Native Instruments MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Compact Groove Production Studio, 16 Ultra-Responsive Multi-Color Pads, 28 Buttons, Kensington Lock, USB 2.0/3.0, Black

Groove Companion
MASCHINE MIKRO's responsive multi-color pads provide ultimate feel in the thick of the beat. Its compact size and bus-powered operation mean you're in control no matter where you are. And the MASCHINE 2 software gives you power that takes you to the furthest reaches of your creativity.

Power of Software
The MASCHINE 2 software is exploding with cutting-edge technology. Improved browsing, arranging and sampling, plus a new mixer, plug-in strip and exclusive drum synths. Get ready for the most responsive, fluid and musical beat making experience ever.

What's New In MASCHINE MIKRO
The MASCHINE 2 software is bursting with power. A spectacular new tag-based visual browser optimized for KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects. Unlimited groups and insert effects and side chaining. And a sleek, intuitive mixer - all in a beautiful new user interface and with full multi-core support.

Supreme Sounds Inside
Get inspired by 8 GB of sounds. Create your own drums with sonically-outstanding drum synths and Modulate 24 pro-quality studio effects. Plus you get full versions of MASSIVE, PRISM, SCARBEE MARK I and the SOLID BUS COMP. This is instant, professional sound in a one-stop package.

Library
The MASCHINE software comes loaded with an 8 GB sound library, created by renowned sound designers and artists. 8627 samples, 445 full drum kits, 388 multi-sampled instruments, 403 sliced loops, 1200 patterns and 38 projects, plus five outstanding drum synths. A sonic palette as vast as your imagination.

Drum Synth Plug-Ins
Create your own perfectly-tuned electronic and acoustic drum sounds in truly peerless quality. Five monophonic drum plug-ins built exclusively for MASCHINE 2 give you any percussive sound you need. All fully tweakable, automatable from the hardware and built with NI's acclaimed DSP expertise.

Kick
Nine engines deliver powerful low end. Four are based on classic analog machines - fat, punchy, deep, dusty and everything in between. The other five deliver some of the most realistic acoustic-sounding kicks you've ever heard. And a broad sweet spot means you get pro sound no matter what you dial in.

Snare
Thick, harsh, bold, deep, filtered - create any electronic snare imaginable. Or create breathtaking acoustic snare sounds and tweak with the total control that a real snare can't give you. Nine engines to choose from, plus a dedicated clap engine for both electronic and acoustic claps.

Hi-Hats
No samples here. Three different engines produce the full range of hi-hat sounds, from classic analog hi-hats, digital, robotic sounds or thick, crunchy sounds from a new, grain-based oscillator. And a few quick tweaks take you beyond simple hi-hat sounds and deep into creative territory.

Toms
Three engines let you craft a full set of toms fast. Digital sounds from percussive to bell-like to completely alien. And acoustic sounds so warm and fat you won't believe they're not samples. Added control over pitch bend and advanced parameters give you total flexibility. All on the hardware and super intuitive.

Percussion
Three engines, no limits. The fractal engine delivers electronic percussion, from bell-like and metallic to sub-heavy and twisted. The shaker engine gives you acoustic shakers and maracas and the kettle engine offers rich, resonant timpani. All sounds are mapped across the keyboard for pitched percussion and melodic accents.

Includes KOMPLETE Instruments And Effects
MASCHINE MIKRO comes with four full-version KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects. Each KOMPLETE Instrument is perfectly integrated into the MASCHINE MIKRO environment, with presets browsable from the hardware.

Massive
The legendary synthesizer for devastating bass and leads. Over 1,300 sounds, all crafted by leading artists and sound designers.

Reaktor Prism
A highly playable synthesizer and effects processor. Perfect for organic soundscapes, percussive keys, flutes, bells, basses and shimmering leads.

Scarbee Mark I
The legendary 1970s electric piano, sampled in all its analog brilliance. From warm and mellow to bright and 'barking', to chiming bell-like tones.

