Maschine Plus Top 10 Features and Tutorials

[@JAdeWii_]

That lock state- yooooo, great tuto!

[@briansherling5515]

I bought a Plus and I will say that it is daunting! It took a month to get the light bulb in my head to switch on. It all seemed so overwhelming…..then IT WASNT! You helped me really get my clutter cleaned up! I can see SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR LICE PERFORMANCES! I’ve not integrated with my Mac Pro…..I want to get my motor memory established. Thank you for your videos

[@davidseaman7485]

I don't know if I missed this but when you resample the amen break, you can scroll to the right in the record menu and have recording mode set to sync and pick how many bars you want. This way you will not need to edit the sample to get a perfect loop. It will do it for you.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Thanks David, yes I should have mentioned this. It’s the best way for resampling rhythmic material that you need to be precise. I think I skipped it as I sample a lot of external audio so it’s set to manual the majority of the time.

[@in_10z]

Whoa that extended lock feature I did not know about and I've been using Maschine forever.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

My Maschine Plus Masterclass will be available to purchase soon, so keep an eye out on here and my other socials 👍👊

[@MITTEL.PUNKT_13]

This was awesome, Mr. Tube 👌🏼👏🏼

[@ampent4204]

Game Changing tutorial, no one covered these feature that I seen so far. Nice my friend!

[@francokrem]

fantastic video and tutorial. your patience and attention to detail covering all of the different features is really appreciated. thank you for sharing this!

[@barryfelipe]

That lock feature will come in handy for live performances. Thank you!!

[@lindasson]

Great tutorial, I just purchased a Maschine Plus, and this is very helpful!🙏🏾✊🏾🔥🔥🔥

[@JackAcid]

Mine arrived yesterday, and I think it's a beauty. I couldn't get my head around the Akai workflow, but I'm already making beats with this.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Yeah there’s a big divide it seems with how people take to one over the other. Ive sold mine since as I didn’t like the file management and how it handled large audio files, but there’s certainly lots to live about it. Sounds amazing and the effects are excellent.

[@cibattle]

Excellent video, I've watched alot of Maschine videos, you provided some unique info that many others have not, great work!

[@jeanbeezy]

great tutorial! the maschine+ is soooo underrated.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

@@jeanbeezy It certainly is. I think the cpu going through the roof when using the cut down versions of NI VSTi’s didn’t help its reputation. It should have been promoted as a resampler as that is where its real power is. Hopefully it’ll get updated soon following MPC 3.

[@jeanbeezy]

@@TUBEDIGGA ... for exactly that reason, i bought it like 2 years after the initial release, when it was considered as stable, which i would say it is now. NI actually announced 3.0 in their forums for later this year - lets see if it really happens. i do hope they keep the core workflow.

[@jeanbeezy]

@@TUBEDIGGA one of the reasons why i bought it like 2 years after the initial release. im almost certain they will release new hardware along maschine 3.0 (confirmed by NI in their forum). i do hope they keep the core workflow and just add or improve things. what i like about NI's approach to hardware is, that they actually want to create an instrument that is enjoyable to play. they care about the layout, the buttons, how it feels etc. you dont get that from a lot of companys anymore.

[@Th3rdFloor]

Another great video, educational and very transparent in regards to the features throughout the whole session. A must watch for anyone who has Maschine + or who is possibly considering buying one. 😊👍

[@iiaaiiaannaaiiaaii]

This was immensely helpful, thank you!

[@MakingMadBeats]

Great video! I' m a long term Maschine MK3 user and still could get some new out of this one 👌! My M+ is on it' s way, by the way 😎

[@amongthebots]

Very nice, easy to understand.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Online course for Maschine Plus: courses.tubedigga.com/maschine-plus-video-manual Table of contents for this video: 01:11 - Sample Start Automation 05:18 - Resampling 07:23 - Sidechain Compression 08:36 - Locks/Extended Locks/Morphing 11:52 - Slicing/Chopping 17:10 - Build Quality 17:46 - Transient Master 19:17 - Moving Pads, Patterns and Scenes 20:49 - Grain Stretch 22:35 - Patterns, Scenes, Sections and Songs

[@substance90]

Loved the Amen choppage ✌️

[@GrootsieTheDog]

This is great help great tips! I think the problem with the M+ is too many people were expecting and comparimg it to a DAW and not realizing its a really powrful groovebox.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

I’ve just reordered one after selling it a year or so ago. It’s one of the best resamplers out there. It’s effects and synths are excellent at generating sound, you just have to get good at recognising what to capture from them and bake them down as samples. Then the cpu isn’t an issue.

[@GrootsieTheDog]

@@TUBEDIGGA 👍 Right on.

