Native Instruments Maschine 3 (Software Only Update For Machine 2)

Maschine is designed to keep your creativity flowing, making it easy to transform musical ideas into polished tracks. This powerful hybrid music production tool seamlessly blends beat-making and sampling with essential DAW features, perfect for everything from quick sketches to full-scale track production.

The latest version, Maschine 3, takes the platform to new heights, introducing highly anticipated features that bring even more depth and control to your productions. With stem separation, you can effortlessly isolate and manipulate individual elements within a track, whilst advanced MIDI editing tools allow for precise adjustments and control. With per-scene tempo adjustments, you can explore dynamic tempo shifts within your project, adding a new layer of creativity and fluidity to your tracks or live performances.

Whether you’re working on standalone projects or using Maschine hardware for a tactile experience, Maschine 3 provides the flexibility, power, and tools you need to transform your musical to life.

• An ultra-fast, tag-based browser makes sorting instruments and sounds easy
• Gather ideas, plan performance, mix things up, and experiment in the Ideas view
• A clip-based pattern sequencer for editing patterns, nudging notes, changing velocity, recording modulation, and more
• Record ideas into the Sampler Editor with various dynamic recording modes
• Chop and shape sound with Maschine Sampler
• A powerful mixer lets you adjust group and sound channel levels with one knob
• NEW Stem separation for splitting any audio file into vocals, bass, drums, and other instruments powered by iZotope’s legendary RX technology
• NEW A suite of MIDI editing tools including split, join, erase, mute, MIDI notes, keyboard shortcuts, computer keyboard, audible MIDI note previews, and more
• NEW Bounce In Place lets you render sounds, patterns, and ideas as audio, saving CPU power and opening up new creative possibilities
• NEW Set custom tempos per-scene for deep control over track flow and live performance
• NEW Support for compressed file formats – users can now import MP3, MP4, FLAC, and OGG files
• NEW Basic integration with Kontrol S-Series MK3 including transport controls and on-keyboard display of Maschine modules and NKS map
• 24 mix effects and 8 performance effects for spontaneous, tactile control in recording or live performance
• Six monophonic drum plugins with 29 sound engines for any percussive sound you need including 9 kicks, 9 snares, 3 hi hats, 3 toms, 3 percussion, 2 cymbals
• NEW Includes iZotope Ozone 11 Elements, an easy-to-use set of mastering tools

The same powerful algorithms found in iZotope's Ozone, RX, and NI's Traktor Pro 4 are now available in Maschine. With stem separation, you can isolate vocals, bass, drums, and other instruments from any track. Reimagine your audio and unlock a new world of sampling possibilities.

Maschine 3 unlocks even greater creative potential when connected with the broader NI ecosystem. Use the new features alongside thousands of premium virtual instruments from NI and partner developers, all with seamless hardware integration through NKS technology. Additionally, Expansions provide top-quality sound packs, covering an extensive array of genres.packs for a huge range of different genres.

System requirements

• macOS 13, 14, 15 (latest update)
• Windows 10 (64-bit, latest Service Pack) or Windows 11 (latest Service Pack) Intel Core i5 or equivalent X86 CPU, or Apple Silicon (native mode or using Rosetta 2), 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended)

Additional Requirements

• 9 GB free disk space for Maschine software.
• USB 2.0 compatible Port for using compatible Maschine and Kontrol Hardware.
• An Internet connection is required to download and activate Maschine software. Once installed and activated, all products can be used offline.
• Graphics hardware support for Direct 3D 11.1 (Feature Level 11_0) or higher on Windows-based systems.
• Supported Interfaces: Stand-alone, VST3, Audio Units (64-bit), AAX 64, ASIO, CoreAudio, and WASAPI.

Compatibility

• Maschine 3 functions without hardware but also works with the following controllers: Maschine Mikro MK3, Maschine MK3, Maschine Studio, and Maschine+ in controller mode
• Maschine Jam is supported by Maschine 3 but without an update to the browser interface
• Compatibility for Maschine 3 with Maschine+ in standalone mode will be added ASAP. Currently projects created on Maschine+, in Maschine 2 format, will open in Maschine 3 but not vice versa.