download casio ctk 574 midi maschine mk2 native instruments

A cut-down alternative to the full enchilada, Mikro was a triumph of reductive ergonomics but it didn't actually add anything new to the Maschine concept.Įnter Maschine mkII, a seemingly major revision to the pad-tastic box we know and love, arriving at roughly the same time as (and only supported by) version 1.8 of the software.Įvery group and every sound within each group can be set to one of 16 colours in the Maschine software, with assignments mirrored in the hardware.

But, apart from some minor tweaks, the hardware remained alone and unchanged until the release of Maschine Mikro last year. Over the last three years, the software has been updated many times, watershed improvements including drag-and-drop of MIDI and audio from Maschine into a host DAW, and VST/AU plug-in hosting. It's possible to work up complete projects or perform live on the Maschine controller without touching the host computer's mouse or even looking at its screen. One of the package's main selling points is the integration between the controller and the software, which is so tight that pretty much every function of the software can be operated directly from the hardware. 'Enter Maschine mkII, a seemingly major revision to the pad-tastic box we know and love'

Download casio ctk 574 midi maschine mk2 native instruments