Maschine Mikro MK3 - Sample based beatmaking! 

i followed this guide step by step and it really helped me understand sampling in maschine, i've been an FL user since the 5th installment and I'm still tryna figure out all the intricacies behind the software, thanks a lot!

When I saw you change the sensitivity for the threshold for the sample selection my mind was literally blown. WTF. That is amazing.

I was considering getting a MK3 for myself. I'm not considering it anymore. I'm sold. Take my money. In all seriousness, I love the looks, the way it plays and how it operates and the beat you made with this in a short amount of time is just incredible. The usage of slicing the sample and how you structured the overall beat was just genius. Personally, some minor vinyl crackle or distortion on the chopped sample and some Foley noise in the background would of really given it a lo-fi feel. A filter on the drums during the beats' intro would of been really lovely too, especially if you put in an 808 or backing pad that kicked in just as the filter came off the drums. Absolutely amazing, you've sold me on this thing. Incredible content, immediately subscribed.

Very nice...Just bought one and you showed me some good info, thx!

Aye yo what's up good stuff bro keep up the good work and stay blessed

Genius. And I don't say that lightly.

Hey, nice beat man! I was wondering if there are any bigger rappers that have used your beats? :)

Awesome! Thanks a lot for this excellent and helpful video.

Good video fam, I’ve actually started using maschine when the mk2 came out. I like the new maschine mikro. The more u know the software the easier it is to use the mikro.

hey man, i been looking all over but i cant seem to figure out how to match a bass to a sample. can you make a video about it please

Thank You, I'm seriously thinking about the Mikro MK3 as a beginner. Before this it came out it would have been the Novation Launchpad Pro with Abelton Live. Really torn between both now haha...

Been working with FL for more than 2 years now, but this video totally convinced me to buy the Maschine mikro mk3. Big thanks for the video, I feel like you can get way more creative with this than with a usual daw :)

You truly love hip hop. It's awesome.

not an option to chop samples on the pad!?!?! why the fuck would they get rid of that.

Did they ever allow chopping from the hardware for the Mikro MK3? If not, that's insane. Thanks, Accurate!

Hey Accurate! So I dig your workflow and sound bro. Honestly feel I have a similar sound.. and we use the some of the same equipment from Native! My question is actually about the ending of this video.. scratching on the beat. I have a Z2.. and I’m using a Maschine Mikro MK2.. so I obviously have Traktor and Maschine software. What is the best way to setup or connect the Z2 and turntable to Maschine so I can easily sample a record or scratch over one of my beats? I feel like there has to be an easier way than how im doing it.. cheers!

Amazing stuff man! How do u put one pad up or down semi tone without affecting all 16?

Ain’t gonna lie, this is DOPE!!

Does it need batteries ? Can it work with the usb in ports like the IK controllers on say the novation audio hub 2x4? Peace Christo 👽

Thank you for the video! Just bought this today and I'm loving it so far but I'm obviously new to it. How do you set the sounds for each button to cut each other off as you press each one? Is there a setting for that? I see you have it set up that way already in this video if I'm not mistaken.

Way cool demo Accurate! Inspiring. You got sick skills operating with sampling on full Maschine. It is great to see and get a feel of doing this on Mikro /with mouse and monitor instead. Makes it more approachable for Maschine flow newbie, very drooling to try (burned my computer at the moment). I mean not vinyl samples like you do, but in my case I like to connect guitar playing some licks or hardware synth with unique sound and play with it more creative. Never got right environment designed for that trully. Trying to make it in large linear DAW usually goes tedious and feels awkward. In smaller grid approach apps, it might not be as handy to chop a piece and (by-design or the tool) have it tuned to the pads right away. Sound like new horizons for the flow! TNX!

Keep doing you, i just started watching your videos. Great producer skills and its obvious you love hip hop. Beautiful art!

Great tutorial but how do you match the tempo of the session and the sample? Thanks!

I'm thinking of getting one of these units. Does the software accept other formats of sounds like the one's I already own or do I have to get all native instruments sound packs?

