Should you use MASCHINE+ to play a live set? Pros & cons of Maschine Plus

Watch the entire live set exclusively on Patreon, only with my book with ideas, tips and insights from my videos:
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The use of Launchpad in this setup:
► There's no specific integration between launchpad and M+, I just made a custom layout on my launchpad that sends the MIDI notes M+ expects to see to change to specific scenes. To activate this, you need to turn on MIDI Change in M+, which lets you control scenes, sections or locks using notes or program changes. For a nice step by step description search "MIDI change" in the manual (it's section 13.1). I mapped the notes manually in a custom Launchpad template to make it match the colors and arrangement of scenes on M+, so that it would be easy to use and remember.
TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:30 Need brains!
4:10 Plugin limits
5:35 This setup
6:35 MIDI, audio
7:45 Controllers
9:40 The project
10:25 Massive
12:40 Samples
13:10 Macros
14:45 Scenes
16:00 Locks
18:30 Pros, cons
22:35 Outro
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[@duartedasilva5949]

Nice to put a face to the hands. Love animals and synthesizers.

[@jesusrocks7500]

It's a pleasant surprise finding out that you're actually putting your superpowers to work in the real world! I've always enjoyed the musicality of your reviews. I don't go to live shows anymore but if I knew you were playing, I'd have to see it. You're a musical force.

[@loopop]

Thanks for taking the time to write - it means a lot - hopefully one day!

[@RPLKTR]

Your reviews are now pretty much industry-standard and expected for any major synth release. This sort of video gives them additional weight because finishing music is much harder than noodling an example for a review. Even more so if the music ends up being good. And even harder if you are performing live. So kudos! I loved this 🤘🏻

[@loopop]

Thanks very much for taking the time to write :) 🙌🏻🙏🏻

[@JeffHendricks]

I love that there's so many ways we can address these puzzles of how to make everything work. Nicely done.

[@3D6Space]

It's great to see your work in a live setting. Your expertise in selecting equipment based on the limitations of each is the best part of this video for me. The limitations of each piece of equipment is the most important learning curve for me, for the exact same reason. Thank you so much for that! Keep up the great work!

[@firdaushbhadha2597]

You are the VaatiVidya of synth-heads and electronic music. Your information has been so clean and easy to follow you earned a sub before I even bought any of my stuff and because of you and your tutorials I ended up buying a Beatstep pro and Keystep37. Thank you.

[@makeperceive]

Great to see you, see you playing live, and to hear your music developing further.

[@procyborg]

what a coincidence! I was not even a week ago in the same situation with the same choice of grooveboxes and I had exactly the same thoughts as you! It's good to see only a few days later this video as confirmation - especially from someone I appreciate very much.

[@loopop]

Thanks, and yes it was a tough choice!

[@WilmarBoer]

These kinds of extensive tutorials are very valuable.Thanks a lot!

[@aloharay]

Great job. I specifically like the idea of one project and using the different banks for each song on the Maschine+.

[@SURCOlive]

Love it! Thanks for giving some insight into how you build a live performance. I totally agree we are spoiled for choice, and it always amazes me how each person mixes and matches gear to make their own unique sound and performance. Great content (as always)!

[@loopop]

Thanks very much!

[@RiczVeloce]

Absolutely Amazing! The Launchpad addition for what it does was Cool. Thank you Very Much for Sharing!

[@joseluisrevelo]

Thank you for this detailed look into your setup. I got the Plus precisely with this in mind. Doing Scene based songs is an especially useful tip! As always, thank you for the inspiration!

[@sebastian78503]

Just swapped my MPC live for a Maschine plus so your Video is perfect on time for me. Thx for that. My "brain" ist the Akai force. The Mic pre Amps and the pad Layout pulled the Trigger. Bur Love to have Maschine as an addition for Beat programming.

[@OoraMusic]

Brilliant ! I am considering using the Maschine as a live brain too, still learning all the possibilities, this video really helps!

[@alexv4907]

Excellent video. I just ordered a Maschine plus finally. About 3 years late to the party but ive been wanting one for a long time. This video helped reduce my buyer's remorse. 😅

[@falazarte]

Loved this video. I was so happy with my progress on the M+ this video made me feel like a baby trying walk. This is the best advertising for NI M+.

