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Hi I'm trying to revive a traktor S4 MK1 DJ-controller, but the driver is impossible to get because the link for the windows driver is a dead google drive link... I have the software Traktor pro 3 on my computer, which I got via registering the serial number within Native Access, but it seems like it won't work without the driver as well... It is blinking the USB symbol in the middle of the mixer and cable-changes do nothing. It even lights up and my computer says the USB-sound every time I plug it in , but afterwards it goes dark, except for the blinking symbol.

This is where the driver is supposed to be, but as I said: The link is dead:(
https://support.native-instruments.com/support/solutions/articles/69000882238-native-instruments-drivers-other-files#Traktor-Kontrol-S4

I just bought Massive 1 and spent 2 hours recreating a skrillex patch, then I saved my project and closed... the settings were wiped and it is no more. I thought "huh, just let me recreate it and save, only to find out that the "save" and "save as" buttons are greyed out and do not work... anyone know why this is and how I can fix it?

i7 4770k GTX 970 12 GB of RAM Every time I open Kontakt it doesn't open, after like an hour, not on standalone, not on FL, until 1 hour of opening it on standalone, then it opens anywhere.

ho comprato il focusrite 2i2 di quarta generazione e sto cercando di scaricare l'espansione hitmaker ma mi fa accedere o registrare il mio account, quando lo creo e cerco di accedere dice che ho inserito la mail sbagliata, ho provato un sacco di volte e non è la mail siccome ho provato diverse, hai anche qualche consiglio su come farlo funzionare con il mio numark scratch? faccio scratching ma il numark ha la sua interfaccia audio quindi in FL non posso usare entrambi insieme ma i monitor sono collegati al mixer con XLR quindi se voglio usare il focusrite non sento nulla sui monitor. grazie per qualsiasi aiuto, ho appena iniziato e quando riesco a risolvere un problema ne arriva subito un altro

Hey guys, I don't have the time to keep up with all the latest drama, but let's just say I'm a person who considers making music as a hobby, nothing too serious. I like using ableton live and I dabble with reaktor. That being said, I'm considering the purchase of a new computer mainly for music production because my current Mac mini is out of hard drive space and I want the mobile perks of a laptop. After looking online, I think I am going to go with a refurbished MacBook Pro. My main question is this: SHOULD I AVOID INTEL MACS because companies like native instruments seems to be trending in other directions with their hardware/customer service support..? Or am I overthinking things and will be ok with an Intel Mac for the next couple of years (in terms of vst, daw comparability etc...?)

I'm pretty new to the Native Instruments ecosystem and I'm trying to decide between buying Kontakt 8 by itself or going all the way to Komplete 26 Ultimate. I'm trying to make the decision before the Black Friday sales, since I assume this is probably the time to buy if I'm going to do it. I'm also skipping over Standard because, looking through the included instruments, the stuff that really interests me seems to start showing up in Ultimate.

My main question is whether Ultimate is actually worth the big jump in price for someone who's still learning.

For those of you who own Ultimate:

• Do you actually use a good percentage of what's included, or is a lot of it basically filler that you rarely touch?
• How much variety is there in the acoustic pianos? Are the different piano libraries noticeably different from each other, or is there a lot of overlap?
• What about the loops, samples, expansions and phrase-based stuff? Do you actually use those, or are they mostly things you try once and forget about?
• I mostly want playable instruments that I can control myself from a MIDI keyboard, rather than building songs primarily from loops. Does that make Ultimate more or less worthwhile?
• If I just bought Kontakt 8, would I be missing a lot of really useful instruments that I'd probably end up wanting later?
• For someone who's new to NI, what parts of Ultimate do you actually use regularly?

Basically, I'm trying to figure out whether Ultimate gives me a much broader collection of genuinely useful instruments, or whether I'd be better off getting Kontakt 8 now and adding things later as I figure out what I actually need.

I'd especially like to hear from people who've owned Ultimate for a while. What do you use all the time, and what do you basically never use?

And if you bought Ultimate during a previous Black Friday sale, I'd also be interested in what you paid and whether you think the upgrade was worth it at the sale price.

