How to Use Everything in MASCHINE MK3, Beat Making Masterclass (Part 1) | Native Instruments

Watch as Native Instruments’ MASCHINE guru Boris Mezga walks you through our MASCHINE Masterclass. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll understand the most important controls on your MASCHINE hardware, how to arrange your ideas in the MASCHINE software, and much more.

Dive into parts 2 and 3 of the MASCHINE masterclass:

CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED
Learn how to download Native Access, register your MASCHINE MK3, download MASCHINE software from the Factory Library, connect your MASCHINE, set your preferences, and troubleshoot installation issues.

CHAPTER 2: THE MASCHINE CONTROLLER
Learn about every button and knob on the MASCHINE hardware, including the velocity-sensitive pads, group buttons, and encoder knobs.

CHAPTER 3: THE MASCHINE LIBRARY
Learn how to browse sounds, load existing projects from the library, start a new project, load and erase sounds, layer loops and one shots, and save samples to your user library.

CHAPTER 4: CREATING RHYTHMS

CHAPTER 5: CREATE MELODIES AND CHORDS

00:00 - Introduction
01:22 - Locating the Browser, Pattern Editor, Ideas, Mixer, and Master Level Fader
02:56 - Loading samples from your computer to the MASCHINE pads
03:44 - Exporting files from MASCHINE to your DAW

04:26 - CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED
04:44 - Downloading Native Access and registering MASCHINE
05:48 - Understanding the back of the MASCHINE MK3 unit
06:28 - Setting your preferences
07:42 - Troubleshooting installation issues

08:35 - CHAPTER 2: THE MASCHINE CONTROLLER
08:42 - Understanding and adjusting the 16 velocity-sensitive pads
09:55 - Changing the pad colors
10:36 - Understanding the 8 group buttons
11:43 - Understanding the capacitive encoder knobs
13:14 - Understanding the Play and Record section
13:41 - Understanding the Select, Solo, and Mute buttons
14:37 - Silently selecting sounds
15:12 - Understanding the quick edit section
15:39 - Understanding the touch strip
16:58 - Changing the behavior of function menus

17:37 - CHAPTER 3: THE MASCHINE LIBRARY
19:02 - Browsing sounds on the hardware
19:52 - Loading up existing projects from the library
21:33 - Starting a new project
23:00 - Erasing sounds within a kit
24:22 - Loading a Sound in MASCHINE
25:16 - How to layer Loops
26:41 - How to use One Shot samples
28:29 - How to save samples to your own user library

29:02 - CHAPTER 4: CREATING RHYTHMS
29:11 - How to use the Metronome
31:22 - Using the Auto-Length feature
31:54 - How to start a recording with a count-in
32:30 - How to use the Undo, Redo, Step Undo, and Step Redo functions
33:11 - How to use the Clear function
34:34 - Using the Quantize function
36:42 - Activating the Swing function
37:21 - Using the Pattern Menu
39:54 - Using the Note Repeat function
41:19 - Pattern recap
42:51 - Using the Arranger view
43:15 - How to access these functions in the MASCHINE software

44:44 - CHAPTER 5: CREATE MELODIES AND CHORDS
44:55 - Activating Keyboard mode in MASCHINE
46:12 - Using an external MIDI keyboard with your MASCHINE setup
47:09 - Changing scales in Keyboard mode
47:56 - Adding harmonies with Chords mode
49:14 - Using Chord sets
49:46 - Transposing Chords
50:07 - Using the Note Repeat arpeggiator function

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[moomba]

This was sorely needed, the official tutorials are always clear and consise. Glad there's an upto date one now that covers everything.

[LABlukas]

Everyone: I like Native Instruments! But that whole maschine thing is very hard to understand!
Native instruments (13 years later): let‘s make a tutorial where we actually explain how that thing works! - Genius

[beatkultr]

You guys started out using my demo song in the tutorial. I really was not expecting to hear that. WOW, Amazing!

[xearzop]

This was a long awaited official tutorial. I've been using MK3 for 4 years now and still learning some crazy new stuff thanks to this video. Much appreciated :)

[yeknub]

Your last 2 videos were exactly what I needed great job. In the part 2 video you mentioned a video by Brian is that the IMSTA ONLINE/NI Maschine + video by Brian Kullas?

[gtamediaproductions]

To have an actual tutorial without stupid jump cuts, weird sound effects, unnecessary crap music with a long ass intro, stupid faces being made. As soon as I click into those type of videos I click out of them so fast when I notice stupidity happening.
Now this tutorial is professional, clear and right to the point.
Thank God for people like you! ✌🏻

[voodoornb]

PLEASE ADD AUDIO QUANTIZATION via transients like FL and logic. And most importantly, Allow us to move audio waves freely around the timeline in arranger mode. This would allow me to use maschine exclusively and not have to use another daw!!!

[JB]

Been waiting 5 years for an official tutorial video. Finally and thanks

[Spidouz]

I want Maschine mk4 to come with a large 7” touchscreen and 8x8 pads…. Please!!

[ThePraisePrincess]

I have maschine + and am so grateful for these videos. I was feeling discouraged like maybe it wasn’t for me and I should sell it, and maybe it was just an impossible pipe dream or just not my gift, I am a complete beginner and you really really break these things down so well, a very gifted teacher. This is like a treasure trove of information. So so beyond grateful with these videos I don’t feel so alone, and like maybe it’s possible to learn and do something of value eventually. Thank you thank you thank you. ❤ and you make it organized for learning and easy to follow I don’t have to decide what I think I need to learn because you laid it all out. Thank you thank you thank you😊

[skillmaticwayne]

I’m here to be schooled. I have a Maschine+ that has been sitting for a bit. I’m waiting to learn how to use this from A to Z!

[sinesoundmukke]

Nice One thanks.
Please continue the development for M1 native support for N.I. Software.

[chandeleerjet]

Does the same thing work for the Maschine Studio? I feel like we were just forgot about after buying the “flagship”

[jimfields]

Can you explain a little more on how to "cross pollinate" two kits. I erased the tones I didn't want but the video was not clear on how to fill the erased patterns. I deactivated "+Patterns" but when I hit load it just replaces the whole kit.

[wordizbonproductions]

That was probably the most thorough intro to Maschine I've seen yet on the basics of getting started. I'm pretty familiar with Maschine but every now and then I watch these to learn something new I've missed. I picked up a few things from this tutorial and I thank you bro.

[louismondaymusic]

I needed this, thanks Native Instruments for the clear and concise tips. Love how the Maschine is still supported so well. Can't wait for the next videos :)

[EricRabb]

Now that I likes! Can we please get a performance record mode please? Great tutorial by the way! The host was great!

[byrdman]

So much less of a learning curve than Mpc

[stuartclinton]

At 24:17 you cross-pollinated multiple drum kits together, but what did you press? I erased the pads I wanted, but then when I load another kit it overwrites the entire pad!

[robertshamansky]

Really helpful overview. Jef’s Maschine videos are a great shout out too! He takes a deep dive into a lot of Maschine features.