sometimes when I'm auditioning different kits in mashine I have a desire to select all and delete the pattern that exists in the software.... is there a select all command or a delete all command?
easiest method
pin the pattern button by holding the pattern button then select the button above the onscreen "pattern"
then select a single pattern and keep pressing delete
so, it needs to be done with the mashine hardware?
well you could use the keyboard press delete if you wanted to... select a pattern and keep pressing delete
It's how 6xes said above, the only detail I can add is it's a lot faster to do it in Ideas View rather than Song/Arranger otherwise you can just keep pressing delete.
If you're loading Groups and never want the Patterns then just disable +Patterns at the end bottom of the browser, then Maschine doesn't load them to begin with.