Native Instruments Maschine v2.3 MacOSX-0RGAN1C (May 31, 2015)



MASCHINE lets you effortlessly produce beats, melodies, and harmonies with powerful drum synths, premium sounds, an integrated sampler, and more - cutting-edge software meets intuitive hardware for ultra-smooth workflow.

MASCHINE's multi-color pads provide ultimate feel in the thick of the beat. Dedicated group buttons and a master push encoder deliver hands-on control of sounds and key parameters. And eight display knobs automatically map to key instrument parameters for on-the-fly, two-handed tweaking and sound shaping.

The included MASCHINE 2 software is exploding with cutting-edge technology. Improved browsing, arranging, and sampling, plus a new mixer, plug-in strip, and exclusive drum synths. Get ready for the most responsive, fluid, and musical beatmaking experience ever.

Changelog:
Drum Synth:
New plug-in "Cymbal", modes "Crash" & "Ride"
New mode "Hybrid" in plug-in "Hi-hat"
New mode "Breaker" in plug-in "Snare"
New mode "High" in plug-in "Tom"

New plug-in "Reverb" [The old plug-in with this name has been renamed "Reverb (Legacy)"]:
The plug-in "Plate Reverb" has been moved into the new plug-in "Reverb", where it is available as the mode "Plate"
The gain structure of the "Plate" algorithm has been reworked to match the other new reverb effects (see below). Old projects which use this reverb will still run the old gain structure, so there will be no difference in the sound
New modes "Room" & "Hall"

Plug-in "Distortion":
The old plug-in "Distortion" is now available as the mode "Mulholland"
New mode "Analog"

Plug-in "Limiter":
The old plug-in "Limiter" is now available as the mode "Legacy"
New mode "Transparent"

Plug-in "Cabinet":
Selection of cabinets and microphones from Guitar Rig's "Control Room Pro" module

Smart Play:
The Arpeggiator has a new "Hold" function, where when engaged, the Arpeggiator pattern continues to play after the pads or keys are released

Saving in the plug-ins' native file formats:
Maschine can save in the native file formats of KOMPLETE instruments. To enable this feature, please install the latest updates of your KOMPLETE instruments available in Service Center
The files are saved into the folder "User Content". This is a new folder which will be used by all KIEs, KK, and Maschine. It is located at User/Native Instruments/User Content

Library Browser:
The Attribute Sections ("Types" and "Modes") can be folded in to make more room for the results list on smaller display resolutions

General Improvements:
Pattern Editor Context Menu (access via right-click on the background): New entries "Quantize" & "Quantize 50%"

MIDI Input Modes, Parameter "Source":
Old mode "Off" renamed to "Focus", no change in behavior"
New mode "Off" (true off for MIDI In)
"All" is not changed

MIDI Export:
Sounds which do not have notes in a Group Pattern are exported as empty MIDI tracks

Control Area, Assignment tab:
New context menu with access to existing functionality, plus functions "Cut" and "Paste" for external plug-ins and additionally "Copy" for Maschine Macros

Sample Slicing:
When applying a sliced sample to a Sound in an otherwise empty Group, the root note of the Sounds in that Group is set to C-2, matching the key zones of the slices

Komplete Kontrol S Keyboards:
Firmware updated. Maschine 2.3 requires the latest KOMPLETE KONTROL S firmware to be installed on your device. Download the Device Updater from: "

All touch strip modes known from CE are now available in Maschine: "Standard", "Spring", "Ball", "Stepped"
New mode "Tempo" for the Modulation strip. Movement can be synced to beats
Settings for the Modulation Strips can be changed from the hardware, and they are synchronized between Maschine and Komplete Kontrol
When changing the octave of the key bed, the current octave is shown in the display
Key switches that are named in Kontakt will display their names on the displays when activated
New key mode "Guide" that only lights up keys that are in the currently selected scale, but all other keys remain playable
Shift + Master encoder adjusts the volume of the currently focused Sound, and the level is shown on the display

Fixed Issues:
64bit projects do not open in 32bit instances of Maschine
64bit version of the Maschine plug-in is shown as 32bit version on Windows
Crash when deleting certain sample types from the user library
Crash after canceling Save dialog in certain cases
Crashes when unloading certain IK Multimedia plug-ins
Deleting a plug-in parameter page sometimes deletes the wrong page
Erroneous behaviour of touch-enabled menus on Maschine Studio
Quick Edit functions sometimes available as duplicate functions
Arp clocking does not restart when Transport is not running
Resetting a Sound does not clear its recording histor
Artifacts on tail of sample after time stretch is applieds
MIDI Scene Change only works on MIDI channel 1
Several other bug fixes