Maschine News
PULSWERK: New MASCHINE Expansion for intense, minimal grooves
Apr 24, 2013 in MASCHINE
PULSWERK delivers the deep, clean, pounding intensity of contemporary minimal techno and house styles. 30 Kits provide edgy, precise grooves while 20 Special Kits deliver extra basses, drones, pads, and chords for custom constructions that kick with the polished sound of electronic music’s most refined styles. Inspiring Multi-Effect kits instantly add sequenced, tempo-synced effects to your tracks with a wealth of tweaking and routing options. New MASSIVE presets bring an extra touch of thunder to your creations. Get ready for the main floor – this is PULSWERK.
ECLECTIC LEFTFIELD BEATS
Mar 18, 2013 in MASCHINE
HELIOS RAY is the MASCHINE Expansion bringing the futuristic, cosmic sounds of the contemporary leftfield beat scene to MASCHINE and MASCHINE MIKRO. Dive into a stunning array of crunchy analog drums and Latin percussion, jazz guitar, vintage Rhodes licks, and custom MASSIVE presets – all primed for abstract, forward-thinking tracks from broken beat, hip hop, nu jazz and beyond. Set the controls for the heart of the Helios.
New video: Marc ‘MK’ Kinchen on MASCHINE and TRAKTOR
Feb 27, 2013 in MASCHINE
Watch New York deep house don Marc ‘MK’ Kinchen use MASCHINE to recreate his white-hot remix of Storm Queen’s “Look Right Through”. Marc uses MASCHINE to chop up a vocal sample and build a remix, then drags the parts straight into TRAKTOR’s Remix Decks – ready for road testing in some of the world’s top clubs.
PUMPING NIGHT BEATS
Dec 10, 2012 in MASCHINE
ELECTRIC VICE brings the bold, glitched-out sound of modern electro house to MASCHINE, MASCHINE MIKRO and iMASCHINE. This new MASCHINE Expansion is packed with gritty drums, stabbing basses, and acidic leads, plus custom MASSIVE presets and patterns for the full-on complextro experience. Designed for choke-group-style production and performance, this expansion guarantees electrifying club sound.
DROP SQUAD OUT NOW
Oct 15, 2012 in MASCHINE
DROP SQUAD brings the sound of dubstep to MASCHINE, MASCHINE MIKRO and iMASCHINE. Bursting with low end growls, wobbles, twisted synths, and deep hits, DROP SQUAD is tailor-made for bass addicts. For the first time in a MASCHINE Expansion, DROP SQUAD includes custom presets for MASSIVE – the synth that set the standard for deep bass music.
THE NEW MASCHINE GENERATION OUT NOW
Oct 01, 2012 in MASCHINE
The new MASCHINE generation is here. MASCHINE and MASCHINE MIKRO now feature super-sensitive, multicolored pads, click buttons, high-contrast displays, the latest 1.8 software, plus the mighty MASSIVE synthesizer. MASCHINE CUSTOM KITS personalize your setup with a touch of color, and the MASCHINE STAND provides the perfect, ergonomic playing position.
MASCHINE 1.8 OUT NOW
Sep 24, 2012 in MASCHINE
The free MASCHINE 1.8 update is now available. Workflow enhancements and new effects like TRANSIENT MASTER and time stretch add new flexibility to your MASCHINE projects. And starting with MASCHINE 1.8, all MASCHINE owners also get the legendary MASSIVE for free, adding powerful synthesis to the premier groove production studio.
CONANT GARDENS: New MASCHINE Expansion
Aug 22, 2012 in MASCHINE
CONANT GARDENS brings the soulful vibe of Detroit hip hop to MASCHINE, MASCHINE MIKRO, and iMASCHINE. With exclusive melodic phrases and kits alongside drums, bass, and percussion, CONANT GARDENS puts all the ingredients for smoky, soulful tracks at your fingertips, courtesy of renowned artist and producer Amp Fiddler – former keyboardist with Parliament/Funkadelic, and long-time mentor of the late, legendary J Dilla.
CONANT GARDENS is available now from the NI Online Shop for $59 / 49 €. Own iMASCHINE? Get a compact CONANT GARDENS for only $0.99 / 0.79 € at the in-app store.
ENERGETIC CLUB BEATS
May 07, 2012 in MASCHINE
PLATINUM BOUNCE is a new MASCHINE Expansion packed full of the beats and sounds of future club and radio hits. Whether you make hard-hitting hip-hop, dirty south, RnB, crossover anthems or any other type of urban pop-based music, this MASCHINE Expansion has all the booming kicks, popping snares, and fat basses that you need.
PLATINUM BOUNCE works with MASCHINE and MASCHINE MIKRO and is available now from the NI Online Shop for $59 / 49 €. And if you own iMASCHINE, you can get a compact version for only $0.99 / 0.79 € directly from the in-app store.
NEW MASCHINE EXPANSION: DARK PRESSURE
Feb 13, 2012 in MASCHINE
DARK PRESSURE brings the sound of tough underground dance music to your MASCHINE or MASCHINE MIKRO. With a focus on percussive one-shot samples, this MASCHINE Expansion also contains a wealth of pre-programmed techno, tech-house and minimal patterns, many created by renowned DJ / producer Steve Lawler.