[@loopop]

Thanks very much! Not meant as an ad but they did a great job with this for sure

[@DCCoreDrive]

i bought mine yesterday...based on this video. thank you for the demo :-)

[@michaelihde]

Finally the info i‘ve searched for so long 😊 thankyou very much! 🤗

[@ColibrisMusicLive]

in case you wish to make fast changes in multiple tracks at once, I'd recommend APC 40 + ableton. you can midimap the faders to 'wash out' tracks and easily return to full mix by moving multiple faders

[@leostadt3164]

I have a Maschine plus, and I have lightly performed live with it. It works fine although you might run into bugs and CPU issues as said in the video. It works with MIDI like a charm, and I would defiantly recommend it.

[@drindy5166]

Now this is kool. Love performance material... very kool to see some stuff and also getting out there and doing it! Like you said "getting out of the comfort zone" Super cool man! Cheers! 🔥👊🧡👍🔥

[@loopop]

Thanks very much!

[@thepianocoverman1800]

Wow. You have a lot of knowledge in this area. Thanks for sharing this.

[@cuezaireekaa]

your brain is amazing with this stuff man! thank you for sharing it with all of us.

[@RobinParmar]

Great analysis! And so rare. Few people are in your position, with such a range of gear to choose from. Like many others here, I would love to hear your whole set. And hit me up if you ever come to Ireland.

[@loopop]

Thanks very much! Right now the set is only available on Patreon, but it's at the $1 and if you don't like it I'm happy to issue a refund

[@Garethduffy707]

Really great vid, picking up a used Maschine Plus tomorrow…14:53 sounds very Polynomial C - Aphex Twin ! ❤️

[@RichardReeman]

This is great! It came at the perfect time. I've also recently been trying to decide on a groovebox for live performance. I'd narrowed it down to the Deluge and the Maschine+. The fact that the Deluge is still receiving such strong support has sold me on it.

[@ZetaCarinae]

The new screen on the Deluge will help a lot for live use, its pretty stressful to find things on the fly on the old one. My solution was to use a performance-specific SD card but that is kind of a pain in the ass.

[@JackAcid]

I have a Deluge and love it's sequencing abilities. I had the Maschine Plus too, but I couldn't figure out how to prepare/arm a sequence to end naturally at the end of its chosen bar length; rather, I had to stop or mute them, which was always too jarring. I returned it because of this and also due to the CPU problem (very, very real unfortunately). But I'd perhaps get another if I knew how to prepare a sequence to stop naturally without hitting STOP/MUTE.

[@lukebogacik2793]

I’m in the market,, your video has further influenced me. I run MKIII and always wanted dawless portable gear… thanks

[@tastelesstouch]

Great video! I use a Maschine+ fed into an Sp404 MK2. I want the flexibility of being able to load the projects individually to play the instruments or drums and then use the SP404 for master effects and to play interlude tracks while I’m loading the next project in Maschine+.

[@loopop]

Thanks very much! I actually toyed with that idea at some point (I mean actually put it at the end of the chain) but preferred to keep the setup smaller. It's a great pairing though

[@1juniorarruda1]

mate, big fan of the channel, and funny enough, I am doing something similar, having the Maschine+ as the big boss, with Cycles being MIDI controlled by a Minilab 3 (so I can use the faders for Cycles tracks) but running audio into Maschine so I can use FX (especially sidechain and filter). Also have a Cobalt 8x as my main keyboard in the setup. Now it's just the balls to start making some videos (lol). You're an inspiration, bud.

[@andrash_]

how did you connect the minilab to the maschine? and how you teach the faders to it?

[@mglohmeyer]

A great accessory to add synths, or even FX, to a Force, MPC or other groovebox is an iPad (or iPhone). Great for overcoming the 8 instrument limit on the MPC/Force. The synths and FX on an iPad are excellent. With a standards compliant audio interface, you get up to 32 channels in/out, plenty for routing sends or synths on separate channels (e.g. if using an external mixer), or the iPad can be the mixer for your setup (using AUM, Loopy Pro, Beatmaker 3, Drambo, etc.). Or just use the iPad as the groove box. The best setup on an iPad right now is arguably Loopy Pro with an Akai APC40 MKII or Novation Launchpad, adding a midi keyboard if desired. Loopy Pro gives a completely customizable mixer/UI setup (with MIDI/audio looping and clip launching), and you can run the entire show from MIDI hardware without touching the iPad screen with sweaty fingers. For people moving "out of the groove box" (attaching things to their hardware groove boxes), an iPad should be considered more often. I mention this primarily because of the goal in the video of doing the music composition and sound design on the go away from the hardware groove box. If the groove box is your iPad, you can do the design using the touch screen, then hook up the MIDI controllers for finishing the composition, practicing, and the live gig. There are so many ways to achieve a musical result. The iPad is far too often overlooked for a variety of uses, simple or complex. Thanks for this different content, Loopop! Very informative. I hope you can do more "full setup" videos like this.

