But what you really want is to painlessly capture every performance action made on that colourful hardware. This might imply that Maschine can use both simultaneously, but actually it was achieved with two instances running under a DAW. It's strictly one controller per Maschine instance at the moment, but if that could change in the future, it would be an olive branch to anyone who bought theirs prior to the infusion of glorious technicolour. Despite being drawn like a moth to pretty lights, even I wasn't prepared for the impact of colour.
Used creatively, colour can genuinely boost Maschine performance and somehow make it faster, better and more vivid. I look forward to seeing more of it lighting up studio photos and DJ booths everywhere! Owners of the older models probably won't be inclined to toss away their existing hardware, but there's bound to be some envy for those MkIIs and their personalised faceplates and knobs. At least there's some comfort for all in the software upgrades, especially time-stretch and the Transient Master.
Maschine previously shipped with a wide selection of quality sounds and samples, but bundling a heavyweight synth such as Massive is an unexpected bonus. This could be an early response to the challenge of Akai's MPC Renaissance, but as enticements go, it should prove popular. To sum up, Maschine remains, as before, a refreshing and uncluttered alternative to making music with a DAW. Once I was done colouring in my drums, I wrote two songs in as many evenings, which is unusually productive for me these days!
Hopefully some of the long-awaited features will appear in version 2. Today, adding colour is evolutionary rather than revolutionary, but its potential is out there to be explored. Coloured lights and music, who knew? The Renaissance's multi-port MIDI and a built-in audio interface are further gauntlets thrown down, while the Studio is a simpler, more direct competitor.
Although new to the game and less colourful, they should keep NI on their toes. Slightly less ambitious is Arturia's Spark, with its analogue modelling and knobby interface.
Spark's drum-machine focus means that it is less about full production than Maschine, and its single row of eight pads is a different playing experience, too. Finally, we come to other hardware and software combinations, with the forthcoming Ableton Live 9 Push especially attractive, even if it's a considerable step up in complexity from Maschine. As a long-time Massive owner it's in the complete version of Komplete , I've never been hugely inspired by the factory patches, and neither the interface nor the hard digital edge lured me in much further.
However, thanks to the implementation of NIS Native Instruments Sound format , Massive's patches can be selected directly from the Maschine hardware, and its controls are instantly accessible from the encoders.
In this form, I found Massive more generally palatable, and tweaking hardware controls beats mousing around in search of inspiration every time. For the larger model only, there are five optional kits with custom magnetic faceplates and matching knobs. It's always fun to personalise, even if the colours have all the boldness shown by modern car designers. Don't expect vivid green, hazy purple or fluorescent pus-yellow.
Instead there's a choice of dragon red red , smoked graphite grey , steel blue grey-blue , pink champagne or a rather splendid solid gold. I don't know why NI chose pink as their most adventurous colour, but customisation in any form should be applauded. I still want my luminous green, though!
Fitting a replacement kit is so easy even I could do it. And I did. The special tool provided ensures that the knobs can be detached evenly without bending the shafts, but you still have to be careful not to scratch the faceplate underneath. The last optional extra is a Maschine stand. It's a solid aluminium base with rubber pads for a smooth grip and it sets the Maschine hardware at a workable angle of 15 degrees. Also provided is a mounting adaptor for a drum stand.
Once again, the Mikro is left out: the stand is only compatible with the larger controller. I can't help thinking a cunning designer could have found a way to accommodate either.
Not quite a Maschine relaunch, the MkII controller looks gorgeous, handles well and binds colour to music in ways that quickly become intuitive. Welcome software enhancements and the bundling of the NI Massive synth ensure that existing owners don't lose out, even if they can't join in the colourfest. We are working with Apple to resolve the issue. Native Instruments Maschine 2 v2.
Name: Native. Visible Body Muscle Premium 7. Background Music Abstractor 5. The system combines a software sequencer and sampler with an integrated performance controller.
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