Maschine 2.2 Tutorial - New Features and Workflow Example - Dubspot

[@markfaulkes9243]

Just got out my Maschine Studio, having not really used it since I got it. Other tutorials just had me lost, assuming everyone new the equipment and what all the buttons do. I have to say this is absolutely the BEST and most useful. I am a beginner and with your help, especially with the chords/arpeggiator functions, I'm beginning to make a tune at last. Thank you.

[@bradenrodriguez5183]

Matt, I love your tutorials. They're always fun but at the same time, give a good overall tutorial. So thanks, keep up the good work. (also, major respect for the Rad reference in that other video).

[@Ephortless]

This was the only attributes missing, absolutely stunning! I am so excited to rock that mk2 through the holidays!

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

FYI - the flamenco reference is to the AMAZING album "Friday Night in San Francisco" by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, and Paco De Lucia. Please go discover it if you have never heard it

[@03isub]

I always enjoy your vids matt super clear and you end up making great melodic tunes on these tutorials

[@DJOTCUTS]

Sold! Im about to go update right now! Btw, I agree w/everybody else you need to finish that track, that joint is nice!

[@ralzdiplomat]

I don't know how to play chords so this update is going to help me tremendously. within 5 seconds of playing with sounds i was able to come up with patterns i've never been able to make. Workflow is about to get super quick.

[@EvanBlack11]

I can't wait to take yals class over the summer!

[@grantn5392]

Schweat! These guys always have tutorials on the right topics. Glad to see it done on the Maschine Studio. Excellent.

[@jordacheh4076]

love it, i had a bit of a problem ,downloading and installing the 2.2 .but after a few days a knocked it , i,ll follow your steps and see .thanks to you , dupspot and NI

[@tdcattech]

What a superb guide. I only have the Mikro but this has helped me achieve the same using the somewhat less intuitive interface.

[@VintiqueSound]

Duuudddee, this is so inspiring. I've been stuck in a music making rut for a long time, trying to finish tracks in Cubase, doing it the old fashioned linear timeline thing. I've been re-imagining my workflow though, and I think switching to Bitwig will help with big picture song arrangements & automation performances toward the end of finishing a track, but this puppy maschine studio looks like the true song builder inspirational workflow that I've been looking for all along. Big fan of all your videos, I always learn so much. Cheers!!

[@MrNisimage]

Great video cant wait to get home to play around with this...

[@dez5]

Clear and Straight to the point. Great video.

[@GermanTechnoBoy]

Well done! You really do know what you're doing !

[@DaLilMobsta]

that was dope !! I just bought mine today going to try it out, for some reason mine does not have that touch knob feature though...

[@djmastertrack9770]

EnBeez the EmCee Hey mate! I Think your problem is that the software cd that came with you Maschine only has 2.0 instead of 2.2 Give that a check when you load it up but otherwise Good luck

[@DaLilMobsta]

Yeah I had to update firmware thanks

[@djmastertrack9770]

EnBeez the EmCee Alg fam

[@steviehol2]

EnBeez the EmCee hey dude, did you have to pay for the update to 2.2?

[@DaLilMobsta]

I just bought my maschine the day I posted that so i got all the updated included

[@nentihaiudittu]

cool video, i'll be watching this one a few more times.

[@g-track5065]

Thanks and Merry Christmas!!!! Could you show me how to sample a record and make a beat?

[@kfxkicks]

Zet Germans. Great improvement. Nice work Cellitti.

[@LEDBOO]

Love the upgrade. Great tutorial.

[@TheTayCray]

Update looks sweet, been waitin for dem arps, updating software right now :D

[@KnockSquared]

man you need to do something with that track...LOL...that would be a dope song !

[@Zanobeats]

that shit goes in!!

[@jean-baptiste9230]

can you do the same things with the regular maschine or even the mikro?

[@DaveDemayClips]

Cool. So I have the straight-up standard non-Studio Maschine MK2. Can I essentially do exactly what I just saw you do with the Studio unit? Awesome tutorial BTW! I have a bit of a learning curse. Cheers

[@muitosabao]

perfect overview. thank you!

[@steviehol2]

Hi guys I bought my Maschine studio last week, my Maschine software says it's 2.2 but I don't have the komplete bits on there or the touch sensative knobs. Any idea how I update my firmware? Many thanks in advance.😊

[@seantomalty3062]

points for mentioning Al Di Meola!

[@Funkinbassman1984]

Matt - are the scale options available on the original Maschine controller?

[@Funkinbassman1984]

Just downloaded the update and figured it out!

[@beatlogik]

Nice tutorial!

