How to Export Stems from Maschine Software to a DAW (Ableton) (Maschine MK3, Mikro) 

Yup, starting a tracks ia definitely one of Maschine’s strengths.

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Yeah, this is the video I was talking about.

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Much appreciated, yeah you can do the same with Studio One instead of Ableton for sure.

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Haven’t put it out yet, but will do, thanks for the reminder.

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Thank you for the suggestion, will try to do something like this but I mostly play it intuitively, using the root of the chord that’s playing at the moment and add other notes from the scale to add some bounce and groove. It’s also all about the rhythm.

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You're welcome! You can use the fades on the audio clips in Ableton, just a small fade in would get rid of the clicks. If you don't see the fades you need to get out of automation mode (on Live 10).

Glad it was useful! For Session view it would be better to export different patterns and scenes separately. Maybe the drag and drop method would work better for this. Also, make sure there's no silence/tail at the end of the exported files and enable warp and loop on the clips in Live.

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That's true, my conclusion was the same in my Push vs Maschine comparison video. However a new Maschine software update is coming soon, that's expected to add more DAW-like features. So let's see what it brings.

Thanks bro, much appreciated! 1. Once I have at least 3-4 different scenes which can serve as different parts of the track and at least 5-6 strong and good-sounding elements. Basically when I feel I have nothing to add to the track, but also have enough material to arrange. Still, I often add additional stuff in Ableton, I never go back to Maschine. 2. Doesn't matter all that much because I'm not exporting the master channel, just make sure my individual sounds aren't clipping. They are always very loud when I import them into Ableton, so I turn them down a lot in Ableton, before arranging/mixing. 3. I export from Maschine with the effects, including sidechaining. Turning effects off and re-doing them in Ableton is often a waste of time and it doesn't sound quite right because the Ableton effects sound different. Hope this helps :)

@@LowHeatBeats thanks bro, thats very helpful. Will try this method out from now on!

@@LowHeatBeats If were exporting with sound selected for source how can we keep any effects we may have on the group or master? is there a workaround for this?

@@richi_envoy wondering the same thing, maschine is a pain in the ass for exporting with fx

Yeah, if you choose "Sounds" the effects you've applied on each sound remain on the exported .wav file. The group effects are removed however, for them to remain on the exported file you need to choose to export at the Group level.

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Thanks! A mixing video is on my to-do list, so stay tuned.

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@@LowHeatBeats do you know I can see instruments per expansion? I can see drum groups but instruments it sorts only by sound engine.

@@gorkemgulan Yes, after you choose your instrument, e.g. Massive, the "Banks" filter sorts the presets by expansion.

@@LowHeatBeats after i choose fm8 in instruments, nowhere i see the option to choose expansions. I see types like bass, string or charachters like acoustic.

@@gorkemgulan That's probably because FM8 isn't used in any expansion. Try Massive or Monark and filter by Bank.

This method is quicker if you want to transfer the whole project at once. I usually have 4-5 scenes and 5-6 patterns in each scene or more, so this keeps everything in tact. Otherwise I would have to drag and drop 20-30 patterns. If we’re talking just a couple of patterns, yeah drag and drop would be quicker then.

Thank you! I don’t have such a video but it’s a great idea for a video, so I’ll add it to the to-do list.

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@@LowHeatBeats Hey bro.. For some reason when i drag and drop my exported stems into Ableton, none of the tracks match up perfectly the way yours did in the video.. so when i do it every different track is out of place.. Is that because of how ive arranged it in Maschine?, some of my "patterns" are different lengths and theres a few short "clips" in there aswell.. not sure how to fix this without doing it manually in ableton, maybe you have some advice?

@@kapman.official700 You may need to turn off the warping option for the audio clips in Ableton.

Maybe you had group effects and volume adjustments from the group volume? When you export Sounds, any group fx and volume controls are disabled and the balance of your tracks may be different when you import to Ableton.

@@LowHeatBeats that is the case indeed.. I will have to take that into account next time. Still, this method remains the most useful I have found! Thank you for the quick response! Subscribed to your channel :)

@@jonasdelforche4194 Thanks man, I appreciate it!

@@LowHeatBeats How do you compensate for that? Do you just take the group FX off and re-balance before export?

@@ianwebster3489 I just compensate for it in Ableton Live. The exporting takes the FX off anyways. And I try to use only FX once in Ableton (you can also load the exact same Maschine effects into Ableton).

Yes, there's a button on each pattern above the note editor that lets you drag and drop MIDI onto Ableton or any other DAW. Glad the video was useful!

@@LowHeatBeats thanks! I'm aware of the drag and drop functionality, but was wondering if there's a way to export the full "arrangment" like you did with the audio here. Either way, will I need to load an instance of Maschine on each track (and select the correct instruments/sounds) once I've got all the midi on different tracks inside Live?

@@ckrug32 Yes, that's what you probably need to do or use one instance and set different MIDI channels for each Group. For me it makes no sense, too much effort. I'd rather commit to audio and in the rare occasion I decide to change something I can go back to the Maschine project and re-export. Otherwise, I might as well skip Maschine altogether and just make the beat in Ableton. But whatever works for you.

​@@LowHeatBeats makes sense -- that would slow the process down for sure. Now I need to decide between committing to Maschine audio, or trading my Maschine for a Push! Watched your other videos on Maschine vs Push. Would love to hear your thoughts on Push 3 (in general and vs. Maschine).

@@ckrug32 That's the problem - Maschine is more fun and faster to make beats than Push, but Ableton is a much better DAW. In fact with Ableton I use mouse and keyboard 95% of the time, Push is slower to use. I will probably get a Push 3 at some point to make some videos, so if you follow the channel you won't miss them.

