Machfive 4 this year?

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Machfive 4 this year?

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..If their past update cycle is anything to go by, 2015 could be the year for M5-4 update, has anyone here heard anything about it? maybe at NAMM?

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Haven't heard a thing but rumblings about inclusion in DP 9.
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Only inclusion in DP9 that MOTU mentioned was MX4.
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I did say "rumblings." Perhaps rumors or speculation would have been a better choice? regardless, if/when M5 gets updated, I'll be among the 1st adopters.
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MIDI Life Crisis wrote:I did say "rumblings." Perhaps rumors or speculation would have been a better choice? regardless, if/when M5 gets updated, I'll be among the 1st adopters.
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Where? Any idea of those origins? Just wondering if it's at all traceable to MOTU or it's just speculation from a forum. Be odd that they'd announce MX4 publicly, and the new synth VI, and then at the last minute include MachFive. If I were a betting man, I'd probably bet against that happening.
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As for my comment, it was speculation in another thread here, and clearly NOT based on anything but hope. Actually, I think it was Shooshie who said "it would be nice" or something like that, and that is all I intended to imply.
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I understand. I was just afraid we'd end up with some users upset if MachFive wasn't included free in the next update. It's weird how rumors spread is all. :)
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This is the only place I saw any mention. Seems unlikely M5-4 would be free with DP 9. A bundled price would be nice, but with all the competitive crossgrade options for MachFive, I wonder if is anyone paid full price for it.
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I'd be kind of surprised, since the basic UVI Workstation is already the "free" version.
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bayswater wrote:A bundled price would be nice, but with all the competitive crossgrade options for MachFive, I wonder if is anyone paid full price for it.
I'm the sucka who did, Stoivo.

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I notice much price drop, and on motu page is only machfive as upgrade. so it is possible that something new come soon.

https://www.motu.com/store_products/software/machfive
I ask at motu if it is possible to use the competition upgrade with sample tank se 3, because sample tank 3 se is around 80 Eur now and on Motu page does not stand sample tank anyversion. On kontakt stand (any version)
1. ask 2 weeks ago. 2. ask 1 week ago. But i get no answer. seem support is bad, and does not respond. anyway save me money, a demo also not here, so i did not see what i get. but 250 eur for crossgrade look ok. old price over 400 i think too high. I am happy when a version 4 come, maybe more use it and there come more support in more scripts, better arp with scene switch, articulation switch and pitchbend possible as in thesys stepseq VST. I test from UVI workstation the free violin, and i see that the load time of instrument i guess use IRCAM stretch is very slow . it count upto 40 slow 12 sec(4 core 2.8 GHZ), then 40 upto 80 it is fast. Is this same in machfive v3 ?

http://virharmonic.com/index.php?route= ... duct_id=61

If a new V4 come maybe first UVI workstation is update. sample tank do preprocess files for stretch engine. when enable stretch engine in edit, then process need 5 sec. but it is done only once. later the processed is load and same fast. maybe this is enhance in 4

All in all its not easy to decide if i should buy a machfive yet or not. I fear that nobody respond, and i never get a ok and i can not use machfive crossgrade.
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It looks like you can't buy MachFive except as an upgrade, but IIRC, you've always had to buy the initial copy at a music store, and not order it from the MOTU site. I don't see anything there that heralds the arrival of V4.
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And sometimes if you clench your fists, close your eyes really tight and wish really hard, MOTU caves in and updates all their apps... or not. :)
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The year is only 13.83% over.
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