[@samprock]

It's cool to see M+ "won", was handy, and your crafty use of it!

[@HIFI1965]

Hey. You are one of my last patreons. You may not realize this, but your kindness shows through in your reviews. As to my live sets, I opt to make as many things as independent as possible. I use an octatrack to grab 4 bars for transisitions. The less dependency between devices, the better.

[@loopop]

Much appreciated! and indeed an octatrack is a powerful live tool!

[@edgarv.1603]

What a great insight view how you setup a live set. Watching nearly all of your reviews cause they all are not only excellent tutorials and in depth view but also musically well done. Every device has its own workflow and its a big mystery how you can dive into them like you use them for years. I would be very happy if you could make a video with Synthstrom Deluge replacing the Machine in a live Situation. As you mentioned it has its cons against Machine (for sure) but limitations sometimes open new doors :-)

[@loopop]

Thanks! Yes I do want to get to Deluge when I have time and get my hands on one with the new screen!

[@AnythingAudible]

Once again, an excellent and thorough video. Cheers 🎉

[@tamirmeirraz7522]

finally the video I dreamed about.makes me want to swap the mpc for m+ I came too late for your show but looking forward for next one

[@loopop]

thanks for coming! hopefully there will be other opportunities...

[@emixbase]

Very comprehensive and complete review as always, better presentations than the makers page. Thanks 🍻

[@CYGNO]

I agree with the other comments. Very satisfying to see you bring it all together for a live show. You'd definitely sell tickets if you came to London.

[@loopop]

Thanks for the comment and noted! It would be fun to perform there for sure :)

[@unclemick-synths]

Good video 👍. The Maschine+ was never on my radar but I can see how this setup works better than the MPC One.

[@AnalogSolmusic]

Great video as always! I use Maschine plus in my live sets too. It has been great. I think it's highly under rated.

[@grandmal]

You can workaround the MPC plugin limit by saving your custom preset and auto mating a change to that preset in another sequence within the save plugin instance.

[@novalogue]

is it possible to just make a preset change/switch?

[@InkyDaCaT]

Interesting stuff as always hero💗

[@RamRevivo]

This was great! It was awesome to finally see your face, and also to know your music is being heard live.. All throughout the video I couldn’t stop wondering what would it be like to have the Roland sp404 mk2 as a brain in such live performance setup

[@loopop]

Thanks very much! Since I really needed synths I didn't consider it, but I did toy with including the SP404 MK2 here as an end-of-chain processor/fx/transition tool. Might do it at some point!

[@Screenshot1015]

@@loopop my live rig is just an SP404MK2 (I sample from the synths in my studio and field recordings) and it’s midi sequenced by a digitone which provides all my synth layers. The polyphonic midi channels on the digitone really empower you to make the most of the 404s capabilities!

[@loopop]

@@Screenshot1015 nice! I will explore that at some point!

[@RamRevivo]

@@loopop can’t it receive audio from synths or summing device?🤔

[@loopop]

@@RamRevivo i’m not sure which you mean by it, but both can receive and process incoming audio

[@marc.lepage]

Loving it. Really digging that track in the first minute, where can I hear the entire track?

[@Ratskank]

Interesting vid, really enjoyed the explanation

[@shpljonk]

There’s some Telefon Tel Aviv vibe there and I like it. And Setup is nuts.

[@Axl_Pose]

Wait, I thought you were just a pair of talented hands, but you actually have a full body! Mind blown!

[@tomelwich49]

Congrats LP!

[@ejmikk]

Great video, thanks! I`ve been developing a live set and have been considering the same options. Maschine+ kinda seems like a hassle, Akais offerings all seem unstable and buggy and the others just arent powerful enoughfor my use. So a computer with Ableton Live, a few synths and controllers it is I guess…

[@gru_day]

"Locks" function is in model: CYCLES as a "temp save"(if i remember corectly). Great for performance with no remorse.

