Official update status - Maschine 3 (current version: 3.2)

Matt_NI

This thread provides information about patches for Maschine 3. It will be updated whenever new information becomes available.

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The currently available software version is 3.2. Please make sure that your installation is up to date.

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3.2 - 2025-06-12

ADDED Piano Roll lightguide support for NKS instruments and selected scales on NI hardware devices

ADDED Tooltips for hovered notes and keyswitches

ADDED MP3 export option

ADDED Ability to select different takes in the audio module in different patterns. Allowing for better reuse  of audio modules in a group

ADDED Increased max zoom factor in the Piano RollAnd also a handful of important fixes

FIXED Floating windows stay on top when pinned on Windows

FIXED Windows Full Screen Not Working When Scale > 100%

FIXED Undoing after loading a Plugin and displaying the UI could lead to an empty window

FIXED Some Plugins would prevent the Application from starting when scanning

FIXED Inputting a note in the clip editor could cause the audio preview to not stop

FIXED Stems option on Maschine MK3 not available for Audio Plugin

Spoiler Warning

3.1 - 2025-03-18

ADDED User Chords. Create your own chord sets and share with other Maschine users

ADDED Improved accessibility when using User Chords

ADDED Added Ableton Live DAW integration for Maschine+ in controller mode

ADDED Updated DAW integration scripts for Ableton Live versions 11 and 12

ADDED Fullscreen mode is available from the standalone application main menu and via keyboard shortcuts

FIXED Plugin scanning could freeze

FIXED Certain NKS third-party presets not appearing in the browser

FIXED Plugin UIs inside Maschine when hosted in logic not opening and closing as expected

FIXED Pattern editor scrollbar not always visible

FIXED Ableton Link issue with Traktor and other Ableton link clients where tempo sync with Maschine would not work as expected

FIXED  Maschine in Logic Pro, plugin windows sometimes can’t be closed by clicking on the red ‘x’

FIXED Maschine in Logic Pro, closing the Maschine editor with a plugin window open can leave a black floating window.

3.0.1 - 2024-12-17

ADDED Parallel plugin scanning
Plugin scanning in Maschine is now four times faster, thanks to optimizations that enable parallel scanning. The new scanning process includes improved algorithms, especially for shell plugins like those from Waves.

FIXED Note Preview does not trigger if you click too close to the end of the note
It worked when clicking on the note event but not at the extremities.

FIXED Edit Cursors have incorrect small clickable area
It was only possible to resize a note with the mouse when moving the mouse cursor to the very right of the note. This applied to both note start and note end. The behavior of the resize handles is now symmetrical. The hotspot is on the very edge of the note.

FIXED Metaverb was using incorrect banner artwork
This was a typo – was Meta Verb before.

FIXED Crash after changing sample rate
Changing the sample rate in the preferences was crashing the application.

FIXED Crash after auto save
The auto save was performed on a thread that Kontakt 8 was also writing to, resulting in a concurrency crash.

FIXED Plugin window(s) could get hidden behind Maschine or DAW window(s)
Now VSTs are not hidden by the application.

FIXED Crash In VST3 Plugin Parameters
Turning specific plugin parameters knobs on the software was crashing the application.

FIXED Crash when docking the plugin window
Clicking on the pin UI to pin the plugin was sometimes crashing the application.

FIXED Scale engine key mode parameter stuck on Kontrol MK3
It is now possible to select something else than the mapped mode, in Play Assist Scale Page [Plug-in] / Scale Engine on the Kontrol MK3.

KNOWN ISSUE Maschine standalone cannot resize fully
Fix likely coming in v3.1.

3.0.0. - 2024-11-06

Minimum OS requirements:

- MacOS 13, 14, 15

- Windows 10 (latest Service Pack), Windows 11.

ADDED Ability to separate Sampler audio into Vocals/Bass/Drums/Other stems

ADDED Ability to bounce in place, rendering MIDI Sound Slots to Audio to save CPU, or for resampling

ADDED Ability to import/load MP3, MP4, FLAC, OGG

ADDED Ability to set custom tempos per scene

ADDED Ability to Split/Join/Erase/Mute/Draw/Hear/Point/Pencil and use a Computer MIDI keyboard using new MIDI editing tools

ADDED Audio Preview of MIDI note editing

ADDED Basic Kontrol S MK3 integration for Transport, Play Assist, and NKS plug-in hosting and control when used with Maschine 3 standalone application

ADDED Ability to properly Reset Playhead to Zero

ADDED Ability for Maschine 3 VST3 to automatically replace Maschine 2 in DAWs that support this

ADDED Support for HiDPI plug-in hosting (varies per DAW)

ADDED Update KPI plugin view below the Mixer

ADDED Support for the latest version of Ableton Link, including Start/Stop messages

ADDED Expanded I/O (up to 16 stereo, 32 mono channels)

ADDED New darker user interface for visual comfort during longer creative sessions

FIXED A large number of miscellaneous bugs

KNOWN ISSUE Severe HiDPI plug-in hosting issues introduced with Pro Tools 2024.10. Workaround: roll back to Pro Tools 2024.06 and don’t override the default HiDPI settings in Windows application properties

KNOWN ISSUE HiDPI plug-in hosting issues with Ableton Live unless properly configured. Workaround: Right-click Maschine 3 in your plug-in list, de-select “Auto-Scale Plug-in Window”, and restart Ableton Live

KNOWN ISSUE HiDPI plug-in hosting issues with FL Studio unless properly configured. This should work by default. Workaround: open Maschine 3 plug-in, open the “VST Wrapper Settings” icon, ensure “DPI Aware” toggle is turned on

