Originally Posted by
mostapha
Depends on what you want to use the Maschine for in your production environment…
I'd keep them separate if it were me and get 2 x1s and start producing just in the box…every DAW has really good midi authoring stuff on a "piano roll" (think player piano) or a staff…and you can just draw in them. You can also use a qwerty keyboard as a 1-octave keyboard in a lot of them.
If you can actually play drums or keyboard, it might be limiting, but I don't see it as a huge problem if you'e starting.