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Corrupted library path
Hi , had recently started my M3 SW and had a problem to load a group kit cause it couldn´t find the samples . So i rescaned my whole library , stayed same. So i tought ok just 1 Kit but then whole expansions got other paths in the missing library path … I allready reinstalled a few expansions but the issue stayed the same…
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3rd-Party VST GUI Not Visible When Using Maschine 3 as a Plugin in Ableton Live
When I load Maschine 3 as a plugin in Ableton (Plugin Mode) and then load a third-party VST inside Maschine, the plugin's GUI does not appear. For example, if I load Serum within Maschine and click to open the Serum interface, a popup window opens, but it is completely blank. The window title bar displays the plugin name…
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Maschine Hardware Channel Mode Output Selection Not Updating Software Mixer Outputs
I’m running into an issue with Maschine where the hardware and software do not seem to be communicating properly when assigning external outputs. When I’m using Channel mode on the Maschine hardware, I can navigate to the output section and select different outputs, such as External 1–16. However, changing the output from…
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Help, bought 2nd hand Maschine Mikro from Vinted
Hi all, I bought a 2nd hand Maschine Mikro from Vinted, and had no idea the trouble I was about to walk into… I asked the guy I bought it from to transfer over the serial number so I could use it, but he no idea what I was on about and said he bouvht it but hadn't got around to using it. I read on a forum that if I send…
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Massive X VST3 unloading crashes Maschine when switching projects (VST2 stable) (MASSIVEX-3908)
Hey all- I’ve identified a reproducible crash (for me) in Maschine 3 that occurs when switching projects but ONLY if the project contains an instance of Massive X VST3. If I start from an empty project or disable each instance of Massive X on the Sound level, the crash doesn't happen either. The issue doesn't occur with…
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Can anyone help me figure out how to use 3rd Party Plug-Ins?
I just bought two plug-ins from a group called BEATSURFING called RANDOM and RANDOM METAL to generate randomized synth and metallic sounds. I got in contact with them before purchasing to confirm they're compatible with Maschine 3. After purchasing the Plug-Ins they're not responding to my emails, DMs, or comments on…
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Maschine 3 without hardware serial
Hi, I have a Maschine Mikro, with no way of getting the serial. Can I buy Maschine 3 software and use it without needing to register my hardware? I bought Maschine 3 (update from maschine 2) which I was told would work, it didn't, I assume that's because I never had a license for Maschine 2. If I bought 'Maschine 3…
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Making Editing Easier
In Events view, allow Shift + 4‑way encoder up/down to move selected events to previous/next Sound slot (within the same Group), instead of only changing selection. Hello Community, Greetings from Greece! I hope you doing great! I' m a Graphic Designer from Greece and I Love to Make Beats. I' m Producing since 2005 mostly…
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Instrument selection and types/characters filters strange behaviour?
Hello, i've encountered some strange and unexpected behaviour in the Maschine 3.5 library browser, that might even be a bug? When selecting a specific instrument, f.e. Retro Machines mk2, it shows a "cloud" of "types" and "characters" to filter the presets of the selected instrument. If I click f.e. "brass" I get a nice…
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Issues with Full screen
I have issues with the new Maschine update. Whenever I enter full screen mode the control bar is hidden behind the project title which is shown twice. Reinstalling and deleting and reinstalling didn’t solve the problem. Does anyone experience something similar? Or has any advice to so,ve this topic?
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Thumbnail Artwork?
Can the next update please include Thumbnail Artwork for User Folders? And, also Display the NI artwork for Instruments, Sounds, One Shots, etc. in default view instead of "Tag View". Lets get out of the boring, bland visual phase, please and thank you.
