I have the mk2, managed to get it for £87 and have used it for a month or so.
Firstly, it's a great piece of kit with many options, however I struggle to use it for what I want. Personally, I would like to make house music, with influences of Soul, Jazz, Rock and Hip Hop, but I feel the Maschine is limited to making beats and I hate how difficult it is for me to put it from the Maschine to Logic (I can't use the plug-in on Logic). I also don't like being limited to the expansion packs from NI.
I want a similar piece of hardware, but one whereby I can easily put sample packs into, integrate really easily with logic and be more suited to house music!
Firstly, it's a great piece of kit with many options, however I struggle to use it for what I want. Personally, I would like to make house music, with influences of Soul, Jazz, Rock and Hip Hop, but I feel the Maschine is limited to making beats and I hate how difficult it is for me to put it from the Maschine to Logic (I can't use the plug-in on Logic). I also don't like being limited to the expansion packs from NI.
I want a similar piece of hardware, but one whereby I can easily put sample packs into, integrate really easily with logic and be more suited to house music!