HWJ WC - "142 BPM Banger"

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"Quick and dirty submission to be included in the Creative Collektive remix for their upcoming weekend show celebrating Inky's b-day on 12/13-14."

HWJ WC - Color (Black) WIP

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"DarkWave track representing the black color (technically absence of color or absorption in nature)."

Discover what’s new across Maschine 3.4 and Maschine+ 2.1.0 | Native Instruments

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Follow-up to this post.

"More control, creativity, and compatibility. See what's new in the free Maschine 3.4 and Maschine+ 2.1.0 updates with product specialist Matt Lara. Including a redesigned Modulation Editor, smarter arranging tools, and new standalone compatibility for Kontakt 8, Play Series, and effects. Plus, take the mystery out of mastering with iZotope Ozone 12 Elements as a free extra."

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:06 - Automation vs Modulation
02:05 - New in Maschine 3.4
04:02 - New in Maschine + 2.1.0
05:55 - Resampling on Maschine +
06:33 - Outro

Native Instruments Launches Maschine 3.4

Press release follows (demo video here):

Berlin, October 29, 2025 – Native Instruments has released Maschine 3.4, continuing on a string of updates to its hybrid production and performance platform.

Maschine has always been about keeping ideas flowing, and Maschine 3.4 does just that by introducing a redesigned modulation editor with huge improvements for the desktop, additional Play Series instruments and effects for Maschine+ standalone, and a set of workflow upgrades that make creating music smoother, faster, and more fluid than ever.

Maschine 3.4 adds long-requested tools like curves, marquee select, and pencil drawing to a modernized modulation editor, matching DAW standards while preserving its fast, intuitive workflow. With Play Series on Maschine+ and refined arranging tools, it’s a hearty update that further improves the Maschine platform.

Key Features

· Modernized modulation editor — Producers can now draw curves with the pencil tool and edit multiple points at once, unlocking expressive control and DAW-level precision inside Maschine.

· Workflow refinements (desktop) — Grid snapping, drag-to-edit, updated colors, keyboard shortcuts, and a refreshed UI design streamline production on the laptop or desktop.

· More compatibility on Maschine+ — Run newly compatible effects and Play Series instruments natively on Maschine+ with bounce-in-place for CPU management. No computer required.

· Newly compatible: 24K Keys & Drums, Discoteca Keys & Drums, Empire Breaks, Duets, Feel it, Kontakt Factory Selection 2, and effects like Replika, Driver, Tape Wobble, and more.

A Note for Maschine+ users

The Play Series compatibility on Maschine+ is an unlock for existing owners. A license is needed for Play Series instruments or effects to become available for use on Maschine+ devices. For optimal performance when using sample-based instruments like the Play Series, a high-speed SD card is recommended.

Introducing Odes by Native Instruments

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"Score dynamic, shifting soundscapes that bring scenes to life with Odes. The third chapter in the tale, building on the legacy of Lores and Fables, Odes propels the plot with a unique library with rhythm at its heart."



Narrative through rhythm

Compose living soundscapes with an eclectic ensemble driven by rhythm

Bridge musical traditions and harmonize instruments from around the world, like the shakuhachi and nyckelharpa, with smart tonal sculpting tools

Weave intricate tales by layering three instruments with up to three articulations apiece

Drive your stories forward

Score dynamic, shifting soundscapes that bring scenes to life with Odes. The third chapter in the tale, building on the legacy of Lores and Fables, Odes propels the plot with a unique library focused on rhythm. String and woodwind-based tempo-synced loops spring from the surface, filling the shimmering oasis. Kamanchehs skate across the sands. Alto flutes float by overhead. All brought in frame with smart tonal sculpting tools.

Write with rhythm

Tell stories that move with sounds that stretch across continents and centuries. The jig of the nyckelharpa, the breeze of the shakuhachi, the saunter of the tenor saxophone. All these and more are yours to compose. Shape evolving, expressive textures with virtuosic articulations, and fine-tune the feeling of every scene with smart tonal sculpting tools.

Knit nuanced threads

Layer up to three articulations per instrument. A distant legato dancing through the mirage. A tense marcato rising from the dunes. This is music in motion. For composers who don’t just support the story, but drive it forward. Bring the tapestry together with Odes’ clean interface, building on Lores and Fables with added rhythmic controls.

Immerse your audience

Guide the emotion of the moment with built-in mic mixing. Reflect real spaces with convolution reverb. Build atmosphere with screen-ready sounds, meticulously recorded with the expression only maestros can provide. Odes continues the narrative drive of the series while infusing fresh rhythm and movement.

