FJAAK gives tips on producing techno with MASCHINE+ | Native Instruments

Berlin techno duo FJAAK are known for their killer kickdrums, pulverizing live techno shows and cheeky attitude. We meet Felix and Aaron in the studio to find out how they use Native Instruments’ standalone MASCHINE+ for sound design, sampling and sequencing techno.
FJAAK also explains how they use MASCHINE+ with analog synths and outboard gear, how they tap into its portability when collaborating with other artists, and they give some tips on how they layer and EQ elements to get their addictive sound, which can be heard on labels like Monkeytown and their own Spandau20.
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00:00 - Intro
01:05 - Organizing User samples
01:44 - Sound design in MASCHINE+
02:19 - Using synth plug-ins on MASCHINE+
02:42 - Experimenting with Chord Mode and scales
03:17 - Using internal effects to colorize your sound
03:43 - Sculpting a big-room techno kickdrum
05:42 - Creating Patterns as building blocks
07:21 - Arranging with scenes in Song Mode
08:08 - Connecting M+ in different studio environments
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[@NativeInstruments]

Now it’s your turn to get busy! Download the stems from the techno heater that FJAAK created, and put your own unique spin on a remix with our Metapop remix competition: bit.ly/3siKh31

[@uwebaganz5144]

Thx for the opportunity

[@peterstroncek6340]

Doesnt work anymore ;(

[@TVTOSHIBA-cu6qv]

Please do an interview with Stef Mendesidis, he is the real master of machine live sets. Check out his new live set from Intercell.

[@peterbsims]

love these guys. true passion and love

[@werex3]

They try to explain kind of basic things so passionately lol You really load samples by just touching a pad and pressing load?? such wow! And it can see folders?? Holy Molly! 😅

[@SurSagarMusicOriginal]

🔥🔥🔥

[@KarzenX]

These guys 🤣 Fjaakin’ crazay man !

[@nic3939]

Great video, but I feel some people might be fooled by the "standalone Maschine+" stuff. Most of the footage and features are done in the controller mode only in this video.

[@Lauterbachsyndikat]

They only use onboard plugins don’t they?

[@Bonn5656]

Whats ur point

[@lstlvls2521]

'Fooled' suggests there was an attempt at deception, which there clearly was not, as they only used samples and onboard effects in this video.

[@JackAcid]

I had one, fell in love with it's beauty and workflow. But the CPU is weak - and even though I replaced the SD card, updated the firmware AND used effects routing, it would free, crash and sometimes not even shut down. This was a brand new, shop bought Maschine. I loved the sounds, the ease and pure addictive fun of the flow, but for live jams it's untrust worthy, and the fact you can't pre arm a sequence to end when it comes to the final bar (you can only STOP it or MUTE it, which can destroy the flow and structure) is an update I'd very much like to see in V2..

[@SupraheadStudio]

Thank you for this video it’s very interesting to see how producers use the Maschine plus. I think that Ableton link is a game changer when you want to play on stage ! That way you can connect your computer and your machine plus you can make live even easier.

[@nachoci6876]

really what they showed? how to load a sample in maschine?

[@kostoglotow]

@@nachoci6876 fatality, lol.

[@matthewhussey4004]

How do you align phase when layering kicks in Maschine? Nudge and go by ear?

[@FJAAKBERLIN]

By ear should be enough and should come always first of course - trust your ears! If it sound good - it’s usually good otherwise the monitoring isn’t :-)

[@Lumaport]

Love my M+ 🎉

[@CrusaderGeneral]

what do you think about connecting two machines plus over ableton ,liink and then doing a live set with two machines plugged into a dj mixer, this gives you more voice channels and amazing pooprtunities

[@majewskimusic]

Super, thanks, ;-)

[@mike_qbik]

10 and 11

[@fasterdetail]

native instruments..I spoke with blezz beats about gui for massive ,fm8 ,etc..they said there is no plans of support to show knob per function for those synths..is this true?thank you

[@NativeInstruments]

We don't have information to share regarding this feature at the moment, but what's sure is that nothing has been decided yet.

[@user-ld7rw4tc1o]

are all metapop stems lost forever, or is there any archive for it?

