Nice try. Maschine came with basic sampling features at its launch.
Nope, it didn't at all and still isn't up to par with the MPC or MV in this area and by far not up to software (!) standards either. I'm thinking Battery style sample editing and such. Its cumbersome as hell to import and export just for that functionality such a software/hardware combination should ideally have from the beginning and inside the Maschine itself.
It's just lacking the true integration of this.
It's why I hardly ever touch the Maschine. If I'd wanted to use software, I'd use Battery. Not the Maschine in combination with Battery as it doesn't really add anything.
Now take that same Maschine and look at it stand-alone, which should be what makes it different from a midi controller, and you'll see why it's not a great alternative to the MPC or MV yet. It basically just needs a PC.
As another example it had no (and still doesn't have actually) proper time-stretch and no bpm matching at launch, so you'd needed to export and import your stuff back and forth which made no sense for a device that relies so heavily on software. Sure there has been pitching from day one, but as we all know that's really not quite the same.
Then there was (mute/solo) automation, again something that took them good time to add? And then to think they market the Maschine mainly as a sequencer/sampler. Its more like a drummachine, despite its sequencer which isn't bad at all.
All in all, the moment NI stops supporting the Maschine, you're unit will become obsolete or even downright unusable for sure. I'm still using hardware I bought decades ago and it still works as good as it used to back then.
You don't know what you're talking about. Browsing in Maschine is nothing like using a mouse nor is it cumbersome.
In a way it does feel like that! You can't even search the HD from the hardware. Obviously I wasn't comparing it to the use of a mouse in a literal sense, but that's not what I said either. I said in a software environment I could navigate with my mouse and because the Maschine lacks true integration and that dedication, just using a mouse would be faster.
People are always saying how they feel the Maschine is fast in use, but it's not at all faster.
By the way, it's no coincidence people are using some of the knobs on the Maschine for short cut functions, like opening a new project in Logic. It is very much a midi controller and people are using it that way. Its why people are complaining a lot less than they should!
Don't get me wrong, I know what I bought. But some of the fanboy-ism is pathetic. Its not the holy grail.
Apart from that it's really more a sequencer / drummachine controller (!) and less an all-in sampler, especially because it lacks true stand-alone functionality.
I simply think that in a very specific way it won't replace (my current) hardware, but we'll see. Despite improving editing capabilities apparently being a low priority, they won't stop updating anytime soon, which is a good thing.
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Hey, as far as I am concerned let these guys hate on Maschine, its just less people in the know from where I am sitting.
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I'm not hating on anything, just saying what it is. If you feel any constructive criticism like this is hating on a brand or product, then I feel sorry for you man.
The whole idea behind the Maschine is that in theory it should outperform the MPC and MV. It was even marketed as such, but it just doesn't seem to do so yet. In a very serious way it's still a bit disppointing, even though its easy to forget what it can already do.
In either case, if people are looking for an addition to their software work-flow don't let em stop looking into the Maschine because of my view. But if they're looking for a true alternative to their trusty hardware and its hardware they're looking for, I'd say don't buy into the hype.
Now go ahead and tell me what's wrong with that with arguments and examples in a mature way.
