PLAYBOX Walkthrough | Native Instruments
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2024
- PLAYBOX combines chord generation, sample layering, and randomization to produce instant and unique sounds, playable with just one finger. Loaded with 905 immersive samples, 224 chord sets, and 217 effects presets, PLAYBOX comes ready to create, helping to spark new musical ideas, and take tracks to the finish line, at the roll of a dice.
In this walkthrough NI's very own Nadine Raihani, one of the creators of PLAYBOX, will guide you through some of the instrument's key features, and demonstrate how it can be used to kickstart ideas and refresh your workflow.
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Inside PLAYBOX with Robot Koch: • Inside PLAYBOX with Ro...
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - Sound Bites
01:32 - Concept
02:47 - Randomizing Sets
04:36 - Randomizing Samples
06:44 - Importing Samples
08:06 - Spread Mode
08:42 - Key Lock
09:05 - Recording Chords
10:03 - Using FX
11:32 - Outro
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Hi Native Team, quick question, is it possible to deactivate the chord module and just use Playbox as a library instead (still randomizing sounds and fx)?
The chords feature looks awesome for inspiration but having the possibility to just feed it midi or play it like a regular library (without having to "store" the chords in the chord section and playing them with one finger) would be awesome especially for composers given the sonic capabilities of this instrument!
Love music ❤🎉
The sample import feature is something that I was not expecting this makes it so much more powerful 🙏
Scaler 2 does it.
@@frattuncbasok
The thing is Scaler doesn’t do what this does.
Even just hearing some of these examples is slowly thawing my horrible writer’s block I’ve had for months now. I needed this.
Clearly gonna have to pick this library up.
Andre, we certainly hope you'll enjoy this one.
Let us know what you think 😉
Native Instruments are always great for inspiring creativity but you should also consider:
*Doing a collab with someone.
*Trying a genre outside your comfort zone.
*Try creating a track with limited samples and resources (you'll be surprised at what you can do).
*Try writing a piece of music to a film scene (remove the original audio before hearing it) then compare results when youve finished it.
These are just a few ideas but there are countless other ways. Good luck and hope you get your mojo back soon.
@@Reeceline Respect.
Totally appreciate your thoughts here.
It comes and goes, you know?
Occasionally I sit down and might find a few chords, other times, it’s like pulling teeth.
I have a ton of libraries and sometimes, no idea what to do with them.
I think this library might just do the trick though. It’s certainly unique.
I started 2 songs in one night lol. It’s so creative
Pretty much the most interesting VST instrument I've bought in a long time. This thing is so creative, and it's great fun to just play around with it and create new sounds and chord progressions
Sounds pretty rad ngl
This is SOOOO good! What I'm loving the most is the ability to play my own chords and then mix and match multiple layered samples 🤯
This is amazing , I can imagine all the possibilities with this- thank you for the demo Nadine!
So it’s basically a plugin version of a Bjork album? Nice! 👍
This instrument has been sat around in my toolbox for a long time, but I recently got really interested in Sound Design after using the Slate + Ash plugins. This video randomly appeared in my UA-cam feed and I decided I must dust off this plugin and give it a go. I'm blown away by it. The ability to drop your own chords and samples into it, is a fantastic feature, although you can get lost for hours just cycling through random presets. This is going to be an essential tool for me going forward.
It’s crazy, as a composer, I would first look at this as something that I would consider to be a “bullshit gimmick”..
but NOW after looking at it, seeing what it actually does and how amazing it sounds..
THIS IS A MUST BUY FOR composers and music producers because it truly opens your mind up to new possibilities using your normal creative process and putting it through Playbox.
I am GETTING IT NOW!
Awesome. Thank you.
Hi John, with today's technology in music, there really is no bullsh_t gimmick. It's all how you, the composer, writer, musician use them. Some will hate it, some will love it. i find that within my sound library acquired during 50 years of a music career, some things I hated 20 years ago, are perfect for a track I'm working on today. The best advice I can give anyone is do what you feel, do what you like, don't worry about others' opinions. There's an audience for all kinds of music. Write on good people!
Yes John, your pretentiousness certainly is crazy. Glad you got over it.
