How to gain access to Maschine 2 Library under MK3?

dank

How do I register or activate Machine 2 Library alongside Maschine Central on the MK3?

I have installed it but have no access, also I can't find the registration codes on my product page. I would like to buy that please.

Maxray

What Warpt1 said, additionally…

You can also do expansions based on only the genre's you prefer, but also adding your own sample library to the User' category. That way you tailor your sample collection more in line with your needs and music style, rather than generic tastes. I find myself using more of my own library than just what NI offers. You don't need to overcrowd your library or Drive:/ with things you don't need. There are lots of sample vendors and free content out there that Maschine can manipulate into your own sounds.

You may not need this information, but I find it helpful to mention?! When creating your User' library in Maschine, it is also helpful if you take some time to organize the sample library folder on your system in such a way that when you add them to Maschine or use them in other programs they're always easy to find and categorize at the beginning. It will save you alot of time, and every program analyzes them in a different way. Ableton creates an .asd file, Cubase does it from the Pool, Fruity by it's tree, some also just save the location as a favorite, like Reason.

So as you collect your sounds from different sources you can organize them in a way like this:

Sample Library:

By Type:

One Shot:

Drums

Kick, Tom, Snare, Clap, Perc, Hat, Ride, Crash

Bass

Synth, Sub, Growl, Reese

Guitar/Pluck

Piano/Keys

Metal

Symphonic

Synth

FX

Falls/Sweeps, Risers/Swells, Impacts/explosions, Rolls, Noise, Lasers, Drones, etc.

Vocals

Loop:

Drums

Kick, No Kick, Snare/Clap, Perc, Tops, Full

Bass

Guitar/Pluck

Piano/Keys

Metal

Symphonic

Synth

FX

Vocals

Multi (which is a loops with all instruments)

Midi:

By Vendor:

(Organized by Vendor)

This way, as you add content to Maschine you can easily Tag it all, and if any loops or one shots are mislabeled, the tags are easily edited and equally easy to find. You don't really require the Maschine 2 library, as it's generic at best! Vengeance makes some great sample libraries to get you on your feet. So do Roland, Black Octopus, WA Productions and Hy2rogen.

Here are some pictures of my library structure to help, along with an image of Maschine's tag feature so you can see how well it works.

You may not have needed all this information, I thought it could help in your decision……Good luck, and have fun music making!

Warpt1

Maschine 2 factory library has apparently been discontinued and is only available to people who owned it prior to the release of Maschine 3.

IMO they might as well keep offering it along side new Maschine purchases but, it's really just a sample library. The sampled drum kits are okay, not great. Some of the melodic instruments are kind of meh.. some of them are pretty good, but imo they're kind of just a demo of the power of Maschine's sampler.

To that extent, being a M+ user the drum kits I've been sampling from my drum VST sound fantastic in comparison to the drum kit samples in the Maschine library, and learning to sample melodic instruments from VST gives me a finer degree of control over my velocity levels and octave range.

If you need sampled instruments, sample them from kontakt or any other VST you might already have on your computer. Kontakt Player 8 can give you a full band's worth of instruments to sample on it's own. Personally for drums I'm a fan of EZ Drummer.

Maxray

What Warpt1 said, additionally…

You can also do expansions based on only the genre's you prefer, but also adding your own sample library to the User' category. That way you tailor your sample collection more in line with your needs and music style, rather than generic tastes. I find myself using more of my own library than just what NI offers. You don't need to overcrowd your library or Drive:/ with things you don't need. There are lots of sample vendors and free content out there that Maschine can manipulate into your own sounds.

You may not need this information, but I find it helpful to mention?! When creating your User' library in Maschine, it is also helpful if you take some time to organize the sample library folder on your system in such a way that when you add them to Maschine or use them in other programs they're always easy to find and categorize at the beginning. It will save you alot of time, and every program analyzes them in a different way. Ableton creates an .asd file, Cubase does it from the Pool, Fruity by it's tree, some also just save the location as a favorite, like Reason.

So as you collect your sounds from different sources you can organize them in a way like this:

Sample Library:

By Type:

One Shot:

Drums

Kick, Tom, Snare, Clap, Perc, Hat, Ride, Crash

Bass

Synth, Sub, Growl, Reese

Guitar/Pluck

Piano/Keys

Metal

Symphonic

Synth

FX

Falls/Sweeps, Risers/Swells, Impacts/explosions, Rolls, Noise, Lasers, Drones, etc.

Vocals

Loop:

Drums

Kick, No Kick, Snare/Clap, Perc, Tops, Full

Bass

Guitar/Pluck

Piano/Keys

Metal

Symphonic

Synth

FX

Vocals

Multi (which is a loops with all instruments)

Midi:

By Vendor:

(Organized by Vendor)

This way, as you add content to Maschine you can easily Tag it all, and if any loops or one shots are mislabeled, the tags are easily edited and equally easy to find. You don't really require the Maschine 2 library, as it's generic at best! Vengeance makes some great sample libraries to get you on your feet. So do Roland, Black Octopus, WA Productions and Hy2rogen.

Here are some pictures of my library structure to help, along with an image of Maschine's tag feature so you can see how well it works.

You may not have needed all this information, I thought it could help in your decision……Good luck, and have fun music making!

dank

Thanks for the great responses.