[@Farmatique]

Cool! Thanks for sharing how you arrange all that hardware together for performing in a live set 👍I think the biggest disadvantage of using Launchpad as a "scene-switcher" is that you can't figure out what scene is currently playing by looking at Launchpad's pads, since it doesn't light up the pad of the current scene 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@loopop]

You're right - it's just faster than paging to scene mode on the M+

[@AdamsBrew78]

The M2 Mac Mini due to be released in March + Ableton Push 2 and Babyface Pro FS, would make for an ideal zero latency live setup. Ableton has been rock solid on my M1 Pro MBP - with the exception of only a couple native plugins being too crash prone to use, (sadly, Korg OPSIX and Modwave.). I stick to all native AU plugins , loading tracks full of UH/E, Arturia, Omnisphere synths , Soundtoys, Fabfilter , etc - and the laptop doesn’t even break a sweat. Paired with the Babyface, it’s been a dream.

[@SergeyCoder]

Wow. Live sets - the most useful content to me. Thank you 🫶

[@djofortunato5799]

I recently started doing sets after about 2 years in Batcave mode. And after my first set I immed cut out 1/2 my Hardware & pared down to one synth , circuit tracks, an old MacBook Air, mini fuse 2, Launchpad Mini, and launch key Mini mk3. And a guitar. I still feel like it's too much but my home studio is just not something I want to bring out, let alone set up and break down on a stage before or after other artists lol. Wish I could be there to see your performance and thanks for the helpful info on maschine!

[@loopop]

Thanks very much and hopefully one day!

[@djofortunato5799]

@@loopop if you want to perform in Portland OR we could totally set something up with promoters! 😀

[@loopop]

Thanks and noted!

[@maxsmart9116]

@@djofortunato5799 Ditto on Portland!

[@SupraheadStudio]

Thank you for this video ! I have got the same set up for life but I choose the aka I mpc Just because on machine plus you can’t change tempo between scenes

[@loopop]

My pleasure and indeed that's one of the "pros" for MPC - it really disappointed me that Maschine can't do that.

[@godonholiday]

Your set was like listening to Risk of Rain 1! awesome

[@pierreriddez5457]

Thanks for useful info. Am trying to use it as a live set mpc type thing, mainly using it as a drum machine that sends tempo to external machines. I just don't understand if you can save tempo parameters to groups? So if for example if I have assigned a group to be one 'song' in my set, I want it to have a certain BPM and when I change group for my next song I want that to have another BPM. When I am googling it it sort of seems like that is impossible? Is there any way at all to save bpm to separate songs or tracks in some way? Seems like you might know if anyone. Thanks in advance. Pierre

[@teak6306]

​ @loopop sound presets i make on the desktop are saved with the project. or mine are at least [massive, kontakt and reaktor].

[@nitevisionimages]

This is so awesome!

[@happyjessus]

I think that another super power of Maschine is that you can change a scene while it's playing, without having to wait for it to end, for the second one to kick in. This is game changer in a live set (I never owned any of the other sequencers you mentioned so I am not sure if they can do that as well)

[@JackAcid]

Hey bud. I had Tue Maschine Plus but I found I couldn't use it live precisely because I couldn't (or possibly didn't understand how) 'arm' a scene/sequence to end at the end of its natural bar length. The only thing I could do was either mute or stop a sequence, which doesn't lend itself to a smooth workflow. As a result I returned it (also due to the horrible CPU issue). But I'd reconsider if there was a way to start and end scenes/sequences in this way. I also have a Deluge, which has a superb sequencer, and does precisely this, so it's a breeze in live performance

[@darkuniversesound]

​@@JackAcidOn M+, you hit shift & Grid, which takes you to the choices between how you want Scenes and timing changes to happen.... Super easy and powerful feature, and if you add Maschine Jam, you can change Scenes on the Jam while staying on mixer screens and others on the M+ ITself.... Once again, extremely powerful in live use 🤙🌌

[@andrewbird8624]

Best demo of Maschine. I am IN!

[@birdsiview6845]

You could have run the gear through the Roland aira mixer, which has effects as well.

[@fxandmeow]

wow. love your cosmic vibe.

[@swz.]

force mention! lol (with 3.2.1 it seems as secure and full featured as ever if there was anytime for a walkthrough 🙏🏽)

[@Unders]

My issue is crashing during project switches. Have to say with a much more expensive SD card its been a lot better though.

[@0dfilm384]

You nailed it!