[@hatsaok8153]

these guys really like kick drums

[@codename9988]

I love how fast you can put things together on Maschine+

[@NativeInstruments]

It's all about the workflow 🔥

[@uwebaganz5144]

In maschine in general

[@gamerturniton3081]

Thats great concept about layering sounds, also super complicated doing it in that hardware thino, but you lose the essence of the one sound. Having just one layer of a sound is listening to the sound in its pure original form, this is another way to view or make music which I prefer. I think it sounds thicker, cleaner, and better.

[@frankschmidt9451]

Guys- it is so motivating the way you present the functions of Maschine. I am owning one now since 6 Month and I am not even able to crate one loop or load any own created sample. It is verry verry complicated to handle. When I have unboxed the Maschine it took aprox 5 days before I`ve got the first sound of it. I am not convinced anymore...

[@Bonn5656]

Omfg u must be slow in general, poor of u. Have u learn anything in 5 months

[@lstlvls2521]

You aren't convinced because you haven't figured it out? Give it time - Rome wasn't built in a day.

[@ManjaStyles]

does anyone know how old are FJAAK??

[@soundofpatrick]

what's the song at the start?

[@prospersucceedmakemoney]

underdawg from FJAAK 006

[@daflux7]

we need traktor s4mk4 with bigger screen and bigger johwheels ! pls do it and take my money

[@lol-rz1js]

Whats the id track at thé start ??

[@Yan-pz1tl]

These guys are smart!

[@-zoave-]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="234">3:54</a> Why tape saturation not good for low end/kick exactly ? So tube is better for that ?

[@NativeInstruments]

Some tape saturation cut the lowest part of the frequencies which often remove the punchiness. Although, some other work like charms!

[@-zoave-]

@@NativeInstruments Ok, cool, thanks for your reply 👍

[@h-dawg969]

I’m thinking of selling my mk3 to raise funds for a Maschine plus as I really want to standalone capabilities. Has anyone gone down a similar path? The plus is pretty expensive so I need to be sure it’s the right choice. Perhaps I’ll get a second hand one. I have 3 synths that I need to be able to sequence with it, and then all will be well! ;)

[@phelper4554]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="151">2:31</a> play synth plugins on the Maschine +. Since when Maschine plus support vsts?

[@NativeInstruments]

You can access 3rd party plugins when the M+ is used in Controller mode ✌

[@DaWanMtp]

Publicité 🙌 👉 N. I.💰

[@Dirtyvinnie]

They sound more and more like Shed

[@bensen6501]

which is good :)

[@timsgtms1222]

Great to see you again on native instruments thank you tim

[@jonkrindz7934]

i thought they just smokin weed all the time and do random things unresponsabbly in studio,but now isee i was mistaken.it's hard way and lot of time in studio make groovy tracks

[@carlborgen]

But does it go to 11?

[@THOMASTAYIMOEHL]

haha

[@phelper4554]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="286">4:46</a> only one problem there is no plugin on the Maschine plus to make the low end mono. Especially when you use reverb like they describe it’s very important to make your low end mono…

[@drh713]

You can make a reaktor patch to do it. Ask over in the main forum and I'm sure someone will make one for you if you're not familiar with reaktor.

[@anaphylastiks]

Can I ask why make the low end mono?

[@fasterdetail]

@@anaphylastiks cocteau twins used stereo bass low end all the time..screw it

[@fasterdetail]

@@anaphylastiks mostLy for vinyl releases they sum to mono the bass freq so there is no phase issues

[@anaphylastiks]

@@fasterdetail So the phase issues would happen when writing to the vinyl? Not understanding properly.

[@fabianwright3502]

Gt and majidjordan and dvsn on ere next

[@monst3rmachin3productions12]

lol He thinks working with DAWs is old school. That's cute. I was thinking the same thing about them using a drum machine. So 1980s.

[@er_maledetto]

🥰💚💚💨💨💨

[@ijsbrandvaneerdenburg1482]

HOW is there no treatment their room at all??

[@mattyg499]

Jus get to know your monitors/speakers….

