How can I control Maschine (standalone) i.e. Transport-Control with a Midi-controller

StefanS59
StefanS59 Member Posts: 23 Member
edited October 22 in Maschine

Hi there,

I would like to control as many functions (at least the transport control) as possible in Maschine 2.18 standalone with my Arturia KeyLab MK II keyboard.

Does Maschine support Mackie or HUI or any other standard protocol?

Do I have to create a mapping for the Midi-commands? If so, where do I find a documentation?

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  • D-One
    D-One Moderator Posts: 3,488 mod
    edited May 9 Answer ✓

    Sorry but… No, no and… no. I said this in another thread but just in case people reach this post via search:

    Maschine's dedicated functions are not MIDI mappable for the most part, this includes all of the Transport section, it also does not support receiving any control protocols such as Mackie or HUI (while ironically it can act as a Mackie device to control DAW's but not to actually be controlled)

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  • D-One
    D-One Moderator Posts: 3,488 mod
    edited May 9 Answer ✓

    Sorry but… No, no and… no. I said this in another thread but just in case people reach this post via search:

    Maschine's dedicated functions are not MIDI mappable for the most part, this includes all of the Transport section, it also does not support receiving any control protocols such as Mackie or HUI (while ironically it can act as a Mackie device to control DAW's but not to actually be controlled)

  • StefanS59
    StefanS59 Member Posts: 23 Member

    Thank you for your detailed explanations!

    Maybe NI would like to consider this as a feature request for upcoming updates?

    Is there a place where I can post it, or will it be enough to be here in this place?

  • D-One
    D-One Moderator Posts: 3,488 mod
    edited May 10
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/152499#Comment_152499

    You can make a thread and tag it as a Feature Request, just bare in mind what you're asking has been requested a million times before by other users over the years… :S

    You can also get in touch with support and get an answer like "We forwarded this to the team, thanks for your feedback".

  • Maciej Repetowski
    Maciej Repetowski Member Posts: 668 Guru
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/152499#Comment_152499

    The only keyboard controller which can act as you described with Maschine software is Komplete Kontrol Mk2 (not the recent Mk3). There is Maschine integration layer for Mk2 controllers which works great.

  • 6xes
    6xes Member Posts: 741 Pro
    edited May 10
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/29765/how-can-i-control-maschine-standalone-i-e-transport-control-with-a-midi-controller

    there are work arounds to achieve what NI's maschine software doesnt support…

    Bomes midi translator pro… can provide the tools to create a workaround method..

    Bomes translates a regular midi messages and converts it into a mouse-movements & mouse clicks to be automated… there is a learning curve to getting things to work with Bomes, but as i say… its a workaround

    you can of course wait around for NI, to implement things lol

  • StefanS59
    StefanS59 Member Posts: 23 Member

    Thank you!

    This sounds too much an effort for me. I will continure using the buttons of the Maschine itself. 🤷‍♂️

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