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Product Machine II
Developer XT Software
Primary Type Drum Sampler/Step Sequencer
Price (MSRP) Free
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Machine II
  • Dragable groove and velocity faders.
  • Use MIDI channel 10 to play individual drums.
  • Custom colours.
  • Filter cutoff on each step.
  • Unlimited number of samples.
  • Up to 128 patterns.
  • Up 16 steps in each pattern.
  • Each sample has volume, pan, filter cut off, filter Q, coarse tune, fine tune, envelope decay, envelope sustain, envelope to volume and envelope to filter.
  • Each step has volume and filter cutoff.
  • Patterns are selected by MIDI key. C1 plays first pattern, C#1 plays second pattern etc.
  • Drums can be played individually on MIDI channel 10. C1 plays first sample, C#1 plays second sample etc.

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Machine II v1.4 released 11th March 2003
JA Machine II v1.3 released 11th October 2002
JA Machine II v1.2 released 10th June 2002
Machine II v1.1 update released 5th June 2002
JA Machine II VSTi released 4th June 2002

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By mikejade
On 21st November 2004
Version: 1.4

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This is a free VST groovebox using unlimited number of samples, from the maker of energyXT.

Firstly, to update the specs, in version 1.4 you can put up to 64 steps in one pattern, and you are not limmited by 4s (it can be 5 or 34 or something). I don't know how many patterns you can make, but more than 32 for sure.

Though it looks spartan, I am yet to find a sampler of this sort with more ergonomical layout than Machine II!! Everything you need is easily accesible and twaekable as it plays. There's 8-step Groove control (or swing), cutoff control is graphical, every step in a pattern has its own volume, pitch (coarse) and cutoff, simmilar to FLStudio editing.

But Machine II is not perfect. There is no MIDI automation through my Tracktion DAW, and tempo can't be altered. If only Jorgen stops his energyXT development for a week (genious concept btw), he would easily implement the enhancements, and make Machine II a real champion (I would pay money for it!).


SO, here it is:
+ really ergonomical once set up
+ ideas simply poor through
+ small and free!
- no MIDI automation through DAW
- not allowing tempo change through DAW
- no hands-on acces to saved patterns and sample groups
- mono and 16-bit samples only
- stability under some DAWs (Live i.e.)

Ideas from Machine II are acctually used in energyXT design, but there is so much extra stuff that ergonomy is lost when I need just a groovebox.

Nevertheless, I tend to use it to get that groove even if I have to re-program the patterns directly in MIDI afterwards.
 
Last edited by mikejade on 22nd November 2004    Report
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