In this free maschine tutorial I posted on YouTube, I cover how to install and load the Komplete Elements sounds and instruments that come with the Maschine 1.6 update.
I received a lot of questions through various locations and figured this was something I wanted to share with everyone using Maschine so that they understand how to use the free sounds.
I show you how to install it, how to make sure Maschine knows where the plugins are, and how to access the sounds.
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I wasn’t even offered this! lol I have Komplete 7 so I don’t need it but I was wondering if I could use it on another PC.
yeah man, you should have had a link to it in the email that told you about 1.6, that’s what I’m doing, I have it loaded on my laptop, all my full stuff is on my desktop.
Yeah that would be useful. I didn’t get an email other than the newsletter announcement but when I click the link to KE in there it asks me to buy it lol. I think I’ll email them and ask for a download link and a serial number. This will be really handy for throwing ideas around so if I’m entitled to it, I’m gonna go get it lol.
man you better get what’s yours! lol Though I got a bunch of stuff, I still installed this on my laptop man lol.
Definitely.
Does anyone know if there’s an upgrade from this version to the full Komplete 7?
Since komplete elements sales for $59, and is free for maschine users, there is no upgrade path.
Thanks bro needed that one. Also taught me how to organize more efficiently to make things a little easier….
no doubt fam!
i am one of many people who did not get an email about komplete elements.
it’s a little weird that NI is just ignoring the issue when there is SO many people who did not get the email
ohh well…maybe someday it will come
Yo if you didn’t get the email, call NI and they will send it to you. That’s what I did and I got it that day. You’ll have to wait on hold forever though, but they’ll eventually pick up. lol
Indeed, also remember they use whatever email you first registered Maschine with, some people used emails they no longer have access to, but either way, just call them up.
Got mine today 🙂
Nice man!
Man, I I don’t have the drop down plug in tabs on my menu. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I call myself following along with you when I tried to set it up, but for whatever reason it’s not there. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled again but nothing. Any ideas?
if you don’t have the plugin options you’re not running maschine 1.6 you must be opening the old version still
i downloaded 1.6 and the patch with the bundle and reaktor is fine . i went thru both installs, gave them both the key provided and it said it was successful. but i run the program and it says its demo version, this is kontakt. is it even worth a shit? i like free stuff dont get me wrong.
what instrument are you loading in kontakt? I have the full version so I only installed elements on my laptop for mobile uses and to make a video of installing it. Nothing should be in demo mode though.
when i load from left pane browser a random .wav file from my guitar riff library it says “demo” when i hit the disc icon (i think its to save) it says “you are saving a demo patch. while recall wil work, the patch will automatically time out the next time you load it into kontakt. the time out is removed by authorizing kontact or your kontakt player compatible library.. i thought auhtorization was the point of that “free bundle of komplete elements”
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Komplete Elements comes with Kontakt Player, not the full version of Kontakt.
Kontakt player only plays “powered by kontakt” libraries, so trying to load any wave files into it will put Kontakt into demo mode. If you want to load waves into Kontakt you need the full version.
The authorization authorizes the libraries and sounds that you get with Komplete elements, not the full version of the instruments (reaktor, guitar rig, kontakt, etc)
when i load from left pane browser a random .wav file from my guitar riff library it says “demo” when i hit the disc icon (i think its to save) it says “you are saving a demo patch. while recall wil work, the patch will automatically time out the next time you load it into kontakt. the time out is removed by authorizing kontact or your kontakt player compatible library.. i thought auhtorization was the point of that “free bundle of komplete elements”
see my response above 🙂
thats kinda a bit sneeky, i love free stuff. but giving you the players and some sounds that are worthless unless you buy more is just trying to get money. i mean, its a company thats what they do. but i poked around four hours with the abbeyroads adn raoktor 5 fontent stuff. maybee its cause i messed with reaktor first and kontakt just seems weak i dont see a point without having a midi keyboard. sounds dont seeem that great. but i would pay however much for guitar rig if it ment i could plug it into maschine somehow… Read more »
There is nothing sneaky about it, komplete elements comes with various players and associated libraries. It’s not meant to be the full version. I mean, kontakt alone sells for 400 bucks for the full version, guitar rig, reaktor, etc are 199 each. It’s cool that they started doing the free players and making libraries for them, that way people can get into the instruments at a lower cost, if you don’t need the full instruments for advanced editing and features then the players are fine. You can load guitar rig up in Maschine as an effect. You can load all… Read more »
If you want to record your guitar into maschine, set a pad as an input, put guitar rig on it, and set another pad as a sampler to sample your input, then record your guitar.
