Reply To: NI launched Maschine 3

[Lionel]

On antler said

As far as I’m aware, Maschine 2 doesn’t disappear. Much like e.g. previous versions of Kontakt, they stay in your library if you have them. If you have a mk2 device, you can continue to use Maschine 2. The device doesn’t suddenly become a doorstop; you just can’t use it with Maschine 3.

And of course, if that isn’t true, I’m happy to be corrected.

You’re correct.  The hardware will continue to work as long as it still works with whatever operating system you’re using. If you’re on MAC, it’ll become obsolete sooner because Apple constantly updates their OS.  On Windows, you’ll last a little bit longer.

Good example of a paper weight/door-stopper from Native Instruments…KORE. NI stopped support and drivers for it. Unless you leave your computer on the current OS state/version forever, you’ll most likely need to update your OS and eventually lose the ability to use that NI hardware again. NI don’t even allow you to download or reinstall the software for it(unless you happen to have saved a copy). Pretty shady.

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