Native Instruments MASCHINE+ Production Workstation

I've always loved music and the idea of making my own. This device, will unleash the creative beast inside of you.You can sample songs, music, sounds, audio from websites, etc. You can sample audio from your cell phone, your tablet, your TV, your microphone, your whatever. You also have the option to download extra expansion packs if you're feeling lazy or uninspired.You can hook it up to your computer and sample anything your computer audio would play... Call of duty gun shots? Pr0n Hub symphonies? Whatever you want, this device lets you record anything and everything, and then sample it back like it was a musical instrument.This device is truly amazing and the fact you can use it without a computer (in stand alone mode) is nuts!! You can be on the beach and be jammin' out to your own beats.. Plug it into speakers and you could be hosting a rave in the middle of nowhere, with no computer. Yes, this thing is dope!!Just make sure to do what these other knucklehead reviewers haven't, download the latest firmware when you turn it on the first time. It should prompt you once you connect to wifi.And if you want to use this device at the beach or without being tethered to the wall, I purchased the following charger on Amazon and have a truly portable solution: AC Power Bank RAVPower 30000mAh 100W(150W max) AC Outlet USB C Portable Charger 60W

Purchased 6 months ago and now it is a brick. Known issue with the Maschine freezing at start up screen. Tried the remedy that NI provided by uploading a reboot zip to the original SD card without any luck. NI rep also stated that due to the recent sale there is a backlog of help requests so it may take an unusual amount of time to receive support. Buyer beware. When it worked it was great but this has put me in a serious bind for upcoming performances that relied heavily on this product as the centerpiece to control several synths. All of my work that I have put in is now useless outside of the NI ecosystem. Also consider the financial loss of not just the initial product price but the purchase of several of the expansion kits afterwards that I will never use again without the functionality of the Maschine+. Rant over

I've owned the Maschine+ for a year now and used it for a couple live gigs. But, have had no issues with it. If things start crashing on your Maschine, it could be due to the limited CPU on the Maschine. Note that you can't treat the Maschine's internal CPU like it is its own DAW. As a singer-songwriter, I thought that that the Maschine+ was going to replace my DAW and would simplify the creation of all of my demos. You can maybe record and playback up to 8 or 9 tracks at a time. With 8 or 9 VSTS running on Maschine at the same time, you will hear heavy distortion, and if you add one more thing, the Maschine will freeze. Just know going into this that it is epic for live performance, you can make outstanding minimalistic demos on this, this piece of gear can go anywhere and is insanely portable, but has its limits and cant be pushed beyond 8 or so beats simultaneously working together. If you purchase on Amazon, you can get an outstanding warranty for purchase, but know that you may not get over $100 in NI plug-ins, which you would get if you purchased on NI's site.

I'm glad to have caught a great deal on this, I've been watching for some time. I've had the Studio version for several years, I'm very happy with this standalone

I was excited for this so I didn't have to be tethered to desktop but upon firing it up I could see the cpu at 50% usage already with a default project. For messing around your ok but if your serious and know what your doing this is going to freeze everytime. I have to use it in controller mode now just so it won't crash when making. Beats. I will be returning this as it's not worth double the price of an mk3 and I have to connect it to my computer anyways. If they make a maschine + mk2 with a Nvidia or better/faster cpu then this will be amazing. The maschine workflow is quicker to get up and running vs akai mpc in my opinion so once issues are fixed it will be my go to but I don't want to be a guinea pig for almost $1500 after taxes. This will be going back to amazon unfortunately.

I have been waiting for something like this for awhileA stand alone DAW for production and performance.I find it easy to use with plenty of youtube tutorials out therehave fun

I paid full price forvsomething thats used and that i cant even use since its already registered to some ine else

Any standalone products does 3things they all sample, sequencer,sound with my current studio set up I use the sampler and sounds on this machine plus that's all I need from any standalone products the machine plus is good as a sampler and snyth sounds .