Sketches: Making Tech House live in MASCHINE+ with Dana Ruh | Native Instruments

Few people live and breathe music like Dana Ruh. This German techno powerhouse is not just a DJ and producer - she also runs a record label and vinyl distribution company out of her KMA60 record store in Berlin. Dana prefers playing over programming, and Native Instruments’ MASCHINE+ is the backbone of her live house and techno sets.
In this Sketches video, Dana Ruh crafts a beat from scratch entirely in MASCHINE+, using MIDI sync and on-board synths and effects like MASSIVE, MONARK, RAUM and the internal MASCHINE delay. She explains how to come up with new ideas using variation and using cutoff, resonance, and automation to give tracks dynamics and motion.
00:00 - Introducing Dana Ruh
01:30 - Recording drums in MASCHINE+
02:15 - Sketching a bassline in MONARK
02:47 - Using parameters to shape sound
03:13 - Improvising partters with variation
04:19 - Adding a melodic one-shot
04:46 - Adjusting sample length in MASCHINE+
05:48 - Using filter and RAUM reverb
06:30 - Recording effect automations live
07:01 - Loading vocal sample from USB
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[@marenas32]

“Music doesn’t have to be perfect “ that hit home, love that.

[@maus3454]

Tell that to all those endless videos about mixing, mastering and the processing on individual DAW tracks.

[@pedralc]

7 7

[@JackieDaytonaBar]

@@pedralc my nothings that is cycled

[@trackmedixuk]

But it should be enjoyable....

[@Carddasstrad]

Un perfect is beautiful ❤

[@chechoaus]

Excellent and inspiring. Loved the paintings in the back too.

[@YosiOren]

upgraded from maschine studio, best decision I have made. I could not believe how stand alone make such difference.

[@Vmadethebeat]

This is INSPIRING! Shout out to 2 Dana an ALL the female producers out there! 🎹🎛🎚🎧🎼💯

[@oeass]

word!

[@djraynicecruzthebronxnewyo2705]

ECCLESIASTES 12:13

[@-frantsel6403]

Awesome!

[@heathelem1245]

Love it thank you 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@nicholasparrock5550]

That was Great, really made things easy to understand.. nice place too!!

[@RandomNoiseMusic]

Love the Maschine workflow (I use the MK3), and NI stuff just sound amazing

[@LocaliLLocano]

I love it too. I may hide it in the closet to switch beat machines but the pads and the quick access to sound libraries brings me back to it

[@damelos4039]

Same here. Using MK3 but all still the same. Can't wait until the + can load more effects/instruments so it's more like the MK3.

[@gem50b5]

It's worth to be liked!

[@TheVoltar100]

Very interesting 'thank you for yours advices

[@brucehathcockmusic]

Awsome I love it.

[@ericsandie7967]

Great lay out and demo of Mashine.

[@tlatsegms]

Great sound✨

[@untoldstory176]

Very Nice!

[@EricRabb]

Nice!

[@hiddentechno8266]

Yup. Watched it all the way til the end waiting for see how they integrated the TB-3 & TR-8 😂

[@lxndrbe]

They are sequenced/synced with Maschine and like she said, she then records it seperately into a DAW ;)

[@hiddentechno8266]

@@lxndrbe could see they were probably synched was waiting to see if she was going to use them in the demo or see her sample from them. Maybe in another video...

[@jdpower6360]

Yeah that was whack. Who hasn’t seen what Maschine can do by itself at this point? I wanted to see some sampling.

[@AMSOLO420]

Lol

[@626lifeaa]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Zpro20]

What does she mean when she says the usb is running maschine software? Is it somehow taking the strain off the plus cpu?

[@Yahoomediaclub]

Really glad i purchased N I hardware ...Awesome ...Jono. Great Video

[@NativeInstruments]

Great to hear Jone!

[@lxndrbe]

Very nice and interesting Dana

[@mrnessss]

Incredible video! Hats off to the videographer and editor. Beautiful!

[@djraynicecruzthebronxnewyo2705]

ECCLESIASTES 12:13

[@djbonne1]

does the random option work on maschine mk1???

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

Lovely gear

[@JackAcid]

Just bought the Maschine Plus and copied this video exactly - this has really helped me get to know the flow. Great stuff!

[@mfljube]

Can maschine work in ableton directly instead of using native daw?

[@fultonstreetfreestyle]

👑

[@KarzenX]

We never subscribed to that, but our music was far from perfect…until we discovered the “quantize” function and then it was closer ✌🏽😄

[@isaurosantana7905]

Thanks for the video, I have a question, how can I have a preview of Maschine in the xone 96 mixer to be able to select a sound before launching it live? , thank you

[@NativeInstruments]

Using the cue button on the Xone 96 with the fader down should let you preview the according channel.

[@isaurosantana7905]

@@NativeInstruments Thank you very much for such a quick response, but then I should apply 2 xone channels for that, one would be for direct and the other just to use it as a preview?

