# Komplete 8 and 3rd party pads? **URL:** \ **Category:** Music Production\ **Created:** [January 18, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/komplete-8-and-3rd-party-pads/36389 "2012-01-18T23:03:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@tnick](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/tnick)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/komplete-8-and-3rd-party-pads/36389/1 "2012-01-18T23:03:17Z")
**Komplete 8 and 3rd party pads?** Let’s say I have nanopad2, can I use it with komplete or I need maschine for it? ---
**Author:** ![illstep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/illstep/32/12112_2.png) [@illstep](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/illstep)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/komplete-8-and-3rd-party-pads/36389/2 "2012-01-18T23:22:12Z")
as long as youre using it inside of a daw that does support midi, any controller should do fine. ---
**Author:** ![padi\_04](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/padi_04/32/56291_2.png) [@padi\_04](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/padi_04)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/komplete-8-and-3rd-party-pads/36389/3 "2012-01-18T23:24:01Z")
Komplete has nothing to do with Maschine (besides being made by the same people). You can use the plugins with any MIDI controller. ---
**Author:** ![xyloft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@xyloft](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/xyloft)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2012, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/komplete-8-and-3rd-party-pads/36389/4 "2012-01-20T00:54:25Z")
> [@illstep](#): > > as long as youre using it inside of a daw that does support midi, any controller should do fine. yup… i use komplete8 inside of Abelton with my akai controller. works like a champ.