thunderkyss
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I am a MPC4K owner and an owner of Maschine. I don't see the MPC's Aksys software as anything really ground breaking. Don't get me wrong it was awesome at the time.
What does the MPC Ren does that Maschine doesn't? It brings the MPC workflow to a computer environment. Any user of current and past MPCs will me immediately familar with the MPC Ren as soon as it is turned on. This isn't the case with Maschine. Maschine was initially just a groove box that NI continued to build upon. The MPC Ren is a track based workstation like all MPCs before it.
When you strip away all the marketing and user hype. Its all sampler/sequencer software with custom controllers (Maschine and the MPC Ren). I really wish the Renn was something like the 5000 with the software abilities as well. Going the software/custom controller route feels like a step backwards. There is nothing new or innovating about that now a days when reality all someone needs is a DAW to sequence. At some point we all are just investing in bells and whistles.
I think he is saying the MPC 4K was first..... then came the Maschine... & the Renaissance isn't ripping off NI, it's building on the 4K.
The Renaissance adds an AD/converter that Maschine doesn't have.