Native Instruments Maschine MKIII

Description from Native Instruments:

"MASCHINE lets you effortlessly produce beats, melodies, and harmonies with powerful drum synths, premium sounds, an integrated sampler, and more – cutting-edge software meets intuitive hardware for ultra-smooth workflow.

MASCHINE’s 16 ultra-responsive pads makes it fun and easy to play. In Pad mode, drum in beats or lightly brush sounds on the 16 ultra-responsive pads. Switch to Keyboard mode and play like a piano. And in Step mode, program 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.

MASCHINE’s ultra-fast, tag-based browser gives your creativity no time to slow down. Use MASCHINE’s two full-color display screens plus the 4-directional push encoder to quickly find any project, group, sound, instrument, effect or sample. Then simply load it and go.

FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS

Integrated hardware/software system includes sampler, arranger, mixer, sound library, FX, and more

8 GB MASCHINE library with samples, one-shots, sliced loops, sampled instruments, drums synths, presets, patterns, drum kits, and songs

Includes 45 GB KOMPLETE 14 SELECT library

25 pro-quality studio and creative FX including filter, EQ, delay, reverb and compressor

2 high-resolution RGB color displays for precision sample slicing, sound tweaking, note editing, mixing, browsing, and more

16 large, ultra-sensitive pads make two-handed drumming easy

Pro-grade, 96 kHz / 24-bit audio interface with 2 x ¼” TRS line outputs, 2 x ¼” TRS line inputs, ¼” dynamic mic input, stereo headphone output, 1 x MIDI In, 1 x MIDI out; 1 x Footswitch

8 touch sensitive knobs for parameter tweaking

Smart Strip for strumming notes, pitch bending sounds, performing with FX, and more

Four-directional push encoder for browsing, navigating, adjusting levels and balance

Powered via USB 2.0

Seamless integration with KOMPLETE, NKS-ready instruments, MASCHINE Expansions, and the new KOMPLETE KONTROL S49/S61 Keyboards

Classic groovebox features including 16 velocity levels, swing, pad link, note repeat, step sequencer, and vintage MPC 60/SP 1200 sampling emulation

Compatible with all major DAWs (including Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, GarageBand, FL Studio, Avid Pro Tools, PreSonus Studio One, and more) as a VST, Audio Units, or AAX 32 and AAX 64 plug-in with full multi-core support"

The pads have oxidized a bit over time and as a result have a bit of a yellowish hue. Comparison is shown between a new MK3 and the one listed here.

Pad #4 is also slightly less sensitive than the rest.

Software and USB cable are included.

All functions work as they should. Price non-negotiable.