Symptom
When using MASCHINE as an Audio Unit (AU) plug-in within Logic or Ableton Live, you may notice an exceptionally high latency when you press one of the pads.
Cause
This latency occurs when no MIDI signal has previously been sent to the host sequencer, for example when no MIDI keyboard or similar MIDI device is connected to the computer, and the MASCHINE controller is the only connected hardware.
Solution
In order to solve this, switch the MASCHINE Controller to MIDI mode by pressing SHIFT + CONTROL (MASCHINE JAM: SHIFT + 'HEADPHONES') and send a MIDI message to the software by hitting a pad. Now you can switch back to normal MASCHINE mode by pressing SHIFT + CONTROL again.
If the problem occurs with a connected MIDI keyboard, just press one note on the keyboard to solve the issue.