How To Use Maschine+ As a MIDI Controller For Your iPad - Full Tutorial

thesoundtestroom

Hi everyone.
Here is a video that I hope some of you will find useful and interesting.
It’s about how you can use Maschine+ to control all your music Apps.
You can also use all the Maschine+ internal sounds and all its very powerful sequencing.
Near the end I record the entire track project into Cubasis 3 from AUM.
It’s great because you can combine Maschines workflow with all you favourite apps very easily.
I think that if you were thing of getting a Maschine+ this may help you out a lot in deciding.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the video😊
https://www.youtube.com/live/uFZy_lXTJfQ?feature=share

andowrites

Great stuff!

I'd love a vid on the Maschine Micro Mk 3 for this use case.

Stuntman_mike

@andowrites said:
Great stuff!

I'd love a vid on the Maschine Micro Mk 3 for this use case.

Standard Maschine and Mikro are restricted to desktop 😩 unless you tether them to a laptop to switch them into MIDI mode, but they have to stay tethered. I believe they both work this way because they are HID devices as opposed to standard MIDI devices.

scrape

That was my biggest bugbear on the recent NI survey.

rs2000

@Stuntman_mike said:

@andowrites said:
Great stuff!

I'd love a vid on the Maschine Micro Mk 3 for this use case.

Standard Maschine and Mikro are restricted to desktop 😩 unless you tether them to a laptop to switch them into MIDI mode, but they have to stay tethered. I believe they both work this way because they are HID devices as opposed to standard MIDI devices.

Which also means that it runs fine on a Windows tablet.
And if you get a more recent model, chances are that it's much more powerful than a Maschine+ with its limited set of virtual instruments.

If I had to build a nice rig, it would be an iPad, a good Windows tablet and a Maschine MK3 controller so you can have the best of both worlds and sit down on the couch with the Win tablet if I feel like it. More and more Windows audio apps are becoming touch friendly.

israelite

Akai Force because of it's Bluetooth Midi is great to use with iOS. Was using it mostly to utilize numerous ios chord playing apps. Just my two cents for everyone interested in the topic and looking for alternatives. Maschine+ is great BTW

ipadbeatmaking

@rs2000 said:

@Stuntman_mike said:

@andowrites said:
Great stuff!

I'd love a vid on the Maschine Micro Mk 3 for this use case.

Standard Maschine and Mikro are restricted to desktop 😩 unless you tether them to a laptop to switch them into MIDI mode, but they have to stay tethered. I believe they both work this way because they are HID devices as opposed to standard MIDI devices.

Which also means that it runs fine on a Windows tablet.
And if you get a more recent model, chances are that it's much more powerful than a Maschine+ with its limited set of virtual instruments.

If I had to build a nice rig, it would be an iPad, a good Windows tablet and a Maschine MK3 controller so you can have the best of both worlds and sit down on the couch with the Win tablet if I feel like it. More and more Windows audio apps are becoming touch friendly.

Not intending to derail the OP here just wanna ask about this windows tablet scenario real quick, do you know how well they run Bitwig etc? Is it a viable touch alternative to iOS, or is there lag etc?

rs2000

@ipadbeatmaking said:

@rs2000 said:

@Stuntman_mike said:

@andowrites said:
Great stuff!

I'd love a vid on the Maschine Micro Mk 3 for this use case.

Standard Maschine and Mikro are restricted to desktop 😩 unless you tether them to a laptop to switch them into MIDI mode, but they have to stay tethered. I believe they both work this way because they are HID devices as opposed to standard MIDI devices.

Which also means that it runs fine on a Windows tablet.
And if you get a more recent model, chances are that it's much more powerful than a Maschine+ with its limited set of virtual instruments.

If I had to build a nice rig, it would be an iPad, a good Windows tablet and a Maschine MK3 controller so you can have the best of both worlds and sit down on the couch with the Win tablet if I feel like it. More and more Windows audio apps are becoming touch friendly.

Not intending to derail the OP here just wanna ask about this windows tablet scenario real quick, do you know how well they run Bitwig etc? Is it a viable touch alternative to iOS, or is there lag etc?

Not lag but overall it's still far away from the iOS experience. You really have to find the apps that work well with touch. bitwig is not bad but definitely not as touch friendly as your typical iOS DAW and then you have the VST instruments and effects. Some work quite OK and some are almost unusable.
I'm using Ableton at a higher zoom level btw.

Stuntman_mike

@rs2000 said:

@Stuntman_mike said:

@andowrites said:
Great stuff!

I'd love a vid on the Maschine Micro Mk 3 for this use case.

Standard Maschine and Mikro are restricted to desktop 😩 unless you tether them to a laptop to switch them into MIDI mode, but they have to stay tethered. I believe they both work this way because they are HID devices as opposed to standard MIDI devices.

Which also means that it runs fine on a Windows tablet.
And if you get a more recent model, chances are that it's much more powerful than a Maschine+ with its limited set of virtual instruments.

If I had to build a nice rig, it would be an iPad, a good Windows tablet and a Maschine MK3 controller so you can have the best of both worlds and sit down on the couch with the Win tablet if I feel like it. More and more Windows audio apps are becoming touch friendly.

Yessir! I was shopping this idea for a moment then ended up chickening out with another MacBook 😂

Stuntman_mike

@israelite said:
Akai Force because of it's Bluetooth Midi is great to use with iOS. Was using it mostly to utilize numerous ios chord playing apps. Just my two cents for everyone interested in the topic and looking for alternatives. Maschine+ is great BTW

Sometimes I wonder where I’d be if I would’ve spent a little more for the Force instead of buying the MPC One. I really like the Force, but the size of the One got me.

ipadbeatmaking

@Stuntman_mike said:

@israelite said:
Akai Force because of it's Bluetooth Midi is great to use with iOS. Was using it mostly to utilize numerous ios chord playing apps. Just my two cents for everyone interested in the topic and looking for alternatives. Maschine+ is great BTW

Sometimes I wonder where I’d be if I would’ve spent a little more for the Force instead of buying the MPC One. I really like the Force, but the size of the One got me.