KNOWN ISSUE HiDPI plug-in hosting issues with Cubase unless properly configured. This should work by default. Workaround: don’t override the default HiDPI settings in Windows application properties

KNOWN ISSUE Maschine 3 not yet compatible with Maschine Plus. This is coming soon

2.18.4 - 2024-07-23

FIXED An issue where some NI plugins could not be recalled correctly

2.18.3 - 2024-07-17

FIXED An issue where the AU plugin of Maschine 2 would occasionally crash in Logic and Live when closing the GUI

FIXED An issue where note repeat from the hardware was no longer responding to velocity changes

FIXED An issue where Reaktor and Massive presets saved Maschine+ could not be opened on Desktop

FIXED An issue where Shift + * was not working on Maschine MK3 

FIXED An issue where Maschine 2.18.1 cannot open projects made with 2.15.2 or older in Cubase

FIXED An issue where tagging was not working as expected in the Sound Design version of Maschine 2

ADDED Maschine now using the latest version of the VST3 SDK

2.18.1 - 2024-05-16

FIXED An issue where drag and drop functionality behaved randomly throughout the application

FIXED An issue where hardware controllers would no longer automatically connect to the application or temporarily lose their connection

2.18 - 2024-04-24

ADDED macOS Sonoma compatibility

IMPROVED Maschine Plus logo now displays correctly when used in controller mode

IMPROVED graphics handling when using Maschine with high-resolution screens on Windows

FIXED previously reported CPU spikes or degenerated CPU performance compared to the prior version

FIXED an issue where the Maschine plugin editor was larger than its content in Studio One

FIXED an issue where the window size setting of the Maschine VST3 plugin did not persist after closing the plugin window in some hosts

FIXED an issue where some FX presets were not saved as part of the DAW project when using the plugin

FIXED an issue where the end of an adjacent MIDI note was not editable when a subsequent note is present

2.17.5 - 2023-12-13

Hey all,

I am happy to share that we just released two brand new updates for Maschine software on desktop. You can find the list of included changes below.

UPDATED Maschine now requires macOS 12 or higher and Windows 10 (latest service pack) or higher

UPDATED New Maschine logo and app icoN

FIXED An issue where the Reason Rack plugin would crash

FIXED An issue with the AU version of the Maschine plugin that resulted in delayed or chopped audio during playback

With these updates on the way, we will be back to share some insights from our last Maschine survey and start a conversation on the most requested improvement ideas. Keep an eye out for a new post in the Maschine section later this week.

2.17.4 - 2023-06-05

Minimum OS requirements:

- Mac OS: 11, 12, 13.

- Windows: 10 (latest Service Pack), Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU, Windows 11.

ADDED Support for moduleinfo.json location change in VST3 SDK 3.7.8## FIXED Multichannel output not working with some Plug-Ins

FIXED A bug where Kontakt 6 migration would load an empty instance of Kontakt 7

FIXED A crash when closing a Logic Pro session

2.17 - 2023-03-22 

ADDED Accessibility for Maschine MK3 and Maschine+ in Controller Mode • For full accessibility support, please install the NI Accessibility Helper separately

ADDED AAX plug-in running natively on Apple Silicon

FIXED Selection of VST3 plug-in presets

FIXED Handling of MIDI program change messages with VST3 plug-ins

FIXED AAS plug-ins UI are blank after reopening UI in Live

FIXED ScanApp crashes 

2.16 - 2022-10-31

ADDED Support for Native Silicon

ADDED Support for VST3 hosting

ADDED Support for VST3 migration: Opening a project that contains VST2s should automatically migrate to VST3 instances Iwhilst preserving parameter settings. This feature is available for plug-ins that have added VST3 migration support. 

FIXED Issue where Maschine Browser freeze when browsing result lists with Previews ON on M1 ARM Computers

FIXED Issue where Maschine was crashing when switching between Idea and Song mode

FIXED Fixed miscellaneous reported bugs and issues 

⚠️ M1 users might experience issues when loading this update the first time as M1 native means that any incompatible plug-in will not load. We made a dedicated post here:

Maschine 2.16 update, M1 Native compatibility, VST2 to VST3 migration & compatibility

2.15.2 - 2022-05-16

FIXED Hardware non-responsive following installation via Native Access 2

2.15.1 - 2022-05-10

ADDED Position parameter in Chord Mode

FIXED MIDI templates created in controller editor unavailable from MASCHINE+, MASCHINE MK3, MASCHINE Mikro MK3 and KOMPLETE KONTROL S-SERIES MK1 keyboards

FIXED Unable to use MASCHINE+ as a controller with MASCHINE 2.15 software

FIXED Settings, System Tab, Standalone unavailable when pressing SHIFT on MASCHINE+ controller mode.

2.15 - 2022-04-12

ADDED VST3 plug-in target

ADDED Auto Project Recovery

ADDED Auto-Sampler

ADDED Save Sound with Samples

FIXED Audio Module playback lag when using irregular time signatures

FIXED Dialogue box keyboard shortcuts Enter (accept / confirm) and Esc (cancel) not working on Windows

FIXED - MK3 controller freezes when setting Clip length via Record Prepare

REMOVED - Automatic download of Sounds.com content in Browser

2.14.7 - 2021-12-21

FIXED Loud audio glitch when launching MASCHINE on Windows

FIXED Crash when automating parameters from MASCHINE Jam

FIXED Lag with Accessibility speech announcements

Maschine Factory Library

1.3.8 — 2021-07-01

ADDED 250 Sounds for Poly Synth and 1 INIT preset

FIXED Zones for some samples that would otherwise not play correctly

IMPROVED Unified tagging for internal engines Bass Synth, Drum Synth, Poly Synth

Kaiwan_NI

Updated for 3.2 release