Start Maschine plus always in controller mode

walerandei
walerandei Member Posts: 38 Helper
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Hi everyone!
¿Is there a way to start (turn on), the Maschine plus always in controller mode?

Every time I turn on Maschine plus it starts as stand-alone mode, and I have to go to settings and restart Maschine in controller mode. So, usually I use Maschine with my computer as a controller so I would love if there's a way to always start Maschine as it would be an mk3 controller. ¿Is it posible?

¿Or do I always have to change it to controller mode, everytime I turn it on?

Thanks in advance. ;)

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  • D-One
    D-One Moderator Posts: 3,679 mod

    AFAIK No.

    What I do is remove the power brick from the wall, if the M+ is only powered via USB then it always boots in Controller Mode, then when I need standalone I plug in the power brick to the wall.

  • Daniel jay
    Daniel jay Member Posts: 50 Member

    hi, I found this article. I think it explains what you want. If you dont want to read, just power on your Maschinewith the usb cable but without the power supply attached. It should function just like an mk3 controller.


    How to Use MASCHINE+ as a Controller

    This article explains how to use the MASCHINE+ as a classic MASCHINE controller with a computer. This can be useful if you want to use your MASCHINE+ with the MASCHINE desktop software or with a DAW.

    Switching to Controller Mode

    1. Ensure that your MASCHINE+ is not connected to your computer.
    2. Power your MASCHINE+ on.
    3. Once it has initiated, connect your MASCHINE+ to your computer with a USB cable.
    4. Press the SETTINGS button on your controller.
    5. Go to the System tab.
    6. Press Button 4 (CONTROLLER).

    Now when you start the Maschine 2 software on your computer, your MASCHINE+ will function as a classic MASCHINE controller.

    Note: If you are not already using the Maschine+ in standalone mode, it is sufficient to connect it to the computer with a USB cable (without the power cable plugged in). If you want the display to be brighter or not drain the computer's battery (e.g. of a laptop), you can plug in the power cable afterwards

  • walerandei
    walerandei Member Posts: 38 Helper

    D-one and Daniel Jay … thanks for your answers.

    "Remove the power cable" is what I was searching for. I think it will do the Job!

    Thanks again! Best regards!

  • Psyearth5
    Psyearth5 Member Posts: 389 Member

    Answered plus there is different choices to choose from. That's great, I use it in Standalone Mode and only several times I had to connect to the Computer to transfer few files so I didn't know for USB solution.

    😃 👍 That's great.

    Maybe I will try to go back to Computer for change.. who knows.

  • mrjackster
    mrjackster Member Posts: 22 Member

    If you hold down SHIFT while pressing ON (FILE) it starts in Controller mode.

    (it does THIS reliably - starting it in Stand alone mode? Completely unreliable in my experience!)

  • djadidai
    djadidai Member Posts: 569 Pro

    best way is simply to remove the power adapter completely. Keep the M+ connected to computer with ONLY usb cable and turn on your computer and start Maschine sw. just do like you would with an Mk2.

  • LostInFoundation
    LostInFoundation Member Posts: 5,271 Expert
    edited April 19

    Well…I tested mrjackster SHIFT way and it works indeed.

    At this point I find it better than removing the power adapter. For many reasons: it avoids constantly plugging/unplugging a cable (which could lead to ruin it or the socket… or because it’s simply annoying to do) but also that Maschine, when plugged with power, makes the screens brighter (in the MK3 it also strangely avoided some ground noises, but I don’t know if it’s the same for M+, since I never had this issue with it). It also allows to keep M+ off even when the software is open (which could be useful in some cases, specially now that they advertise Maschine 3 as “No hardware needed”).

    Btw: if then you even want to turn it completely off, without even the “Performance and Production” screen (to spare energy or to turn it on again but in Standalone mode), it’s enough to long press FILE/Save button

    So… I would give the “hold SHIFT + press FILE/Save” method the “best way” prize ☺️

  • djadidai
    djadidai Member Posts: 569 Pro

    Ok, not the best way but ”the easiest, quickest and most efficient way” then. I’ll settle for that than having to ruin my shift and file/on button.

  • LostInFoundation
    LostInFoundation Member Posts: 5,271 Expert
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/222704#Comment_222704

    😂😂😂

    Everyone is scared to ruin something different ☺️

  • djadidai
    djadidai Member Posts: 569 Pro

    several solutions to a challenge, we’re being focused on solutions, progressive :)

  • Anthony20h10
    Anthony20h10 Member Posts: 23 Member

    Shift + buttton on

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