Native Instruments Maschine Mk3 Drum Controller

5.0 out of 5 stars

By Amazon Customer - Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2018

Last month I was just a white boy with a ...

Last month I was just a white boy with a dream... I'm now an EDM and Hip-hop producer with the dopest beats and hottest girls. THANKS, MASCHINE !

5.0 out of 5 stars

By stephen keeton - Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2018

this thing is amazing..

this thing is amazing.....where do i start..i was looking for a simple drum machine to write drum tracks to play my guitar along with , i've also dabbled in music software so after looking at options i bought this...this is a tool like a keyboard used with there software maschine 2 and can use with/in conjunction with other software. it has tons and tons of sounds ,very well built. i LOVE the pads , touch sensitive, i would consider this an instrument or bunches of them. this has to be run on a pc or laptop , i don't own a laptop so i run it on my desktop pc thats run through my home theatre system and it sounds outstanding...the software that comes with this is extensive after registering the product and downloading native access .with the bundle software you can make any sound you want like seriously ANY sound. don't want to make it yourself? it will do analog sampling.......take my money! ......wait that's an expression no need to try and sell sound packs for hundreds and hundreds of dollars.. yup kids the only downside is what they want to charge for these extra sound packs..but it comes with so many sounds you won't have time to go through them all. this does have steep learning curve, that's not a bad thing because it does sooo much stuff it takes a min to learn it..lots and lots of youtube videos for tutorials.. if you like to write music and want something quality that sounds great this is your one stop shop.

5.0 out of 5 stars

By Luis Herrera - Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2017

Get it

Im always worried getting stuff like this where people end up having problems. Everything came great. Such an amazing feeling for new and even old maschine users. Been wanting for years now. Its no plug in play though. Does take awhile to download and get started but if you prioritize the necessary download so you can play with it do that. Had no problems with the serial number. Had everything go through clean and get the komplete software and all. Definitely a bit of a learning curve but also an extremely useful tool that can speed up workflow once you get the hang of it. I personally love it and havent been able to grasp producing until I got this tool.

3.0 out of 5 stars

By Grow - Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2018

Has a lot of potential

This thing is amazing when used with the maschine software in standalone mode. Unfortunately, writing complete tunes in the standalone software is not possible (it's possible but the sequencer totally sucks) and the problem is the Ableton live integration is terrible. Very limited as a midi controller and lots and lots of problems as a plug in. For one sync is off and I have been going back and forth with the absolutely terrible NI tech support for over a month and they have fixed absolutely nothing. I am confident that they will eventually get this thing there but if you are using this with Live I would wait...or you can buy mine! lol

5.0 out of 5 stars

By Jonathan Cook - Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2019

Amazing for Komplete/NKS software owners.

I like this controller more the more I use it. As a Komplete owner, and owner of other NKS compatible software; like Arturia Pigments, and their modeled soft synths, you can use, and tweak all those instruments, and effects as if you're using hardware. I was someone who was basically dawless. I hated dealing with computers, and softsynsths. I was basically hardware only. Maschine helped me bridge that gape big time. I feel like I'm playing with a real instrument. I combine the Mk3 with jam, and the combo is amazingly tactile. For 98% of the time I can just close my laptop, and just play/compose and have fun. The pads are the best by far that I own, and the knobs are great, plus the slider is just fantastic. I play guitar, bass, synths, and see the mk3 as another type of instrument to get new ideas going. I see a lot of complaints from those who wanted a midi controller for their daw and were dissappointed. If that's the only reason you're buying this then you would be. Get a push in that case. Being able to work as a controller with daws is just a tiny portion of its usability for when you have all the pieces of your track and you want to finish it with some vocals, and mix it in your preffered daw. It's a lot more than just a midi controller. And it works the best when used with Maschine, and NKS supported software. With NKS, and all of komplete you get audio previews of all presets, and visual icons on your controller screen, it's absolutely amazing. So if you are only using this as a daw controller for ableton you are missing out on so many cool features, its primary purpose is not to be a daw controller. Think of it as an instrument/interface you use with Native Instrument software, and anything with NKS. Their softsynsths, and effects do sound amazing by the way. Komplete is awesome, and since you get komplete select, you can upgrade for quite a bit less. If that sounds good, then you will probably love it too. Loopop has some amazing videos on YouTube describing all the awesome things the Mk3 and Jam can do. Check them out to see if this is for you.

1.0 out of 5 stars

By John Bickle - Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2019

Locked serial number/listless & pathetic customer service

This may be the best thing out there but I wouldn't know, the serial number was "locked by customer service." I called customer service and waited 34 min to speak to anyone. The guy ran the serial number 2x and said "it's locked, you need to take it up with Amazon, they're not authorized dealers." I told him the message said it it'd been locked by CUSTOMER SERVICE and asked if he was customer service. He said "yeah I am but the agent who locks them isn't here and you have to send it back." What a JOKE!! Also, this doesn't work with an iPad Pro 2018, no matter what connectors, cables, couplers, etc. so happy that once I purchased a new laptop SOLEY for using this thing only to have the BRAND NEW/UNOPENED MK3 not work!!! Until these clowns get their heads and rear ends wired together, I'm staying away and recommend you do too.