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inMusic shares more about the positive future for Native Instruments
Following last month's announcement, inMusic CEO Jack O'Donnell sat down with Akai Pro’s Andy Mac for an extended conversation about what's ahead for NI and the community. Here is the link to the video: https://www.inmusicbrands.com/press/a-conversation-with-jack-o-donnell/ Nick Williams, CEO of Native Instruments,…
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How to fix connection troubles between Traktor Pro and Traktor S4 MK3
I have installed in Administrator mode Traktor Pro 4.5 (last version) on my W11 laptop and the Traktor S4 MK3 was immediately recognized but once I've tried to make it work I've noticed that: the Software does what is demanded to do but the Hardware is not working. To be more specific: the pitch or the volume commands are…
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Beware of Spam: Ipad mail
ADMIN is there a iPad scam being emailed out to people? beware :) to good to be true.
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Kontrol S-Series MK3 Firmware 2.1.3 Hotfix Released
Hi everyone, We have released Kontrol S-Series MK3 Firmware 2.1.3. This is a small hotfix update focused on stability and plug-in-chain navigation improvements when using Kontrol S-Series MK3 with DAWs, Maschine, Maschine standalone, and Logic. The update includes fixes for DAW plug-in-chain navigation, Logic startup…
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Known issue: Komplete 15 Select for third party keyboards not appearing in Native Access library
Hello, I recently redeemed my free license for Komplete 15 Select Band for M-Audio (Order #18001378064C). I received the order confirmation email, and the product appears in my "My Products and Downloads" web portal under the "Not Registered" section. However, the products are not appearing in my Native Access 2 library. I…
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Komplete 26 has arrived
Komplete 26 has arrived With over 340 products and more than 180,000 sounds, Komplete 26 is our largest bundle yet. Unlock the sounds of brand-new instruments like our otherworldly synthesizer, Absynth 6, the premium Italian grand piano tones of Claire, and the ethereal vocal soundscapes of Moments: Vocal Clouds. Explore…
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Did you spot the 93% off item ? (The Big Partner Sale)
NI's present 2026 'The Big Partner Sale' says : Up to 93% off hundreds of NKS instruments, samples, and bundles, made for your hardware by top developers. Ends June 30. " I was wondering a lot what is was that was supposed to be discounted with around %93 , so I decided to try and find out. I found two candidates but none…
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Native Instruments joins inMusic FAQs
We know you have questions. Here are the ones we're hearing most. 1. What's happening? Native Instruments has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by inMusic — the company behind Akai Professional, Moog Music, Denon DJ, Numark, Rane, M-Audio and more. This is a positive outcome for the business and the community we…
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Native Access new Discover tab
Hi NI community, Finding new sounds just got easier. We’re introducing a new Discover area in Native Access, your dedicated space to explore instruments, effects, and expansions from Native Instruments and our partners, all without leaving the app. With Discover, you can grab all of our free products in just one click and…
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Official update status - Kontakt (current version: 8.12.1)
This thread provides information about upcoming patches for Kontakt. It will be updated whenever new information becomes available. The currently available software version is 8.12.1. Please make sure that your installation is up to date. —————————— 8.12.1 (2026-08-04) OVERALL CHANGES: FIXED Save as menu can index the…
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THE FUTURE OF SOUND (Re-Imagined).
Hi guys, I made a lot of tests, so to create a New an Advanced MASCHINE MK4 prototype picture, so here is the New & Superb MASCHINE MK4 (final result) : The New MASCHINE MK4 will be designed for LIVE Performance, for LIVE SETs. =MASCHINE MK4 - GrooveBox Studio= Details : MASCHINE MK4 : Designed for Professional Live…
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Where does Maschine go after the inMusic acquisition? – A possible scenario
With the inMusic acquisition of Native Instruments, I’ve been thinking about the future of Maschine and would be interested to hear what the community thinks. I see at least two possible directions: 1️⃣ Maschine → MPC inMusic could gradually move Maschine users towards the MPC ecosystem, eventually reducing investment in…
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Why demo mode?
Why is Kontakt plugin in demo mode, standalone is fine and Access says its all registered.
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NKS2 Tabs - Are we able to edit?
I know we can switch to NKS1 for custom user pages, but then we don't get tabs. How can we make custom tabs for a plugin? *UA does a great job at organizing their NKS2 tabs, but Arturia's NKS2 tabs are sometimes all over the place so I wanna edit those.
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Used Maschine MK3 - Previous owner unavailable / Need support
Hi Native instruments Team, I purchased a used Maschine MK3, but I am unable to contact the previous owner to get a License Transfer ID. Could a support staff member please contact me or open a ticket so I can send my serial number and proof of purchase to register it to my account? Thank you.
