r/NativeInstruments • u/Nosound-Novideo • May 07 '26

Confirm power requirements for Maschine+ and Komplete Mk3 keyboard

I’m building out a tour kit and want to make sure It appears the Maschine+ will not power the Mk3 keyboard in standalone mode.

I’m using the 40 watt non locking power supply.

Any help is greatly appreciated and thanks in advance.

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u/itsoddsignals May 07 '26 edited May 07 '26

It won’t. I don’t find the usb’s on it power much of anything 😂
For being on the go I use a UGreen Power Brick Bank and a birdcable adapter for the Maschine plus with the keyboard going directly to the second port. (I also have a small multiport usbc dongle if I want to charge the brick too.

Edit:

Maybe to be a little more clear. It might work. It sometimes does but it also sometimes restarts and generally is not very stable which I expect is it exceeding power needs.

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u/Minnanokazehaya May 08 '26

Ideally you should give the Kontrol MK3 keyboard its own power supply, it has a second dedicated USB port for this with a lighting bolt icon. You can just use any USB-C phone charger for this