Omnisphere 3 Hardware Guide

Setting Up the Maschine mk3

When using the Native Instruments Maschine mk3 to control Omnisphere, the following knobs on the Maschine mk3 are assigned to the following Omnisphere parameters:

  • Knob 1 (CC#70) – Global Controls Cutoff
  • Knob 2 (CC#71) – Global Controls Resonance
  • Knob 3 (CC#72) – Global Controls Filter Envelope Amount
  • Knob 4 (CC#73) – Global Controls Vibrato Depth
  • Knob 5 (CC#74) – Global Controls Ambience Amount
  • Knob 6 (CC#75) – Global Controls Ambience Length
  • Knob 7 (CC#76) – Global Controls Unison
  • Knob 8 (CC#77) – Global Controls Glide

Setup

To control Omnisphere using the Maschine mk3, you’ll need to do the following:

  1. Connect the Maschine mk3 to your computer via USB.
  2. Download and install the Native Instruments USB-MIDI Driver.
  3. Set up the Maschine mk3 to control Omnisphere.
  4. Enable the Maschine mk3 as a MIDI input device in the host software you’re using (DAW, Standalone, etc.).
  5. Activate the Maschine mk3 Hardware Profile in Omnisphere 3 or later.

USB DRIVER

  • If you’re on Mac, you won’t need to download a USB driver and can move on to the steps in the next section under “MASCHINE mk3 SETUP.”
  • If you’re on Windows, you’ll need to download the Maschine mk3 Driver. FIrst, you can check to see if the necessary USB driver has already been installed by opening up the Omnisphere Standalone (or your preferred DAW) and verify the Maschine mk3 is on your list of MIDI inputs.
  • If your Maschine mk3 is not on your list of MIDI inputs, access the Native Instruments website to download and install the Native Instruments USB-MIDI Driver.

MASCHINE mk3 SETUP

Omnisphere relies on the factory default settings of the Maschine mk3 while in “MIDI Mode.”

  • You can enable “MIDI Mode” on the Maschine mk3 by pressing the [SHIFT] button and [CONTROL] button.

HOST CONNECTION

  • Open your host (DAW, Standalone, etc.) and make sure the Maschine mk3 is enabled as a MIDI input device.

OMNISPHERE SETUP

  • Open Omnisphere and from the header, select the HW menu button.
  • From the drop-down menu, select “Native Instruments > NI Maschine mk3” to activate the Maschine mk3 hardware profile.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Not working? Here are some things to try:

  • Is your DAW receiving MIDI from the Maschine mk3?
  • Make sure your DAW is configured to correctly route the MIDI output of the Maschine mk3 to the MIDI channel assigned to the desired part in Omnisphere.
  • If you are using the Omnisphere standalone host, make sure the MIDI output channel of the Maschine mk3 matches the MIDI channel of the Omnisphere Part you want to control.

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