Well I've been having some major issues with the Maschine, and I was originally a huge maschine guy (or so I thought). There are two very major flaws that really detract from it's overall attractiveness. One- Most important is that it's not stand alone. You cannot create a project from start to end with out the help of some other host software. This leads to communication issues, and having to become a "programmer", which immediately kills workflow, for me anyway. Second and almost just as crucial for me is = No sample stretching. So I have to again rely on another software in order to do what I want. So I personally have now been ALSO considering picking up the MPD32, because it seems like it integrates with Ableton pretty easily (big deal for me), and will allow me to do everything in one software, creating the best workflow possible, which is kind of the whole point, and not to mention will most resemble the workflow of an MPC which I'm personally very used to. My 2 cents