Hi
As I have stated, it has been a hell of a journey with this Mac Sanoma and the decision to stop supporting the S88/A41 M1. It hit me last evening that my travel partner (A41) is no longer the friendly little beast that it has been for me, due to this as well as my S88 M1. Here are my options, and reaching out to the community to render your opinions, to help me make up my mind.
1 - Trade in for mere dollars (tech. typical loss) both units for the M3, i.e. S88M3, maybe S66M3, and replace the A41 with a S41M3 for travel.
2 - Look for used M2 versions of both, however the obsolete strategy of NI/Komplete makes me cringe at the lack of support for their vintage stuff. May be back in the market sooner than the M3 versions, most certainly. I don't need machine at all, and sliders don't bother me, as I use the Mac/Ableton for most of it.
3 - Alternates to Komplete that allow the above, work seamlessly with Ableton, Komplete software etc. I am bought into the apple game here, i.e. bought Ultimate, etc., and want to be able to simply write music and stop messing with the technology. The tech., should enable me to do this, and it has been merely an inhibitor, finding out that no longer since Oct. do they support both controllers. Total bummer, and my opinion on this is obvious and no need to opine on it any longer. They aren't known for customer service, and the product obviously sells itself, but a lot of pissed off customer, and if an alternate is available, I would jump on it immediately!!!!, as a result.
4 - Finally, any other thoughts are most welcome for my consideration. Crowd sourcing this scenario is the best way to come up with the right decision.
Thanks all and make it a great weekend!