

Maschine is not as ugly as the Ren, but it is far from “sexy”.

Now to get to the actual Studio/Maschine comparison. The Studio is for me very useable, no complaints.

I have had one crash, and I have no idea what happened. Though the Ren crashed and made me regret even having the thing, the Studio with 1.3 has been flawless. Outside of the audio interface (which I don’t care about) and extra Q-link knobs (which I find the Studio way just as good) they are really just about the same in function. The Studio is to me a pleasure to look at, and a joy to touch. I can’t see a reason why anyone would want to change its appearance. Uninspiring in it’s drab dress, and more like something in a science lab than a music studio. I have had Maschine for over 1 and a half years. I then got the Akai EIE Pro audio interface, and a bit later a Studio. But the crashing, and the fact I really didn’t like having my audio interface in it, led me to be rid of it. Heck, it may be deleted there too! I'm just a guy, own both, and have an opinion.įirst of all, I started with a Ren, not long after release. I posted this at the independent mpc forums, but understand it may be deleted here.