Im really impressed with this. Outstanding work by everyone who worked on this. Will definitely be buying. Perfect for my music style.
This is my new go to synth!!! OMG!!! Thank you Native Instruments!!!
Job well done! NI you have knocked it out of the park with this one!
Nothing short of amazing! Can't wait to get this. Thanks again, NI.
Glad you like it!
SIMPLY AMAZING, BUT YET SO COMPLEX, I'm in love
This is honestly dope. Ive had it for about a year and never really messed with it. Was in a creative rut and started poking around. It is ridiculously creative
This looks so interesting! Unique sounds all the way!
🤯 Wow! So many amazing features!
I guess I'm old skool, but after messing with this for awhile I had to dial up a monark preset & actually play a riff .... much more satisfying than playbox
This is so cool. Glad to start trying this out
its so good, yall should definitely release additional sample packs for this one!
Nadine! It's been ages😂...but seriously, great to know great talent is still at NI.
watch that video 10 times already and its gold!!!
I would love native instruments to extend this concept by having the option to include their other instruments and 3rd party plugins to be included in the sound source ...even as a utility for another NI Release. Great sound engine and concept, would love to make use of the sound engine with the option to play the instruments with single notes alongside or with out chord generator. Gonna have play with PLAYBOX in the KOMPLTE NOW playroom
Great idea!
Oh yes, and it's functions could be part of Maschine 2.0!
I absolutely love any VST with a randomise or morph function. Gladiator, Serum,, uSynth and now this. I wish there more. I've tried a few more but some do it better than others. This sounds beautiful but I guess it's cause it's sample based.
I hope you expand on this idea 🙏
Thank You very much for this very complete demonstration. What a beautiful and creative tool !👍🎹🎸🎧🎵🎶🎵🎶Greetings from Switzerland.
Wow! This is something great! I will get this definitely soon!
More stunning stuph from NI. Thanks for the great intro.
No words. Amazing. Thanks
so excited to play around with it!!!
This is the perfect place for people with ADHD like me, I love it 💆♂
Loving the imagery/aesthetic 🚀
I bought this a few weeks ago and absolutely love it. Halpful vid 😁
6 months in and this has become my go to track starter!
#1 It needs it's own controller.
#2 An FX bus maybe below Pan and Volume so we can cut reverb and delay for specific instruments. I filter frequencies at this point, but adding that would make this more incredible than it already is... Bravo NI!
This is simply incredible!
Ultra creative - you know it’s good when the voice in head says,, so that means I can do that with it” multiple times 💥💥💥
Creativity speaking!
sheesh
so good.. might have to pick this up!
Wow THIS IS AMAZING. As a Graphic Artist Musician and Programmer This is my type of Plugin!! More Please!
Instant LOVE, and I have it already!
the coolest vst instrument in a long time. Truly impressive
Very nice!!!
I do love Native Instruments. I can already see a use for this
Can't wait to see what will be created out of it!
Looks and sounds like fun.
I just got it with Komplete Now. Just ordered a KK a25. Can't wait to dive into it.
this is so underrated. this thing goes insane. thank you for that new bundle for 50$!
Importing your own samples sold me just now
Very Cool !
I love you playbox 💜💜💜 incroyable , incroyable , incroyable ....
OMG! Epic! :)
I like the sounds. My only criticism is that I wish there was an option to not use the chord feature so that I can play my own chords or notes without having to go through the extra step of programming it with the piano feature. Some of the sounds are great to where I would like to use them as lead sounds. In that regard it’s limiting. Great for people who aren’t keyboard players but it isn’t friendly to those who are keyboard players.
i was thinking that . their should always be this option
When I tell you playbox has mad my production so much better .. a lot of people are baffled at what I'm doing
Was very subjective hearing the explanation but the sounds are absolutely modern 🔥! Thanks for this great video this is a must grab for experimenting!
Awesome, thank you for the feedback!
early days I can see this developing more and more very promising
…adds to short list…
Will be picking this up asap
incredible...