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Supreme Edition MOD
For those of you who come from the older forum... Welcome to the new forum! 😉 For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about... Welcome to the Native Instruments forum! Before this forum was created, NI used to have another forum (which can still be accessed, but in "read-only" mode), which is where I originally…
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A question adressed to the native instruments team
Please dear native intstruments Team make a plugin vst3 of your traktor Software effekt sektion there are so much good effects in it i miss some effects like the reverb t3 in my ableton Sessions
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Restoring Factory Presets from Snapshots (Single Mode)
I’ve been working with Traktor Pro’s effects—now numbering 43—since 2013. I’ve used them occasionally during my nearly 400 sets with this program. However, I still feel like I haven’t truly understood a single one of these effects completely. As a result, the results of my use of these effects are often rather…
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Sustain pedal - doesn't work with a midi controller keyboard
I have maschine plus and two midi control keyboards piping through USB into the desktop software for maschine on my M1 Max MacBook. For the life of me with no AI solution, I find that I cannot get the sustain pedal to work at all. At some point in the past it worked with older software versions. My two keyboard controllers…
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How to Guitar rig 7 & Ableton live 12 ?
Using Ableton live 12, Guitar rig 7 loads just fine but there is no change to my guitar tone at all. When I go to Settings, there is no Sound option, only Midi so I can't even set or change preferences.
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How to display custom artwork for user sample library with Maschine 3 SW?
Hi Maschine Users, 🖖 Has anyone finally managed to display "custom artwork" for user sample packs? If so, could you help me out? I’ve tried almost everything and I’m tearing my hair out; I’d really like to get back the simple browsing experience I had with Maschine 2 for all my custom sample packs.
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What percentage of your musical compositions involve the use of AI?
Personally, when I watch videos on YouTube, I’m amazed by programs like Suno or Mureka, which can produce not just a single musical composition but an entire album. Personally, given the personal investment required to pursue my passion—an investment in DAWs and products like those offered by Native Instruments—I tell…
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Problems with traktor and djm s7
Hello, Any help really appriciated. I have a surface pro 9 and want to use it as my travel dj laptop. By all measures it should be able to handle traktor easily, however, it handles dvs easily at low latency sounds good and so on i can scratch both vinyl with no problem. My problem is that irratically it will glitch and…
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Kontakt 8.12.1.0 crashing when loading nki files.
Kontakt is crashing when loading some of my nki files. Event log shows "Exception code: 0xc0000005". These files crash standalone, as well as Kontakt in Studio Pro and Cubase. The same files work fine in Kontakt 7 standalone, and I've had these nki files for many years. Any place I can drop these files so someone could…
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What's going on with the user libraries??
Initially getting server errors, then when they did load they were all scrambled, recent uploads were missing. And now, downloads still not working. Is this what we should expect from inMusic's ownership?
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Can Maschine+ be controlled by midi start and stop commands without receiving clock?
Can Maschine+ be controlled by midi start and stop commands without receiving clock? Many drum machines can be controlled by passing Midi start and stop commands, but I can't get this to work with Maschine+ in standalone. My assumption is that it requires clock, and must sync. I don't really want to sync, I want it to use…
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How do I use NI sounds on my Modx M7?
i would like to use the NI sounds on my Modx M7 for live gigs. I don’t use a DAW. Is this possible? I bought the complete bundle and hope that this was not a waste of money.
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Rigid Audio NKS
Thread for user-made NKS for Rigid Audio.
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Maschine 3.6 is here
Maschine 3.6 is now available. This update brings NKS Connect support to Maschine, starting with AKAI MPK mini IV as the first compatible partner controller. With NKS Connect, supported controllers can use NKS Mode in Maschine for hardware browsing, preset loading, parameter control, and parameter page navigation. Maschine…
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Wrong bpm in traktor
There is a track named when we come alive by armin van. Its official bpm is 138 and I have tested the same on djay pro and rekordbox. The bpm is 138. But traktor says 103.50. I think this is the first time I have observed traktor failed to detect the the correct bpm. Otherwise Traktor is always perfect even for complex bpms
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215th Linux discusion: Business side
Dear Native Instruments, I love your products—but I'm stuck. Supporting only Windows (and macOS) is forcing users like me into tough budget decisions. Here’s why Linux support is not just a technical request—it’s a smart business move: Windows 10 support ends in October 2025, and Windows 11 drops support for many older yet…
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[NKS] Freelance Soundlabs 3rd Party NKS Libraries for Komplete Kontrol / Maschine
NKS Compatible Libraries Available Here: https://freelancesoundlabs.com/nks Freelance Soundlabs has been developing and supporting NKS libraries to add support for 3rd party instruments for 10 years since Komplete Kontrol V1 and through your feedback have been able to constantly improve library mappings to offer what users…
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Kontakt based NKS
Adding this thread for user-made NKS for Kontakt.
