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The latest incarnation of NI's Maschine, the Mk3 is an extraordinarily powerful music production and performance device. It comes with a ton of software that runs on Mac or Windows, but can also operate without a computer, downloading (with some planning) what it needs in advance. I'm not going to write about the solid construction, beautiful screens, abundance of buttons, the wonderful pads or the superb touch encoders, or the 96kHz audio interface that let's it record, for example, from line level or dynamic mics (no 48V, so condensers can't be used, at least not without a separate power supply). I'm not going to talk about the well designed Mac interface, or the powerful synths and mastering tools that are part of the Komplete 12 Select package. Every review I've read or watched talked about them. I'm going to talk about the 717 page PDF manual that comes with Maschine, and what it means for the user.
To begin with, the massive size of the manual means that there's a lot more to Maschine MK3 than you can learn in a dozen 15 minute videos. As I said, Maschine is meant to function as both a composition and a performance tool, though it clearly leans toward the composing/beatmaking side. While NI has done a brilliant job of making the user interface both logical and reasonably intuitive, the fact that you feel comfortable after 20 minutes of messing around will lead many into thinking they've mastered Maschine after a few weeks use. Don't be misled: You will be doing yourself and Maschine a disservice if you fall into this way of thinking. There's a lot more to Maschine. It's not just a beatmaker, that of course incorporates a superb multi-voice arpeggiator and sequencer. It's a competent sampler, a powerful mastering tool, a competent midi controller, all carried by powerful capabilities to control both built in and stored plug-ins and to use them in a variety of roles. By the way, the manual is not for the Komplete Select package - it covers only the built in plug-ins. If you want a tutorial or manual, for example, on the well known Massive synth plug in, you have to look back to NI's website.
You can add Maschine to your workflow within days of opening the box. In one sense, it's that easy to use. I know it'a going to be central to my workflow within a month or two. On the other hand, I think it going to be much longer before I've really mastered all that Maschine offers. It's not that there's anything wrong with Maschine, it's just that it is that comprehensive and capable.
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Awesome drum pad/ controller! Definitely worth it!
Debated about buying the Maschine MK3 or Akai MPC One. After researching, looking at forums, reddit, and Youtube reviews; I decided to give the Maschine brand a shot.I'm familiar with mostly DAWs such as Abelton and FL Studio and this was exactly what I was looking for. I bought the Arturia Mini MKII earlier this year and realized that the drum pads weren't as sensitive as I wanted.The product arrived exactly as advertised. Follow the instructions on the serial card to register your product and/or create a Native Instruments account if you don't have one. With all programs installed, it took up ~120 GB of storage (had to uninstall COD MW on my M.2 SSD lol). Completely satisfied with my new MK3 and would highly recommend getting it if you're on the fence about buying it. I know the price is definitely steep for entry level so consider getting the Maschine Mikro MK3 instead (I was close to buying it as well). The reason why I got the MK3 and not the Mikro Mk3 was due to the fact that sampling/slicing is a bit easier and I don't intend taking it anywhere outside of my home since the Pandemic's making most of us stay indoors.I'm still new to this type of device so other's might have a different opinion and I have yet explore other functionality. If you've been thinking about making music such lo-fi beats like me, go and spend it on something that's comfortable within your budget. Also, I bought a laptop stand to angle it for easier finger drumming but that's just me.Recommend checking out Jeff Gibbon's youtube channel, he has a Getting started and other Maschine tutorials.
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Andrew Alexander
Reviewed in Canada on August 24, 2020
Pads feel great. Menu and screens are awesome and rather intuitive for moving around and selecting your sounds. Switches easily from pads to keyboard to chords and has a great key selection with Major, minor and modes plus extensions so you don’t have to worry if you’re not overly advanced at music theory.
If this is your first controller or experience with Native Instruments, know that this comes with a great suite of initial instruments and sounds plus Ableton Live Lite (which I started on and pushed me down the rabbit hole of music production).
Anyways, cannot recommend enough if you are looking for a pad based controller. It has more features than I have been able to wrap my head around so far, and I don’t think I will EVER outgrow its uses or capabilities.
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