Good question, you have 4 options (I don't really use master fx , just group fx): 1. Let it export without the group effects and then group the sounds in Ableton and add similar effects. It never sounds exactly the same though. 2. Do the same but then add Maschine as an effect on the group in Ableton with the same effects. 3. Solo the sounds in the group and export them one by one, exporting at the group level which would retain the effects but it may again sound different to exporting the whole group. 4. Just export the group in one file, but then you don't have the flexibility to change stuff in Ableton. None of these is ideal, I guess no. 2 is the best if you want to retain the exact same sound but still have flexibility.

Nope, I don’t, sorry :/

Glad the video was useful! No, you can export MIDI as well.

Depends on whether you choose to export separate Sounds or Groups. If you export Sounds, they are exported only with the effects that are applied to the Sound level. There's no "pre fx option".

So you mean a video on mixing? Because I don’t only do the mix in Live, I also do the arrangement. Actually good arrangement, setting proper levels and using good sounds to begin with, makes for a clean mix before even adding effects. But yeah, I will try to do a more detailed video, I just wanted to keep this one short. Thanks for the suggestion. 👊

Low Heat Beats I worded it weird but thanks for understanding 😊

Your approach is pretty good, adding better quality reverb and compression while mixing in Ableton might give you better results. But I don’t disable any FX, except for the Group FX on the drums, which are disabled automatically because I export the separate sounds from the group. Then I add saturation and compression in Ableton. I prefer to keep the Maschine FX because it saves time and I can never recreate exactly the same vibe when adding FX later.

@@LowHeatBeats I get your point on recreating the sound you had in Maschine is difficult to recreate in a DAW.

@@LowHeatBeats Hey man, thats exactly my question, does it export the tracks with the FX on automatically by default? Or does it exports the audio tracks bypassed and you have to select that yourself?

Yes, of course.

If you mean a melodic sample, no, because I usually treat it as one single element of my track, so I don't need to apply different processing to different chops. But that would depend on how you use the sample, so your approach may be different.

@@LowHeatBeats thanks.. I have been wondering if someone buys the beat...if they want stems from the sample part or not.

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Thanks for watching the videos! If I understand you correctly, I think the "Split by section" option does this. Is that the one that you're looking for?

Hey man, thanks für for answer. Yes but would like to have this in midi😊

Yup, that’s pretty neat. Thanks!

Exactly ! Setting up all those channels and stuff in ableton to use maschine as a vst is way to complicated, in my mind. For me i need to do it more straight forward so my creativity doesnt stop. I think of it as ableton is a modern tapemachine with a lot of cutting and mixing cabebillitys!

@@jimbafromouterspace6971 likewise

Sure, will do. I’ve been meaning to do a video on the Clips update but haven’t really used them much yet.

The idea is to separate the scenes in your DAW and copy and arrange them as you like. If you use Live, look into the “duplicate time” feature. If you’re using another DAW, there may be a similar feature but the idea is to copy, extend and edit the scenes to form an arrangement.

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Not sure man, why don’t you remove unused patterns before exporting?

Sure, you can export MIDI as well.

Yeah man, works pretty well.

You need to hold Ctrl on Win or Cmd on Mac before dropping the files into Ableton.

Glad it was helpful! So Ableton freezes when you load the exported audio into it?

@@LowHeatBeats yea it freezes and everything inside the software is delayed, the sound is fine when it plays but it can take like 1-2 minutes to start and another minute to get it to stop once it plays.. but loading a track from ableton there’s no issue..

Well, that sucks but it has nothing to do with exporting from Maschine

Thank you! Yeah it would work, it doesn’t matter what controller you have, it’s the same software.

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Yes, exactly, it's a hard choice, they both have pros and cons.There are so many things to consider, so it's going to be a long answer so I'm going to make a new Push vs Maschine video (I do have an older one) and will explain there.

Low Heat Beats amazing!! Thank you!! Looking forward to it!

Tough question man, did you watch my MK3 vs Push 2 comparison video? I’d say the Push 2 because with Ableton you can do everything, not because the actual controller is better.

You haven't turned off warping in Live - it's mentioned in the video.

Sure man, I can do a video. I don’t think there’s much to it, you just drag and drop patterns as audio into a DAW after you build them in Maschine.

@@LowHeatBeats ahh i see, then maybe i just need to try it out and see. Thank you!

Yup, you’re totally right, that’s the reason.

Thanks man much appreciated! On Windows you hold Ctrl while dragging the audio files.

@@LowHeatBeats Thanks bro, and last thing. Do you now if when you export this tracks, they export with all the processes and fx on? Or in ableton you will have the stems raw just the original sound bypassed? Cause i tend to do a lot of processing in the same maschine producing stage and i want it to sound in ableton the same it does in maschine, and then end the arranging and stuff there.

Hmm, not sure man, did you do everything as described in the video? Maybe you need to turn off warping for long samples in Live’s preferences?

@@LowHeatBeats hello, thanks for your answer; to be more clear, my warping on long samples is desactived in Ableton preferences; but when I follow your video ,when you have imported your song in Ableton, you mooved the tempo and you desactived the warp; but when I do exactly the same thing in my configuration the warp are not actived so I can't desactive them as in your process; I really don't understand what's wrong ????

@@dubbytatif-production.9112 Is the Ableton project the same tempo as your Maschine project?

@@LowHeatBeats Thanks a lot you have resolved my problem ; in fact, when I put Ableton at the same tempo than my maschine song all works fine;