New Maschine MKII revealed! - Full pics and details

[Coupe70]

"offline" timestretch/pitch-shift... why offline ?

I guess it will have better quality than the realtime algorithms...

[djadonis206]

I'm thinking ableton is going to drop a bomb with Live 9

[Alfonso Muchacho]

I'm thinking ableton is going to drop a bomb with Live 9

Haha, I'm so getting one in white, with an Audi logo on the front. Chicks will dig it.

[delicioso]

"offline" timestretch/pitch-shift... why offline ?

NI have already stated many times that they've been working on implementing realtime timestretch for a while. I would imagine that would come with the 2.0 software update.

[humnumb]

Jeremy Ellis showing off Maschine and Maschine Mikro MKII: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtXHghVH1d4

[3dot...]

got some skills that guy...

[delicioso]

Looks like the color of the "white" version is more grey, anodized aluminium:




and they're going all out with the customization this time with magnetic metal plates and custom knobs:
http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/ ... stom-kits/


they made a stand for it too:

[8O]

White casing + gold faceplate = milk + honey

[8O]

Hang on... aluminium isn't magnetic!

[milfhuntr]

If you have Ableton, you have all the capability of a Maschine plus 1000. Simply get a cheap controller and you are all the way there.

[Tarekith]

I just hope this means a new S4 is on the way now.

[humnumb]

If you have Ableton, you have all the capability of a Maschine plus 1000. Simply get a cheap controller and you are all the way there.

Nonsense. Try recording realtime modulation into pattern clips, for one. And there's no controller + Live combo that can give you the level of integration between hardware and software like Maschine.

[beats me]

I just hope this means a new S4 is on the way now.

Why? What's missing?

If you have Ableton, you have all the capability of a Maschine plus 1000. Simply get a cheap controller and you are all the way there.

Nonsense. Try recording realtime modulation into pattern clips, for one. And there's no controller + Live combo that can give you the level of integration between hardware and software like Maschine.

There are a lot of things Live does easier than other DAWs and is great for performance but I agree it doesn’t do everything great. But some people dig so deep in Live that they think even a sloppy elaborate work around is a better solution than anything else.

And sometimes "Live can do that!" can be as tiresome as "Buy a Mac!".

[Hervé]

So it's way to hard to make those new Traktor "sample slots" midi assignations open to other controllers as Ni is stating ?
full marketing...

[delicioso]

Not much different there. Don't care about colors really, most things look the same except the single knob replacing the three smaller ones.

Most of the improvements listed there are to do with the 1.8 software update.

Actually, looks like there are other hardware improvements as well besides the color pads:

And with the increased sensitivity of the new pads, you also have a new level of precision at your fingertips.

The Master section has been redesigned. Control volume, tempo and swing with the new multifunction master push encoder – select modes with the new toggle buttons and accurately click through values without having to look at the screen or display.

Navigating and scrubbing are much easier, and changing note pitch and detailed tweaking becomes extra-precise thanks to the encoder’s superb physical response.

Now with 47 white, backlit click-buttons and colored transport controls, the Mk2 hardware provides a wealth of physical and visual excitement for intuitive beat making.

So we get faster more accurate browsing with a chunkier knob. Plus no more accidentally tweaking swing or tempo knobs at a gig when u just wanted to fade in a beat. So for that I'm VERY happy.

And based on the fact that they improved the pads, I expect them to all have locking USB ports like the Mikro.