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VikasSharma
Total Posts: 1523
Joined 10-05-2010 status: Guru |
I think FL Studio and PreSonus Studio One support VST3 besides, of course, Cubase and Nuendo. |
fuse
Total Posts: 54
Joined 09-23-2002 status: Experienced |
I just love to use Cubase with Maschine and XF at the same time.
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edubs
Total Posts: 35
Joined 03-16-2011 status: Regular |
I think one of the best hardware sequencers is the old yamaha rs7000, why? well because like the motif xf it has sections in pattern mode which i think makes workflow faster in that you can bypass song mode, but the big thing that the rs has that motif xf does not have is the ability to have each tracks lenth different but still loop all together. this is a good option because say you have a solo on one track on motif or mpc, it will go as far as your general track lenth which means you have to chain patterns then go to song mode etc.. with rs track 1 could be one bar of a kick drum and perhaps track 6 could be 16, 32, 64 bars etc.. of a solo meaning the heck with moving on to song mode, your track is done and mixed down in one pattern at least that works for me. I wish yamaha would have included that in ther xf sequencer operation. maybe a os update. google best hardware sequencer and see for yourself what comes up, you will see a rs 7000 in there and for good reason |
Carly
Total Posts: 33
Joined 03-21-2016 status: Regular |
Also interested in this as we already have an Motif xf with all the sounds of drums, would an Machine Studio 2 compliment our set up or would we be wasting resources. thanks |
meatballfulton
Total Posts: 3022
Joined 01-25-2005 status: Guru |
Carly, Tell us more about what you want to do. Maschine is computer based while the XF can be used without a computer. Maschine is a far deeper tool for beat creation, depending on your needs it might be better than the XF. It has a few immediately obvious benefits...you can drum in your beats in real time from the pads for one thing and it can be used to control any VSTs on your computer to be used as sound sources. That said, you can find videos on YouTube showing plenty of hip-hop folks using various Motif versions. |
dsetto
Total Posts: 434
Joined 01-24-2014 status: Enthusiast |
I’m not an expert on this topic, but I’m interested in it.
I think, in the end:
The basics are the basics.
XF: keys, not a computer
Each have their benefits and limitations. So it depends on the money, time, & attention you want to use. Plus the approaches & benefits you want to get. And it depends on what you value. |