Looking at Stray and the amazing PXT-Live.
baking your MIDI to Audio) when making the switch to a full DAW for further editing. Limited Octaves when wishing to play melodies/harmonies etc.Fully hands on workflow? = limited arrangement capability.Great integration with it's own Libraries.Excellent sampling workflow from the hardware.Fully hands on workflow (but see below).
There are pros and cons to choosing either controller. How many instances of Maschine are people able to run before things start to turn sluggish? is there a need to run multiple instances?.Can the Plugin instance of Maschine within Live still record from any Audio source and assign to Pads in realtime while the audio is playing back?.The answer to my questions related to the Maschine Plugin for Live might just tip me in it's favour. (unfortunately the more someone seems to go on about something the more I resent their viewpoint. The Maschine is really enticing, not only for the amazingly sensitive jelly pads but for that mouseless workflow that humbnumb/emptysea keeps banging on about. It seems pretty comprehensive and is what I've been trying to do with my MPD32 since I got it. I was almost completely sold on the forthcoming Push controller until I saw this video Thanks to all who participated and hope this helps others. Look to the quote at the end of this first post for a comprehensive breakdown of the pros and cons that I considered. *Disclaimer* Well I went for Push in the end.