Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Standalone Production and Performance Instrument - Manual (Page 215)

Sound
Sounds are the building blocks of all sound content in MASCHINE. They are organized into Groups
that can hold up to 16 Sounds each. Sounds can be played directly from the pads. A Sound can be
loaded with Plug-ins of various types (sound source or effect, Internal or External, etc.).
Step
Steps are elementary time blocks. They are notably used to apply quantization or to compose
Patterns in Step mode. All steps together make up the Step Grid. In the software’s Pattern Editor,
steps are visualized by vertical lines. You can adjust the step size, for example, to apply different
quantization to different events or to divide the Step Grid into finer blocks to edit your Pattern more
precisely.
Step Grid
The Step Grid is a set of parallel lines that divide the Pattern into steps. By changing the resolution
of the Step Grid (i.e. the step size), you can adjust the note values at which you can quantize your
Pattern and the number of steps available in Step mode.
Step Mode
In Step mode, MASCHINE+ can be used as a traditional step sequencer, where each of the 16 pads
represents a step in the Step Grid. Just as on classical drum machines, a light representing the
sequence runs from pad 1 up to pad 16 , highlighting each step during playback. Select a Sound
and put events at chosen steps in the sequence by pressing the corresponding pads. By repeating
the process Sound by Sound you build up the whole Pattern.
Swing
The Swing parameter allows you to shift some of the events in your Pattern to create a shuffling
effect.
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