Subsidence - Maschine+ & Eurorack Modular - dark ambient ritual psychedelic doom

video upload by Abre Ojos

34bpm - Financial benefit subsidy for life

Track 1 & 2 of Subsidence EP

01 Subsidy • Subsidy - Maschine+ & Eurorack Modular - d...
02 Subsidence • Subsidence - Maschine+ & Eurorack Modular ...

NI Maschine+
Eurorack Modular:
Forge TME VHIKK-X
⁨@knobula_synths⁩ Kickain
⁨@Endorphines⁩ Ghost\Golden Master
⁨@EricaSynths⁩ Perkons Voice
⁨@DivKid⁩ DivSkip
⁨@intellijel Multigrain
1010 Bluebox Eurorack
ALM Pamelas New Workout
Novation LaunchControl XL for MIDI control of 1010 Bluebox
⁨@NoiseEngineering⁩ Cursus Iteritas Alia

Live visuals using Nurse Sherri (1978) from Archive.org under a video microscope with live video feedback.
Video processed live through Resolume Avenue
Recorded with Rodecaster Video

Dark ambient audiovisual stuff: https://abreojos.net

Thephonoloop's themkI

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Playlist:

1. themkI | An exploration of a 70s classic
2. themkI | Overview
3. themkI | Presets playthrough

Press release follows:


Thephonoloop tweaks themkI as deeply-sampled, expressive VI exploring electromechanical keyboard classic’s imperfections with colourful Version 1.1 update


KATOWICE, POLAND: Thephonoloop is proud to announce that it has tweaked themkI — already available as a deeply-sampled, expressive VI (virtual instrument) for Native Instruments’ KONTAKT PLAYER platform housed in an MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) compatible engine built for discovery and experimentation, exploring the beautiful imperfections of a Seventies-vintage electromechanical keyboard classic — with a colourful Version 1.1 update introducing sharper contrast for better visibility alongside new GUI (Graphical User Interface) colour options for customising its look, as of October 7…

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Last Kings | Spectralis 2 and Virus TI

video upload by MIDERA

"Five months into my wife not finding a job (anyone know any open software engineer positions?). What a wild time out there. Seems like things just get worse and worse. Found out our AC is leaking coolant too. Can't wait to figure out the bill on that. Sooner than later will have to sell off a bunch of my gear. Guess it was fun while it lasted.

Spectralis 2
Access Virus TI
Microcosm Hologram
Native Instruments RAUM

#radikaltechnologies #accessvirus #hologrammicrocosm"

Revisiting MASSIVE X

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"Read my review here: https://www.databroth.com/blog/massiv...

check out my wavetables and presets at https://gumroad.com/databroth
join my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/databroth"

Introducing LCO Producer Strings by Native Instruments

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"Step inside the studio with the London Contemporary Orchestra – boundary-breaking musicians known for bold orchestrations and collaborations with Frank Ocean, Taylor Swift, Radiohead, and beyond. Shape colourful string textures with expressive four-layer control and creative articulations, all recorded at London’s iconic RAK Studios."

Press release follows:


Add magic to your music with the London Contemporary Orchestra

Get in the conductor's chair and guide the avant-garde orchestra with NI’s latest Kontakt instrument

Berlin, September 25, 2025 – Native Instruments is proud to present LCO Producer Strings. The new Kontakt instrument puts the sound of one of the world’s most adventurous ensembles into the hands of producers everywhere, from bedroom creators to film composers. An ensemble celebrated for its fearless and innovative approach, the LCO has scored award-winning films like Deadpool & Wolverine, and collaborated with visionary artists including Radiohead, Frank Ocean, Taylor Swift, and The Weeknd.

LCO Producer Strings delivers emotional depth through modern, gritty, and glitchy string textures, with all sounds captured at London’s iconic RAK Studios in partnership with acclaimed engineer Fiona Cruickshank.

The instrument is built around a flexible four-layer engine that lets users stack violins, violas, cellos, and synths sections into kaleidoscopic textures. Explore the beauty of raw organic sounds or blend them with evolving synth beds and granular textures for unique hybrid timbres. Unique articulations like cluster blooms, harmonic flickers and percussive pizzicatos add an avant-garde flair.

“LCO Producer Strings makes the unique and striking sound of the London Contemporary Orchestra available to everyone. The world-class musicians, studio, engineer, sampling techniques, and intuitive instrument engine combine to give producers and songwriters the freedom to craft strings that are as bold and unconventional as their ideas”, Tim Adnitt, VP, Product Management, Native Instruments.

“For us, it’s about reimagining what an orchestra can be. This collaboration lets us capture the raw, experimental spirit of the LCO and place it directly in the hands of artists and producers - opening new possibilities for how expressive strings can be shaped and integrated into modern music production.” Hugh Tieppo-Brunt, co-Artistic Director & co-Principal Conductor, London Contemporary Orchestra.

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Meet You At The Top

video upload by davidryle

"A two part piece. Both are pitch voltage quantization controlled from the ACL Sinfonion. I switch presets through the first part from preset 1 - 4 and in the second half I leave it on preset 5.

