![]() Music production and DJing are two very different skillsets – albeit with some overlapping qualities – but that’s not to say that a groove box should be outside the realms of the DJ booth, so let’s take a look at how Maschine Mikro fits into the DJing paradigm… ![]() Regardless of what some people would have you believe, it’s not a prerequisite to make music to call yourself a DJ. It’s not too surprising, then, that the pure DJs and controllerists amongst you haven’t really jumped on the ‘full fat’ Maschine seeing as it costs twice as much as a pad or button controller that can do just as much if not more with your DJ software. There’s a very important point regarding Maschine: it’s not a controller, it’s an ‘integrated solution’ in that it’s a software groove box with a bespoke piece of controller hardware. If you’re just planning to use it as a MIDI controller, it’s a bit of a waste of money. If you use Mikro as a groove box and integrate it into your set that way, then it’s great value providing you have the horsepower to run the Maschine software alongside your DJ software of choice. ![]() 16 illuminated pads with velocity and aftertouch.Now, Maschine Mikro is the new kid on the block is a cut down version of the beat making machine a DJs dream? SPECS It started off slowly but in the two and a half years since its release it’s managed to cause quite a stir. Native Instruments had a bit of a sleeper hit with Maschine. ![]()
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