[@CesarDMarin]

Great Tutorial ! I would like to know which track is the one in the introduction of the video! Thank you! :)

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

Just some sketch I started writing with 2.2

[@CesarDMarin]

Sounding Great! re watched the tutorial and I can tell is from the flamenco scale :) Would be great if you would finalized it ;)

[@geometrydeparis]

Great tutorial.

[@ovenbakedbeatz]

Hello, quick question, I did the update, love messing around with the chords and whatnot, tho I'm not seeing these "windows" as far as the touchsensitve knobs. Am I doing something wrong? Still a lil new to Maschine coming from Reason lol Thanks in advance!

[@emblemcc]

nice overview, thanks

[@djnastee1973]

I never updated my 1.8 mk1 machine. Is tis update worth it on the MKI or should I just cop a MKII or Studio? Thanks in advance

[@DJKento]

Really great. Question... are your fingers just that tight that you're hitting perfectly or do you have it auto quantized to hit on the beat? The learning curve on Maschine is so tough for me. My ADD always hits and I get super frustrated. This makes it look so easy.

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

I have it set to Quantize Record yes. You can take it a step further by selecting PLAY/REC Quantize setting so the pad playing will even be quantized. This can be helpful for playing at very fast bpms but can also feel awkward too...just have a go at it to see if you like it

[@DJKento]

Matt Cellitti Thanks. I think I'm going to be taking the maschine online course this next year. I have Maschine but right now I use it as a controller for my DJ sets and remix decks in traktor but never produce music because I feel so overwhelmed. This helped a lot. the 2.2 update seems very user friendly.

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

It would be great to have you in the course! It's like a twelve week crash course in everything production using Maschine as the main tool. You'll learn Maschine obviously, but also a fair amount of sound design, mixing, sampling, processing, and arranging. Call into the school and speak to Admissions if you'd like more info.

[@grantn5392]

Matt Cellitti How do you set it to Quantize record?

[@EricWoning]

DJ Kento I did it and am still incredibly happy to have spent my money in that way. Mr Celitti explained everythnig just greatly... but even more importantly is the teacher that helps you through/gives feedback to your weekly assignments. I had the luck to get the best of the best: ***** - though I think he doesn't give lessons anymore.....

[@laserbeak43]

Nice tips. Thanks

[@dijondanish]

Thanks for the tutorial Matt! very excited about this release. I've tried installing on Mavericks and Yosemite through service center and from the disk Image file. On Yosemite I'm getting an error message saying I have to install from the original location and on my mavericks mac, the installs looks as though it was installed but when I launch Maschine Standalone it is still Maschine 2.1.2. very confused. i'm not a noob and normally I can figure out these issues on my own. I've contacted NI support. any suggestions?

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

Sorry not sure - I installed on Yosemite and had no issues. Good that you reached out to support as they can help best

[@dijondanish]

Matt Cellitti Thanks for the reply,

[@RotemAyalonMusic]

Hi Matt, what camera are you using to record this video? looks great. Thanks :)

[@alaskanpohlerbear]

Does the chord, scale, arp etc not work with the maschine mikro? Or does it only work with the studio?

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

No it works with Mikro

[@rodneypeterson8827]

THERE IS NO WAY TO EMAIL TRACKS SINCE THE UPGRADE YOU CAN ONLY EXPORT AUDIO AS MXPRJ FILES THAT CANT BE OPENED OUTSIDE MASCHINE PLEASE HELP!!!!

[@supermcfly100]

Trying to sample a record and chop in to slices via slice mode makes no noise anymore so I have to individually chop each slice manual. Only since 2.2 update. However slice mode for the same purpose works with Maschine stock sounds.

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

It still works - it just applies the slices to C -2 so you have to octave down in Pad Mode a few times

[@supermcfly100]

Thank you

[@KidswGunz]

if I play a chord set inside of maschine am I able to use it as midi else were like in ableton with a different vst?

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

Yes - you can route the MIDI from Maschine onto another MIDI track in Ableton and it will record in a clip as you play.

[@maclinian]

I only have a micro, is it possible to view/choose those scale and chord button layouts in the software and if so where do I find them?

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

Unfortunately no, the scale/chord layouts do not have an equivalent in the GUI.

[@maclinian]

So the software is only as good as the hardware I get with it??...what a waste

[@MHT3k]

I've noticed on the Native Instruments page for Maschine 2.2 they have images of the Mikro displaying a watered down version of the Scales, Arps and Chords on the Mikro's screen. It seems as if you can still access them and use them from the Mikro, just without as much detail.

[@maclinian]

Jeremy Lewis Thanks for the info, I'll definitely look into and post what I can figure out.

