This has been documented elsewhere for other Maschine models, but I haven't noticed this problem as bad as with the Maschine Plus (I've had pretty much every other model), it seems so much more pronounced as a problem on the M+. Quite simply, the activation threshold is so much higher on the M+ in MIDI mode vs native (Maschine software or M+ standalone mode). For example, trying to actuate a pad in a DAW or even Melodics for example, is next to impossible vs in the native Maschine software. For reference, I have the sensitivity set all the way up in controller manager, the velocity on each pad fully open, and the velocity curve set to soft. Still nothing helps. It feels like this is a firmware issue.