I’ve had an Integra 7 for years, and it’s become a central part of my dawless setup. It’s a proper powerhouse of sample banks, with 16 channels it’s very easy to MIDI control it from my Octatrack, and it has bags of features like full surround sound and a deep synth engine with extensive MIDI implementation. The sample banks are high-resolution, often multi-timbral and the SuperNatural sounds respond beautifully when played on a SuperNatural controller like the Roland A 400. It’s not hip or trendy but I love it.
It's such a great module. Still use mine every day and amazed at the depth and sheer amount of sounds it comes with. It really is one of those workstations that you can legitimately say "you wont need anything else".
I’ve had one for over 10 years and it’s still a key part of my studio. My Octatrack has 8 channels of MIDI, so together the two devices can produce entire songs without a DAW! The Integra has a great synth engine which is fully MIDI responsive but which I’ve hardly begun to explore, it goes deep. It’s great to hear someone else raving about it, it’s a powerhouse but doesn’t get any of the attention of MPCs and the plethora of monophonic synthesisers available. It’s been the most future-proofed purchase amongst many (I even bought a Timbre-Wolf) and has proved its versatility and high quality over and over.
@@MrMusicbyMartin couldnt agree more. Sorry for the late reply but you're absolutely right. All the music I currently put out has the Integra7 in some form or another. It just always ends up surprising me how quickly I can just find parts that work in a track and theres less fiddling about with vsts which is always a plus for me.
I'm warming up to it :) All in all, its a great unit. You could probably find everything that's on it through Roland Cloud but I've always been partial to working with hardware. I owned a fully loaded XV5080 back in the day which was my main work module for years so when Roland announced the Integra7 with all of the expansions, I loved everything about it except the price. Eventually, I found this one on Reverb for about 2/3 the price and pulled the trigger. Compared the the XV, its a WAY easier module to navigate through, that's one thing I have to give to Roland. Very easy to set up performances and edit patches, even if you don't use any of the software editors. I mainly use mine as a sound source, so I don't do a lot of sequencing on it, it's just way faster to do that on Maschine, but as a sound source, the i7 is pretty phenomenal. The built in presets are ok... a good chunk of them are a bit dated, but there are some really nice bread and butter patches that I go to regularly. Where I think it shines though is in the legacy wave forms. Those are incredible for building patches on.
@@aymatorg The integra is one of those modules I kept thinking I had to get and kept on getting pushed to the back of the pile .. but then I actually got one ... as you are saying there are somethings this can do that really impresses and the sheer range of sounds is crazy.. I'm also getting more into the Akai force and as such the module is way easier than VST's as I dont need my pc for it ..
@@synkuk yeah it really is hard to beat. Funny you mentioned the Force, I've been on the fence about buying one lately and make a full hardware only transition. How do you like it so far?
@@aymatorg Ive been a Maschine MK1&3 & Jam user for about 6 years .. and decided I fancied a less computer centric setup ... the Force ... er .. wel its like a Jam with mini mk3 pads and a good touch screen .. it kinda blew me away when I got it 4 months ago.. I even imported a ton of my maschine expansions into it .. there is a learning curve.. but some of the workflow has a maschine feel, but doesnt have some of the things that annoyed me with Maschine .. the learning curve takes a wee bit .. but then again so did the MK1 & MK3 .. with the 3.1.1 FW release Force really does imho replace a DAW .. with USB mixer input for 32 channels of I/O & Ive got a midi hub plugged in and I get all my other gear accessible .. the built in plugins are pretty sweet also.. so.. YES I'm v happy with my purchase.. and even managed to loop in maschine through midi when I wanted to ..
Hi Uriel, all I'm doing is muting and un-muting parts around a 16 bar loop. There's not much too it really, the hardest part is thinking about the arrangement and playing it live. Best way to start is just to program a drum loop and practice muting and un-muting the parts. Then you can add the melodic elements, pads, keys, vocals, etc... then practice muting and un-muting those parts until you get get sections you feel work as an intro, drop, breakdown, etc. Keep it simple at first, dont worry so much about creating multiple patterns, just make a 16 bar loop with one group and start from there. Hope that helps!
Hi Fernando, yes it's a typical Maschine workflow. I normally have one group just for drums and percussion with samples on each of the 16 pads. The other groups usually have keyboards, pads, vocals, fx, etc. Then I just arrange the parts in midi and trigger each section using patterns. Thanks for watching!
I’ve had an Integra 7 for years, and it’s become a central part of my dawless setup. It’s a proper powerhouse of sample banks, with 16 channels it’s very easy to MIDI control it from my Octatrack, and it has bags of features like full surround sound and a deep synth engine with extensive MIDI implementation. The sample banks are high-resolution, often multi-timbral and the SuperNatural sounds respond beautifully when played on a SuperNatural controller like the Roland A 400. It’s not hip or trendy but I love it.
