MEGAMaschine – A workflow-oriented Maschine template for Ableton Live
Hey people, thought I’d sign up and drop this here, some people might find it useful.
MEGAMaschine is my Maschine template for Ableton Live. It has been designed to give you hands on control for the functions that will facilitate a good workflow while you’re jamming out your tunes. It leaves out many of the functions of other templates so that you focus only on what matters most while you’re composing.
It’s already had over 400 downloads and I’ve got a lot of positive feedback. I recently updated it to version 2 and incorporated some of the suggestions I received.
Features
- All features are on just 2 pages, no endless menu-diving
- 8 Macro knobs to control any Ableton Live rack, automatically mapped using Live’s IMap feature
- Buttons to navigate devices/racks to assign Macro knobs
- Buttons to control the parameters of the currently selected track, e.g. Arm, Mute, Solo, Volume, Pan
- 8 buttons permanently mapped to locators in the Live project for easy navigation
- Easily change the currently selected track with the ‘VOLUME’ knob
- Navigate Scenes with the ‘TEMPO’ knob
- A Sends page for 6 knobs to control Sends A – F
- Transport controls including Play/Pause, Play/Restart, Record, Overdub
- Handy buttons for Undo & Redo, to switch between Sequencer and Arrangement views, and to bring up the Maschine plugin window
- Buttons to navigate and fire/stop the currently selected Scene or Pattern, allowing on the fly mouse-free recording
- All pads are reserved for MIDI notes, and group buttons for changing octaves, no confusing hidden features on pads
Also, check out my other Workflow Tips video. It covers a bunch of stuff you need to know to use the template effectively, and also some good tips for Maschine & Live users even if you don’t want to use the template.
