SHIFT + STOP Combo or double press STOP to go to the start.

D-One · 2022-07-25T18:45:29+00:00

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So, I was replying to yet another thread about the Stop button behavior, basically how it does not return the Playhead to the beginning with a double-press like most music SW does and while looking at Maschine's code I realized it's actually pretty simple to hack / modify...

EDIT: For anyone on MacOS NIPatcher can modify the software for you, here:

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/11786/nipatcher-tool-to-modify-maschine-macos

So I added a function that makes a Shift+Stop combo to both stop the playback and bring the Playhead to the start. There's not much more to explain but here's a short video:

https://imgur.com/a/IqV338H

To do it manually on MacOS:

Right-click the Maschine.app or VST/AU, choose "Show Package Contents" and replace the TransportSection.lua file in Contents / Resources / Scripts / Shared / Components with the one attached in this thread. (unzip it first)

TransportSection.lua.zip

TransportSection - Double Tap.lua.zip

On Windows it's trickier and requires ResourceHacker, I'm not sure if one can drag-and-drop a file to replace another with the ResourceHacker app so just copy-paste the code as explained below:

in Line107 I basically changed this:

To this:

Here is the code if you need to paste it:

function TransportSection:onStop(Pressed)

    if self.Controller:getShiftPressed() then
      NI.DATA.TransportAccess.restartTransport(App)
      NI.DATA.TransportAccess.togglePlay(App)
    else
    if Pressed and MaschineHelper.isPlaying() then
      NI.DATA.TransportAccess.togglePlay(App)
    end

  end

end

If instead of Shift+STOP you prefer a double of STOP then it's this code:

function TransportSection:onStop(Pressed)

  if Pressed and MaschineHelper.isPlaying() then
   NI.DATA.TransportAccess.togglePlay(App)
  else
   if Pressed and not MaschineHelper.isPlaying() then
     NI.DATA.TransportAccess.restartTransport(App)
     NI.DATA.TransportAccess.togglePlay(App)
   end

  end

end

NI devs are free to use my code BTW 🤣🤣🤣

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D-One

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/27400#Comment_27400

Sorry @tribepop i missed your post somehow.

There's no decompiling required on MacOS, all the code is exposed for the HW scripts. Only in windows you need to use something like resource hacker to access Lua files but this isn't like building from source, it's more of an 'edit some files and recompile' kind of deal, much simpler.

Yes, if you have actual dev skills doing this and messing with Lua should be very easy.

wadeo

Did this work for everyone else? I’ve downloaded the file and unzipped it then replaced the original file with it but no luck with it working. This is on a Mac running Catalina with maschine mk3 not running in a host daw. Thanks for posting this anyway and hope others had some luck!

D-One

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/55038#Comment_55038

That's odd, I tried on multiple computers. WHat happens when you press Shift+Stop? nothing?

wadeo

No mate no change from what normally dose. I’m not really computer savvy but it’s pretty straightforward, I’ll have another Iook at it today. I swapped the folders in AU and vst then tried a restart, still no luck.

D-One

AU and VST? This is only for the Maschine application.

I haven't tested in Maschine Plugin, I don't see the point since Maschine-Plugin is not in charge of the playhead when hosted in a DAW.

wadeo

Hi D-One, I just had a chance to look at it again and I see where I went wrong, I swapped the file out for the plug in...

Works great, you're a legend for posting this!

rcmusic35

Nice one. Not at home, is this different than pressing restart button??

D-One

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/56142#Comment_56142

No prob, thanks! I'm very happy to see that at least 1 person tried it and confirmed it works fine.

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/56241#Comment_56241

Of course, what would be the point otherwise? It brings the playhead to the start but does not start playing.

rcmusic35

The point would be for the sake of hackng;-)) sorry for my stupid question. Will do it in a few days.

LordJ

Good job @D-One.

Again a trick to NI add in Maschine and Maschine+...

D-One

For anyone on MacOS: You can easily apply this mod with NIPatcher.

While I was working on it better, Instead of Shift+Stop it now works by just pressing STOP 2x, as all DAW's do, so it's a familiar way of working.

function TransportSection:onStop(Pressed)

  if Pressed and MaschineHelper.isPlaying() then
   NI.DATA.TransportAccess.togglePlay(App)
  else
   if Pressed and not MaschineHelper.isPlaying() then
     NI.DATA.TransportAccess.restartTransport(App)
     NI.DATA.TransportAccess.togglePlay(App)
   end

  end

end

Kubrak

What about hacking TS Edit (Shift+F) on Mascchine Jam. Or, if possible All A-D with Shift on Maschine and Jam...

I do not have idea, what it should do, but just asking, if it is possible at all...

ozon

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/61017#Comment_61017

Just reading through the code… I’d assume the second Stop to start the playback again, therefore a double Stop would during playback would restart the track from the beginning.

To me the Stop button starting the track feels wrong, regardless of the status before hitting Stop.

D-One

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/61048#Comment_61048

No... Stop doesn't start playback at all.

With the Mod Stop during playback is normal, it stops the playback... But if Playback is already stopped then it "restarts" and stops again really fast, resulting in bringing the playhead to the beginning of the Scene/Section/Song, thus "double press". The whole point of the mod is to bring the familiar transport behavior of all other applications to Maschine, not to turn Stop into a "Play."

What is probably confusing you while reading the code is togglePlay

Because Maschine SW does not have an actual Stop function internally the Play button both plays and stops, depending on if the project is stopped or playing, so when you read togglePlay it can be either mean Stop or a Play.

Basically, there is no toggleStop.

D-One

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/61026#Comment_61026

I dont have a Jam so no idea what TS edit does.

Using SHIFT + A-D to trigger existing functions should be very doable, even modified functions if not too complicated.

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