Sometimes my maschine controller doesn't start up. It gets stuck with only the screens lit showing MASCHINE on the left and "Production and Performance System" on the right - but without the usual hint to press Shift+Channel for MIDI mode. No buttons or pads do anything, no connection of any software instance will be established. However, the Audio Interface is functional in this state, which tells me that data does get through the USB cable.
I obviously tried power-cycling the unit, re-plugging the cable, restarting the OS etc. However the fix seems to be simply waiting....and it usually comes back to live all by itself, but that takes anywhere between 1 minute and upwards of an hour. Thats definitely an issue for live performance situations.
I had the suspicion the issue occurs more frequently in harsher environments (cold, moisture, etc.) but that might have been coincidental.
At this point I can only speculate - it might be a software issue (don't have another system to test right now) it might be the first signs that my unit is starting to die of old age.
Has anyone else experienced such symptoms, or ideas on how to troubleshoot?