Click the Connect button to connect the controller to that instance.Switching Instances using the ControllerTo switch from one MASCHINE instance to another:▪ Press SHIFT + STEP.▪ Turn Knob 5 (or press Button 5/6) to select the desired instance.▪ Press Button 8 to load that instance.2.5.3 Controlling Various Instances with Different ControllersYou can use two or more MASCHINE controllers of different types (MASCHINE STUDIO, MA‐SCHINE MK3, MASCHINE MK2, MASCHINE MIKRO MK2, MASCHINE, and MASCHINE MIKRO) si‐multaneously with different instances of the MASCHINE software (possibly with one instance instand‐alone mode). In doing so, the following applies:▪ Only one MASCHINE controller of any type can be connected to an instance at a time. Youcan choose which instance you want to control from each controller as described in ↑2.5.2,Switching Instances.▪ When you start a new instance of the MASCHINE software, it connects to one of the MA‐SCHINE controllers according to following precedence rules:◦ Rule 1: The MASCHINE STUDIO controller focus has priority over the MK3 controller,which takes priority over all legacy controllers (MASCHINE MK2, MASCHINE MIKRO MK2,MASCHINE and MASCHINE MIKRO).◦ Rule 2: The MASCHINE controllers (legacy and MK3) have priority focus over MASCHINEMIKRO controllers.◦ Rule 1 has priority over rule 2.2.6 PreferencesThe Preferences panel lets you specify various settings for MASCHINE.► To open the Preferences panel, clickPreferences… in the Maschine menu (macOS) or Filemenu (Windows) of the Application Menu Bar, or in theFile submenu of the MASCHINEmenu:Basic ConceptsStand‐Alone and Plug‐in ModeMASCHINE ‐ オペレーション マニュアル ‐ 61