Waiting for Maschine MK4, Maschine Studio MK2, or Komplete Kontrol MK3

Well, Maschine MK1 still works with current Komplete, I guess. I do not see any reason it would not.

X1/F1/Z1 work with Traktor for ages. And D2 or S5 that have been discontinues as well.

But even if it is not supported by newer versions, one may use it with older ones... One cannot expect support for HW to go forever. Sooner or later it ends...

I think the Maschine mk3 is as good as it is- just needs more software focus, preferably with software features to enhance hardware interfacing rather than trying to make DAW out of Maschine 2. The only thing I would see them do is a minor hardware revision that incorporates MPE pads. Traktor on the other hand...

Personally I think the combination of the Jam and Komplete keyboards would allow it to c(K)ompete against an interface that's feature rich on midi keyboards whilst still having already mapped controls for kk and Maschine. Also bring Arp and scales natively to the hardware please.

Terrible photoshop idea below on an s49, bigger the keyboard the more parts of the jam exist, bigger button matrix, more touch faders

Glad I found this thread. I almost pulled the trigger on a a bunch of NI hardware and software. I finally got out of a Mexican prison after 40 years. My last set up was a Korg M1 and an Alesis MMT-8…..wow….technology and hardware have come such a long ways. I figured I’d send it headfirst, but getting used gear seems the smart play.

For MK4, we should go landscape rather than square. It's almost all there, essentially the device just needs another row of sixteen step buttons like the Elektron so we can parameter lock stuff. Of course, there is a whole bunch of ideas how to make the next iteration of Maschine.

"....or tablet to provide device-screen services."

There ya go! 100%

…and it would cost twice (or more…) the price of the prior version 😂😂😂

Jokes apart…I agree with your vision. Not talking about the contents you ask for, but exactly about the price.

In my opinion, instead of replacing the existing hardwares, they should think about making “deluxe” versions. The actual line up could be their “entry level” for the (very important) hobbyists market, while an improved, enriched, enlarged line up would be something professional musicians could be interested to. Double keyboard (as per your suggestion), MPE, larger screens,… All of this comes at a cost, but not replacing what they already got would allow them to sell devices to the people with a budget but also to the professionals who knows that even if they spend 2k or 3k, them using it for their job would allow to regain the price.

This is the only way to hope that NI will put ALL the things we dream of into a single device. As I said, features comes at a price, and today’s market is made of users like us saying “I want this and that” but then not buying things because “hey, it’s too pricey”.

And NI seems more like a company who thinks “I want to put out this device and having it be in every house”, not “I want to put out a very complete device and if only some musician will buy it, I will gain my money anyway because they paid a good price for it”

It’s nowadays economy’s dilemma of “better selling a lot of unities at a lower price than few unities at a higher price”

Until we’ll continue to want to spend 400-500 bucks because “it’s an hobby…and in every case in 2 years I want to buy something new”, those very complete devices will not be the focus of companies. Technology has become too fast in modern days…in 2-3 years some very appealing new things will arise and therefore buying something very expensive because we know for the next 10-15 years we will be set up is not the case anymore.

What I would prefer to see is companies expanding the possibilities of the products they have and adding all the features that can be added in the following years (even by paying for them, in order to keep the company having a cash revenue). There are so many things that could be added on the software side of things. Think just about what Mr Kymeia is asking from a long time: we have S series keyboards allowing for aftertouch…and still Maschine don’t recognize it… Or what other companies are doing: Akai released a very valid device with the Force, and through the years they made it even better adding to it an arranger mode, instruments, fxs, workflow improvements… And they did it for free, just knowing that making it a better device, more units would be sold. Ableton thought its standalone device to be expandable (they nailed it? Maybe not…but at least they thought about it…)

Therefore…a better thought device, that will be improved through the years to reach its real full potential (maybe something new that can not be implemented will come out…but if on 20 new features we can have 15 of them on the device we already own we would miss the 5 remaining less). And not creating doubles just because “hey…but this new device has blue keys…I need it!”. Maybe it would be better also for our (not) beloved planet earth… And to cure our consumerism and GAS syndrome