The 16 backlit pads are ultra playable and operate in four modes (Pad/Keyboard/Chord/Step) for inputting notes. If you’re at all accustomed to working with a Maschine controller, Maschine+ will feel right at home under your fingertips. Native Instruments hasn’t messed with the workflow. The latter means you can have physical keys to play synths while using Maschine+’s pads to play drums. It’s also a cool way of bringing your Maschine+ project into a computer for integration with a DAW. The former means Maschine+ can function just like its PC-reliant sibling in partnership with Maschine software. Two USB ports allow you to connect to a computer (in the aforementioned Controller Mode) or external MIDI controllers such as a keyboard. Note: if you want to use the full gamut of your NKS instruments/loops/effects/plug-ins, you’ll need to use Maschine+ in Controller Mode (ie. The Maschine Factory Library alone was enough to keep me perusing for ages.Ĭonnect the device to your Native Access account via Wi-Fi and it’ll wirelessly install your personal library of expansion packs and select Komplete plug-ins. There’s a wide variety of sounds in here, thanks to beastly instruments like Massive, Monark, Prism, FM8 and more. NI calls the 24GB bundle Maschine+ Selection and it also includes 35 effects and seven Expansions. Nine instruments are pre-loaded into Maschine+ to get you making noise right out of the box.
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