#/Bb) and lit pads for the other key values. When holding
down the clear button, the view will change and only the pads that have notes in the current
clip will be lit.
Pad Mode
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Pad Mode
MASCHINE MK1 Pad Mode Chromatic Scale
5.3.3
Drum Rack Mode
If the selected track contains an Ableton Drum Rack, the Pad Mode will automatically switch
to Drum Rack Mode. In this mode the pads are colored according to the drums in the drum
cells of the drum rack. The coloring is based on the name of the drum cell. For instance any
cell whose name contains the character sequences ‘kick’, ‘bd’ or ‘bassdrum’ will be colored
red. Cells whose name contains ‘snare’ or ‘sd’ will be colored dark blue, etc.
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Pad Mode
Ableton Live Drum Rack on the Pads of MASCHINE MK2 controller
The selected drum cell is lit up a little brighter than the other cells. Empty drum cells are unlit
and when select light up bright white.
Use the jog wheel/Control encoder when in Navigation Mode (MASCHINE STUDIO jog
►
wheel Page Edit, MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Group button is green, MASCHINE MK2
Group A button is green) to scroll through the whole range of pads.
The MASCHINE MK1 models display cells containing an instrument as lit pad and empty
cells as dimmed pad. When holding down the CLEAR button, the pads that have notes in
the current midi clip will light up, the others will be turned off.
For those who feel secure with editing Python Files and would like to customize the colors of
the drum pads, the Python source File MIDI_Map.py is included. Add or modify rules in the
AUTO_NAME list. Each list element contains a regular expression listing the word elements to
- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 71
Controller Modes
match. The second element is a pair of lists each containing 3 HSB value (0-127), the first
one determining the off color value and the second one the on color value. As an example,
here is the rule for kick drums:
(re.compile('kick|bd|bassdrum', re.IGNORECASE) , ((0, 127, 40), (0, 127, 127))
The rule for kick drum is set with off value Hue = 0 Saturation = 127 (full) and brightness =
40, which is a slightly dark red. When editing, make sure you saved the original. Let’s say you
want also want cells with names containing ‘kck’ to be colored red. Simply change the rule to:
(re.compile('kick|bd|bassdrum|kck', re.IGNORECASE) , ((0, 127, 40), (0, 127, 127))
You will have to restart Live for the change to take effect.
5.3.4 Note Repeat
Holding down the NOTE REPEAT button and playing a pad in Pad Mode will retrigger the note
in the set note repeat interval. The pads send poly aftertouch, so applying pressure to the held
pad will generate notes with higher or lesser velocity volumes.
If you are already holding down a note and then press NOTE REPEAT, note repeat will not
be activated for this particular note. It will only be triggered for note played after note repeat was activated.
Pad Mode
For all Versions of MASCHINE note repeat is deactivated as soon as your release the NOTE
REPEAT button again. If you hold the Shift button (ENTER-MK2, Group A-MK1, MAIN-MIKRO,
BACK or BROWSE STUDIO) and NOTE REPEAT, note repeat will lock. Unlock note repeat by
simply pressing NOTE REPEAT again without the Shift button.
The note repeat rate is modified by buttons in the note repeat section of the controller. Where
this section is depends on which MASCHINE model you are using.
When Note Repeat is locked, you can deactivate note repeat by pressing the currently active
note repeat rate button. It will come unlit and note repeat will stop. Press it again and note
repeat will continue.
5.3.5 Note Repeat MASCHINE STUDIO
MASCHINE offers two ways to change the note repeat rate.
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▪ I/O Volume Page located to top right on the controller
The rates are applied as displayed.
▪ Knob/Button Page 6: Note Repeat and Device
Controller Modes
Pad Mode
Button (1)-(4) are configurable buttons. Their values are set by the respective encoders below.
When activating one of the freely assignable note repeat buttons or changing the value with
knob, the current values of all buttons will be shown in the text display.
This page additionally has encoder 5-8 assigned to the current device.
- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 73
Controller Modes
5.3.6 Note Repeat MASCHINE and MASCHINE MK2
MASCHINE and MASCHINE MK2 have a dedicate Note Repeat Page. On MASCHINE this is
Page 7 and on MASCHINE MK2 this Page 5.