[@GrootsieTheDog]

The auto sampler is a gamechanger - Now I can go into "contoller mode" and use non Maschine+ instruments, autosample them into the Mascine+ - not only can you get thm in now, but they will be considerably less taxing on the CPU :)@@TUBEDIGGA

[@ron2298]

Nice now u got into machine. Awesome thank you 🙏 you the best. Stay safe

[@leesimz_]

Really good bit of kit, needs a few tweaks though. GUI's needing updating so can see the adsr envelopes and not the tacky mini plugin logo. A seperate assignable lfo. Midi clip import would be nice from SD card. Minor-ish things... Great Vid again @tubedigga ❤️

[@dankefurnichts]

Listen @Pioneer @Toraiz: This could have been your SP-16 how it should be!!! @Tubedigga: nice video! i own this baybe since yesterday and already love the maschine

[@MichaelMKM]

Nice tutorial! Native instrument should pay you by making this video lol. Look forward to more of your Maschine lessons

[@oleh.s9330]

I feel like as a modern standalone sampler this thing is probably best on the market right now. That grain stretch automation moment makes me not want to think about Octatrack for mangling samples.

[@solarnights4931]

´Exactly what we need man this is really useful and concise.. thanks!

[@justinkain]

Awesome video! Trying to figure out of its possible to export stems with performance effects? I arranged a few songs in maschine and now want to mix them in logic. The only problem is with some automations that include performance effects. It seems I would have to export the master to keep the effects as is.

[@GarthVader666]

Yooo, I can’t believe I’ve been sleeping on the lock state feature!! Nice video

[@nic3939]

Really great video. Very well put together, and a lot of great info shown here! Love my M+. So quick and easy to use. (and really quick sampling if you compare it to old MPC models like the 2000xl, that's what I moved from!)

[@H4NDCRAFTED]

Can you step automate the start points, as in plock style to get more defined increments ?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

No but you can use the STEP SEQUENCER and enter specific percentage values for the start parameter. I did it the other day on a breakbeat and basically divided 100 by 16 which is 6.25, so I set the start point of pad 2 onwards in increments of 6.25 (so pad 3 was 13, pad 4 was 19.25 etc). You just press the pad relating to the step and adjust the start point parameter to set the value..

[@igorbeuk6298]

Best feature is build quality, especially encoders. If I didn't already bought Mk3 than upgrade Komplete I would definitely but this + version and just to add that all Maschine product missing special feature that unable to costumise Pads to play Chords of your choice/ "Costume Chords to Pads" 😉

[@detroittechnohead]

That intro beat is dope, I'm feeling that shit

[@michaelandrewlawrence]

Great tips! Thanks for the video.

[@AaronGarcia-kk3pv]

Thanks for the vid bro! Question : do you know if it's possible to move an event within the group grid? Similar to using the pitch knob in the piano roll but on the group grid. I chop breaks into 16s on a dedicated group so I can process each hit. So naturally in the software it's as easy with a mouse to add variation and stutter. So far I can't see a means of moving hits up or down just l/r. Am I missing something?

[@mattyg499]

Hi man.On point video......What you think of the filters?compared to Live/One?And whats your opinion after some time with it?thanx brah.

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Very good, the effects definitely have some extra punch, the filter per pad can be set to EQ mode which gives your sounds some great clarity, definition and separation. The workflow is very different from the MPC so I’m not half as quick on it when it comes to sequencing but when it clicks I think it’ll be a very powerful device. Not as loud as the MPC but I think that’s on purpose to make room for the effects, which as said can really make your mix come alive. The transient shaper is excellent.

[@mattyg499]

@@TUBEDIGGA Cool.That was a concern,i know the MPC is pretty loud.Raw.Which is good generally.But i like what your doing with the samples here in Maschine.Very clear but punchy too.Refined.

[@jellebolijnlive]

@@TUBEDIGGA Great vid! I was wondering if you could share a bit more vision on the output levels of the MPC live vs the Maschine+. Is it really softer or does the output of the M+ just have a bit of headroom for the effects. Having a dry shootout, does the MPC live really adds some extra character on its output? Also when summing all the sounds in the groups for example, do you notice a difference in 'glue' of some sort that's different?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

@@jellebolijnlive The answer your your first question is above, yes it seems to me at least that the MPC is louder from the get go, and the Maschine is quieter to accommodate the effects which are powerful. Your last question is a good one, id say the effects on Maschine help glue the sounds together better, particularly the EQ insert effect and the transient. The MPC takes a bit more tweaking to achieve a glued together sound. Overall I prefer the workflow of MPC and can finish more tracks but that may be just because I have much more experience with them.

[@mattyg499]

Just got this yesterday and very happy so far....Can really do the edits i need no problem.Lots and lots of potential and had done away with the need for some other boxed for now.Just keeping an eye on the CPU !!!!!!But tbh with resampling that should not be much of a problem.Very streamlined workflow/interface too.Thanx for the videos!!!!

