Native Instruments Maschine £515
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Hardware, software and this year's hero
The MusicRadar Team, Fri 18 Dec 2009, 9:45 am UTC
Fans of Akai’s MPC range of grooveboxes are famously loyal, so releasing a hybrid software/hardware rival was a brave move on NI’s part. Fortunately, it’s a stunner, being suitable not just for creating beats, but also complete productions. That said, the fact that it integrates seamlessly with your existing DAW setup is another major plus point, as is the inclusion of 5GB worth of samples and loops.