One more thing that was not available at the time of this review, was the ability to use MIKRO MK3 as a MIDI controller with other software. It would be nice if Native Instruments implemented some sort of UI where the chord names could be seen on screen. Currently the chord names don’t appear on the software either, though you can see which notes are in a chord on the piano roll. MIKRO MK3 is based on a workflow philosophy of controller-computer-screen-mouse rather than trying to go for the controller-only workflow of the bigger MASCHINE MK3 and MASCHINE STUDIO.įunny as it may sound, where I miss the screen the most is when playing the MIKRO pads in CHORD mode – where it would be nice to see the chord names on a screen. I asked Native Instruments about this and they said this focus on a more limited hardware-screen based functionality came based on feedback from users that the previous MK2 screen, though bigger, still required too much menu diving and that most users weren’t using that functionality on the hardware anyway, so it was better to make way for more controllers and a lower price, and indeed that’s what we see in the new MIKRO MK3. All this obviously in the current version of the firmware, but with that screen size, some things like sample slicing or level metering may not be coming back. Sampling is limited to starting and stopping sample recording. For example, browsing is only possible in the currently selected tab (i,e., project, group, sound, etc). The screen in MIKRO MK3 is much smaller, more focused and limited. This could also account for the reduction in price (now $250 instead of $300), but if you were used to or expecting the same degree of control as MIKRO MK2 – that’s not the case. Most noticeably, the screen is much smaller. With MIKRO MK3 however, while a few very nice features were added, some were also removed. Usually when a new product version comes out, improvements are expected – and that was certainly the case with the move from the bigger MASCHINE MK3 from its MK2 version. That said, you can get surprisingly far with your beat-making just using MIKRO MK3, creating patterns, scenes and arrangements and playing live. The MIKRO MK3 doesn’t aspire to do that, it’s more of a hardware form companion for the things that are more difficult to do in software, with the pads, smart strip and encoder being the obvious hardware advantages. The MASCHINE MK3 is designed to give you access to almost all the features of the software in hardware form, so that you don’t need to look at your computer. MIKRO conceptĮven though MIKRO MK3 and MASCHINE MK3 use the same software, their overall goal is different. All those things though do come with a layer of complexity, and that’s exactly where the MIKRO and MASCHINE controllers come in – their goal is to bring you back to the feeling of using hardware, but with all the advantages of software that I mentioned before. That has advantages and disadvantages – the advantages being powerful software and an immense content library, the virtually unlimited storage of computers, the flexibility of software and support for third party plugins. Here is a list of links you guys may find helpful.Ĭreativecommons.Native Instruments just released MASCHINE MIKRO MK3 – the new entry level hardware controller for MASCHINE – its hardware-software beatmaking/groovebox platform, and two immediate questions come to mind – how is it different from the MK2 version of MIKRO, and how does it compare to MASCHINE MK3 – it’s bigger brother in the product line.Ī bit of an intro to MASCHINE as a platform: unlike standalone hardware, like the Elektron Digitakt, the Korg Electribes or the Novation Circuit, MIKRO and other MASCHINE controllers are just that – they need to be connected to a computer to work. Join this group to share your tracks created using maschine with like-minded artists from all over the globe! Posts engaging in illegal activities will get you a warning and then a ban for the second offense Ī hub for maschine users to submit /r/maschine tracks Self Promotion is highly encouraged-good, bad, done or not, it doesn't matter, we can't expand our knowledge and skills without feedback from each other.
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