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I've finally begun diving into production and over the past little while i've collected enough for what I feel can get me moving in the right direction. I've got a Maschine, midi keyboard, Ableton 8.1.1, and a collection of VSTs.

I'm more curious about maschine and how you guys put it to use when making tracks. Let's hear it.

I've got the maschine and use it as itself just to jam as well as use it for midi with either logic (running with komplete 7 vsts)
reason, and ableton.
I also make wobble sounds in it by sampling a bass and applying a filter and changing the envelope filter to lfo or lfo sync.
It's a great device for chopping up sounds (using the slice option in the sampler editor)
The 1.6 upgrade will make the device much more powerful with 3 effect banks for sound group or the master and
it will recognize vst's as well. I can upload video ns hit if you want

Th0rmusic wrote:I've got the maschine and use it as itself just to jam as well as use it for midi with either logic (running with komplete 7 vsts)
reason, and ableton.
I also make wobble sounds in it by sampling a bass and applying a filter and changing the envelope filter to lfo or lfo sync.
It's a great device for chopping up sounds (using the slice option in the sampler editor)
The 1.6 upgrade will make the device much more powerful with 3 effect banks for sound group or the master and
it will recognize vst's as well.

I can't wait for the 1.6 update. I'm not the best in ableton, though I can get around it. I can get around Maschine a bit better.

Th0rmusic wrote:I can upload video ns hit if you want

What type of videos do you have? I'm willing to watch what ever you have that may help me progress.

I haven't made any videos but i can make any of whatever you need to know
or may find interesting..

I really don't know of anything specific. I'm just trying to get past that point of making drum loops only and putting elements together to complete songs. Not real sure what to ask for.

i use my mates to throw in some one-shots live to butter up my tune before i mixdown

making quick and easy wobbles? build ups? i do a lot of things just while i jam and sometimes add elements into songs and live sets

actually both of those would be cool if your willing.

YAYA i'll do it asap. should be a quick and simple tutorial

YAYA i'll do it asap. should be a quick and simple tutorial

Maschine user over here aswell
I don't really like any of their effects (the metaverb sounds like shit) but good for tapping out what's grooves going on in your noggin. Also 1.6 means i can start using the uad plugs in it.
It Could be better worked in with the daws - at the moment it's a ballache getting midi to work in ableton and logic (worth making a template if you haven't already).

Are there any competitors to maschine?

I mean there is this, totally different actually, but same fundamental concept. I like this direction. A lot.


From my limited perspective, it is a fucking awesome tool. I will own it, or something like it w/in a year or two, undoubtedly.