DannyBoyStyles Builds a Soulful RnB Banger With MASCHINE - Native Instruments

Overview

Watch Grammy-winning producer DannyBoyStyles create a soulful R&B track from scratch using MASCHINE+ in this 23-minute tutorial video. Learn advanced music production techniques including sampling live keys, chopping audio into chord samples, programming drum patterns, and mixing directly in MASCHINE+. Discover how to use Native Instruments tools like MASSIVE and KOMPLETE KONTROL S49 to add top lines and finalize arrangements. Gain insights into professional workflow strategies such as creating drum variations to prevent listener fatigue and using TRANSIENT MASTER to refine drum sounds. Follow along as DannyBoyStyles demonstrates the entire production process from initial sampling to final arrangement in this comprehensive beat-making masterclass.

Syllabus

- Intro
- Sampling keys with MASCHINE+
- Chopping up audio into chord samples
- Adjusting sample length
- Processing a Fade Out for smoother chord samples
- Using Note Repeat to build your hi hats
- Creating a second drum pattern with MASCHINE+
- Create simple drum variations to prevent hearing fatigue
- Sampling a top line lead with MASCHINE+
- Editing and mixing in MASCHINE+
- Mixing in the box before bouncing the beat
- Using TRANSIENT MASTER to dial in drum sounds
- Using a blank scene so samples play out Solo in your arrangement
- Adding a top line with MASSIVE and the KOMPLETE KONTROL S49
- Arranging the composition in MASCHINE+
- Metapop competition