Maschine 3.0 General Discussion

once everything works in stand alone mode , it won’t be obsolete

Given the number of plugin and library issues/inconsistencies that I seem to have (separate discussion here

Maschine 3.0 software loading issues loading NI Kontakt Instruments — Community)

I would recommend a feature to streamline and give more control over both plugin and library enable/disable. Ability to filter the plugins bt VST2/VST3, by vendor. Also greater clarity over which libraries are being detected from from both Kontakt and Komplete Kontrol to allow users to debug and fix proble,s. They all seem different lists at the moment, and does not seem to have consistency of what will show and what will not. Greater UI control over these would allow users to troubleshoot easier.

man it got angry quickly in here😅. pardon my ignorance, i am not involved with the community, so first of, hi everyone, hope y‘ all doing well!

but i thought, i‘ll chime in, bc maschine is the only product i use from ni that is actively developed, that i have an interest in. (wake me up, when ni picks up reaktor development again or native linux, at least ubuntu support😜)

i am hired to build a multimedia lab for an institution in the healthcare industry. i chose ableton live as the main audio tool, bc of m4l, the gateway drug to max/msp. btw max is a great sandbox to tinker/prototype/create custom sw, highly recommend it for everyone that is looking for diy solutions. anyway, i am experimenting with maschine as a platform for beginners in audio production, especially kids, clients with cognitive impairments and disabilities, bc of it‘s fast workflow (no big menu diving, visual feedback and limitations), solid native tool palette and great hardware quality.

my thoughts on the upgraded software:

• i like the flat ui design, only issue i have is with the standalone app on windows os. the contrast from the white menu bar and dropdown menus (top of the application window) to the black background, especially on big screens in environments where the screen is the brightest light source, it is harsh on the eyes, at least reintroduce fullscreen, like in maschine 2 software, that would be very much appreciated. (sorry if i missed the fullscreen feature)
• stem separation algorithm is nice to have, but i would prefer noise/tonal separation for one shot samples for sound design, than a basic implementation of isolating instruments with no way for spectral editing the results (artifacts and quality lost). it's cool, don’t get me wrong, for what it’s worth, it‘s good quality ( izotope👌). but also for remixing, i would only use native stems, but this is my way, others do things differently.
• workflow enhancements are solid i guess, nothing to complain about the introduced tools

my hope for maschine future is, that it keeps being accessible, affordable and fun to play with. i have my mk3 unit since 2019, using it almost daily, also for personal projects and garbage time, never had issues with the hw nor sw that i could recall that broke a project. but i do not use 3rd party vsts nor itself as a vst in daw. also most use case is as a midi controller, in fact it’s my main controller, i only switch to keys and mpe controller when this feature are needed, and of course push for ableton, when i have to.

cheers,

fabio