lqdsnddist
Axe-Master
Been working on redoing my workspace and have gotten some of my keyboard and stuff all out again and updating them etc, as is nice to do every now and again. My NI Maschine sampling drum machine is one such item that I really haven’t been keeping up to date on. I’ve owned a version since like 2010 or so, but they have given it some really cool new features and paired with the Axe III and the FC my head is kind of spinning there is so much cool stuff you can do with....
For example, the Maschine has an awesome live looper mode, where it’s tempo synced, and each additional loop layer is also synced and assigned to its own drum pad, so you can layer upon layer, turn them on/off as you please, AND, you can do this with a switch hands free, plus, you can change tempo and it stretches your audio to follow tempo without changing the pitch, ala Ableton, and of course you can save these for later, load new stuff etc
Then with the Control switches you can send midi commands to change the scenes/patterns playing, so from the FC you can control any different backing loops, layers, synth patterns etc, and of course this can also work via Scene midi with the III, so you can change a scene and not only change your guitar tone, but also the drum patterns etc!
Super cool, because I never liked a sequencer controlling my scenes and stuff. I want to be in control of when parts change, I want to keep a section going a few more bars before a bridge etc, well now it’s all possible. The old way can be cool too if course but just never was for me, didn’t like feeling my lead boost was going to kick in if I wanted it not, know what I mean ?
Of course also being able to send tempo to the Axe is pretty cool for syncing the delay tempo etc to the backing tempo and having that all synced nicely, as is having the Axe tempo match the looper tempo.
Plus, since the Maschine can host VST’s as an audio effect with live input, that means I can run my Axe guitar parts through crazy modular effects racks in Reaktor etc, then back into the Axe since it’s got I/0 to spare...
Then of course you can also do all the Maschine audio channels through Axe blocks so those awesome FAS reverbs etc can be used on synth parts etc
And since Maschine has 8 tracks you can select on the fly, you can have your audio input looping guitar parts, select those in the fly and then just change track with one button and tap in some drums from the pads, and of course the Axe will be synced to all of it AND, by using some exp pedals you can adjust the levels of the I/O so you can stand there at your FC, bring in backing patterns, turn loops on and off, fade the levels in and out etc
I basically knew a lot of this was possible but never fully hooked everything together, and didn’t know some of the new looper modes etc
As I said, I’m kind of blown away from the sheer potential of this combo right now....
For example, the Maschine has an awesome live looper mode, where it’s tempo synced, and each additional loop layer is also synced and assigned to its own drum pad, so you can layer upon layer, turn them on/off as you please, AND, you can do this with a switch hands free, plus, you can change tempo and it stretches your audio to follow tempo without changing the pitch, ala Ableton, and of course you can save these for later, load new stuff etc
Then with the Control switches you can send midi commands to change the scenes/patterns playing, so from the FC you can control any different backing loops, layers, synth patterns etc, and of course this can also work via Scene midi with the III, so you can change a scene and not only change your guitar tone, but also the drum patterns etc!
Super cool, because I never liked a sequencer controlling my scenes and stuff. I want to be in control of when parts change, I want to keep a section going a few more bars before a bridge etc, well now it’s all possible. The old way can be cool too if course but just never was for me, didn’t like feeling my lead boost was going to kick in if I wanted it not, know what I mean ?
Of course also being able to send tempo to the Axe is pretty cool for syncing the delay tempo etc to the backing tempo and having that all synced nicely, as is having the Axe tempo match the looper tempo.
Plus, since the Maschine can host VST’s as an audio effect with live input, that means I can run my Axe guitar parts through crazy modular effects racks in Reaktor etc, then back into the Axe since it’s got I/0 to spare...
Then of course you can also do all the Maschine audio channels through Axe blocks so those awesome FAS reverbs etc can be used on synth parts etc
And since Maschine has 8 tracks you can select on the fly, you can have your audio input looping guitar parts, select those in the fly and then just change track with one button and tap in some drums from the pads, and of course the Axe will be synced to all of it AND, by using some exp pedals you can adjust the levels of the I/O so you can stand there at your FC, bring in backing patterns, turn loops on and off, fade the levels in and out etc
I basically knew a lot of this was possible but never fully hooked everything together, and didn’t know some of the new looper modes etc
As I said, I’m kind of blown away from the sheer potential of this combo right now....