Since it first caught the world's attention at NAMM '09, Native Instruments' Maschine has made quite a stir in the world of electronic music production and performance. A modern re-imagining of Akai's ...

More than just a drum machine, Maschine represents a whole new world for hands-on beat makers. You can't use it to sequence external MIDI gear. No REX support. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of ...

With its MPC-like, pad-focussed interface and emphasis on sampled sounds, as a newcomer it’s tempting to think of Maschine as purely a sampler and beat sequencer. While those elements were the ...

Let's start with the basics. That's to say, the hardware features that carry over from the original. First of all, there are the 16 velocity-sensitive sample/trigger pads. No change here. They are ...