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Tip - Maschine Studio toggle cue parameter with levelmeter cue button
Added some functionality to the maschine studio, could be pretty easily adapted to other controllers: levelmeter cue button toggles group cue parameter, shift modifier toggles sound cue parameter levelmeter 'SND' and 'GRP' buttons flash dim LED level respectively when cue is enabled, alternate between dim and bright when…
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anyone wrong scaling of some plugins too (waves, vital, ...)?
some plugins do not rescale properly in maschine 3 ( waves plugs or vital synth along with some others), either only one fourth of the screen is visible or the ui and the mouse-usable interface is out of sync/misplaced and so these plugs are unusable/uneditable. i tried different screen settings/resolution (including full…
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Project always (*) [not saved]
Hi to all of you, machinists Been working on a project on Maschine, the project name always shows the asterisk at the end of file name, even if cmd + s or saving through main menu I checked if the file was actually saving and for now, it is. I also created a backup file under another file name, but it has the same glitch.…
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Automation / Modulation lost when changing sound (same instrument)
hi, when changing a sound, any automation / modulation applied seems to be lost even though the new sound I’m loading has the same instrument (internal eg Bass Synth) is there any way to prevent this? Since the instrument is the same the mapping would be the same (only effect chains on the sound might be different) thanks J
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Maschine 3.2 – VST3 plugins suddenly missing !!!!!
Hell ther, I’m on a Mac mini M4 Pro running macOS Sequoia, and everything is fully up to date. Maschine 3.2 has completely broken my workflow overnight… On launch I now get the prompt “VST 2 migration to VST 3”, but no matter what I do it never resolves. I did not change anything manually, but suddenly Maschine 3.2 no…
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Small Studio Hack with Maschine MK3
I would like to suggest two very interesting uses for anyone who has a Maschine MK3 or Plus. (For many of you this might be obvious, but it could be useful for someone else.) Recently my setup has become hybrid and is slowly but steadily expanding toward the hardware world, mainly triggered by the vibe of the Maschine MK3…
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How can I record audio in Maschine 3 through my audio interface?
I have a Scarlett 18i20 3rd gen as my audio interface. In Maschine 2.0, I was able to record instruments, vocals, and vinyl directly into Maschine 2.0 and use the MK3 to chop and adjust the audio. However, after updating to Maschine 3.0, I can no longer do so. I have my Scarlett 18i20 as the device under my audio…
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Maschine 3 software crashes out of now where
It's been a while for me that I didn't use Maschine as standalone app. The crash happens when I add instruments or effects, nks compatible or not. Translated Report (Full Report Below) Process: Maschine 3 [68453]Path: /Applications/Native Instruments/*/Maschine 3.app/Contents/MacOS/Maschine 3Identifier:…
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Maschine 3 Sync In Logic
Looking for help / walkthroughs on how to work with scenes from Maschine within Logic… selecting scenes and getting it to sync with a session in Logic that already has audio and/or midi seems a bit wonky / confusing. I've watched a ton of videos but they all really deal with multi-track routing, not the compositional side…
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Which clipper are you using inside Maschine?
