The controller is sturdy, constructed mostly from plastic, with a matt‑black metal front panel. Nearly all operations from this point can be performed from the hardware. You can then launch the stand‑alone app or insert the plug‑in into your DAW of choice. Installation is via a single DVD for the software and library, and a USB cable for the controller. The Maschine software, with Scene manager at the top, device controls in the centre, and pattern/sequence/sample editor at the bottom. The workflow and feature set have also been finely honed, although with some notable exceptions that promise to be addressed later this year. Although the hardware has no sound‑generating capability on its own, the tight integration with the plug‑in gives a similar feel to using a stand‑alone hardware device.
With Maschine, NI wanted to take the tactile, free‑flowing production style of hardware instruments like Akai's MPCs and add the benefits of the computer‑based music studio, and they've largely succeeded.
The software element runs as a stand‑alone application or as an AU/VST/RTAS plug‑in, while the hardware is a controller for the Maschine software, and also functions as a general‑purpose MIDI controller. Maschine is a beat-production workstation with built‑in drum sequencing, sampling and loop slicing, and is the latest result of NI's initiative to build hybrid hardware and software instruments. On the NI forums, Community Manager Kier notes that the update also includes “Various other fixes”, but the only one that’s listed on any of the changelog information is a crash associated with selecting a custom Root Directory location – not an especially common action for most regular users.ĭownload the update in the NI Service Center application or log in here for a list of all the updates available if it doesn’t show up yet.NI's hybrid hardware and software beat machine promises the best of both worlds. In a screenshot: The new Remix Deck mappings in the Controller Editor app (left) and Controller Manager in Traktor (right) To use the mappings, you’ll want to load the Remix Deck template in the Controller Editor application from the “Factory Templates” dropdown as well as add a new mapping in the Controller Manager section of Traktor’s preferences. Aside from finally fixing metadata synchronization between Traktor Pro and DJ (which broken when iOS 7 came out), the new update has added Remix Deck mappings for Maschine when using it as a controller.
Native Instruments has released the latest iteration of Traktor Pro, version 2.6.6.
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