12/27/2023 0 Comments Reaktor prism review![]() The fact there’s only one stereo output and input is a bit disappointing, but you can hook up any supported soundcard to the USB A ports, potentially adding up to 16 ins and outs. ![]() Round back, it’s still not hugely dissimilar to the mk3, with stereo line inputs for recording and sampling, stereo line output, a quarter-inch mic input, MIDI DIN I/O and USB A ports. The unit feels like it could be tossed around in a backpack without any issues. The pads are excellent, sensitive but tough, and the main control knob feels satisfying to use. It feels solid, slightly heavier than the mk3 at 2.5kg, with every button and knob feeling sturdy. It’s a credit to Native that they spent so much time making the mk3 usable without a computer that when you remove the computer entirely, nothing needs to change. In fact, it’s identical - apart from a re-labelling of Arranger to Ideas / Song mode - which will be good news for current users. Maschine+ has the same form factor as Maschine mk3, all the way down to the layout of each button. But as the functionality, features and libraries grew, can NI really cram over a decade of innovation and updates into a single box, minus the laptop screen, without compromising on usability? Let’s find out. Maschine mk1 was born - a bespoke piece of hardware tied to a bespoke piece of software, promising to make the best of both the physical and digital worlds.įast forward 12 years and things have come full circle with Maschine+ - Native Instruments’ first completely standalone version of Maschine, no computer required. But the fact remained when it came to hands-on beat making, be it the immediacy, workflow or sound, many still longed for a modern MPC-style solution. Despite its sound, legacy and aforementioned workflow, it was phased out in favour of bigger screens, more CPU and flexibility offered by the modern DAWs. ![]() No piece of hardware encapsulated that elusive ‘workflow’ better than the Akai MPC, a legendary sampler and ‘groovebox’ used by everyone from J Dilla and MF Doom to Mark Ronson and Kanye West. Computers had become powerful enough to supersede hardware-packed studios that came before, meaning that while in-the-box music-making was possible, powerful and largely prefered, the tactile feedback and focused workflow of hardware was missing from the modern studio. The iMaschine expansion is available at the iMASCHINE in-app store for $0.99 / €0,89 / £0.69 / ¥100 / AU$0.99.When Native Instruments first released Maschine, it was attempting to fill a gap. NI’s Neon Drive is available now at the NI Online Shop for $49 / €49 / £44 / ¥5,680 / AU$79 and runs in the MASCHINE 2 software. Tracks can be exported to Maschine Studio, Maschine, and Maschine Mikro for completion. A compact version of Neon Drive is also available as an iMaschine Expansion, for creating beats on the go. Exclusive new presets for NI’s wildly popular Massive synth, the organic Reaktor Prism, and the Maschine 2 Drum Synths are also included for deep sound design. This Maschine Expansion includes lush chord and pad sounds, emotive melodies and retro-inspired drums. Neon Drive features a library of sounds drawing heavily on production techniques, instrumentation, and melodic construction native to 80s synth pop. A compact version for iMaschine is also available via the in-app store. ![]() Neon Drive runs in the Maschine 2 software on Maschine Studio, Maschine, or Maschine Mikro. Native Instruments has released Neon Drive, a new Maschine Expansion pack providing a collection of 80s inspired sounds for producers working in contemporary pop, electronic, and R&B styles. ![]()
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