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Any idea why Battery 4 is now encountering a major problem on startup?
I reinstalled Windows and all my apps after a drive crash. I think most of them are working in Komplete 10 (not tried them all yet) but Battery 4 won't load in the DAW, nor standalone. I've uninstalled and reinstalled it, and reinstalled the factory library too. Same error. I'm aware I have old hardware (hence still…
Battery 4 not showing in Cubase
Hi. I'm new here and quite a noob in music production. I use Cubase 13 and I downloaded the DEMO version of Battery 4, but I can only open it in stand alone mode. When I try to open it as an instrument in my DAW, it is not there as an option. It is installed in the same file directory as the other NI instruments. Also, I…
greyed out cells - any ideas why?
sometimes i open a project and my battery cells are greyed out. if i open in rosetta its fine and if i reload the kit it comes back to life. havent moved the samples or folder structure. b4 4.3.0 / macOS 14.7.1 / m1max macbook pro.
Battery 4 development
Hi @Jeremy_NI and @Simon_NI and @Kaiwan_NI - I was just wondering if you could give us any hope about the development of Battery4? As you know there are looooooooong standing bugs which havent been addressed for years. Battery is a staple for so many producers and I feel like it would help so much to know that its going to…
Dynamic Coloured Pads without the Software???
I have a KK Keyboard, love it's integration with NI instruments. Running Logic Pro. I now also want a pad controller (since the keyboard doesn't have any! Grrr) I don't want the beat making capabilities or the software necessarily. Hence only keen on the Mikro Mk3. But will likely use it with NI Komplete's drums or…
Battery 4 (lack of) development
Hi folks, Is NI ever going to update Battery 4? Battery was one of the main reasons I bought Komplete, I love its simple & fast workflow, but… it looks and works like a 20-year old piece of software (15 years to be precise.) GUI isn't resizable, the onboard reverb is awful, the file browser is crap, it frequently forgets…
Battery 3 - Is it possible to still get a serial number?
I own Komplete and Battery 4 but inherited some old project files I need to work with that used Battery 3. I tried to install it but it is asking for a serial number and the original creator of these projects is no longer around. Is it possible for me to get a serial number for Battery 3 so I can install it and load these…
Battery Crashes upon exiting session
Hi I have Battery (4.3.0) and when I want to open the plugin to edit some stuff, the whole session freeze - same thing when I want to close a session. It happens only with Battery. I am using Nuendo 13 on Mac with OS 12.7.6 (monterey) with Native M1 processor. I reinstalled Battery several times and It is still the same -…
Battery 4 (KOMPLETE 15 CE) not working properly in Logic Pro 11
I just opened a year old project in Logic and it appears that Battery seems to have the identical problem I used to have 2 years ago when I had just transitioned to M1 and used the Rosetta VST in Cubase. The issue occuring: Changes made in the samples grid are immediately reverted when closing and reopening the Battery GUI…
Is there a way to create TRAKTOR Pattern Player Kits using Maschine 2, or Ableton Live 12?
It would be a fantastic thing to have a simple method to create & save TRAKTOR DJ Pattern Player Kits; surely there must be a means to do this using the flagship NI instrumentation - Maschine or Battery 4 are most likely candidates. I'd appreciate any pointers!
Battery 4: Relocating Samples (Prefrence Menu)
Hi there! I've been running into an issue regarding the location of by Battery Kits. I've installed them on an external Hard drive, but when I open up Battery it can't seem to find any of the Kits (in Native Access I have set the location for all my Battery Content). I figured that I had to point Battery to the Hard drive…
Battery Crashes when accessing Edit->Preferences->Library (Crashlog provided)
Hi, as the title says Battery crashes upon trying to access Edit→Preferences→Library. The following steps have already been taken: Uninstall Battery (removing all residue files manually as well) Uninstall Battery Library (removing all residue files manually as well) Reinstall Battery through Native Access - Update Battery…
trigger battery 4 kits with kontakt?
