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Share your no. 1 Maschine tips
Maschinerists, how do you use your gear? We've been sharing our own Maschine tips and tricks lately, but we all have different workflows and we want to hear from you. Whether it's the tried-and-true way to fatten up your drums or the best way to use modulation, share the hot tips for Maschine and Maschine+ you can't live…
User templates for external MIDI instruments for Maschine and Maschine Plus
I'm looking at using my Maschine+ as part of my Live Rig. Mostly to perform Midi Out to External Instruments. I found the MIDIPresetsForExternalDevices.zip berried and was following this video: The problem is that the collection of presets does not have the following configurations for System 1, Arturia MicroFreak, Korg…
Probability and conditional triggers plugin for Maschine 2
I've created a VST/AU plugin called Chance Machine that allows me to set per-step probability and conditional trigger rules for patterns in Maschine. I thought I'd share this here as it might be useful to other Maschine users. It's only available for MacOS, though. It's a great way to add a bit of variation to patterns,…
Maschine+ Power Bank guide
Hi. Power bank info is scattered around a lot so consolidating all info in one thread might help new M+ users. I'll only cover the PD Option so this guide doesn't get huge, other options are in Post #2. This is not an official NI guide, just my findings and recommendations. If there are any mistakes or suggestions let me…
Maschine - how to optimize for performance?
Hello! I'm curious about how to best optimize Maschine running on my Mac Studio. I've read in a couple different places that it's best (overall) to install plugins on your built-in SSD and install+run sample libraries from an external SSD. Is this correct for Maschine, though? Currently I have all of my plugins, sample…

News from the product team

About your ideas for Maschine 3
Hi everyone, With the launch of Maschine 3.0.0 this Wednesday, I wanted to take a moment to highlight that many of the new features came directly from your input in the Ideas section of our community, which we introduced at the end of 2023. Huge thanks to everyone who joined in on the discussions, cast votes, and shared…

Recent discussions

Maschine 3 and maschine plus
Hello, does anyone know if the bounce function appears in maschine plus, it appeared in the maschine 3 version, it is very necessary to implement it in the plus....
8 knobs and smart strip stopped working Maschine Plus
I reset the Maschine Plus to factory settings and then all 8 knobs and smart strip stopped working. The other buttons work. Maybe it has updated to the latest version Please tell me what is the reason
Maschine 3: still no integrated Program change and MSB/LSB voor externel midi gear
I hoped that there was an option to do a Program change and Bank change from the GUI and not using marco's. Unfortunately it is even not there in Maschine 3. Maybe in Maschine 4? When will that launch?
Plugin scanning is still taking ages.
This is a ****** update man. I offered to join the beta testing but they didn't let me in. Now I paid for this update and plugin scanning literally took hours. This should not be like this (I I know because other daws and tools scan the the same plugins and don't need take so much time) PLUS I had to remove the FLStudio and…
Maschine 3 SW - Online manual
As I understand the online version of the Maschine manual will be updated?
Maschine Library missing
The first time I opened the app the library was closed to do a restart and the library didn't open, did a rescan in the settings, and still not there. Need help TY
Programming notes still sucks
I really hoped the new Maschine 3 would improve the way notes are programmed by mouse. So the first thing i tested was if selection of the note to edit is finally consistent with mouse pointer position and selected note. Minimal Example: Left Note Selected, but it will only let me edit the right note. Sometimes it is…
Maschine 3.0 and Komplete Kontrol S- Series Mk 2
I just wanted to let people know that the KK S-Series Mk 2 keyboards continue to support Maschine to same degree as they did with Maschine 2. This is a VERY welcome revelation. There is no documentation regarding it on the specs page of Maschine 3 so I just thought I'd post it in case anyway was wondering.
Ideas for handling USB audio coming out of Maschine+ and one other device?
Wondering if anyone has found a solution for this kind of unique scenario… I'm currently sending four channels of audio out from Maschine+ via USB (Groups A,B,C,D) into the USB-in of a digital mixer for live performance. Works great. But now I have another separate device, with its own four-channel USB audio out, that I'd…
3.1 Feature request: plug in list should always show over whatever is on screen
i was hoping this was fixed in 3.0 but it still persist. say you open a plug in window and you want to add something else like an eq compressor etc.. the plug in list is always UNDER the plug in window and i dont know why that would be the preference. can we get this fixed please? If you only have one screen you then have…
Recent Gear News article about Maschine 3.0
https://www.gearnews.com/native-instruments-maschine-3-studio/ With the upcoming update, Maschine 3.1, it will also be possible to fully integrate the software into the standalone mode of Maschine+, further expanding its functionality. Does this mean that the M+ will then have all features of the PC software? Including the…
Maschine 3.0 Can Pin any plugin now!!!!
OH YESSSS LORDT Now I can monitor multiple groups at the same time without having to do that damn juggle game of having all my plugins change when I'm going between master, group, and sound. Very welcome addition here. Next for more robust audio editing but I'm currently happy with Maschine's behaviour. It sounds great and…
3.0 Kits won’t load
This discussion was created from comments split from: maschine 3 update.
Paying for 3.0 update?
NI is touching the bottom. Updates like this should be free. I'm selling my maschine. They've never listened to what the community was asking, they are the worst.
New Maschine in November is still not retina display
Same pixelated fonts. Unbelievable.
SHIFT + STOP Combo or double press STOP to go to the start.
So, I was replying to yet another thread about the Stop button behavior, basically how it does not return the Playhead to the beginning with a double-press like most music SW does and while looking at Maschine's code I realized it's actually pretty simple to hack / modify... EDIT: For anyone on MacOS NIPatcher can modify…
Will Maschine 3 run on my MKI hardware controller?
Will Maschine 3 run on my MKI hardware controller? Its running Maschine II software just fine.
Native Instruments site
Hey, Could you guys please fix this issue, I can't even purchase Maschine 3 I know its traffic, but I'm sure you knew this was going to happen.
Maschine 3 - Not available for download
Hey all, I purchased the upgrade. When will it be available for me to download? It isn't showing up for download in Native Access.
Purchased over an hour ago and still not able to download Maschine 3
Pretty ridiculous that my product is paid for, but I'm not able to use it currently. It's 2024 this should be nearly immediate.

