
MPC, because besides Standalone, there is nothing on the Maschine+ that is not in the MK3 (besides minor stuff like a different color and Aluminium casing) So if you are okay with taking a laptop with your, I would say, it’s Maschine MK3 vs. If you are okay with working attached to your computer, the Maschine let’s you use every VST plugin in your tracks. If you don’t need/want to work stand alone and am okay with having a computer with you, you don’t need+. There is just one thing, where I could name a preference: if you want to work with a lot of synths, you have unlimited more possibilities with NI, because in my opinion, the synths on the Akai maschines plain suck, but this is again, personal preference. Do you care about the content that come with the Devices, and if so, do you like the ones from NI or from Akai better. And this is something that is 100% Taste! Do you like the Maschine Workflow or the MPC Workflow better. That by side: it all comes down to workflow and personal preferences.



Those patches that rise the Maschine+ CPU that high in the videos come with 6 or more FX as insert per Sound, something you need to find workarounds for on the MPCs. First off, the CPU is not really less powerful then the Akai one, it is just that the Synths and Patches on the Maschine are neither optimized for standalone, nor are the tracks limited like on the Akai Maschines.
