MASCHINE 1.5 Reference Manual – 23416.1.4 Name your Groups and SoundsNaming your Groups and Sounds gives you a better overview of exactly what you are doing,especially if you focus on playing with the MASCHINE Hardware. It might not be somethingthat is very interesting, but it certainly pays off in a sometimes rather hectic live situation toenable a quick overview.16.1.5 Consider using a Limiter on your MasterThis sounds rather conservative, but if you want to avoid digital distortion caused by anoverload of your soundcard, this is a useful safety measure. On the other hand you mightexperience a somewhat squashed and dull sound if you overuse the Limiter by feeding a lotof loud signals to it. Try it out and see what works best for you!16.1.6 Hook up your other gear and sync it with MIDI clockIf you have other gear such as a drum machine, a synthesizer or another sequencer that isable to send MIDI Clock, hook it up to the MASCHINE Controller’s MIDI In and activate Syncto External MIDI Clock from MASCHINE’s File menu so that they can play together in sync.MASCHINE can also receive MIDI Clock via an internal MIDI port, so you can synchronize itwith a MIDI Master. Furthermore, you can let MASCHINE send the MIDI Clock signal (seesection 2.6, “Connecting External MIDI Equipment,” for more info on these). Make sure toalso setup your Sync Offset correctly (see chapter 2.4.1, “Preferences – General Tab”) so thatall your machines and MASCHINE are tightly synchronized.16.1.7 ImproviseIt is nice if a live set is working out exactly the way you planned it, but sometimes, this canget boring for you as well as for the audience. Something unexpected or even plain mistakescan be the key for inspiring tracks and performances as well as just jamming around withyour Sounds and Samples.
