I’m very picky about my sample/browser organization and I feel currently there are a few limitations on the Maschine 2.0 browser when it comes to user content.
I don’t like that we HAVE to import a whole folder and can’t import individual sounds or files.
My prefered way of working with my kits is to import the group files only, and leave the samples out of my browser.
I just don’t like having a bunch of samples in my browser personally…just a preference.
Well that’s not really supported in 2.0, I can’t import my old kits by just selecting the group files and importing them, nor do the tags automatically show up once you open them like they used to in previous versions of Maschine.
So this video highlights a personal workflow/preference of mine that I thought may be useful to others who don’t like to have a cluttered sample section in their browser.
If you like being able to browse all of your individual samples directly from Maschine’s browser then this will probably not be of interest to you.
But if you’re like me and sometimes you just want to import the kit/group or sound files without adding all the samples to your browser too, check this out
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Joe I’m trying to import my waves 32 bit vst plugins into 2.0 like i did in 1.8 . Now i must admit that i don’t remember how i did it in 1.8 because it was so long ago but they are all still there. can you guide me to the video that covers this or just hit me back.
Make sure you are running Maschine in 32 bit, then point Maschine to your plugin directory where you have the Waves shell dll file https://maschinetutorials.com/maschine-2-0-understanding-the-preferences-menu/
Speaking of browser issues for some reason certain folders located on my external drive don’t seem to show the contents of those folders like 1.8 did and it’s very annoying. I’m use to auditioning certain sounds in the browser from these areas now all i see is a blank folder and importing doesn’t change anything. 2.0 as much as I like it is really buggy crashes a lot but this is issue is at the top of my list.
Hmmm, haven’t run into that, can you access the files directly by going to the drive? Maybe the drive is asleep and Maschine doesn’t see it?
I’m like you i really like keeping my stuff organize and I feel like the browsing options have taken a step back. I’m still working on organizing my Kontakt libraries as you have so that’s another challenge.
Yeah fam, totally agree, I just did a video on importing kontakt a bit easier..
https://maschinetutorials.com/maschine-2-0-how-to-quickly-import-and-tag-third-party-kontakt-libraries/
The drive is accessible otherwise I usually have to browse through a separate window
outside of maschine and drag and drop that way. No matter what I do it can’t see the contents of that folder it’s blank. I’m on a Mac and maybe it’s because the drive is Fat 32 and not formatted with Osx file system but it wasn’t as much an issue in 1.8. I feel so blind
not being able to import files into my project directly.
Yeah that doesn’t seem right, maybe it is the format but I would think if you can see the drive it should work
Yeah that’s what I was thinking but for some reason it doesn’t see it at all I even tried to rescan it as a location for plugins to see if that would change but nope lol!
I totally agree with your work flow on this one. I work the same way. Don’t like a bunch of samples causing eye fatigue, just my kits/customs. I rather look at my samples in the file menu. Can do more library management vids, this area really confuses me in 2.0. Especially with tagging, favs, and third party vst’s. The whole shebang confuses me smh!!!!
Word fam! Let me know what specific part you want covered.
Do you have to import the folder before the kit can be imported and the kit tagged?
No, if you save it this way you can tag it. Also, I no longer do it this way, a quicker way is to create a new folder and put just the kit files in there. Then just import that folder itself and tag the kits. That way you don’t have to save each one.
7-29-16- Do you have a video showing this?
I’m not sure what you mean? Are you asking how to tag files in the browser?
Nah I was confuse on how your file was automatically tag when you saves the guitar patches, I was like how the hell he doing that… I have nothing in my Content user folder inside of Mashcine, Maybe I turn something off by mistake. But I really like this feature, I like to have those options… Also Are you saying you pretag the kits before you drop inside maschine like this video? I did what you did on the video however, I didn’t get those results, I was trying to make a subfolder header, But it never worked for me,… Read more »
Those particular kits were previously tagged so when I saved them it just remembered the old tags. You can make the tag by adding it in the browser edit mode, it isn’t based on a folder at all. You can create whatever tags you want based on how you want to organize but it is not automatic you have to set it up manually. The kit I showed were already tagged in Maschine, same as if I were to buy a third party or NI expansion, so the tags show up automatically when you import or save them.
This is for Kontakt but the process is exactly the same, it would just be for whatever kits/files you are importing https://maschinetutorials.com/maschine-2-0-how-to-quickly-import-and-tag-third-party-kontakt-libraries/
Thanks st joe. just to let you know since joining MT, I’ve had to upgrade my external HD game. I already had 4tb (1 internal, 3 external) installed but I soon started filling up. I told my nephew I needed a bigger boat so on Saturday i bought a 3tb external hd just for my 3rd party kontakt and machine libraries.
Hahaha, nice fam!
Hey st joe hope you had a great Fathers Day. Question. how do you handle “read only” files after import? I have imported kits 3 different ways and some kits import fine and some come with the “read only tag
Yeah I did, thanks! If you celebrated yesterday hope it was good too 🙂
As for the files, what type are they? From where? You may be able to go to the files on your disc and make them not read only, other than that, there’s nothing specific to Maschine that would let you change it.
The kits are from samplephonics (Classic Hip Hop Cuts,Hit Makers Paradise etc.) and the folders include, loops, one shots and sampler instruments. the sampler instrument folder contain maschine instrument files as well as files for NNXT, ableton live and others. I can see the kits in the browser but are not editable.
You probably just need to change the properties of those files on the HD, it really has nothing to do with Maschine itself. It’s basically saying it only has read permissions on the file. I know all of the NI kits are like that so you can’t change the tags…I’m assuming that’s what you’re trying to do?
No! they are just showing up in the browser. I figured since there is not that many of them (maybe 20) i could tag them myself
Hey st joe the change the properties trick did it.
thanks fam!
No doubt bro fam!
in this video are you making a new folder and rename it in the default c location
or are you using another drive? This is what I’m specific about (Documents, My Documents, native instruments, maschine 2, Group, (M-Paq would be the subfolder Header and Everything is you make inside of this folder are actually samples you are sub- subfolder correct?
The reason I ask is because I save this stuff in another drive and or my files are not as orgnanized as yours…
Yeah I just saved it as a new folder under the default folder, however you can do the same thing on a separate drive which I’ve done as well.