It’ll be clearly color-coded, nicely labeled, customized to our every need, and designed for maximum dancefloor destruction. This tutorial is all about customization, of course, so we’ll be designing our own custom CONTROLLER EDITOR Template from scratch. Feel free to try the default Template, but keep in mind that some of the mappings may not be to your personal taste. A Template is a complete set of MIDI assignments for an NI controller. If it’s your first time with the CONTROLLER EDITOR, the default Template for your controller will load otherwise, all of your Templates will load. ![]() For this reason, we advise not to open the CONTROLLER EDITOR in a live setting. ![]() At this point, all connected Native Instruments controllers will automatically enter MIDI Mode – useful in the studio, but potential hugely confusing on the stage. You can also configure other behaviour, such as the colors used by the RGB-backlit Pads. It will let you define – or ‘assign’ – the MIDI messages sent by each control element (pads, buttons, knobs, encoders, etc), for example, Pad 13 sends note A-1, Knob 4 sends MIDI CC 2, and so on. Here’s an example of a MASCHINE mapping for TRAKTOR, with each control labelled inside CONTROLLER EDITOR.ĬONTROLLER EDITOR is basically the middleman between your MASCHINE controller and TRAKTOR – or indeed, any other combination of NI controllers and software in your studio or live setup. Alternatively, you can plan the mapping directly inside the Native Instruments CONTROLLER EDITOR application (installed with any NI controller, or downloadable here). One of the best approaches is to simply draw out a labelled diagram of the mapping with paper and pencil. There’s nothing worse than getting deep into it, then realising you didn’t leave space for some vital function. To get an idea of what mappings can do in the hands of a master, check out /midi-maps/īefore diving headlong into the MIDI mapping process, it’s crucial to plan it out. With the MASCHINE and TRAKTOR software synced, and your MASCHINE controller talking to both of them, you can begin making a MASCHINE mapping for TRAKTOR.Ī typical mapping might have an effects section, browsing controls for browsing playlists and loading tracks, Hotcues, Loop controls, Play, Sync, Tempo Bend, Flux Mode, BeatJump, and then perhaps a few of the programmer’s own secret weapons. The same key combination will switch you back into Application Mode.
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