I use the traditional XP-Pen Star G640 Drawing Pad for any long session work, be it audio （ use it for music production as a MIDI controller!）or image editing, and my wrists thank me for it.
There are so many uses—control X and Y axis of ‘morphing’ synths, use MIDI note on/off message to turn on/off parameters in a synth (instead of just note on/off), pen pressure to control resonance or cutoff—the possibilities are mind boggling.

The version number for the one you have is found in the Preferences tab at the bottom of the screen to the left of the "Save Preferences" button.
It is my understanding that 3.3 saw the introduction of support for 64-bit VST plugins to be used as part of an Independence project, where you could add a VSTi as a layer or use VST effects that you had placed into the special Independence VST Plugins folder found in C:\ProgramData\MAGIX\Independence\VST Plug-Ins. (VST effects cannot be added to a layer containing a VST instrument, though - only to an Independence instrument.)
I know of no other differences, as MAGIX does not appear to publish a changelog for Independence. I have the 3.5 version of Independence Pro which is the version found in my Service Center downloads area. It is mislabeled if I recall correctly, and I had to download it and install it to discover I had the upgraded 3.5 version sitting there waiting for me. https://www.magix.com/int/support/pro-audio-downloads/
Terry

OK. another question: when I installed Independence Pro with Samplitude Pro X3 Suite, which one is the included version? In the patches and downloads section of the service center there are downloads for the editions: standard, plus and premium. So which version might be that version that is included in Pro X3 Suite? And what are the differences between those editions?

there's an option under Y (system) to lock the VIP against Zoom Out, could be useful too.
And if you have too much blank space after the last object, you could place the cursor at the end of you project, let a small space after you last object (important for FX tails), then CTRL+End and CTRL+Del. Your VIP will be more near to the real lenght of you project, then in play mode, cursor will stop at the end, if loop is not ticked.
In record mode, new space is automatically created if the VIP is not long enough.
cheers !
Phil

I hate to report this, but I already own Independence Pro (and the download in my MAGIX Pro Service Center gives me 3.5 as of a few weeks ago).
When I tried 3.6, it broke. I could not get it to recognize my libraries, which work again after uninstalling 3.6 and installing 3.5 again. That was a real puzzler!!!
Terry

Using the shortcut CTRL-SHIFT- ] (Right Bracket) pops up the correct settings window so you can adjust the length of the project.
I usually tap the "END" key first (shortcut for menu item "Play/Rec - Move Play Cursor - To End"), then enter the value shown at the bottom of the VIP track window under "Pos" (Position).
Voila! It stops playing at that point! :-)

There was no change log, visually it's the same, same manual, functions all the same. I think the update is for all Independent Versions, i.e, for Pro, and the one that comes with the Suite. What you get depends on your license. I updated to 3.6 with X3 Suite with no issues at all.

What will change, if I'll update Independence Pro? Are there also new instruments? And, is it possible to do the update process using Samplitude? I don't know which version already works. I installed that version that comes with the Independence installer that appears when I loaded the Independence plugin into a slot using the Samplitude mixer.

@Factor,
You can do this with "Ranges", select a range from start to end of your project, the play cursor will stop at the end of the range. You can define multiple ranges.
Then there is also the option to define the length of your project in project properties, first tab "General"