![]() ![]() NI tells CDM that there’s not a single line of code copied from the original. ![]() Second, there’s the high-end hardware option.Īrrangement and editing, on both hardware and software, is now more logical and accessible. That software will also be included on any new MIKRO and Maschine hardware. First, there’s the updated software, which will bring a range of new features to everyone – including owners of the original hardware. And while Arturia offers the lovely, affordable Spark, its capabilities are much narrower than Maschine’s. Push is a physical window into what you can do with Live, but Live is still a broadly-focused DAW and host, not software designed to be exclusively controlled by hardware, or on a single essential workflow. Ableton this year offered Push as a hardware companion with Live, but it’s a different animal – for better and for worse. The desktop software still lags something like Maschine in flexibility, refinement, and features – the very things that could make its MPC hardware users switch to a computer. Their hardware is terrific, but the company lacks NI’s software design experience. Maschine 2’s new UI sports easier arrangement (top right), a proper mixer page, custom heads-up displays for NI plugs, a new browser (left), and a cleaner look.Īkai seems to have largely surrendered the conventional MPC hardware market, choosing instead to focus on augmenting their pads with your iPad or computer. And for those happy with existing Maschine hardware, this is a version of Maschine that promises to make it feel like you’ve upgraded your entire computer, while adding key features like side-chaining. Here, for those wanting new hardware, that niche comes in the form of hardware that never requires you to look at your computer, while still maintaining the Maschine workflow. But there’s still a big niche Maschine can fill. Maschine made its entry at a time when the notion of an integrated hardware/software solution was still novel. Please note that this is a first look at a pre-production unit (though nearly final), beta software, with some first impressions we will have more specifics as the final software and hardware is made available to us and we fact-check additional details. ![]() I took a tour of the software and hardware upgrades in NI’s offices, and so we can bring our own hands-on look at both before they ship. And alongside the software release, there’s also a new, “flagship” controller, called Maschine Studio (above) – a big (but lightweight) beast with bright, crisp color screens and a price to match. The software has been completely rewritten from the ground up, bringing expanded editing and sound capabilities and enhanced performance. Native Instruments’ groove-centric production studio Maschine today gets its most significant update ever. ![]()
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