This article contains information on the compatibility of macOS Sierra with Native Instruments products. Click on any of the links below to jump to the corresponding list of compatible or unsupported devices:

Sierra Compatibility Statement

Native Instruments has conducted systematic compatibility and performance tests with the current versions of macOS Sierra. The results have concluded that all our current products are fully compatible without any specific issues under standard installations of this operating system. The corresponding general system requirements for Native Instruments products are available on the dedicated product pages.

Software Compatibility

All current software products from all three brands (TRAKTOR, MASCHINE and KOMPLETE) are fully compatible with macOS Sierra.

Hardware Compatibility

All of our current-generation hardware devices are fully compatible with macOS Sierra.

Compatible Hardware Devices

The following Native Instruments hardware devices are fully compatible with macOS Sierra and will therefore deliver highly stable audio performance while working under this operating system:

TRAKTOR

TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 MK2

TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 (MK1 and MK2)

TRAKTOR KONTROL S8

TRAKTOR KONTROL S5

TRAKTOR KONTROL D2

TRAKTOR KONTROL F1

TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 (MK2)

TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1

TRAKTOR KONTROL Z2

TRAKTOR AUDIO 10

TRAKTOR AUDIO 6

TRAKTOR AUDIO 2 MK2

KOMPLETE

KOMPLETE KONTROL S-Series keyboards

KOMPLETE AUDIO 6

MASCHINE

MASCHINE MK2 / MK3

Unsupported Hardware Devices

As of macOS Sierra, Native Instruments is officially ceasing support for the following discontinued (older-generation) devices:

TRAKTOR

TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 MK1 (first generation)

TRAKTOR AUDIO 2 MK1 (first generation)

TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 MK1 (first generation)

AUDIO 2 DJ

AUDIO 4 DJ

AUDIO 8 DJ

KOMPLETE

AUDIO KONTROL 1

GUITAR RIG MOBILE I/O

GUITAR RIG SESSION I/O

RIG KONTROL 2

RIG KONTROL 3

KORE Controller

KORE 2 Controller

MASCHINE

MASCHINE MK1 (first generation)

If you own any of the above devices, we recommend that you continue operating them under your current OS X version.

Operation of Unsupported Devices

Important Note: Regardless of the current situation, any upcoming update of macOS Sierra may put the device's functionality to an end. For this reason we recommend to periodically back up your system in order to roll back to a previous version if needed.

While the use of older generation devices is not supported, it is possible to operate them under current versions of macOS Sierra. While we cannot guarantee for a correct functionality, the following recommendations have proven to be effective among a significant amount of users: