MaschineR - anyone use it?

[Ahornberg]

Last year I bought MachineR http://retouchcontrol.com/maschiner/ but I use it rarely. Maybe this is because I'm more visual orientated.

Does anyone here use it regularly? And what are your experiences?

[groggy1]

Sorry, I don't have MachineR. But I do have Mikro Machine (MK1), and I use it with reason all the time. I just put it into "MIDI Controller" mode, and then use the editor to control the CC of each pad. For me, I'm VERY happy using it that way. But it's just a 1-way MIDI connection, so not very fancy...

[Ras Keita]

I've owned it and RetouchDuo for awhile (a few years) I've always had issues with it. The whole install process is a pain, the fact you're suppose to be able to use it hard wired and in all actuality you can't, WiFi has latency the I find unacceptable. Having to utilize third party components. I also have a problem with their support there is none, send an email they get back to you. To say the least I'm not a satisfied user/owner, matter of fact it's not even installed.

[Ahornberg]

I've owned it and RetouchDuo for awhile (a few years) I've always had issues with it. The whole install process is a pain, the fact you're suppose to be able to use it hard wired and in all actuality you can't, WiFi has latency the I find unacceptable. Having to utilize third party components. I also have a problem with their support there is none, send an email they get back to you. To say the least I'm not a satisfied user/owner, matter of fact it's not even installed.

Yes, the setup drives me away. Maybe I will write my own Maschine template and my own Remotemap script...

[aburazaru]

Oh, I remember MaschineR! What are you actually trying to do though? That may help somebody help come up with a cool solution for you. I, for one, use a maschine studio controller and maschine as an audio input to reason. It takes a little tweaking and some midi/audio routing wizardry to get it done, but I love it. Maschine's massive library and easy sequencing on the device got me hooked.

Edit: I see you already bought it, my bad, reading is hard! Sorry about that!

[Ahornberg]

Oh, I remember MaschineR! What are you actually trying to do though? That may help somebody help come up with a cool solution for you. I, for one, use a maschine studio controller and maschine as an audio input to reason. It takes a little tweaking and some midi/audio routing wizardry to get it done, but I love it. Maschine's massive library and easy sequencing on the device got me hooked.

Edit: I see you already bought it, my bad, reading is hard! Sorry about that!

I'm haven't used Maschine as an audio input ... my question was about using only the hardware controller to control Reason and not the Maschine software. But using Maschine's sound capabilities seems to be worth a try

[LABONERECORDINGS]

MaschineR looks pretty good, we've got Studio and from playing with Maschine 2.4 we can see the need for similar controls for other softwares... Reason most definitely can be a great tool with Maschine being one of the controllers too. Will review it once we get MaschineR sorted (musy with other projects at the mo)

[ejanuska]

I bought it. Its OK.
I don't think I'll use it very much.
I just ordered this
https://www.editorskeys.com/products/au ... -keyboard/

[Vyckeil]

I bought it. Its OK.
I don't think I'll use it very much.
I just ordered this
https://www.editorskeys.com/products/au ... -keyboard/

Jesus that keyboard is so ugly it made me gag. Why not just buy a decent mechanical keyboard with RGB lighting instead?

[ejanuska]

Jesus that keyboard is so ugly it made me gag. Why not just buy a decent mechanical keyboard with RGB lighting instead?

Cause I like the Reason shortcuts?...

[Vyckeil]

Jesus that keyboard is so ugly it made me gag. Why not just buy a decent mechanical keyboard with RGB lighting instead?

Cause I like the Reason shortcuts?...

You can just assign different colors to the different keys. You also have the advantage of changing the template depending of which software you use.

And you know, having actual mechanical switches which are superior in many regards. But that depends on the person, some people don't like them all that much. I used to type 40 hours a week and having a mechanical keyboard was a godsend.

[ejanuska]

You can just assign different colors to the different keys. You also have the advantage of changing the template depending of which software you use.

I would still have to remember what color goes with which shortcut. Its the same as memorizing a letter. If I was going to memorize all that I wouldn't want anything beyond a standard keyboard.

F already its obviously not for you, that doesn't mean it won't work for me and others.