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Review Summary
Production and Performance System
Designed for fast, intuitive sequencing and track building
Advanced drum, melody and chord programming workflow
Acclaimed MASCHINE software and KOMPLETE 11 SELECT included
Made to JAM
MASCHINE JAM is the modern digital instrument - your shortest avenue from inspiration to reality. Capture ideas and create tracks in an intuitive production ecosystem. Sequence and arrange on the fly with an 8x8 multicolor click-pad matrix. Shape and perform sounds in inspiring ways using eight dual-touch Smart Strips. And bring it all together with the power of the included MASCHINE software.
The unified hardware and software workflow heightens creative possibilities
MASCHINE JAM is the go-to instrument for building tracks with immediate, intuitive sequencing
An 8x8 click-pad matrix and dual-touch Smart Strips make track sketching a seamless creative experience
Program and play with patterns, melodies, chords and more using different click-pad matrix modes
Find samples, instruments and effects and instantly call up their key parameters with the touch-sensitive encoder
The included stand can be mounted to the hardware for improved ergonomics
Step Sequencing
Create your own patterns and rhythms with MASCHINE JAM's powerful step sequencer. There's no limit to the sounds you can sequence using the 8x8 click-pad matrix.
The Contemporary Digital Instrument
The MASCHINE JAM hardware works in perfect unison with the acclaimed MASCHINE software. Swiftly bring your ideas to life with a versatile workflow fueled by software that's always evolving. Start by creating something new with the immediacy of tactile control. Then easily store, recall and develop your tracks with the flexibility of software in a digitally unified production environment. And whatever your setup, MASCHINE JAM works through the software as a plug-in inside your DAW or as an advanced MIDI controller for popular platforms.
Keyboard Mode
Explore melodies and harmonies with the click-pads using MASCHINE's Keyboard mode. Just select your scale and chord values to start playing. The Arpeggiator can turn simple melodies into intricate melodic patterns.
Sketch-A-Track
MASCHINE JAM is the go-to instrument for building tracks with immediate, intuitive sequencing. Flesh out your ideas by constructing and re-constructing with patterns on the fly and group them as scenes you can arrange from the ground up. When you're done, you can quickly import audio from MASCHINE into your DAW for further refining.
Note Sequencing
Step sequencing not only works for rhythms, but also for melodies. Use MASCHINE JAM's powerful Piano Roll mode to program notes directly with the 8x8 click-pad matrix.
Intuitive Hardware
MASCHINE JAM boasts a set of hardware features that were carefully designed to make track sketching a seamless creative experience.
Smart Strips
Eight dual-touch sensitive Smart Strips let you tweak up to eight parameters simultaneously. Play melodies and chords via note input and shape sounds with Perform FX - all using two fingers per strip for unique results.
D-Pad and Touch-Sensitive Encoder
Find samples, instruments and effects fast using the D-pad and touch-sensitive encoder to navigate advanced tag-based libraries in Browse mode. MASCHINE software reacts to the encoder when touched to instantly display key parameter overlays.
Locking
Quickly mutate sounds to create extraordinary build-ups using the Lock feature. Take a snapshot of the current parameters with the Lock button, mess with your sounds and press Lock again to return to the snapshot. Save your 'locks' and recall them anytime.
Performing with Smart Strips
MASCHINE JAM's dual-touch Smart Strips are truly one of a kind. Experience a new performance paradigm and get physical with precision sound tweaking. In addition, Perform Mode lets you bring complex sound textures to life with MASCHINE's unique Perform FX.
Superior Sounds Included
Get over 29GB of professional sound right out of the box and control it all from MASCHINE JAM. Mold your drums with sonically-outstanding Drum Synths and use the Smart Strips to animate sounds with advanced motion-sensitive Perform FX. Plus, you get KOMPLETE 11 SELECT - a premium selection of 11 KOMPLETE Instruments and Effects.
The Library
The included MASCHINE software comes loaded with an 8GB 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. Six 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.
Cymbal
The Crash engine delivers everything from a 909-like crash to more acoustic-sounding cymbals. The Ride engine can be adjusted to sound as if the cymbal is being struck on its edge or bell.
Bass Synth Plug-In
Create rich bass tones with this monophonic bass synth, exclusive to MASCHINE. Design and shape with intuitive, fun and fully-automatable controls, including filter, mod envelope, decay, drive and glide time, directly from the hardware. Morph seamlessly between waveforms - from sine to saw to square - to create your own unique sounds, with no synth programming knowledge required. Or load any of the pro-designed presets to get studio-ready bass for any genre, from booming subs to dripping acid.
Perform FX
Enliven your sounds with MASCHINE 2.5 software's advanced Perform FX. Designed for spontaneous, tactile control in recording or live performance, these eight complex multi-effects alter motion, space, dynamics and more for added expression.
Filter
An analog-modeled High, Low and Band-pass filter capable of yielding raw, natural-sounding results using saturation and resonance. Roll off the highs for a thick, murky veil or use the resonance to create sounds that float into self-oscillation infinity.
Flanger
A comb filter effect with more than a few tricks up its sleeve. Get performance-ready flanger or phaser effects or expose its wild side - setting higher decay and frequency values unleashes ping-pong delay-like flutter effects.
Burst Echo
A warm, versatile echo with plenty of character, designed for spontaneous splashes of echo. Strong, responsive attacks that taper off into hazy trails are perfect for dub and can also be tweaked for more extreme sound design.
Includes KOMPLETE SELECT
MASCHINE 2 includes KOMPLETE 11 SELECT - a premium instrument and effect package for all styles of music.
Pattern Jamming
Brainstorm ideas instantly. One-touch access to patterns supports spontaneous jamming and arrangement sketching. Just mix and match different clips and scenes to flesh out your latest creation.
Dual Impact
Two MASCHINEs are better than one. Team up MASCHINE JAM with any other MASCHINE hardware and combine the best of both production styles, always in perfect sync. Tap in drums on MASCHINE's pads and launch patterns and scenes with one-touch simplicity on MASCHINE JAM for a unified production/performance ecosystem.
Notes Mode for Smart Strip
MASCHINE JAM's Notes Mode lets you play synths using the Smart Strips, for an inspiring new playing experience. Finger-strum chords in key with different scales to uncover new melodic ideas.
Kompleteley Integrated
MASCHINE JAM and KOMPLETE form a fully tactile and inspiring production duo. Perform melodies, chords and arpeggios with a KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series keyboard, record them into different patterns and use MASCHINE JAM's click-pad matrix to experiment with sequen