[@ahmetcangokceer]

Oh this is awesome! Also so cool to see your face : )

[@adroc9101]

WOW!!! 😊 We finally get to see your face!! 👍🏼

[@AnythingAudible]

Thank you again for an awesome video. You had mentioned at 19:52 about transferring over your instruments/files from the computer to Maschine + , presumably tweaking within Maschine 2 software but where then saving on your SD card? In the User folder or within the Maschine 2 folder on that SD card?

[@loopop]

Thanks! I just put all the massive presets in the sound folder and it worked!

[@Gingerzilla]

Please do an Akai Force Deep review. This setup video is really interesting BTW please make more :-)

[@futuresoundbox]

How would new Push 3 standalone enter in this comparison now? Any shortcomings vs Maschine+ for this kind of setup?

[@thomasflaherty]

Curious about Hapax not making the cut for consideration - no onboard synths the deal breaker?

[@torrunelade3004]

Thanks for a great video and inspiration

[@loopop]

Thanks and my pleasure!

[@rainer3755]

i am a 3+ years Mk3 user and it stopped working with my laptop, that i’ve bought specifically for live shows, that i play bunch of with artists i produce. i hope the + will be a usable followup, because i really don’t want to switch to akai. the maschine production workflow is unmatched for me

[@tahiche.]

Great video, as always 👏 . Surprised by the 8 plugin limit on the Akais. I thought it was 4 plugins per track but had never heard about a project limit. Or did I not understand correctly?

[@loopop]

The limit is on 8 *instrument/synth* plugins. Indeed you can use up to 4 *effects* plugins per track

[@jamesaita]

TOTALLY confused when you hit shift and swapped "banks" at 10:00 - what is that mode? I've never heard or seen it anywhere, and I certainly can't access it by hitting shift in mixer/pad mode.

[@pantaisteve]

Thank you so much man, you are a legend, definitely found some inspiration overhere. I own a lot of the same equipment and im setting up my live set too. I was wondering how you programmed the launchpad to control the scenes in Maschine? I can't find how to do this. Can anybody help me out?

[@loopop]

Launchpad is sending simple MIDI notes - look up "MIDI CHANGE" in the manual (section 13)

[@InkyDaCaT]

Btw since you automate on mpc which includes patches so you can err well its not perfect but get round patch changes on mpc also something like circuit may be able to patch change on mpc but so far automate is best fix I come up with😁 love ya loopop💗💗💗

[@loopop]

🙌🏻🙏🏻

[@jeremjerem]

Brillant setup ! I was lookin for a "small set up" even for my studio and this is brillant, really. And see you made some live set is pretty cool 👍

[@loopop]

Thanks very much!

[@davidrobertson4301]

My takeaway from this is if I was going to do a live set I'd just take one force and play an MP3 file and maybe one of my other synths while I was loading up another project. If that went better than my dreams of playing live then I'd get a second force. I think it's great having 25 different sound generators in a studio but live. I think I just want maximum 2units. And look after your ears. Don't go overboard on volume. You can get quite cheap amps that can blast your eardrums these days, but you only get one set of eardrums. They're not replaceable.

[@0072gldnfngr]

Man. This is just what I needed! Thanks. Question, how do you feel about the CPU?

[@loopop]

I wish it had more power of course, but as you can see, it's possible to work with it

[@keremk]

For akai instead of giving more than 8 plugins which needs a different harware as in cpu and ram prob. they can solve it by giving us bank and midi change messages inside of the clips so the clips in scenes can switch sounds. Need a bit of planning beforehand for us but i believe it’s a much easier and faster fix.

[@loopop]

Agree, or better yet they can just handle it behind the scenes without even telling us

[@runerune77]

Hi, great video. Is it possible to map a Novation launchpad mini to launch scenes on a keystep pro?

[@loopop]

Thanks! Off the top of my head I don't think so but please check the manual to make sure and if not email Arturia - maybe they'll add support for it!

[@user-op3hc2nk9o]

thanks for the in depth review! don’t you find the limited amount of outputs confusing, or maybe have you found a way around it? do you send just LR to the sound guy when you perform? there are not many interfaces with lots of outputs, and maschine doesn’t seem to properly work with majority of them, but then again NI haven’t release any of their own interfaces to cover multi output scenario. thanks again for your work

[@loopop]

you're welcome! yes, I routed everything through Maschine and sent the output to the sound desk. I haven't tested the reliability of third party interfaces - NI have their own that's suppose to work well if you need a few more outputs

[@P-S-T]

Excellent! 😎🌟

[@zdravkodimitrov]

Awesome work! What about MC707? Did you consider it as the main brain for this set?

