Setting Up Maschine; Connecting The Controller To The Computer - Native Instruments MASCHINE MK3 Getting Started

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Setting Up MASCHINE

This chapter provides basic setup information and guides you through the process of integrat-
ing MASCHINE into your studio.
The MASCHINE software is installed both as a stand-alons application as well as a VST, Audio
Unit, and AAX plug-in.
The MASCHINE stand-alone application must be opened once before using the plug-in
within your DAW for the first time, after every upgrade, and after installing new MA-
SCHINE EXPANSIONS.
The MASCHINE stand-alone application directly communicates with your audio and MIDI in-
terfaces, which you can configure in the MASCHINE
chapter (see ↑2.2, Basic Audio
host, the communication with your audio and MIDI interfaces is managed by the host.
For details about the audio and MIDI configuration of your host, and how to load plug-
ins, please refer to its documentation.
2.1

Connecting the Controller to the Computer

To connect the MASCHINE controller to your computer:
1. Attach the "device end" of the included USB cable to the USB socket on the rear panel
of the controller.
Configuration). When MASCHINE is used as a plug-in within a
Connecting the Controller to the Computer
Preferences as described later in this
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