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14-day money back guarantee included if product is not activated
You can purchase from Gear4music with complete confidence and peace of mind. All of our digital products come with a 14-day money-back guarantee as standard.
If you decide you don't want your order, you can return it within 14 days of receiving it. Provided your product hasn't been activated in that time, you can exchange it for a different product, or get a refund.
We will only issue a new product or refund if the supplier confirms that your product has not been activated. At the same time, we will ask them to invalidate it so that it cannot be used in the future.
This does not affect your statutory rights.
For more information, please refer to our Returns and Refunds Information.
If you decide your order isn't suitable for any reason you can return it - just let us know within 30 days of receiving it. Please keep hold of all the original packaging until you're sure you want to keep the order.
Eligibility for Money Back Guarantee
For hygiene and software licensing reasons, some items are only eligible for our Money Back Guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging with all software still "unregistered."
Details of exclusions are shown within the product descriptions.
Products include:
- Monitors and Headphones
- Earplugs and Ear Protection
- Reeds and mouthpieces for woodwind and brass instruments
- Mouth and Lip-Care Products
- CDs, DVDs and Software
We can collect your return for a small fee, or you can send it back to us yourself. The collection fee can be found in the returns information on each product's page on Gear4music.
In the unlikely event that any item in this order is faulty, damaged or incorrect on receipt, notify us within 14 days and we'll arrange a free collection.
When returning an order please ensure products are appropriately packaged and protected, to prevent them from getting damaged.
This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 30 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
We are unable to accept returns of any custom made items designed to work together as a unique package and some items are only eligible for money back guarantee if they are returned to us unused and sealed in the original packaging. For full information on our returns policy, please refer to our returns and refunds information guide.
Key Features
Native Instruments Maschine Central is a sound expansion library designed for Maschine software. It’s packed with presets from iconic synths like Massive, Monark, and Prism, along with over 700 drum sounds and 144 multi-sampled Kontakt instruments. The Native Instruments Maschine Central is for producers crafting modern, genre-spanning tracks quickly. It brings a broad library into one place, so you can sketch, arrange, and finish without hunting for sounds. Load 103 ready-made kits for hip hop, electronic, pop, trap, drill and more, plus themed sets like vocal chops and dark pianos, then shape ideas further with over 700 drum hits and 43 Drum Synth presets. Need playable parts? Dive into 144 multi-sampled Kontakt instruments, including keys and textures sourced from favourites like Noire, Straylight, Session Strings, and Choir: Omnia. You also get presets for Maschine bass, drum, and poly synths, alongside extra patches for Massive, Monark, and Prism. Seven starter projects help you move fast, while tight integration with Maschine 3 or Maschine 2 keeps everything hands-on and tidy in your DAW or standalone.
Product Ref: 350745
Maschine Central gives you a wide spread of starting points to suit today’s styles. Pull up 103 kits spanning hip hop, electronic, pop, trap, drill, R&B, funk and beyond. Themed choices like vocals, hooks, and dark pianos make it easy to match a brief or spark a new direction. When you want momentum, seven pre-arranged projects provide immediate structure, so you can replace sounds, tweak patterns, and get to arrangement faster. It’s a practical shortcut to solid grooves, tight layers, and quick idea testing without breaking your flow.
Build melodic and harmonic parts fast with 144 multi-sampled instruments brought over from Kontakt. You’ll find basses, percussion, strings, pads, and detailed keys pulled from well-known sources like Noire, Straylight, Session Strings, and Choir: Omnia. Each instrument loads directly into Maschine’s sampler for immediate playability, letting you capture lines and chords without complicated routing. The result: convincing, mix-ready tones that slot into your pattern work and arrangements with minimal tweaking.
Shape parts quickly using curated presets for Maschine’s bass, drum, and poly synths, plus extra patches for Massive, Monark, and Prism. Whether you need a weighty low-end, a snappy percussion layer, or a bright polysynth, you can start with a proven patch and adjust to taste. Over 700 drum sounds and 43 Drum Synth presets cover kicks, snares, hats, and percussion, so building kits and swapping flavours takes seconds, not minutes.
Maschine Central integrates cleanly with Maschine 3 or Maschine 2, working both standalone and inside your DAW via VST3, Audio Units, or AAX. It runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel Core i5 systems, with Rosetta 2 support for compatibility. Hook up compatible Maschine and Kontrol hardware over USB 2.0 for tactile control—browse sounds, tweak parameters, and record patterns without menu-diving. It’s a straightforward setup that keeps you focused on the music.
