Very analog-esque.Ĭueing: While I haven't had a need to use this yet it was on my wishlist of live performance features, and from my quick play around it seems like a decent implementation. It's much more seamless and intuitive, and while the single encoder of the Mkro is still quite restrictive, you can now navigate to pretty much any parameter with just a few button presses and/or twists of the encoder.ĭrum synths: these are great! You can quickly build very dynamic kits which respond to macro controls for things like tone/color, pitch, decay, etc. Hardware navigation: NI has completely revamped the way you navigate via the hardware. The mixer: another very welcomed addition is the fully functional mixer, complete with the ability to select multiple tracks and adjust levels in one go (perfect for level-setting when building a kit). Multi-core support: a very welcomed addition, as it was all too easy to hit the limitation of single-core architecture of the 1.x software. Undoubtedly the features of the full Maschine, and the new Studio version, will vary in terms of some of the hardware integration points. Again this is all specific to my experience with the Mikro Mk1. While I won't go into all the details of everything that's new in 2.0, I thought I would take this opportunity to highlight my likes and dislikes with the new software and hardware integration experience. While I was initially disappointed that it wasn't a free upgrade, after seeing the amount that was bundled with it-"Prism" (a Reaktor-based additive synth), "Scarbee Mark 1" (a Kontakt-based electric piano), Massive, Solid Bus Compressor, new drum synthesizers, a $25 voucher for the NI store-it was pretty clear it was well worth the $100 (Massive alone is $200!) I'm impressed that they've been able to maintain software compatibility across all of the various hardware incarnations of Maschine, complete with hardware-specific documentation. Kudos to Native Instruments for making this upgrade available to owners of old hardware rather than forcing them through a costly hardware upgrade path. As an owner of a Maschine Mikro Mk1 I was quick to upgrade. Adam McLellan Writes: Hands on with Native Instruments Maschine 2.0 -Ī couple months back Native Instruments released the 2.0 version of their Maschine software.
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