Solid Bus Comp
The perfect compressor to glue drum groups or entire mixes together. Powerful, transparent and versatile - with Dry/Wet control and side-chain input.

Effects
Load 24 effects straight from the hardware. Compressors, Tape and Tube Saturators, a transient designer, reverbs, filters and EQs, plus creative tools such as Grain-Delay, Ice Verb, Freq Shifter and more. Chain an unlimited number of effects and combine the on-board effects with other VST/AU plug-ins.

Find The Right Sound Fast
MASCHINE MIKRO's ultra-fast, tag-based browser gives your creativity no time to slow down. Use MASCHINE MIKRO's display screen to quickly find any project, group, sound, instrument, effect or sample. Then simply load it and go.

Sample. Slice. Edit.
MASCHINE makes sampling fluid and simple - grab audio, slice it and shape it with incredible flexibility. Then kick out a groove with your new sounds on super-responsive pads. Get up to 64 voice polyphony for each sound, plus choke, legato and glide control. And experienced beatheads will love the vintage sampling modes. Slice your samples with laser-like precision. Choose the technique that fits you best with four different modes: Detect, Grid, Split and Manual. Assign slices to the pads automatically and play them just like you would a drum groove or melody. Get creative with a toolbox of destructive editing features including truncate, normalize, reverse, cut, copy, paste, fade-in, fade-out, silence, DC correct and duplicate. Time stretching and pitch bending with automatic beat detection deliver highest possible sound quality.

Arranging
MASCHINE MIKRO adapts to your workflow. Get full velocity control, pad link, advanced note repeat, plus swing controls for sounds, groups and the global project. Color-code your sounds and see your entire sonic palette at a glance.

Pattern Editing
A clip-based pattern sequencer means your ideas come together fast. Edit patterns, nudge notes, change velocity, record modulation and more.

Sequencing
An ultra-powerful step sequencer gives you another way to sculpt your grooves to perfection. Drop in sounds precisely where you want them and automate pitch, volume, LFO or any other parameter step by step for incredibly intricate and musical results in record time.

Scenes
Build or sketch entire tracks with scenes. A scene is a flexible collection of groups and patterns. Scenes let you structure a track easily and are essential for live performance. Create scenes for intro, outro, main groove, variation groove and breakdown, then trigger scenes live as required.

Mixing
Polish your tracks to perfection with the audio mixer with MASCHINE 2 software. Tweak volume, pan, solo or mute with ultimate ease. See group and individual track levels clearly on meters complete with peak level indicators. Adjust levels on any group of sounds from one multi-function knob. MASCHINE 2 software delivers a new paradigm in signal routing. Unlimited sound groups let you manage even the most demanding projects and two aux sends per channel let you freely route sounds anywhere in your project.

KOMPLETE Integration
Browse presets and load any KOMPLETE 9 Instrument or Effect at a glance with the MASCHINE 2 software's tag-based browser.

Compact Companion
MASCHINE MIKRO fits easily into even the most compact studio or stage setup. A compact beat making instrument to complement your DAW and a sturdy performance tool for live beats.

Host Your Plugins
Load any VST or Audio Units plug-in into one of 16 sound slots in any of MASCHINE's unlimited groups. Every channel can also host unlimited effect plug-ins for customized unique chains - limitless room to play.

MASCHINE In Your Daw
Load MASCHINE 2 software as a VST, Audio Units or AAX plug-in in your DAW. Open several instances and toggle between them from one controller. Route up to 16 stereo outs to your DAW for mixing. You can even use MASCHINE MIKRO to control your DAW's transport functions.

Work Faster
Use intelligent shortcuts and button combination to quickly navigate the full power of MASCHINE 2 software. MASCHINE MIKRO lets you trigger sounds with hardware immediacy, keeping you locked in the creative flow. Under the hood, a top-of-the-line audio engine saves resources while delivering the highest audio quality possible. Advanced multi-core technology runs multiple processes in parallel, dividing complex tasks between your computer's cores. Run more plug-ins. Mix with ease. Load up even more sounds on unlimited groups and so much more.