This quickstart outline provides a short list of tutorials to help you comprehend some of the fundamental concepts of Maschine 2.
- The Cue send is new to the Maschine 2 software, which is a huge deal. Now you can audition sounds on-the-fly, you just have to set up your audio interface’s headphone output as the Cue bus. The jog wheel is also a nice addition. Maschine 2 alone comes with 8627 samples, which is a lot to sort through.
- PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE SYSTEM. Fast, intuitive, and fun way to create and perform tracks and beats. Integrated hardware / software system includes sampler, arranger, mixer, FX, and a built-in audio interface. Includes MASCHINE 2 software and 8 GB sound library plus KOMPLETE 13 SELECT with 50 GB of instruments and effects.
This list does not contain all tutorials on this site related to Maschine 2, but it does contain a selection of tutorials in the major areas of Maschine 2. The tutorials in this outline provide thorough overview of the Maschine 2 software as well as the Maschine Studio controller.
The original site for exclusive NI Maschine Training: Here with a very quick overview of the new Maschine 2 software interface. Jul 08, 2010 This software is a product of Native Instruments GmbH. Native Instruments Maschine was developed to work on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 and can function on 32 or 64-bit systems. The following versions: 2.4, 2.2 and 2.1 are the most frequently downloaded ones by the program users.
This is a great place for Maschine beginners to start with Maschine 2, as well as those updating from the previous version of Maschine.
Maschine 2 Software Manual
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Maschine 2 Software Requirements
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Topics covered:
- Understanding and configuring your user preferences
- Understanding and configuring your audio & MIDI preferences
- Maschine 2 software general overview
- Understanding the Maschine 2 browser
- Understanding the Maschine 2 software mixer
- Understanding the Maschine 2 header & arranger section
- Understanding and Using Ideas View
- Understanding the Maschine 2 channel & macro section
- Understanding the Maschine 2 group, pattern, & automation control section
- Importing MIDI files and patterns
- How to import user kits, samples, and libraries
- How to import third-party expansions that use an alias
- How to import sound or module presets you made for third-party plugins
- Importing third-party MASSIVE presets
- Importing third-party and user presets for Absynth into Maschine 2
- Importing third-party and user presets for FM8 in Maschine 2
- Importing third-party and user presets for Kontakt in Maschine 2
- How to import and tag third party Kontakt libraries quickly
- Saving your own custom kits in Maschine 2
- Saving your Maschine 2 projects and sequences
- Exporting full mixes, individual sounds, and groups as audio files
- Overview of slicing, editing, layering, and sample mapping
- Understanding the sample record menu
- Understanding the sample edit menu
- Understanding the sample slice menu
- Understanding the sample map and zone menu
- Browsing sounds, effects, instruments, and samples on Maschine Studio
- Setting specific pads to be full or fixed velocity on the Maschine Studio
- Browsing sounds, effects, instruments, and samples on Maschine MK2
- Browsing sounds, effects, instruments, and samples on Maschine Mikro
- Accessing mixer view from the Maschine Mikro
- Accessing mixer view from the Maschine MK2
- How to adjust project tempo from the Maschine Studio
- Understanding the Maschine 2 metronome and count-in settings
- Understanding the Maschine 2 song mode and arranger operation
- Understanding the step, pattern, and performance grid settings in Maschine 2
- How to adjust the scene loop range from the Maschine Studio
- How to adjust the scene loop range from the Maschine Mikro
- How to adjust the scene loop range from the Maschine MK2
- Using the edit mode to edit your sequences in Maschine 2
- Using the edit button on Maschine Studio to select individual notes and note ranges
- How to quickly delete sequences and sequence data from Maschine Studio
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