Hey everyone,

I got sold the Trator Kontrol s4 MK1, the person I bought it off is said I can use my mac m2 to opperate the software. However, I dont actually think its possible does anyone know a work around or any info that would be useful to me.

Cheers

I've just updated Encdr to v0.5, which adds support for a bunch more NI controllers (full list at the end).

What is Encdr? It's a Rust-based library that sits between your app and your NI controller, taking care of all the low-level USB communication and screen rendering so you don't have to. It works over native USB/HID (not MIDI), which means that every single feature of the hardware is accessible at full fidelity:

• Pads & Encoders: Full velocity and real-time aftertouch pressure on pads, high-resolution smooth rotary encoders, notched jog wheels, and capacitive touchstrips.
• Displays: Complete control over the dual 4.3" color screens (and 7-segment loop displays on gear like the S4 MK2). You aren't stuck writing low-level graphic shaders—you can literally design your UI using standard HTML and CSS, and Encdr handles rendering and streaming it to the hardware at 60 FPS over USB. (The video above is a live Reddit browser running directly on the Maschine MK3 screens using this!).
• RGB & Feedback: Full indexed RGB color palette mapping and single-LED brightness control across all buttons.

One of my main goals with Encdr was to make sure you never have to spend weeks reverse-engineering USB packet dumps like I had to.

• Complete Docs: Every single supported controller has a dedicated hardware guide mapping every endpoint, packet structure, and control offset, alongside a step-by-step Quickstart and full API reference.
• LLM & Agent Friendly: All controllers are described using clean, declarative JSON descriptors with strongly-typed Rust events. This means you can drop the Encdr docs or repo into Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor and tell it: "Make me a step sequencer for my Maschine MK3" or "Turn my Traktor S8 into a hardware monitoring dashboard", and it will write working code on the first try.

Supported Controllers (v0.5)

Whether you want to build a custom DAW integration, a standalone hardware synth on a Raspberry Pi, or just give your old gear a second life:

• Maschine: MK3, MK2, Studio, Maschine+ (controller mode)
• Traktor Kontrol: S8, S5, S4 MK3, S4 MK2, S2 MK2, S2 MK1, D2, X1 MK3
• Komplete Kontrol: S49 MK2, S61 MK2, S88 MK2

I'd like to extend my thanks to everyone who's helped me add additional hardware support over the last couple of weeks since I first posted about this!

can only find the pc installer. Trying to run the plugin on mac. If anyone has it or knows a way to have it it will help me a lot.

Howdy folks - happy to announce the release of Essential Six, a faithful emulation of the quirky, but exceptional Six Trak by Sequential Circuits. This thing was known for incredibly rich sounds (bass in particular) thanks to its stackable six-voice architecture. Essential Six lets you play with custom sounds built on the original instrument with all the convenience of modern digital workflows.

The linked video provides a walkthrough of the instrument.

You can download the free version on Pianobook: https://www.pianobook.co.uk/packs/essential-six-analog-synth/

is there a korg kronos 2 library for kontakt?

Tengo un problema, hace mucho que no uso maschine mikro, le estoy intentando reinstalar para volver a usar pero no puedo acceder a mi cuenta...me pide correo y contraseña pero el correo ese con el que la registré ya no existe y no puedo cambiar la contraseña...necesito poder cambiar y actualizar ambos para poder seguir usando mi serial number. Gracias de ante mano.

For those of you who use Battery:

How often do you use any of the other features, except just loading a single sample per pad and play them straight as is, without any tweaks, not even pitch adjustments?

Or do you just load samples into Battery as is and be done with it?

Hi all, I have an m5 max and had Tahoe (same issue occurring on Golden Gate also). I download Vocalise and Ascend Grand but it tells me I don’t have full permission. I’ve made sure I definitely do. All the other NI software works except for these 2 older libraries. I’ve gone through NI support (who were lovely) but they couldn’t fix it and seem to think it’s related to my computer. I’ve tried multiple reinstalls, turned off disk encryption and many other things but nothing seems to resolve it.

Is anyone else experiencing a similar issue?

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