The Native Instruments Maschine Mikro Mk3 is the slimmer, simpler and more expressive version of the world's most popular drumbeat controller. The Maschine Mikro Mk3 is a plug-and-play device, connected via USB: use up to 24x effects for special sound processing, vary your tracks with randomly generated patterns at the touch of a button, use the Lock button to try out new variations of the track without losing the original settings and create your own kicks, snares, hi-hats and more with the integrated synths. Maschine Mikro Mk3 works both as a stand-alone program and with a DAW, so you can produce music at any time.
Creative Enabler
Mikro was designed to enable making music with a laptop a simple endeavour, so you can concentrate on the quick creation of your own music. Selection and navigation is painless with the Mikro Mk3 due to an intuitive and logical controller surface. Discover new ways to express yourself musically - swipe your fingers over the Smart Strip to strike sounds or change and experiment creatively with effects. In combination with the new, larger pads, making music feels even more natural than in previous incarnations.
Four Modes
The 16x back-lit pads of the Maschine Mikro Mk3 are more than just a pretty face, they also hide a lot of potential beneath the surface. The Pad mode, which provides special colour coding for kicks, snares and other sounds, is suitable for beats. Melodies can be played in the keyboard mode, whilst in the Chord mode everything revolves around inspiring sequences. Finally, the Step mode builds beats and patterns with the 16x pads in the style of a classic step sequencer.
Implementing Ideas
The Maschine Mikro Mk3 software offers everything you need to create and realise your own ideas. Collect ideas in the "Ideas View" , prepare performances and sequence the clips to a track in the "Arrange View", find suitable sounds in the browser and mix everything in the flexible mixer - all intuitively and easily controllable so as not to get out of hand. Maschine also works as a plug-in with Ableton, Logic Pro, Cubase or any other compatible DAW. The compact display always provides information about what is being controlled with the multifunctional knob. Favourite instruments can be quickly selected, samples, projects and kits loaded.
Fast Loading & Swapping of Sounds
The Mikro's compact display always provides information about what is being controlled with the multifunctional knob. Favourite instruments can be quickly selected, samples, projects and kits loaded.
Sampling
Samples of any kind can be loaded from the software into the project at the touch of a button.
The audio interface can be used to record vinyl, capture guitars or pick up any other desired sound.
The powerful editing tools of the Maschine software allow various interventions and fine-tuning of the samples.
Studio Effects
The final touch is provided by 24x effects such as compressors, saturators, reverbs and filters. Creative tools such as Grain-Delay, Ice Verb and Freq Shifter for very special timbres are also included.
Variation
With the push of a button, randomly generated patterns can be implemented into your tracks to create interesting, unpredictable moments or to speed up track construction.
USB operation
No external power supply, no cable clutter - Mikro is powered via the computer's USB port. Make music where you feel inspired.
Lock Button
"Freeze" the parameter settings at any time to try out variants without losing the original settings.
Bass & Drumsynths
Kicks, snares, hi-hats and much more can be created with the flexible drum synth, while the bass synth provides you with suitable low frequencies. The 2xhelpers gibt´s exclusively in Maschine.
Perform FX
Thanks to Smart Strip, creative effects such as Stutter, Burst Echo, Scratcher, Flanger and much more can be added intuitively.
Audio Plug-In
The audio plug-in transforms the handling of loops into an extraordinary musical affair. No matter whether loops are recorded, loaded or exchanged: The tempo is automatically adjusted.
Shift
The 16x pads provide practical functions in combination with the shift button. Quantize, Undo, Copy/Paste and much more are always quickly accessible.
The main features of the Native Instruments Maschine Mikro Mk3 include:
System Requirements
USB 2.0 Port
Additional Information
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