Note Repeat Page on MASCHINE MK2 controller
Note Repeat Page on MASCHINE MK1 controller
Like with MASCHINE STUDIO buttons (1)-(4) are freely assignable to rates from ½ note to
1/64 note including triplets. When activating one of the freely assignable note repeat buttons
or changing the value, the current values of all buttons will be shown in MASCHINE MK2's text
display. MASCHINE MK1 will show the value of the currently selected or change note repeat
button in the status bar.
Pad Mode
5.3.7 Note Repeat MASCHINE MIKRO and MASCHINE MIKRO MK2
With MASCHINE MIKRO and MIKRO MK2 the Note Repeat Page is Page 5.
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Note Repeat Page on MASCHINE MIKRO controllers
Only the F3 button has a fixed note repeat rate of 1/16 note. Buttons F1 and F2 have adjustable rates. You can adjust the repeat rates behind the NR-1 button or NR-2 button with the control encoder.
This can be done either by
▪ holding down the corresponding NR button and turning the control encoder
If the NR-1 or NR-2 button is currently active and NOTE REPEAT is also currently active,
▪
being either held down or locked. Then the control encoder on this page is assigned to
changing the rate.
The new note repeat rate is displayed in Ableton Live's status bar:
Pad Mode
Ableton Live's status bar reading MASCHINE MK2 Note Repeat Mode Button 1: 1/4 T
Otherwise the control encoder is assigned to its regular function. See ↑4.2.2, MK2 Master Sec-
tion ↑4.2.2, MK2 Master Section
If the control encoder is assigned to changing the note repeat rate, pressing the encoder will
make live show the current rate in its status bar (without modifying it). If you turn the main
encoder while holding it down, you will stay within the current type of note repeat rate, being
triplets or non-triplets.
The rate is immediately applied, so this way you can use the encoder to perform note repeat
changes while playing the pads.
The configured note repeat values are stored, so when you load a new song or start up Live
again, the assignments will be recalled.
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5.3.8 Edit in Pad Mode
In Pad Mode an edit action is always associated with the highlighted clip slot. Actions upon
clips like quantize clip, duplicate clip etc. will have no effect if the selected clip slot is empty.
The only edit function that works together with the pads in Note/Drum mode is the CLEAR function.
1. Hold down CLEAR button while in PAD Mode. All pads, which have corresponding note
events in the clip will light up.
2. Just press the pads to delete notes of the particular note value (while still holding the
CLEAR button). All notes of the note value of the pad will be removed from the clip (with-
in the start and end point of the clip).
Simple Example
Pad Mode
Example of editing in Pad Mode on MASCHINE MK2 controller
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This example shows a simple clip. The note vales in the clip are C3, F3 A#3 and B3. The picture of the MASCHINE controller shows PAD MODE with a chromatic scale and base note C3.
Pressing Pad 11 (Note A#3) will delete all notes in the clip with note value A#3. At the same
time the pad will be dimmed.
Pressing any Pad while also holding down the Shift button will remove all note events in the
MIDI clip.
The other edit functions are also always related to the highlighted clip slot in Live and work as
follows:
Button Mod Action Destination
COPY (Duplicate)
Shift Duplicate Track Selected track
Duplicate Selected clip slot (if slot not empty)
Pad Mode
PASTE (New)
Shift New MIDI Track Insert new empty MIDI Track to right of se-
NOTE (Double)
Shift New Audio Track Insert new empty Audio Track to right of se-
NUDGE (Clear Env)
Shift New Return Track Create a new empty Return Track to
QUANTIZE
Shift Quantize 50% Selected clip slot (if slot not empty)
CLEAR + PAD Delete Delete all notes of with the note value of se-
Shift +
Pad
New Clip Selected clip slot (if slot is empty and track
is MIDI track)
lected track
Double Loop Selected clip slot (only if contains MIDI clip)
lected track
Clear all automation Selected clip slot (if slot not empty)
Quantize Selected clip slot (if slot not empty)
lected pad in selected clip (clip needs to
contain a midi clip)
Delete all Notes in Clip
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5.4 Track Controls
With the track control mode you can solo, mute, select, assign the cross-fader, arm or stop
tracks using the controllers pads. On the MASCHINE MK2 models, the pads are colored according to mode and state of the track.