yeah you’re right it worked fine just have to figure out how to get the guitar signal to record from guitar rig into maschine. i’ll get it. maybee i hsould try reading a manual or something.
after setting up an input channel, setup another channel to sample from the input channel that guitar rig is setup on.
ok man thanks a bunch! you have been so much help i’ll start working on tracks now . you probably get flooded to listen to tracks so i wont bother you but go forward knowing somewhere someguy is pumping out jams that you helped make it possible.
Glad to help bro!!
HOW DO YOU GET LOOPS AND AND SAMPLES IN MASHINE FOR MAC
just drag them in, or hit the disk tab and browse to the folders on your hard drive and drag them in.
I’ve had Komplete Elements 7 for the past two weeks but im just now beginning to dive into the individual programs (kontact 4, guitar rig4, reaktor5)…. it seems to me as though i might need to download more sounds because the libraries are lacking…. my question is can i add more sounds? If i can where can i download them from and will they cost me?
komplete elements is a VERY small sample of sounds from komplete. You can buy libraries from NI or other companies that make “kontakt player” libraries.
Or you can buy the full version of komplete. There is nothing free that works with the player instruments in komplete, so in order to add more you will have to pay for it.
gud look fam
No doubt my dude.
Whats good Saintjoe, the problem I am having is with the Guitar Rig 4. I loaded the Komplete Elements on to the computer (windows). Everything works when i open it thru Native Maschine. (did open in stand alone first all of them) except Guitar Rig 4. When I open thru the NM everything comes up as if your ready to start playing. I am not getting any sounds when I hit the keys or the NM. All the other plugins that come with Komplete Elements open and works..Please HELP. If you need more info let me no.
guitar rig is an effect, not an instrument, playing keys will not make it do anything. You need to load an instrument then load guitar rig on it as an effect by choosing different modules from the GR4 browser.
so guitar rig wants you to plug in an external instrument to be able to use some of the effects? some of them i use with maschine after i select teh preset nothing happens, with others it does it seemed like half the amp stuff wasnt working but then again you cant simluate an amp without a guitar plugged in i dont think.
no, it’s an effect, you don’t need to have an external instrument you just need to have some type of sound for it to effect, so you can load it as an effect on a drum, on a guitar, on a mic, on keys, whatever you want. Just like you load an eq or compressor.
Thanks SaintJoe…quick response and I am using it now….thans Bro…check me out on cardoworld22..money on demand…made a official video..and a track thanks to you and the fine support here on your site…
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that’s whasup fam! glad to help bro!
i tried plugging my guitar into my line in so i was hoping guitar rig would pick up a signal. and the meters show its picking up the audio bt when i select cabinets or effects it still sounds as clean as it did before i opened the software, i had it set to clean acoustic thru pod 2.0 (a guitar amp simulator two 1/4 inch jacks to one 1/8 inch to plug into line in) setup is guitar -> effect preamp -> line in and then into guitar rig but no matter how many stacks or effects i pile… Read more »
it’s meant for guitar, you don’t have it setup right. Where are you plugging guitar rig at in the chain? Is it listening to your input? What you need to do is make a pad into an input module instead of sampler or midi out. Then set the pad to listen to your line input, then you can have guitar rig on the input as an effect. if you don’t route the audio to it, it will not work, you can’t just plug in the guitar you have to route the input properly so it goes through the effect. Similar… Read more »
Ayo Joe!!! What’s good fam. Quick question for you. How do you get it part of the drum set in Kontakt to load on pads in Maschine. Is there a fuction in it the will assign it to the pads? Might of answered it above and I might just have missed it… Thanks again fam and the site is dope!!!
