Maschine plus ( update 3.0 external midi controller )

[misunderstood the question]

Good question. Maybe you should make this a bit more clear in the title / subject, so the team will read this.

I mean… it does have 5-pin din and midi over USB so you can control various aspects of it with a controller. I do all kinds of work with the M+ in both standalone mode and controller mode with a Launchpad Pro at it's side. Some of it with my left hand on the pads of the maschine, while the right is playing the Launchpad.

Fortunately, someone sold me a Jam on the cheap as well, so I have a bunch of external control over the Maschine, as well as the ability to control a bunch of stuff with the M+. It's a lovely lovely form of madness. Midi functionality can never be overdone.

You can do multiple things at once but you don't need to learn everything to be successful/god Artist.

You need to map external MIDI device to specific MIDI channel and there is 16 of them.

Now don't rush just go to M+ settings and take a good look.

Go to first Group and Sound and on both look at the routings by pressing MIDI button in left upper side of M+

I'm sorry I can't guide you all the way but I will give you example.

Different Scenario but you can see how I connected all to MIDI channel 1

You should do it too but with maybe more channels and different device.

I hope this helps as starting point.

I wish you success.