in today’s unwelcome news there was absolutely no mention of Maschine Studio so users like me don’t know whether we are being abandoned like users of other, older versions of Maschine. At the very least, that is very poor communication of NI’s part.
The Studio wasn't mentioned as the EOL announcement doesn't apply to either the Maschine Studio or the Maschine JAM
With the announcement today, is support for Maschine Studio discontinued?
Nope, neither the Studio or the JAM are included in the EOL statement.
no , it states mk1 mk2 and mikro mk1 and mk2
That was kind of my point: why not refer to it? They wrote a small Q+A paragraph about Maschine+, why not Studio?
Can't answer that to be honest, probably just an oversight. Fortunately it's been confirmed that the Studio/JAM are not EOL.
Maschine Studio is still the most logical, intuitive, and comprehensive controls layout, from out of the whole entire maschine lineup.