So Native Instruments just dropped a new Expansion.
Magnetic Coast.
I like this one - hybrid hip hop and electronics
beats, warm drums, lush chords and weird and
wonderful synths.
So let’s take it for a spin and make a beat.
As you can see there’s a tonne of kits here
but we're going to settle on this one.
It’s giving me all of the right vibes. So let's lay something down.
And of course, no quantise.
Cool.
Let’s add some bass.
This expansion has a number of bass presets
from synths like Massive and Monark.
As well as bass samples and loops.
But we’re going to stick with the former here
and groove with one of the presets.
Let me know what you think of this beat so far down in the comment section below.
Alright so let's add some chords
As a keys man i’m always eager to see what
types of piano/keys sounds, mallets or synth
pads are available in any given expansion
and this one doesn’t disappoint.
Each sound sounding unique and interesting
and is layered with effects
to give us that sound you hear in this type
of music.
Ok back to the task at hand.
Let’s drop some chords and a melody.
I thought the drums could do with a few extra
bits.
Now for the final touch.
Let’s check out these synth leads.
Like with the polyphonic synths again we have
some interesting sounds here.
Ok let’s lay down a simple synth line.
We already have a melody, so we’re just
looking to compliment it.
And that’s the vibe right there.
Magnetic coast like all expansions also comes
with a tonne of loops, from polished drum
chord progressions with great sounding keys
bass lines and much, much more.
As well as construction kits broken down into
stems for you to use partially or in their
entirety.
This is one of my favourite expansions in
a while hence the video and I’ll definitely
be using these sounds in future productions.
If you’re like me and dig the way this one,
you can use the link in the description below
to pick it up.
I’ve been Stefan and as always, happy beat
making.
