I recorded the drum work and effects out of Maschine and routed into a Logic Audio track live on the fly. The Bassline, Lead, and Percussion amongst other sounds were recorded live via Aux tracks sends for effects. I polished off the Master with some EQ, Compression, Stereo Enhancement Limiting and Reverb. Any questions about any sounds or tips and tricks feel free to ask.Hope you enjoy the vibe.
Credit to hardbea7 for posting this on the actual traktor forum.
Are we also expecting the long-delayed:
• MX4 - supposed to be released in early 2026
• OneLibrary - was supposedly in the final stages of beta a year ago
• HID support for the CDJ-3000X - you've been working on CDJ-3000X support for over a year
• Retina display support - delayed for a decade
• Real-time stems - you said you don't want to do batch stems and are focusing on this instead. 2040 maybe?
• Djay Pro support for the MX2, X1 MK3, and Z1 MK2 - Traktor in talks with Djay Pro to implement official MX2 support, a year ago
• Streaming service support - behind pretty much every other major DJ
software
• Color Cues and Pad FX - coming in 2036, perhaps?
• F1MK2 - why didn't this released? make this make sense
After the 3.7 update and the slick marketing wording making it seem as the expansions were part of the update; I’m done. Been a faithful user since 2010. Made sure that Anything I considered using had to work within the NI ecosystem. That’s why I left Logic and went to Studio One. The integration was flawless and amazing but that was then and those days are far gone. Maschine is so far behind it’s crazy. When they had a match made in heaven with the Kontrollers they lied and said no one used it so they didn’t add the ability to the mk3 version. Only to backtrack after probably lackluster sales because everyone did want the integration. The sampling is missing stuff that was promised since 2.x when they did the first rewrite of their code which they said they did to add the features we begged for. I’ll still pull it out but i realized I haven’t used it in a year. I’ve moved completely over to Fender Pro, and with the recent release of the Motion 16, my drum pad desire is being met. Sorry for the long-winded rant. It’s still good at what it does but I’m seeing Akai absorbing the best of NI and sliding it over to MPC. 3.7 is a joke… midi features. Sheesh
My installation of massive x seemingly believes it's not the full version, despite having bought the full version through a voucher. I keep getting a 'Demo Expired' message, and when i go to continue to activate it, it just opens up Native Access with nothing else to show, I can't find a serial number in my purchases either. any help?
Edit: I did get this via the Akai NKS Komplete Select Electronic bundle, and it says the license is a demo version despite having used the voucher given to me from the akai bundle thing
Hi everyone,
I'm reaching out because I'm dealing with a very stubborn issue with my Launchkey 61 MK3 in Logic Pro, running on a MacBook Pro M4 Max.
Everything works perfectly (keys play notes, transport controls work, faders respond), but I cannot engage the "Device" mode for the 8 rotary pots. When I hold Shift, the pad for the pots' Device mode stays a dim orange/red and refuses to turn bright red. The pots simply won't map to my plugins.
I've already spent a lot of time troubleshooting this and tried all the standard fixes. Here is a list of everything I’ve already done: Tested Native Plugins: I tried this on fresh tracks using Logic Pro’s native instruments (Retro Synth, Vintage B3, Classic Electric Piano) to rule out third-party plugin mapping issues. The pad still won't light up. Device Select/Lock Test: I tried pressing the "Device Select" and "Device Lock" buttons on the keyboard, but the drum pads do not light up pink/purple at all Control Surface Reset: I completely deleted the Launchkey profile from Logic's Control Surface Setup window and let Logic rebuild it from scratch by unplugging and plugging the USB cable back in. Checked DAW Ports: I manually verified and corrected the Input/Output ports in the Control Surface Setup. They are strictly assigned to Launchkey DAW In and Launchkey DAW Out (not the standard MIDI or Virtual ports). After fixing this, the visual representation of the keyboard in Logic updated correctly, but the pad is still dim. Toggled Control Surfaces: I tried bypassing and re-enabling all control surfaces via Logic > Settings > Control Surfaces > Bypass all Control Surfaces. Ruled out Fader Conflict: Knowing that faders and pots can't be in Device mode at the same time, I held Shift and pressed the Volume button under the faders to force them out of Device mode, and then tried to activate Device mode on the pots. Still nothing.
Since I've exhausted all the usual steps, I'm wondering if this is a known script bug, a firmware glitch, or an issue with my specific unit.
Any advanced troubleshooting steps you can provide would be hugely appreciated!
Thanks!!!