Hi everyone, I’m curious what clipper plugins you are using inside Maschine. Because Maschine doesn’t have proper PDC (plugin delay compensation), the choice of clippers is quite limited if you want to avoid timing issues or phase problems in the project. I’m trying to find options that work well without introducing…
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Browser previews get cut off after less than half a sec
“Maschine 3.4.2 on Latest Sequoia—browser previews cut off after half-second on mouse/(typing) keyboard when scrolling through browser, but plays full with controller? (Prehear, normal behaviour) Loop icon on bottom left makes the sound preview cut off after not even half a second.when off and preview on, plays normally as…
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Third Party Plugins Not Showing Up
Hi! I am trying to use the Vital (Free) synth within the Maschine 3 software (Not even worried about trying to mess with it on the Maschine Mk3 at the moment) and I just cannot get it, or any other third party plugins, to show up within the software. When I go to File → Preferences → Plug-ins, it shows up as a Plugin, it…
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Maschine 3.4.1 quit on startup
I am not able to start Maschine 3.4.1 on macOS Tahoe 26.2 (Mac Studio M4 Max 128GB RAM, 2TB SSD). The splash screen quickly shows "Waiting for product soon…" and the macOS says "Maschine 3 quit unexpectedly". I tried opening it as a plugin in Cubase Pro 15 but then Maschine 3 crashes Cubase completely. It happens…
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Latest Tahoe Moves Project Files
I worked late into the evening on a Maschine project last night. I woke up because I heard my Macbook playing a loop that I had created. I went downstairs opened it up and got a message that Tahoe needed to be installed. I closed down Maschine and a few other apps and allowed the update to complete. Went back to bed, woke…
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Maschine 3 unstable with SoundSource
Having regular problems with Maschine 3 not sending audio to the NI interface. When I force quit SoundSource (Rogue Amoeba) the audio comes up immediately. Probably a niche case but I'll put it here for the search engines and AI bots. I can't be bothered to raise a tech support case. Given that SoundSource has a custom…
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The future of Maschine
Yeah there have been billion threads with this title I'm sure! Thanks for letting me spam the forums over the last week or so (sorry for the amount of posts). Hopefully they will slow down now I've read the manual and scratched my head a few times. I appreciate the help. I think I stopped using Maschine at 2.4.(maybe 2.2).…
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Maschine MK3 Mikro + Maschine 3 software for FL Studio drum loops
Hello, I've got this beautiful controller basically to do the loops of my songs in FL Studio using the VST plugin Maschine 3. In that way I plan to get rid of all FPC's instances I use, and use just the Maschine 3 software for the loops of my songs (techno basically). I guess it will help me to do loops quicker. My…
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Resizing Plugin Window/UI Scaling for Maschine 3
TLDR: Add the ability to resize/scale the window size for VST Plugins because the UI gets cutoff and/or doesn't fit. It'd be awesome if Native Instruments could allow users to change the window size of Plugins. Several Plugins struggle to fully show their UI and there's no way to fix this without completely changing the…
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Maschine3 crashes Protools Studio 2025 when changing kit sound in Drumlab
Protools Studio 2025 crashes everytime when running Maschine 3 with Drumlab when i change a drumkit sound in the instrument view see the crashlogs file attached Anybody has that issue ?
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Can’t record Maschine MIDI notes in Live 12
Hello everyone, I'm using the latest version of Ableton Live 12 and I'm trying to record MIDI from my Maschine MK3/Maschine 3 SW, as shown in the images. I’m able to record audio on Track 2 for the snare sound, but I can’t seem to record the MIDI notes for the kick on Track 1. Is this the expected behavior, or do I have…
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Modulate x-y pad within Maschine 3
I was wondering, can I (and if yes, how) put the X-Y axes on macro nobs within Maschine 3? If not, is it possible within Abeton? This for live performance and record automation. Edit; I do have the full version of Massive X
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Modulation Editor: Height cannot be stored
Whenever I start Maschine 3.4.1, I have to adjust the height of the Modulation Editor to my needs with the mouse. That annoys me too much.
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Sample starts again from the beginning when I play it.
When I record my sample and I adjust the length of the sample, there is a problem. When Istart to play the sample it goes to the 1/3 and then it starts just from the begging and runs to the end… I can't help myself, have someone the same Problem ?
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Issues with drag&drop audio rendering from Maschine Plugin -> DAW
Hi Friends, I often build a beat in Machine plugin within Ableton. Then I use the drag & drop feature to render audio loops to Ableton. This worked flawless in v2. Since v3 in many cases the rendering process interrupts. I can not drop the file. I also see weird glitches when clicking somewhere else afterwards it looks…
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Maschine midi output reg hack workaround
Was this ever fixed?
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Stuck MIDI Note - how to reset?
Simple question (I hope). How do I reset MIDI when a MIDI note is stuck in the 3.x software (not hardware). Normally it's just a button press somewhere. Thankyou!
