You can even use them to connect with a variety of NI’s own audio interfaces (at present, the KA1, KA2 and KA6 MkII are compatible), allowing you to take full advantage of the extra I/O by sampling through the interface’s instrument or mic input, and assigning the Maschine+’s instruments to multiple outputs. Round the back of the Maschine+ are two USB A-type ports, and these let you connect pretty much any class-compliant device - including QWERTY keyboards for faster file naming, and MIDI devices, for use with controller keyboards and external synths. As well as allowing it to run a wide range of NI’s acclaimed software instruments (more below), the embedded system includes WiFi connectivity, and offers some eyebrow-raising potential for expansion…
It’s powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, boasts 4GB of DDR3 RAM, and runs a customised, embedded version of the Linux OS. The Maschine+ achieves its ‘standalone’ status by essentially being its own computer.
Audio connectivity comprises a stereo line-out pair, a headphone jack, stereo line inputs and a high-sensitivity microphone input - meaning you can sample straight into the device rather than having to work only with pre-existing audio files (though you can do that too, of course). Native Instruments’ Maschine beat-production platform has gone standalone, with the launch of a new flagship hardware device that lets you create music sans computer.Īs behoves a top-of-the-range product, the new Maschine+ is built into a substantial anodised aluminium case, has a locking PSU connector, and features metal encoders throughout (including the ‘joystick’ controller that will be familiar to users of previous Maschines and NI’s Komplete Kontrol series).
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