Overview

MaschineR is an application which turns NI Maschine into an advanced MIDI controller for Reason. It features:

bi-directional communication with text and parameter feedback directly on the Maschine’s LCD

custom groups for controlling Kong, Dr.OctoRex and Redrum

adaptive layout which conforms to the currently selected device

multiple modes for device, mixer and transport control

control for all Reason’s native devices and hundreds of REs and VSTs (see list here)

session navigation mode to move to different song sections with the pads

Redrum step sequencer programming (requires Reason 8.2 or higher)

You are going to think that the hardware was made specifically for controlling Reason!

Kong Control

Control up to 4 instances of Kong simultaneously with a simple press of a button. Group A, B,C and D are programmed to give you quick access to playing, soloing and muting drums. Two dedicated pages of controls allow quick editing of the sounds. Change pitch, decay, tone, adjust FXs settings, even make pad assignments all from the hardware.

Dr.OctoRex Control

Group E and F allow you to control up to two instances of Dr. OctoRex at once. Quickly switch from triggering loop slices to entire loops. With the turn of a knob, you select which loop to edit. Furthermore, a dedicated control page makes it possible to control loop volume, transpose, and many other device parameters like Filter and LFO.

Redrum Control

Group G is dedicated to controlling ReDrum. It comes with a dedicated page with complete control of the ReDrum channels. Edit, play, mute and solo the drums easily. In addition, you can use the pads to program and control the patterns in Redrum’s step sequencer (full Redrum step sequencer programming requires Reason 8.2 or higher).

Master Keyboard Control

With Group H selected you can control any device in the rack, including the Reason’s synths, samplers, FX’s, Kong, Dr. OctoRex, Redrum and hundreds of REs and VSTs (see list here).

When it comes to playing instruments, you can force the pads to play from 25 different musical scales. You can also program each pad to play a different chord with a simple and fun to use “chord” tool.

Change which device has focus and the LCD updates to show the device and patch names. Press the “PlugIn” button to see the currently selected device parameters directly on the LCD. Multiple banks allow complete control of any device. You can change banks with the jog wheel. An optional Virtual LCD on the computer screen, which can be opened directly from the controller by using “Navigate + Step Mode”, provides even more information when controlling complex devices.

Transport and Screen Navigation

Reason’s transport controls are intuitively mapped to the “Transport” section on Maschine. The right LCD displays song position, Left and Right loop locators and tempo at all times.

Integrated key-commands make it a easy to navigate screens, create devices and browse patches directly from the hardware.

Mixer Control

You have control over the entire SSL desk.

Press “Mix” to engage “Mixer Mode” and the encoders control volume and pans with the channel names shown on the LCD, while the pads can be used as channel mute, solo or insert FX bypass switches.

Press “Channel” to engage “Strip Mode” and you’ve got complete coverage of the channel strip for the selected track, with Compressor, Gate, EQ, Filters, Insert and Send FXs control.