Sup fam, once you load a drum kit, put your pad in keyboard mode so that you can play the drums on the pads. You may have to change the octaves of your keys to get to all the drums. You do this by pressing pad mode then hitting buttons 7 or 8 on the far top right of the controller.
hey sj i got elements installed if i want the ultimate 8 soon can i get the full version upgrade from elements for cheaper instead of buying it straight out and if so is the upgrade just the same as buying it straight out?
No you can’t upgrade from elements but Maschine owners get a crossroads discount though.
ahh k kool so if im looking at getting the ultimate theres no point having the elements atm?
Not really unless you just want to have something for now until you get Ultimate.
Hi how can i tell if i have 32 or 64 bit ? Thanks
Open Maschine, click the NI logo in the corner, the splash screen will tell you what you have.
Thanks
No doubt fam.
Hi, i have to reinstall maschine software as there did not seem to be anything inside the folders…i now need to get komplete elements 2 installed back in…how and where can can i get this this…? I did have it yeterday but now gone Thanks Rascal !
Did you save the download you got for it from NI? They sent it to you in an email and you downloaded it from there, if you didn’t save the installer you will need to contact them to get it.
No dont think i did,Thanks
Ok just found a folder called Maschine Library….seems to have all the sounds in there….where does that need to be ? or do i still need to contact NI for the download link again ? Thanks
Elements is not part of the Maschine library, you need the Elements installer so you can install elements again. You had to have it downloaded at some point to even install it, so check your emails or ask them for another download link for it.
Ok thanks Joe
No Problem fam, glad to help.
Right back again…lol….downloaded Komplete elements again……got the Reaktor up and running …can see the files for guitar rig and that but not sure how to get them up on the pc like i have got reaktor ? Thanks
Cant see Reaktor or Elements icons either to open up like you have them…i have the kontakt one but no others ?
What icons are you speaking of?
Hi…i have kontakt 5 all loaded with the icon and can open it up to use so that one is good…….i dont have the others though….reaktor…guitar rig…or komplete elements 2…
…like you have in this vid when you open them as a stand alone to start off with…? although i have downloaded the komplete elments file..thanks for your help…..trying to get off the ground here lol…Thanks
Oh the icon. Well Komplete Elements will not have an icon, it’s not a program. You should have one for kontakt, reaktor, and guitar rig. Look in your program folder or start menu, you may just have to put the icons on the desktop manually or start them from the program folder. If you installed komlpete elements, they will be there. You should have the player versions of all them installed when installing komplete elements.
Hi having major problems installing Komplete Elements.
I was using Winrar to open but files kept reading corrupt or damgaed so deleted Winrar.
Any ideas as to what i should install it with now.Thanks
Download 7zip and try that to extract it.
Also, it could just be a corrupted download you may have to download it again.
Thanks. This has been the most useful Tutorial so far for me. I originally installed Komplete Elements but could not find where the hell I installed it. Dumb of me. So I installed it and just followed the video. Now Im good and it works just fine with Maschine. One question though… Every time I start up Kontakt it will ask me to build a database. Any idea how to do this? Thanks
If you click yes it should build the database for you, should only do it once when installing new products.
Glad this video helped man!
Only Guitar Rig shows up on mine, not kontact. Know why?
I don’t know why, I need more information. What version of Kontakt, what version of Maschine (32 bit or 64 bit) did you add the folder that the kontakt vst is in?