[@loopop]

Thanks and crap! I forgot to mention it, yes I absolutely did - it has plenty of hands-on controls and sounds and would do great, but I really needed to work on the project on the road with my laptop

[@lemelstudio]

wait, you have a Force? I'd love to see one of your signature deep dives (unmediated by company reps) now that it's fully baked (3.2) with features. plus, you've made me reconsider Maschine, a box I'd dismissed long ago.

[@MarianoPerez]

Im really debating between maschine plus, mpc one, or even roland mc707 for a groovebox to compose and sketch out songs. I make everything from psytrance to pop music. What do you recommend?

[@loopop]

Get whatever will inspire you to create. The MC707 is more of as closed system that's easier to use, MPC One and Maschine+ are more open and can do more, but more complex

[@romierangel]

Hey there, I know this is an old video but I'm looking for a computer free setup with something like this or the Akai force/MPC live. I'm really interested in the Maschine specially since I already have Komplete. The problem is a lot of reviewers say the Maschine crashes a lot. Does this happen in your experience ?

[@loopop]

It did when it first came out, but now not for me. I may have a workflow that doesn't trigger crashes, so your mileage may vary. It's best if you can buy it where you can return it if it doesn't work out for what you're trying to do. Not that most NI content doesn't work on the standalone version

[@7177YT]

I'd go to a Loopop gig gladly any day of the year. .....and I'd take care to only watch his hands during the performance to keep the mystery. (;

[@kevrenshaw6177]

I am contemplating picking up a Maschine + as I work around Austrlia a lot and sometimes setting up the Mac with an M32 and Scarlett is a bind. I noticed a lot of nice synth work and wondered if a NI tractor alongside the Maschine would have not given you a unit to run songs (beats and song starters) through while you use the Maschine and synths to do were doing ?

[@loopop]

Could be, I prefer to perform as much as possible live and keep the setup as minimal as possible. Of course some elements are sequenced, but I didn't want to go as far as a backing track

[@Bernstein_Electrum]

why my machine + that often crack down or freeze while loading a file ?some one can help? also with the cpu ... is sad, always so high

[@Mr.Facebox]

Are you on the newest Firmware Update? CPU and audio Lag was fixed for me on the newest Update.

[@thomasharrisson5045]

I'm considering buying the Maschine Plus as a new brain for a dawless set up, however, I read somewhere that you can't easily program time signature and tempo changes into a project. If you have a set number of songs in one project on the Maschine Plus and they're all in different tempos and some not in 4/4 how would you switch between these? thanks

[@loopop]

Indeed I don't know if that's possible, but perhaps reach out to NI tech support/forums

[@irtnyc]

Have you considered the Circuit Tracks instead of the Launchpad? Pros include more knobs (to your point about maximum knobs) and a degree of fallback redundancy if the Maschine crashes. Cons, it's bigger and you'd probably have to put the H90 (or whatever) below it due to the cabling. It's slick how the Launchpad cable cozies in there. Lastly, if you were to swap out the Sirin and micro keys for some integral unit from your arsenal what would you pick?

[@loopop]

crap my answer got deleted so I'm re-creating... Tracks would be a good option, I didn't consider it! I needed to have a MIDI keyboard for M+ so I wouldn't consider an integrated unit. I wouldn't swap Sirin because I love the way it sounds and is controlled, but if I had to consider alternatives Synth Pro X, a Volca or Roland S-2 come to mind - I'm sure there are others...

[@RobertoFrobs]

Hey can we have a proper review of the force? The new firmware updates made it a spectacularly different beast from what it was

[@9877joseph]

A face to put with the voice! Thanks for the video!

[@aseomg]

Is Loopop Live traveling to my city? I'll buy tickets to see that show 😎

[@loopop]

Thank you!

[@DJOPELISHERE]

Do you know the Maschine Jam will come back with a new version?

[@tk-kg3oj]

Loopop the kind of guy to make you genuinely want to turn your adblock off just for his videos.

[@andrash_]

How can you teach an external usb controller to tweak some parameter on maschine+? Can you link a description or write it down here? I tried but can find out.

[@teak6306]

you would have to create macros in a sound on the desktop then transfer that to the Maschine+