To access each function, press and hold the corresponding button.
►
Only existing tracks are lit. By adding new tracks, more pads will light up.
With MASCHINE, MASCHINE MK2 and MACHINE STUDIO the SELECT, SOLO, MUTE, Group
C, Group D and Group H buttons.
5.4.1 Track modes
Button Function Description
Track Controls
GROUP C Crossfade As-
sign
SELECT Select Track Selects one of the first sixteen tracks in
Assigns the crossfader of the corresponding track to A, B or both. For
MK2 dim blue indicates that the track
has no assignment. Orange corresponds
to an assignment to B and yellow an assignment to A. On the MASCHINE MK1
models, a blinking pad displays an assignment to B and a lit pad displays an
assignment to
A.
Live. The selected track is highlighted.
The MASCHINE MK2 version uses blue
as the color for selection mode. The
MASCHINE MK1 models display the
selected track by highlighting it.
- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 78
Controller Modes
Track Controls
Button Function Description
SOLO Solo/Un-Solo
Track
MUTE Mute/Unmute
Track
Group D (MASCHINE)
SAMPLING (MIKRO)
Arm/Unarm
Track
Solos or Un-Solos the corresponding
tracks. The tracks that are soloed are
highlighted. If the Arm/Solo Exclusive
mode button (ALL) is active, soloing a
track will unsolo previously soloed
tracks or not.
Mute or Unmutes a track. All muted
tracks are dimmed. The MK2 version
use yellow as color to display muting.
Since Muting is automatable you can
also delete mute automation for the
highlighted track.
Arms or unarms the selected track. Depending on if Arm Exclusive mode (see
↑3.6.2, Settings Page ↑3.6.2, Settings
Page) is active. Arming a track will ei-
ther automatically unarm previously
armed tracks or not. Armed tracks are
highlighted. The MASCHINE MK2 versions use red to symbolize arming. Audio tracks are colored pink and MIDI
tracks red.
GROUP H (MA-
SCHINE)
BROWSE (MIKRO)
Stop Track Selecting one of the pads in this mode
will stop the playing clip on the corresponding track. Tracks with active clips
are colored yellow and tracks without
active clips are blue. Tracks not containing any clips are unlit.
On MASCHINE MK1 and MIKRO MK1,
tracks with active clips blink, whereas
tracks containing inactive clips are lit
and all others are dimmed.
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When changing in to any track related mode, the selected mode will be shown in the status
bar:
Ableton Live's status bar reading MASCHINESTUDIO Current Mode: Track Stop
If your song contains more than sixteen tracks, you access these by using the navigation methods (left/right buttons, jog wheel or control encoder) as described in ↑4, Global Controls and
Navigation, ↑4, Global Controls and Navigation.
5.4.2 Editing while in Track Control Mode
The edit buttons also work in any of the track control modes, although it might be less likely
that you would try to use the edit functions in this mode. The edit functions always work in
relation to the highlighted clip in Live
Button Mod Action Destination
COPY (Duplicate)
Shift Duplicate Track Selected track
Duplicate Selected clip slot (if slot not empty)
Track Controls
PASTE (New)
Shift New MIDI Track Insert new empty MIDI Track to right of se-
NOTE (Double)
Shift New Audio Track Insert new empty Audio Track to right of se-
NUDGE (Clear Env)
Shift New Return Track Create a new empty Return Track to
QUANTIZE
Shift Quantize 50% Selected clip slot (if slot not empty)
CLEAR
Shift Delete track Remove the currently selected track
New Clip Selected clip slot (if slot is empty and track
is MIDI track)
lected track
Double Loop Selected clip slot (only if contains MIDI clip)
lected track
Clear all automation Selected clip slot (if slot not empty)
Quantize Selected clip slot (if slot not empty)
Delete Delete the clip in the clip slot
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Control Mode (MIKRO MK1 and MIKRO MK2 only)
5.5 Control Mode (MIKRO MK1 and MIKRO MK2 only)
Control mode is activated by selecting the SCENE button while holding down the Shift button
on MASCHINE MIKRO MK1 and MIKRO MK2. Control mode is only available for both MIKRO
models, since these controllers do not have 8 individual knobs.