Any reason why Abbey does not load for me? I get the window that disappears and never comes back. All other KONTAKT is straight just the Abbey 60s drums.
Is it just not opening the kontakt window, is there nothing on the sound/pad when you load it? Do you get an error?
Joe,
Thanks for the fast response I was opening the KONTACT 4 VST rather than 5.. I have all these versions of
KONTAKT 4,5
KONTACT 4 8 out
KONTAKT 5 16 out etc.
Any easy way to clean these up?
You can go into the Maschine plugin list in preferences, and uncheck all the extra ones, just leave kontakt 5 checked, you don’t need the 16 out or others.
Thanks Joe.
no problem fam, glad to help!
im new to this so can u please help i just up dated t 1.7.2 where is komplete elements located how do i or where do i download it please help , 717-557-6137
NI sends you komplete elements to your registered email address after you update to 1.7, if you don’t have it you can contact their help desk so they can send it to you. It’s tied to your registered Ni account.
Hey Saint Joe,
So firstly, I love the website and recently got me a machine mikro. I use my macbookpro to run the software. I noticed in some of the videos that the plugin “hush’ vst was used to make songs in a linear format as opposed to using the scenes. Where can I download that ‘hush’ plugin? Also, will the plugin need to be in AU? do VST plugins runon macs, specifically in the maschine software?
welcome fam!
Check this post
https://maschinetutorials.com/advanced-sequencing-part-1-using-a-group-as-a-multi-track-sequencer-and-easy-track-mute-automation/
yeah you can use vst or au on Mac I believe
Thanks Saint joe,
One problem. I’ve downloaded it and tried everything the post said to do. I placed all the files in both the MAc HD and User…No luck! it wont show up or be recognized by the machine software…ughhh..any ideas?
Did you point maschine to wherever you installed it? In maschine plugin preferences, did you add the directory that you installed the plugin in?
Yes, I did all of that. I even rescanned all the folders once I added them.. Yet it’s still not showing up at all. when I check my plugin under “sound” or under ‘fx”….
Once you rescanned did you look in your plugin list and make sure to put a check by it? Are you in 64 or 32 bit? That will make a difference, Hush is a 32 bit plugin
Thats why! I changed my setting to 64! thanks!
cool, glad you got it working!
So I am working on a mac and I was never given an option on how to designate where to put my plug-ins, I go to select a plug -in and here are the options I get:
1) Kontakt 5 (AU)
2) Kontakt (VST)
3) Kontakt 5 16out
4) Kontakt 5 8out
5) Reaktor (AU)
6) Reaktor (VST)
I am confused where the sound samples are…do I get access to them by simply loading one of these in my plug-ins. I am very new to maschine as you can probably tell.
OK, so I suggest you go into your plugin manager and put a checkmark only by the one that says Reaktor VST and Kontakt 5 VST, then to load sounds you can either load those plugins and load the sounds from the plugin, or load the presets from within the browser.
I think i’m losing it. But I have installed Komplete Elements and for some reason I do not see The Abbey Road Kit in the Library Section. I thought that was included.
Abbey Roads would show up under instruments and not the sounds section, though there are some “lite” versions in the kit section that are part of the Maschine library.
It doesn’t show up under instruments. But i can see the kits in the maschine library. I’m not sure if I’m missing a part of the install or if I’m putting something in the wrong place. I’ve even reinstalled Komplete Elements.
The one under kits is the lite version, I don’t remember if there is an abbey roads version in the elements (komplete selection in 2.0) or not. If you installed it and it’s not showing up then it must not be part of the install. Komplete Selection is the version that came with 2.0 and it’s different than Komplete Elements that came with the older version.
Okay. I have selection
I don’t remember what all comes in the Selection, does it include Abbey Roads drums?
I cannot see the video no matte what I try. Was it removed?
Nope, it’s still there. This one is a YouTube video so maybe YouTube was messing up at the time? It’s showing fine for me currently.