Maschine Plus - Maschine 3 Update: What's new

What’s New – Maschine 3.3.1 on Maschine+

Maschine+ just leveled up. The latest 3.3.1 update brings the power of the Maschine 3 desktop engine to your standalone hardware; unlocking a unified creative platform, improved performance, and smarter workflows built for the future.

Unified Maschine Engine

Maschine+ now runs the Maschine 3.3.1 engine, the same software as the desktop version. That means:

Shared feature sets with desktop
A future-ready foundation for modern workflows and content
A consistent creative experience, whether you’re working on your laptop or standalone

Bounce In Place – CPU-Saving Workflow

Render heavy plugins to audio directly on-device, save CPU while retaining creative flexibility.

Bounce individual plugin sounds or full groups.
Kontakt 8 / Play Series compatibility, coming soon

Bass Synth Gets an Upgrade (for standalone and software users)

Maschine’s built-in Bass Synth refined:

New second oscillator for richer tones
Detune & mix controls for layered textures
Glide toggle is now available directly in the Mixer UI

Custom Chords in standalone mode

Create your own chord sets without being connected to a computer
Move your custom chord set to and from Maschine 3 desktop and Maschine+

Custom tempo per scene

Now it is easier than ever to set up complex song transitions with a different tempo in each scene

Kontrol MK3 & Massive NKS2 Support

Maschine+ now fully supports the Kontrol S-Series MK3, and NKS2 with Massive, giving deeper parameter control of Massive on both Maschine+ & Kontrol S-Series MK3 devices.

Expanded File Format Support

Import or export in more formats with Maschine+:

Import: MP3, MP4, FLAC, OGG
Export: MP3 now supported for the first time

Accessibility Improvements (New NI Accessibility Helper)

The NI Accessibility Helper has been updated to provide a smoother, more integrated experience for visually impaired users (For Maschine+ in Controller mode and Maschine MK3):

Runs automatically in the system tray — no need to launch separately
Automatic hardware detection — just plug in and go
Simplified user flow: Toggle accessibility voice overs on / off directly from the hardware
Still supports all key features like zone navigation, voice feedback, and Tour Mode

Better Performance, Lower CPU

You’ll notice faster parameter updates and smoother performance — especially when connected with Kontrol MK3.

Ableton Link over USB

Your Maschine+ in standalone mode can now connect to your Ableton link setup without the need for WIFI

Not Included: Stem Separation

While it’s high on our list, Stem Separation isn’t included in this release.

How to get started

Maschine 3 License Required
To activate new features, ensure you own a valid Maschine 3 license. Get your copy here.

Update Your Device
On Maschine+, go to Settings > System, then follow the prompts to install:
- Native OS 2.0.0
- Maschine Software 3.3.1

You will need to register your device again as you need a new activation for Maschine 3

Find out how to use the Maschine 3 Update on Maschine+ in this article

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Comments

Cretin Dilettante

FINALLY!!!

Psyearth5

i did it ☝️😃🤳 it's smooth, Bass Synth is a Beast now and I am I keep seeing Render in place, is it an option for every channel or only for Kontakt, all in all the Update is great and everything is stable.Thank you NI

Psyearth5

SCENE TEMPO is absolutely crazy feature which is expanding abilities for the compositions, FX I mean I can set up Lock States Modulation modula much easier to a different grid value's.

I had to express my excitement 🙂 SHIFT in Scene Selection and on the left screen on the right is the Tempo for that Scene . Amazing

raphaël_

really excited to update my maschine+ !!

tempo per scene is what i've been waiting for so long, so glad its here know.

hope we will see some more nice updates till the end of the year.

Anthony20h10

Is Machine Plus compatible with Kontakt 8?

PK The DJ

As stated in Jeremy's post:

"Kontakt 8 / Play Series compatibility, coming soon"

Robert13

I think that 2.0.0 is de base for future updates. I think that on one point teh sources of M+ where lost of too old. Now they have rebuild first a base on Maschine 2 and now Maschine 3. I hope there will be updates regularly. And synced with Maschine+ and other products.

fkaNous

This is great, thanks, guys. I hope that the Kontakt Play Series update will be sooner than later. I've been using Ableton, but I want to start using Maschine as a VST inside of it. I could see myself starting more with Maschine + as a standalone if I've got some Play Series instruments in there.

Myles C

Using Maschine plus for backing tracks in a church Worship music set is now a game changer as I can set up scenes with tempo changes for each song all in one project. No more loading songs to deal with. Each scene is a different song in the set. Thanks so much NI. Best piece of gear I've ever owned

Tris

Umm, so I need to buy a licence for the M+ update? I posed this question before and was told it's a free update for M+. I don't use the desktop version.

LostInFoundation

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/238583#Comment_238583

”Synced with Maschine+” is a key part…

I hope the times of “updating on computer will make Unified Maschine Engine (the very first point advertised by NI now) not usable for months” are gone

LostInFoundation

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/238608#Comment_238608

I think what they meant was “free update for M+” IF you own it on desktop

unbrokendub

Anyone who installed this, can confirm that reaktor user ensembles still work on m+ with m3 version?

DeepThumb

THX! That update and reregistering M+ to my account was smooth and flawless.

djadidai

how is the stability? And how does it perform without internal sampling or bouncing in place? Is the new firmware and softer lighter on the cpu by default?

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