The 909 from the Integra may be better than the ones from Machine, after all it's by Roland! You can really fine-tune PCM-drums well on the I7.
Integra is the best! i got one a month ago and don't need anything else ever
It's such a great module. Still use mine every day and amazed at the depth and sheer amount of sounds it comes with. It really is one of those workstations that you can legitimately say "you wont need anything else".
I’ve had one for over 10 years and it’s still a key part of my studio. My Octatrack has 8 channels of MIDI, so together the two devices can produce entire songs without a DAW! The Integra has a great synth engine which is fully MIDI responsive but which I’ve hardly begun to explore, it goes deep. It’s great to hear someone else raving about it, it’s a powerhouse but doesn’t get any of the attention of MPCs and the plethora of monophonic synthesisers available. It’s been the most future-proofed purchase amongst many (I even bought a Timbre-Wolf) and has proved its versatility and high quality over and over.
@@MrMusicbyMartin couldnt agree more. Sorry for the late reply but you're absolutely right. All the music I currently put out has the Integra7 in some form or another. It just always ends up surprising me how quickly I can just find parts that work in a track and theres less fiddling about with vsts which is always a plus for me.
nice! how do you like the integra-7 so far?
I'm warming up to it :) All in all, its a great unit. You could probably find everything that's on it through Roland Cloud but I've always been partial to working with hardware. I owned a fully loaded XV5080 back in the day which was my main work module for years so when Roland announced the Integra7 with all of the expansions, I loved everything about it except the price. Eventually, I found this one on Reverb for about 2/3 the price and pulled the trigger.
Compared the the XV, its a WAY easier module to navigate through, that's one thing I have to give to Roland. Very easy to set up performances and edit patches, even if you don't use any of the software editors.
I mainly use mine as a sound source, so I don't do a lot of sequencing on it, it's just way faster to do that on Maschine, but as a sound source, the i7 is pretty phenomenal. The built in presets are ok... a good chunk of them are a bit dated, but there are some really nice bread and butter patches that I go to regularly. Where I think it shines though is in the legacy wave forms. Those are incredible for building patches on.
@@aymatorg The integra is one of those modules I kept thinking I had to get and kept on getting pushed to the back of the pile .. but then I actually got one ... as you are saying there are somethings this can do that really impresses and the sheer range of sounds is crazy.. I'm also getting more into the Akai force and as such the module is way easier than VST's as I dont need my pc for it ..
@@synkuk yeah it really is hard to beat. Funny you mentioned the Force, I've been on the fence about buying one lately and make a full hardware only transition. How do you like it so far?
@@aymatorg Ive been a Maschine MK1&3 & Jam user for about 6 years .. and decided I fancied a less computer centric setup ... the Force ... er .. wel its like a Jam with mini mk3 pads and a good touch screen .. it kinda blew me away when I got it 4 months ago.. I even imported a ton of my maschine expansions into it .. there is a learning curve.. but some of the workflow has a maschine feel, but doesnt have some of the things that annoyed me with Maschine .. the learning curve takes a wee bit .. but then again so did the MK1 & MK3 .. with the 3.1.1 FW release Force really does imho replace a DAW .. with USB mixer input for 32 channels of I/O & Ive got a midi hub plugged in and I get all my other gear accessible .. the built in plugins are pretty sweet also.. so.. YES I'm v happy with my purchase.. and even managed to loop in maschine through midi when I wanted to ..
@@aymatorg
Of course you don't do a lot of sequencing on your integra , because it's impossible since it doesn't have a sequencer :)
man... im not dj but can you teach me how to do that. I have cubase, i7 and M2...... Im new on this but learn fast.
Hi Uriel, all I'm doing is muting and un-muting parts around a 16 bar loop. There's not much too it really, the hardest part is thinking about the arrangement and playing it live. Best way to start is just to program a drum loop and practice muting and un-muting the parts. Then you can add the melodic elements, pads, keys, vocals, etc... then practice muting and un-muting those parts until you get get sections you feel work as an intro, drop, breakdown, etc. Keep it simple at first, dont worry so much about creating multiple patterns, just make a 16 bar loop with one group and start from there. Hope that helps!
Roland presets?
yes
Each pad has a part of the song?
Hi Fernando, yes it's a typical Maschine workflow. I normally have one group just for drums and percussion with samples on each of the 16 pads. The other groups usually have keyboards, pads, vocals, fx, etc. Then I just arrange the parts in midi and trigger each section using patterns. Thanks for watching!