If I wanna use the Maschine strictly to production...

Performance & Techniques Music Production
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If I wanna use the Maschine strictly to production…

… is it wise to buy the Mikro MK1 version? I don’t intend to buy the MK2 versions of either of it and can’t seem the find the big brother here in Vienna for the good price.

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If a good price for Mk1, get one, NI will not abandon that one for a long time (my prediction.)

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Yeah some sites like Thomann had already removed it, I’ve sent them an e-mail

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Same question, as I also have interest in getting a Machine for production and/or looping fun times. I’ve dabbled in and out of production… but never had the focus (or skill) to stay with full production. But Maschine is looking very temping to me… simple to get in to, but lots of depth to learn and grow with.

However… if I picked the Mikro, will I miss not having the 8 encoder knobs (for efx, tweeking the Massive synth modules, etc)? It’s a big price difference (669 vs 399), but I’m afraid I might miss not having the knobs available.

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If you are doing production, you can control everything in the software.

When I’m producing, I don’t really do much on the hardware other than note input. The rest you can tweak via the software.

Although I know a lot of guys like hardware knobs, most modern style production has to be done with a mouse, resampling and slicing up parts, automating effects, etc. Once you input the notes or beat, it’s time to start working with the mouse.

Based on that, I don’t think the extra controls are needed unless you use it live. A lot of guys will disagree though.

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If that were the case, I’d never even consider making electronic music.

Personally, I don’t think the Mikro is worth its price, but I really like having knobs.

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I beg to differ a lot. The thing I find myself doing most is tweaking parameters in Massive and doing automation. Which would be perfect for maschine .

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Every time I try out a mapped controller for production work I realize I could do the same via a trackpad or mouse, so alas I can’t go down that route as using a trackpad or mouse is so convenient.

Also, a lot of my Ableton Live automation programming since day one has been very much mouse-drawing or adjustments…

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I’ll go with the Mikro, it fits great to my table and my budget :smiley: Also added the Komplete Audio 6 to my cart.