I’m curious why you choose to work across so many different platforms? Native instruments, Akai, OP-1 and although I don’t recall seeing one but it is a safe bet there’s a DAW involved as well for mixing down and recording scratch’s, vocals and live instruments? I ask because I loath learning new software the keyboard short cuts get jumbled in my head and I feel like I could be making music instead of learning another user interface. What are the significant difference between the Akai and the Native instruments that make them unique enough that you continue working with both? Is it that their work flows are inspiring in different ways, or can you hear a discernible difference in the audio quality between the two? One is better for drums while the other for is better for pads and instruments? Do you prefer the filters on one over the other but find the sequencer is more intuitive on the other? I recognize that the OP-1 isn’t just a sampler but more of an environment plus the sampler has its own unique sound it has it limitations while having a unique sound specifically when samples are pitched down. I’ve worked on sp1200, s950’s, mpc 3000, and Roland’s s760. Each has its own sound characteristics that the others lack (primarily because they allow for individual samples to have variable bit and sample rates unlike today’s samplers and DAWs as far as I know) Sorry for the wordy message I hope it makes some sense :) cheers

Many thanks from México City!! Your videos are truly inspiring and helpful.

Love your style. Reminds me of gramatiks older stuff. Dope beats dawg

Great video. All i needed to see was the chopping. So get mikro and a interface or the MK3 🤔

Lofi vibe from this one. Nice work!!

Thanks for this great demo - I have fallen in love with the Mikro MK3 . ♥

Love the scratching you always add. What are your pros and cons to the Maschine and MPC Touch/Live workflows? Edit: Just found your video discussing this!

can you try making a beat with the prsoonus atom that video would be dope

Great job 👌 i’m not really seduced by the Mikro mk3 but your track is awesome 🔥

Yooo🔥🔥🔥 badasss

Thank you for reviewing this micro maschine.. good price but like you said not like his big brother and now i understand how good and easy the Maschine is to work with and edit, chop and modulate samples almost direct, like on the spot with the 2 screens.. This mini version of it works also realy well but it's like taking much more time and is not that straight forward to use. The price of the 2 maschines is now most important in my opinion. Do you want to spend like 2.5X the price for the normal device and create tracks/beats faster or am i happy with this mini version at the lower price and struggle more at a beginners standpoint. 🤔 .. Also in my head is the novation keyboard/ pad that comes with ableton 11 software for free .. but then again i might have to buy a laptop for the music extra ..

Wow man ! Every time it’s amazing

Hey man dope video! Do yo know how to stop the Mikro MK3 from playing the kits or sounds as you browse through them? Like I just want to turn the knob in silence and just use the pads to find out what the kit is like instead of getting a sample beat played every time I select one. Thanks so much!

Nice, but I guess I'm staying with Serato Sample, since it auto-detects Key & BPM.

So I'm new to producing but I would really like to learn more about sampling. Is this product a good starting point for beginners. Also, will this work with Logic Pro X or only its own software??

Hi! Would the Maschine mk3 be a good option to add drums to a dj set? I'm running traktor and would like to add some drums... Any suggestions? :)

So this is perfect and exactly what I’m looking for, to create jazz percussive improve jams, my only hesitation is that I can get a second hand maschine for say £100 more second hand than the micro mk3. Is the micro capable enough for fast mash ups of loops in improv setting with say a couple of other bits of hardware, bass synth etc. or is it worth investing more for the full maschine, pretty dam easy to get one second hand. I’m lost in the weeds abit coming from studying classical and being locking in a DAW, I’m trying to brake out and build a little tabletop hardware setup. Semi modular. I could take midi out of the laptop with the micro and have that sync and trigger other hardware modules.. anyone any thoughts?

How do you remember..where all that goes? And what youre pressing?

He said you couldn't chop up the sample using the controller. If that's true that a horrible omission by native instruments. I hope that's not true

The mood reminded me of the Samurai Champloo OST, which I'm totally in love with. Congrats !!

Dope beat! Sample turned out great!

