We’ve updated the community. Here’s what’s new.

Kaiwan_NI · 2025-07-17T17:08:10+00:00

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Hey everyone,

We’ve just rolled out a bunch of updates to the online community! These changes reflect how you actually use the space, combined with some new features from our platform provider. We hope the space feels more welcoming, more useful, and - most importantly - easier to navigate all around.

Check out what’s new below, try things out, and feel free to share your feedback in this thread.

What’s new

Post page

Nested comments: You can now reply directly to specific comments, so it's easier to follow conversations and especially helpful for Q&As with the product team. Replies are grouped like on Reddit. By default, top-voted comments appear first, but you can switch to "Newest" or "Trending." The original poster is also clearly labeled, so you won’t have to scroll up to figure out who started the thread.

Homepage

Category tiles: We’ve replaced the old list of threads with clean, clickable category tiles. You can still find the latest threads under the “Discussions” tab on top of the page.

iZotope section: iZotope has been part of our product family for a while, and since many of our community members are also experts in mixing and mastering, it only made sense to give them a dedicated space.
Reaktor and Battery 4 removed from the homepage: To keep things streamlined, Reaktor and Battery 4 are no longer listed on the homepage. You can still find Reaktor under Synths and Battery 4 in Other NI software and hardware.
Refreshed design: We’ve updated the artwork and copy across the forum to better reflect what this community is all about: creators helping creators.

Category page

Top contributors: You’ll now see a list of top active users in each category. It’s a great way to discover experts and maybe even get featured yourself.

Other improvements

Flag instead of Spam: The “Spam” button is now “Flag,” where you can still report content that breaks our Code of Conduct.
Search bar on Post Page: A new search bar has been added to the "Create Post" page to help avoid duplicate threads.
Required post details: You now need to include your Operating System and Product Version when posting questions, making it easier for others (and our support team) to help.

What’s next?

Now that it’s easier to get support from the community, we’re thinking - what about a space to just hang out or share your music? You’ve asked for it, and we’re excited to say: an official Native Instruments Discord is on the way! Drop a comment below if you want to be first in line for an invite. :)

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Comments

PK The DJ

It'll take a little getting used to I suppose, but seems OK. Still no improvement to the quote system though. 😕

TBH I'd rather see the hang out/share area on here instead of a separate site/system.

maniacintosh81

The requirement of product and OS version is very nice. Many posters forget about it and often it is important information to help.

I generally hate new designs of learned user interfaces but I am sure I will get used to the new design. Have I missed it or is there no possibility to quote a post (or a part of it)?

Sûlherokhh

Is it possible to change the default post sorting across the board? I would like to keep things chronologically sorted so that discussion keep making sense at all times.

PK The DJ

Quote has moved up near the user name now (next to the link icon).

Kymeia

The problem is threads don’t seem to have any logical order now, you get posts from today sandwiched between posts from 2023 or 2 weeks ago - how can anyone follow a line of discussion this way?

Sûlherokhh

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/234514#Comment_234514

Copy the link of the post's date and insert it in your post for multiquoting. For a single quote, the REPLY button should do the trick.

Edit:

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/234516#Comment_234516

Now i see it too. :)

Kymeia

Do mods not appear on the leaderboard now?

Sûlherokhh

Inserting a copy of text still adds carriage returns at the beginning and end of the block that i have to remove manually. This makes editing a longer piece pretty bothersome. Also, actual carriage returns that are part of the copied block somehow get converted into something else that breaks the lines inconveniently.

Edit: like this text just now with an involuntary dot listing.

LostInFoundation

It will take looooong time to get used to the changes… specially since some are not really appreciated, like the things that could be done before and now are no more available… (KK3 already existing features omission style…)

Kymeia

This is a real mess nothing is in the right order now

Sûlherokhh

I think we've all gotten used to having the old posts listed first, not the top posts. What's the definition of a top post anyway? It's nice to have the option to arrange the order differently if you so wish, but it's not a good thing to have the default of a discussion be anything other than chronological, even if it's just a question that needs answering. 'Best answer' was already a deviation that could cause confusion.