16.1.4 Name and Color Your Groups, Patterns, Sounds and Scenes16.1.5 Consider Using a Limiter on Your MasterThis 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 asomewhat squashed and dull sound if you overuse the Limiter by feeding a lot of loud signalsto it. Try it out and see what works best for you! See ↑13.1.4, Limiter for more information.16.1.6 Hook Up Your Other Gear and Sync It with MIDI Clock16.1.7 ImproviseIt is nice if a live set is working out exactly the way you planned it, but sometimes, this can getboring for you as well as for the audience. Something unexpected or even plain mistakes canbe the key for inspiring tracks and performances as well as just jamming around with yourSounds and Samples!16.2 Basic Techniques16.2.1 Use Mute and SoloMute and Solo are a good way to build up a live set especially on the MASCHINE controller asyou can mute and solo Groups and Sounds at the same time.By pinning the Mute and Solo mode (press Button 1 simultaneously for this), you have bothhands free to mute or solo Sounds and Groups. Since soloing a Sound mutes all Sounds exceptone, the MUTE button can then be used to “release” Sounds that have been muted. You canuse this technique to create a breakdown: Solo a given Sound such as a kick drum, then buildthe track up again by bringing the muted Sounds back in one at a time with the MUTE button.See ↑16.2.4, Use Note Repeat for more on this.Appendix: Tips for Playing LivePreparationsMASCHINE - Manual - 858
