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1. #NATIVE INSTRUMENTS MASCHINE STUDIO REVIEW UPGRADE#
2. #NATIVE INSTRUMENTS MASCHINE STUDIO REVIEW SOFTWARE#

The sixteen backlit pads are present and correct as well as the simple transport controls and group buttons, with the addition of a step sequence mode that is reminiscent of the old sequencers found on drum machines such as the TR808, though it should be noted that the pads replicate the steps right to left, bottom to top, where top to bottom might have been a more logical configuration. As well as direct access to mix, scene and pattern modes and the master section with level metering, there are also some nice details such as recording options that can be accessed by holding down the record button, allowing you to change quantize, metronome, pattern length and grid settings before diving in to a session.įor the most part, Maschine users will be pleased that Native Instruments haven’t tinkered with too much, and anyone familiar with the older units will have no trouble getting to grips with this new model.

Underscored by eight endless rotary knobs and topped off with eight backlit buttons, the dual screens also make browsing the Maschine library and controlling plug-in parameters a breeze, even if some of the buttons don’t exactly line up directly with their functions on the screen.

#NATIVE INSTRUMENTS MASCHINE STUDIO REVIEW UPGRADE#

Perhaps the most conspicuous upgrade is the improved pair of colour screens that help give visual feedback on wave forms whilst editing patterns, scenes and arrangements. This will be a welcome addition to many Maschine users that felt that the lack of a meter was a serious oversight in the last update, and shows evidence that Native Instruments are keen to listen to user feedback. Also improved is the addition of a level meter and volume control knob, with quick access to the level of various sounds, groups or the master track. With Akai ’s MPC Renaissance causing a stir a year or two ago and Ableton’s Push hardware being revealed to huge applause in the run up to last summer, it was perhaps inevitable that Native Instruments would eventually offer a more expansive take on the Maschine hardware, and this time they have decided to ditch the downsizing angle and go for a larger, more all-encompassing unit, seeking to further improve user visual feedback and offer an altogether more complete music production solution.Īttention, as always, tends to fall on the hardware part of the system, and with the new Maschine Studio controller we are treated to a larger unit than its predecessors, allowing enough room for the addition of a well proportioned jog wheel with cursors for the purpose of aiding navigation without the need for constantly reaching for the mouse. Since then Native Instruments have had to contend with other manufacturers getting in on the act, responding by developing a more demure Maschine Mikro version and an improved Maschine Mk 2, which featured better user feedback, time stretching capabilities and multi-coloured backlit pads.

#NATIVE INSTRUMENTS MASCHINE STUDIO REVIEW SOFTWARE#

It’s barely been four years since Native Instruments first introduced the Maschine, which provided a then unique combination of hardware beatbox and integrated software solution. Rob Lee investigates Native Instruments’ new flagship hardware/software hybrid.