# New vs. Used Maschine Mikro Mk3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Finger Drumming Gear / Software / Setup\ **Created:** [August 26, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://questforgroove.discourse.group/t/new-vs-used-maschine-mikro-mk3/655 "2021-08-26T15:39:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alxjmusic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f17d59/32.png) [@alxjmusic](https://questforgroove.discourse.group/u/alxjmusic)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://questforgroove.discourse.group/t/new-vs-used-maschine-mikro-mk3/655/1 "2021-08-26T15:39:22Z")
My apologies if this has been answered elsewhere, I tried a search and didn’t see anything. I was curious if buying a new Maschine Mikro Mk3 would be worth it if I have Maschine 2 already? I own a Native Instruments audio interface, which I believe includes the same software bundle as the Mikro, except for Massive(unless the Maschine 2 software bundled with the audio interface is just a light version). I usually lean towards buying new just because you never know the amount of wear a device has on things you can’t see. I primarily work out of Ableton but I was looking at getting a Mikro to learn finger drumming for the ability to just jam out sometimes. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Mathijs](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/questforgroove.discourse.group/robert_mathijs/32/335_2.png) [@Robert\_Mathijs](https://questforgroove.discourse.group/u/Robert_Mathijs)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 8:31am UTC](https://questforgroove.discourse.group/t/new-vs-used-maschine-mikro-mk3/655/2 "2021-08-27T08:31:03Z")
I have never played a Maschine mk2, but from what I hear the pads are pretty good. You can test this by seeing if basically the weight of your hand/finger falling down on the pad without you using any force is enough to trigger the pads. If so, you should be ok with your Maschine mk2.