[@mikenagol69]

More Maschine+ tutorials please 🙂

[@timgrogan974]

Great tutorial! Much appreciated

[@TUBEDIGGA]

Keep an eye out for my Maschine Plus Course - go to my website and sign up for updates, should be available by the end of November 21. www.tubedigga.com 👍

[@leesimz_]

Do some more @Tube Digga... Got my 707, Maschine+ and Digitone set up at mo...

[@davidkittmusic]

how did you get back to group 1 around 14 21 and program the amen pattern without chops on the pads in pad mode? i was with you until that point and after. some great tips, thanks

[@elmortobeats5919]

about the touch stripe: Akai, TAKE NOTES!

[@sentokan]

Great video! How do you like it compared to the MPC?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

The effects are better quality but there’s less of them. The chopping and automation is also very good. I have an online course for Maschine Plus if you’re interested: courses.tubedigga.com/maschine-plus-video-manual

[@sentokan]

@@TUBEDIGGA how about piano roll editing and step rec. for melodies?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

@@sentokan Yes, piano roll editing is covered, however I don't think I included much on the step sequencer.

[@sentokan]

@@TUBEDIGGA I meant how is it the piano roll editing comparing to the MPC.

[@ctrl69]

Why didn't mine come with this manual? Could've saved months of research, time and money.

[@zx81]

Excellent video! Thanks.

[@Rqmod]

do you like this better or the standalone akai units. I hae a force and had an mpc live 2

[@jhdrummer4815]

Funny I used the same Robocop take as a song intro, 25 years ago when I was playing with a metal band.

[@detroittechnohead]

Tubedigga, I'm sure people have asked this 1000 times but one more time, if you had to choose between the mashine + and MPC X, which would you buy? Or what's the best buy? I'm in the market for one but I'm fairly new to the game. Let me know bro.

[@Dpower]

Awesome stuff man! Thank you. So сompared to mpc, is it just a beast or a little beast?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

It's a beast in it's own right

[@Dpower]

@@TUBEDIGGA Now i know, what gift i will ask from my gf :-D

[@TheDJWillGill]

I learned so much here that other tuts bypassed

[@RickJamesFPV]

Excellent! Thank you.

[@LowryPeteD]

Great help thanks !👍

[@mauakatakla]

greatness

[@madradubh986]

Just wondered if the pads are different as in better than mpc one ?

[@TUBEDIGGA]

I think I prefer the MPC One pads for finger drumming (even over the MPC X) but the material and quality of the Maschine pads are better. But over time who knows how either will stand up, but Maschine seems very well made overall.

[@aks8710]

@@TUBEDIGGA hi there, Ive had the MK2 for about 7-8 years now and one of the pad triggers automatically when i hit another pad close to it. Can send it to native instruments though, they said they will check it out. But i thought it was a shame, even though 8 years is pretty long considering the usage i had on it

[@mattyg499]

@@aks8710 Take it apart and clean the sensors,pads ect....

[@aks8710]

@@mattyg499 thank you for your precious answer. Will try it out

[@mattyg499]

@@aks8710 I use WD40 fast drying contact cleaner (not the normal kind) atm.Worth a try.

[@noveltycrusade]

Hella useful, cheers

[@raleighyo4976]

Mpc Live all day

[@igorbeuk6298]

I'm ad that encoders are far more better quality build than mk3 so you can be creative with no worry's

[@IsopropylRecordings]

Hmm, interesting "machine" 😊 I like to play instruments, and therefore create realistic sounding instrument i can enjoy. A process that have worked out.... somewhat okay, but not to satisfaction. Maybe i need my self to finally buy some Tube Digger courses. The audio quality of the MPC have so far not really been to my full happiness, so i wonder how Machine+ stacks up from the point of realistic sounding instruments (drums, bas, guitarr, rhodes etc). As a Patrion, do you do realistic sounding instrument banks or is it just like 99% of the Akai libraries, because thats the thing with it, launches or synthts only. Im at the point that i would kill for realistic instruments on ny MPC Live. I get a lof music created with the Live, its a machine for many situations in life to be creative and write songs, being on battery and all, i just wish i could get more out of it so i dont need to rebuild songs on the PC with "real plugins".

[@madradubh986]

Oh tubedigga letting the side down thought u were mpc man🥺

[@TUBEDIGGA]

I'm not on anyones side, I'm on my own.

[@madradubh986]

@@TUBEDIGGA only joking man!

[@tali813]

TOUCH SCREEN!!!!!!! WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING TOUCHSCREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lardosian]

The sound design for Ed209 is very lazy, obvious lion sample!