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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

I requested a license transfer 3 months ago without any answer
I requested a transfer of a native instruments Maschine software license 3 months ago, then reached out to support one week later. I have not gotten any answer to any of them. There's no way to email or call support. Are Native Instruments still in business?
Export file without silence from the beginning?
Hello Everyone! I would like to ask how to export a wav file without silence from the beginning? When exporting a beat or a single stem, there are always a few milliseconds left at the beginning of each trackout.
Can Nolonger Install or Uninstall Machine+ Expasion Packs
Today I purchased the Echo Versions expansion pack, downloaded it to 100% but failed to install showing error message "something went wrong". Tried several times to install but same issue occurs. I also tried to uninstall an expansion pack but was immediately met with the same error message. Anybody else have/had this…
Record over USB
Hi guys! I ll try to be brief and concise here: Can I record a Roland MC 101 over USB on Maschine 2.0 by using my PC USB port only?* *I don t have any external sound card, maschine mk3 nor maschine +. I am asking this as I cannot record with my usb microphone straight to maschine 2.0, I have to record on another software…
Problem with weird bass sound after export to Maschine
Hallo zusammen, ich habe ein Problem mit meiner DAW Maschine. Wenn ich einen Bass-Loop in Maschine lade und das Projekt anschließend als WAV exportiere, klingt der Bass plötzlich komplett schräg. In der Maschine selbst, wo ich den Beat produziere, hört sich alles normal an, aber nach dem Export klingt der Bass total…
New Maschine Plus getting "Registration Failed"
im I'm getting an error on the last phase of the registration. M3p8u3868uud56d4697a85637
Brand new Maschine Plus: No updates can be found
Just got a brand new Maschine Plus and powered it up. It said that it needed to be updated but when I pushed the button to UPDATE it says 'No updates can be found' and there it sits. No other functionality. I reset several times as well as shutdown and restarted…same thing. PEASE HELP! SO FRUSTRATED!
Maschine 1 Library
Hey. Is here a way to get access to the Maschine 1 & 2 Library. Some of my earlier songs used the sounds and quite frankly, the MK3 sounds are trash comparatively (for some of us). Thanks in advance.
Error Loading project
I have been dealing with this problem with other project files for awhile but have ignored them until my recent projects have not been loading with this message. My project was loading just fine until before this and now it doesn't. How can this issue be resolved?
Retrigger Sections
I'm trying to figure out how to retrigger sections in Song Mode. For some reason I am able to retrigger scenes when in Ideas mode but not Song mode - which is weird because I remember I was able to retrigger scenes/sections in Song mode and not Ideas mode. I guess I must have pushed something but can't figure out what I…
Pads not responding in scene mode sound breaking up.
Hello community need your help urgently. Playing live with the Mk3 in two days and pads have started to not respond in scene mode. The sound is also crakling🙄 and fading a bit. The sounds are all coming from The maschine, songs have been playing ok for a couple of weeks.
Maschine mk2 & s88mk1
Im on 2.18.10 with maschine and 2.9.4 on komplete kontrol. So the light guide works and the knobs adjust stuff on an instrument in maschine but MIDI is DEAD all the way around. Like no MIDI from ANY keyboard at all. And they are selected inside of maschine. Like no MIDI at all. Using USB for all my midi Everything else…
Can I use the Maschine+ as a MIDI sequencer?
Can I use the Maschine+ as a MIDI sequencer? Can I use a synth (MIDI) to enter a polyphonic sequence? Can Maschine+ then replay that polyphonic sequence?
Ableton Live 11 cannot start with Maschine MK3
Hi, I can't use Maschine MK3 with Ableton Live 11 Live 11 just freezes at the start screen (initializing...). When I disconnect Maschine MK3 everything works fine. Thank you for your help
Add-ins for Maschine+ Standalone
Happy Friday, folks! I've recently bought Starlight instrument and downloaded Guitar Rig 7. I want to be able to use them on Maschine+ in standalone mode. How can I do it? Currently, both plug-ins work as long as I am connect Maschine+ to the laptop and use it in controller mode. Thanks a lot for your replies! Sergei
Can't get the Metronome to sync
Just installed Maschine on a new computer and while everything seems to be working fine including the plug-ins I use, the internal metronome does not sync with the track. It seems to be going too fast! Never had this problem before. There is another support post about this issue and it's listed under "solved" but, the…
Route Maschine Plus line out -> Scarlett 4i4 Audio Interface -> Monitors & am getting no sound.
Any ideas? I don't want to have to plug and unplug my xlr → 1/4 every time i want to play in standalone mode.. Cannot for the life of me figure it.
Maschine sounds problem
Hi everyone , I’m music producer I’ve been using native instruments for years was all fine till!! Yesterday I loaded the maschine 2 and all the sounds are gone from my library!! I look in my folders all the plug-ins are there ! I tried open it up from logic still same ! I tried rescan all the sounds seams all there but not…
How do I copy a Sound and its Pattern from one group to another in Maschine?
I have tried the Duplicate + Content + Events. This works within a group. However, it doesn't work between groups. So I can't copy a sound and its pattern from Group A to Group B Maschine MK3, Mac OS Sonoma Is it even possible? The documentation for the feature is out of date and doesn't refer to the hardware at all.
Plug-In Management in Maschine 2 Software
Is there a way to relocate plug-ins to show up in a different folders. An example is if I purchased a plug-in from Plugin Alliance, but I want the plug-in to be found in Kiive Audio's folder when I want to use it. The reason for this is I want to see the Kiive XTComp from Plugin Alliance to be consolidated to the Kiive…

New questions

Machine with piano keyboard
Has there been any talk about native instruments releasing a standalone Machine device with a built-in piano keyboard, like the Akai MPC key 37?
Can’t seem to move groups, drag and drop, etc.
I can’t seem to move patterns in the arranger. Cant move groups up or down in arranger. Can’t even move sounds in the group view. Can’t drag and drop sounds into groups either. I’m not sure what is the issue. I also have a red icon when I try to do anything of that nature.
Maschine Mikro 3 templates have different file formats in macOS and Windows???
This is puzzling to me and I hope there's some conversion tool or something because it makes no sense to me. I had made several templates for the Mikro 3 on my Mac, for different instruments, and some just to have different colors for each page. Recently I built a PC. When I got around to install the Controller Editor app,…
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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