Wow, what a game changer! Proud it's a berlin based company/production!:D
been having fun with this VST
If i would've had this when i was maybe 20, i probably would be a billionaire right now
But you don't and you're not. So too bad
@@Ewang2727 …? It’s a meme quote
Inspired by output 😂
I do. I’ll give you half
Hitboy
Getting this as soon as I get home
Can't wait to try it. Hope it's part of K14 soon! 😉
It certainly will be. They always add everything they do into that ! Luckily I have K13 CeLim so upgrading shouldn't be that expensive :D
So just to confirm, if I buy this standalone now and it is included with K14 when I inevitably upgrade, can I resell my standalone license and still use Playbox ongoing as part of my K14 package?
@@PeterJoslynHarris Very good question
A groundbreaking plugin. Wow on every level
Super, thanks, ;-)
Ohhhhh I can’t wait to get my hands on this!!!
We have a special intro offer running at the moment, feel free to check it out:
👉 bit.ly/3qtUPf0
@@NativeInstruments Hey, I have Komplete now....I am getting on this as soon as I get home!!! lol
Even better! Then you know it's waiting for you 😉
@@NativeInstruments I did a livestream last night on Soul Magic and I want to say thank you guys for always pushing the needle and creating great sounds and plugins for us creators!!!! Great work!!!!
@@NativeInstruments You know it!!!!
i have Komplete 13 but thinking about subscribing to Komplete now only because of this one
would be great to have a discount on Komplete Now subscription for people that already own Komplete 13 ! 👀
@@fabianobe I almost dove into the subscription, then realized it doesn't actually give us everything - like competitive subscription services do.
Oh man drag and drop your own samples!! 🚀🚀🔥
this is properly powerful!
Fun times ahead!
Thank you
Make a Playbox 2 or do a sound upgrade add on etc.. seriously awesome .. you will be hearing the sounds in my next major project coming soon .. Thanks Native for introducing us to Playbox. I will be reaching out to you guys soon ✌❤❤
Thanks for the feedback. Can't wait to hear the album 🙌
Are you on spotify? Your track Woosah is pretty dope
@@jacksolarmusicmastering Yes .. just look up Markpain
@@NativeInstruments Album was released on Streaming Media called - Instruments Of Pain 2 - You can find it on youtube as well
Can't wait for September....
Native Instruments could be its own genre at this point... everything sounds pretty much the same, but with many different ways to generate outcomes. Nonetheless, it is fun to play around with these things.
I just subscribed to komplete Now so will install this later
Presenters voice is awesome. Playbox should include samples of her.
She's actually at the origin of the project and did a part of the sound design 😉
My favorite plug in from Komplete 14
Look's like this have great sound ❤
A Kontakt instrument, could have saved me time by sticking it in the title info. Good idea, sort of like a lot of things I do but all in one place, very good.
You guys have outdone yourselves with this. I would like to have a similar library but for drums.. I wonder if that's possible
You can still import drum samples and see what happens 👀
@@NativeInstruments when are you guys going to fix the issue in the Kontakt player with the low resolution, i bought komplete ultimate 11 and a maschine from you guys a few years ago, but i have refused to upgrade because ultimate 11 became unusable when i bought a 4k projector. other companies have made their existing vst libraries scalable but you all have not fixed this one issue yet. you guys are missing out on money because other customers like myself who have spent a 1000 or more on software dont want to upgrade when kontakt cant scale properly. If you fix the scaling issues i will then upgrade but until then i dont care how good these products look, if i cant scale properly im not buying. Please pass this message on to support team because i have seen thousands of others on reedit and other youtube videos also complaining about the fact your vst doesnt scale properly on 4k screens and windows 11 and 10.
Facts! Best finishing touch layers for me with any project!
@@california_dreamier NI would rather make new toys like Playbox than upgrade their core products. You will be getting Kontakt 7 in Komplete 14, I hope your issue is fixed... Meanwhile Battery hasn't had an upgrade in like 10 years. The FX section is pathetic, like something from the stone age. With the FX engines NI has built for all their new plugs the last few years they really should show some love to Battery.
@@Notecrusher yea i havent upgraded my komplete package in 3 years and i refuse to do it unless they fix the issues and scalability for 4k everyone has requested
Love this plugin, is there any way to use the sounds as one shots that without the chord generator like any other plugin? Sounds are so beautiful and as much as this is perfect against beatblock , using sounds normally would be an amazing feature
Let’s go!
