Native Instruments Maschine MK3 MIDI

Quick reference

Controller MIDI mode

SHIFT + CHANNEL (MIDI)

Manufacturer documented

Control section, p. 13; Using your controller in MIDI mode, p. 87

MIDI assignments

Defined by the selected Controller Editor template

Manufacturer documented

Using your controller in MIDI mode, p. 87

Plug-in clock output

Maschine cannot send MIDI Clock while running as a plug-in

Manufacturer documented

Send MIDI clock, p. 87

External clock input

Stand-alone application, enabled input port; unavailable with Link active

Manufacturer documented

Preferences – MIDI, p. 69; Sync to external MIDI clock, p. 86

Controller MIDI mode

SHIFT + CHANNEL (MIDI) enters the controller’s MIDI mode. In that mode, pad and control assignments come from the selected Controller Editor template. It is a different job from playing a Maschine software project.

Use the Controller Editor documentation for template editing. Do not assume a Maschine project’s instruments or note layout are automatically reproduced in a MIDI template.

Software clock and the host

In the stand-alone computer application, Preferences → MIDI selects receive or send clock and the enabled input/output ports. Receive Clock requires at least one enabled MIDI input.

As a plug-in, Maschine follows the host and cannot send MIDI Clock itself. Receive Clock is unavailable while Link is active. These are software-mode limits, not faulty MK3 MIDI sockets.