808 Day Special: Lex Luger builds a trap masterpiece with MASCHINE+, Native Instruments

Watch as pioneering trap producer Lex Luger (Juicy J, Waka Flocka Flame, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa) builds a cinematic trap beat from scratch with MASCHINE+ and the KOMPLETE KONTROL S61 Keyboard at the Vintage Synthesizer Museum in Los Angeles. Luger starts by using the Auto Sampler on MASCHINE+ to sample sounds from several vintage synths in the museums legendary collection. Then he uses MASSIVE to lay down a bell sound for the foundational melody, a cinematic string sound for additional atmospherics, and a ragtime piano for harmonic support. With the foundational elements in place, Luger programs the drums with MASCHINE+. Using Note Repeat to nail traps signature hihat triplets and quantizing individual sounds to tighten up the production, Luger lays down a bounceheavy 808 and drenches it in reverb and delay for added warmth before programming several more drum patterns to add more excitement to the beat. Making use of the museums collection, Luger adds a dark horn sound sampled from