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

Ian Maclin They have the same scales and chords on Mikro. They are all there when you hold down Keyboard Mode, use the left and right arrows under the screen to access the different settings

[@PaulUrbane]

You're awesome!! So as this tutorial ;)

[@justinlopez5594]

HELP PLEASE!!! This might be a user error, but it seems like a glitch to me! When I am in Chord mode and i try to copy, paste or move the midi on my sequencer in any type of way, it alters the the sound of the chord randomly. So say I have the same chord back to back in my progression, the chord will sound nothing like the previous chord which is exactly the same... On another note, your videos are inspiring and incredibly informative. Thanks Mr. Cellitti!!!

[@DDaniels3000]

Ok so does this keyboard/scale mode ect... Work with third party vsts synths i have? Or just the NI products just like the Kontrol S does only NI Products?

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

Works on anything loaded onto that pad - for me it replaces the Komplete Kontrol Software completely.

[@isaiahmalcolm]

Hey I have a maschine mikro and have the 2.2 update. I make primarily sampled based hip hop and I previously was able to sample wav. form files into my beats, now when I do so and I click "apply" I get no sound out of the pads.. any solution on this? If there's anyway you could help me out that would be much appreciated. Would be totally nonsensical if they eradicated this feature in the new update. Please get back to me, thank you 

[@spoony01428]

kind of wish they would do tuts with just the mk2. I reckon the vast majority of people would be using this model and I always hate being made to feel like I have an inferior piece of hardware (even though its obviously not worth getting the studio unless you have the cash to burn)

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

I always use Studio because it gives the viewer more visual feedback on the screens and can be a helpful visual aid in a tutorial. No reason you should feel that way as we clearly don't suggest that.

[@Dkap8303]

This is strange. I updated to 2.2 and when I launch Maschine, it says 2.2.1 when I check but I dont see the chords feature and my buttons dont have that option popup. I am in 32bit mode... does it matter? do these features apply to maschine 64 bit? I can't... can it?

[@robertsimpson5801]

Hi, Matt, I have a Maschine Mk I, and I can't seem too find a way to access the harmonies and chords from the hardware... Can you help me out? Any help would be appreciated.

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

Once you have updated Maschine to version 2.2, access the keyboard mode by hitting Pad Mode and then accessing the keyboard page. Watch again around the 1:40 mark

[@SoundsAndGear]

Dope one bro

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

Not as dope as your MIDI Batch one brother

[@SoundsAndGear]

Matt Cellitti Hahaha, dunno bout that lol, you got fancy on this one LOL.

[@janithemani]

All his instruments, are they in stock or did he buy them separately? I can't see Reaktor instruments on my Maschine Studio :/

[@tblev97]

janithemani Reaktor comes separate sadly :( But Maschine does come with Reaktor Prism!

[@GTSMobTV]

Is it possible to export the midi data of the chords into pro tools so those chords are triggering xpand?

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

Yes you can drag and drop the midi once it's sequenced in Maschines pattern.

[@GTSMobTV]

Yessssssssss

[@aotmane01]

that is amazing thanks

[@giordanobruno7943]

why would someone dislike this... jesus man...

[@Shookonemusic]

Does scale & ARP modes work with sampled material you record in?

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

but of course

[@Shookonemusic]

wonderful! keep up the good tutorials

[@MrDeliciousFlv]

After watching this video im going to guitar center right now to pick one up

[@abstrCtbeatz]

Yo Matt! That's SLICK! ;D

[@lewfinegro]

My maschine MK1 doesn't have a pad mode button it says Keyboard on that button how do I access pad mode from it?

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

That is the same button, just labeled different. Hold it down, pin it with the first button over the left screen, then open keyboard mode by hitting the second button over the left screen

[@lewfinegro]

thanks

[@nirrad85]

How do you change key???

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

Semitone + and -. Buttons 7 and 8 above right screen in Keyboard mode.

[@Skillz1deKluizenaar]

Strange: I updated my maschine software to 2.2 but I still run it with a mk1. Now after shutting maschine software down my hardware (MK1) stays on... Anybody got an idea. Should I need an update as mentioned below. Im not sure. I dont wanna f up my working system now... Help would be nice...

[@ReedoTV]

I have the same problem with mk2. The project appears to be open on the hardware still when the software has been closed. So I pressed a pad to see what would happen... and it went into MIDI mode. So I just pressed Shift+Control and it went into the normal standby mode again. It's not really a proper solution, but I assume NI will patch it. It seems to be a problem with 2.2

[@sontwisted]

i have the same issue shift +control turns it off for me or shift channel for the studio it seems to be putting into midi mode instead of shutting it down

[@TheDfa1989]

got the same problem

[@Skillz1deKluizenaar]

TheDfa1989 I came to the same conclusion: Shift+control to put it in standby mode. They will probably fix it later indeed. Im glad Im not the only one having this problem. I consider buying a new hardware controller cause it seems the mk1 gets outdated with all the new software. Anybody got any ideas or tips on this topic..?

