considering to buy a mashine (DAWs noob inside)

[Mi.Lo]

As the topic says.... i'm a total noob with DAWs. I have no experience in using programs such as cubase, reason, ecc. But i really want to begin building my beats and my grooves, especially to build some mashups/remixes and maybe use it in live sets.

Is mashine simple enough for a DAW noob like me? i'm afraid to spend almost 600€ and not being able to do anything decent...

[hesitant]

I've had little experience with a few DAWs. Most that I've tried I found to be a little bit of a headache.

I bought Maschine a few months ago and I've managed to lay down my first track where as on previous software I struggled. The integration between the software and hardware is great and very easy to get the hang off. I hadn't even read any of the manual and I was able to create some loops.

I know its a lot of money to put down in case you either don't like it or find it difficult to navigate. But for me personally it's been the best piece of hardware and software I've used for production.

[mike_o]

I've been producing for over 10 years, I've run protools, reason, logic and use Digital performer daily with maschine as my drum engine.

maschine is a perfect starting place, its not too much to learn but it has enough tools to create just about any style you want.

also maschine is an easy used re-sale if you dont like it, you probably only lose %20 off of the new price if you decide to sell it, so your not really risking the full value if you dont use it.

basically maschine is a beginners dream, go for it.

[photojojo]

Maschine is one of the easiest ways to build solid sounding beats and I don't think there's anything easier for sampling. I don't have any personnel experienced with sampling with other hardware, just what I've read.

Read the manual, watch tutorial videos and pop over to the Maschine forum on NI and you'll be set.

[Mi.Lo]

thanks a lot!
basically u vanished any doubt i had on mashine!
I'm going to buy it on this week or just after my vacations :P

[mike_o]

thanks a lot!
basically u vanished any doubt i had on mashine!
I'm going to buy it on this week or just after my vacations :P

this IS the right decision.

feel free to pm with any questions.

and also I was wondering whaty type of stuff you plan pn producing?

[nuke5]

I've been contemplating purchasing one as well and I know there is a regular version and an educational version...I'm at work right now so I can't check it out but is there a difference in the two or are they the same?

[Skerrplunk]

I am new to production and Maschine is my first step. I absolutely love it. It's very intuitive. I have it sync'd with Traktor and route the Maschine audio from my headphone jack on my MBP to Deck C on my S4 (Live Input). It works great.

In particular, I've been using Maschine in Step mode to add in sounds on time. My strategy has been to use Mixed in Key to find the key, then make sure that the sounds/samples I trigger from Maschine are in that key or a compatible one.

[photojojo]

I've been contemplating purchasing one as well and I know there is a regular version and an educational version...I'm at work right now so I can't check it out but is there a difference in the two or are they the same?

The educational version is identical, but can't be sold or the license transfers.

[keeb]

Maschine is great. But it's not really a DAW per se. It's more of a beat creation interface like an mpc1000 or the like from everything I've seen. I see it as more of a supplement to an actual DAW like logic, reason, or ableton. I may be wrong, but that's the impression I get.