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Shifting Monochrome Rhythms

Drum synth kits with auto-mapped macro controls

Custom effect chains for on the fly tweaking

Monolithic new MASSIVE presets

Introducing GREY FORGE

Demo Tracks

A Sacred Geometry A Sacred Geometry This atmospheric minimal club track features the Boomy' Kick Drum Synth preset. Drones and atmospheres come courtesy of GREY FORGE's one shot samples.

Black Matter Black Matter Heavy duty' Drum Synth kit and looped, sequenced blips by MASSIVE's Groovalos' preset join forces to deliver dark, brooding techno.

Kits Medley 1-Drumsynth only Kits Medley 1-Drumsynth only All the sounds featured in this demo come exclusively from GREY FORGE's Drum Synth kits, presets, and effects included in the GREY FORGE library.

Polyhymnia Polyhymnia A different side of GREY FORGE comes out in this EDM track. Sub bass provided by the Berghainizer' MASSIVE preset. Melodic synth from the Katrina' MASSIVE preset.

Transatlantic Transatlantic Another example of GREY FORGE stepping out of character with grace. This trance-meets-psytrance track features drums from the Blackened' analog kit.

Kits Medley 2 Kits Medley 2 This drum kit medley showcases the analog kits and sounds in GREY FORGE.

Athens To Berlin Athens To Berlin A dub tech influenced track with drums from the Fathi' analog kit. MASSIVE lays down leads and chords with the Len Fathi' and Athenian' presets.

Terpsichore Terpsichore Beats from the Anarcha' kit join reverbed rhythmic percussion from MASSIVE's Pantheism' preset in this hard techno track.

Silent Barking Silent Barking The trio of the Ghost in The Fog', Star Sky', and Oceanstormer' MASSIVE presets join the Opposer' analog kit in this sinister club pumper.

Loft Arabica Loft Arabica A lounge-inspired track featuring drums from the Kabethon' analog kit, chord stabs by MASSIVE's Morbid Sea' preset, and an organic plucked lead by the Kotoki Arab' special kit.

Press Factory Press Factory This industrial techno track puts GREY FORGEs harder, noisier side on full display.

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-- STEP INTO THE SHADOWS Dark, brooding techno with expressive control for live performance.

DARK FORCES GREY FORGE takes you to the dark heart of techno. New MASCHINE 2 Drum Synth kits load with auto-mapped macro controls - perfect for evolving sets that run till the break of dawn. Step into the shadows with custom effect chains and fresh MASSIVE presets for hardline basses and leads.

EVOLVING DRUMS GREY FORGE features 14 custom MASCHINE 2 Drum Synth kits. Each is tweaked to sonic perfection, but is also totally flexible - go from light adjustments to completely twisting them apart. 230 additional drum synth presets let you hand-pick your kits for your own signature sound.

MASTER OF CONTROL Turn a single sound into a performance. When using the drum synth kits, macro controls carefully selected for dramatic sound shifts put maximum creativity at the turn of a knob. Load a sound, grab the knobs, and go.

TEXTURED GRIT Once you've laid down the pulse, add an array of grainy bleeps and one shots sampled from analog drum machines and custom modular synth improv sessions - all expertly tuned for maximum impact. Then use 40 monolithic new MASSIVE presets to slice through the club with steely precision.

EFFECTRICITY Reshape your sets with fresh custom effect chains - a playground for dark sound design. Each brings together the best of MASCHINE's internal effects in all-new chains perfect for adding ambience, grit or all-out mayhem to your sounds.

AT A GLANCE: GREY FORGE Full MASCHINE projects 9

Included Drum Kits 45 kits (14 drum synth kits with custom, pre-mapped macro controls)

Drum Synth presets 230

MASSIVE presets 40

Download size 146 MB

System requirements MASCHINE STUDIO / MASCHINE / MASCHINE MIKRO 2.0 or higher,

MASSIVE (1.3.1 or higher).

ALSO FOR iMASCHINE A compact version of this MASCHINE Expansion is available for use with iMASCHINE, the groove sketchpad for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

iMASCHINE Expansions

You can purchase this version from the iMASCHINE in-app store. If you don't have iMASCHINE, you can get it here.

EXPAND YOUR SOUND Add extra fuel to your MASCHINE STUDIO, MASCHINE or MASCHINE MIKRO with MASCHINE Expansions - sonically-specialized packages created by renowned sound designers and artists.

These ready-to-rumble sample kits consist of drum one-shots, matched kits, multi-sampled instruments and pre-programmed patterns and songs. For instant and exclusive use within MASCHINE STUDIO, MASCHINE and MASCHINE MIKRO.

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MASSIVE was designed and developed entirely by Native Instruments GmbH. Solely the name Massive is a registered trademark of Massive Audio Inc., USA.

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