[@emilyschmanks]

this reminds me of Umfang's Against The Clock performance

[@Dougie-]

That's not a compliment.. :D

[@happylittlesynth]

how does the audio quality of the dsp compare to using the vst on pc? Also, how is the quality of the converters for the output?

[@IDontLikePplPlayinOnMyPhone]

Hahahaha I see what u did there ;). By dsp u mean Dollars Spent on Pointless gear?

[@luke1978]

The variation tip is great. I never thought of using it like that.

[@anaphylastiks]

If you record going through the different sounds, you can slice the sample.

[@alekseinovikov822]

Exact lesson needed

[@OfficalYTLaMenteAjena]

🏁

[@Memorixt]

Great example to what my teacher of cooking said one day: even with the best ingredients you can create ... swill...

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

Good luck setting it all up. Every new attempt at installing something Native is a nightmare.

[@dunnohowtonamemyself]

Now I want one..

[@NativeInstruments]

It's the right time to ask for gifts 🎁🎄

[@jean-baptiste9230]

She is so sweet!

[@Alvaro_93]

How do you sync Roland TRS to Maschine?

[@jeremietoussaint4085]

with MIDI like 90% of all gear

[@Alvaro_93]

@@jeremietoussaint4085 but what control do you have of the Roland TRS from the Maschine +?

[@dankefurnichts]

@@Alvaro_93 Tempo, pattern change, Sound Change and trigger Sounds.

[@jeremietoussaint4085]

@@Alvaro_93 A lot with MIDI CC static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/TR-8S_MIDIImpleChart_eng01_W.pdf

[@qwt._.l3a]

Ist das in Braunschweig?Sah aus wie die Kirche am Hafenmarkt

[@jerzboybeats9555]

Even though I don’t ha e the plus yet. I can see how I can use my Mk3 just by looking at Maschine by itself. So I guess stand-alone plus one for me until the plus. Awesome video.

[@pierrebroccoli.9396]

+ is Mk3 with a laptop sitting under the desk. Actually, you have more power for your instruments with the Mk3 setup. I can see how the + might be fun for on the road idea sketching but for producing and performing - no thanks.

[@Alvaro_93]

@@pierrebroccoli.9396 I dont understand what you said about that mk3 is more powerful than mk3+. Can you tell me a little more? im thinking of buying mk3 or mk3 +

[@pierrebroccoli.9396]

@@Alvaro_93 The Mk3+ is a self contained unit based on a ARM quadcore CPU. As such, it is limited in standalone mode as to what can be run on it and also processing capabilities. Great as a sketch pad but not for all in one production / performance system and not compatible with many established VST instruments which run on Win x64 or Mac OS-X. Mk3 is not useful as a standalone but needs ones computer and can be happily run on a decent laptop for most needs. Keep the laptop in Performance Power mode and tell it to not shutdown or sleep when the lid is closed and you have a fairly discrete setup with full VST compatibility but with the need of a laptop to carry with the unit and a bit more cumbersome to use on the move unlike the Mk3+ Also paying near double for the Mk3+ over the Mk3 for the privilege of having a sketch pad on the go. Horses for courses.

[@Alvaro_93]

@@pierrebroccoli.9396 But if you run MK3+ on a computer you won't have that problem right?

[@pierrebroccoli.9396]

​@@Alvaro_93 I am not sure of the connectivity of the Mk3+ with a computer compared to the standard Mk3. Shouldn't be a problem but then defeats the standalone purpose and for double the price. Still - it gives people options but I would scour Native Instruments documentation on the capabilities before throwing such cash at it. Especially as I am a Complete Ultimate user.

[@XCurvyBarbieX]

that second snare that sounds like a clap really ... off beat just killed me ... pro tings .. its the little details always

[@minisoda1914]

maybe it was intentional some people like the abrupt note, I’m sure some producers do that on purpose to add some rhythmic variety

[@minisoda1914]

off beats can also break the beat which almost feels like a change in tempo

[@XCurvyBarbieX]

@@minisoda1914 yeah it was definitely intentional!!! gorgeous... or maybe it was a happy mistake either way gorgeous haha

[@lextron-audio]

Please give us a nice maschine + update

[@Drift-Daddy]

These showcases that NI does always leave a lot to be desired…an artist making the same sounding tech beat over n over… It’s crazy because the Maschine is capable of some really incredible things. You would think their marketing team would know this and do a video w/someone like “Fred Again” shredding on it.. The way he uses it is so sick and unique, you can’t help but want to run out n buy one immediately lol… That’s just me though…

[@chillwalker]

...irgendwann will ich auch mal werbung für NI machen... ;-)

[@runeniclasandersen6353]

Can you bounce each group separately into your DAW, instead of one master track?

