MASCHINE Know-How: Drum Synths
MASCHINE expert Sami Rabia covers MASCHINE's Drum Synths in detail, showing you everything you need to know to understand, build and use Drum Synths' drum sounds and kits in your songs and productions!
Videos
• Overview (03:38) - Sami begins the course with an overview of the common controls and parameters of MASCHINE Drum Synths, including how to load the factory presets and save your own.
• Kick Pt. 1 (07:58) - In this video Sami uses the Kick synth to explain some of the sound shaping methods that are common across all of the drum synths.
• Kick Pt. 2 (13:23) - The rest of the kick models are now explored, from the 909 style Tronic to the acoustic modeled Push.
• Snare (10:19) - Sami now explains the 10 different snare models on offer, and shows both the similarities and unique features of each.
• Hi-Hat (10:44) - The models available here range from crusty vintage drum machines to hybrid acoustic models. The "Circuit" model in particular is a wild card, and Sami explains the parameters of all of these models.
• Tom (10:27) - In this video Sami explores the 4 models available in the Tom synth, and includes an explanation of the FM parameters on the Fractal model.
• Percussion (11:16) - Sami now goes into detail on one of the most varied and interesting synths in the collection, which is capable of Kettle drums, shakers and wild experimental sounds.
• Cymbal (05:10) - A simpler synth by comparison to the others, the cymbal has just two models. Sami explains the parameters of each in-detail.
• Building an 808 (07:42) - Building on everything from the previous videos, Sami creates a drum-kit, loosely based on the classic 808.
• Building a Techno Kit (12:35) - In this final video Sami creates a Techno drum kit with melodic elements, utilizing MASCHINE's internal effects to level up the production.