[@TheDfa1989]

Skillz Een dude is not the only bug i got the mk2, and also after sometime in a session if i want to change the tempo i press the tempo button and turn the dial and it suddenly tries to change the group tune, that is weird, i was reaking out then i did the same fixing that was shift + control and the i was able to change the tempo and control everyhthing as normal i think isnt a hardware proble but a general bug

[@djjambone]

thanks for sharing video was off the chains sir

[@danieldorfsman2137]

Hey, I have a question and i'm sorry but it's not relevant to this video. But the NI forum turned up nothing and I... didn't know where else to go! haha. So I had this track all worked out and recorded and almost done. One of the banks is loaded with samples from various parts of a song. I had all the sounds pitched differently and with varying effects. I don't know what happened... but now when I make any change at all to one of the sounds in the bank, it alters all the rest. For example, if I change the pitch of one sound, all of the other sounds follow. I'm not sure what I did to cause that, and it was working before. driving me nuts. any idea? its like they all chained together and I'm not sure how. MK2. thanks.

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

you probably accidentally "Selected All". By holding SELECT and then choosing ALL above the right display, changes would affect each Pad selected.

[@marabou22]

Matt Cellitti Yes that was it! thanks man. problem solved. i appreciate the response.

[@kkbb2244kkbb2244]

marabou22

[@Saskiequelle]

1:39 Of course it's difficult because you are using a drum machine to play chords/scales.

[@Cambodianstyle007]

native instruments always improve. Been waiting for this update for a long time now. no more using machine template all done up for you.

[@topchoice32]

i would love to join dubspot online but the online service is way to high for the average person to afford i think u guys would do way more volume if u think about the small guy to.

[@OfficialKyleRiot]

When you're touching the knobs at the beginning, and the windows pop up..... HOW HAVE YOU SET THAT UP! it is not working for me :(

[@djRoyalTee]

I believe you have to update your firmware. Then that enables the touch and the menu

[@OfficialKyleRiot]

dj Royal Tee How do you update your firmware? :/

[@stansteez]

You need to download the Device updater for Maschine Controller from N.I. co.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=freeupdates#Maschine_Controller

[@OfficialKyleRiot]

Thanks a lot man!

[@LondonGrenobleCasablanca]

stansteez Thanks a lot, I can't believe I spend an hour before finding that answer from you Stansteez, Native Instrument should make it much easier!!!

[@slvmberr]

Is anybody here having issues with CPU usage (spikes, overload) since updating to 2.2? There's nothing helpful on the NI forums as of yet, so I thought I might run it by the youtube users. Immediately after the update, my old projects became unlistenable (not a word) due to CPU spikes, and new projects do the same with just a couple VST's. Any helpful info would be much appreciated. Sorry for tattling.

[@slvmberr]

I should add that this video is awesome, and I can't wait to butcher all these amazing new features. Thanks Matt!

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

I haven't experienced this personally. Maybe just check your Audio + MIDI settings to make sure its not accidentally lowered the latency or upped the sample rate???

[@MrNardthehard]

DOPEEEEEE

[@XBASS247]

I love wats been added ,now what we are all waiting for us is audio chanels then its bye bye cubase,

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

Audio Clips (similar to Ableton) and a Linear Timeline would allow me to die a happy man

[@XBASS247]

Me too mate ,me too:-)

[@MrBoxxed]

I'm seriously starting to consider masculine or push.... Coming from MPC2500

[@BodhiGeraci]

touch sensitive knobs my arse, i got the maschine studio and it doesnt work for me.... and all the instruments knobs are from 0 to 1 and everything inbetween is 0.xxxxxxxx weird as fuck. is my version glitched?!?

[@RotemAyalonMusic]

You must update your Maschine's firmware if you want the touch-sensitive encoders to work.

[@pituchez]

holy fucking shit...i have an mpc..but god damn..maschine just blew the fuck out of akai with this one..i just might have to get one if akai doesnt add this soon!

[@ALTN8NRG]

That's hot.

[@DDaniels3000]

Lol but only if u could use any midi keyboard with maschine chord mode ect....

[@lamx12345]

hello? is this God?

[@whatisiswhatable]

Cool but hope it doesn't take the soul outta your guys' music ;)

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

Drum machines have no soul 😃

[@whatisiswhatable]

Matt Cellitti hehe.. well hey, question you may or may not have the answer for: Still using Mk1 on the new update and now the browser in the program doesn't have any instruments in it :(

[@MattCellittiMusicTutorials]

Maybe try rescanning the library in the preferences menu...