The DAW control is great since you can scroll through tracks with the arrow buttons unlike being locked to 8 faders and sometimes banking over doesn’t register with a DAW when you midi map it. Thanks Robert, it’s definitely a bummer to throw away so much with Maschine in Midi mode, but I guess there is no “all in one” devices for our needs.Īre you using Logic or Ableton for your DAW or are you using another option? Because as good as the Launchpad is, I think it also only shines if you use it with logic or ableton because of all the DAW control which makes life easier for other daily tasks, and the chord/scale modes can be a creative tool outside of a piano key layout. To illustrate, the launchpad with all those sounds mapped feels a bit like this drumkit: I prefer 16 pads and get the variation out of my playing instead of all of those pads. It’s easier to miss a note and there’s too much choice in a way. What I do not like as much about the launchpad is that the pads are smaller and there are so many of them that intuitive drumming is actually harder. The maschine in midi mode does not really make use of the screens either, so in that sense the launchpad is a better deal. I do think the big maschine mk3 has an audio interface on board though…so you should be able to use it for that.Īs for the mk3 vs the launchpad. For me personally the feel and responsiveness of the pads make it so that I still stick with it. It is true that you’re throwing away 75% of what it can do. My personal opinion at this time is that using the big Maschine mk3 in midi mode only is the best for my studio workflow. Thanks in advance if you took the time to read this book and offer some help! Is there any way I can make my Maschine work for me? Or is the LaunchPad just the better option for my circumstance? The Launchpad Pro is quite a bit less expensive but you’re loosing a lot. I can’t decide what’s going to be best for my situation and I don’t know how both of them feel because I’ve only ever played the Maschine. SO, if anyone can be of some help that would be really appreciated. But I already have the 61SL MK3 from Novation which does all of that, just not on a pad based controller layout that can sit directly beside my Laptop. It will be good for playing in drums (with lots of velocity tweaking afterwards…) useful chord functions, 4 track sequencer, controlling logic etc. No expansions, No screens with plugin controls, No Maschine software if I ever want to use it, also it’s literally just a MIDI controller with no other software benefits, No interface onboard and there’s No fixed velocity option!! So now I’ve considered buying a Launchpad, it has good integration with Logic and better integration with Ableton, but there’s a lot of trade offs… I would be 90% MIDI mode with Logic and 10% Maschine software… I’d literally be using it backwards considering the whole point of Maschine is to use the Maschine software together with the Hardware 90% of the time and then 10% in MIDI mode when you want some extra control in another DAW. My last resort was to keep my Maschine, predominantly use it as a MIDI controller (Midi Mode) and then whenever I want to use some of Maschine’s nice features like the expansions, sampler models, and quick drum programming, I would just open Maschine, build the part up quickly and import the audio into Logic.īut that feels like a waste of money to me. I tried using Maschine as a plugin in Logic and that’s a complete dread, I did just order the new 14” M1 Pro 10 core so maybe that will be easier on the CPU to run them at the same time, but still… the non synced transport controls and running a DAW inside a DAW, with stupid routing and cramped GUI is fundamentally not working for me. Maschine is also not great for recording audio and arranging audio clips either. And I can’t start projects in Maschine and then import all the files into another DAW because I never start wth drums, it’s always guitar, rhodes or synths recorded first, then drums and bass. My workflow is already established in Logic and Ableton, and after using I for a bit I’m just not prepared to switch to Maschine software. I wanted a controller for drums that would be a good addition to my workflow, and any other features are a bonus! I record live guitars, bass, synths and a Rhodes MK1 in my studio. Hey guys, not a “what to buy” post, because I already decided on the Maschine MK3, but after a few weeks with it I hate it, or I hate the workflow for production.
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