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NI Battery - worth getting?
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| Microlab |
| Hi there, is it worth getting NI Battery? What are the main pros of getting it? And any difference if I still stay with good old sample sequencing? |
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| tehlord |
Depending on what DAW you're using there's usually a comparable solution built into that.
If you're looking to add something to your drum arsenal I'd probably steer towards something like Nerve or Geist, both of which are awesome. |
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| djnitride |
Battery is worth using if you got it with Komplete, which is totally worth getting.
By itself there are most likely better options out there, though it does everything I need. |
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| Anakratis |
| Nope. Just use any built-in sample sequencer. If you're getting Komplete, sure. But it's not worth a standalone buy. If you're specifically looking for a library of samples, you'd be better off going for something like a Maschine Mikro. |
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| PaULiN0 |
| I got reason essentials for half the price :toocool: |
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| crazedonee |
| I like Battery by it self maybe its just me but I like the control you can give each sample opposed to some other daws out there if you dont need that much control dont get it. |
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| djnitride |
| quote: | Originally posted by crazedonee
I like Battery by it self maybe its just me but I like the control you can give each sample opposed to some other daws out there if you dont need that much control dont get it. |
This is one of my favorite things about Battery, but I do maybe wish it had more builtin FX as micromanaging output routing for external FX even in Reaper is fairly annoying. |
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| cryophonik |
| I've been using Battery 3/4 for many years and I think it's one of the better drum instruments on the market. One of its best features is it's browser/library. If you take the time to import and tag your own third-party samples,it's very easy to find what you're looking for, audition them, etc. it also has very deep and intuitive sample editing and layering features. I use it with Sonar's step sequencer, which is a perfect complement to Battery. But, if you want a drum solution with a built-in sequencer, look at Maschine or Nerve (I also have and use both). |
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| tehlord |
| quote: | Originally posted by cryophonik
look at Maschine or Nerve (I also have and use both). |
Some of the features in Nerve are genius. Export a sequence as audio?! GENIUS I SAYZ!
The sequencer in Geist is superb though. In fact Geist is almost Maschine without the dongle. |
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| cryophonik |
| quote: | Originally posted by tehlord
The sequencer in Geist is superb though. In fact Geist is almost Maschine without the dongle. |
Geist has much better sampling features, too. I still prefer Maschine, mostly for its hands-on use (yes, I like to touch my dongle), although I am probably one of the few people who wish that they would focus more on making it the ultimate drum machine, rather than trying to twist and bend it into a DAW. It is pretty cool how seamlessly they've integrated the NI instruments into Maschine, particularly Battery 4. Still, I just can't force myself into that workflow. |
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| tehlord |
| quote: | Originally posted by cryophonik
Geist has much better sampling features, too. I still prefer Maschine, mostly for its hands-on use (yes, I like to touch my dongle), although I am probably one of the few people who wish that they would focus more on making it the ultimate drum machine, rather than trying to twist and bend it into a DAW. It is pretty cool how seamlessly they've integrated the NI instruments into Maschine, particularly Battery 4. Still, I just can't force myself into that workflow. |
Yeah I kept my Maschine for about a month. I think the boy got more out of it than I did!
I agree though. I would rather they made a simpler unit that acted just as a drum machine, or go the whole hog and turn it into a proper DAW. Saying that I still wouldn't buy either!
I do feel an MPC coming on, and not that Renaissance nonsense either. |
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| PaULiN0 |
Man I love Drum Machines, I will be getting the TR-8 and can't wait to try nerve and giest.
I'm fairly new to this. When i tried Reason's redrum (rewire with cubase) i was hooked. :toocool: |
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