Native Instruments Maschine Plus Standalone? Leaks!! Reaction

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Pricey... Makes the mpc one more appealing 🤔

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Exactly. Let's see if NI found a way to erase all the negative points with the Maschine +

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Looked at the mpc one, the price seemed good, I could sell my MK3 to buy one, but then reading the features I was not impressed, so I'll keep my MK3, more powerful, more options. The + could be interesting but the price... Maybe a newer iteration with a lot more power could make the price more palatable; I can wait.


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I am so tired of all black devices. Just on the brushed (?) look it's a + for me :cool:,
I was looking into the Mk3, but the software could not deal with VST3 (Reason), is it still true?
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bxbrkrz wrote: ↑
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I am so tired of all black devices. Just on the brushed (?) look it's a + for me :cool:,
I was looking into the Mk3, but the software could not deal with VST3 (Reason), is it still true?
No vst3 support yet, it is still true as far as I'm aware. I'm also looking forward to using Reason within the MK3. Those on Mac can use it cause it supports au.

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Now I want one..

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08 Sep 2020

Watched twice already.
MPC One's pads are too small for my fat weiners.
Too bad about VST3, but not a deal breaker.
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08 Sep 2020

Looks fantastic! I'd kill for a Reason version of this.

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So is it confirmed? Actual fully-fledged MASSIVE, FM8, MONARK, and PRISM all work in true standalone mode? I can't find this on their website, and none of the videos (so far) seem to show this, except for MASSIVE showing up on screen in the 10-11+ minute demo.
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It says "on board"on their website. To me that's standalone. If they tried to be funny it will be insanely destructive for their new box, if you still need to plug your computer. We shall see.
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PhillipOrdonez wrote: ↑
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Looked at the mpc one, the price seemed good, I could sell my MK3 to buy one, but then reading the features I was not impressed, so I'll keep my MK3, more powerful, more options.
:shock: :roll:

How can you even compare Mk3 with MPC One?? The former is a glorified controller vs. a standalone, fully-featured production machine.
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EnochLight wrote: ↑
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So is it confirmed? Actual fully-fledged MASSIVE, FM8, MONARK, and PRISM all work in true standalone mode? I can't find this on their website, and none of the videos (so far) seem to show this, except for MASSIVE showing up on screen in the 10-11+ minute demo.
Pretty sceptical about it too (you could only see presets browser, really), but we'll see I guess :)

A dedicated quad-core CPU should be enough to at least offer some limited real synthesis options, just like on the MPCs.
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Pretty sceptical about it too (you could only see presets browser, really), but we'll see I guess :)

A dedicated quad-core CPU should be enough to at least offer some limited real synthesis options, just like on the MPCs.
Oh indeed. I'm willing to wager their "quad-core" CPU is also ARM-based, just like the MPC/Force line. Will be interesting to see some tear downs. That said, I'm not giving up my MPC Live 2 even if Massive, Monark, etc are able to be used standalone on the new Maschine+. I'm just too comfortable with the MPC workflow at this point.
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EnochLight wrote: ↑
08 Sep 2020
So is it confirmed? Actual fully-fledged MASSIVE, FM8, MONARK, and PRISM all work in true standalone mode? I can't find this on their website, and none of the videos (so far) seem to show this, except for MASSIVE showing up on screen in the 10-11+ minute demo.
https://cdm.link/2020/09/maschine-stand ... l-details/

One would have to consider how does one program a massive patch from the maschine... Maybe you can import a your presets you create on the computer?

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antic604 wrote: ↑
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A dedicated quad-core CPU should be enough to at least offer some limited real synthesis options, just like on the MPCs.
EnochLight wrote: ↑
08 Sep 2020
I'm willing to wager their "quad-core" CPU is also ARM-based, just like the MPC/Force line.
*UPDATE: the new Maschine+ has an Intel Atom quad-core CPU:

https://www.musicradar.com/news/first-l ... leton-link
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antic604 wrote: ↑
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PhillipOrdonez wrote: ↑
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Looked at the mpc one, the price seemed good, I could sell my MK3 to buy one, but then reading the features I was not impressed, so I'll keep my MK3, more powerful, more options.
:shock: :roll:

How can you even compare Mk3 with MPC One?? The former is a glorified controller vs. a standalone, fully-featured production machine.
Easy. One has the power from my computer, all the plugins. A device with limited instruments can't compete right now.

