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Native Instruments Maschine is the MPC’s biggest challenger. Launched in April 2009, it paired a 16-pad hardware controller with computer software that runs on its own or inside a DAW, and Sound On Sound called it “the best of both worlds.”
The Maschine family
The smaller Maschine Mikro arrived in 2011, the two-screen Maschine Studio in 2013 and the MK3 in 2017. In 2020 NI released Maschine+, the first standalone Maschine, with its own processor, storage and audio I/O. Parent company Native Instruments entered administration in 2026, with an acquisition by inMusic announced in May.
The hip hop connection
Equipboard lists 9th Wonder, filmed making beats on a Maschine MK3 on Instagram live in 2018, and Fat Jon, whose 2020 albums Tephlon Funk: The Dope Tape and God’s Fifth Wish are credited to it.
Buying one today
Every model except Maschine+ needs a computer. Make sure the software license can be transferred to you. Maschine+ has no battery and needs AC power or an external pack.
Native Instruments Maschine videos: demos, history and breakdowns
