NAMM 2025: Introducing the NKS Hardware Partner Program

that’s not exactly true. It’s coded for that particular platform.
if you buy cubasis on iOS, do you get a pc and an android license too?

😂😂😂

Do you see why I say that you fit well the “market is all” NI’s attitude?

That was a very good answer bringing readers all around in a tour of many things that we already know, this and that… and being able to NEVER DIRECTLY SAY “no, same porting of Play Series won’t be done for M+”.

That’s art 😂😂😂

You are very good in this. Probably, from my point of view, even better than in taking decisions.

Now it remains to explain in another very convoluted way (never really giving a direct answer) the “why”.

Why will same porting not be done for your own device, the one that your users already paid for? Because it is not possible, because you don’t think it would sell…or because you are already planning to completely abandon your hardware division?

Last possibility that leads to another question: in NI’s decisions, what brought to think that the aspect that made NI a big name in the industry was neglectable? I’m talking about tight integration between hardware/software. It was NI mantra, identifiable in most of the things previous NI invented: Maschine, NKS and its dedicated keyboards, Traktor with so many controllers (even “modular” ones)…

I know it is difficult to see that the stats saying “users buy one hw device once in a while but they buy way more softwares and projecting hw is more expensive than putting together some sample packs or sample instruments all with the same architecture ” are not also saying “they buy all these softwares BECAUSE we gave them the hws so efficient in using them”. But I suppose that a company making its analysis have also stumbled across that.

So…what made all of this not being taken in consideration?

I ask because I’m afraid the answer is easy… “We are interested only in the short term and in making our investment (Francisco’s one) profitable as soon as possible (to then sell?)”.

Long term, users’ satisfaction (and therefore loyalty) or accurate planning (accepting also initial loss in favor of a more stable and strong future) aren’t really what Ventures are famous for…

"Free Komplete 15 Select for new NKS-ready hardware owners"

I got a Akai mpk this month and registered it. Will I be eligible for komplete 15?

I think there is a basic misunderstanding here.

I don’t think anyone is against NI opening up. It’s a good move.

What is disturbing some is that, having limited time and strengths, those are dedicated principally to aspects that can generate new sells, instead of perfecting (or even only fixing) what has already been sold. And to promises that are dragged and must be waited for years (again…for a limited capability invested in “other things”)

I’m SURE that if the announcement was about the long promised fixes being released and those porting being given to ALL (NI stuffs AND third parties stuffs), EVERYONE would be happy of the news.

And about people expressing satisfaction being ridiculed: you see? It’s a matter of perception… I see way more “you are dumb cause you don’t understand” to people complaining about something than someone “ridiculing” happy users. Find me a single comment on this thread telling to the ones happy of this move they are ridiculous. The comments are about “why are we left behind?”

Perceptions…

No, that's not what I said - but using presets is not "a little bit like" sampling, because it doesn't require jumping through hoops to do it.