Some time ago I was able to load a Battery4 kit and, let's say, Abbey Road drums, and after muting AR, whatever was playing in AR was being played in Battery. When playing a MIDI groove pattern in AR drums (pressing the play button), Battery would play that groove but using its own kit. I didn't have to press the keyboard…
A Few Maschine Pre-Sale Questions
I'm not yet decided on the + vs MK3, so these questions are for both. Most/all are software based any way. When connected to a computer and run as a plugin, is the + identical to the MK3? Do Komplete Kontrol virtual instrument user presets translate to Maschine? I have a bunch of NKS multi-output drum/percussion user…
Battery 4: Articulation Not Working in Most Instances
I have Battery 4.3.0, running on Windows 10. The issues appears both in my DAW as well as in the standalone product. Right now, articulation only works in select cells on the cell grid. In a 4 x 4 grid, the cells that articulation works are in A1 and D4 only. The articulation "power button icon" is lit up, but Battery…
Battery 4.3.0 "Drum Machine Engine" doesn't work and other bugs
The drum machine engine (standard/vintage - MP60 etc.) doesn't work for me. It doesn't alter the sound in any way. Also when browsing sounds, the selected sound doesn't follow as you browse using keyboard arrows. It makes it frustrating to find the position that it's currently at to select a sound. It wasn't like this…
Fixed slow Kontakt 7 and Battery...Cleaned up registry
For those with windows, I was having very slow loading times on loading either Kontakt 7 or Battery 4, and Maschine in multiple DAWs and standalone. I have been doing some "house cleaning" recently with clearing out old and unused plugins, samples, apps etc. I decided to give CCleaner a go and see what it found with the…
Battery 4 Drums With Unwanted Phasing/Chorus Effect
Hello, all. I'm getting a phasing / chorus effect on my drums. What's weird is it happens sporadically and, even stranger, if I bounce in place making the drums go from MIDI to audio, I'm still hearing phasing / chorus effect on different drums (even after I disable the battery 4 instrument on all tracks and mute the MIDI…
Battery 4 and permissions
I'm trying to save a battery kit to a folder in Windows 11, and i'm getting this error https://imgur.com/a/eDKD87j What can i do?
Battery - NO UNDO BUTTON?!
Where is the undo button on battery? I make so many freaking edits to the sounds that I NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED to go back. I mean really! WTF people… who leaves this off of ANY software these days? I thought NI was pro? This is amateur hour - and lazy programming. So basically what NI is saying - this is a…

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Definitive list of ONLY Native Instruments products, excluding NKS partners?
With the purchase of my S88 MK3 I received a voucher "… for any NI Kontakt instrument…" with this caveat: This e-voucher is valid on all Native Instruments software downloads of products with a respective minimum price of $49 available at the NI Online Shop. It is NOT valid on updates, upgrades, crossgrades, edu licenses,…
Not seeing Komplete Kontrol in my library
Hello! I purchased a S61MK2 last February, downloaded Komplete Kontrol, and am using it. I now am trying to set it up on my laptop but when I log in to my Native Acess app I do not see Komplete Kontrol in my library. I read that there is a limit of 3 computers that you can install on, but this is only my second computer.…
software Maschin
hello very good, I have bought the MASCHINE MIKRO 3 and in the Native access application it does not come to me to download the Maschine software for free, so I cannot use my drum machine. Does anyone know why it doesn't come to me to download? Thank you.
Vinyl digitisation beatgrid & additional Remote USB Controller
Hi Native Instrumentalists, I have a couple of question for the community: I have many tracks I've digitised via my indirect-drive Ariston Q-Deck, which subsequently appear to have slightly elastic adherence to any metronomic timing pulse (like Traktor's beatgrid metronome). This means that when Traktor has analysed the…
native access will not work
native access will not work i have done all of the sugg things now it just hopless is there any resolve in site
Should I uninstall previous versions of Gtr Rig, or Kontact 7 & 6?
If it matters, I'm using the S88 Mk1 with KK2.9.6.
Set loop length for clips
I love arranging my songs using only clips. I use "double/duplicate" and in-place editing events, but how can I increase the loop size (end point) on the CLIPS screen? It only loops the first part of the inserted clip M+ standalone mode question
Cremona Quartet compatibility Kontakt 7 - product mentioned Kontakt 6.2
Hi I bought Cremona quartet through NI and upon installing it says I need kontakt 7. On the product page it said I needed 6.2 at least… I have 6.8 and I cannot update to 7. How do I open a ticket and/or what do I do? thanks!
Feature Request : Get names from Synth like Akai VIP does ?
Hi, Is there any sort of way the developers can add the simple feature, " Get Names from Synth or Effect " ? This was possible in AKAI VIP software many years ago and made saving new sounds a breeze. Thanks
Traktor 4 - new control vinyl and cd dvs issue
Hi, I recently purchased new control vinyl and cd's from the NI store and am experiencing calibration issues. Screenshot below is cd top left and vinyl bottom right. The interesting thing is I managed to dig out my 12+ year old traktor cd which appeared to be doing much better Any idea on what could be causing this and how…