Arkhis Orchestral Tools+Maschine: 1st look and 2 ideas in an hour!

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Trying out the sounds on the new instrument, coming up with some quick ideas.
Here for my video on Infinite Escape: • Infinite Escape-Expans...
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[@HalitBarbaros]

Bought Arkhis one minute after watching your video!

[@MrDjDast]

Same to me ! :)

[@jordanburgess4091]

I've never seen someone rock the keys AND Maschine with such virtuosity.

[@justin1603]

just bought this and played 4-5 hours with it...one of the best releases 2020

[@jefgibbons]

Glad to hear it Marc!

[@ricasonis1574]

@@jefgibbons Me too!!!!!! It's amazing!!!

[@Bezowinz]

Sounds great!. I wish they had gone the extra mile and made it multi-output for the 3 layers.

[@StreetsOfVancouverChannel]

The interface reminds me of my Output stuff... this is probably the best thing you've tried out to date in my humble opinion, Jef... very sublimely haunting first audio experiment/example there!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks SoV! Very similar to output for sure...

[@PonySixfinger]

this sounds amazing. great to see it being used with a Maschine too. looks like it's a great addition for film scores

[@jefgibbons]

Definitely meant for that, thanks Pony!

[@nelesound]

Just got this on the BF sale ~ oh oh oh I'm loving it! Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@bright1180]

Love it when Prof G drops a new vid!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Bright!

[@slipperz87]

Great video Jef. Your tutorials are amazing and have helped me learn a ton. I'm always looking forward to your next one. Keep them coming!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks David! Really appreciate it!

[@gtothewall]

The chords you laid at 5:00 gave me chills Jef! 🙌🏾 🔥 You now have a new fan and subscriber! 💪🏾 #keepcreating

[@jefgibbons]

Wow, thanks!!

[@garaughty]

Sounds awesome... gorgeous GUI !

[@photographylightandmagic3050]

Hi Jeff, I loved your video presentation. Your videos are very well produced with straight to the point tutorials.

[@Boissinova]

Spooky!!! 🧙‍♂️ Sounds awesome!

[@vvcv__00]

Thanks for a great video Jef. The whole 'improve' (lack of a better word) sounded great. I especially liked what you did around 12:00 (in Dorian)... sounded fantastic. This doesn't seem to be a type of 'style' most of your music is about, but i'd surely be interested to hear you do more work in this compositional 'style'. However, perhaps with the addition of a couple of instruments like a soft/felt piano and a cello/viola (played staccato) for melodies/leads to move it away from a dominant ambient sound (since this instrument sounds great for pads/drones/pedals). Just my 1.5 cents. Thanks again for introducing me to a couple of nice sounding instruments.

[@HenryMittnacht]

Thanks for that! Awesome!

[@kstew451]

Great sounds, will definitely get this.

[@sonicindustries227]

Great demo as ever. I want it..

[@BurgundyKRO]

Your watch is almost as cool as these sounds :) I love this - buying Arkhis right now.

[@jefgibbons]

Ha! Thanks Keith! Big fan of the Casios ;)

[@BurgundyKRO]

@@jefgibbons me too... timeless. You make great videos... keep em' coming :)

[@del-marmare1646]

Those Casio's are soooo cool. My first watch as a child.

[@2shotDerringer]

I was gonna let this one pass me by, but you just convinced me not to 💪🏽💪🏽

[@laartwork]

I got this a couple days ago and finally can retire my Roland JX-8P warm pad I have been using since 1987. Beautiful production by the way.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks LJ! Keep the Jx-8p though :)

[@beeisbad]

@@jefgibbons you right, Jef!!! DEFINITELY keep that Roland!!!

[@maus3454]

Convincing as always 👍

[@andycordy5190]

Exciting stuff. I knew I would find this distracting but having just watched the video on Sequis I thought I'd check this out. I guess any instrument will influence the way you play and compose, I certainly found that when I first encountered Steinberg Pro24 back in 1984. It strikes me that these high level musical languages are psychologically super active in forming composition/playing directions. e.g. Your Steve Reich adventure.

