Basic Neo Soul style chords simplified with Maschine Chords!

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Maschine tutorial on how to use the chords feature in Maschine to get some complex, jazzy, neo soul style chords without a ton of music theory knowledge.
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[@strawboybeats3970]

Please please please never stop making these. You are a genuinely valuable resource in this community and we appreciate you so much. Thank you.

[@TheKitComplete]

Man that stacking triads idea is genius. I never thought of using the chord mode like that

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks man! Yeah, it's a fun trick... I can see the future of these pads making complex musical concepts accessible to everyone... not that practicing and learning the craft should ever die though!

[@jimshannononsounds]

Same here. Chord inversions are common knowledge but this is unchartered territory for me. Sub and like. Thanks.

[@jjbing3]

Kit Complete Waiting on you to do this in BM3 😏

[@TheKitComplete]

@@jjbing3 Nice idea!

[@lennylenz]

I couldn't Agree More!!!!!

[@briggsy9768]

"That sounds pretty cool, we don't know what we're doing necessarily, but it doesn't matter" LOL I love that so much. Thanks a lot for the video.

[@ramonkey2939]

If it's one thing I hate is hearing bad music and you just saved my ears and probably added another 10 years to them. The producer that doesn't know any music theory will greatly benefit from this tutorial. Thank you Jeff!!!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Ramon!! Really appreciate the props!

[@eddiecainbeats]

it don't matter how u get there as long as u get there son

[@weinopolice]

Sitting here delightedly laughing out loud at how simply, mind-blowingly helpful this is. Thank you!

[@davidhall9756]

Man, you are one of the few people that explains things in a manner that someone just starting would understand, Thank You !

[@samgoldsberry3029]

As always. Very nice clean video. Enjoyed!!

[@robertshamansky1912]

I finally carved out some time and made my way through this tutorial. Very cool and fun too! Thanks again!!

[@nathanielstove8662]

Thanks heaps Jef, some of the tricks you're teaching are really unique and interesting ways to use the Maschine, learning heaps of new stuff

[@TheFallingGoat]

Dude, the way that you look at Maschine is absolutely amazing and totally captivating to watch!

[@ssquigglyboomt.v.594]

Your maschine mk3 tutorial videos are 1st rate. 2nd to none. So informative and understandable. Thanks for taking the time to put them together. From the basics to the more advanced (playing live guitar with effects) superb. Thanks again.

[@drich8807]

Great tutorial Jef!!

[@tizoc977]

Such great production quality, very nice tutorial as well. Neosoul speaks to my soul so thanks for giving me a way of making complex chords on the pads!

[@jefgibbons]

I'm so with you there... thanks for the comment!

[@thearkuhtekt]

All I can say is thank you! Oh, and I so glad that you showed up in my feed.

[@nodoze123]

This is a wealth of knowledge! Thank you for this Jeff!

[@jefgibbons]

+William Northam most welcome William!

[@fxdaly]

Super. Thanks Jef. I always learn a lot from your videos.

[@majorstacks23]

still the best maschine tutorials by far, some stuff I already knew but this video show me better ways to use them! please keep the videos coming!

[@jefgibbons]

+Dustin Williams will do, thanks Dustin!

[@Yahoomediaclub]

Some fab moves.🎹🎹❤️

[@severeflows]

I never thought of using the chord mode in this way totally genius, thanks for tip.

[@reazallykhan8614]

Very good...I’m sure this will definitely help me...thank you Jeff

[@MotionArrayTutorials]

While we do not own any Maschine products, we couldn't help but watch the entire video because it was so interesting and engaging! Thanks for another awesome tutorial Jef!

[@jefgibbons]

+Motion Array Tutorials thanks brother! Time to get making some beats!

[@joshuadavid1804]

Love this Keep it up! Chord mode + vocal and field recording samples are so much fun for experimental music.

[@jefgibbons]

I agree, I gotta get recording more sounds for my own tunes. I made a song out of only recorded sounds here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWivc4CufNVjhLc

[@steadytube]

awesome video Jef. always learn so much about maschine and music creation.

[@favourhenshaw197]

Jeff, you’re amazing! I’ve always had such a problem understanding music theory and have always relied on ghost notes. I’ve invested in a Maschine and your videos are honestly Godsends, wish I found you sooner! Thank you! (subbed) ❤️

[@PreRenderedRealities]

Jef, you are knocking these out of the park. You do such a good job of anticipating student questions, which I suppose makes sense given that you are a professor. This is gold level content right here.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks so much Nick! Really appreciate it... BTW, did you see my shirt in this vid?? kzbin.info/www/bejne/emWUlISDerGtrsU figure you'd appreciate it!

