Komplete Kontrol & Maschine Sw Workflow Guide TUTORIAL
Establish your workflow using arrangement tools, groove/swing and integration between Maschine SW and Komplete Kontrol
What you’ll learn:
- Learn an effective Komplete Kontrol MK2 Workflow
- Arrange and compose with confidence
- Master groups, scenes, patterns and sounds
- Make better beats with groove, swing and quantizing
- Flexibly route audio and MIDI
- Tips and Tricks based on personal experience
Requirements
Students should have a Komplete Kontrol and Maschine SW license to follow along
Description
Fulfill the promise of NI’s tightly-integrated keyboard controller by learning the ins and outs of the hardware and its production capabilities. Maybe you’ve got a new Komplete Kontrol MK2 on your desk or maybe you’re curious what it would do if you bought one? Either way, this course will walk you through a number of everyday production concepts, illuminating the possibilities and demystifying many of the Komplete Kontrol MK2’s workflow features.This course is organized into 5 main sections – each one designed to show you exactly how to use your Komplete Kontrol MK2 with the bundled Maschine software (SW) as a foundation for your home studio. Each main section contains tips, demos and projects designed to inform and challenge you… not only to learn about Komplete Kontrol, but also to motivate you to actually use it!Arranging and ComposingWatch and learn how groups, scenes, patterns and sounds (in Maschine SW) are integrated into the hardware buttons and hardware interface of your Komplete Kontrol MK2. From FX to quantizing, the first main section of this course will get you up and running by understanding the way Maschine captures and structures your musical ideas. This section explains and demonstrates an optimized workflow for getting your ideas down quickly and efficiently – straight from the hardware itself.Groove, Swing and RhythmAs your instructor, I’ll tackle some of the most common real-world problems in music production – achieving rhythmic perfection! This 2nd main section dives a bit deeper than other tutorials into the precise applications (and implications) of using swing to manipulate and perfect your beats. You’ll learn how to ‘repair’ a week groove and gain confidence with Maschine SW’s essential groove-oriented features.Audio and MIDI RoutingOf course, music production requires mixing, sends and various types of routing for audio and MIDI. So, this 3rd section provides a clear set of 6 video lessons that explain these functions. For example, you’ll learn how to mix from the MK2 without looking at your computer screen. You’ll learn how and why to use sends and configure your Cue and Master for both studio and performance situations.Maschine Workflow TipsKomplete Kontrol hardware controllers integrate very nicely with Maschine software (SW), whether you are also using the Maschine hardware or not. To become efficient with your MK2-based studio, you’ll need to understand how presets and Komplete libraries are organized, scanned and accessed. You’ll learn how to move patterns around more easily for added creative freedom. You’ll even learn some keyboard shortcuts and tips for using Komplete Kontrol in your live performances.I Wish I Knew First…As your instructor, I’ve used Komplete Kontrol MK2 with Maschine (both SW and MK3 Hardware) to perform and produce music for commercial licensing. My workflow has evolved in response to discoveries that I’ve made along the way. In this section of the course, I’ve made an effort to organize some of my most valuable discoveries and share them with students of this course.By the end of this course, you’ll know the features of your Komplete Kontrol and feel confident in your workflow. You’ll gain insights into how and why Maschine SW and Komplete Kontrol MK2 work together in the way that they do (which is quite different than Maschine hardware…). You can learn at your own pace from a passionate and curious instructor who is using this gear to make music every single day. As a student of this course, I can promise that I’ll be responsive and helpful with both technical and creative questions that you may have.
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
- Lecture 1 Getting Started
- Lecture 2 Getting the Most Out of It
Section 2: Arranging and Composing
- Lecture 3 Demystifying Groups & Scenes
- Lecture 4 Assembling Song Structures
- Lecture 5 Group Workflow Tips
- Lecture 6 Scene Workflow Tips
- Lecture 7 Mastering Patterns
- Lecture 8 Manipulating Sounds
- Lecture 9 Workflow for FX and Patterns
- Lecture 10 Clips, Transitions and Timeline
- Lecture 11 Quantizing, Swing and The Grid
- Lecture 12 Wrap-Up and Project
Section 3: Groove Swing and Rhythm
- Lecture 13 Overview
- Lecture 14 How Swing Works
- Lecture 15 Improve Your Beats with Swing
- Lecture 16 Repairing Stale Grooves
- Lecture 17 Deep Dive into ‘Cycle’
- Lecture 18 Grid Skills
- Lecture 19 Exploring Polyrhythms
- Lecture 20 Wrap-Up and Project
Section 4: Audio and MIDI Routing
- Lecture 21 Creative Link Groups
- Lecture 22 Creative Routing Scenarios
- Lecture 23 Cue & Master
- Lecture 24 Using Sends Efficiently
- Lecture 25 Tips for Routing
- Lecture 26 Mixer Tips
- Lecture 27 Wrap-Up and Project
Section 5: Maschine Workflow Tips
- Lecture 28 Navigational Keyboard Shortcuts
- Lecture 29 Efficient Library Browsing
- Lecture 30 Moving Patterns (Not Sounds)
- Lecture 31 Komplete Kontrol Favorites
- Lecture 32 Expressive Performance
- Lecture 33 Troubleshooting Library and Presets
- Lecture 34 Wrap-Up and Project
Section 6: I Wish I Knew First…
- Lecture 35 Understanding Modules
- Lecture 36 Illuminating Audio vs. Sampler
- Lecture 37 Avoid the Overwhelm
- Lecture 38 Maschine/Ableton Workflow
- Lecture 39 Maschine/Kontakt Workflow
- Lecture 40 Key Mode, Sounds and Groups
- Lecture 41 Preset Managment
- Lecture 42 Preset Troubleshooting Tips
- Lecture 43 Free Library Patterns
- Lecture 44 Wrap-Up
Section 7: Final Project
New Komplete Kontrol users,Prospective buyers of Komplete Kontrol MK2,Anyone brand new to Maschine SW who wants to learn its features,Maschine users curious about adding Komplete Kontrol to their studio