New questions

How do I trigger articulations using just Maschine without a keyboard?
I've seen videos of Picked Nylon and other Session guitar VSTs being played on the pads, playing either melodies or strummed chords, but I haven't seen a demonstration of the articulations being done. I don't even know if it's possible, let alone how to do it.
Maschine Software freezes when i try to export sounds
My Maschine Software freezes/crashes when i try to export sounds from Playbox, via Drag & Drop AND via Drop Down menu on Both, Maschine 2. AND 3.! There was a discussion on this board from October 2024, with at least 3 people having the same issue, which provided NO answeres and was already closed!! So … any suggestions…
Issues with Maschine 2 Plug-In and Maschine Mikro MK3 in Logic Pro
Hi there, I'm experiencing an issue with the Maschine 2 Plug-In in Logic Pro and the Maschine Mikro MK3, which I haven't been able to resolve yet. In my project, I've set up a bussing system to route each pad to a separate track (similar to the tutorial I watched - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e9kAilOzOU&t=1s).…
I bought a Maschine 3 Bundle but only got the Maschine 3 update, no Maschine Central.
We have received a few reports regarding customers receiving the Maschine 3 Update instead of the Maschine 3 Bundle Update, which includes the Maschine Central Library. If this is your case, please reach out to support and we will switch the license as soon as possible. Here's the link: https://bit.ly/n1acc

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Tips: What to do if Maschine Plus is stuck on startup screen
If when powering up the Maschine Plus, it's stuck on "Maschine + is starting" My colleagues in the development coded a little tool that could help to get Maschine+ starting correctly. 1) Please download the file "system-reset-v2.nut" from here: 2) Get the original SD-card from Maschine+ and insert it into the SD-card slot…
I bought a Maschine 3 Bundle but only got the Maschine 3 update, no Maschine Central.
We have received a few reports regarding customers receiving the Maschine 3 Update instead of the Maschine 3 Bundle Update, which includes the Maschine Central Library. If this is your case, please reach out to support and we will switch the license as soon as possible. Here's the link: https://bit.ly/n1acc
Maschine Software won't show up after Hardware registration
Hello, I bought Maschine MIKRO MK3 and registered the hardware in NA. The instructions says that the software serial should show up in NA after registration of the hardware and I've refreshed NA several times now. So far only Massive, Monark and Prism show up but the MASCHINE software not. How can I resolve this issue?

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