![]() ![]() These swap between two control layers for doubling up the amount controls for the eight knobs and buttons around the LCD. The knobs all transmit MIDI CC messages, as do almost all the others, save for the two arrow buttons. The group buttons also transmit Note messages, but also act as octave buttons for transposing the pads up and down. The pads dish out velocity sensitive MIDI note messages, starting at C-1. You can make your own in the Controller Editor that installs with the main Maschine software. There are 10 pre-programmed templates, which cover general MIDI control as well as a selection of NI's instruments, Traktor Pro, Ableton Live and Mackie HUI. Pressing the shift and control buttons will get your there, and the lights and display follow suit and disengage from their Maschine functions.īizarrely, the manual makes almost no mention of this, aside from pointing to the control button, so a bit of exploration was necessary. MIDI modeĪll those knobs, buttons and pads can be put to good use with the rest of your studio gear by switching Maschine into MIDI control mode. It can output MIDI clock, operating as either master or slave, and you can attach a keyboard for playing the Maschine's instruments (there's also a special keyboard mode on the controller for note-based play). It's up to you to decide how much of a problem this is. However, it's important to note that, currently, the Maschine software can't send its internal sequences as MIDI messages so it can't trigger your external gear over MIDI (though we have heard a rumour that this functionality could be added in the next significant update). ![]() When the Maschine hardware is connected to a computer, the ports show up as a regular MIDI interface in audio applications. Round the back there's a pair of MIDI sockets for hooking up other gear. These feel nice and solid and are used for most of the editing jobs as well as live performance. The dual LCD displays, meanwhile, are flanked by a set of eight buttons and endless encoders. The faint glow means you can always aim for the pads, while the bright glow shows you which beats are being triggered by the sequencer. They are a tiny bit smaller than an MPC's and have a higher profile too, but feel similarly 'stern' and serious. ![]() The pads are similar to those on Korg's padKontrol, but chunkier. All the buttons are made from the same rubbery plastic and benefit from under lighting. ![]()
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