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Native Instruments Maschine+

(1) MIDI Controller, Groove Software / HN221831

Description of product

Native Instruments Maschine+ is a powerful hardware/software sampler, arranger, mixer, effects unit and sound card. You can create beats in no time, and even professional finger drummers will appreciate the customized, high-sensitivity pads. Maschine comes with the Maschine+ Selection sound library, so it's a very flexible production tool that takes you several steps further.

The main new feature is the larger pads, which offer more room for flame or expressive transitions. This will suit both beginners and advanced, technical players. The overview of all parameters, sounds and instruments is provided by a pair of displays that keep you in control at all times - for example, editing samples.

Quick workflow is ensured by a series of controls directly on the front panel. For example, eight knobs for quick parameter editing, a four-sided encoder, a button for quick note repeats, or save and open for saving and opening projects without having to touch the mouse.

But the Maschine+ isn't just a sophisticated controller, it's also a 44.1kHz/24-bit soundcard (96kHz/24-bit for control mode) with a dynamic microphone or line input for quick sampling of anything you can think of. Of course, MIDI connectivity is included, for interfacing with other peripherals.

Maschine+ comes with software and a music library containing 9 synth and sampling instruments, 35 effects and seven expansion tools for standalone mode work. Discerning players will be satisfied with the sounds of instruments such as Massive, FM8, Monark, Prism, Raum and Phasis. One moment Maschine+ can sound like a dusty vintage drum kit, and the next you have a waveform tool or organic modular synth in front of you. Also included is a 64 GB SD memory card for storing samples and sounds.

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