Ableton Forum

I'm aware this stuff is pricey. But 500$ (Brain + Converter + Keyboard) seems like a steep price to pay for converting a digital keyboard to analog signals. That is not counting the wood and the labor. And not knowing the quality of that keyboard. I wonder how hard it would be to find a good PCB to...

I want to know more about that livid controller, especially if it could be modified to hold eurorack synth modules as well! Its all built around their MIDI Brain. While you could adjust the size to fit synth modules, the keyboard would still be a MIDI Keyboard. So I imagine you'd need different kin...

I want to know more about that livid controller, especially if it could be modified to hold eurorack synth modules as well!

oh yeah.. and then there's this thing : http://cdn.mos.musicradar.com/images/Product%20News/Tech/Jul11/ohm-rgb-660-80.jpg I'd consider replacing my lp and remote 0 mk2 if that would do the following: Colors match clip colors. Faders follow clip grip. Auto map to parameters in a live instrument, ie ...

I think I may have made my decision .... I dont think i'll be buying Maschine for the timebeing. Its a different 'platform' and 'thing to learn' and my main goal at the moment is to finish off the umpteen unfinished songs I have and get them ready for live performances. I need to make time for this...

The Beat Thang looks pretty good spec wise, but I don't think I could ever use something that looks like someone ran over an alienware PC. Maybe they'll make another version that is less... modded. The color display is fantastic, as is the battery for portability...

Thanks for the btt bump. Spark indeed looks very cool. It has the one thing I wish Maschine had - internal synthesis/physical modeling. I don't believe you can sample into it though, you would have to do that externally. I have not seen enough videos of it yet, so, can you sequence actual notes/chor...

You said keyboard players are a small audience, which I seriously doubt and you have no way to prove. In fact the simple fact they make 'playable' synths seems to point to them having a keyboard playing audience as well, which will only grow now that latency isn't much of an issue. Plus, you seem t...

Oh actually .... thought of another question .... Can the Maschine software accept another controller to control parameters within a vst/effects. E.g can I plug a nocturn in? I've never tried it, but you should be able to. Keep in mind that so far, only macros can be assigned to midi control. So, o...

I tried it but it seemed like too much complication for use within a DAW. Synth players seemed to like Kore mostly, but they are a small chunk of NI's users. Being that NI make Massive, Kontakt, Reaktor, FM8 and Absynth, I would say with no malice that you're wrong about NI having a small synth pla...

Am i right in saying that it can only have the 8 assigned to the particular vst/effects at once and you couldnt have for example two knobs controlling effects, another two controlling effects from another pad/channel? Can someone advise on the effects question ive asked about maschine above? Hrm, b...

Well, it really is to a lot of people. I've recently started buying hardware gear again after solely using laptop for years. There is a workflow that just gets lost when you are given endless options, samples and presets. I was so much more prolific when I started out using all hardware back in the ...

Look, I get it, there is always the issue of the vocal minority that ends up influencing people. But it is based on feelings and opinions. The problem is that no one gets to hear the good aspects of a product through the haze of people who instantly shout BAD BAD BAD the second you say NI. I just th...

NI is a bad company. Horrible company. Awful company. Terrible company. ...because...? ...Are you really asking this? Remember the first attempt at Kore, where they left all of their customers in the dirt? Remember the second attempt at Kore, where they left all of their customers in the dirt? Reme...

Maschine is probably my most used tool, even among a Machinedrum and Monomachine. It is absolutely genius in use. It is almost too easy to get you track started. Plus, it keeps getting better and better with each update. If you can stretch to it, get Maschine and Komplete 7. NI's products integrate ...