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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…
Maschine 3.1 Update where can i find the Ableton Live Daw Integration for Maschine +?
What does it mean Added Ableton Live Daw Integration for Maschine Plus in Controller Mode? In my opinion, i can now controll Ableton Live with the Maschine Plus. am i wrong, because ican´t do it, icant find anything on the Native side to explain that. Can anybody help me?
Logic Users, you can now record midi from maschine without midi mode
it is now possible to record midi straight from the maschine plugin into logic and from the controller without midi mode Im still testing it but it’s looking good step 1 Turn on the logic and maschine virtual port in logic and maschine (standalone) Open maschine ( not multi timbral ) on a logic track In the logic track…

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What’s New in Maschine+ 1.6.1
Maschine+ 1.6.1 is here! This release focuses on stability, critical bug fixes, and compatibility improvements for Maschine 2 on Maschine+ – laying important groundwork ahead of the upcoming Maschine 3 (on Maschine+) update. For users planning to stay on Maschine 2 (on Maschine+), we’ve addressed a number of long-standing…

Recent discussions

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.
Maschine 3.0 new keyboard shortcuts?
Hi all! Since I'm a user of a Streamdeck XL, I've created a "profile" to control and EDIT Maschine software. It is very usefull and a great partner to the Maschine plus / mk3 controller … because it really speeds up my workflow. And my question to NI people is the following: Since the release of Maschine 3.0 software that…
Maschine 3.0 is that you?
Alright! It is November and where is Maschine 3.0? LOL All in fun here. I look forward to the release and exploring what's new.
The images are gone!
Hi, Most of the colored icons do not appear in the Maschine 3 Browser. I would like to know why, and how to recover these images that I find very beautiful. The browser is very sad like that!
Maschine 3.0 - NI claims NKS SUPPORT is FULLY INTEGRATED ???
Hi, I think we need to clarify something.. Starting at 14.50, the NI rep claims that NKS SUPPORT is FULLY INTEGRATED so you see that nice big screen,we can TWEAK parameters. Anything that's NKS Compatible is going to show up. Well, not really, where's the support for the browser ? I think it's a bit misleading, unless I'm…
Can't see Stems in Maschine 3
Just downloaded Maschine 3 and wanted to try the new feature where you can upload a flac file and turn it into Stems. I was able to upload a file and play it as audio. In one of NI's tutorial videos about the new features, it shows in Sampler mode that there should be a row of options below the Sampler window that includes…
why does maschine 3 take so longto start and scan plugins folder?
any other program i use takes about 30 seconds to scan a folder of 500 plugins, but im sitting here waiting 10 minutes for maschine to scan
COOL NEW FEATURES
So I have had a day to play with MASCHINE 3.0 First impressions: LOADING PROJECTS is way faster. Bouncing not only is more streamlined that drag and drop audio/midi, its way faster. It actually collapses your track and its fx/plugins into one audio track. Where as before you would have to go back and delete the original…
All my kits didn't load even after rescan.
Where and how do I add back my kits? I tried manually by adding them in the Settings/Library/User but it adds my libraries as one big library. This sucks and messed up!
What will happen with Clips?
Hello, now Maschine 3.0 is out the door, i'm very curious about what will happen with Clips. Most users agree that Clips is a very powerful idea, but is implemented half-baked and clunky. As it currently stands, it's rather confusing and unclear how to effectively use them. But the interesting thing is that it "only"…
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

New questions

Is there a fix for "unexpected error occured" installing expansions on the plus?
I see the error posted on here many times, but no particular fix. I've only managed to get one single expansion installed with dozens of attempts. While it fails during the download occasionally, most of the time download reaches 100%, then it tries to install for 5 mins, then the error message comes up Yes, I've tried…

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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 : "system-reset-v2.nut" 2) Get the original SD-card from Maschine+ and insert it…
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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