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Maschine Has No Sound During the Sampling Process
I have an issue with Maschine MK3 and also the SW Maschine 3 because I cannot have/receive sound to be able to do the Sampling. In the Maschine 3 software, the signal path is set to turntable → preamp → Maschine MK3, but in this configuration I’m not capturing any sound to be recorded. I also tried connecting a microphone…
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no sound to able to sampling Maschine MK3 or Maschine 3 Software
Hello, I am new to the Maschine universe and I am experiencing an issue with sampling audio from a turntable. My setup is as follows: Turntable → Phono preamp → Maschine MK3 In the Sampling settings, the Source is set to Internal, the Input to Master, and the Detect Mode threshold is set below –40 dB. Despite this…
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Groups All Changing Colour Together
I'm having an issue with not being able to change individual group colours on my Maschine MK3 hardware (not the pads but the groups themselves). Every time I go to settings and change a group colour, all my groups change colour, whether I have 2, 3, 4 groups, etc. What am I doing wrong? I'm using Maschine 3 version 3.4.1
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Maschine Chords Converter utility
Hi everyone, I created an utility that converts MIDI files into Maschine user chord sets. Project on GitHub: maschine_chords_converter Download Instructions Go to the repository. Click on Releases (located on the right side of the screen). Download the file named maschine_chords_converter (with .exe for Windows) How to Use…
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Why Doesn't My S88 mk2 Work in Maschine 3 Right Now? (MAS2-30458)
The two (S88 MK2 & Maschine 3) were working fine together until I think recent update?? I just updated my stuff yesterday my system has been off for a while - doesn't matter it's up-to-date as soon as I turned it on and before I started running into this as it's the only reason why I use this laptop. I really don't use…
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Maschine Jam overlay browser moves when hitting browse (MAS2-30433)
Please see the video. Thx!
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Maschine - export project to Ableton Live?
Hello, Ableton has SDK that's allows third party developers to add export to Ableton Live project to their products. In portfolio are some big names like Korg Gadget/Korg Electribes or MPC. So why not Maschine? Native Instruments is not planning transform Maschine as fully fledge DAW, so why not to make life of Maschine…
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The direct connection of Kontakt in the Maschine software gone in 3.4 version
Hello! I've got Kontrol MK3 for Christmas! What a gift that is. I've been pretty happy with it so far - this thing is a solid unit and looks impressive when you open the box. However, there is one thing that is a bit disappointing. When Kontrol MK3 first launched, people said that you could open Kontakt inside the Maschine…
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Can we expect a bit deeper integration between Kontrol MK3 and Maschine 3 software?
Hello, I've been asking the same question for over a year now: can we expect any development regarding the integration of Kontrol MK3 controllers with the Maschine software in the future? I am about to buy the Kontrol MK3 controller for Christmas, and I would like to know if there's a possibility that the Quantize,…
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Dropouts during scene changes when specific instruments are triggered for the first time.
I have the problem with the Maschine software that when a project is reloaded and certain VSTs and internal instruments are triggered for the first time, there are short dropouts and CPU spikes. As I said, it only happens the first time the respective instrument is played, after that everything runs stable. The problem…
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Dumb question about audio routing
Something that's always confused me a little is the audio routing in maschine. If I'm running maschine plus standalone. I plug an audio source into the in 1L line in and don't hear anything until I go into the channel settings for a sound and set the input to 1L. However if I'm using maschine in controller mode and plug…
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create a more than 16 pads group
Hello, is it possible to create your own group with more than 16 pads (i.e., 2 banks)? I'm not talking about using a sample to be divided into more than 16 pads, but rather creating an import of more than 16 pads across two banks within the same group.
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Upgrades and drive space
I would like to know for the purposes of saving Disk space, When you upgrade a product does it removes the old version of that product? in order not to take up drive space? In my situation, I have Komplete 13 Collectors edition but I may updrage that to the latest version in the future. I dont want the new install to take…