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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…

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2025 Outlook: Maschine, Kontrol, and NKS Hardware Partnerships
Hi Maschine and Kontrol community! I’d like to introduce myself to the broader audience—some of you may already know me. I’m Chris, the Product Lead for Maschine, Kontrol, and NKS Hardware Partnerships. I’ve been with Native Instruments for over 10 years, but my journey with Maschine started 12 years ago as a passionate…

Recent discussions

Maschine 3 won’t load.
after installing it, running the plugin scanner, it always gets stuck at the AU Phasis. Isn’t this a Native Instruments plugin?
mashine mk3 and kontrol mk3
So I've bought and downloaded the new mashine 3 software hoping for some great integration with komplete kontrol s61 keyboards. I'm a bit disappointed or… as usual I'm doing something wrong…. In mashine 3 stand alone I'm not able to get the main arrange or mix screen on my KK keyboard. I just get the sampler plugin and…
Why does License transfer take so long?
Hi, everyone! Well quite recently I sold my Maschine MK2 and on the day it was sold I requested a license transfer… In the email it was mentioned, that the transfer would take a maximum of 48hours which for the time being wasn’t the case… So I’m wondering, does it always take this long to do a simple license transfer? I’m…
Maschine 3.0 and Komplete S61 MK3 not connecting!
Strange issue with Maschine 3.0 software and Komplete S61 MK3 that I can see it the keyboard in in Midi preferences, but I can't select the box next to it. Thus I can't use the keyboard in desktop mode. Then when I try to use the keyboard in my DAW (Ableton), there isn't even an option to select the S61 MK3 and it won't…
Where is the up-to-date Maschine 3 PDF documentation?
Hello. Unless I'm missing something, it seems that the Maschine 3 software PDF documentation (Maschine_3_software_manual_English_6.11.24) that is linked under downloads for Machine 3 software does not include all new features, such as stem splitting. The images of the user interface do not show the "stems" icon to the left…
Music Made With Maschine Thread
why is there no music made with maschine thread , like the old forum ? Im bringing it back Post away
Better support channel
Dear NI Team, I'm really not happy about the "contact support" setup. I reported now 2 times i have an issue with registering Maschine 3 update ( missing maschine central expansion ), and get no answer. Only the message; transfer to an agent. I filed a huge complain at thomann to sort it out with you guys, because for a…
Maschine Software
I just bought a machine secondhand after typing in a cereal everything except the machine software itself was added access
just purchased the maschine 3 software upgrade for mac os 10.13.6 at 6am and it doesnt show up
just purchased the maschine 3 upgrade 40 mins ago and it still hasnt showed up in my native access
mute command in Maschine 3
Just installed 3, is there a mute command just like "shift+mute" om the hardware i can use on the keyboard?
Maschine software browser: All Sounds tab.
Hey, Just joined the Community. Hello :) What should be visible in Maschine software browser's All Sounds tab? I see samples in All One-shots tab, but not in All Sounds tab. Is this tab reserved for NI sounds? If yes, what kind?
Does new Maschine hardware only come with Maschine 2 software?
Wondering because ni homepage says on the MK3 site "Includes Maschine 2 software".
machine mikkro
I lost my installation disc how can I get the installation file to install it on my new laptop
Help installing Maschine MK2 Controller
Hey all, First time poster. I have an old MK2 that I pulled out of the cupboard after 10 odd years of not using it. The hardware seems to all be functional however when i go to install the MK2 Controller driver software the installer runs seemingly fine but then doesn't install anything! I also downloaded and installed the…
Maschine 3 Bundle
Has anyone that had or have the issue of Maschine 3 not showing in their NA account after the Bundle was purchased ? If so does anyone know how or when this issue will be resolved ?
why it wont let me update to 3.0.
It's saying i don't had 2.0. ive had maschine for years.
Maschine 3 Audio routing not working into my Maschine plus
Hello everyone I just installed the version 3 but my audio does not work into my machine plus. I cannot route my audio like I used to do it version 2. And the default routing does not work, When I go to setting I see that Audio is set to Reload Last project Weird ?, even if my Maschine plus is routed to the default output…
Maschine 3 y OS Monterey
Machine 3 not working with OS Monterey?
Maschine Central doesn't work on high velocity notes
There is a bug in Maschine Central, I just tested in Maschine+ standalone, but the thing is that the highest velocity in the multisampled instruments only go up to 126, so if you play hard it doesn't sound, and is much more frequent than I though when I hit the maximum velocity while playing and it just drop notes. it is…
Maschine 3.0 + Machine Mikro mk1 hardware compatible?
Hey, I would like to use my Machine Mikro mk1 for the basics. I am fine that special stuff does not work.. but pads, patterns, quantize and pad mode. Come on it is not recognized? :( So sad.

New questions

Just bought a used Machine +, can only run standalone
Waiting for NI to add support for the current version of OS. In the meantime, I'm not sure what I can do exactly since I can't hook it up to the computer. Just transfer everything via card into logic or? Also should I be worried about some of the music packs disappearing once I get it hooked up? Anything else I should be…

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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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