Sync Maschine 3 with traktor pro 4 issues

BHarm65

Hi,

I tried to setup an hybrid set with Maschine 3 in sync with Traktor pro 4 with S4 MK3 deck.

I run into issue with the sync issues. I tried the link button on both.

1. I start traktor pro 4 and enable Link.
2. Then I start Maschine 3 and enable Link and sometime it connects to Traktor Pro 4 but most times it will not. Then I restart the whole sequence until it connects.

But what the most annoying thing is when it is connected to Traktor pro 4 you can only use the master sync and not the master from the decks. It is also not possible like shown in the video from Boris (Look at timecode: 2:27) to change the BPM in Maschine 3 and Traktor Pro 4 follows this change.

I also tried this setup with Traktor Pro 3 and Maschine 2 but the result is the same.

What am I missing, can someone help me please.

mhuellwegen

On Windows 11 I encountered a similar behaviour today when linking Traktor Pro 4.11.23 to Maschine 3.0.1

And yes, it's also not possible to change the BPM in Maschine 3 (as shown in Boris' video at 02:27) while Traktor Pro 4 following these BMP changes. Only in rare situations both apps are BPM synced.

And when BPM synced, I discovered a strong, acoustic offset of the beat.
Also re-sync with ctrl+alt+space seems to work but does not help in case of the strong offset delay.

Does any user encountered similar problems on Mac, too?

mhuellwegen

Today I got a set of new MIDI cables and tried MIDI Clock, but again got unusable results.

When I synchronise Traktor with Maschine's MIDI clock, Traktor starts playing the synchronised track while constantly changing the BMPs by +/- 5%, which is of course absolutely audible (like ‘walking’ in snaking lines).

Also, the speed of the track doesn't (ever) match Maschine's metronome at all.
But now, at least in MIDI clock sync mode, Traktor Pro 4 follows Maschine's BMP changes (as shown in Boris' video at 02:27), but never at the right speed, nor at the right synchronised beat (I mean the first base kick beat is 1 of 4).

Kiko

Hi guys, i also tryng to sync machine mk3 and x1 mk3 on traktor for windows,

did you get a solution? can be in contact to help eachother?

viper9711

I would be interested in that too. I'm planning on getting an MK3.

But if the MIDI synchronization between 3.0 and Traktor 4.11 really doesn't work reliably, that would be a deal breaker for me.
I want to run Traktor in auto mode as master. That means Machine should follow the BPM as a slave.

OS is Mac 15.2

Kiko

i have windows :/

Kiko

dont buy, is horrible

viper9711

Have you created a virtual device for MIDI-out transmission in the Traktor Controller Manager?
This is a prerequisite for MIDI-out to work in Traktor!