The buttons and pads are all made of translucent hard rubber, similar to those on Korg's Pad Kontrol, and can all light up. The controller is sturdy, constructed mostly from plastic, with a matt‑black metal front panel. Nearly all operations from this point can be performed from the hardware. You can then launch the stand‑alone app or insert the plug‑in into your DAW of choice. Installation is via a single DVD for the software and library, and a USB cable for the controller. The Maschine software, with Scene manager at the top, device controls in the centre, and pattern/sequence/sample editor at the bottom.
The workflow and feature set have also been finely honed, although with some notable exceptions that promise to be addressed later this year. Although the hardware has no sound‑generating capability on its own, the tight integration with the plug‑in gives a similar feel to using a stand‑alone hardware device.
With Maschine, NI wanted to take the tactile, free‑flowing production style of hardware instruments like Akai's MPCs and add the benefits of the computer‑based music studio, and they've largely succeeded. The software element runs as a stand‑alone application or as an AU/VST/RTAS plug‑in, while the hardware is a controller for the Maschine software, and also functions as a general‑purpose MIDI controller.
Maschine is a beat-production workstation with built‑in drum sequencing, sampling and loop slicing, and is the latest result of NI's initiative to build hybrid hardware and software instruments. The Maschine lights up whenever I plug in so I'm pretty sure that it is working but I can't get it to link with FL Studio for some reason.NI's hybrid hardware and software beat machine promises the best of both worlds. I installed the Maschine drivers using the CD but when I go to the MIDI settings in FL Studio, the Maschine does not show up in my list of devices. The controller came with the USB connection cord and an installation CD. I've realized now that this is not the case but I'd still like to use the controller as a midi controller in FL Studio. I'm new to this sub so I'm sorry if this question is asked frequently but do I need the hardware serial number of the Maschine to use it as a midi controller in FL Studio? I just bought a used Maschine MK1 without the software because I was under the impression that I already had the software due to the fact that I already have Komplete 12.
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