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Maschine 2 Studio Sequencer update info and Side chaining video!
Here is a short video showing some info on the new features of Maschine 2
Maschine 2.0 / Studio Preview 2 (The Sampler)
Time For Another Maschine 2 Preview!
I have been using Maschine 2.0 for a good bit now and am very familiar with it’s workflow and changes.
With Maschine 2.0 and the Studio controller about to hit the store shelves any day now. We have all heard about the great new 32 bit floating point sound engine, but I thought it might be nice to discuss some of the changes to workflow that you can expect.
Lets get right into it by talking about the sampler section
The first thing of note is now we are not limited to using only stereo inputs. This means we can sample mono sources with out having to convert later. On the studio controller we are given input selection buttons to allow us to directly select our source right from the hardware.
The four tabs in the left hand hardware screen are Record, Edit, Slice and Zone.
Under the Edit tab we are also given a new “Selection Range” this is a great feature in that it allows us to select a portion of the sample separate from the start and end points and loop points and apply functions such as time stretching or normalization to just that selection. you can pre hear the selection range from the software by clicking play icon next to the file name. very good for checking selections without screwing up your start and end points.
Maschine Studio Preview and Initial thoughts.
Maschine 2.0 and The Maschine Studio
A short preview and initial thoughts
October first 2013 Native Instruments dropped a bomb on the heads of the beat creation world.
With the first announcement video, a very slick video HERE that got the forums and social media drooling for more.
What was this? A new maschine hardware unit, and a rewritten software engine to the beloved Maschine software.
The first thing that is instantly noticeable about the new hardware is the luscious new screens. Hi-res screens that look similar to smart phone screens with gorgeous graphical displays allowing us to now see everything from the arranger, to the sample editing, to mapping etc.
These screens providea significant improvement over the previous MK2 hardware screens. Now sample editing is gorgeous with beautiful looking waveform displays and zooming that is highly detailed. No desire to look up to your monitor at all.
Play heads scroll quickly across the screen with no trails or signs of low quality refresh rates. I noticed no color bleeding or other issues common to low quality screens.
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Maschine 2.0 and Maschine Studio controller Announced by Native instruments! (new pictures only found here!)
After a anxious wait, Maschine 2.0 has finally be announced!
Along with a new Software update. A new controller has come on the scene as well! the Maschine studio!
More info as it becomes available stay tuned!
Here are some pics to wet your thirsty eyes!
Thats right Maschine 2.0 will work on Maschine Mk1, Mk2 , and mikro hardware as well! take a look at the new browser screen on an MK2 controller!
- The Maschine controller family sitting in harmony
How To Get Stutters and Glitch FX in Maschine
This is the Easiest Way to get those cool glitch and stutter FX in maschine, Both with it’s built in grain stretch effect and with useage of Native Instruments The Finger.
Tuning the MiniBrute Using Guitar Rig
This Video Just shows you an easy basic way to tune your Minibrute or any piece of gear really with Guitar Rig .
One of the Best Filter and FX plug ins for Maschine? CamelPhat for sure!
I am a huge fan of good filters and multi effect plug ins. I horde them like golden treasures and use them often. Recently I had the pleasure of coming across CamelPhat from Camel audio. In its latest version (3.5 as of this writing) I am finding my self using it more and more often. Everything from side chaining a bass line with the LFO pumping away, to Resonating distortion on my snares to warm subtle tube saturation on a rhodes patch all the way out to moving swirling flangers and hectic rhytmic pulses. Camelphat seems to do all this not only while staying light on the cpu but being laid out in such a way its incredibly fast and intuitive to use right from the maschine hardware.
Here is a list of some of the features in this plug.
Features
- ‘Phattening’ multi-effect, great for punchy drums, bass and lots more.
- Four distortion modules; warm and soft to crunchy and fat.
- Magic EQ, compressor, three filters, two LFOs, envelope follower.
- Easy-to-use, with X/Y pad and intelligent Randomize.
- 300 categorised presets.
Be sure to check out https://www.camelaudio.com/index.php I am really impressed by the sound of this one.