House Arrest preset pack artwork for Maschine by Niche Audio

House Arrest: House Sample Collection for Maschine by Niche Audio

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House Arrest is a Maschine expansion from Niche Audio, a collection of 23 House-focused kits with drum grooves, vocal elements, synth hits and 25 NI Massive presets.

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01Overview

House Arrest is a sample and kit collection from Niche Audio, aimed at producers who work in House music. The pack covers a range of House subgenres, including Old Skool, New Skool, Deep, Jackin, Straight Up, Main Room and Progressive House. Its 23 kits include 17 track-ready grooves and seven special kits with e-piano and synth hits, sweeps, FX and cymbals. The developer says the sounds draw on labels such as Dirty Bird, Zulu, Spinnin and Toolroom.

Best for

House track production
Deep House grooves
Jackin House drums
Vocal chops for House
Bass and chord stabs
DJ set grooves

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

02Key features

What you get

23 House-focused kits covering several House subgenres
17 track-ready grooves plus seven special kits
367 samples, including drum, vocal and synth elements
Cut-up vocals, pitched hooks and shouts
25 custom-programmed Native Instruments Massive presets
13 Maschine projects
Ableton Live Sets with custom Drum Racks and Simpler presets
MIDI patterns and audio loops for Ableton Live users

03In depth

Kits, Grooves and Sound Content

The pack is built around full construction kit patterns and grooves. Its 17 track-ready grooves can be adapted for production or DJ sets, and the seven special kits add e-piano and synth hits, sweeps, FX and cymbals.

The collection includes 367 samples, among them cut-up vocals, pitched hooks, shouts and other vocal elements, alongside drum patterns for House grooves.

Niche Audio says each sound was hand-picked for character and usability, with the aim that the material stays useful over years of production.

Workflow with Maschine and Massive

Most kits use the bundled Native Instruments Massive synth for bass lines, synth lines and chord stabs. The pack includes 25 custom Massive presets that can be used with this pack or in other productions.

For Ableton Live users, the pack includes 23 Live Sets with custom Drum Racks, 11 Simpler presets, and MIDI patterns loaded and ready for your own synths and samplers. Various parts are also provided as converted audio loops.

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 House Arrest?

House Arrest requires Maschine. The full contents need Maschine 1.8 or later and Ableton Live Suite 9 or later. Maschine 2.5 or later and Ableton Live 9.6.2 or later are needed to run the full contents, according to the developer.