The Sinfonion chord section is sending pitch quantization to the Doepfer A-111-4 quad VCO and A-105-4 quad SSI filter. The mixer is the Corsynth T-Mixer. The Empress reverb in Ambient Swell green mode is used.

The opening voice is Channel 2 of the Sinfonion and is sent to the Dotcom Q206 with the Dove D502 in BP mode P1, then an SSL Serge Resonant EQ and finally the Strymon Blue Sky.

A counter voice is the Channel 3 quantizer to a pair of Synthetic Sound Labs TZ-VC Oscillators to the Oakley VC-SVF in BP mode. The audio is routed through a Moon 517S high pass filter to roll of the lower mid tones. I used an instance of Relab Development's LX480 classic Lexicon reverb. This same voice is used for the main melodic part in the second section.

The Channel 1 of the Sinfonion is to the bass voice which is the Dotcom Q169 Oscillator++ and Grove Audio G294A ladder filter.

The Sinfonion arpeggiator part is to the STG oscillator duet and the Dove D501 2069 filter. The signal is sent through the Modcan 73B dual delay. In the first section this voice is solo, but in the second section I added in a duplicated run of the MosLab 901/904A through a different envelope which is timed a bit more sparse and sent through the second section of the 73B delay.

Most of my time was spent mixing levels and changing the timing of the SSL Hagiwo Geo-Gruvn euclidean sequencer. The clock timing was controlled by row 3 of the Moon 563 trigger seq. I used two different memory presets on the Geo-Gruvn for each section. These timings were used for the gate controls to the SSL Octal VCA, CV-8 Breakout and AD/AR Expander. The eight channel vca handled four of the voices. Very cool array of modules.

I also sent and effort to control the timing of the STG Voltage Mini Store's timing with row 2 of the 563. The right VMS is used for the Root control to the Sinfonion. The faster moving left VMS is to the arpeggiator of the Sinfonion.

The Sinfonion is using various cv's from the Q960 step sequencers to affect the chord spread and note selections. Also an LFO is used to affect the pre-transpose of the chord section.

A convoluted patch using the Lower West Side Studios CGS88 triple switch, the Dove D900 sequencer and three voltage sources to send control voltage to the transpose on the Sinfonion. I used the Moon 564 trigger stage 1 to turn this on and off by hand when needed.

The final clangorous opening and ending patch voice was the Mutable Instruments Rings through the Behringer Bode Frequency Shifter clone and the Encore Frequency Shifter, and on through the Tip Top Z-DSP signal processor running Halls of Valhalla reverb (Niflheim preset). It was also the midway noise rush background sound where the sections changed. These were added later in Cubase and triggered by hand.

The sections were performed at once live to Cubase and video edited in Final Cut Pro."

HWJ Weekend Challenge - Heavy Construction

video upload by SynthAddict

"Maschine+

Back after a brief hiatus.
I can't resist a bombastic sample challenge. :-)

All sounds are construction/machinery related except for the solo metallic hi-hats. :-P"

The Big Partner Sale | Native Instruments

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"A Joe-Blog Composer (‪‪@Joe-blogcomposer‬) runs through four of his favorite NKS-ready instruments available on a discount during The Big Partner Sale. Whatever you’re cooking up in the studio this fall, there'll be something for you. Save up to 80% on over 400 instruments and effects from over 40 developers – all ready to go on your hardware thanks to NKS technology.

Chapters:
00:00 - Ocean Swift – Porphyra Hybrid
01:48 - Cinematic Tools – Tommee Profitt Percussion
03:03 - Fallout Music – Desecrator
04:54 - Keepforest – Evolution: Devastator Breakout Pro

NKS (Native Kontrol Standard) technology powers the deep connection between your sounds and your hardware. Say goodbye to wasted set up time and interruptions and discover a huge choice of sounds – ready to go on your favorite controller.

Find out more: https://www.native-instruments.com/sp...

Whatever you’re cooking up in the studio this fall, we’ve got something for you. Save up to 80% on over 400 instruments and effects from over 40 developers – all ready to go on your hardware thanks to NKS technology.

Save up to 80%: https://www.native-instruments.com/sp..."

Check with dealers on the right for availaiblity of Native Instruments NKS-ready instruments.

Introducing Erosia – the hidden sounds of friction | Native Instruments

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Update: press release follows:



Harness sounds of friction and tension, transforming them into powerful sonic storytelling devices

Berlin, August 28, 2025 – Native Instruments has announced Erosia, a new cinematic sound design engine that turns the raw friction, scraping, bowing, and cracking of overlooked objects into living cinematic textures. Erosia creates morphing and modulating soundscapes from materials under strain, from ice crackling across cymbals to glass vases straining under tension. Explore a palette of bowed bicycle spokes, dry ice, abandoned buildings, rusted hinges, cracked pianos, and more; each stretched to reveal a hidden resonance.