[@nosinfantasia]

el otro le mira como diciendo " coño yo no sabia de todo esto "

[@bongasbeats9968]

NI ist schon geil, aber die Preise sind für n Hintern! Beispiel: Man kauft sich eine Maschine und bekommt ein nettes Software Basis Paket. Kauftan nun noch ein KompleteKontrolKeyboard (88) bekommt man NUR ein Controller für sein Geld. Und alter Falter 1080€ für ein MIDI Controll Keyboard ist mal viel zu teuer. Und ja es gibt eine 200 € Variante, aber die ist zu klein und die Klaviatur ist es nicht werd. Leute die schon tausende Euros in NI gesteckt haben sollten massive Ermäßigungen bekommen. 🤪

[@NativeInstruments]

The S88 comes with Komplete Start, which include a solid bunch of plugins to play with.

[@usedusermoser]

Interesting name FJAAK! I suppose J is silent 🤣

[@anaphylastiks]

It's not that I don't appreciate their music, but I bought maschine mk1 about 3 months after it first came out. I think NI should give me a free MK2 as replacement. I've been producing electronic music for 22 years, but just as a hobby for my own enjoyment. Some serious live stuff could be done using multiple maschine stand alones in a server rack. FL studio as the audio host on the main computer , RME and Rednets all over the show. Slowly day by day I'll get there.

[@H4NDCRAFTED]

@@user82938 there are plenty of tracks with stereo bass , it’s only 200 - you might want in mono.

[@H4NDCRAFTED]

Lol that’s pretty ‘entitled’

[@-zoave-]

I already saw crazy live acts with just one Maschine ! (with laptop and Maschine as a DAW) No need multiple Maschine :) And with a good soundcard, multiples output, and a 16 tracks mixer, you can do lot of things on live act !

[@anaphylastiks]

@@-zoave- I don't disagree. Although I've never seen any myself. I just like to be really busy and live with as much freedom as I can handle.

[@-zoave-]

@@anaphylastiks Yeah it's a powerfull machine this Maschine ! But for make a live-act with just one Maschine (and two hands !), it needs a good preparation. About the "one Maschine" live-acts, I saw them in free party.

[@kostoglotow]

throwing $ at these artists to make the umpteenth iteration of the same NI marketing spiel is one thing. To have said artists pretend on camera like the clunky scenes arrangement actually carries any benefit over a proper arrangement view, sth. NI customers have been begging for for over a decade no less, is beyond audacious.

[@sunnyschramm9650]

sadly the kit-preview has a much less audio-quality then the loaded kit. that falsifies the search for the right drums.

[@phelper4554]

The kit preview is just a sample recorded from the actual kit.

[@nikolatesla3874]

Is Traktor dead?

[@NativeInstruments]

It's not 😉 Don't hesitate to visit our community to find out the actual plans of Traktor: bit.ly/3sitAEO

[@mdz5627]

Könnt ihr auch mal n deutsches tutorial raus bringen??

[@jasoncaldwell0613]

1 word adderall

[@tailisdx1]

Tssssss 😱😱😱😱😱😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😘🥰😘🥰🥰😘🥰🥰

[@afxfps]

D A DOUBLE U - you can also just call it daw..

[@lstlvls2521]

Do these things make you feel superior?

[@soulgoodman3008]

Really is there anyone yet listening to techno music???

[@NativeInstruments]

Yes we do! 😎

[@soulgoodman3008]

@@user82938 good point

[@Unknownhumans45]

Where have you been? 😂😂😂

[@MM4F]

I call sales BS.

[@mike_qbik]

Is this for kindergarden? They talk about assigning a pad to a sound like they have discovered a new grail. Oh my

[@_._minus_._]

Roland MC 707 is better than Maschine + Change my mind

[@mattyg499]

I’m guessing there’s not much in it….

[@rhythmdroid]

Stacking exactly which effects you want, and in which order, on each sound, group, and master independently. MC-series doesn't do that.

[@anaphylastiks]

I still use maschine mk1, can't afford a new one. It's a bit rough but still I make far better live techno than these guys. Maschine plus, seems like a gimmick. Best to build a purpose built music rig and use normal maschine.

[@NativeInstruments]

Let's agree that Maschine with other machines is even better then 😎

[@anaphylastiks]

@@NativeInstruments yep I reckon 4 I could handle.