To add to kb, I own a Maschine Mikro and can confirm the controller and environment are very nice. I'll talk more in detail if requested but I'm short for time so I'll just say this. Trying to record instruments into Maschine using a mic and loop it in real time can be a bit problematic. With midi controller it's fine though. It generally wont loop it straight away and instead wait another full cycle before triggering it. However, I haven't updated my Maschine software for a while and I know it's had some significant updates recently. Perhaps it is fixed now. But yeah, generally it's a very easy to use and fun set-up. I don't use it nearly enough. Here's a really quick Hubski live improvised jam I did using it. As a piece of music I know it's not that great and a bit eggy, but hopefully it gives you an idea of its potential.
Amazing! What you demonstrated in that video is exactly what I want, in terms of capability. I might make a plan to save up for that mikro for now then.
I'm glad you got what you needed from it. I should add that a lot of the stuff I was doing through the laptop trackpad and keyboard can actually be performed from the controller itself. Especially so if you get the full size Maschine controller. The software is made to work seamlessly with the controller. This obviously allows for a lot quicker workflow than I displayed once you've got it down.