Major Groove Production Software & Hardware Combo!

Some pieces of gear look sexy. Some pieces of gear sound sexy. And some pieces of gear manage to pull off both. The Maschine fits squarely into both worlds of sexiness, which is probably why it's one of the most in-demand groove production systems out there. Made by Native Instruments (you know, those software masters behind KOMPLETE with Absynth, Battery, Massive, etc.), Maschine has a sophisticated but totally user-friendly software workflow that perfectly matches up with its sweet control surface. And speaking of the control surface. And now in version 1.6, MASCHINE totally rocks - hooking you up with onboard AU and VST plug-in support, making MASCHINE more standalone than ever before!

On the Maschine, you've got 16 pads (they feel & play awesome... backlit too!) plus 11 rotary encoders and 41 buttons. Keep in mind, you can use this control surface as a regular MIDI-mapped controller if you want... so if you have other drum software you dig, this is an option. But once you get your ears on the over 6GB of samples that come with Maschine, you may never turn anywhere else. You've got over 18,000 samples and hundreds of patterns, covering everything from trip hop to electro to hip hop to rock, old school MPC beats and totally modern grooves... long story short, Maschine is a total beast.

What's cool too is that the software has a slick browser that makes it easy to find just the sounds you want. You can also tag kits, instruments, samples, and effects so you can find them the way it makes most sense to you. Version 1.6 also gives you 10 super-cool destructive editing tools and awesome loop slicing controls. So go on and sequence your sounds, slice up your loops, set up scenes, and and get tweaky - you can do it all with Maschine software and you can do it all without touching the mouse. And since there's even a display screen on the Maschine control surface, you can use it (and the knobs) to tweak parameter settings, browse to the right sample... all that good stuff.

Maschine works standalone, for you cats who just want to get some grooves going or want to incorporate them into your live performances. Maschine also works as a VST, AU, and RTAS plug-in, so it's compatible with all your favorite pieces of software. It also gives you total integration with Native Instruments' Komplete 8 plug-ins, allowing you to browse sounds and effects settings for all of your Native Instruments products, right from the hardware interface. All in all, if you're into grooves or want to get started making beats and rhythms that compete with the best of 'em, Maschine is your pick.

Native Instruments Maschine Groove Production Hardware/Software Features at a Glance:

• NEW in Maschine 1.7 - NIS sound browsing allows for complete integration with Komplete 8
  
• AU and VST plug-in hosting
  
• Komplete Elements included
  
• Combines intuitive sequencer, sampler and over 20 high-quality effects with real-time control and flexible routing into an inspiring Groove Production Studio
  
• Dedicated controller with 16 high-quality pads, 41 buttons, and 11 rotary encoders
  
• for playing, recording, sequencing, automation and arrangement
  
• Fastest workflow with pattern-based arrangement and perfect hardware, software and host environment integration
  
• Features step sequencing, real-time recording, note repeat, slicing, and auto-mapping
  
• Extensive MIDI-mapping capabilities
  
• Easy-to-use browser with tagging of kits, instruments, samples, and effects
  
• Intuitive automation recording and step automation editing
  
• Sampling from external and internal sources with threshold detection
  
• Works as a plug-in for any software sequencer supporting VST, AU, or RTAS
  
• Program import from Akai MPC 500, 1000, 2000(XL), 2500, 3000, 4000
  
• 2 vintage sampling modes emulate the sounds of Akai MPC60 and the E-Mu SP-1200
  
• Individual swing for each group
  
• 16 velocity levels. Map 1 sound to the 16 pads for dynamic grooves
  
• Improved polyphony with choke and legato options on Sound level
  
• MIDI pitch bend and CC (i.e. mod wheel) support
  
• More than 10 new destructive audio editing tools: normalize, truncate, reverse, fade, silence, cut, copy and paste
  
• Revised slicing: preview slices, new Split" mode for adjusting slices
  
• REX 2 file support
  
• Direct monitoring
  
• Improved waveform zooming, scrolling from hardware
  
• Sampling page: Ability to remember settings with project
  
• Save project with samples to easily share projects
  
• Select events from hardware
  
• Quiet sound selection: Select a sound without causing it to play-important when performing live
  
• Extensive MIDI I/O allows you to sequence your external MIDI gear with Maschine and vice versa
  
• Improved GUI navigation from hardware
  
• Over 10 new hardware shortcuts for mouse-free editing
  
• Load kits without patterns: Hot swap through drum kits without changing the pattern
  
• New step mode: Adjust note pitch, velocity and position
  
• Custom defaults: inc. pattern length and input quantise
  
• Increased performance: Reduced CPU load of many FX
  
• Export MIDI files or drag and drop of MIDI files directly into DAW
  
• Export pattern as an audio file by dragging and dropping directly to DAW
  
• Bypass Maschine's internal sequencer and directly record into your host DAW
  
• Group Macro Controls: Assign any parameter of the dedicated group to the 8 knobs on the hardware
  
• Over 1 GB of new drum kits and instruments over 6GB of content with more than 18,000 samples total
  
• Versions of ABBEY ROAD | '60s and '70s Drums
  
• Versions of SCARBEE basses and e-pianos
  
• Version of SESSION STRINGS
  
• Vintage MPC60 kits sampled by Goldbaby
  
• Vintage synth samples (SE-1, Moog Voyager, Korg MS 20, Juno 60) from URBAN ARSENAL 2
  
• New Grain Stretch effect-stretch out the break, until you're ready to dramatically drop the beat