Huge respect on your consideration of those working on these products that will be affected by the changes.

NI maschine changed the game when it first dropped, they made Akai step their game up

75 Year Old White Guy here. We created and launched HGTV in 1994. We sold to Discovery in 2018. Their misguided intentions eventually caused over 2000 layoffs and chaos. Here it goes again.😖

It’s not the end it’s a new change in direction. They are cutting cost.

I love Maschine , & I love my mpc’s. But I still take Maschine over the mpc. It’ll be sad to see it go. Plus. The work flow. Nothing out there beats it.

be on the lookout for the AKAI Maschine MK4

This is going on all across America right now. I live in a very small town, and 3 factories are all doing this currently.

As an end user, id just hope the 1000s ive spent on their software and hardware wont be a mistake. Im on Komplete 14 Collectors edition. Have the mk3 and s88mk2. As long as they work and i can use it then its fine

Being a human is more important than being a consumer. Thank you for reminding! Respect!

I wouldn't mind my entire Native Instruments Ultimate Edition being accessable in Stand Alone mode on my MPC.

Layoffs suck but NI was insolvent so it was kind of inevitable.  I read that the company was really siloed and had a ton of redundancy.   I can't see MPC or Maschine being phased out or the two being combined - completely different (and huge) user bases.

I completely agree. If InMusic puts a full fledged Kontact in the Machine+, with no compromises, I would definitely pick it up!

I appreciate you thinking of the employees at Native Instruments whose futures are uncertain. As you say, nobody really stops to consider all the lives that are being impacted - passionate, talented and dedicated people who put blood, sweat and tears into the business and products. It's a sad, sad situation.

You're such a good dude, Bolo.   Thinking of the people behind the scenes.   As a software guy myself, getting laid off does suck hard...hoping they all bounce back and continue to do great things.

We can always use our Maschine in midi mode with mpc daw on the laptop haha it won’t be fully redundant

Nah Bishop ... I'm just starting the vid in the lab and typing this on another system. Yo ... they ONLY need the OG Berlin offices! Shut down all that crap ... UK, LA, etc. They spent way too much on corporate azzholes and NOT ENOUGH in R&D. They can cut out all that blubber and let's get back to it. No Way I'm loosing my Collectors Edition investment and all the other hardware I have (Studio, MK3, etc.). Didn't invest in + due to my knowledge of the limited hardware with no expansion.

❤ Thank you so much for this great video and speaking out about what happens to the employees. I’ve been doing music tech for a few decades now so I really appreciate your heart in this. Thanks again.

Thanks for the message! Lots of industries going through this these days.

Mk3 But I'm thinking about tha Mpc gen 2

Full respect for your compassion and consideration for the workforce.  Top class human being❤