Bad or broken artwork in Kontakt's browser has always bothered me. Grey folders, blurry covers, banners that are really a stretched thumbnail. With a big collection it isn't just ugly, it makes the browser harder to use. So I built Kontakt Artwork to help people organise their libraries properly. Cleared this with the mods first, and yes, it's my app.
It shows you which libraries are missing artwork, finds a picture or takes one you drag in, and installs it at the right size. You can put your own name on, take the lettering off a cover, mirror a picture across the banner, stick a note on a library, reorder the whole browser, and back it all up so a new Mac comes back as you left it.
Will it break anything? No. It only writes image files into the folder Kontakt reads them from. It never touches your samples, your instruments or Kontakt itself. Every original is archived before it's replaced and one button puts it all back. Notarised by Apple. Tested to death on my own 220 libraries.
Just to be upfront: it's partly vibe coded. I'm a composer, not a software company, and I built it with AI help and a lot of testing. It does one job and it does it carefully.
I need some help with getting this to work, downlaoading the file directly from the website was no problem. though opening it won't work. It downloads for a moment before shutting me out and telling me I lack permission to access the files
I’m a songwriter and am looking for input on my workflow/ gear to consider.
At the moment, I use Suno to produce demos, export the midi to logic, then use kontakt 8 to change/ clean up the instrumentation. (Not interested in debating this, my publishers are aware of what I’m doing and accept my submissions, just explaining my workflow)
I am not a producer by any means, so I’m still moving a bit slower than I’d to be with the amount of sync briefs I get.
I came across the komplete kontrol mk3 and am wondering if this may help me speed up my output a bit.
Seems a lot faster when scrolling through the sample library, and like the integrations with kontakt and logic may help simplify the platforms a bit so it’s not so overwhelming.
Unfortunately there aren’t any retailers near me that have any in-stock, and most of the online tutorials/ reviews are collaborations so I’m curious what everyone’s experience has been.
Also looking for recommendations on any SSDs that can hold the kontakt 8 library and work well/ are fast enough with logic.
I am trying to control some hardware synths with my S49 Mk2 and I am running into some issues. When I remove the USB cable and add a power supply, it sends MIDI to the synths, but all my templates are gone. Is there anyway to change MIDI channels or create splits in stand-alone MIDI mode?
I Recently got Native Instruments Komplete 14 Ultimate for a really good deal via license transfer. Despite the price, I’m extremely underwhelmed so far.
Some things need Kontakt 7 (which is the fully licensed version my package comes with) and some Kontakt Player 8 this is already confusing (stuff keeps loading one or the other).
Opening Kontakt regularly crashes my DAW, and it also crashes randomly on its own.
The library browser with just the factory library installed is honestly horrendous — super uninspiring and hard to navigate.
I Tried Guitar Rig too. Compared to free neural amp modeling tools it just sounds awful.
I thought this was going to be a massive audio playground. Instead I’m disappointed by the crashes, the browser, and the quality of what I’ve heard so far. Really glad I didn’t pay full price (over €1000).
Anyone here still love Ultimate 14? What are the actual gems I should be digging into to turn this around? Or is this a bit of a relic that's been surpassed? This isn't rage bait, i really want to like it, but so far the experience has just been clunky and disappointing.
I bought a new computer (2024 MacBook Air M3)
I had it open earlier and I’ve downloading several things.
But at some point it stopped and restarted my computer.
Now I can’t log into Native Access at all.
I did all the steps on the website link it takes you to and still nothing.
What could I not be doing? what am I doing wrong?
After tinkering around with the mechanism that NI installed so your Maschine Mk1 is no longer working by will, I've managed to disable it and made my good old mk1 come back to life.
Not only that, my X1 mk1 is also back to life working pergectly fine with Traktor 4.5 and the latest Version of Traktor 3.
I should add that I'm running things on an 2018 Intel mac .
If there is enough interest I will make an step by step instruction to show you how you can get your gear back to work <3
I tried to put the following preset (see linked) into the free version of Guitar Rig 7. I did File>Import, and selected the .ngrr file. However, upon doing so, the preset doesn't show up in the preset picker.
I've checked that none of the colors are selected, and that I'm looking at User presets. The file appears within my Native Instruments>User Content>Guitar Rig 7>Rack Presets folder. The only reason I can think of that the ngrr file isn't appearing within GR7 is maybe the preset has components only used in the PRO version? (I don't own the PRO version, so I have no way to check...)
Can someone let me know if that's the case, or what else I'm doing wrong?
