M+ computer internals + info

Well I did finally get the Congatec SBC that came with the carrier board to boot and was able to get to the BIOS using the PCIe-DVI adapter. So at least the carrier board and the adapter work. Still no luck with the Maschine+ SBC, just not getting any display output. I think I might have the wrong carrier board as well. Mine appears to be for the original QSEVEN spec, and the Maschine+ SBC, the QA5 is rev 2.0. I'm not sure how much if any it makes a difference, so I'll have to order a new carrier board and see if that helps.

Single Board Computer, which is pretty much what the name implies, an entire computer on a single board. Processor, graphics, RAM, storage etc...

That SBC and an adapter board is basically the only difference between the Plus and the MK3. In the case of the Plus, the specific SBC they use is a Congatec QA5, which is an Intel Atom based board.

The Ableton Push 3 uses a similar concept except it uses a much more powerful and expensive SBC.

LOL, sorry. It's hard to tell how much people know about a certain subject online, so I can be a bit.... uhm. verbose at times 😂

i scratch my head in wonder and amazement, at the level of knowledge and the tinkering people do under the hood of these maschine+ units

what gets me more... is the extent you's have gone through to mod things with the Maschine+ when in reality theres a better way to achieve added performance bonus's with added storage space and more i/o... and having portability(battery)

forgive me for stating the obvious, but im sure you guys realise the M1 mac mini 16gb, provide extremely low & efficient power consumption/great performance ,added input/output options & having the option to expand storage as large as you want, display options that rival the Maschine+ little screens... a battery option via portable AC bank... option to aggregate audio interfaces and run multiple applications.

sometimes i wondered why people focussed on the Maschine+ as the "Go to" option when in reality it had limited options??

i suppose choice is a good thing... and the freedom of choosing what we so desire, is a personal thing...

but a maschine+ versus a m1 Mac mini 16gb ill take the m1 Mac any day!

I already have a M2 Studio, and a Macbook, but where's the fun in that?

Not to sound poetic, but it's the journey, that's what I find fun, this is what I do.

Ultimately I'd like to be able to say "Buy XYZ product from ABC website and you're Maschine+ will be better"

So yes, I'm investing a lot of time, effort and money, but time I have plenty of and the effort just makes me better at my day job.

Not at all, I didn't take it as antagonistic. I just like a good puzzle. More powerful CPU cards are available from online electronics distributors for around $400. So it's really all about figuring out if a) it's possible to upgrade a Maschine+ to improve performance, and b) if it's worth the cost.

It might turn out that while it's possible, the performance upgrade isn't worth the cost/effort. Only one way to find out.

I appreciate that!

IMHO it’s better to explain a little too much, especially regarding topics and abbreviations which are not commonly used in a certain group. And even then I find it beneficial to not assume knowledge of very specific terms but to introduce them shortly, like mentioning the full meaning of an abbreviation in brackets. It can help the audience to better understand and follow the whole presentation.

But I digress. Thank you so much for taking us on your investigative journey!