Native Instruments Retro Machines MK2, Manual

Control Elements

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GLIDE

 (knob): Sets the glissando time between two notes when the 

GLIDE 

button is acti-

vated. Glissando is the time it takes a sound to glide from the first note pitch to the
following note pitch (also known as "portamento").
When the knob is at full left, there is no Glide at all, and the pitch will jump from one
note to the next. When you turn the knob to the right, the glide time increases and

makes the transition between the notes smoother.

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SOLO

: Enables a monophonic mode, i.e., only one note is audible at a time. This works

well with both 

LEGATO

 and 

GLIDE

. It is useful for replicating monophonic synthesizers.

When in 

SOLO

 mode, the 

CHORD

 feature from the 

ARP/CHORD

 page cannot be used.

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LEGATO

: Enables legato mode. As long as a key is depressed in legato mode, the attack

phase of a successive note will not be triggered, but the current note will pitch-bend
to the second note's value. This feature is only active when 

SOLO

 is set to on.

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GLIDE

  (button):  Turns  pitch  slides  on  or  off.  The  rate  of  the  glide  can  be  controlled

with the 

GLIDE

 control knob.

2.1.5

EFFECTS Section

The Effects section holds two out of three possible send effects specific to the Instrument
Preset.

The Effects section.

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REVERB

: Sets the send level of the Reverb effect.

▪

ECHO

: Sets the send level of the Echo effect.

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PHASER

: Sets the send level of the Phaser effect.

Using the Instrument

SYNTH Page

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