I think I couldn't stand making 'music' like this... staring at little screens and fumbling with buttons seems ok while editing something you recorded, or even adding a missing track. But it kinda takes the life out of music. Its like working in an office vs. working as a hunter or forester in the wild. But then, we're busy eliminating the wild anyway, so I guess this is par for the course. NI's website is really enticing with all their sample tracks playing their "instruments". . . And maybe it'll still be great for people like me, to use in post alongside Studio One etc. Maybe I need to find a video from someone with a completely different workflow from playing **tetris** with samples. Not trying to pan your video, it was quite good in showing how you use Machine Micro, and what you can do with it, although maybe a lot was left out, because you focused on making that track. Also, this was the first video I watched on "Machine" It just did the opposite of making me want to sit there and do that. I mean, playing drums or any instrument is such a pleasure! It seems like skipping the best part of music?

Dude, that is amazing watching those skills...

I make amazing music with all of their products, thanks NI !!

He made it look so easy

Me, sitting here, watching you break it down and fighting off the urge to go for bars while I’m listening. The beat is too good! I’m a fan of the jazz and classical etc that comes into hip hop.

can anybody help me? I don't know how to make the chops not overlap in one shot mode. That is, when I press a pad when I press the next one, the first pad is muted

Hip hop head! One love

Hey, do you recommend getting a pad controller and a keyboard? Or should I get a midi keyboard that has pads on it?

If I make beats and sample tracks for fun and can’t afford mk3 in 2020 should I get mk 2 or micro 3?👀

Coming from Logic Pro X, having moved to iOS beatmakers and a Novation Circuit(good for EDM)--I think I'm gonna sell the Circuit and get this. I've been more creative with the limitations of the iMaschine app vs. other beatmaking apps including Beatmaker3(powerful but very involved) this looks like the perfect move for extending the feel of the iMaschine app. Thanks AB!

Finally an edition of Against The Clock that's worth watching

Question: how do I load up a song I want to sample? I just bought my Mikro Mk3 and Im new to all the software & hardware

Where did he get the jazz sample from?

Dope,, not the gear,, it’s great,, but your style. Honey bro,,,, ✌🏼

For an introduction to NI world (coming from Ableton), I would probably (and want to) get the MK3. But I have an important question for you and I hope you will answer me. My OS is El Capitan (10.11.6). If I want to use the software, probably the latest version, the minimum system requirement is 10.12. Does that mean there is no way I can use previous versions of Maschine 2.0 Upgrading means... buying a new Macbook Pro. And I don't feel the need to do so right know. Can you give me more information about that issue? Thank you and greetings from Canada.

Another great video! Keep up the great work! Thanks for sharing the Mikro MK3 with us. #Salute

Can you connect the turntable directly to the maschine mikro mk3?

Tell me something😉 What for always you put scratches on it?

Damn this was h o t

Arigato!

What record do you use for scratching

“Boop Beep Beep Boob” -Maschine Mikro

For a beginner trying to get into audio production what would you suggest? I actually like the Akai standalone unit.

Was the jazz sample already in the software or did you have to cut it from a record?

I just got into beat making again bc of this video . Thanks man

So for beginning it's a great tool?

which is better at all? maschine or maschine mikro

More MPC! 2.3 !

This is beautiful!! Can you do a video on song structure? Especially how you personally do it?

Can anyone please help? Can't find the info i need anywhere... I have the new "Maschine MK3 Mikro". Not the larger "Maschine MK3" I have installed all current software for Maschine MK3 Mikro and Logic Pro X. First... There is no "Maschine MK3 Mikro" to choose in the current "NI Controller Editor" software??? So... I used the "Maschine Controller Mk3" because it looks exactly the same in the transport and pad area. "The Mikro and Mikro 2 Controller" do not look the same. I went through all your custom steps In the NI Controller Editor..... For the "Maschine MK3 Controller"..... Second... When I get to the setup part of it inside Logic Pro X there is no "Maschine Virtual" Input or Output to choose? There is nothing in the "Output Port" or "Input Port" that says "Virtual" anything? I have even tried to set it up with the Mackie Controller but still never anything that says "Virtual" to choose from. It's just never there? So i also tried with the "NI Controller Editor" for all the NI "Mikro" products. When it comes time to set up in Logic Pro X, there is never anything that says "Virtual" to choose? So frustrating. I've been doing this for a long time and usually i'm really good at figuring this out but feels like they sent this hardware out unfinished? The software doesn't work for setting up control in Logic. Has anyone with a new "Maschine Mikro MK3" been able to figure this out? Do you only get the "Virtual" option with the larger "Maschine Mk3"? Did it come with any other Maschine? Did Logic Pro X take it out with an update? I need this transport control inside Logic. And pads would be nice to. But without the "Virtual" option there is nothing i can do. Any help is appreciated. Thanks so much. (if there is a link to anywhere explaining this please post it here for me).

