COMPARISON CHART
DECISION AID
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MASCHINE | MASCHINE MIKRO |
| Which MASCHINE is for me? | MASCHINE is a powerful music production system designed to be the centerpiece for professional beat production, as well as an advanced MIDI controller. It offers full hands-on control for a fast and intuitive workflow | MASCHINE MIKRO is a powerful music production system with integrated hardware controller designed for producers who work primarily in their DAW and don’t need in-depth hardware tweaking capabilities |
| Suitable accessories |
MASCHINE CUSTOM KITS MASCHINE STAND MASCHINE Expansions |
MASCHINE Expansions |
| What’s included? |
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| Integrated bus-powered hardware controller? |
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| Full version of MASCHINE software? |
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| Customizable hardware? |
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| Compatible with MASCHINE STAND |
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| Full 6+ GB sample content? |
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| Full version of MASSIVE synthesizer? |
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| KOMPLETE ELEMENTS with over 1,000 sounds? |
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| $30/25€ e-voucher for additional KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects or MASCHINE Expansions |
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| Comparison Chart |
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| Number of displays | 2 (256 x 64 pixel) inverted | 1 (128 x 64 pixel) |
| Number of endless rotary knobs for direct parameter access | 8 + 1 master push encoder (30 steps) | 1 master push encoder (30 steps) |
| Number of back-lit buttons for direct parameter access | 47 click buttons (+16 multi-color pads) | 28 (+16 multi-color pads) |
| Direct access to groups from hardware |
(with 8 multi-color group buttons) |
(But possible with 1 multi-color group button via shortcut) |
| Browse and load sounds, effects, patterns and projects from the hardware |
(With straight-forward filtering directly from the controller) |
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| Load KOMPLETE 8 plug-in sounds directly from within the browser |
(With straight-forward filtering directly from the controller) |
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| Tweak software parameters from the hardware |
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| Record parameter automation directly from the hardware |
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| Tweak multiple parameters simultaneously from the hardware (i.e. filter cutoff and resonance) |
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(But possible by using macro controls plus an additional MIDI controller) |
| No of groups | 8 | 8 |
| Number of Scenes per Project | 64 | 64 |
| Number of patterns per Scene | 16 | 16 |
| Direct control over Patterns and Scenes from hardware |
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| Number of samples that can be loaded | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Built in MIDI interface? |
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| Kensington Lock? |
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