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TRUE SCHOOL fuses the traditions of old and new school, sharing the spirit of creative beatmakers who use their deep knowledge of hip hop production to break the rules. The kits, synths, and patterns in TRUE SCHOOL combine inspired sampling, hi-tech sound design, and creative drum programming to lay new foundations for the future of beatmaking. Forget dusty clichés and aim high with a new future aesthetic.
THE SOUNDS INSIDE
TRUE SCHOOL features acoustic and electronic drums enhanced for a sharp, warm, and gritty sound, plus vibrant, hard-hitting strings, brass, and pianos. Basses and leads from Studio Electronics SE-1 and ATC-1 synths were recorded through a Steven Slate Fox preamp. And hard-to-find vintage and modern synthesizers – including the Arp Quadra, Rhodes Chroma, and Moog Minimoog Model D – were recorded through a Trident analog console and processed for an upfront sound to fit right into the mix.SAMPLES AND LOOPS
Raw drum hits and one-shots come DAW-ready – plus tempo-based construction loops give you building blocks for inspiration.
174 Construction Loops
491 Drum Samples
148 One Shots
174 Construction Loops
491 Drum Samples
148 One Shots
DRUM KITS
Kits come pre-assembled for MASCHINE and BATTERY, with color coding for BATTERY and FX-enhanced kits for MASCHINE.
51 BATTERY Kits
40 MASCHINE Kits
51 BATTERY Kits
40 MASCHINE Kits
MASCHINE EXCLUSIVE
MASCHINE owners get editable patterns for building ideas fast. Plus, multi-effects macros that are custom-made for your sounds.
6 Projects
150+ Patterns
70 Sample Instruments
6 Projects
150+ Patterns
70 Sample Instruments
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Drum Sample Breakdown: 110 Kicks, 84 Snares, 43 Claps, 33 Cymbals, 83 Hi Hats, 77 Percussion, 52 Shakers, 9 Toms
Installer Size: 1.59 GB
Installer Size: 1.59 GB
ABOUT EXPANSIONS
Expansions are genre-specific packs that work with a range of Native Instruments products, and can be used in any DAW. Created by top artists and sound designers, they’re loaded with one-shots, samples, and tempo-based construction loops. Drum kits for BATTERY and MASCHINE, as well as customizable presets for MASSIVE, MONARK, or PRISM – found in KOMPLETE and MASCHINE – give you the perfect sounds for your genre. MASCHINE owners also get exclusive FX chains and editable patterns, plus Drum Synth and Bass Synth presets.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
HardwareOptimized for: MASCHINE, MASCHINE STUDIO, MASCHINE MIKRO , MASCHINE JAM or KOMPLETE KONTROL SERIES KEYBOARDS
Software
- Loops and Samples work in any DAW
- MASCHINE content requires the latest version of the MASCHINE software.
- Additionally: Please update to the latest versions of BATTERY 4, MASSIVE, MONARK, REAKTOR PRISM and REAKTOR 6 or the REAKTOR 6 PLAYER
Maschine comes packed with a very comprehensive library of sounds, but if want more beats and instruments then NI's expansion packs for Maschine are a great option. Mo Volans delves in.
The nice guys at NI have recently released the brand new True School expansion pack. Hot on the heels of Maschine 1.7 and the new Maschine Mikro this pack promises to inject new life into your beat and groove production.
What Is It And Who Is It For?
Since the release of Maschine Native Instruments have dished out a number of expansion packs. A few highlights have been ‘Vintage Heat’ and ‘Transistor Punch’. Both of these packs have featured grooves, synth sounds and construction kits.
These two packs are aptly named and aim to recreate certain types of vintage analog and digital hardware. Their new pack ‘True School’ is more about supplying sounds for a specific genre namely Hip Hop and R’n’B.
Native Instruments say that this expansion pack melds Old School with New School, hence True School?! Whatever style you intend to use it for you can expect to find a really good mixture of different instrument and kit types ready to use with Maschine.
Let’s look at what you can expect to find once the pack is installed...
The new ‘True School’ Package
What’s Included
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Once downloaded and un-compressed I was left with a library that added an impressive 1.3GB to my Maschine library. This is made up of 40 full kits, 70 new instruments and sounds and even includes 6 full Maschine projects for you to inspect and pull apart.
Of course these kits and instruments integrate perfectly into Maschine’s library and are instantly searchable once installed. I found this to be a pretty substantial installation for a download and was pleasantly surprised at the amount of new raw data it gave me access to.
The new sounds in place after installation
How It Performs
True School represents a good mixture of sounds, there is real contrast here. The drum kits contain both organic, acoustic sounds and electronic hits. The same philosophy is extended to the instrument sets with both acoustic brass, pianos and strings going straight up against fully processed samples and synths.
Some of the synths used to create these sounds are apparently ‘rare, hard to find’ models including the ARP Quadra. Rhodes Chroma and Moog Model D. The whole thing was recorded through a Trident analog console for that extra edge.
Some sounds are loaded into Maschine
I found that the loops were all very usable regardless of the genre I was working in and the synths were also easily slotted into my projects. Even if you aren’t a Hip Hop producer I would strongly recommend this upgrade for any serious Maschine user because let's face it, you can never have too many sounds!
A typical loop using the New School electronic and acoustic sounds: