Please note that modulation and automation are not mutually exclusive: You can modulate aparameter in MASCHINE and automate it (e.g., from your host) simultaneously! As a result,the parameter value will deviate (according to the recorded modulation) from its moving valuedefined by the automation.Example: Let’s assume that you have recorded some modulation for the Cutoff parameter of a FilterPlug-in in order to create a filter sweep. Since modulation is defined relative to the non-modulatedvalue, by manually adjusting the Cutoff parameter you can shift the entire sweep across frequen-cies. By assigning this Cutoff parameter to a MIDI control or an automation ID (see section↑12.2.3, Controlling Parameters via MIDI and Host Automation to know how to do this) you can cre-ate a filter sweep that automatically moves across frequencies!11.5.1 Which Parameters Are Modulatable?All the modulatable parameters are found in Plug-ins or Channel properties (e.g., you cannotmodulate the Pattern Length or the Step Grid resolution). This means that all modulatable pa-rameters are found in a Parameter page of the Control area (when the software is in Arrangeview).In order to be modulatable, parameters of Plug-ins and Channel properties have to meet fol-lowing requirements:▪ The parameter must be controlled by a knob or a button in the software. Most parameterscontrolled by selectors (e.g., for selecting an operating mode or a filter type) cannot bemodulated — however there are a few exceptions.▪ The parameter must be at the Group or Sound level. Parameters at the Master level cannotbe modulated.This second rule is also true for Plug-ins: if a Plug-in is loaded at the Master level, its parameterswill not be modulatable — but the same Plug-in loaded at the Group or Sound level will have itsparameters modulatable.Almost all parameters meeting these requirements can be modulated, the only exceptions be-ing:▪ Plug-ins:Working with PatternsRecording and Editing ModulationMASCHINE MIKRO - Manual - 503
