1.1 Where to Start?MASCHINE provides you with many information sources. The main documents are meant to beread in the following sequence:1. MASCHINE Setup Guide2. MASCHINE Getting Started and online video tutorials3. MASCHINE Manual (this document)The whole documentation set is available in PDF format and located within the MA-SCHINE installation folder on your hard disk. You can also access these documentsfrom the Help menu in the Application Menu Bar or from the Help submenu in the MA-SCHINE menu.Please check the Service Center or the Native Instruments website regularly for up-to-date and localized versions of these documents. You can start the Service Center by se-lecting Launch Service Center from the Help menu in the Application Menu Bar or fromthe Help submenu in the MASCHINE menu.Additional documentation sources provide you with details on more specific topics:▪ MASCHINE Hardware Control Reference▪ Controller Editor ManualHereafter is a quick description of each of these documentation sources.Your First Stop: the Setup GuideThe Setup Guide will guide you through the software and hardware installation of MASCHINE,from the very beginning to the first sound coming through your speakers.First read the Setup Guide. Then proceed with this MASCHINE Getting Started to get more fa-miliar with MASCHINE.Welcome to MASCHINE!Where to Start?MASCHINE STUDIO - Manual - 24