JUST ANNOUNCED MASCHINE STUDIO AND A NEW MASCHINE 2.0 UPDATE COMING NOVEMBER 1ST br br Hybrid Workstation for Next-gen Music Creation - Pre-order Now! br Native Instruments' Maschine Studio is the next evolution of a breakthrough hybrid music-production platform that makes creating music fast, intuitive, and totally natural. Maschine Studio provides you with the all-hands control you can only get from hardware plus the phenomenal flexibility of a software environment. As the center of your rig, Maschine Studio lends its amazing nonlinear music- making workflow to your favorite virtual instruments, or you can add it to your favorite DAW or hardware rig as you like. Whether you're into electronic music production or live performance, you're going to love working with Native Instruments' Maschine Studio. br Native Instruments Maschine Studio Hybrid Music-production System at a Glance: br The powerful software you need for modern music production br Awesome hardware gives you complete 1-to-1 hands-on control br Massive music-production power that fits your rig br The powerful software you need for modern music production br Maschine Studio kicks off Native Instruments' Maschine 2 music-creation software. Sequence virtual instruments, create drum grooves, record samples, slice up loops, and take advantage of all of your favorite plug-in processors and effects all within an incredibly intuitive environment. In addition to a slick new mixer, highlights of Maschine 2 include unlimited groups and insert effects plus sidechaining. A tag-based visual browser and total integration with Native Instruments Komplete are super handy, and as a bonus, Maschine Studio even comes with four amazing Komplete products: Massive, Prism, Scarbee Mark I, and Solid Bus Comp. br Awesome hardware gives you complete 1-to-1 hands-on control br The really cool thing about Maschine Studio is the way the hardware controller integrates with the software environment. It lets you access your whole library of instrument sounds and effects and tweak them with astonishing efficiency. Whether you're step sequencing effects or creating totally original sounds, all of the controls you need are right there at your fingertips. A built-in stand makes this hardware controller ideal for any environment, and thanks to its built-in audio and MIDI interfaces, Maschine Studio is the natural centerpiece of your rig. br Massive music-production power that fits your rig br Native Instruments' Maschine Studio provides you with a powerful toolset you can integrate into your system any way you like. As a freestanding music-production environment, Maschine Studio can act as a host for your VST and AU plug-ins, allowing you to take full advantage of your virtual instrument library and Maschine 2's amazing sequencer. But, you can also run Maschine Studio as a slave to your DAW, by inserting it as you would any other virtual instrument. And with full support for MIDI clocksync, it's easy to integrate your Maschine Studio setup with your live gear as well.