16.1.4 Name and Color Your Groups, Patterns, Sounds and Scenes
Naming and coloring your Groups, Patterns, Sounds and Scenes gives you a better overview of
exactly what you are doing. The colors you select are mirrored on the controller. This is espe-
cially helpful if you focus on playing with the MASCHINE controller. It might not be something
that is very interesting, but it certainly pays off in a hectic live situation.
16.1.5 Consider Using a Limiter on Your Master
This sounds rather conservative, but if you want to avoid digital distortion caused by an over-
load of your audio interface, this is a useful safety measure. However, you might experience a
somewhat squashed and dull sound if you overuse the Limiter by feeding a lot of loud signals
to it. Try it out and see what works best for you! See ↑12.1.4, Limiter for more information.
16.1.6 Hook Up Your Other Gear and Sync It with MIDI Clock
If you have other gear such as a drum machine, a synthesizer or another sequencer that is able
to send MIDI Clock, hook it up to the controller’s MIDI IN socket and activate Sync to External
MIDI Clock from MASCHINE’s File menu so that they can play together in sync. MASCHINE
can also receive MIDI Clock via an internal MIDI port, so you can synchronize it with another
software. You can also let MASCHINE send the MIDI Clock signal by activating Send MIDI
Clock from the Preferences. Please refer to section ↑2.7, Integrating MASCHINE into Your
MIDI Setup for more information on these features. Make sure you also setup the Sync Offset
Slave value correctly (see chapter ↑2.6.1, Preferences – General Page) so that all your devices
and MASCHINE are tightly synchronized.
16.1.7 Improvise
It is nice if a live set is working out exactly the way you planned it, but sometimes, this can get
boring for you as well as for the audience. Something unexpected or even plain mistakes can
be the key for inspiring tracks and performances as well as just jamming around with your
Sounds and Samples!
Appendix: Tips for Playing Live
Preparations
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