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Born with a simple idea in mind, to make a Maschine pack purely using analog sound sources from the ground up. Every oscillator, in every element is produced from scratch using only analogue hardware, from every drum hit, to bass sample to pad to effect. Capturing each element faithfully using vintage analogue preamps with discrete tube distortion units to add colour in a way only real hardware can.
Unrestricted by producing a set style or genre, this pack is geared to give analogue warmth, tone and character to your latest productions. With its professionally constructed sounds, kits and patterns this pack will be ideal in your house, techno and electronica tracks.
Although we represented classic 808 and 909 within the pack, we acknowledged these classics have been sampled time and time again, and made us dig a lot deeper. As well using classic units as sound sources, we also sourced modern and classic boutique analogues and set them to work crafting something truly unique.
For our drums, as well as the Elektron Analog RYTM, Vermona DRMIII, Jomox Mbrane, Vermona Kick Lancet, Roland 808 and 909 we also used non specialist drum machines to create quality drum and percussion sounds. On drum duties as well as those already mentioned, we also deployed the new Korg MS20m, Moog Voyager, Elektron A4, Oberhiem Matrix, Roland SH101 and also Dave Smiths Prophet 08 to provide a wide ranging and unique drum collection.
Bass, keys, FX, stabs, chords and other tones were again all sourced from synths such as the Moog Voyager, Elektron A4, Matrix 1000, Prophet 08, carefully captured with vintage pre-amps and abused where possible with valves and transistors.
Once in the Maschine/Ableton environment each pad, rack and note is carefully processed within the digital domain to bring these warm and colourful tones truly to life.
The kits and patterns are inspired by a wide range of artists such as Kink, Noir, David August, Solomun, Mano Le Tough, Lake People, Animal Trainer, Jimpster and many more. From Dance to House to Techno to Film Score the sounds, kits and sequences in this pack will open you up to a world of inspiration.
Features
Ableton Live 9.2+:
- 12 Starter Project
- 13 Drum Racks
- 75 Simpler Presets
- 296 24/44.1 Samples
Maschine 2.3+:
- 5 Starter Projects
- 15 Groups
- 296 24/44.1 Samples
System Requirements
- The full version of Maschine 2.3+ and Ableton Live 9.2+ are required to run the full contents of this software.
Important note: The full version of Maschine 2.3+ and Ableton Live 9.2+ are required to run the full contents of this software!
Notes:
- House Arrest is used as the example.
- Pop-up windows must be allowed within your web browser's Settings area to allow the opening of the hyperlinks provided beow, which enable you to watch the tutorial videos.
Maschine has a slightly different install process depending on the version you have. Please follow the guidelines below and see the additional notes if you are experiencing difficulties.
Maschine 2.0 Video Installation Guide
1. Download the purchased Niche Audio software .zip folder provided within your User Account, to your computer.
2. Double-click the .zip folder to open and reveal its contents > save it to a computer location of choice, e.g documents or your external hard drive.
3. Launch Maschine and select the ‘Preferences’ tab via the drop-down selection, which is located via the ‘Maschine 2’ option at the top left toolbar.
4. Select ‘Library’.
5. Click the ‘User’ tab.
6. Click ‘Add’ to open the file browser, and then locate the pack’s main folder which contains sub-folders entitled ‘Groups’, ‘Massive Patches’, ‘Projects’, and ‘Samples’.
7. Be sure to select the main pack folder, which in this instance is ‘House Arrest’ > once performed, click the ‘Choose/Open’ option that is located at the bottom right-hand corner of the Mac - Finder/Windows - Library window.
8. After the folder has been located, you will then need to enter and add an alias name for the pack e.g ‘House Arrest’ > double-click underneath the ‘Alias’ tab (where it reads ‘Click here to set an alias name’) and type the exact name of the pack, including numbers, capitals and symbols.
9. Once this has been performed, select ‘Close’ and the Niche Audio pack content will automatically upload to Maschine.
10. Select ‘Close’ once again to exit the preferences window, and you will then see the pack’s content within your user library!
The Pack is now Installed and Ready for Use Within Maschine!
Maschine 1.8 Video Installation Guide
(Note: Skip to 2.02 mins)
1. Download the purchased Niche Audio software .zip folder provided within your User Account, to your computer.
2. Double-click the .zip folder to open and reveal its contents > save it to a computer location of choice, e.g documents or your external hard drive.
3. Launch Maschine and select the ‘Preferences’ tab via the drop-down selection, which is located via the ‘Maschine’ option at the top left toolbar.
4. Click ‘User Paths’.
5. Click ‘Add’.
6. Locate the main Niche Audio 1.8 folder, which in this instance is entitled ‘House Arrest Maschine 1.8’.
7. Be sure to select the main pack folder, which in this instance is ‘House Arrest’ > once selected, click the ‘Choose/Open’ option that is located at the bottom right-hand corner of the Mac - Finder/Windows - Library window.
8. After the folder has been located, you will then need to enter and add an alias name for the pack e.g ‘House Arrest’ > double-click underneath the ‘Alias’ tab (where it reads ‘Click here to set an alias name’) and type the exact name of the pack, including numbers, capitals and symbols.
9. Once this has been performed, select ‘OK’ and the Niche Audio pack content will automatically upload to Maschine.
10. Select ‘OK’ once again to exit the preferences window, and you will then see the pack’s content within your user library!
The Pack is now Installed and Ready for Use Within Maschine!
Install Problem?
- If you have previously installed a Maschine Pack and the groups or projects are not loading, please ensure that you have installed the correct pack for your version of Maschine
- Also check that you have created an alias to the sample pack, so that Maschine can locate the projects: For example, the alias should be written as ‘House Arrest’
Note: The alias should not be written as ‘house arrest’
- If you do not type the exact name of the pack, it will not install correctly
- If you encounter any issues when attempting to install your purchased Niche Audio pack, it is advisable to uninstall the pack entirely from Maschine before re-installing it, to prevent any further cross-referencing problems
Uninstalling the Pack
1. Go to Maschine’s ‘Preferences’ tab, which is located at the top-left toolbar.
2. Select the ‘Library’ tab, followed by the ‘User’ option.
3. Remove any previous location path to the Niche Audio packs, and then close/quit Maschine.
4. Reopen Maschine and create a new project - this is necessary to clear the software history.
5. Quit Maschine, reopen it and follow the instructions from step 1 of the installation process.
Ableton Live Pack Installation Guide
(Note: Post Dubstep & Future Garage is used as the example).
1. Download the .zip folder provided within your User Account, and double-click it to extract its contents > save it to a computer location of choice, e.g documents or to your external hard drive.
2. Locate the .alp file and double-click it > Live will automatically open and ask where you would like to install the project folder.
3. Locate the main extracted folder from the computer location that you saved it in (in step 1. of the installation process) > click 'Open' and Live will begin the unpacking process.
4. Once the unpacking process is finished you will need to tell Ableton Live where the pack is.
5. Within Ableton’s browser, select the ‘Add Folder’ option and then the project folder that you have installed.
6. Click 'Open' and Ableton will add the pack to the browser for easy access.
7. The Ableton Live Pack is now ready for use within the DAW.
