I will redo with a midi sequence in Protools that will trigger both the MPC and Maschine, loaded with the same samples, no mode, no FX. Regarding the sound difference, it's one thing I try to figure out because you can hear it on an exported mix down file without the vintage mode nor any effect. There's definitely a way to improve it and make it as a real feature and not just a work-around solution. And including options to select the mapping of the Layers (for split, Round-Robin, etc.). I wish in Maschine when we add a sample on a pad that already has one, it would just create automatically a Layer with its own complete Modules for effects and we could edit each Layer from the controller directly the way we do with everything else. Each system is different but for this particular feature, the MPC-Ren is way better. the way the MPC-Ren does'.īut I don't like this sentence because every fanboy will reply: they're not supposed to work the same way. You're right, at least on one thing, to not mislead people that absolutely don't know both unit, I should have write : 'Maschine can't do that. It's just time consuming when you can just press a button on the MPC-Ren to select the Layer. You have to select the other one to edit it, etc.

Also, everything we can't do from the controller isn't a solution to me.īy the time to grab the mouse, edit the key map zone, drag another samples, edit it, oops. Using the key map in Maschine isn't a solution, it's a work-around. So if you did try it, you know what I mean by an easy and quick way to layer Drums on the same pad. If you learn the pentatonic & blues scales on the pads, you can get some pretty funky bass lines Check out this song I've made We appreciate the review though, but make it consistent. You do have full level and half level (configurable velocities). '- Missing some hardware immediate controller buttons (num pad, full level,…)' Shift + last 4 pads give you the option to transpose an octave or a semitone '- No easy way to “transpose” the 16 Pads when you’re in the Piano Roll Mode (such the dedicated Bank button on the MPC-R)' With the aforementioned limited capabilities though (no effects per sample & stuff). Ok, it's pretty f-ed up compared to the MPC ( I loved JJOS for that), but it does have this.Īlso, sample mapping (similar to keygroups in MPC) allows you to have a whole drumkit on a single pad. Maschine DOES OFFER layer editing (Sample tune, Gain, Pan, Velocity).

Buddy, thanks for the review, but you need to check your manual closely

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