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Press STOP button on MK3 to start from the beginning

Discussion in 'MASCHINE Area' started by Koktailmolotov, Dec 2, 2020.

  1. Koktailmolotov

    Koktailmolotov NI Product Owner

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    Hi there,

    I was wondering if there is a way to reset the pattern cursor on the sequencer to start from the beginning. I know that the "RESTART (Loop)" button will play the pattern in loop from the beginning to the end, but when using the button STOP, the cursor stops at the middle and there is no way to put it back at the beginning.\

    Is there a way to achieve this in MK3 controller directly?

    Example in the screenshot

    Screenshot 2020-12-02 at 12.20.39.png
     
    Koktailmolotov, Dec 2, 2020
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  2. Blindeddie

    Blindeddie Well-Known Member

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    Shift + Turn large encoder knob. It is slightly cumbersome, but currently the only way from the controller.
     
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  3. Murat Kayi

    Murat Kayi NI Product Owner

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    Is there anything the stop button does, that the play button doesn't?
     
    Murat Kayi, Dec 2, 2020
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  4. djneural

    djneural NI Product Owner

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    I also think it makes sense to have a "return to the beginning" shortcut. The "Restart" button does return back to the beginning of the track but starts it immediately, not always very convenient.

    "SHIFT+Stop" or pushing "Stop" twice would be the most logical way to do it.

    Shouldn't be too hard to implement I guess.

    They could even implement a "gate play" function with "SHIFT+Play" for DJs who integrate the Maschine on their DJing setup and want to start a project with some gate effect.
     
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  5. Koktailmolotov

    Koktailmolotov NI Product Owner

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    Push2 has this functionality, pushing the button stop twice returns the pattern/sequencer cursor to the beginning. MK3 should have this too, looks like a very basic functionality which is a must have.
     
    Koktailmolotov, Dec 2, 2020
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  6. Murat Kayi

    Murat Kayi NI Product Owner

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    This is all true, you know, but what I wonder is: is there anything you can't do anymore if you removed the stop button? I can't think of a thing. Right now, this button could do something else entirely and we wouldn't miss a thing. Heck, they could make this freely configurable and we could trigger whatever we always wanted a single button for...I guess?
     
    Murat Kayi, Dec 2, 2020
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  7. djneural

    djneural NI Product Owner

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    Unless NI has conceptual disagreement on this, there is no reason for this not to be fixed in next firmware.

    I mean it’s not even development, it’s just MIDI-mapping.
     
    Last edited: Dec 3, 2020
    djneural, Dec 3, 2020
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  8. olafmol

    olafmol NI Product Owner

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    I would opt for the "double stop click" to go to beginning and not play. This is common behaviour.
     
    olafmol, Dec 3, 2020
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  9. D-One

    D-One Well-Known Member

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    D-One, Dec 3, 2020
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