Native Instruments has announced that Maschine version 1.1 is on the way, and it’s now in public beta test stage.

The upcoming 1.1 version of Maschine adds several features including MIDI control of external gear, Rex support, extended scene triggering and more. Details below.

New and improved features:

• MIDI Out Mode for sounds
• MIDI In for sounds and groups
• Drag-and-Drop audio export for scenes and patterns in host
• Record and trigger scenes switches via MIDI notes in host
• Scene retrigger option in plugin mode
• Loading groups without patterns
• Additional slicing sizes (1/8th etc.)
• REX file import
• Scene naming
• Adjustable metronome volume
• Record Count-In option
• Quick adjustment of group and sound volumes on controller

Fixes:

• Several fixes and stability improvements

This list is subject to change, and does not necessarily list all features and fixes that will be in the final update.