Hey folks, been using Maschine for live real-time improv/sets and really enjoying it.
Something I've been think of is preparing a small number of loops beforehand just to have some material to get going, and I'd love a way to be able to automate the mixers fading these different sounds / groups in over (a long) period of time. After that I would take over manual control of the faders as I control the mix throughout the set.
I'm wondering what tricks you might suggest for this?
In Ableton, I might create some one-shot automation envelope clips which I could launch at the start of the set, or even trigger manually.
Is there an equivalent in Maschine?
In short, here's the proposed workflow:
- start the performance with all group faders at -inf dB
- All the loops are playing, just the volume is at 0 for most (maybe not all)
- At some point, be able to trigger some preset automation to bring one Group (or even 1 Sound) mixer levels from -inf to whatever I have determined is their optimal level
- While that is slowly fading up, switch channels and start getting the next live loop going (in the headphones on Cue)
- Near the end of the set, trigger some automation to bring some faders slowly down over time
- Continue with manual control of other faders until the end of the set
The goal here is not to have to manually ride the faders while a long fade-up or fade-out is happening - freeing up my hands to cue up the next loops or create new content.
How would you approach this?