[@johnhawkinshawkins1284]

why not allow the big knob to go all the way round and fade back to sound 1?!?!

[@thepianomandan]

I always love your tutorials. Quick Q: To get the multiple takes on different Arkhis instrument/patches, did you add extra groups on Maschine with Arkhis in each new group?

[@alexmusic2024]

May i ask what kind of monitor do you use?

[@Ambarian]

The beat around 4:20 gave me heavy Beetlejuice theme vibes

[@bhaskarville]

Hi Jef, huge fan of all your videos! Can you tell me where you got the stand for Maschine for?

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks! It’s from www.artswooddesigns.ca

[@DenhefDigital]

Where did you buy the case for all the units? Love the wooden case :)

[@jefgibbons]

Same! Maschine case is www.artswooddesigns.ca the synths came that way (except for the big one, I stripped and sanded the end pieces) and the desk piece is homemade!!

[@jimp5713]

I bought it too! Didn't realize that it's included with Komplete 13 Ultimate Collectors upgrade, including the Infinite Escape and dozens of other expansions. -Wish NI would allow return to be able to get. Anyhow, question -searching Orchestral Tools site for Arkhis doesn't come up with any hits. Did they re-license to Native instruments? I am trying to find out what default midi CC is programmed that Arkhis uses for volume sliders for all three layers, -So don't have to re-learn midi cc -for Each Instance of Arkhis loaded on different tracks in Cubase.

[@shmi1964]

The sounds are super unique and beautiful! Is this really only a specialized sound library, or could it also just be used for a traditional orchestral sample library?

[@jefgibbons]

It is unique! It doesn't have traditional sounds, so you'd want to look elsewhere for that kind of thing...

[@beeisbad]

As ALWAYS.... you give some of the best reviews on KZbin! PERIOD. But nah bro.... for $149 I'm not really feeling this all that much. If you have Output's Exhale or Omnisphere, this is just another lushy cinematic swell pads type thing. Now that "INFINITE ESCAPE" soundpack is kinda bangin'!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Bee Gee! I wasn't that hyped about Infinite Escape to start, but I just keep finding great uses for it! Should do another video on it...

[@JacobAndJamal]

I've been a sucker for orchestral sound kits/synths for years (I will listen to Hans Zimmer scores all day just as normal music), BUT I find myself not using them in my projects as much as I hoped. By themself, they sound big and inspirational, but once I start adding contemporary drums/synths/guitar/etc, it all seems to fall apart to my ears. A few Artist who've successfully combined these sounds to my ears would be: Bjork (Selmasongs) , Rob D (Clubbed to Death), Deadmau5 (midas heel).

[@jefgibbons]

You actually nailed two of my faves, Rob D and Selmasongs. I think that soundtrack might be in my top 5... so perfect!!

[@patrickperez9790]

Can you download a demo version or do you have to just buy it? Great video, as always.

[@johnhawkinshawkins1284]

seems just same as pharlight, starlight and thrill!

[@jefgibbons]

There’s a lot of similarities these days. I think Pharlight is my fave, but it’s a cpu hog. Arkhis is very easy on the cpu!

[@AlexWilliams-gn6ud]

Curious as to how this is on CPU, Pharlight looked like it ran really badly

[@jefgibbons]

True Alex, just checked for you and it’s really light on the cpu, pharlight not so much... but I love it!

[@AlexWilliams-gn6ud]

@@jefgibbons Hey Jef, thanks a lot!

[@cali3168]

Hey Jeff, is Maschine the main tool you use to create your drumbeats in every session? I'm seriously considering picking one up - and after watching your videos, it seems to fit into your workflow nicely.

[@jefgibbons]

It’s my fave for beats and anything hip hoppy... love it!

