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Native Instruments Maschine

Now that we’ve posted a video on MOTU’s BPM, it’s only fair that we post the other most talked about groove box from NAMM 09, Native Instruments’ Maschine.

Though I’m not sure how useful the “step squencer” mode would be with just 4 pads and 4 tracks per bank, the ease of use for hooking it into your computer is a big plus. I also think that producers will be reluctant to jump on board with it simply because they want something that can operate in stand alone mode, which is where MOTU’s BPM one-ups the NI. I would say that if you’re looking for a stand alone groove box, with some added functionality, go with MOTU’s BPM. If you’re used to making loops in the computer, and you want an interface that can help you speed up your workflow, go with Maschine.

Native Instruments released some pretty funny commercials for the Maschine, which you can see on their site here.

This entry was posted on Saturday, January 17th, 2009 at 5:39 pm. It is filed under wires and tagged with hardware, interface, namm, sampler, trigger pad. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.