You can run Machine as a fairly configurable MIDI controller...

Andy would you mind expanding on this a little bit? I've tried pretty hard but I, and others, seem to be having a hard time grokking this concept. Might be nice to have a bit more clarification on your --OR-- part also.


Thanks

xabiton

Swiller


Own a mk1 mikro with latest software.

There was an issue with the metronome count in, but in x2a its fixed.

What is it you want to do with it that you worry is missing? It's a midi device and sonar will read whatever it can throw out like any other. Choose maschine as the input and configure maschine appropriately, like you would do in any other daw.

What was the count in issue that was fixed in X2A? I wonder if that was the same issue I was having with rewiring Reason into Sonar. I am not worried about missing anything I just want to work how I want to work. I like the feeling of working on a drum machine that I get from working on Maschine. That workflow is built into it for Live as well with a template so I can arm tracks, control the transport, launch scenes and patterns ect all in Live directly from the Maschine hardware. I am wondering if I can get a similar workflow with it for Sonar. I kind of doubt it since Sonar is more like a console and tape machine than a midi focused tool like Live but that is in large part why I miss Sonar. 

What was the problem with ReWire'ing Reason into Sonar? I'm toying with the idea of doing some ReWire'ing myself but will shelve it if Sonar doesn't play nice. 

OK, MIDI Mode first:  

Boot your computer, but don't start any music software.
Your maschine hardware should say something like:

"Start Maschine or Press Shift F1 for MIDI Mode"

Once in MIDI mode you can select which template you want to use.  A template is a mapping of the pads and controls to various notes and controllers.

You edit templates by using the NI Controller Editor software which should have been installed with your Machine.


Using the hardware this way allows you to use the Maschine hardware as if it were bob's pretty good drum controller.  It's not controlling the maschine software at all.

Now MIDI Out mode.

Enable MIDI Output on the Maschine instance (Right click on Machine in the Sonar Browser window and "Enable MIDI Output")  Set the particular sound in machine to "MIDI Out"  This will give you a new MIDI Input called Machine 1 in SONAR, select that as the input to the track that you want to control. 


This allows you to use the the Maschine sequencer to drive a Sonar track (including an external synth).

sharke

xabiton

Swiller


Own a mk1 mikro with latest software.

There was an issue with the metronome count in, but in x2a its fixed.

What is it you want to do with it that you worry is missing? It's a midi device and sonar will read whatever it can throw out like any other. Choose maschine as the input and configure maschine appropriately, like you would do in any other daw.

What was the count in issue that was fixed in X2A? I wonder if that was the same issue I was having with rewiring Reason into Sonar. I am not worried about missing anything I just want to work how I want to work. I like the feeling of working on a drum machine that I get from working on Maschine. That workflow is built into it for Live as well with a template so I can arm tracks, control the transport, launch scenes and patterns ect all in Live directly from the Maschine hardware. I am wondering if I can get a similar workflow with it for Sonar. I kind of doubt it since Sonar is more like a console and tape machine than a midi focused tool like Live but that is in large part why I miss Sonar. 

What was the problem with ReWire'ing Reason into Sonar? I'm toying with the idea of doing some ReWire'ing myself but will shelve it if Sonar doesn't play nice. 

Loop recording doesn't work right when doing so. Not a big deal if you don't use loop recording but I use it heavily. That was a big reason why I stopped using Sonar because at the time Reason was my main VI but I never liked audio editing with it and I like fx vsts. These days I am considering Sonar because I don't use Reason as much as I used to and I miss mixing and editing in Sonar. 

AndyDavis: Thank you very much.

My pleasure.  I hope that helps you get rolling.