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MASCHINE

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Purpose
MASCHINE is a beat making and music production system for creating, sampling, arranging, and performing music, on its own or in a DAW.Read 29 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
Free plan
NoRead 20 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
Headquarters
Berlin, GermanyRead 28 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
Founded
1996Read 28 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
Computer requirements
Maschine 3 supports macOS 14, 15, and 26 and Windows 10 64-bit or Windows 11, and requires an Intel Core i5 or equivalent X86 CPU or Apple Silicon.Read 29 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
DAW compatibility
MASCHINE works as a VST, Audio Units, or AAX plug-in in major DAWs including Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, GarageBand, FL Studio, Pro Tools, and PreSonus Studio One.Read 29 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
Hardware system
The MASCHINE hardware and software system includes a sampler, arranger, mixer, effects, and a built-in audio interface.Read 29 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
Manufacturer
Native Instruments describes itself as a manufacturer of software and hardware for computer-based audio production and DJing.Read 29 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
No controller required
Maschine 3 supports drawing in, playing, editing, and arranging ideas without a controller using its mouse MIDI editing tools.Read 29 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
Offline use
An internet connection and a graphics card supporting OpenGL 2.1 or higher are required to download and activate MASCHINE; installed and activated products can be used offline.Read 29 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
Plug-in formats
Supported interfaces include Stand-alone, VST, VST3, 64-bit Audio Units, AAX 64, ASIO, CoreAudio, and WASAPI.Read 29 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
Software instruments
Maschine 3 includes Drum Synths, Bass Synth, Poly Synth, compressors, reverbs, delays, and modulation tools.Read 29 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
Sound library
Maschine Central includes presets from Massive, Monark, and Prism, over 700 drums, and 144 multi-sampled Kontakt instruments.Read 29 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
Stem separation
Stem separation uses iZotope RX technology to identify bass, drums, vocals, and other elements in an imported track.Read 29 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
Workflow
Maschine 3 includes Ideas, Arrangement, Mixer, and Sampler views, including stem separation for splitting tracks into bass, drums, vocals, and other instruments.Read 29 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com

Plans and prices

Maschine 3 software update only $39 a month Update-only version for Maschine 2 users Read 20 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
Maschine 3 software update only $39, paid once Update-only version for Maschine 2 users Read 20 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
Maschine 3 including Maschine Central $109 a month Maschine 3 software · Maschine Central library · Additional software package Read 20 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
Maschine 3 including Maschine Central $109, paid once Maschine 3 software · Maschine Central library · Additional software package Read 20 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com
Maschine 3 including Maschine Central $109, paid once Maschine 3 software · Maschine Central sound library · additional software · download available immediately Read 29 Sep 2026 · native-instruments.com

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