Native Instruments Maschine Mk3 production and performance system

Great unit

great bit of kit

This and the S series keyboards are the centre of my studio now it’s very very steep learning curve and the manual might as well be written in a foreign language. It doesn’t make sense. However after spending days and days watching YouTube tutorials. The learning curve is after 20 years of using a linear DAW it is rather different. I thought it wouldn’t be for me at all as I am a professional pianist. I’m not interested in hitting pads but it is a really refreshing change.

I am sure that i will come back and change this review once i have had time to fall in love with this device. But i just had to say i found this on my doorstep late at night, on a day OTHER than i was told it would arrive. I live in a high crime area and i am constantly telling Amazon NOT to leave packages anywhere if they can't get hold of me. This is not a new or one off problem. But this is by far the most expensive thing that they have done this with so far. . Also, first impressions... This is a beautiful piece of hardware, BUT while i presume that it can take power from it's included USB, at this price i just assumed there should be an included and dedicated P.S.U. to go in the 15v / 1.2A socket. There isn't, and buying one separately is another £10 to £25 There is also no manual (i know there will be one online, i'm just saying), AND this was very poorly packaged for something of this value. . Some of these might be factors outside of the control of the maker and original seller, but that's of little consolation to the end customer. . 15 hours later... So now i have had a chance to register this, check the firmware is up to date, download the relevant software etc, and i'm pretty sure i will be returning this ASAP and buying the Akai MPC like i should have all along. This seems to be bricked on what is barely even an opening screen, all of the online help (Reddit, etc) has that sneering attitude that makes me wish the internet had never been invented, and Native Instruments themselves are no help (one of the top community questions is ''Why is support so incredibly difficult to contact?''). . A couple days later... Got this ''working'' at last, and this is honestly the worst designed piece of trash i have ever touched. People here talk about the build quality (as i did at first), but after just two hours jamming on this it feels like most of the controls are showing signs of wear, and the on/off button even feels ready to fully fall off. Two hours use, and this already feels older than some of my studio kit that i've had for decades! But it's not only the physical hardware that's junk. The software for this has just 3 transport controls. Play, play from the begining, and record. No dedicated stop, or go back to the start but stop. And every time you audition a new sound, you wipe all of the work that you just did on the previous sound (yes, there is an ''undo'' in the menu, but you should not have to be using that every single second). There is also no zoom on long samples to fine trim them and to stop every single hit from playing a long sample all of the way through (8 times at least, because the default polyfony is set to 8). This thing seems to have no built in understanding that not all samples are short hits, and the screen to fix this is incredibly poorly designed and annoying. . Things like this are utter basics on free software, nevermind software for a device that was £600 a month ago, £400 a week ago, and £375 today. And the reason that price is plummeting is because the MPC that i was originally shopping for can now (in the last few days) run everything that this can. So without saying it out loud, Native Instruments look to me like they are selling off dead stock and getting ready to sell up and drop support for everything like this. What's even worse is i am not sure if i will get a full refund or if i will lose over £90 i spent on the import fees. .

Every release I've put out since buying this has used the Maschine in one way or another. Initially I had no need for one but had some money burning a hole in my pocket and I wanted to be John Bellion. The layering on this thing is amazing, especially with the Komete bundle... You can wazz the browser button to a pre determined preset bank, layer it on top of another one and again and again to get these rich tapestries of drum beats in 2 minutes. It's WAY more user intuitive than programming by hand although my only annoyance is the neccesity of Maschine2 software which frankly needs a blummin good upgrade

Great product. I would recommend you check before buying though. As this comes with a later version of komplete that is currently out. However the limited select version of both 11 and 12 are very limited compared to komolete bundle and standard bundle. So any one buy this would probably be upgrading to to the twelve standard any way. Great piece of kit. And TBH I'm in shock. It's been a while since I've had this type of music groove and determination back. Would highly recommend this purchase

This thing is a beast, it is a bit of a learning curve to get used to it but so is learning any other instrument really, I do really like this I wish the native host control was a bit better with Ableton (I was using 9 at time of writing review so don't know if 10 host control is better) it can be a bit of a faff to set up the control. But all in all this is pretty amazing and the software you get with this, including Reaktor Blocks and Massive are incredible. Would recommend 100%

If u know then u know, This is an awesome bit of kits , takes a while to download everything that comes with it as some of the library's are over 2gb. And u need to download the software to be able to use it as no sounds are preloaded onto maschine. Also massive shout out to the Music store who kept me updated with the delivery 👍🏻

I decided to splurge and I am so thankful I did. This thing is great. It does take a day or two to get used to basic features (and a month to really appreciate everything this thing can do!), but the videos from Native Instruments and the community (look up Jeff Gibbons on YouTube for some great tutorials and inspiration) are super helpful and can get you going really quickly. Pads feel great. Menu and screens are awesome and rather intuitive for moving around and selecting your sounds. Switches easily from pads to keyboard to chords and has a great key selection with Major, minor and modes plus extensions so you don’t have to worry if you’re not overly advanced at music theory. If this is your first controller or experience with Native Instruments, know that this comes with a great suite of initial instruments and sounds plus Ableton Live Lite (which I started on and pushed me down the rabbit hole of music production). Anyways, cannot recommend enough if you are looking for a pad based controller. It has more features than I have been able to wrap my head around so far, and I don’t think I will EVER outgrow its uses or capabilities.