In Control mode, you use the pads to assign the Control encoder to the mixer's output volumes,
pans, sends and device parameters.
By default the encoder modifies the parameters in larger steps for faster parameter changing.
By pressing down the encoder and turning it, the assigned parameter is modified in small
steps. The Live Template however detects so-called integer values, for instance, some quantization value or on/off values. In this case it makes no difference in which manner you turn the
knob.
When switching to Control mode, the pads on the MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 will look like this:
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Control Mode (MIKRO MK1 and MIKRO MK2 only)
Control Mode on MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller
The buttons in the third row from above (pads 5-8) select volume (green), pan (red), send volume (blue) or device (purple) control.
5.5.1
Mixer Volume Control (Green)
The eight upper pads (13-16) are used to assign the Control encoder to one of eight tracks according to the position of the focus rectangle. The first pad in the row (13) assigns the Control
encoder to the volume of the first track of the current focus rectangle, the second pad (14) to
the volume of the second track, etc.
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Control Mode (MIKRO MK1 and MIKRO MK2 only)
Mixer Volume control
In the image above, the focus rectangle starts at track 1. Pad 9, which is the fifth pad counting from the upper left corner of the pad matrix, is highlighted, so the Control encoder controls
the output volume of track 5.
- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 83
Control Mode (MIKRO MK1 and MIKRO MK2 only)
5.5.2 Pan Control (RED)
Select the second pad in the third row from above (pad 6) to set the Control mode to
►
panning.
Press the pad corresponding to the track you want to pan and turn the Control encoder
►
right or left in order to pan the track's output in the mix.
Controller Modes
Pan control
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Control Mode (MIKRO MK1 and MIKRO MK2 only)
5.5.3 Send Volume Control (Blue)
Select the third pad in the third row from above (pad 7) to set the Control mode to ad-
►
justing send volumes of the tracks.
In this mode, the lower row of the pad matrix is lit. The number of lit pads corresponds to the
number of existing effect return tracks.
To assign a track to one of your effect return tracks:
1. Press the pad that corresponds to the track you wish to add the effect to.
2. Press the pad that corresponds to the desired return track (1 corresponds to A, 2 to B,
etc.).
3. Turn the Control encoder to adjust the volume of the effect return.
If you have more than four effect return tracks, press pad 4 repeatedly in order to reach the
fifth track, twice for the sixth track, etc.
The new assignment is shown in Ableton Live's status bar:
- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 85
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Control Mode (MIKRO MK1 and MIKRO MK2 only)
Send Volume control
The selection is shown in Ableton Live's status bar and the color of the forth pad changes as
well.
Ableton Live's status bar reads MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Control Mode Focus: Send D
Basically any new assignment will be reflected in the status.
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Control Mode (MIKRO MK1 and MIKRO MK2 only)
5.5.4 Controlling Devices in Control Mode (Purple)
The fourth button in the third row (pad 8) assigns the Control encoder to controlling devices in
Ableton Live's device chains. After selecting Device Control in Control mode, the four bottomrow pads will light up. Using the orange colored pads (pads 1 and 2); you can step through the
devices in the device chain of the selected track. The two darkest-purple colored pads (pads 3
and 4) select the parameter bank. The pads will be lit if it is possible to select a next or previous set of parameters. The new selection is also shown in the status bar.
Controlling devices in Control Mode in Ableton Live
The device can be turned on or off by selecting pad 8 while holding the Shift button (MAIN
button). If the device is turned off, the pads 9-16 will be white otherwise purple.
- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 87
Controlling devices in Control Mode on MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller
(1) Pad 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16: Parameter Controls
(2) Pad 1: Select Previous Device
(3) Pad 2: Select Next Device
Controller Modes
Control Mode (MIKRO MK1 and MIKRO MK2 only)
(4) Pad 3: Previous Bank
(5) Pad 4: Next Bank
(6) Pads 9-16: Shows deactivated device
MASCHINE MIKRO MK1 works in the same way as described above, with the exception
that the pads only use one color and only the currently selected element are lit up.
5.5.5 Editing and Clearing Parameter Automation in control mode
As with the other MASCHINE models you can also clear any session automation for each parameter you can control via Control Mode. Simply hold the CLEAR button (Page 3: Edit 1 Button F3) and press the corresponding pad that is assigned to a parameter as described before. If
an envelope exists for the highlighted clip, the automation will be removed. This table provides
an overview of the way the edit buttons work in control mode:
- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 88
Control Mode (MIKRO MK1 and MIKRO MK2 only)
Button Mod Action Destination
COPY (Duplicate)
Shift Duplicate Track Selected track.
Duplicate Selected clip slot (if slot not empty).
Controller Modes
PASTE (New)
Shift New MIDI Track insert new empty MIDI Track to right of se-
NOTE (Double)
Shift New Audio Track Insert new empty Audio Track to right of se-
NUDGE (Clear Env)
Shift New Return Track Create a new empty Return Track.
QUANTIZE
Shift Quantize 50% Selected clip slot (if slot not empty).
CLEAR + PAD Delete Delete automation for parameter assigned to
Shift +
Pad
New Clip Selected clip slot (if slot is empty and track
is MIDI track).
lected track.
Double Loop Selected clip slot (only if contains MIDI
clip).
lected track.
Clear all automation Selected clip slot (if slot not empty).
Quantize Selected clip slot (if slot not empty).
the pad.
Delete all Notes in Clip.
- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 89
MASCHINE Pages
6 MASCHINE Pages
MASCHINE, MASCHINE MK2 and MASCHINE STUDIO have eight knobs and buttons that can
be used to control the mixer or any device, such as a synthesizer or effect, in Live. These controls are split between the different pages of the Live Template.
Most pages are assigned to mixer or device control. The pages assigned to mixer controls always coincide with the position of the four x four focus rectangle.
You can control up to eight strips simultaneously. If your focus rectangle is focused on tracks
1-4, then the knobs and buttons on PAGE 02 - VOL & ARM control the output volume and
track arming of tracks 1-8.
Controlling volumes on MASCHINE MK2 controller
- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 90
MASCHINE Pages
MASCHINE STUDIO Pages
Some pages of the templates have already been explained. This section will shortly explain the
remaining pages.
6.1 MASCHINE STUDIO Pages
On PAGE: 01, Buttons 1-4 are assigned to the stop buttons of the four tracks inside your focus
rectangle. The buttons above the right display (5-8) are used for arming tracks. The knobs below the left display (1-4) let you control the output volume of each track and Knobs 5-8 are
assigned to the pan pots of the four tracks inside your focus rectangle.
Page 01 on MASCHINE STUDIO controller
On PAGE: 02 you can access controls for arming tracks (Buttons 1-8) and for track volumes
(Buttons 1-8)
Page 02 on MASCHINE STUDIO controller
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MASCHINE Pages
MASCHINE STUDIO Pages
PAGE 03 is dedicated to track muting (Buttons 1-8) and panning (Knobs 1-8).
Page 03 on MASCHINE STUDIO controller
On PAGE 04, all Buttons (1-8) are assigned to the solo function of each track in Live. Knobs
1-8 are dedicated to the send volumes of each track. By default the send volumes of return
track A are controlled.
Page 04 on MASCHINE STUDIO controller
To access other send tracks, press the AUTO button repeatedly
►
Ableton Live's status bar displays the selected send track.
►
PAGE: 05 is dedicated to controlling Ableton Live's devices.
- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 92
MASCHINE Pages
MASCHINE STUDIO Pages
Page 05 on MASCHINE STUDIO controller
Use Button 3 (<<Track) and Button 4 (Track>>) to select the previous or next track.
►
Use Button 5 (<<Device) and Button 6 (Device>>) to navigate between devices within the
►
chain.