[@PreRenderedRealities]

@@jefgibbons oh man, I am such a space cadet that I totally overlooked another Tarkovsky fan! Nothing delights me more than slow pans over self-aware stars and irradiated hellscapes, lol. Your shirt made my day.

[@imerriweather1]

This is exactly what I needed! Clear and concise.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Isaiah!

[@MITTEL.PUNKT_13]

This is great Jef

[@flaquis2729]

Excellent demo here, I just subscribed. This has definitely opened up my mind and I will be digging into chords, thanks for the inspiration.

[@jefgibbons]

You're welcome, so glad it helped

[@johnlipscomb7381]

great tutorial thanks you helped a lot of producers /beat makers

[@QTALISCHILL]

Dope video!

[@Seriouspup]

Very useful information. I think a lot of us use the chord function bc we aren’t versed in music theory so tips like this are priceless

[@MichaelSmith-mb1gm]

Excellent!

[@modxmike7608]

Gave me some good ideas! Great video Jeff!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Michael!

[@jimiphillipsmediaphillips6178]

You are the man. Learnt a lot from your videos. Stay safe.

[@Hushsoundz]

THANK YOU. this was very helpful. I swear I’ve been looking for RnB chord progression and came across FL studio tutorials. Thanks again

[@jefgibbons]

+Hush Soundz no prob! Glad it helped... thanks for commenting!

[@Adarkjet]

I’ve heard the expression “stacking thirds” before; now I totally get it it. Thanks.

[@jefgibbons]

Glad it helped!

[@chesleyrolleMusic]

this was sooooo awesome!!THANK YOU1

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks! Gotta do another one of these!

[@toyonakaproductions3467]

Great for a non musician like myself you have just taken my production game up 2 another level... Just subbed also...

[@damelos4039]

Great video!! This was actually fun to watch.

[@jefgibbons]

+Damelos right on, glad to hear it!

[@c2damak]

Nice! Jeff does it again!!! Great video!!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Bluesy Brother!

[@MickBenjamins]

Great stuff Jef!

[@jefgibbons]

Mick Benjamins thanks dude! Really appreciate it coming from you!

[@tlatsegms]

Amazing⚡️

[@SergioGomez-by2hm]

Thank you sooooo much!!! Subscribed!

[@AaronMatthews71]

dude thank you so much for this I've been trying to figure this out in the maschine. Thank you. I'm subscribing to your channel..

[@jefgibbons]

I appreciate it!

[@lennylenz]

I got Maschine when it first came out and I'm still learning.

[@blahblaahblaaah]

How did i not know about double clicking the scroll bar to zoom out! Game changer

[@jefgibbons]

seriously! i felt the same when I sorted that one out...

[@dreddiknight]

Another excellent tutorial! Thank you. Not so much for myself because I work like this, and play piano anyway, but there's a depth to your tut's that is lacking from many out there...

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks +Courtney King ! Means a lot...

[@rudelicious3232]

Hey Jef. Thanks for doing what you do. I finally dusted off my Maschine after stumbling upon one of your vids. IOU my gratitude, so here it is.

[@jefgibbons]

Man that's awesome, so glad it inspired!

[@Taprecords]

Fantastic! 🤘🏾😎

[@jefgibbons]

+Taprecords thanks Tap!!

[@addiegirixx7581]

Very helpful 🙏

[@steveripley1330]

Amazing.

[@nathansantino2733]

such a legend

[@tonycarpenter-Makzimia]

I only just upgraded my original Maschine to a Maschine Studio. Until now my Maschine has had very little use of worth. Since finding you, I have actually done my first work properly with it. I'm a keyboard player, don't read music, but I understand structure. You've made my interest in it real for the first time in about 10 years :). Thanks, you have a subscriber.

[@jefgibbons]

That's just great Tony, thanks so much for commenting!

[@kibitosensei581]

Wow that little change semitone up or down is just the feelin was looking for thanks sensei 💎

[@jefgibbons]

+Kibito Sensei nice! Glad it helped... you can go farther than a semitone too!

[@kibitosensei581]

@@jefgibbons Even more farther 🤔🤔 Okey.... now you open to me a world of possibilities 💎💎💎

[@pj.8560]

Thank you a lot.

[@kingzanozano]

Great vid very helpful

[@JonMurray]

Awesome video as always dude ✌🏻

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks again Jon!

[@JonMurray]

No problemo buddy! Always learn so much from your videos!

[@stavsounds]

Jeff you are the real MVP

[@AbdullahAkbulak]

Thanks Jef you're great.

[@jefgibbons]

+ABDULLAH AKBULAK you are!

[@tajih9683]

Always dope!!!

[@jefgibbons]

+Taji H thanks Taji!!

[@philippecamus6391]

Very interesting as usual. Tanks.

[@jefgibbons]

+Philippe Camus you bet, thanks for the comment!

