7.2Good
Battery 4 is Native Instruments' drum sampler plugin for building, editing, and triggering drum kits from a cell-based sample grid.
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Battery 4 vs Maschine 3
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which sampler to buy.
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Maschine 3 is Native Instruments' beat-making software, standalone or plugin. The free 3.7 update adds a Euclidean sequencer, a random note generator, and note probability.
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Specs compared
| Signal | Battery 4 | Maschine 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $199 | Free 3.7 update for Maschine 3 owners |
| Dubspot Score | 7.2 | — |
| Formats | VST, VST3, AU (macOS only), AAX | VST3, AU, Standalone |
| Plugin formats | VST, VST3, AAX (Windows); VST, VST3, AU, AAX (macOS) — 64-bit only | — |
| Built-in effects | Solid EQ, Solid Bus Comp, Transient Master, tape saturation, LoFi, and convolution reverb | — |
| Install size | 4.6 GB for complete installation (0.6 GB free disk space required to install) | — |
| System requirements | macOS 13, 14, or 15 (Intel or Apple Silicon) / Windows 10 or 11, with 4 GB RAM | — |
| Graphics | Graphics card supporting OpenGL 2.1 or higher required | — |
| Type | — | Beat-making and production software, groovebox workflow |
| Update | — | Maschine 3.7 (23 September 2026), free for Maschine 3 owners |
| New sequencing | — | Random note generator, Euclidean sequencer with live mode, note probability (Chance) |
| Formats | — | Standalone, VST3, AU |
| Platforms | — | macOS and Windows |
| Hardware | — | Works with Maschine hardware or with mouse and keyboard |
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