Maschine Tutorial: How to Timestretch Samples

May 31, 2013

Today is the final day of The Month of Maschine 2013. In this video we’ll be looking at Maschine’s timestretching capabilities. Timstretching was added in the 1.8 update and allows you to change the BPM of a sample. For example, you may want to use timestretching if you created a pattern using one of Maschine’s drum kits and want to add a drum loop sample that is at a different BPM.

The DJ Podcast LIVE 004 – May 28, 2013

May 30, 2013

This session of The DJ Podcast LIVE is different from our previous streams. Instead of focusing on creating a track in Maschine, I started working on something that will hopefully be featured in a future video. The idea was to visualize how parallel waveforms would look in Traktor Pro 2. This feature has been requested for years, but has never been implemented. I tried my best to come up with one way that they may look if implemented.

Maschine Tutorial: How to Enable Host Transport Controls

May 29, 2013

When using Maschine as a VST in a DAW like Ableton Live, the transport controls on the Maschine controller become inactive. To remedy this problem, Native Instruments implemented the host transport controls feature. By using this feature, the Maschine controller will send MIDI to your DAW when you use the transport controls while all of the other buttons and knobs will continue to affect the Maschine VST. Watch this video to learn how to enable host transport controls and set up your controller with your DAW.

iMaschine iOS App Preview

May 27, 2013

Welcome to the final week of The Month of Maschine 2013. In this video we’ll be looking at the iMaschine iOS app.

Maschine: How to use Multi-FX

May 24, 2013

Today is day 9 of The Month of Maschine 2013. In today’s video we’ll be looking at Multi-FX. Multi-FX are presets that contain multiple effect. If you’re have used Ableton Live before, they are similar to effect racks.

The DJ Podcast LIVE 003 – May 21, 2013 – Beats in Maschine

May 23, 2013

In this session of The DJ Podcast LIVE I continue producing a track in Native Instruments Maschine. This week’s focus was on the track’s arrangement.