Yes, convenient to be standalone. But... Then maschine+ has the edge there with the instruments it has, and likely will include more, and who knows, maybe it will support vsts. Whichever does it first (vst) will have my full attention. Right now I rather have my money and the MK3 and my other stuff, instead of the + or the MPC one.

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Easy. One has the power from my computer, all the plugins. A device with limited instruments can't compete right now.

Yes, convenient to be standalone. But... Then maschine+ has the edge there with the instruments it has, and likely will include more, and who knows, maybe it will support vsts. Whichever does it first (vst) will have my full attention. Right now I rather have my money and the MK3 and my other stuff, instead of the + or the MPC one.
I get where you're coming from, but the whole point of going fully standalone is to NOT be tethered to a computer. Comparing any glorified MIDI-controller tethered to a computer (where you can have ANY and ALL plugins you want in any DAW) is like comparing apples to oranges. Indeed, in a case like this, there's zero standalone solutions that will likely be attractive to you.
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*UPDATE: the new Maschine+ has an Intel Atom quad-core CPU:

https://www.musicradar.com/news/first-l ... leton-link
So if it's quad-core, it's likely the Intel Atom based on the Avoton platform released in 2012, as that's the only Intel Atom series I know of that has a quad-core line. The Atom C2530 runs a 1.7 to 2.4 Ghz clock at 9 watts. The C2550 runs a 2.4 to 2.6 Ghz clock at 14 watts. At any rate, I suspect that the versions of Massive, Monark, etc - running in standalone - will likely NOT be full featured versions like we see on the desktop. I'm thinking reduced voice counts, etc - and a "curated" preset library to match those limitations.
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EnochLight wrote: ↑
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PhillipOrdonez wrote: ↑
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Easy. One has the power from my computer, all the plugins. A device with limited instruments can't compete right now.

Yes, convenient to be standalone. But... Then maschine+ has the edge there with the instruments it has, and likely will include more, and who knows, maybe it will support vsts. Whichever does it first (vst) will have my full attention. Right now I rather have my money and the MK3 and my other stuff, instead of the + or the MPC one.
I get where you're coming from, but the whole point of going fully standalone is to NOT be tethered to a computer. Comparing any glorified MIDI-controller tethered to a computer (where you can have ANY and ALL plugins you want in any DAW) is like comparing apples to oranges. Indeed, in a case like this, there's zero standalone solutions that will likely be attractive to you.
That's right. Right now, they aren't powerful enough to warrant the money right now.

One of the reasons why this is true in my case, is because I got stuff I can use when I don't want to use the computer and I do use them a lot and write music in them that I later bring into the computer to finish, which is what basically these offer: sketch pads for writing and having fun.

One can use the MK3 with the computer screen off and not need to touch it until one wants to save the project for the first time. Would be good if one could just name it from the hardware.

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N.I. has already announced that VST3 is in the works for both Maschine and Komplete Kontrol. No exact date yet, but it was a while ago they said so, so maybe a couple of weeks or 1+ mo?
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I remember when I used to always be in search of the best all around controller...and/or the best all-in-one workstation. Searching for something that has displays that removes the necessity of looking at the computer screen for information.

And then I finally realized that laptops as I use them were the perfect solution all along...and I questioned why I would be trying to get away from its very informative display. Everything I need to see is on it.

I use a MacBook Air which runs on its battery all day long. Which is the next thing I don't get. Why doesn't this have a built-in battery? So now you move away from a computer, but have to be tethered to the wall (likely near your computer), or tethered to some external battery. For this price, and the size of the thing, it should have a built-in battery or allow removable battery.

There are things I look for in hardware these days. Analog (offering something other than digital) and/or something portable (runs on battery) and sometimes both if possible. The power of batteries is so much better these days, and companies continue to omit the battery power option, thinking that having a battery brick tethered is a viable and desirable solution—it can fall right out and it's an extra cost. That's no fun lol.

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