I wonder the same. The speaker and battery of the live 2 got me. Akai doesn’t make it easy.

Stuntman_mike

@ipadbeatmaking said:

@Stuntman_mike said:

@israelite said:
Akai Force because of it's Bluetooth Midi is great to use with iOS. Was using it mostly to utilize numerous ios chord playing apps. Just my two cents for everyone interested in the topic and looking for alternatives. Maschine+ is great BTW

Sometimes I wonder where I’d be if I would’ve spent a little more for the Force instead of buying the MPC One. I really like the Force, but the size of the One got me.

I wonder the same. The speaker and battery of the live 2 got me. Akai doesn’t make it easy.

For sure, they know what to cut 😂

Pierre118

@israelite said:
Akai Force because of it's Bluetooth Midi is great to use with iOS. Was using it mostly to utilize numerous ios chord playing apps. Just my two cents for everyone interested in the topic and looking for alternatives. Maschine+ is great BTW

I also use my MPC Live 2 for for this, the 'pad perform' mode is really good for playing notes/chords/chord progressions. The other way round I use Wotja 23 to play, generate and record ambient soundscapes for the MPC synths(OPv-4 is brilliant). And the no need of any cables at all for as well the iPad as the MPC is so comfortable. Even the speakers on the MPC sounds very good.

If Akai would be so kind to add usb-audio...........

Stuntman_mike

@CapnWillie said:
Great video @thesoundtestroom I also used mine this way when I had it. Now i use my Roland MV-1 to control iPad/iPhone. Only difference is my mv1 is tiny comparatively. Fits in my tiny sling pack and runs for hours powered by ipad/iphone. I also love that MV-1 does audio/midi/power via usb bus. Midi via 5pin. Also, Roland borrowed a lot from Maschine workflow (scenes, sections, clips) so I was able to get up to speed super quick.

Very cool, this is my first time checking out the specs of the MV-1, looks like the ideal hardware companion to iOS 🙌🏽 good price too.

MrSmileZ

I used Maschine + as a full return store credit to help me acquire the Waldorf Iridium. They have a long way to go with that concept….One of the worst pieces of gear I’ve ever owned. Plus I have an Akai Force…it’s in so many ways better than Maschine+

Stuntman_mike

@CapnWillie said:

@Stuntman_mike said:

@CapnWillie said:
Great video @thesoundtestroom I also used mine this way when I had it. Now i use my Roland MV-1 to control iPad/iPhone. Only difference is my mv1 is tiny comparatively. Fits in my tiny sling pack and runs for hours powered by ipad/iphone. I also love that MV-1 does audio/midi/power via usb bus. Midi via 5pin. Also, Roland borrowed a lot from Maschine workflow (scenes, sections, clips) so I was able to get up to speed super quick.

Very cool, this is my first time checking out the specs of the MV-1, looks like the ideal hardware companion to iOS 🙌🏽 good price too.

It’s really hard to explain or quantify how good it is. Much of it is intangible. Unlike any other piece of gear I’ve owned. Paired with J-6 chord/synth it’s magic. You literally have to put effort into not completing a song.

Wow, I’m intrigued!
I’m a workflow nerd… I love a great workflow 🙌🏽
I should change my handle to “Workflow_mike” 🤣

Stuntman_mike

@CapnWillie said:

@Stuntman_mike said:

@CapnWillie said:

@Stuntman_mike said:

@CapnWillie said:
Great video @thesoundtestroom I also used mine this way when I had it. Now i use my Roland MV-1 to control iPad/iPhone. Only difference is my mv1 is tiny comparatively. Fits in my tiny sling pack and runs for hours powered by ipad/iphone. I also love that MV-1 does audio/midi/power via usb bus. Midi via 5pin. Also, Roland borrowed a lot from Maschine workflow (scenes, sections, clips) so I was able to get up to speed super quick.

Very cool, this is my first time checking out the specs of the MV-1, looks like the ideal hardware companion to iOS 🙌🏽 good price too.

It’s really hard to explain or quantify how good it is. Much of it is intangible. Unlike any other piece of gear I’ve owned. Paired with J-6 chord/synth it’s magic. You literally have to put effort into not completing a song.

Wow, I’m intrigued!
I’m a workflow nerd… I love a great workflow 🙌🏽
I should change my handle to “Workflow_mike” 🤣

Lol. Same. Workflow Willie all day.

😂

israelite

@MrSmileZ said:
I used Maschine + as a full return store credit to help me acquire the Waldorf Iridium. They have a long way to go with that concept….One of the worst pieces of gear I’ve ever owned. Plus I have an Akai Force…it’s in so many ways better than Maschine+

As much as Maschine+ is not perfect, the pads on this thing are gorgeous. Better than anything I have touched (excluding women

MrSmileZ

@israelite said:

@MrSmileZ said:
I used Maschine + as a full return store credit to help me acquire the Waldorf Iridium. They have a long way to go with that concept….One of the worst pieces of gear I’ve ever owned. Plus I have an Akai Force…it’s in so many ways better than Maschine+

As much as Maschine+ is not perfect, the pads on this thing are gorgeous. Better than anything I have touched (excluding women

I will agree on the pads being really good…right there with the old Korg pad kontrol.