What specific NI software do I purchase for a second hand Maschine MK2 I bought?

triptamean

I just bought the Maschine MK2 midi controller from someone through FB marketplace and had no idea about all this hardware licence transferring etc. I wasn't told any of this prior to buying it. I am only just realising as I try to figure out how to use it. I just want to be able to use the MK2 I just bought. The guy gave me the software installer on a usb stick, but when I tried to install the Maschine software it said error I must install it from the original DVD. Pls help, I don't know what to do. How do I buy a hardware licence or whatever for it so I can download the software to use it?

Sunborn

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/44004/what-specific-ni-software-do-i-purchase-for-a-secondhand-maschine-mk2-i-bought

Hello

For Maschine MK2 you need the older Maschine 2 software.

MK2 is old and not compatible with the new, Maschine 3 software.

The problem is that after releasing Maschine 3, Maschine 2 is no longer available for purchase.

So, you need to contact NI Support, and ask them if they can provide you with a download link.

Contact them here:

https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/signin?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.native-instruments.com%2Fhc%2Fen-us%2Fsections%2F360000091558

In case that this is not possible for some reason, please visit our Buy / Sell / Trade discussion and check if a fellow user have a Maschine2 license for sale, or make a comment and ask for it.

However, apart of the above, you should know that you can still use your Maschine as a standard Midi controller (without its exclusive integrated options).

Sunborn

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/44004/what-specific-ni-software-do-i-purchase-for-a-secondhand-maschine-mk2-i-bought

Hello

For Maschine MK2 you need the older Maschine 2 software.

MK2 is old and not compatible with the new, Maschine 3 software.

The problem is that after releasing Maschine 3, Maschine 2 is no longer available for purchase.

So, you need to contact NI Support, and ask them if they can provide you with a download link.

Contact them here:

https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/signin?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.native-instruments.com%2Fhc%2Fen-us%2Fsections%2F360000091558

In case that this is not possible for some reason, please visit our Buy / Sell / Trade discussion and check if a fellow user have a Maschine2 license for sale, or make a comment and ask for it.

However, apart of the above, you should know that you can still use your Maschine as a standard Midi controller (without its exclusive integrated options).

Sunborn

"The guy gave me the software installer on a usb stick, but when I tried to install the Maschine software it said error I must install it from the original DVD"

Alternately, it might be possible to use the contains of that usb stick, to create an ISO image and then load it in a virtual DVD drive.

It will work, but only if the previous owner "cloned" the disc to the usb stick instead of just copying it (there are some hidden but critical files on those old DVDs, if you can't see them, you can't copy them…)