Le pongo 5 estrellas para no afectar a NATIVE INSTRUMENTS, quienes me dieron soporte y me repusieron el serial para instalar el software original, además me otorgaron un "extra" gratis, así que ellos 10/10. Compré con Amazon Remates de Almacen, y aunque la caja estaba desmadrada el interior estaba perfecto, mi Maschine esta nueva, media manoseada pero se ve que solo la vieron y fue devuelta, eso no me importa, funciona al 100. Al principio reporte la situación y Amazon prometió resolver, ni si quiera he obtenido respuesta jaja, así que Amazon regular, se salva por la oferta, pero su asistencia ha decaido ultimamente. Y respecto al funcionamiento de la máquina, es una joya, es el lugar donde soy más productivo y rápido haciendo beats, desde la MK1 hasta esta, todas son pura calidad.

La Maschine es en una palabra impresionante muy fácil de hacer tus propios temas he utilizado otras máquinas pero esta es la que más me ha gustado poco más de escribir si estas buscando un buen instrumento para trabajar o para divertirte simplemente esta es tu maquina muy versátil

The latest incarnation of NI's Maschine, the Mk3 is an extraordinarily powerful music production and performance device. It comes with a ton of software that runs on Mac or Windows, but can also operate without a computer, downloading (with some planning) what it needs in advance. I'm not going to write about the solid construction, beautiful screens, abundance of buttons, the wonderful pads or the superb touch encoders, or the 96kHz audio interface that let's it record, for example, from line level or dynamic mics (no 48V, so condensers can't be used, at least not without a separate power supply). I'm not going to talk about the well designed Mac interface, or the powerful synths and mastering tools that are part of the Komplete 12 Select package. Every review I've read or watched talked about them. I'm going to talk about the 717 page PDF manual that comes with Maschine, and what it means for the user. To begin with, the massive size of the manual means that there's a lot more to Maschine MK3 than you can learn in a dozen 15 minute videos. As I said, Maschine is meant to function as both a composition and a performance tool, though it clearly leans toward the composing/beatmaking side. While NI has done a brilliant job of making the user interface both logical and reasonably intuitive, the fact that you feel comfortable after 20 minutes of messing around will lead many into thinking they've mastered Maschine after a few weeks use. Don't be misled: You will be doing yourself and Maschine a disservice if you fall into this way of thinking. There's a lot more to Maschine. It's not just a beatmaker, that of course incorporates a superb multi-voice arpeggiator and sequencer. It's a competent sampler, a powerful mastering tool, a competent midi controller, all carried by powerful capabilities to control both built in and stored plug-ins and to use them in a variety of roles. By the way, the manual is not for the Komplete Select package - it covers only the built in plug-ins. If you want a tutorial or manual, for example, on the well known Massive synth plug in, you have to look back to NI's website. You can add Maschine to your workflow within days of opening the box. In one sense, it's that easy to use. I know it'a going to be central to my workflow within a month or two. On the other hand, I think it going to be much longer before I've really mastered all that Maschine offers. It's not that there's anything wrong with Maschine, it's just that it is that comprehensive and capable.

**Besitze seit dem 7. November 2024 | 5 von 5 Sternen** **Pro:** - Hervorragende Integration in FL Studio und Apollo Twin X - Hochwertige, druckempfindliche Pads - Integrierte Audio-Interface mit 24-bit/96kHz - Dual-Display für erweiterte Kontrolle ohne Bildschirm **Kontra:** - Etwas steile Lernkurve für Neueinsteiger - Kein integrierter Akku für mobilere Einsätze --- Die Native Instruments Maschine MK3 ist seit dem 7. November 2024 ein zentraler Bestandteil meines Musikproduktions-Setups, und ich bin absolut begeistert von diesem vielseitigen Trommelregler. Als Nutzer von FL Studio und einem Apollo Twin X Interface suchte ich nach einem Controller, der sich nahtlos in mein bestehendes Setup integrieren lässt und meine kreativen Möglichkeiten erweitert – und die Maschine MK3 liefert genau das. **Integration und Workflow**: Die Maschine MK3 integriert sich hervorragend in FL Studio, sei es als VST-Plugin oder als MIDI-Controller. Die Möglichkeit, die MK3 sowohl als Hardware-Controller als auch als Software-Instrument zu nutzen, erlaubt mir, mühelos zwischen Beatmaking und Sounddesign zu wechseln, ohne meinen kreativen Flow zu unterbrechen. Die Integration mit meinem Apollo Twin X war ebenfalls reibungslos – das eingebaute Audio-Interface der MK3, das mit 24-bit/96kHz arbeitet, ergänzt mein Setup perfekt und spart wertvollen Platz auf meinem Schreibtisch. **Hardware und Bedienung**: Die druckempfindlichen Pads der Maschine MK3 sind eine Freude zu spielen. Sie reagieren extrem präzise und ermöglichen es mir, mit beiden Händen komplexe Rhythmen und Melodien einzuspielen. Besonders beeindruckend finde ich die Dual-Displays, die es mir ermöglichen, viele Aufgaben direkt am Gerät zu erledigen, ohne ständig auf den Computerbildschirm schauen zu müssen. Ob ich Samples durchsuche, Effekte anwende oder MIDI-Noten bearbeite – alles funktioniert direkt und intuitiv über die farbigen Displays. **Kleiner Wermutstropfen**: Obwohl die Maschine MK3 ein mächtiges Werkzeug ist, erfordert sie eine gewisse Einarbeitungszeit, besonders für Neueinsteiger in die Musikproduktion. Zudem fehlt ein integrierter Akku, was die Mobilität einschränkt, aber da ich hauptsächlich im Studio arbeite, stört mich das kaum. Alles in allem hat die Native Instruments Maschine MK3 meine Erwartungen voll erfüllt. Sie ist ein robustes, vielseitiges und inspirierendes Werkzeug für jeden Produzenten, egal ob professionell oder Hobbyist. Besonders für FL Studio-Nutzer mit einem Fokus auf Live-Performance und detaillierte Klangbearbeitung ist sie eine ausgezeichnete Wahl. Absolute Kaufempfehlung!