Maschine 3.0 General Discussion

improvement on the routing side of things would be useful… some sort of user saved preset system to auto set the routings would save a bit of time

i do hope that, NI make their maschine3.x a separate instance or separate application…. meaning we can load both 2.x alongside 3.x

nothing worse than updating to a bug ridden system, with limitations… and then having to revert back to the original… hopefully NI have the sense to make 3.x a separate install

That’s great news!! A good decision!

Does that mean Maschine 2 will become obsolete the moment Maschine 3 is launched or will it still be supported?

How long is the grace period for recent purchasers? I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere.

I repeat what I said in another thread. The updates you refer too in about the last 10 years of Maschine 2's lifespan have been bug fixes or compatibility fixes. Maschine 2 has largely been left to rot. Can we expect the same treatment for Maschine 3?

Without support how long will Maschine 2 work? When will the next OS update render it unusable?

I need and demand a more fair and reliable infrastructure as a working artist and in recent times I'm not getting this from NI. I will be parting company with them for those reasons going forward as I've largely invested in other non NI products now. I had over the last 15 years as a loyal NI customer invested many thousands of my money in the company and decisions like this are in my opinion a step too far.

I don't understand why NI can't keep supporting Maschine 2, at least until a new range of controllers are released. Are NI that strapped for cash that they need to go down this road and anger their previously loyal customers or do you not have the staff to keep both current and offer the customer a choice? Not everyone has bottomless pockets and not everyone may want to upgrade to Maschine 3.

This same practice happened recently with Komplete Kontrol. When version 3 was released support for version 2 was dropped. Many users including myself didn't like the changes and made the decision to stay with the older, unsupported version. At least until a OS update stops it from working. KK3 also had many bugs early on that for me made it unusable and actually stopped me from working. I guess at least I wasn't forced to pay for that update to have a supported product.

I've witnessed many other NI customers vent their frustrations on this forum in recent times. Surely this should be a wake-up call for those that make these unnecessary decisions?

I've been more than patient in hoping and believing NI could turn themselves around and provide me, as a working producer and performing artist, stable and enjoyable products to use but in the last 2 years unfortunately that hasn't been the case. I can only protest by no longer using or supporting NI as a partner in my work.