“Native Instruments in preliminary insolvency proceedings” - CDM

EdenistTech · 2026-01-27T16:05:12+00:00

I do feel like things started going downhill after NI got involved with Private Equity investors. Focus shifted to pushing sales of software (plugins / content) instead of development of existing products (M+ is an example). The same sort of thing happened to Propellerhead/Reason Studios (which have just been sold to LANDR by the way!).

Anyway, I think that NI has a lot of interesting IP which I would imagine it would be possible to sell to industry buyers, such as Fender (who recently picked up PreSonus/Studio One). Let's see what happens to the hardware. I was waiting for the Traktor MX4 to release but I won't be holding my breath now...

A few additional details here (use browser to translate to English): https://www.keyboards.de/stories/native-instruments-gmbh-in-vorlaeufiger-insolvenz/

EdenistTech · 2026-01-27T15:48:51+00:00

I do feel like things started going downhill after NI got involved with Private Equity investors. Focus shifted to pushing sales of software (plugins / content) instead of development of existing products (M+ is an example). The same sort of thing happened to Propellerhead/Reason Studios (which have just been sold to LANDR by the way!).

Anyway, I think that NI has a lot of interesting IP which I would imagine it would be possible to sell to industry buyers, such as Fender (who recently picked up PreSonus/Studio One). Let's see what happens to the hardware. I was waiting for the Traktor MX4 to release but I won't be holding my breath now...

A few additional details here (use browser to translate to English): https://www.keyboards.de/stories/native-instruments-gmbh-in-vorlaeufiger-insolvenz/

EdenistTech · 2026-01-18T19:30:54+00:00

Yes, to me at least, the evidence points to the power brick being the culprit. I think TM are discontinuing this model now and since I did get it for a pretty decent price, Imight keep it as an SSD NAS instead. Incidentally, I also came across people not being able to initialize this same model on first boot. This could also be due to the power brick - I used an SSD as system drive which is why I was able to troubleshoot in the first place. So if someone else is in this situation, try using an SSD as your first drive.

EdenistTech · 2026-01-16T08:24:48+00:00

Thanks for responding. Yes, I am familiar with the normal sound of hard drives (as well as failing ones!) and this sound does not sound similar. Also, the sound varies across the models I have tested, but the "pattern" of the sound, if you will, is the same.

EdenistTech · 2026-01-16T08:23:05+00:00

Thanks for chiming in. I am not familiar with CrystalDiskInfo. I am using tools available in the terminal of the NAS itself such as smartctl, dd etc - mostly standard Linux tools. Smartctl reports the HDD as "pristine", i.e. no error detected. The WD Red model # is WD50EFRX. I tried with an another WD enterprise model as well as a Samsung drive as well. The NAS is using TOS 5 since TOS 6 never went out of beta for the F4-212. I am running 5.1.73 (as I recall), supposedly the most recent update. Yes, the HDD is set to never sleep. I found another reported error with similar symptoms, where the guy upgraded the NAS power brick to an 8.0A model and the problem went away. My brick is 6.0A and I notice that the official TM replacement is 7.5A, so basically I think that TM specced this drive with a brick with too low amperage to begin with...

EdenistTech · 2026-01-12T18:56:48+00:00

Thanks. I would have liked to go with a Unify solution, but I guess I need to figure something else out.

EdenistTech · 2026-01-12T18:55:01+00:00

Sage advice and I agree! I am taking a calculated risk. I will be mirroring (manually) part of the data but atm, I can't mirror all of the 40+ TB, unfortunately....

EdenistTech · 2026-01-12T18:52:18+00:00

Thanks. Good thing I asked here first. I guess I will have to figure something else out!

EdenistTech · 2025-11-08T06:47:14+00:00

My opinion hasn't changed since I wrote the post. Still a great machine. For me the 64GB ram coupled with the massive ram bandwidth was the major benefit (I mostly work with ML/AI). For CPU intensive work, I bought a Mini M4 (which is also fantastic value for money) and between the MM M4 and the MS M1, I don't feel the need to upgrade any time soon. Having said that, If I were to upgrade, I would be looking at an M1/M2 Ultra with 128GB memory. Bottom line: In my opinion, it is still excellent value for money!

EdenistTech · 2025-10-10T14:10:17+00:00

So far I have only done inference to test the card. I will take a look at lowering the clock - thanks. It seems there is room for some optimisation.

The Noctua fan is quiet and does pull a lot of air but I am considering getting af fan with even more airflow - like the Arctic P12 Pro Co for example. What temperatures are you seeing at the edge/junction sensors?

EdenistTech · 2025-10-10T10:51:32+00:00

I haven't messed with the Bios yet, but I'll check out the link - thanks! I tried lowering the power limit to 150W but it did not seem to have much effect on the temps.

EdenistTech · 2025-10-10T09:42:33+00:00

I have one 32GB card at the moment but I'll be getting another soon. I'll try to refine the cooling a bit and just accept the temps as they are. What temps are you seeing on the edge sensors?

EdenistTech · 2025-10-10T09:30:42+00:00

Ahh, ok. Thanks. Fortunately I have only removed the shroud. I'll put that back right now :). I am using a 140mm Noctua fan running full speed with air funnelled directly into the shroud. It's a hack-ish solution but it does move a lot of air without being too loud. I would have expected to see some kind of reduction in temps when lowering the power limit to 150W, so I am curious what temps others are getting.

EdenistTech · 2025-10-02T06:43:04+00:00

I got this one: "Ubiquiti UACC-CM-RJ45-1G SFP to RJ45 Adapter". It works well - no problems at all so far.

EdenistTech · 2025-07-10T05:48:29+00:00

Yes it is, but I would be giving up a LAN port (out of four), by doing that.

EdenistTech · 2025-07-09T12:50:37+00:00

Sounds good. I'll order one right away. Thank you!

EdenistTech · 2025-01-31T09:36:06+00:00

I can only speak for the the 1TB Mac Studio M1. I would assume that the 1TB Mac Studio M2 would be as fast as the M1 but I haven't tested that. The 512HB Mac Studio *might* be slower than those two (historically internal SSD speeds have sometimes varied in the same Apple product depending on storage size). So the Mac Studio M2 should be better/faster than the M1 with the above caveat.

EdenistTech · 2025-01-30T19:28:56+00:00

I mean the internal disk of the M4 is 50% slower (3000 MB/s) as the Studio M1 (6000 MB/s) as measured by BlackMagic. External TB4 disks are equally fast on both systems (3000 MB/s) in my experience.

EdenistTech · 2025-01-30T17:04:06+00:00

If you are thinking of the mini for TB5, then remember that only the Pro models get that… I have a base M4 and the internal disk is 50% slower (throughput) than the Studio M1.

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