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S2 MK2 - Red Blinking light
Hello, I recently decided to pull out my S2 that I've never touched before and I got a red blinking light on the usb logo, dead centre of the controller. All usb-c ports are working on my computer. I have a nocturn 25 which requires the same setup. USB-B - USB-A - ADAPTER - USB-C - MAC. So I took that and plug it into the…
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Reaktor user library unavailable
I just get this error message the trying to access it Access DeniedYou don't have permission to access "http://www.native-instruments.com/en/reaktor-community/reaktor-user-library/" on this server. Reference #18.15c61002.1766587977.7e56b033 https://errors.edgesuite.net/18.15c61002.1766587977.7e56b033
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Komplete Kontrol - the unanswered questions
OK, so obviously the November Community update Q&A is now closed, which means unfortunately, not for the first time, all the questions about the future of Komplete Kontrol will remain unanswered, so I'm opening a new thread. We have seen significant developments for the Kontrol keyboard firmware and DAW integration, as…
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On arming the sampler record remotely
Hi everyone, quick Maschine+ question: Is there any way to start/arm Sampler recording remotely without being on the Sampling page? I’m using a footswitch connected to the pedal input. When the Sampling page is open, it can control the sampler recording as expected. But outside of that page, the pedal goes back to…
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ORDER NO 75000275588C blocked since more than 48 hr . ALREADY PAYED STILL BY BLOCKED. PLEASE ASAP
ORDER PAYED since more than 48 hr. STILL BLOCKED. I did spent too much time to try to contact NI INSTRUMENT. It is just a DOWNLOAD. I have seen sometime like that with all others company. You get the money. NOW PLEASE let me download waht i did pay for !!! CUBA downlaod $ 129 CAD
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Ableton crash with komplete kontrol S88 Mk3
Hi, ever since I got the s88 mk3, I've had a problem with Ableton. Every time I open it and press a key on the keyboard, it crashes. I have to restart it, and after the second restart, everything works normally. I have Windows, and the problem occurs with both the regular Ableton and the beta version. The keyboard firmware…
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Major Latency Issues with Windows 11, Traktor Pro 4, and Kontrol S4 mk2
Q:Translation inserted by Moderator (translation by DeepL) Hi, Since Windows 10 is no longer supported, I bought a new laptop. Laptop: - HP ZBook Fury 15,6 G8 mobile Workstation - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 64 Bit - 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11850H @2,50 GHz - Intel UHD Graphics - NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU - Intel Smart Sound…
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Installing on new laptop
the software is probably still on my old laptop that I don’t own anymore. So it won’t allow me to log in and I’m stuck in demo mode. I need to re register so I can start using my machine again. I’m having a lot of trouble and no help or solutions.
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Making original loops/samples with Kontakt Instruments for cash?
So, I wanted to make some loops/samples for a musical Roblox Game (Beat Battles if you are interested, cool game overall) and I wanted to use the Kontakt instruments to make them. Now, since I'm a bit confused/conflicted about it, I'm not really sure if it is allowed to make loops/samples with the instruments because of…
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Controller Editor 2.8.2 crashes on Maschine Jam select & strips template pages (macOS 26 Tahoe)
Setup: Controller Editor 2.8.2 (2023 build), macOS 26.6 Tahoe, Apple Silicon, Maschine Jam custom mapping. What happens: Every time CE launches, it rewrites my live MaschineJam.ncs and empties the iolevelPages and touchstripPages containers but leaves their current_index behind (the file drops from ~126 KB to ~63 KB). That…
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How to get maschine 3 to stop looking for samples
I'm trying to clean up my system and I once had the demo version of Absynth 6 but removed it. Maschine is still looking for the samples that came with it. If I navigate to one shots or loops I can see that "Factory-Content" is missing it's image. If I navigate deeper I can see it has to do with Absynth 6 samples. I no…
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DJ software old Kontrol S4 mk1 -- questions about version and activation
I bought a Traktor Kontrol S4 at auction without any software or accessories. After much research I was able to get it running with Traktor 2 software, but nothing later. My questions: Is it possible to get it working with a later version of Traktor software? If so, which ones? Is it possible to get an activation code for…
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No options available by default for choosing output routing
Hello, I have an issue with my software traktor : I select the audio setup Traktor Kontrol S4 Mk3 but I don't have default selection of output routing : no choices are offered to me. I can't use the audio interface of the device. Could you help me ? I re-installed all by default but nothing change. thanks
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Kontakt libraries won't load from browser in 3.6.0 — regression since 3.3.1
Title: Maschine 3.4–3.6 regression: legacy presets (.nksn/.nabs/.nifx) fail to load — "getUniquePluginID failed" — ALL Kontakt libraries affected Since updating past 3.3.1 on macOS (Apple Silicon), no Kontakt library preset loads from the Maschine browser. Clicking any kit gives: "<Product> could not be loaded, as it may…
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Inconsistent navigation behavior in Maschine
Hi folks! There is something I find quite inconsistent in the logic of the menus/sections. Can someone from the team please explain this? Let's say I'm playing live or producing a song with my MK3. I press Pattern (or Events) and pin it, so I can work in Pattern view for a while. Then I need to adjust a level in Mixer. I…
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Pushing out yet another Native Access update without providing patch notes for it first
As the title says - minor update has been out for a couple of days already, and God forbid knowing what it changes, because nobody bothered collecting that upfront and uploading it alongside the update itself. How can a customer like myself trust a company that doesn't even have such rule of thumb in place? Changelogs in…
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Traktor Pro 4 Overlay
Traktor Overlay Why is this needed? Traktor Pro does not display certain information within its software interface that is available on supported Native Instruments hardware controllers. This can make it difficult to monitor effect settings and other performance information when using a touchscreen, external display, or…