Maschine MIDI into FL Studio
Record MIDI from your Maschine controller directly into FL Studio, in real time.
Update, learned after filming: an iConnectivity mioXC (about $50) works as the pass-through device on its own. One MIDI in, one MIDI out, USB to the computer, no keyboard or interface needed.
What you need
- Maschine controller (MK2, Studio, or MK3)
- Maschine software (2 or 3, possibly 1)
- FL Studio
- A keyboard or audio interface with both a USB connection and five-pin MIDI In/Out ports
- USB cables and a five-pin MIDI cable
The through device does not have to be a keyboard. Many audio interfaces also have five-pin MIDI In and Out ports and will work the same way.
How the signal flows
MIDI travels from the Maschine controller's MIDI Out, into the MIDI In on your through device. From there it moves through USB into your computer. Maschine does not send MIDI directly into FL Studio in a clean way on its own, so this is the workaround.
On the back of the Maschine MK3, a five-pin MIDI cable runs from the MIDI Out port into the MIDI In port on the keyboard. The USB cable from the MK3 and the USB cable from the keyboard both connect directly to your computer.
MIDI settings
- Maschine MK3 output set to Port 1
- USB keyboard Port 1 enabled, which lets you send MIDI from the keyboard to FL Studio
- Five-pin MIDI Port 2 enabled, which lets you send MIDI through the keyboard from the MK3
FL Studio setup
- Open an empty project
- Insert Maschine as a plugin
- Set up the MK3 output group
- Click the gear icon at the top of the Maschine window and change the output port to 1
Why not just drag and drop?
You can drag loops or MIDI out of the Maschine plugin, but this setup lets you record in real time: play the pads, capture the performance straight into FL Studio's piano roll as it happens, timing and all.
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