[Guide] Cubase + Maschine MIDI Routing & Integration

Jeremy_NI · June 2022

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/19476#Comment_19476

Hey @HammyHavoc I think you misunderstood me here. I have Reaper installed and checked before answering. You pinged me in a post asking specifically about sidechain inputs in Cubase, I assumed that there was a similar sidechain routing option in Reaper that I didn't know of, so I asked for a screenshot so I could compare with Cubase and forward these informations when trying to find answers, no slant here or asking for "evidence". No need to get so aggressive.

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Jeremy_NI · June 2022

Hey @HammyHavoc It seems to be a Cubase issue, I could reproduce this behaviour with any VSTs that has multiple audio inputs, like VCV Rack 2, as you can see, for Analog Rytm here:

I would recommend to contact Steinberg support or post in their forum. If you desperately need to record the input 1 or 1/2 in Maschine as a VST in Cubase, we would recommend using the Maschine 2 FX plug-in.

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Sunborn · June 2022

I am not sure if i fully understood what is the issue here, but as far as i know ports 1/2 has to be used by default, by the base instrument or fx which will responsible for the sidechain, aka the "master" instrument... thus what is left for the rest sidechain modules, are the remaining ports (3/4, 5/6 etc).

In simple words, the "master" sidechain instrument occupies by definition the default ports, which are usually the 1/2, therefore the user have to use the remain available ports. So, there is no point for the port 1/2 to be visible (since it is already occupied). Make sense? or i missed something?

KennyV9 · April 2023

For what it's worth, I use Cubase too. I tried this routing with Maschine in Cubase, but it seemed like it was getting in the way of my creative process. I learned to use Maschine by itself, and it's not that difficult to learn if you watch the tutorial videos. But for working in Cubase, I use Battery 4 most of the time. It can use the Maschine expansions, so I'm not missing out on that. I have a tendency to work in 4 bar sections, and Maschine loops by default, but Cubase is easy to loop, too.

Rough3h3 · May 2023

hi, i have a problem with settings. I did everything as it was written, but when I try to record a midi track in cubase, my midi channel does not receive information, moreover, without changed settings, I hear the plugin sound from machine, after changing there is no sound, and no track detects the midin information

Klassic1 · May 2023

Would i still be able to sample in maschine mk3 with this setup ????

darkwaves · May 2023

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/73170#Comment_73170

Cubase can send audio into maschine's sidechain input for sampling. For example, if you wanted to sample from a hardware synth, you need to route it into Cubase and then into the sidechain of maschine (or use the maschine fx VST as an insert)

Maschine is limited to 4 stereo inputs. The plugin has 3 side chain inputs (input 2, 3 and 4). I never figured out how to get audio into the first input without using the maschine fx plugin, but I've also never actually needed 4 inputs when using it with cubase.