Created with veteran sound designer and composer Jeremiah Savage, the sound artist behind acclaimed Kontakt instruments like Kinetic Metal and Kinetic Toys, Erosia comes loaded with over 200 expressive snapshots, providing ready-to-use starting points for any cinematic composition. By pairing contact microphones with traditional close-miking, Erosia captures the best of both worlds: the hidden, tactile vibrations inside materials, and the natural resonance and space around them. This dual approach reveals textures that are at once microscopic and cinematic.

At the heart of Erosia are three powerful engines: Grain, Wavetable, and Sampler. Grain fractures and animates textures, Wavetable adds evolving harmonic color, and Sampler preserves realism.

Artists can layer up to four sources, while creative macros and modulation via LFOs, envelopes, and sequencers offer countless ways to animate and evolve sound. A comprehensive FX page provides further built-in creative control with a suite of reverbs, delays, saturation, and more, all available for modulation.

Key Features:
· Over 200 expressive snapshots designed for cinematic scoring.
· An eclectic palette of textures captured with contact microphones in microscopic detail.
· Three powerful sound engines: Grain, Wavetable, and Sampler
· Layer up to four sound sources for complex, evolving timbres.
· Deep modulation control featuring LFOs, envelopes, and sequencers.
· Creative built-in FX with reverbs, delays, saturation, distortion, and modulation effects for each layer.

You can find additional details at Native Instruments.

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Life's Window | Prophet 10 soundscape

video upload by MIDERA

"It was my Dad's birthday today. He didn't make it to this birthday, or the last 14 birthday's either. Time just goes on and takes everything away from us. But I wanted to write something on his Birthday. I miss him. I miss my mom too. I miss them both.

Meanwhile, I'm just barely hanging on. My wife still hasn't found a job and I sometimes think she won't get one before I lose mine due to all the awesome stuff going on in the federal government. We've been worried about what will happen when we're both without jobs. I couldn't get a job if I tried (and I have). I guess no one wants someone who has a really niche background. It's just not a great place to be.

Life goes on anyway.

Prophet 10
NI Raum for reverb"

https://midera.bandcamp.com/

Exploring Maschine 3 on Maschine+ – Datsunn's favorite new features | Native Instruments

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"We've given the standalone workhorse a boost with our favorite Maschine 3 features. In this video, Maschine+ connoisseur ‪@Datsunn‬ explores what's new and put the latest update to the test.

New to Maschine+:

Seamlessly move between desktop and standalone
Save CPU with Bounce in Place
Expand your palette with a new & improved Bass Synth
Step up your setup with new Kontrol MK3 support
Easily get ideas in with MP3, MP4, FLAC, OGG import
Easily get ideas out with MP3 export
Build unique progressions with Custom Chords
Stay in sync with Ableton Link via USB (no Wi-Fi needed)
And lots more"

The eleventh hour | Elektron Monomachines IDM jam

video upload by MIDERA

"Eleventh Monomachine track in my latest series.
#elektron #monomachine #nativeinstruments

Native Instruments RAUM used for reverb

Recorded on 8/16/2025"

Authoritarium | Elektron Monomachines IDM jam

video upload by MIDERA

"Tenth Monomachine track in my latest series.

#elektron #monomachine #nativeinstruments

Native Instruments RAUM used for reverb

Recorded on 8/14/2025"

Remembering Bob Moog with Modular Icons | Native Instruments

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"Matt Lara took a trip to the Moogseum in Asheville, NC to celebrate Bob Moog’s incredible pioneering legacy. Modular Icons is NI’s Play Series instrument created in collaboration with the Bob Moog Foundation.

To commemorate 25 years since Bob’s passing and to support the development of tomorrow’s icons, we’re donating over 40% of all Modular Icons sales to the foundation. This non-profit runs the Moogseum and is dedicated to innovating, inspiring, and igniting creativity through education.

Modular Icons instrument: https://www.native-instruments.com/en..."

Ambient w/ OP-1 field, Field Kit, wavestick : Nullify 2025-08-09 by atnr

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"‪@teenageengineering‬ OP-1 field, ‪@homebakeinstruments8214‬ wavestick, ‪@KOMAelektronik‬ Field Kit, and ‪@KORG_INC‬ SQ-1 A piece where gentle harmonies meet a melody that fades in and out, layered with fragments of radio static.

On the Field Kit, the AUX send is routed out to the NTS-3 and returned to INPUT 1.

The wavestick is sequenced by the SQ-1 and processed through the ‪@ChaseBlissAudio‬ MOOD MK II.

The main harmony comes from the OP-1 field; the other parts are from Kontakt."