Just downloaded this today, it's a ton of fun, almost overwhelmingly good. With the all the randomization however it seems like a missed oppertunity to generate random names for user presets!
Good one, we forgot about this feature! 😂
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NI is way ahead of the curve.
👽
I thought output was bad ass native instruments you win!
Two questions- 1.) How do you save settings that you like, and use them later? 2.) Is there a way to undo a change and 3.) let's say I really like just two of the four layers, can I take 'out' the other layers?
This is relatively similar to Output's Arcade machine, however, without the tiring subscription model (unless you opt for the Komplete Now option of course). I think I prefer this though...gonna have to play around with it to decide.
better
ive been want something like this for so long i had a chain to do something similar but no where near as cool as this im having so much fun with it
sometimes when you press your midi key the ball on the xy pad moves. I cant seem to find that setting in order to turn it on.
So when i use playbox the xy pad doesnt change
When I first heard the sounds I automatically thought of Arcade 2.0. very similar vibe to a lot of their kits and samples.
True! But this is more customisable, and hands on I think. Arcade is just ‘too easy’ to get something tasteful. I think this let’s you shape sounds and chords way more to your preferred taste or assignment.
Gamechanger!
Why? What exactly it changes?
@@roman13rooms I can load up my own random unused, unusable samples which we all have tons of just laying on the drive and turn them into something usable in key and a chord effortless.
Does the one finger chord playing write the whole chord in MIDI?
Love it!!! When will this be available?
It already is 👉 bit.ly/3INxFGw
Just purchased loving the sounds is there a way to export the chords to midi ? Instead of just 1 single note.
S/o to Nadine
Call me crazy but this almost feels TOO good. What I mean is that after you've looped something up there isn't a lot of audio spectrum left when you're doing something like lofi. Just add drums. BUT - also too good to NOT buy. I'm getting this. It's everything I wished Arcade would've been. And I love the creative effects. Wish there was a way to use the effects module on an audio track in the DAW.
Thanks for the feedback! We're gathering user ideas for eventual future updates 📝
Awesome. How do you get the XY box modulating like that?
Hey guys I'm pretty new at this thing and it's really funny to experiment.
However, on the Samples section I cannot figure out a way - if I don't like a certain sound, how to remove it ? It only seems to be a way to Replace it ? Also the opposite, what if I would like to have 4 sounds on Only one button instead of all 8 ? Is that possible too ?
Thanks thanks!
I've played around for a few hours now and I love it! Being able to use your own samples was way easier that I thought, so much fun to mix in your own samples. I've got two questions though. First, is there any way to lower/raise the sound of a specific sample in a specific chord? Second, I can't seem to find a way to randomize just one chord if you want to replace a specific chord. If that's not possible now I would love to see it in future updates. Great job! I would love to see this as a standalone plugin, but running it in Kontakt will do!
In the samples menu (where you can see all the cubes in your chords) there is a Vol and Pan and Oct setting
@@damianlove19 Didn't see that before, that's great, thanks!
@@Marcus19851228 There is a workaround to randomizing one chord, you can lock all the one you wanna keep and then then press the randomize chord button (just remember to lock the scale as well)
@@damianlove19 Ah, yeah, thanks! I hope they will add an easier way to do it, but that will work for now!
8:05 Good. I was worried if this wasn't present in the plugin.
SoundPaint can do some great audio manipulation = it imports samples and its free!
You sayin SoundPaint is a better option? I love 8dio but this seems like a different kind of beast. Haven't used SP since I don't have the version of my libraries that works with it
Native Instruments Team, Playbox is an amazing plugin…Wow! It would be awesome if Playbox had the ability to be pointed to a custom user sample folder that Playbox pre-scans the user’s samples the 1st/initial time it is opened and/or with a rescan button that scans for sample adding/removal.
Hi. Is it possible to route the midi from those generated chords or played notes out to another instrument? I would have liked to use the Playbox, but together with it also be able to route the midi to some other instruments (to create even bigger layers), but in a live situation while playing (not the midi drag/drop to a midi clip). Thanks!
You could technically set this up from another MIDI channel in your DAW by setting 'MIDI From' --> Playbox MIDI channel.