Cameron, I apologize for the tardy reply. I had to sit down and look at this closely to offer an answer (and I kept forgetting to circle back on it). So, yes, if I understand your question correctly, you would need to create multiple groups to assign the MIDI to [Channels] or [Notes] within a single Group (at least I could not find a way). This is probably one of the tricker concepts of Maschine workings. Any Sound Group really is technically using 16 MIDI Channels, but when triggering that group from a DAW, for a Group like a Drum Kit, you would NOT want to have to assign 16 individual MIDI Channels to trigger each of the Sounds. Instead, assigning the Group to [Notes] allows one MIDI channel to trigger all 16 Sounds. But that doesn't work when the Sound is a Virtual Instrument (not a loop or sample, and actual instrument where different notes create different pitches of that instrument). For that, the Group would want to be assigned to [Channels], which also means several different Instruments (one Instrument per Sound) can reside in one Group. So, yes, the shorter answer is: the MIDI assignment is for the entire Group (and all the Sounds in the Group)...the individual Sounds cannot be assigned differently within the Group.

@@randall-tproductions7179Thanks for getting back to me! I'll need to dig in and re-arrange my track it sounds like. I had a feeling that was the case. Thanks again for putting in the work and making this video. I would've been running in circles if I hadn't found your video.

Thanks! I believe that would work if I printed the audio...but I don't, so hitting that power button would stop the sound from Machine that I am triggering via MIDI in my DAW.

Not an idiot...it is a little confusing. NI figured out a way that forces you to buy the hardware to get the software...so it is not available unless you own a Maschine device.

Hey SD, so the basic steps are 1) Register your Maschine Hardware with Native Instruments, 2) The Application will appear in Native Access, 3) Install the Maschine Application and plugin from Native Access 4) I would run the Maschine Stand Alone App first, just to make sure all is well 5) Then fire up Pro Tools, add an Instrument Track, and load the plugin. That should work...if it doesn't, I wonder if Pro Tools v10 is the issue (released in 2011)...they are up to a version called 2022.09 now. Pretty sure if you contact Native Instruments, they will play out-of-date-version card. If your MacOS is older, that may be an issue too. Hope that helps!

​@@randall-tproductions7179I did all that first i can't get my native instruments plugins to show up in pro tools

Try reinstalling NI to you computer I had this issue yesterday and all I needed to do was reinstall the software

So, tell me about what tripping you up with Kontakt (or is it using Kontakt in Pro Tools)?

@@randall-tproductions7179 nothing in particular, you just did such a fantastic job here that I really thought a kontakt tutorial from you would be great

Hey Harold, I assume that the "Middle East" it is talking about is a NI Expansion Pack they have (I do not own it). If NI cannot find it, there may be a file path issue. Open the Maschine2 Preferences, and click the [Library] Tab on the left. You should be able to locate the [Middle East] Product there...with its path. Then it is a matter of making sure that is where the product is. There is a ReScan button there too that should help sort issues out. You may want to sort all this out in the Stand-Alone FIRST...if that does not work, especially in the Stand-Alone mode, you will want to open a support ticket with NI. Good luck!

Sorry for the tardy reply! When you buy Maschine, you register the serial number with NI, THEN the Maschine Plugin shows up in Native Access. Once you install that on your computer, PT should load it just fine?

Randall My bad for the delayed response I will definitely go back to my serial # in NI and check it out

@@randall-tproductions7179 Im not seeing Machine when look in Pro Tools plugin I see all my Native plugin except Machine?

Some trouble shooting steps...if you have downloaded Maschine correctly using the [Native Access] app, you should be able to locate the stand-alone app you can run without Pro-Tools. Mine is located in [Applications] > [Native Instruments] > [Maschine 2]. If that is there, run it and make sure it works on its own. If it is not there, then you need to go to the [Native Access] app, and install it (which requires a valid hardware serial number). If it is there, and seems fine, but still is not available in ProTools, then I would Uninstall Maschine2 using [Native Access], then reinstall it....make sure you install the AAX plugins (ProTools does not recognize VST or AU plugins)...If that does not fix the problem, I would recommend opening a ticket with Native Instruments (not ProTools), and get there help. ~RTP

@@randall-tproductions7179 Thanks, after checking Maschine is not In my Native Access I don't know how it's running as stand alone fully functional?