[@AmazonCrime]

Clever trick. Instant sub.

[@havisionfitness864]

good vid very helpful

[@jacquibrookes8257]

Perfect!

[@pzbeats2902]

Great video, and I really mean it

[@jefgibbons]

+pZ Beats I appreciate it!

[@mellaytheghost5237]

You're a legend

[@sheridandickey6813]

I'm going to use these methods. Never came to mind to use mk2 like that.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks for the comment Sheridan!

[@jeepjeep7838]

very very good my friend, continue your video, thank you for your science

[@jefgibbons]

most welcome!

[@nico5]

He blinded us with science !

[@rabbidrottie6876]

That’s was excellent

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks!

[@jacobdrumm9206]

Thanks, Jeff! I just made a song based on what you explained and it was one of my favorites so far! Also, I noticed that you said you like playing the solos on the maschine because it plays in scale mode but The Keyboard you got will do this as well when set to scale mode. I'm sure you know this but just making sure lol. Peace brother!

[@kielhall8363]

Jef cool 😎 great 👍 thank you always I learn something new Excellent

[@jefgibbons]

+kiel hall thanks for your support, it’s appreciated! Your comments help keep me going for sure...

[@RD-qn4gt]

I spent 16 years in Ableton and now trying to learn MK3. You have made this much less painful for me.

[@jefgibbons]

Switching any daw is never easy!

[@RD-qn4gt]

@@jefgibbons yes! I was sound designer for a very well know sample base company, and I only worked in Ableton making custom Ableton synth racks. It was great , but what turned me on to the MK3 was the browser. That system that N.I. has , is top notch, and so inspiring.

[@blahblaahblaaah]

I made a really jazzy beat using one of the minor chord sets, and then writing a lead melody in minor blues with a sax sound. So good!

[@jefgibbons]

right on! share a link if you get it up somewhere...

[@blahblaahblaaah]

@@jefgibbons I'm away on business at the moment, but will take a look when I'm back later in the week. I was really struggling to lay down an appropriate drum beat though. I usually do more hip hop and funky stuff, and those type of patterns just didn't seem to work. Need to play about with it more

[@nathansantino2733]

my hero 🥺

[@jefgibbons]

+Nathan Santino thanks Nathan! Much appreciated!

[@CreativeRamy]

I've been a protools user for so long but recently I've been watching your videos the last several days trying to decide do I stay with protools or go to either Cubase or Ableton, you have a nice delivery style well done.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks! It's a tough call, and it really comes down to: the style of production you do, whether or not you have others you are collaborating with, if you're doing traditional studio recordings with bands or just producing everything on your own, if you need to do music production and sound design, if you want to work at a certain place with a certain DAW, wether you play live, and then even the genre of music you are making. I definitely don't look down on any of the big programs out there, there's just so many to choose from!

[@CreativeRamy]

@@jefgibbons yeah, I've just been using it for years and learnt it when I was studying sound production. I usually pair it up with Maschine, native instruments Komplete bundle, UAD and izotope stuff.. it's mostly personal use and even any sound design or client work I still use it, maybe I need some time to reflect on my work flow

[@chrisliddiard725]

Subscribed and liked.... I'm liking these ultimate Maschine guides. Is there a chance of a guide on file management? I know it's non musical and yet it essential knowledge when working with daws type systems.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Chris! That's a great idea... I'll put it on the list!

[@itsgodwin3754]

If u in chords try to use the repeat button with different settings like up down tripple 1/8 1/16 ... it gives u sometimes nice solo melodies ideas 💡

[@jefgibbons]

Excellent tip, thanks The Godwin!!

[@jiveman513]

Just did this the other night. Min 8 FTW!

[@jefgibbons]

Seriously! I had the best results with that one!

[@jiveman513]

@@jefgibbons Diving into these Chord Sets should give people plenty of inspiration. Thanks, Jef!

[@stemsofwisdom1515]

Love this. Gonna cook some nice soup with this.

[@thegraybeard]

Thank you. Excellent explanation. By any chance, is there a way to create a custom chord set?

[@robertshamansky1912]

Those minor 9 chords sound like Gino Vannelli to me, very cool!

[@jefgibbons]

Things get beautiful when you go past the 7th!

[@DoctorJRx]

Ain't maschine awesome !!

[@jefgibbons]

Yeah man, so much fun playin around on this thing!

[@ugb1]

Thank you Jeff, this is a good tip. My question is: Would it be advantageous to use maschine instead of kontrol keyboard to play the same chords? Is it good to have both instruments for any genre of music or just one of them would be enough? Thanks

[@BlahBlah2Music]

Did you know if you nudge notes past the end of the pattern the notes actually Comes back to the beginning ? So if you want to switch places of the notes in the pattern. You can just nudge the entire pattern it will do that for you.

