If you can live without velocity sensitive pads, the Maschine Jam may be the right choice for your needs.Īlthough we previously featured the Maschine Jam on our recommended list, there are now more highly rated options available which you can see in our guide to The Best MIDI Pad Controllers. The Maschine Jam manages to find that right balance between the two.
This is a desirable quality in products of this sort as finding the right balance of intuitiveness and features usually sways in one direction or the other resulting in either something simplistic and uninspiring or complex and frustrating. The Maschine Jam is a great piece of kit that makes you want to use it like an instrument rather than a controller.
Maschine shares the same patch browser as Komplete Kontrol, but has its own sequencer, scene arranger and internal mixer. Not too many complaints however users criticized the lack of velocity sensitivity on the pads. Maschine is NIs multitrack host that can be used as a stand-alone mini-DAW, although its lack of linear recording makes it best as a drum machine/groovebox within your main production environment. One common comment is how fun and refreshing it is to make music with the Maschine Jam thanks to its intuitive layout. Upon research, users who favor the Maschine Jam say they prefer the controls for their live performances.
Compatibility: Mac with Mac OS X 10.5, Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or 10.Connectivity: USB Slot, Kensington Lock Slot.
Other Controls: 8 x Dual Touch Smart Strip.Buttons: 5 x Pad Settings, 3 x Function Buttons, 8 x Solo/ Mute / Transport buttons, 16 x Selection buttons.Rather, It offers a different workflow and feature set that caters to performance, live looping and on-the-fly improvisation. While being around the same price point as the NI Maschine Mikro MK3, the Maschine Jam is not an "upgrade".