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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…
NIPatcher - Tool to modify Maschine (MacOS)
Hello! I'll try to keep this as short as possible: (KK video for now, will add a Maschine one later) NIPatcher is a tool to modify Maschine app and plugins to add functionality to hardware or improve annoyances of the GUI interface. The goal is to have an easy way for users to apply mods/hacks that have been shared on the…
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

Does anyone have a Maschine MK3 in use with the S4 MK3
I’m thinking about getting Maschine MK3 I want to intograte it with the s4 mk3 so as I can play one shots and mix things up a bit with some drums etc. anyone have experience of this?
Maschine 2.0 and usb to midi
Hi guys! Hope you are ready for the summer heat coming 🔥🔥🔥 Quick question: Am I able to send MIDI signal through a USB to MIDI cable hooked to my PC using Maschine 2.0 software? I also own a Maschine Mk2, but sometimes I only keep my Jam and Keyboard plugged in, so sending MIDI data straight from my PC USB port would be…
Can't purchase the Driver ! I can't contact the guy I bought my Machine Studio From
So the website says if you can't contact the seller, to contact the support team. How do I do that? When I click the support link, It just sends me back to the article again.
Maschine (still?) Not Copying Sustain Pedal Messages with MIDI Notes
RE: Maschine Studio / Software 2.14.7 / Apple M1 Mac Mini / Yamaha MX88 Synth Keyboard As a novice piano player, I am making some mistakes as I try to record my piano "performances" which include sustain pedal data. The Maschine Sampler feature records them perfectly and they play back perfectly. Yet when I need to cut…
Moving the N.I Library (not all sounds showing) when moving to another External
So I tired to move my library to another external drive for when I travel. I realized that not all sounds are coming across in Maschine. I see some but not all, I have rescanned several time times and not luck. Any thoughts with this would be great!
Where are favourites stored on Maschine+ (for Standalone mode)?
Does anyone know where these are kept, so I. can back them up, please? Are they somewhere on the SD card? Or in the internal memory/storage? Thank you! After months of no problems, my Maschine+ won’t boot up in standalone mode. I can still get into controller mode into Maschine 2 desktop, but no luck on Standalone mode. I…
Maschine Ideas: Automation & Modulation
Hey all, I wanted to follow up with the next part of the feature ideas breakdown and we are continuing with the topic of “Automation / Modulation Improvements”, which was the second highest voted feature area overall. Modulation and Automation Let me start off with a brief background around the difference of modulation and…
Maschine MIDI Channel Output as VST
Hello, I am using Maschine as a plugin inside of Ableton. I want to control external gear and use the Maschine groups/sounds to send MIDI data. I can go to Sound > Output > MIDI > Dest.=Host and set the Maschine Instance as a MIDI input inside of Ableton and it works fine. However, I now want to play multiple devices by…
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Cannot route outputs individually when using Maschine as a plugin
Hello i am using maschine as a plugin in fl studio. Everything works fine, i have managed to trigger my maschine sounds from the fl studio sequencer. (When playing on the piano roll, every note triggers another sound from the bank) BUT... all sounds are routed to the same output. For example if I set sound1 to ex1 and…
Audio stutters with external audio interface with Maschine Plus
hello all, I’m using an Behringer UMC 404 audio interface with my machine plus, which is causing audio stuttering. Any suggestions on how to fix it? Seems to be happening every 2 seconds.
where do I find expansions
hey! I just downoaded the bazzazian artist expansion. I can install the bazzazian tapes Kontakt thingy, but I can't find the drum expansions on my Maschine.. ? Grateful for any help!
My Maschine Mikro Mk3 need help, who can assist me and how to fix it ASAP?
I bought a second-hand Maschine MIKRO MK3, all function is good, But LCD screen is not working, it does not light up, Why and How to fix it ASAP? is there any NI technical support available?
Maschine Plus - How to send program change to external synth?
how do you send a program change to an external synth connected to the Maschine plus?
Expansion not appearing in the library (standalone mode, Maschine + )
Hi, I just bought an expansion for Maschine + (Body Mechanik and Ignition Code) but I can't download it to Maschine because it does not show in the library. I can see it while switching to controller mode and using software but not on standalone mode. Does anyone have a solution for that?
Drum
Hello everyone, As a drummer, I have an electronic drum set. Can I connect this one to maschine plus via USB midi or audio?
maschine 2 bloqué au démarrage sur windows 11
j arrive pas ouvrir ma cession sur machine 2pour utiliser ma machine plus
MASCHINE MK2 ne démarre pas alors que mais MK3 fonctionne et mon Clavier NI aussi
Bonjour, J'ai une Maschine MK3 et un Clavier NI qui fonctionne parfaitement. Cependant ma Machine MK2 ne démarre pas alors que le logiciels démarre sans problème. J'ai déjà essayé les drivers, ainsi que les firewires, tout est à jour sur Native Access ainsi que Windows 10. Est-ce que qq pourrait m'aider svp ? merci…
vst and maschine+
What directory on the flash disk should I paste the vst to so that maschine+ can see and play it? all the best Jarek
Export Sliced Audio to Individual .Wav Files
I'm trying to sample some sounds and then place them into a folder located on my hard drive. I would like to export the slices on each pad as individual .wav files and store them in a user folder so that I can load them individual samples in later projects. I haven't figured out how to do this though. If I right click on…

New questions

Time Stretch
Has anyone gotten an error message when trying to time stretch a sample? It's saying edited sample could not be created
my machine 1wont open new project file
when i turn on my maschine it plays samples but wont close and allow me to open a new project
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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