Hi kids!
I don't care the slightest bit about maschine software.
never did, never will.
But i love those pads.
Is ist possible to buy for example zwei mikro maschinen,
Controllers only with no NI software at all,
and use them with live?
I don't want to pay for a piece of software i won't ever use!
but i can't find any deals on just the controllers...
Is this normal?
Maschine Mikro Question
Re: Maschine Mikro Question
and u wont find any deal. try to get the version 1 of maschine mikro. i've got mine for 185 euro as b-stock with 3 years guarantee. May the samples u get with the softwre are worth the extra money.
Re: Maschine Mikro Question
hmm... Thanks fo the info then... what a pitty...
but they do work as generic midi controllers?
or will there be some background-NI-licencing
stuff going on??
but they do work as generic midi controllers?
or will there be some background-NI-licencing
stuff going on??
Re: Maschine Mikro Question
Buy a Korg Padkontrol - most sensitive Pads on a Midi controller you can get.
Re: Maschine Mikro Question
1. Maschine pads beat Pad Kontrol (although Pad Kontrol does have the nifty xy!). Plus Maschine pads have pressure.
2. If you can find any Maschine hardware you can simply download NI's elegant (and free) 'Controller Editor' software which is the link for making it work as a midi controller. It is very nifty. It is fast and you don't need to open and close it to change parameters. Oh, and you can have pages upon pages of control schemes, all nicely labelled. On that note, of you can find a deal, get the full Maschine MKii. The midi editing and the potential are ridiculous. Plus the pads are great. (One last note, if people are getting rid of theirs, hope that it is not for any hardware issues. The one I'd be most weary of is a loose USB)
Edit: okay one more thing. The software is reeeeeeeeeally good at live sampling. You can essentially sample to each pad on the spot in time or via amp sensitivity. And arrange midi notes for those pads before or after. You've sampled onto them. Plus Maschine works great in a single channel in Live as sort of an internal standalone drum machine. People try to make it so complex, but it is so fast for improv.
2. If you can find any Maschine hardware you can simply download NI's elegant (and free) 'Controller Editor' software which is the link for making it work as a midi controller. It is very nifty. It is fast and you don't need to open and close it to change parameters. Oh, and you can have pages upon pages of control schemes, all nicely labelled. On that note, of you can find a deal, get the full Maschine MKii. The midi editing and the potential are ridiculous. Plus the pads are great. (One last note, if people are getting rid of theirs, hope that it is not for any hardware issues. The one I'd be most weary of is a loose USB)
Edit: okay one more thing. The software is reeeeeeeeeally good at live sampling. You can essentially sample to each pad on the spot in time or via amp sensitivity. And arrange midi notes for those pads before or after. You've sampled onto them. Plus Maschine works great in a single channel in Live as sort of an internal standalone drum machine. People try to make it so complex, but it is so fast for improv.