[@rainer3755]

yes, you can even export every single sound into a separate file when exporting, change the “destination” to sound instead of master 🤟🏻

[@IDontLikePplPlayinOnMyPhone]

Of course

[@ricot5391]

You r good at what you do and its easy when you have it all cut out for you still has no real soul to me I'm old school but you get to props you go girl

[@alekseinovikov822]

Let’s make a session all together in live performance

[@marc.w.7692]

Yes! Be! Nice! But! To! Short! Deep! In! Memorys! There! IT! Is! 😉

[@nomad1517]

Doesn't Ableton push 2 basically handle all of this? Why would this be a better solution?

[@NativeInstruments]

Maschine+ works in standalone and is designed to integrate perfectly with our plugins as well as the main DAWs 💪

[@nomad1517]

@@NativeInstruments so, does that mean that with the push, you still have to look at the laptop? It seems playing with a DAW live can ruin the creative experience because of the constant fiddling and perfection. What are your views on this? Since you guys specialize in a more human way of music production. I was really thinking about this philosophy, it seems it allows you to be more of an artist than a programmer. Would you agree?

[@roccothamanoidis]

@@nomad1517 coming from modern MPC X and MC 707, this Maschine+ lives in its own class of what you can do and how you can do it. The workflow just clicks with me most. Never tried the push 2 tho.

[@leesimz_]

Doesnt recieve clock though..... unless you unplug start, then start other hardware, plug midi in maschine+ first to open drives.... simple as that....

[@kallpakk]

What's that korg?

[@haylooooo]

same question

[@raymondwilson8083]

microKORG S Synthesizer and Vocoder with Built-in Speakers

[@tali813]

Hey NI… I’m an M+ user and your next update better blow out mpc 2.10 or you can kiss the M+ goodbye.

[@jamespilkington]

Haha

[@ceterisparibus6261]

well done too bad they are super expensive...

[@brynleythomas5525]

Great video but this ain't live

[@beelbrother1648]

that's what i was thinking! imagine making a crowd sit there and watch you menu diving for 3 minutes just to get a song going.

[@mcdm4516]

Anybody feeling a little deceived when coming across the many reviews of plus not being worth it?

[@beelbrother1648]

yessirrrrrr

[@oskarmauriciomorenorivera6306]

expensive Maschine

[@SanctuaryLife]

Everything is analog until someone loses an eye

[@kevinanderson967]

Your killing music 🎶

[@hevvyserve]

lol machine 🤢

[@leetronix]

The problem is all these sounds it can make and yet every single demo is always the same old dross typical sounds, never anything new just regurgitated beats which sound crap to be honest. I want to hear and see creativity not another dull tone down beat on repeat loops 🙄

[@hleet]

Music doesn't need to be perfect ... Ok but that one is horrible !

[@Uberkoolsound]

Cmon dude. it’s a demo and took about 5mins.

[@mackie32x48]

I think she is just trying to give us a demo not a world class track. Give her a break

[@pippog6942]

quite boring and nothing special

[@Nrtd174]

Kann man die Leute nicht einfach deutsch reden lassen und Untertitel einfügen? Es klingt jedes mal so nass, einen Deutschen englisch sprechen zu hören😂😂

[@nvp-music]

I don't want to bring a computer, so I bring a device that has a full color screen, a cpu, a audio interface, usb connection and a midi controller build in. -_-

[@ijbeats]

Lol 😀

[@magnuseriksson8081]

And? It is a totally different experience to a computer if you ask me

[@PantaFlux]

Just like my KORG Triton Pro from 2001. Except for the USB connection which had to be modded in.

[@beelbrother1648]

kek truuuue

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

Best groovebox ever!

[@MentalBlue]

if would hear such music in a club ... I would run away into another one where they play better music. Such a bad demo.

[@psysword]

Some of the most overused sounds in music history. I’d recommend any music producer throw out this monstrosity. Edm has died because of this. No offense to this ‘empowered’ dj.

[@fabricesioul3397]

You mean the 909 kit ? Could you elaborate a bit ?

[@djjuno106]

Terrible if u wanted to showcase a female producer there’s thousands of ultra talented ones who actually can do much better than the one here. It’s not even a techno track lol

[@User37717]

Lol relax bro 🤣

[@KoltovichLAB]

@@User37717 He is right. A very weak producer. An elementary thing is the rational use of the resources of Maschine+! Power is limited in Maschine+. It needs to be saved! The producer doesn't show it. Why load a separate filter if there is one in the Sampler? It has already been loaded and is using the resource. Instead of loading a separate filter, you can use the one in the Sampler. We go to the second tab and twist it there. This is just one nuance! The very creation of the track in this video, as a beginner taking the first steps. Lack of confidence in hands and actions. The delays show that she is lost and thinks for a long time. Little skill. Many producers who use Maschine+ for stand-alone are not happy that there is still no way to configure Program Changes and switch presets on external synthesizers. I partially solved this problem and donated two presets for controlling the Program change. They can be downloaded under this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6i1qnp6h55jpbs But this is not a panacea! It is necessary to add this feature, as they have in the Maschine 2 software. And to establish the work of CC messages with external devices in the stand. Akai steps on NI heels with the latest stitches. And the above examples for Akai have been working perfectly for a long time.