All new MataDaw w/Maschine X

Seems VERY unlikely. And the render is preposterous.

Am I missing an inside joke or something?

This is fake. MataDAW is just shining black box with large NI logo and using only ADAT out. It creates music by capturing brain waves that are processed by AI. Something like Theremin but much more advanced. ;-)

Can’t wait! I love the early 2000s WinAmp aesthetic

Some people say it is a fake. But it I not. You can see it is real if you look closely enough. The all new logo is a subtle hint that this is the real deal.

Ableton and Akai are going DOWN! The market is going to be filled with their old junk. This badboy doesn't rely on those fancy touch screens, but on a brute force of the mouse. Click-click and get ready for stardom. You can use the very same mouse skills you have been training while stalking on forums. One word: synergy.

Also, why to have 8 knobs, when you can change the game and be a bit more eco-friendly. Got you there Ableton! Thinking outside the box. Outside the big ugly box (Looking at you Ableton and MPC). We have only one planet, so why so much knobs? They will end up in a landfill.

If you look closely enough you can see the speaker holes. Those badboys are going to save you dollars or even tens of dollars. No need to invest on clumsy and noisy speakers. If you wan't stereo sound just connect two of these together. This won't be there in the launch, but they promised it will be a top priority.

As you can see in the picture: there is now a built-in WET-O-meter. Audience is going to need diapers when you hit the stage and turn that to the max. No one, and I mean none will ask about automations, tempo game or stuff like that anymore. The success of the KKMK3 has paved the road for this big news: no need to sync with a daw -- any daw. That is why there is no play button. In this new paradigm you don't PLAY anything. That is so passed. Now you configure. CONFIGURE. That word comes from latin. It means figure stuff out together (con) in the forums. It is a nod towards community or configurity.

And the launch will not be rushed! Good folks at the NI have learned their lesson. This one will be polished. They manufacture these in Poland.

Nah, all they need to do is make space for an HDMI output & support mouse/keyboard while connected to an external display. The layout of the device wouldn't have to change a whole lot, I don't think.

Boring troll is boring.

FYI the sampler with the photoshopped maschine pads is The Torso S-4 , The S-4 is a sculpting sampler designed to capture and transform sounds, it’s not been released yet , but you can pre order