Native Instruments Black Arc v2.0.0The iconic sounds of reggae history’s rich musical legacy.
MODERN ROOTS RIDDIMS
•The iconic sounds of reggae history’s rich musical legacy
•53 MASCHINE and 61 BATTERY Kits showcase a wide sonic palette for all reggae- and dub-inspired styles
•With 42 fresh MASSIVE presets to add a contemporary electronic edge
IT CAME FROM JAMAICA
Reggae was born in late 1960s Jamaica, growing out of the rocksteady tradition and featuring laid-back rhythms, syncopated, off-beat accents, and big, bottom-heavy basslines that carried the music forward. Soon, Lee “Scratch” Perry started applying effects to reggae classics and created a new style – dub reggae. As dub spread to Europe, it evolved into dub techno and dubstep. Today, the seed of dub reggae is found in much of today’s electronic music, including the hyperactive bass wobbles and groovy, mid-tempo rhythms of U.S. dubstep styles.
BLACK ARC was created in association with Loopmasters.
SYNCOPATED STYLINGS
BLACK ARC starts with a host of sampled acoustic instruments, guitar licks, and syncopated phrases tailored to classic reggae, dub, and reggaeton. Premium synth samples and fresh MASSIVE presets bring BLACK ARC into the 21st century for dub techno, dubstep, and contemporary reggae. And a set of effects kits for dub sirens, delays, and vocal call-outs complete the sonic map for all reggae-inspired productions.
SAMPLES AND LOOPS
Raw drum hits and one-shots come DAW-ready – plus tempo-based construction loops give you building blocks for inspiration.
•646 Construction Loops
•374 Drum Samples
•430 One Shots
DRUM KITS
Kits come pre-assembled for MASCHINE and BATTERY, with color coding for BATTERY and FX-enhanced kits for MASCHINE.
•61 BATTERY Kits
•53 MASCHINE Kits
SYNTH PRESETS
Customizable presets for MASSIVE by top sound designers give you the perfect sounds for your genre.
•42 MASSIVE Presets
MASCHINE EXCLUSIVE
MASCHINE owners get editable patterns for building ideas fast. Plus, multi-effects macros that are custom-made for your sounds.
•9 Projects
•258 Patterns
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Drum Sample Breakdown: 86 Kicks, 95 Snares, 9 Claps, 19 Cymbals, 91 Hi Hats, 59 Percussion, 8 Shakers, 7 Toms
Installer Size: 1.46 GB
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Hardware
Optimized 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
Changelog
2.0.0 — 2018-02-19
Renamed MASCHINE EXPANSIONS. EXPANSE, added BATTERY, kits and audio loops.
Please note that this update requires MASCHINE 2.7.2 only supported by MacOS 10.11 or newer.
ADDED BATTERY 4.1 Kits
Following the curation of the original MASCHINE kits, BATTERY 4.1 kits were created from the unprocessed samples. Sounds within a kit produced by MASSIVE, MONARK, REAKTOR PRISM or a MASCHINE Drum Synth were resampled tor use in BATTERY 4.1. Several specially curated kits were also created to BATTERY 4.1, such as all kicks within an expansion.
ADDED Audo Loops
Exported from individual MASCHINE kit patterns, consisting of single elements and combinations, these audio loops are specially curated to provide authentic building blocks for the music genre .