The first time you select a device, Knobs 1-8 are assigned to the first eight parameters of the
device. If a device has more than eight controllable parameters, these are split into banks of
eight.
Use Button 8 (Bank>>) to move to the next bank.
►
In order to return to the previous bank, press Button 7 (<<Bank).
►
Ableton Live's status bar displays the change:
→
Additionally, the name of the selected bank is displayed in the lower left text display segment
of MASCHINE STUDIO.
PAGE 06 is the NOTE Repeat Page and has been described in ↑5.3.5, Note Repeat MA-
SCHINE STUDIO, ↑5.3.5, Note Repeat MASCHINE STUDIO.
PAGE: 07 is assigned to editing the selected clip in Live.
- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 93
MASCHINE Pages
MASCHINE STUDIO Pages
Page 07 on MASCHINE STUDIO controller
The Clip/Loop Page is always associated with the highlighted clip slot. If the slot contains a
clip you can use the knobs Loop Start, Loop End, Clip Start, Clip End to adjust the Loop and Start/End
markers of the clip. The new position of the loop or start/end points are displayed in the lower
left segment of the controller text display.
If the clip is an audio clip, you can use the Transpose, Detune and Gain encoders to adjust the
corresponding values of the audio clip.
The Loop button activates/deactivates looping. The Warp button activates/deactivates warping.
This only works for audio clips.
With the Loop Inc. button you can set the division by which the Loop/Markers are modified by
the corresponding knobs. The new value is shown in the controller’s display.
If the Fixate Loop button is active, adjusting the start point of the loop will automatically move
the loop endpoint thus preserving the current loop length. It will also keep the start and end
markers set to the same position as the corresponding loop points.
PAGE 8 contains the Settings Page which has been discussed at length in ↑3.6.2, Settings
Page, ↑3.6.2, Settings Page
PAGE 9 controls the crossfader and some general transport controls in Live. Additionally, Knobs
5-8 are assigned to the volumes of the tracks the current focus rectangle.
- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 94
Page 9 on MASCHINE STUDIO controller
PAGE 10 contains knobs and buttons with unassigned CCs.
MASCHINE Pages
MASCHINE MK2 Pages
Page 10 on MASCHINE STUDIO controller
Use these together with Ableton Live's MIDI learn function to freely assign the controls to
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any parameter in Live.
6.2 MASCHINE MK2 Pages
On PAGE 01, Buttons 1-4 are assigned to the stop buttons of the four tracks currently inside
your focus rectangle. The buttons above the right display (5-8) are used for arming tracks. The
knobs below the left display (1-4) let you control each track's output volume and Knobs 5-8
are assigned to the pan pots of the four tracks inside your focus rectangle.
- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 95
MASCHINE Pages
MASCHINE MK2 Pages
Page 01 on MASCHINE MK2 controller
On PAGE 02 all buttons are dedicated to arming tracks and all knobs to the tracks' output volumes.
Page 02 on MASCHINE MK2 controller
PAGE 03 is dedicated to track muting (Buttons 1-8) and panning (Knobs 1-8).
Page 03 on MASCHINE MK2 controller
On PAGE: 04, all Buttons (1-8) are assigned to the solo function of each track in Live. Knobs
1-8 are dedicated to the send volumes of each track. By default the send volumes of return
track A are controlled.
Page 04 on MASCHINE MK2 controller
To access other send tracks, press the AUTO WR. button repeatedly.
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Page 05 gives you control over different and four configurable note repeat values.
- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 96
MASCHINE Pages
MASCHINE MK2 Pages
Page 05 on MASCHINE MK2 controller
For more details on note repeat, see ↑5.3.6, Note Repeat MASCHINE and MASCHINE MK2,
↑5.3.6, Note Repeat MASCHINE and MASCHINE MK2.
For convenience the four encoders are assigned to the current Live device.
PAGE 06 is dedicated to controlling Ableton Live's devices:
Page 06 on MASCHINE MK2 controller
Button 1(ON-OFF) activates or deactivates the currently selected device in the device chain.
