Native Instruments announces Maschine Mikro
(incl. Maschine 1.7 software) and iMaschine for iOS

Native Instruments today announced
Maschine Mikro,
an affordable new entry into the world of its popular groove production
system. By combining the full-featured Maschine software with a streamlined
and compact controller, Maschine Mikro makes the acclaimed tactile and
intuitive music creation approach of
Maschine
available at a significantly reduced physical footprint and price. At the same
time, the new 1.7 software version provides advanced integration with the
instruments and effects in the
Komplete 8 and
Komplete 8 Ultimate bundle both for Maschine and Maschine Mikro
users.
Maschine Mikro is based on a
highly portable controller that provides hands-on control of the central
Maschine features at two-thirds of the size and weight of the full-sized
hardware. Utilizing a single display and a dynamically assigned
high-resolution master encoder to enable its compact footprint, the
bus-powered Mikro controller retains the distinctive full-sized 4x4 matrix of
pressure-sensitive, dynamically backlit Maschine drum pads with their
acclaimed response and feel.
Maschine Mikro includes the
full-featured Maschine software with its versatile pattern-based live and step
sequencing, VST and AU plug-in hosting, real-time audio recording, sample
editing and advanced multi-effects. The Mikro version also contains the full 6
GB Maschine sound library, expandable with the series of Maschine Expansions,
as well as the free Komplete Elements sound collection. With the new 1.7
software version, both Maschine and
Maschine Mikro now also benefit from
advanced integration with Komplete 8 and Komplete 8 Ultimate, providing
advanced sound browsing and parameter mapping for all instruments and effects
contained in the bundle.
To further complement the growing
Maschine product range, Native Instruments is also about to release
iMaschine, an iOS software that brings intuitive groove creation to
the iPhone and iPod touch platform. With four tracks, audio sampling,
high-quality effects and an expandable arsenal of professional instruments and
drum sounds from the regular Maschine library, iMaschine allows users to
sketch grooves on the go, and later transfer them into the full Maschine
software for detailed editing and arrangement. iMaschine is planned for
release through the Apple App Store in October.
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