Native Instruments MASCHINE Mikro MK3

MASCHINE MIKRO MK3

YOUR COMPACT BEATMAKING COMPANION

Complete Groove Production Hardware Control Surface and Software System - Mac/PC AAX Native, VST, AU, Standalone

Product Highlights

STUDIO FX
24 effects for polishing your music, including compressors, saturators, reverbs, and filters. Plus creative tools like Grain-Delay, Ice Verb, and Freq Shifter for adding color to your sounds.
VARIATION
Variation lets you generate random patterns at the press of a button, for a quick way to build up tracks or inject unpredictability.
USB POWERED
Create wherever you feel inspired. MASCHINE MIKRO is USB-powered for maximum portability.
LOCK BUTTON
Freeze your track parameter settings with Lock, leaving you free to go wild with FX, or any other sound parameter, and try out ideas. Then instantly go back.
BASS AND DRUM SYNTHS
Create your own kicks, snares, hi hats, and more, with the flexible Drum Synth, and dial in rich, studio-ready bass tones with Bass Synth – exclusives to MASCHINE.
PERFORM FX
Eight creative effects for enlivening your sounds, including Stutter, Burst Echo, Scratcher, and Flanger – perform with them using the Smart Strip.
AUDIO PLUG-IN
Record, load, and swap loops as they automatically adjust to your project’s tempo, and play loops musically, all with the innovative Audio plug-in.
ACCESS MORE FUNCTIONSQuickly access handy functions like quantize, undo, and copy/paste via the 16 pads and the shift button.

Overview
Tech Specs

YOUR BEAT. YOUR WAY.
Meet MASCHINE MIKRO, your flexible, compact companion for making music with a laptop. Use it to tap out beats, play melodies, and build up tracks – fast, fun, and hands-on. Want to start creating right away? We’ve thrown in everything you need including instruments, sounds, effects, and powerful tools like sampling and drum synths.

DRUM IT. PLAY IT. SKETCH IT.
MIKRO gives you four different ways of getting hands-on with your music using the 16 pads. Drum beats in Pad mode, with color coding for kicks, snares, and other sounds. Switch to Keyboard mode to play melodies with the pads. In Chord mode, it’s easy to lay down inspiring chord progressions. And in Step mode, program beats and patterns visually in a classic step-sequencer style on the 16 pads – get exciting musical results quickly.

PLAY WITH SOUNDS IN NEW WAYS
Add creative flourishes to your beats and melodies with the Smart Strip. Slide your fingers to bend sounds, strum instruments, or go wild with Perform FX like Stutter and Echo.

GET IDEAS DOWN WITH POWERFUL SOFTWARE
Get creating and keep going – from one step to the next. Fast. The MASCHINE software comes with powerful tools for realizing your ideas.

PLAY WITH INSPIRING SOUNDS AND FX
You’ll find inspiration using the selection of premium sounds, samples, instruments, and FX included with MASCHINE MIKRO. Plus it comes with full versions the popular synths MASSIVE, MONARK, and REAKTOR PRISM, as well as the free KOMPLETE START.

Then when you’re ready for more juice, simply upgrade to the MASCHINE Factory Library, or KOMPLETE 12 Select, and get more top-notch sounds, while making a tidy saving.

USE ON ITS OWN, OR IN YOUR DAW
MASCHINE MIKRO gives you everything you need to get creating music, and it also works as plug-in in Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, FL Studio, or any other compatible DAW as a VST or Audio Unit. Use it to build up loops, then work with them in your DAW to quickly flesh out tracks, making it a powerful addition to your setup, however you make music.

WHAT’S NEW?

MORE STREAMLINED
Sometimes less is more. MIKRO is optimized for making music with a laptop, letting you focus on what matters: getting ideas down fast.

MORE SIMPLE
The controls you need, where you need them. Find dedicated buttons for commonly used functions, easily browse your favorite sounds, and switch between different ways of playing.

MORE EXPRESSIVE
Find new ways to express yourself. Slide your fingers over the Smart Strip to strum and bend sounds, or get creative with FX. Plus, all-new bigger pads let you feel more of your music.

Type	Performance Pad and Control Surface
Pads	16 x Velocity-sensitive Performance Pads
Other Controllers	1 x Dual-touch Smart Strip
Sounds	1.6GB MASCHINE factory: samples, one-shots, loops, instruments, drum kits, bass/drum synths
Sequencer	Step Sequencer, Realtime Recording Sequencing
Sampling	Yes, Vintage MPC60/SP1200 Sampling Emulation
Looper	Yes
Effects Types	25 Studio FX: Filter, EQ, Delay, Reverb, Compression, and more ; 8 x Perform FX: Stutter, Burst Echo, Scratcher, Flanger
MIDI I/O	USB
USB	1 x Type B
Storage	3GB disk space (for Essentials plus MASCHINE Factory), 1GB disk space (for Massive, Monark, Reaktor Prism)
Format	VST, AU, Major DAW's, Standalone
Power Supply	USB bus powered

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

macOS 10.12, 10.13, 10.14 or 10.15 (latest update), Intel Core i5, 4 GB RAM
Windows 10 (latest Service Pack, 64-bit only), Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, 4GB RAM

Additional Requirements

USB 2.0 Port, 3 GB free disk space for MASCHINE Essentials (full MASCHINE software plus 1.6 GB MASCHINE Factory Selection), 1 GB free disk space for MASSIVE, MONARK and REAKTOR PRISM
An Internet connection and a graphics card which supports OpenGL 2.1 or higher are required to download and activate MASCHINE software. Once installed and activated, all products can be used offline.

ADDITIONAL INFO

Supported Interfaces: Stand-alone, VST2 (64-bit), Audio Units (64-bit), AAX 64, ASIO, CoreAudio, and WASAPI.
MASCHINE requires activation: Activate using the serial number on the flyer inside the box.
In case of graphics issues, please install the latest drivers for your GPU. This can be necessary even if Windows reports them as up to date.
MASCHINE Essentials (full Maschine application plus 1.6 GB Factory Selection) provided as a download upon hardware registration
Full versions of three popular KOMPLETE plugins, available for download from Native Access after hardware registration:
MASSIVE - heavyweight virtual analog synthesizer
MONARK – iconic mono synth
REAKTOR PRISM – flexible polyphonic synthesizer