MASCHINE 1.5 Reference Manual – 1116.1.7 Using the Piano Roll/KeyboardSelect your Sound by hitting the Pad it is assigned to. Now enter Input Mode by hitting PADMODE (KEYBOARD) and lock it by hitting Button 1.Piano Roll/Keyboard Mode on the hardware DisplaysPress Button 2 to enter Piano Roll/Keyboard Mode. If you hit the Pads now, you will hearthat they all play the same Sound, but with a different pitch each. The pitch scale is dividedin semitones, starting with Pad 1 as the lowest note going up to Pad 16 as the highest note.To navigate to another octave use Button 7 (octave down) or Button 8 (octave up). You canalso navigate the scale in semitones: use Button 5 (semitone down) and Button 6 (semitoneup). Press PLAY then RECORD and start to record your melody!%Try to experiment with all kinds of Samples in the Piano Roll/Keyboard Mode; some ratherboring sounding Samples can be really interesting if you play them very low or very high!If you prefer to play your melodies with a MIDI keyboard, you can connect one to the MIDI Inon the back of the MASCHINE Controller. You can also use any USB-MIDI keyboard selectedin the Audio and MIDI Settings (see chapter 2.5, “Audio and MIDI Settings,” to get to knowhow to set these up). The connected MIDI input device will always play the currently selectedSound without the need to enter Piano Roll/Keyboard mode.The back side of the MASCHINE Hardware with the MIDI In port
