If you have a Maschine, you have a lot covered, and you could consider getting a 25 or 49 key controller. I've realized that for now, all I need is a solid MIDI keyboard and some pads. When I started making music on a DAW, I started to critically listen more to songs, understanding composition and progressions.ĭon't really think too much about equipment initially though. Things that have really carried over is chord progressions, song structure, rhythm, fingerdrumming. I've also played piano for like 14 years (sax 6, guitar 8) and studied music theory for 10. Another impressive MIDI feature only available in Cubase is the Logical Editor. You can even edit multiple MIDI parts simultaneously, unlike in most other DAWs. Have a look at these artists or similar ones, find out what you like, what you don't, and try to make beats based on what you like. In terms of MIDI functionality, Cubase has one of the smoothest and most intuitive MIDI editors on the market, which is why it is so popular with composers. Native Instruments announced that they will be updating the Maschine software so that users can 'produce tracks from start to finish'. Some of the artists I look up to, especially those with great sampling technique, J Dilla, Flying Lotus, Vanilla beats, Madlib.

Maschine is a tool, though some people end up composing all their tracks on it.

I decided to get proficient with my DAW of choice first, either FL or Ableton for most users.

Maschine daw