KVR Audio

liv · Post by **liv** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:05 pm

So I'm developing a library for Maschine and am interested to hear what people might want included.

To summarize the aim in a quote. "Sounds, patterns and variations from the darkest area of doom and the deepest sub of the underground to the freshest winds and the sharpest clicks and glitches".

And what do I mean by that? ...... a few pointers of inspiration might make it more clear.
In no particular order: Pixel, Loscil, Alva Noto, Ryoji Ikeda (anything Raster Noton really), but also Massive Attack, Portishead and as for the doom part of the vision I think the demos from Darker Than Dark Within Bloom might give a clue.
I'll add more as it comes.
I can say that I am very interested in sub stuff, distortion, noise and clicks and glitches.

A very short story of whats happening.
The BIG focus is rythm. In any way and form. From the very basic to the extravagant experimental. Quality is the word, and yes, it is subjective.
The basis of the library comes mostly from different synthesized drum engines that have been sampled and manipulated with fx etc. There are no replicas of classic drum machine sounds or anything like that although there might be sounds that sound close or similar. There is acoustic drums and percussion sampled aswell.
Now, I'm completely going for my own taste of what I consider a good bassdrum sound, snare sound etc. but I'd like to hear what you would want?

Perhaps even more I am interested to discuss and hear what kind of patterns you would like to be included as the building of patterns with fx etc. is something that will have big focus. I even might consider making it a subscription library expansion starting with a set fee and then while building more patterns and variations the fee will go up.

So, what would you want in a Maschine expansion?

liv · Post by **liv** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 2:38 pm

Wow, I'm baffled by the response.
Noone here uses Maschine? or something not clear in the post that put you off?

rob_lee · Post by **rob_lee** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 3:57 pm

Yes i do and i'm making expansions for it now so good luck with yours..

liv · Post by **liv** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:35 pm

Haha, well, thanks for the heads up

... and good luck with yours too.

rob_lee · Post by **rob_lee** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:40 pm

liv wrote:Haha, well, thanks for the heads up ... and good luck with yours too.

Just make sure your samples are top notch and you include lots of patterns etc and Massive sounds. Iv'e been sampling my hardware and software for years and have been sorting through them lately. I only need to make some samples from my new Bass Station 2 now and then i'll compile them then do some audio demos etc.
I'm gonna make a couple of these expansions.

Oh don't forget to include project files like scenes showing the samples/sounds in tracks.

Hope you do well with it. Mine wont' be ready till January cause i have a hardware synth to program so i'm slowed down a bit.

Rob

liv · Post by **liv** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 6:21 pm

rob_lee wrote:
liv wrote:Haha, well, thanks for the heads up ... and good luck with yours too.
Just make sure your samples are top notch and you include lots of patterns etc and Massive sounds. Iv'e been sampling my hardware and software for years and have been sorting through them lately. I only need to make some samples from my new Bass Station 2 now and then i'll compile them then do some audio demos etc.
I'm gonna make a couple of these expansions.

Oh don't forget to include project files like scenes showing the samples/sounds in tracks.

Hope you do well with it. Mine wont' be ready till January cause i have a hardware synth to program so i'm slowed down a bit.

Rob

liv · Post by **liv** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:33 pm

Added to the description with a "few pointers of inspiration". Hopefully it'll make it more clear.

JBlongz · Post by **JBlongz** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 5:17 pm

I'd like a Maschine expansion that focuses on clean, but layered claps, kicks, and hats for club. My main beef with NI is there are many kits with mismatched sounds. This is why I started building my own kits in Geist and opening as plugin.

liv · Post by **liv** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:37 pm

Ok. Thanks.
Not sure I follow when you say "clean". (or do you mean as in not distorted or?) ... Do you have any examples of tunes? ... a sound says more than....

gamecat666 · Post by **gamecat666** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 7:47 pm

i cant really offer anything other than 'same as the NI stuff'..

massive presets, multi fx, samples, patterns, kits, demo tracks.. the moon on a stick, really

(sorry!)

liv · Post by **liv** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:39 pm

gamecat666 wrote:the moon on a stick

Well, thats a start

burkek · Post by **burkek** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:03 pm

I'd like something EBM/Industrial (otherwise - aggressive) ... so maybe your "dark" description begins to describe what I'm looking for.

KEv

liv · Post by **liv** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:48 pm

burkek wrote:I'd like something EBM/Industrial (otherwise - aggressive) ... so maybe your "dark" description begins to describe what I'm looking for.

KEv

Great. Thanks.
That is for sure something I'm interested in and will most certainly happen one way or the other.
Anything in particular?

And to add to this whole thread. I very much like contrasts.

burkek · Post by **burkek** » Fri Aug 23, 2013 11:47 pm

I'm always on the lookout for aggressive kits and rhythms as used by VNV Nation, Frontline Assembly, Assemblage 23, Front 242, And One, Covenant, etc.

KEv

liv · Post by **liv** » Sat Aug 24, 2013 6:43 am

burkek wrote:I'm always on the lookout for aggressive kits and rhythms as used by VNV Nation, Frontline Assembly, Assemblage 23, Front 242, And One, Covenant, etc.

KEv

Great. Thanks for the input.

What would you like to see in a Maschine expansion?