[@cali3168]

@@jefgibbons Thanks for the reply - ya sold me. Not to take up too much of your time, but are there any expansions you can recommend for Synthwave and Cinematic drums / percussion?

[@mcclure1977]

How did you manage to play Arkhis on Maschine? I can' only get it to work with Kontakt...

[@mike_qbik]

Jef amazing work as always. Having 12 Ultimate this one makes me switch and spend extra $ for the update. What computer keyboard are you using if I may ask. Is this the Mac version. Love you channel. Cheers.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Mike! Using the space grey Mac keyboard.

[@Messy_Jesse]

Does this work on maschine+ stand alone?

[@PeterJoslynHarris]

Only in controller mode on M+

[@MickBenjamins]

Wait, where did Prof G go?

[@jefgibbons]

Momentary lapse!!

[@Proxima04]

Jeff this looks to be efficient for work flow? But how is it on CPU as of course, creating a multi in Kontakt would effectively be similar to this, what would you say are the main benefits?

[@Mu1974]

I thought the same thing. Three instrument patches with undulating or interesting articulations, midi learn 4 faders on the Maschine jam for individual volume faders plus fx level and you should get roughly the same result, I guess?

[@jefgibbons]

It’s actually very light on the cpu, even my old Mac Pro! It’s definitely a niche product, but has some beautiful ambient tones...

[@del-marmare1646]

Ok take my cash.

[@lordha-ha4242]

After 7 years of producing music, I can create most sounds on most synths. Buying simplistic programs just doesn’t impress me anymore. Skipping komplete 13. Maybe 14

[@jefgibbons]

Definitely worth waiting if you’re good!

[@francescob.3019]

speaking as a ux designer, user interface in these things is awful, all they care about is make them pretty, then most people need a manual or a walkthrough even for such simple software. they disregard so many design rules. Orchestral tool’s stuff is usually even worse.

[@IOnianStreams]

While I do like Arkhis' sounds a lot, I have to agree with Francesco regarding the Arkhis GUI. There's a lot of wasted screen space that could have been used more efficiently. For example, the global envelope and FX show/hide buttons are at the top of the screen but the controls themselves appear at the bottom. At least on my screen I have to click the button at the top then scroll down to even see the controls, let alone use them. And where did this small font grey text on a slightly more grey background UI style come from that's so common these days? It's really hard to see. Could we please have a larger, brighter font? There's plenty of room. It's not just Arkhis. I upgraded to Sampletank 4 recently and its grey-on-grey tiny font is barely visible. Don't get me wrong: I like Arkhis and I like Sampletank. But this font style has got to go! Other improvements/feature requests for Arkhis: Mute/Solo buttons for each layer. Numerical readouts for the Pitch setting.** More sounds (where's piano?). Could the Mod wheel be extended to start removing Layer 1 then Layer 2 in the top half of its throw (i.e. bottom=Layer1, mid-way=all three layers, top=Layer3)? **Caution regarding the Pitch setting... A few presets have layers that are slightly off-pitch by one tick on the Pitch slider (which is, again, very hard to see). This can lead to intonation problems when blended with other sounds (or other tracks in your DAW). I compiled an “Arkhis Preset Layers List” that lists all 222 presets showing the sounds used in each of the 3 layers, together with any pitch alterations and LFO settings. You can find which presets have Pitch settings in this list. Download the Arkhis Preset Layers List from the video description for my video "Re-creating Arkhis Audio Demo #3 Reborn" here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6u1ooZvbZighdE

[@mrburns366]

I didn't even know Dr Drew made beats! 😋

[@jefgibbons]

I love googling the names people mock me with... I look 61??? Geez...

[@Loki6669Alpha]

Jef Gibbons I don’t think he’s mocking you. Dr. Drew is an incredibly successful medical doctor who has helped millions of young people with his accessible public personality. He’s also in fantastic physical shape for anyone, let alone a 61 year old man.