Native Instruments Maschine Mikro MK3 Groove Production Studio

Inject some inspiration with the Native Instruments Maschine Mikro MK3 -- its pads and Smart Strip add a tactile feel to software instruments and drums.

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Native Instruments Maschine Mikro MK2 Groove Production Studio

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Enter the world of Maschine, and develop your producer chops, with Native Instruments' beginner-friendly Maschine Mikro 2 hardware and software.

The compact yet powerful Native Instruments Maschine Mikro MK2 Groove Production Studio provides upgraded workflow, sounds and pads! The multicolored pads greatly improve your workflow by allowing you to assign colors to the groups, sounds, patterns, and scenes, and see the pads light up in the same colors. With the increased sensitivity of the pads, you also have a greater level of precision at your fingertips!

Maschine Mikro MK2 is a professional music production tool, combining the flexibility of software with the immediacy of hardware -- now with updated multi-colored pads, enhanced display and more. Create rhythms, bass lines, chords and melodies, and build tracks on-the-fly with the intuitive, clip-based sequencer. Maschine Mikro MKII also gives you a high-performance sampler, pro effects and full support for VST and Audio Units plug-ins. You can also run it as a plug-in in your DAW.

Supreme Sounds Inside

Maschine Mikro MK2 comes with over 6 GB of professional and inspiring sounds. Create rhythms and melodies right away with the included drum kits, one-shot samples, basses, synths and acoustic instruments. Maschine 1.8 software provides the legendary Massive synth -- a sonic monster for basses and leads with 1,300 earth-shattering sounds. Maschine Mikro MK2 also includes Komplete Elements, providing more than 1,000 stunning sounds from Komplete 8 and Komplete 8 Ultimate.

Time Stretch and Pitch Shift

The included Maschine 1.8 software includes time stretch and read more pitch shift capability. Stretch smoothly from one BPM to another, aided by the automatic BPM detection. Or stretch your audio to a specific length -- to fit one sample to the same length as another for example. What's more, make your beats match harmonically, by tuning your samples with the pitch shift function.

Effects

The free software update includes effects, specially selected for beat production. Transient Master, NI's hugely popular dynamics and mixing effect, has now been fully integrated in the Maschine 1.8 software.

Ideal for positioning drums and percussion, it lets you mix from front to back, giving each sample exactly the right amount of space. The Tube, Tape Saturator and Tube Saturator effects bring the secrets of analog warmth and natural, harmonic compression to Maschine Mikro MKII, for even greater sound coloring potential.

Massive Bonus

Includes a full version of the modern legend Massive -- the synth that gave birth to the earth-shuddering bass tones and speaker-troubling leads that have defined the bass music genre. This monster synth contains 1,300 ready-to-go sounds, all instantly browseable via the Maschine Mikro MKII hardware.

Workflow Improvements

MASCHINE 2.0 software is bursting with power. Find instruments, effects, kits, sounds, and samples fast with the spectacular tag-based visual browser - optimized for KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects. Get busy creating with unlimited groups and insert effects, and sidechaining.

Then finish off your tracks with a sleek, intuitive mixer - all wrapped in a beautiful user interface and with full multi-core support.

Creative Performance Tool

The controller is super-sturdy yet easily portable. The highly responsive, multi-color pads are additively playable, and the click buttons and the master push encoder provide point perfect control. One high-contrast, 128 x 64 pixel black-and-white display provides optimum visibility so you always know what's going on -- even in the most demanding situations.

Use Maschine Mikro MK2 as an instrument for performing your own tracks, or sync it with other gear like Traktor Pro 2 to add more dynamics to your live set. The colored pads let you see your sounds, making the workflow smoother than ever while providing irresistible eye-candy on stage.

Features:

- Easily browse, load, tweak, play, arrange, and automate all sampler, plug-in and effect parameters
- Control and sequence all of your external hardware instruments
- Multicolored pads allow you to assign colors to the groups, sounds, patterns, and scenes, and see the pads light up in the same colors
- Pads feature increased sensitivity for much more precision
- Maschine 1.8 software includes time stretch and pitch shift capability
- Effects specialized for beat production
- Comes with over 6 GB of ready-to-use, professional and inspiring sounds
- Includes Massive synthesizer for over 1,300 earth shattering bass and lead sounds
- Re-worked layout of the controller's USB-connector for lower risk of accidental unplugging
- Rubber feet mean increased grip on the desktop
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- Dimensions (WxLxH): 12.6 x 7.7 x 2.0 inches
- Weight: 2.6 lbs

System Requirements:


- Windows: Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 (latest Service Pack, 32/64 Bit), Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
- Mac: Mac OS X 10.9, 10.10 or 10.11.1 (latest update), Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
- USB 2.0 Port, 11 GB free disk space for complete installation

Note: Native 64-bit support for stand-alone and plug-in versions. This product runs in demo mode after installation and must be activated before full functionality is available.

Supported Interfaces: Stand-alone, VST, Audio Units, AAX 32 and AAX 64, ASIO, CoreAudio, WASAPI

Controls:
- One high-contrast monochromatic display (64 x 128 pixels)
- 16 high-quality multicolor, illuminated pads with velocity and aftertouch
- One endless rotary push encoder for controlling numerous functions (30 steps)
- 28 buttons
- USB 2.0, 3.0
- Kensington lock

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 866-556-6487 or 323-467-2693

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (10 ratings)
Submitted December 9, 2016 by Steven Reed in Ridgeway, VA

"Entry level Beat maker GOTO!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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This is not only a beat machine but also an arranger, sampler, and has it's own DAW! The sound quality is by far the best I've experienced in any software based instrument hands down! It doesn't matter which one you get from micro to studio, it is a must have and will motivate you to use it everyday!!! I use it with Logic Pro X.

Musical Background:

Mostly Guitar and Keyboards but play bass, drums, and Computer based music production. I've been playing music for over 30 years

Musical Style:

Love Ballads, R&B/Soul, Gospel, Funk, and instrumentals
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