Melodics Maschine Mikro Mk3

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So you want to get started with finger drumming but you have no idea what pad controller to buy?
Here’s a list of the gear I recommend. Most importantly the pad controllers with the most responsive, sensitive pads that accurately react to soft and subtle touches, but all the other necessary components of a finger drumming setup are included in the recommendations as well.

My free beginner course deals with setting things up, including step by step guides for lots of different controllers and software, so make sure to check that out if you’re just getting started.

My current finger drumming gear recommendations

  • Remember that you can already use any Maschine controller (including the Mikro Mk3) as a kind of advanced MIDI controller by using the Maschine software as the 'Control Editor' and using a virtual MIDI cable (to connect to other software).
  • Im having trouble getting my Mk3 Mikro to register in the Melodics app on my pc. Anyone else find the same problem? Have been using melodics for the past 45 days with my Maschine mk3. What problems are you facing? Original Poster 7 months ago.

Make sure your Maschine Mikro Mk3 is running the latest firmware. This is super important as earlier versions of the Mikro Mk3 did’t support MIDI. Now all you need to do is put it into MIDI mode. To do that, press the SHIFT & MASCHINE buttons together. If this is the first time activating MIDI. Solved Mikro Mk3 does not work with melodics? Discussion in 'MASCHINE Area' started by shing. Oh my bad, I forgot to enable the MIDI Output in Maschine. MASCHINE MK3: 'Maschine Mk3 Legacy' MASCHINE JAM in Ableton 10: MaschineJAM. If you are using a MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller, keep the SHIFT button pressed and scroll down to the Ableton Live 9 template using the encoder. Your MASCHINE controller is now configured to control Ableton Live.

Latest update: February 2021

Check out the Equipment & Setup Category as well for all articles and (Youtube) video's related to gear and setup. Below you'll find the most basic summary of my findings so far so you can quickly make a decision.

(*) Make sure there's an option to return items and get your money back and test them soon after you get them so returning and trying something else is still possible.

The recommended, best value for money option to get the most out of the lessons here:
  • Maschine Mikro Mk3 ($250)

    ** When you buy this device second hand, please make sure the firmware is updated and you can switch midi-standalone mode on and off. When you don't own an official license to maschine software you might run into a problem otherwise.

  • Focusrite scarlett solo (3rd gen) ($100)
  • The (best) computer you currently own ($0)
  • The (best) headphones or earbuds you own ($0)
  • Steven Slate Drums FREE (Budget option) ($0)
  • ORAddictive Drums 2 Custom ($170)

    ** I recommend the Black Oyster, Fairfax 1 and Funk kits to start with (you can pick 3). I use these kits for basically all the drum presets on this website, so you'll have a great time playing along to the lessons with the exact same sounds I use.

Please note that in some cases with some mikro mk3 devices you want to lower the sensitivity of your Maschine mikro quite a bit (step by step guide included in my free beginner course over here. For example if you notice it's not responding well if you hit one pad with a blast of very fast hits. I found that in some cases putting the sensitivity slider halfway kept the pads super responsive to soft hits and at the same time made them more reliable.
At this point in time my suspicion is that the newer Mikro mk3 devices are more sensitive than the older ones, so where you had to set the older ones to the most sensitive setting the newer ones might get you the same thing if the slider is set halfway.

Cost with the SSD FREE drum plugin: $350,-
Cost with Addictive Drums 2: $520,-

A cheaper option that's still pretty good:

  • Presonus ATOM ($150)

    * You cannot edit the notes the device puts out. This is not a problem when using something like Addictive Drums or Steven Slate drums, because you can use 'midi learn' to assign sounds to pads, but this will be a problem with for example EZ Drummer.

  • Focusrite scarlett solo (3rd gen) ($100)
  • The (best) computer you currently own ($0)
  • The (best) headphones or earbuds you own ($0)
  • Steven Slate Drums FREE ($0)
Estimated cost: $250,-

Better (and more) pads for only slightly more money:

  • Novation Launchpad X ($200)
  • Focusrite scarlett solo (3rd gen) ($100)
  • The (best) computer you currently own ($0)
  • The (best) headphones or earbuds you own ($0)
  • Steven Slate Drums FREE ($0)
  • Please pay extra attention! Based on user feedback combined with some testing of my own I think there is a chance the pad responsiveness between different Launchpad X'es might vary. I explain more about this in the video that accompanies this blogpost. I don't think it's something to worry about that much (problems might be more rare than they seemed to be for a while) but make sure you can return the device so you can see if you like the way the pads respond!

Maschine Mikro Mk3 Ableton Live

Estimated cost: $300,-

If you want a truly great 8x8 controller:

  • Launchpad Pro mk3 ($350)
  • Focusrite scarlett solo (3rd gen) ($100)
  • The (best) computer you currently own ($0)
  • The (best) headphones or earbuds you own ($0)
  • Addictive Drums 2 Custom ($170)
Hardware cost: $450,-
Hardware + Addictive Drums 2: $620,-

An alternative 4x4 option in case you really don't want a Maschine:

  • Nektar Aura ($350)
  • Focusrite scarlett solo (3rd gen) ($100)
  • The (best) computer you currently own ($0)
  • The (best) headphones or earbuds you own ($0)
  • Addictive Drums 2 Custom ($170)
Hardware cost: $450,-
Hardware + Addictive Drums 2: $620,-

An alternative 4x4 option in case you really, really like AKAI (and really don't like any of the other options) and you have lots of money and you'd like to do some standalone beatmaking at least once in a while:

  • MPC Live II ($1200)
  • Presonus AudioBox USB 96 for midi connectivity ($100)
  • Please note that I received some reports on the MPC Live from users that said they could not get the pads to respond well. This is not my personal experience, for me the device was very responsive when configured correctly. But it is something to keep in mind when buying an $1100 controller 🙂
  • The (best) computer you currently own ($0)
  • The (best) headphones or earbuds you own ($0)
  • Addictive Drums 2 Custom ($170)
Hardware cost: Ni maschine mikro mk3$1300,-

Melodics Maschine Mikro Mk3 Download

Hardware + Addictive Drums 2: $1420,-

What I personally use (insane overkill for just finger drumming.. I'm a music production professional):

  • Maschine mk3 ($550) AND..
  • Launchpad Pro mk3 ($350)
  • RME Babyface Pro FS (older model) ($900)
  • Macbook pro 16 (2020) ($4500)
  • Calibrated Sennheiser HD600 Headphones ($500)
  • ATC SCM-20 Studio Monitors ($5000)
  • Addictive Drums 2 Complete ($700)

Native Instruments Maschine Mikro Mk3

I'm not going to calculate the price for this. Don't buy what I have

Melodics Maschine Mikro Mk3

.. If you're not a studio pro you won't need it and if you are, you should buy the stuff that suits your needs and workflow. So yeah.. I just put this here in case you're curious.
Also.. it took me 15 years to accumulate this gear, sometimes waiting for a very long time to get a nice cheap second hand option (like with the ATC ACM-20 speakers).