Will the original Native Access continue to be supported for older operating systems?

Not a MAC user - but I asked this question a while back when NA 2.x was just starting to get semi-stable and NI replied that NA v1.x is already deprecated and will not receive any further updates - for any OS old or new.

NA 2.x is only way forward - as it should be.

Cheers

VP

I think you will need to roll the dice on that. I suspect that whatever pipelines, background locations and anything else needed for successful use of NA v1 will eventually all be shut down and fade away.

Case in point - even up to a few weeks ago when I was still clinging to NA v1 - I started seeing weirdness with specific views when viewing my Installed plugins etc.

One day I would view by Tiles or whatever was the default, and it was all good and then the next day the view would just be blank in NA v1. Took it as sign of things to come and just moved forward with v2 - which has been surprisingly trouble free thus far.

I think you may be able to get away with NA1 for a short while longer but now that NA2 has reached its new 3.x plateau - where it now starting to get MUCH better and runs well - my sense is that NA1 is going to accelerate in its disappearing act.

While not a Mac user - why the need to hang on to this old tech for OSX 10.11.6 - is there no OS upgrade path for that machine or what?

Cheers!

VP

I can guarantee that it's not a matter of if - it's when in terms of NA1 going away. And NI gave us all plenty of heads up way back in the summer when NA2 first arrived.

Actually - if NA1 is still working right now - I consider that a bonus.

In terms of your hardware investment - if it's long term you really need - do not ever use a Mac. It is literally guaranteed a three-year life span without fail - where as a Windows box can be reworked, rebuilt and reused really until an OS becomes too dangerous to use on the Internet - but even that can be handled.

Finally - while it seems you are not asking NI to keep NA1 up to snuff with code changes etc - by saying you want them to allow NA1 to "work" at its current level - you do realize that you are expecting them (in a way) to support you on this current level until when exactly?

Are you expecting them to design each and every new Komplete instrument or effect or expansion offered in the future to be fully compatible with NA1 simply because you expect a "current" level or cannot (maybe) will not move forward? Or do you expect them to keep a pile of (presumably) high priced infrastructure (and the costs associated with supporting that) rolling for months and years to serve NA1 users?

There is a lot going on with something like NA that no one ever thinks about and one needs to (sometimes) see this from the vendor side.

Me - I view computer-based content creation as a pleasure and a money pit all at the same time. Costs and obsolescence are a part of the journey and that cannot be avoided if you are into this kinda stuff.

My first rule is to stay away from any hardware that is out of my control - that takes care of the Mac problem. I recycle parts here endlessly and still have circa 2012 hardware running just fine. Second rule is for software and that is stay current where applicable. Sure, NA2 had some bumps early but it works great now. Conversely Windows 11 is a still a pile of ****** while the real value for a DAW user lies squarely with Windows 10 22H2.

I would rather stay current and not worry about what vendors are going to do (or not do) and devote that energy to my music and content.

Cheers

VP

I bought Maschine MK3 and upgraded Komplete 12 and i work hard releasing Music and year by year i am getting more the listener and my project in general Man From Mars Space Ambient and Ambient music is getting better but my income is not enough for paying bills and buying new PC , new Windows but i am trying to save money for upgrade to new PC and from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and i would feeling save and be more focused on Music production if i know that i could countinue with Win 7 and Software that i bought and installed and countinue with Maschine MK3 in order to produce new and as always better Music and save enough money for upgrade Software and Hardware-PC . My dream about Maschine+ maybe won't come true but at least it would be great and i would feel better with less stres if i know that i can countinue with Win 7 and instruments from Komplete 12. Having fluctuating 30K to 52K monthly listeners and over millions streams is not enough for Living as an Artist, i save around 30-40 $ per month and i will skip Maschine+ and i will buy new PC , new Windows 10 but i need to have working conditions to achieve this, I'm already stressed with other things in life and I would appreciate it if everything I bought from NI continues to work as it has because if Access 1 starts deleting instruments i use then i don't know how I will countinue. I believe in NI and i use NI software only from 2019. but growing as Artist is not quick process and i am really trying to improve

quality with every new release and i am really trying and saving for upgrade and i will be happy with updates that i don't have on Windows 7 but till then, sometime this year until i save enough i need to have installed NI software to work . I hope for the best and i plan to use NI in future because i learned it and i adapt to NI software and quality of sound. PS being creative is not easy process and it can be very exhausting because it's something from the heart and mind that we don't quite understand untill we translate to Music . It would be fair that paid software that currently works on Windows 7 continues to work without updates and I believe that NI will make this transition easier.