[@jefgibbons]

That's a great tip man! I'll check it out for sure...

[@tukushtacos2518]

Man u look like a Jeff Gibbons but ive learned some things i feel that i should've known by now watching your videos so raspekt ya boi

[@matthoskins7988]

Ok... So for those that were asking.....Here's How to get those Chords / Keyboard Mode and Lovely initial Drum Loops recorded into Cubase :) First off... point to remember is that Cubase will disable your record button on your Maschine... Transport now handled by the DAW. So (example) use Jef's example video and get your chords in (ps.. I'm a Major 8 kinda guy! ) and sure enough you'll hear through cubase. 1. On Cubase (10), set your Input Routing to Maschine 2 - Midi Out (so your cubase input is received by your Maschine midi output) 2. On Maschine, set the Sound - Output - Midi - Destination to Host You might at first hear that it goes a bit corrupt first of all ... I seem to have gotten over this by ensuring Sound - Input - Midi was set to default. (If anyone whose much more skilled than I can explain why...that would help me get a better understanding!) I can also confirm this works in Keyboard Mode on Maschine too :) Also ... Did you realise that those great Single Loop Drum presets can be dragged straight into Cubase from Maschine either as a Midi File or Sample? ...Next to the Pattern length on Maschine, there's a couple of little icons...Midi Data or Sample... Simply drag into your DAW and voila!! ... Hope this helps :) Feedback and further tips welcome.

[@Dmaccabees]

🔥💯🔥

[@djeddiestyles3860]

Greetings Mr. Gibbons, Do I have to record vocals in different groups when I am recording multiple vocal tracks?

[@3duder]

Hi Jeff, great tutorial. Care to explain how to get the chords option to work recording it in cubase? Regards, Marc

[@matthoskins7988]

I've asked Jeff to do a tutorial on this as I had the same problem.. However, I think I've sussed it, but it's late so I'll double check my findings tomorrow and report :-)

[@3duder]

Matt Hoskins, same goes for Keyboard mode.

[@wildbird78]

FYI Komplete Kontrol has scale mode too so you can totally mess around with soloing on that keyboard without knowing how to play piano!

[@jefgibbons]

For sure! I should explore that in the vids in the future...

[@coeburnett]

Is this chord selection possible using Mikro mk3 using software/ laptop, because of mikro having no onboard screens?

[@chrismeiklejohn]

Coe Burnett Photography I had the same question...

[@THEREALDAVENCHI]

What kind of stand is that that you have your MK3 on?

[@vdbacon8329]

Hi Jeff, I'm very new to music and Maschine and your videos are very helpful for me, thanks! Got one question though: which piano instrument did you select for this video?

[@vdbacon8329]

Ohh I found. Scarbee Mark 1, right? I might be helpful to mention that it's part of Massive, and that it's required to install that before. Just to help out beginners like me ;)

[@jefgibbons]

@@vdbacon8329 Thanks Henk! It's not from Massive, it's from Vintage Keys, the Scarbee A-200. Great patch!

[@Rich7714]

At 4:53 in the video you say that you can't create your own custom chords sets at that time. So, does anybody know if that is now possible in the latest version? Thanks

[@jefgibbons]

Still not available sadly...

[@Rich7714]

@@jefgibbons Oh right OK thanks

[@FanzOfTheCultureNetwork]

great content. i love jesus. man great content

[@talkboxerr4463]

Where can we Buy This wood Kit and Arm Rest for the maschine?

[@jefgibbons]

Www.artswooddesigns.ca !

[@EuliasCreed]

Hello Jeff I trust all is well just wanted to a question about Maschine. Is there was to fix lengths and velocity on multiple notes as you do in Cubase ?

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Creed! I think the lengths thing is still on the feature requests list, but if you want to adjust velocity on multiple notes, you can just select them all and bring one of them up or down. If you want them all to be the same velocity, just select them all, then grab the lowest velocity note and drag it all the way up. Then you can lower them all and they'll all be at the exact same velocity.

[@EuliasCreed]

Thanks Jeff yeah I knew about the velocity part but couldn’t find the length bit for the life of me 😂 once again thanks man really appreciate it

[@FREEZER4000]

does maschine come with a piano sound ?

[@mirbekorozaliev3691]

Thank you Jeff! Btw, what speakers do you use?

[@jefgibbons]

Nothing fancy, Yorkville monitors, I think they're Canadian... gotta upgrade my speakers!

[@ehigh84]

Is there a way to strum the chords so they have a more authentic feel rather than playing all at once?

[@2ndAveScents]

I think you would have to edit them in the step sequencer manually for now

[@TheRTM]

The wood case that your Machine drum is in where did you get it?

[@jearl961]

Not 100% sure but looks like something from this: www.mixingtable.com/desk-stands