Well we all know by now that Maschine 1.8 will be here no later than October 1st, when the new controllers go on sale.
In case you forgot, here is a list of the upcoming new features:
New and improved features:
- Offline time stretching and pitch shifting feature
- Transient Master
- Tape and Tube Saturators
- Save group with samples feature
- Improved handling of missing samples
- Revised select page (hardware) with access to note length
- Quick select events of a sound in a pattern (Shift + Select + Pad)
- Quick erase events of a sound in a pattern (Erase + Select + Pad)
- Pre-hear samples from the hardware browser before loading them
- Choke all playing sampler voices feature (“panic button”: Shift + Mute)
- Sample play position indicator on the waveform (hardware and software)
- AutoWrite pinning feature
- AutoWrite on Maschine Mikro
- Host Transport Control*
- Various bug fixes
- Full version of the MASSIVE synthesizer plugin
For me, saving groups with samples and the quick erase option are the biggest things I wanted to see for a long time, along with a way to stop long samples from playing and better missing sample resolution. I know many are looking forward to the time stretching as well. Sample audition from the hardware will be nice, and finally having a playhead or “cursor” on our samples will be dope too.
Of course we also know about the new MK2 controllers which will have the new screens, color enabled pads, slightly new layout, and improved pad sensitivity/response.
So what things are you most looking forward to, and what would you like to see videos on first? I’m getting my list together now so we can be ready as soon as the update drops! I’ll do some free general update videos for the entire Maschine community and of course some more exclusive videos specifically for the fam, so let me know what yall want to see!
share your thoughts on the update, the new controllers, the customization options, and all that below
I think you need to get this controller before it gets released to the general public. My ankles are starting to hurt from kicking rocks. 😉
hahahahahahaha LOL
•Offline time stretching and pitch shifting feature
•Transient Master
•Host Transport Control*
These would be my top 3 I think. But, I don’t really care. I want to it all, the whole update. I don’t think I’m going all new controller until 2.0 tho. I’ll stay OG M1.
I feel ya, yeah I dig that transient master is built in now, I always felt it should be. I’m like you, I want it all, either way lol. Of course I have to get the new controllers though 😉
Def Time stretching is big for me. Also, auto write pinning was a no brainer as well. Can’t forget quick erase, sample choke and the sample cursor was well needed.
Definitely some nice workflow stuff in this one for sure
i am with Russell that auto write pin will be nice along with time stretching and I thing I will like the built in transient master.
Yes indeed man, good stuff
I’m new 2 Maschine but i like the fact that the updates are free and always evolving, i bought the (Roland) Mv 8800 when they 1st came out and since then i’ve only seen 1 update in the os and no new features so for me I waiting on 1.8 and Sonar X2 so in my Eddie Murphy voice Merry New Year and Happy Christmas…..lol
Hahahahaha, I feel ya man!
1.8 itself Really!
Time Stretching is the feature i like the most but i’m not loving the colour pads n covers etc,I think it makes maschine look like a cheap fisher price toy imho.
Everything else is a bonus.
Word, can’t wait for it. The colors of the pads/covers are optional so, you don’t have to use either 🙂
Flashy colors are for newcomers, but “Offline time stretching” is a not so good news, what i wanted was a live function like the time maschine pro kontakt functionality, or like ableton sample treatment …
I wouldn’t say the colors are for beginners, can be very useful for organization. We know real time time stretch isn’t coming in this update, what are you looking forward to that is in this update though?
…midi import … 😉
midi import isn’t in this update 😉
i think they are crazy for not giving you an early release….you shepherd a huge flock…and must save their tech support dept a bunch of nightmares…
i kind of think time stretching should be a public video because its good for the whole music gear community to see it right out in the open with a google search that it exists – makes maschine look good….
It’s all good, I’ll be ready 🙂
Yeah stuff like time stretch I will make public even if just a general overview.
nice! i don’t doubt you’ll be ready! let it drop already though!!!
Hahahahahaha Lol, yeah bring it ooooonnnnn!
Seriously, timeshifting and midi import (i’m a guitarist, so keyboard….) are the most annoying for me, that makes me always return in ableton (and vst maschine), and so break the maschine workflow possibilities… I’ve try using ipad like a kaoss (konkreet performer), but in maschine, just the note generate by the ipad soft, are record, not the midi treatment that i implement in mux (i.e.), as opposite to ableton… (maschine’s midi routing constant problem !) It seems like maschine always lacks something to achieve what i want to do… Actually (but i want more, and thats the reason i’m here),… Read more »
Yeah I feel ya man, I have so much I want, that why I love asking these questions, we have probably the most concentrated community of Maschine users around, so having great feedback is always a plus. A lot of us want the same stuff, I to use ableton for certain things, for me, I really want to see maschine develop it’s audio handling, I record a lot of external gear as well, so being able to do so quickly is important! I think about where Maschine was in version 1.0 or version .9 lol…man, it’s come a long way… Read more »
Pre-hear samples from the hardware browser before loading them is one of the most new features for me with Quick erase events.
how many time do you spend looking for the best sound bass from your library, loosing time loading and loading and loading and loading…….. !!! ;))
Yeah that’s another one that will be cool, looking forward to that as well.