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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

why when I put my sample form native instruments into Maschine the sample act like its a virus in it
why when I put my sample form native instruments into Maschine the sample act like its a virus in it
auto sampler kits
hello everyone! i've found a post from NI that i can find here, and share mine auto sampler kits ? thanks!😀
absynth in standalone mode
does absynth work in standalone mode? and if so why does it not appear in the available list on my hardware librarry? how do i get it onto my SD card?
Any way to see the note pitch of the kick synth module in Maschine + in standalone?
Is there any way to see the note pitch of the kick synth module on the hardware in standalone mode on Maschine +? I know when it's in controller mode you can see it in the software on desktop. Wondering if it's visible anywhere on the standalone controller. Thanks.
[v1.2.0] [Unofficial] HXR-JAM: Ableton Live 11 Maschine JAM MIDI Remote Script
HXR-JAM - the unofficial Maschine JAM integration for Ableton Live 11 Release Dates: * 1.0 - 9.4.2021 * 1.1 - 29.4.2021 * 1.2 - 7.12.2021 Background: By the time when Ableton Live 11 was released there was no information regarding the Ableton Live integration for Maschine JAM. So I decided to hack the script I used for…
How to Route 3 Different Instruments? (1is maschine+)
Hi everyone ,recently I've bought an arturia beatstep pro to route my maschine and my moog dfam. But it seems i cant figure out how to make it at the right tempo. I would like to use the arturia as a master clock, the maschine for the synths and dfam for the drums. If someone knows how to route it the best way let me know…
Maschine MK1 software.
Hi, I'm a user of maschine in Korea. I don't use maschine for a long time and decided to reuse this gear. Used MPC and op-1 before. First, I installed native access, midi controller editor, machine driver and registered my serial for maschine mk1 but, theres no available maschine software in my library. Second, When I turn…
I'd like to use my Traktor F1 as an aditionnal controler for Maschine +.
I would like to be able to launch patterns in Maschine+ via the traktor F1 ( for a live perf ) is anyone have been trying it? it seems quite complicated to map it. I can control the Knobs ( volume, res …) via the software but i can't find the way to launch patterns using the F1 pads.
Original Maschine 2 Software Missing In Native Access 2 Library.
Okay, here's my current dilemma I'm facing, when I had Native Access installed on my computer before, the Maschine 2 software was in the library section of Native Access, I installed Native Access 2 on my new Acer Nitro V 16 laptop, and all the software, except Maschine 2 was listed in library, so, I went onto the Native…
Need older Ashlight version 1.5
My Mac OS is 10.15.7 ( the latest for my iMAC 3,5 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7) and the latest Kontakt version for my system is 7.4.2. My latest possible NI Access version is 3.5.2 Since I made the latest Ashlight Update to 1.6 it isn't possible to use it. So would it be possible to sent me the former Aslight 1.5 version ?
Maschine+ will be great if... (feature requests)
I report here the tread I created on the old forum : Features request to summarize all things in one tread. Some of my propositions are not new, they are all from my point of you. And also, all propositions are for a standalone use case only, not combine with PC or Mac, in other word : what the Maschine+ can (could) do…
Where to report Maschine+/Massive bug?
Hello. I am new in this community so sorry if post is in a wrong section. While I was creating presets for Massive on Windows everything seamed to be fine, but when I tried to load same presets on Maschine+ I have discovered that most of those presets not working on Maschine+. When trying to load those "bad" presets…
MIDI Channel Maschine 2 and MK3 hardware
When running an VST instance inside Cubase 13 I would like to: Set the maschine Mk 3 hardware to channel 2 Set the VST instance of Maschine 2 running in cubase to listen to channel 2. ( Easy part) I could then have my Native Instruments keyboard focused on Groove Agent for instance and have the Mk3 send to the Maschine…
Maschine plus beeping noise problem
Hello, I have a maschine plus that when I turn on in standalone mode you can hear a beeping noise that is constant as far as the device is on, is not so loud but if you pay attention you can hear. It is normal?
iv lost my templet to fl studio
i cant get my fl studio to work someone help im going to louse it iv been working on it for over 3 days and cant get it to work at all plz help
Saving Project gone wrong
Hi, I have Maschine MK3 and a Windows10 Computer with the latest updates. Yesterday, I finally had the motivation to finish a track. I reorganized the arrangement. Then added a new group with new sounds, added more variations in the ideas view, again changed the arrangement. Weirdly at some point the audio-output began to…
Registering Used Maschine Plus and SD card bug
Hi I recently bought a used maschine Plus and I want to register with NI. However when I bought it it did come with a transfer code (or an sd card). I have been trying all over the NI site to find a place to request a new code, but no luck? Also I bought a San Disk 128gb extreme. And I formatted it in maschine and did a…
Maschine mk3 won’t sample
hey! I downloaded to kits from native instruments yesterday and now my maschine won’t sample it keeps saying recorder error output file cannot be written? If anyone can help me please! I would greatly appreciate it
Komplete Kontrol VST3 unavailable in Maschine
It shows up in Ableton for me. Is this by design or is there a fix?
Maschine Plus and Kontakt
Ok I got it I see how things work. But the question is why after so long the sound just goes away. How can I stop this from happening. I have a lot of Kontakt Instruments and they work it just for some reason the sound just goes away. I have a version of Kontakt 5.8.1 in my native access could that be the reason why these…

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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