Noooo J, not that at all. Not very long after Maschine came out, I went to the music center, picked it up, walked to the cashier and was going to purchase it but then I realized WHY I was going to purchase it. It was because of all the hype. Personally, I'm not a bandwagon kinda guy, I've learned the hard way. So that was the wrong reason for me to invest $600 in something that I hadn't done any research on...to add to that, my setup was working fine for me so you have to ask why was I even looking at it? Well you gotta know me, I'm a gear junkie, so much that I'm almost willing to bet money that I have atleast twice as much personal gear and gadgets than anyone on this forum. I've been buying studio grade gear since the late 90's when hardware was at it's prime, even before I could even make a beat. Back to now, these days you can do everything using a computer and software. That in mind, I've spent A LOT of money in the past and nowadays a huge system is just not practical or necessary. So, now I'm at a point in my life where whatever I buy has to be justified and proved. Everyone is saying one thing but when I look at the questions and issues that are surrounding Maschine I'm seeing something totally different. Anyway, the reason I appear so negative is because I really want one and with Roland turning away from this type of music production, I'm sure I will have one soon. I just can't buy one because dp, Sucio or whoever says it's the hottest ish ever made, especially when I see so many others having issues with it. I assure you that it's no hate against it, but some of you guys aren't helping me feel otherwise at all...lol. Perception can be a muhva!
Edit: I'm gonna leave it alone now, as for dp, he knows how I am so he can tolerate my bs more than most people (he knows when I'm just acting dumb and I know when he just wants to argue about some crazy ish so thats cool or whatever)...lol. I'll just wait until either mono tells me the time is right (which he pretty much has...), dp comes to NC and twist my arm until I give in or I just decide to go get it. NO HATE THO!