Use Button 3 (<<TRCK) and Button 4 (TRCK>>) to select the previous or next track.
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The first time you select a device, Knobs 1-8 are assigned to the first eight parameters of the
device. If a device has more than eight controllable parameters, these are split into banks of
eight.
Use Button 7 (BNK>>) to move to the next bank.
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In order to return to the previous bank, press Button 8 (<<BNK).
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Ableton Live's status bar displays the change:
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Additionally the name of the selected bank is displayed in the lower left text display segment
of MASCHINE MK2.
Page 07 contains basic editing function already discussed in ↑4.4, Controls and Navigation
with MASCHINE , ↑4.4, Controls and Navigation with MASCHINE .
- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 97
MASCHINE Pages
MASCHINE MK2 Pages
Page 07 on MASCHINE MK2 controller
This Page has no Clear Button since the Clear function is assigned to the SAMPLING button.
Additionally this page contains eight encoders and two buttons dedicated to editing the selected clip in Live.
The Clip/Loop Page is always associated with the highlighted clip slot. If the slot contains a
clip you can use the knobs LP START, LP END, CLP START, CLP END to adjust the Loop and Start/End
markers of the clip. The new position of the loop or start/end points are displayed in the lower
left segment of the controller text display.
If the clip is an audio clip, you can use the TRANPO., DETUNE and GAIN knob to adjust the corresponding values of the audio clip. The LOOP button activates/deactivates looping. The WARP button activates/deactivates warping, which only works for audio clips.
With the LOOPINC button you can set the division by which the Loop/Markers are modified by the
corresponding knobs. The new value is shown in Ableton Live's status bar and in the left lower
section of MASCHINE MK2's text display area.
If the FIXLOOP button is active, adjusting the start point of the loop will automatically move the
loop endpoint thus preserving the current loop length. It will also keep the start and end markers set to the same position as the corresponding loop points.
Page 08 :This page contains the Settings buttons which have been discussed at length in
↑3.6.2, Settings Page, ↑3.6.2, Settings Page.
Page 08 on MASCHINE MK2 controller
PAGE 09 controls the crossfader and some general transport controls in Live. Additionally,
Knobs 5-8 are assigned to the volumes of the tracks the current focus rectangle.
- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 98
MASCHINE Pages
MASCHINE MK1 Pages
Page 09 on MASCHINE MK2 controller
PAGE 10 contains a set of freely assignable MIDI CCs. Assign them as you like to any parameter
in Live. Knob 1 is however assigned to Program Change.
Page 10 on MASCHINE MK2 controller
Buttons (1) and (2) have been assigned to work as a sustain pedals. Otherwise feel free to customize this page, but make sure you don’t use MIDI channels below channel 5.
6.3 MASCHINE MK1 Pages
On PAGE 01, Buttons 1-4 are assigned to the stop buttons of the four tracks currently inside
your focus rectangle. The buttons above the right display (5-8) are used for arming tracks. The
knobs below the left display (1-4) let you control each track's output volume and Knobs 5-8
are assigned to the pan pots of the four tracks inside your focus rectangle.
Page 01 on MASCHINE controller
On PAGE 02, all buttons are assigned to selecting tracks. Knobs 1-4 are used to control the
output volume of each track currently inside the focus rectangle. Knobs 5-8 control the tracks
send volumes.
- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 99
MASCHINE Pages
MASCHINE MK1 Pages
Page 02 on MASCHINE controller
On PAGE 03, all buttons are assigned to arming tracks. Knobs 1-8 are used to control the output volume of each track currently inside the focus rectangle.
Page 03 on MASCHINE controller
PAGE 04 is dedicated to track muting (Buttons 1-8) and panning (Knobs 1-8).
Page 04 on MASCHINE controller
On PAGE 05, all Buttons (1-8) are assigned to the solo function of each track in Live. Knobs
1-8 are dedicated to the send volumes of each track. By default the send volumes of return
track A are controlled.
Page 05 on MASCHINE controller
To access other send tracks, press the AUTO WRITE button repeatedly.
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- Ableton Live 9.1 MASCHINE Template Manual - 100
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