2 Step Garage by Niche Audio preset pack artwork for Maschine and Ableton Live

2 Step Garage: UK Garage Sample Pack for Maschine and Ableton Live

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2 Step Garage is a Niche Audio sample and kit pack for Maschine and Ableton Live, built around UK garage and 2 step production. It includes 13 kits, starter projects, MIDI patterns and 24-bit samples.

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01Overview

2 Step Garage is a preset and sample expansion from Niche Audio, aimed at producers making UK garage and 2 step tracks. The developer describes its influences as producers including MJ Cole, El-B and Artful Dodger. The pack combines classic garage textures with modern production techniques, covering chord progressions, electric piano and guitar riffs, beats, pitched vocal cut-ups, organs, stabs and analog-style subs and basses. Its contents are split between a Maschine version and an Ableton Live version.

Best for

UK garage tracks
2 step drum programming
Vocal cut-up chops
Garage chord progressions
Garage bass lines
Ableton Drum Rack starting points

Developer: Niche Audio
Category: Maschine Expansions
Requires: Maschine
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

13 standard kits plus two vocal and FX special kits
256 24-bit, 44.1 kHz samples
Maschine version: 15 kits and 5 starter projects
Ableton Live version: 13 projects and 15 Drum Racks
Ableton Live version: 56 Simpler presets
Editable MIDI patterns included with the kits
Fully tagged sounds for Maschine searching
Samples can be swapped for your own sounds

03In depth

Sound and Character of the Kits

Niche Audio says the pack blends old-school garage flavor with newer production approaches. The samples cover soulful chord progressions, editable guitar and classic electric piano riffs, underground-style drum beats, pitched vocal cut-ups, vintage organs, grimy stabs, and resampled analog subs and basses.

The pack includes thirteen standard kits and two special kits. The special kits hold vocal cuts and effects meant to complement the standard kits, which suits producers building a garage track around a featured vocal idea.

Workflow in Maschine and Ableton Live

The Maschine version includes five starter projects and fifteen kits, all with MIDI patterns. The samples are fully tagged, so you can filter and replace sounds from this pack or from other Niche Audio Maschine packs when building a new kit.

The Ableton Live version includes thirteen project files, fifteen Drum Racks with MIDI patterns and fifty-six Simpler presets. Sounds can be swapped for your own samples, and the included MIDI patterns can be edited.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	Niche Audio
Type	Preset pack / expansion
Category	Maschine Expansions
Requires	Maschine

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use 2 Step Garage?

The full version of Maschine 2+ is needed for the Maschine content. The full version of Ableton Live 9+ is needed for the Ableton content. The developer notes that both are required to run the full contents of the pack.

What is included in the Maschine version?

The Maschine version includes 15 kits and 5 starter projects, with comprehensive MIDI patterns and fully tagged sounds. It also contains 256 24-bit, 44.1 kHz samples.

What is included in the Ableton Live version?

The Ableton Live version includes 13 starter projects, 15 Drum Racks, and 56 Simpler presets, all with MIDI patterns. It also contains 256 24-bit, 44.1 kHz samples.