I really love your work and the resulting tracks, some kickass work! I wonder who "pioneered" this style of choppy sample-based music, or in other words who are your musical inspirations? I need more of this music :D. Thanks!

Try to understand the functional difference between micro and mk3 version. No screens- ok.. what else? What about software? It comes with same sample packs and soft? Can use completely same like mk3 with two screens?

Hello sir, I am planning to get into finger drumming. So I am thinking of getting this Mikro Mk3 as my first controller. I want to know have you faced any issues with it so far like Ghost note triggering issues or more? I have heard from some Mikro Mk3 users that they have faced the ghost note triggering issues with it. So would love to know your experience with it.

It's good for making ambient/trip-hop tracks? Or better buy a midi controller with keyboard? I'm new in producer environment that's why I asking. It will be good choice for the first midi controller? Cheers man!

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Can I buy like 5 beats from you? I’ll pay whatever

can you make a video on how to load a song that a producer wants to sample on RU-vid into maschine? I need it in step by step form. I got some fire beats in my head but I don't know how to load a certain song into maschine how you just did in this video. I have the same beat maschine u have.

So beautiful n' comforting sounding. BUT, can it work with ugly & uncomforting sounds? In other words, pushing it to it's limit.

0:51 was that eminems voice??

Been having mine for a while now. How do you import (mp3) music on your hard drive into the software to chop? Does it has to be wave files and how can I convert to wave without using itunes. I don't use iTunes.

YO PLS I NEED YOUR HELP, WANTED TO GET A MASCHINE MK2 COS I LOVE THE HARDWARE, BUT I SAW THE MK3 MIKRO N ITS NICE, BUT YOU SAID I CANT CHOP SAMPLES WITH THE HARDWARE, WELL IF I GET THE MK2, WOULD I BE GETTING MORE PLUGINS N SOFT WARES COMING WIT IT COMPARED TO THE MK3 MIKRO? WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK IS COOLER, WISH I HAD THE MONEY WOULD GO FOR THE MASCHINE MK3... PLS LEME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK . THANKS

Do samples automatically fit the tempo of whatever project ur working in?

Can that machine sample from mp3's on your computer?

That’s so stupid don’t know why ni got rid of sampling from the hardware on maschine mikro but I’m done with native instruments to much bs.

TELL NATIVE INSTRUMENTS TO MAKE MASCHINE SOFTWARE MP3 COMPATIBLE

I created my sample and sliced it, but when i drag it to a new group, I'm not hearing anything. What am I missing?

Would you recommend this for a noob? It doesn’t look too complicated so I’m not bothered about that, I’m just wondering if it’s the best one out for a noob.

where can we find samples such as these?

Very nice video man, i really appreciate it. Quick question, can i work with just the mikro mk3 and a laptop or do i need an audio interface for latency?

idk if someone’s already asked but, why didn’t you use the mikro to lay down the bass line?

Nice!! The best HH tutorial in RU-vid. I have a question, how do hoy know that the BPMs coincide with the sample's tempo?

keep this stuff goin. i dig the guide - ***** i need guides just like this one - lo fi vibes and simplicity.. if i could triple like i would

youn make look so easy,.

Noooooooo!!!! I just got a maschine mikro mk2!! How the fork did I not know about the mk3!?!?! It looks so much better!!!

se pueden mezclar bien los samples para que no quede una chapuza y es muy profesional