I bought Maschine with the idea of running the Maschine software as a plugin in Ableton Live. Please don't fall in the same trap as I did: So for you newbies, I really consider having a DAW with this or getting one later on if you want to fully produce tracks. If you have a DAW, then this will be great to combine it with. So for you starting producers, I recommend getting this. Everything you buy is gonna have it's downsides. In sum, it's overall a great buy with a little bit of petty cons. (But that's just me.don't listen if you don't care about that.) Kinda big for those with small desk space. Can also raise hell on CPU load if used as a plugin. ![]() Can't do complex stuff, so you may want a keyboard controller around. Musical notes or chords on the pads is limiting. But keep in mind that it's not quite a DAW like FL, Reason or Ableton. I use it mostly as a plugin for drums and sampling, and for other instrument plugins as well. Sadly for people like me I have a desktop computer. If you wanna bring it with you, you need your laptop as well. Not stand alone, for you hardware people. ![]() If you registered your Maschine, but didn't like it, then you're not screwed. Can work great as a live performance tool, with other DAWs like Ableton. It's popular, in which case it'll be easy to find tutorials to help troubleshooting I personally like the sampler and drum rack feature on the Maschine better than Ableton's. Easy to learn and makes workflow more efficient Comes with software and a plethora of popular instrument plugins. Good thing is it has more to it than just a plain old drum pad controller. All drum pads now are gonna be controllers with computer software. But I already knew that, so that's not a big deal. It needs a computer with NI software to utilize it to it's fullest. ![]() I lay down drums and samples, then send it to Ableton to add more. I do a lot of vinyl sampled hip hop beats, and this is great for that. It's the safest and practical buy for a pad.
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