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Posted by Anakratis on Sep-26-2011 06:10:

Maschine Mikro anyone?

Does anyone have it? Reviews? Comparison to the regular maschine? I'm looking to buying this hardware.

Posted by Anakratis on Sep-26-2011 19:51:

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Originally posted by CalvP
Get a second hand Maschine for the same price

I don't know about you, but I tend to prefer new-in-box products by miles. Is there anything about the original Maschine that's actually worth paying more for?

Posted by cryophonik on Sep-26-2011 20:22:

The full Maschine has more dedicated knobs and buttons for things like Groups, which give you more real-time control. So, for live use, I think Maschine would be better. As Calvin mentioned, Mikro is definitely better for travel or a more compact setup. I haven't read the details of Mikro, but seeing as how both versions work with the same software, I would guess that Mikro can do everything that Maschine can, but with less hands-on access and more menu-diving?

Posted by Anakratis on Sep-26-2011 23:04:

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Originally posted by cryophonik
The full Maschine has more dedicated knobs and buttons for things like Groups, which give you more real-time control. So, for live use, I think Maschine would be better. As Calvin mentioned, Mikro is definitely better for travel or a more compact setup. I haven't read the details of Mikro, but seeing as how both versions work with the same software, I would guess that Mikro can do everything that Maschine can, but with less hands-on access and more menu-diving?

Seems about right. Ever since Maschine was first released, I always seemed skeptical and labelled it as "junk". I was able to get my hands on a display Maschine at my local Guitar Center. Everything was confusing at first, but I soon realized that it would be absolutely essential in my setup. I believe, as long as I have the 4 x 4 button pad and a screen, I'll be golden; therefore, I'm leaning towards the Mikro.

Posted by Lolo on Sep-28-2011 19:57:

Don't do this awful mistake unless you can live without onscreen editing of samples start or end points a d many others such as browsing etc... Don't underestimate the gain of focus by not having to watch your computer screen.

Mikro is good but I'd rather go for the full size unit. I can't see how I'd do sone things without relying on the computer, which is not really helpful then. Plus don't forget that maschine is fully hui compliant so you can use these buttons and knobs and control your daw

Posted by Anakratis on Sep-28-2011 20:16:

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Originally posted by Lolo
Plus don't forget that maschine is fully hui compliant so you can use these buttons and knobs and control your daw

That is a very good point. I think I'll be better off getting the full Maschine with the newly discovered educational discount, bringing the price down to $449.99.

Posted by aNYthing on Oct-02-2011 22:20:

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Originally posted by Anakratis
Seems about right. Ever since Maschine was first released, I always seemed skeptical and labelled it as "junk". I was able to get my hands on a display Maschine at my local Guitar Center. Everything was confusing at first, but I soon realized that it would be absolutely essential in my setup. I believe, as long as I have the 4 x 4 button pad and a screen, I'll be golden; therefore, I'm leaning towards the Mikro.

I love the maschine and got rid of command station. This is awesome and immediate, easy to use and quite intuitive. If 2 machines are good enough for hawtin's rig/live use...

Posted by Fledz on Dec-12-2011 04:44:

So the view is still the same, go with the original instead of the Mikro?

Posted by J.L. on Dec-12-2011 04:52:

Essentially, if you still want to use the mouse while working, then go for mikro.

If you are willing to learn to control maschine completely through hardware (which is not that hard to learn), then the full maschine is better.

I went for the full maschine, simply because they were also offering 2 free expansions before dec. 31st which i thought was a nice pickup.

Posted by Fledz on Dec-12-2011 06:59:

It still doesn't have performance capture though right?

Posted by mathieu on Dec-12-2011 20:50:

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Originally posted by Anakratis
That is a very good point. I think I'll be better off getting the full Maschine with the newly discovered educational discount, bringing the price down to $449.99.

uhhhh! 500$ instead of 700$? where did you see that dude? i want to order it from there.

Posted by Anakratis on Dec-12-2011 20:54:

Rat heeere I believe

http://www.native-instruments.com/e...ist-sales-form/