By JAH
Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:26 pm
Maschine's hardware can't really be compared to any highend MPC. NI is still playing catchup coming up with a design that can match MPCs created a decade ago.
Its software is like having an MV-8000 but dumbed down the MIDI sequencing capabilities..dumbed down the sampling/sample editing capabilities....and dumbed down the programming capabilities...and said: you don't need these anyway...buy one or more of our software instruments and run them inside Maschine.
So I expect NI to design a new Maschine that has a more advanced controller but they should probably outsource the design as all of their products have low cost designs that I don't care for personally..but are light and portable. I expect further integration of their product line...perhaps giving Maschine Battery-like cells and easier sample layering. They will eventually add timestrecth and pitchshifting which will probably be realtime..which I am not sure if any of their current products can do this. As far as the sequencer, they need to outsource it as well. It its not tracked based, I can like it, but will never fall in love with it.
That's my two cents.
Its software is like having an MV-8000 but dumbed down the MIDI sequencing capabilities..dumbed down the sampling/sample editing capabilities....and dumbed down the programming capabilities...and said: you don't need these anyway...buy one or more of our software instruments and run them inside Maschine.
So I expect NI to design a new Maschine that has a more advanced controller but they should probably outsource the design as all of their products have low cost designs that I don't care for personally..but are light and portable. I expect further integration of their product line...perhaps giving Maschine Battery-like cells and easier sample layering. They will eventually add timestrecth and pitchshifting which will probably be realtime..which I am not sure if any of their current products can do this. As far as the sequencer, they need to outsource it as well. It its not tracked based, I can like it, but will never fall in love with it.
That's my two cents.
JAHROME, MPC Aficionado
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