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Native Instruments Maschine MK2, White



Native Instruments Maschine

The MASCHINE Groove Production Studio from Native Instruments combines the flexibility of computer-based music production with the ease of a groove box into one powerful creative tool. Utilizing onboard samples or your own audio files, MASCHINE's symbiosis of hardware and software not only ensures a fast and fun workflow, but lets you easily turn your ideas into professional productions.



MASCHINE comes loaded with over 5GB of production-ready sounds and patterns. Everything from fat drum kits to state-of-the-art synthesizer sounds and pristine acoustic instruments have been sampled, sliced, and tagged for your convenience. It also features studio-quality effects ranging from dynamics processors to beat-mashers and even mastering tools- all tweakable in real time via the hardware controller.



The pattern-oriented concept of MACHINE frees you from the limits of linear arrangement. Build song scenes by layering patterns, and re-arrange the scenes on the fly. It offers external sampling through your computer's audio interface as well as internal re-sampling, precise editing, and slicing, auto-mapping, effects, and an ultra-convenient browser all perfectly attuned to the hardware controller.



The MASCHINE hardware is both instrument and controller in one. 16 illuminated, velocity-sensitive pads form an interface to intuitively make beats, tweak sounds, create patterns, and sequence whole songs with the powerful MASCHINE software. Two large, high-resolution displays with eight corresponding rotary encoders, buttons, and transport controls integrate perfectly with the MASCHINE software.



MASCHINE unifies and vastly improves on familiar groove production workflows. Using the its hardware controller you can jam out ideas in a pattern-oriented environment and use them as the building blocks to create your track within MASCHINE. New samples, loops, effects or arrangements can be added, edited, and tweaked in the same intuitive way, utilizing the ultra-convenient hardware interface. Features: 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

Fast workflow with pattern-based arrangement and smooth hardware, software, and host environment integration

Features step sequencing, real-time recording, note repeat, slicing, and auto-mapping for intuitive jamming

Over 5GB of inspiring, studio-quality sounds with over 10,000 samples and hundreds of patterns perfectly suited for electronic, urban, and indietronic genres

Extensive MIDI-mapping capabilities to control other hardware and software

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 Specs: System Requirements

Windows XP (SP2)/Vista (32/64-bit), Pentium or Athlon XP 1.4GHz, 1GB RAM

Mac OS X 10.4, G5 1.8GHz or Intel Core Duo 1.66GHz, 1GB RAM

USB 2.0 Port, DVD drive, 5GB free disk space for full installation



Supported Interfaces

Standalone, VST, Audio Units, RTAS under Pro Tools 7, ASIO, CoreAudio, DirectSound, WASAPI