replicate classic drum machines

Particularly with step sequencer mode, Maschine excels at replicating the workflow of vintage drum boxes. Take a decent selection of drum machine samples (try FM’s archive on FileSilo!), lay them across the 16 slots in a group and get sequencing. You may find, however, that the expressive nature of Maschine’s pads doesn’t quite nail the ‘robotic’ sound of old grooveboxes. In short, too much velocity can sound inauthentic. Get around this using Maschine’s Fixed Velocity mode, which will apply the same velocity value to every hit – much more authentic for the mechanical sound of old hardware.