Experimenting with ideas in NI’s Maschine just got easier

The latest update for NI’s Maschine Software - version 2.6.5, for the benefit of those who are counting - gives users a new workflow option in the form of the Ideas View. This enables you to build Scenes by combining patterns independently of the timeline.

This could take you down new creative avenues when you’re using NI’s beat production platform, as you experiment with different combinations of track elements.

Other new features in the update include enhanced plugin integration to trigger Scenes and the ability to load new Groups on the fly while retaining audio and MIDI routings.

Maschine 2.6.5 is a free update for all Maschine 2 users and can be downloaded from the Native Instruments website.

I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.