Getting Maschine mk3 playhead to sync with my DAW

TedWins
TedWins Member Posts: 3 Member
edited February 27 in Maschine

I'm having difficulty getting the playheads to match up with Maschine MK3 and Logic Pro X.

If I set a loop in Logic Pro X (say bar 12-18) and record something in the Machine in playback, it will start on bar 15, entirely off.

I can't figure out what I am missing here.

Thanks,

T

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  • Jeremy_NI
    Jeremy_NI Customer Care Posts: 13,813 mod

    What kind of pattern is selected in Maschine, how long is it? Could you maybe provide a small video of the issue so we can try and reproduce the issue on our side?

  • TedWins
    TedWins Member Posts: 3 Member

    Hey Jeremy,

    Let me first try to explain what I was doing. I have since removed it from my DAW and moved on to other tools. Please keep in mind that I am new to the Maschine environment.

    I had a composition ready for the mix but was missing drums/beats in Logic Pro X.

    I set it up as a plugin, which would set a loop in the DAW for measures 46-50 and record.

    • I could not find out if the Mk3 could read where it was on the DAW, so I'm assuming that, at this point, it is probably not possible.

    So, I moved to using a 4-bar in the Mrk3 and keeping the four-bar loop in measures 46-50. I would do it maybe once in the Mrk3, so I kept deleting the Maschine recording and starting over until I got what I wanted.

    But once I had the beat in the machine, the play head would start halfway through on the mrk3 out of sync with the starting beat on Measure 46.

    -Personal side note: I'm thinking that you have to start a project with Maschine rather than be able to insert it into a composition that already has stems.

    Thanks so much,

    I can try duplicating what was happening if this is confusing.

    Thanks, Jeremy, for your help.

    Side Note: I've been recording albums for 10+ years and just sold my commercial recording studio, so I am downsizing to my home studio. I have finally decided to look at something for finger drumming, such as the MPC, but having a history with NI in my studio, I opted for the Maschine. I have used the Push with Ableton; the point is that I am new to using drum pads. I wasn't a big fan of the Push. Just playing around with the Maschine, I like to flow; I can only imagine how productive it would be once I get it properly integrated into my studio.

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