In case you don’t want to watch some guy in a mask:

I was hoping for an early “Sounds of Summer” so I could upgrade Complete one last time 🙂

With all that’s going on with NI’s insolvency, I’m certain that many music producers will be researching alternatives like Soundbox, UVI/Falcon, HALion, SoundPaint, Musio, etc. It’s a very good time for these companies to step up their presence.

“For shure”… 🙁

On January 29, 2026 at 10:28 am jude77 said
I guess it depends.  If someone like OTS had a big sale I would be all over that.  Likewise if it was an obscure instrument I had always been looking for I’d be in (“Oh wow! Look here’s a model of a 1966 Farfisa organ with a dead middle C note just like John Lennon once kicked over”).  Otherwise…

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Native Instruments’ CEO statement is pretty standard stuff for a company in this situation. Of course, his job right now — and his position is very limited, as the preliminary insolvency administrator is now in charge of things — is day-to-day operations under the supervision of the preliminary insolvency administrator is going to want him to…Read More

Definitely.

I guess it depends.  If someone like OTS had a big sale I would be all over that.  Likewise if it was an obscure instrument I had always been looking for I’d be in (“Oh wow! Look here’s a model of a 1966 Farfisa organ with a dead middle C note just like John Lennon once kicked over”).  Otherwise I’ll hold off.  One the other hand I’ll probably sti…Read More

There is a statement from NI, but it’s not really saying anything substantial:

https://blog.native-instruments.com/statement-from-nick-williams-ceo-of-native-instruments/

I want to personally take a moment to address the recent news about Native Instruments.

Please rest assured that business continues as usual at Native…Read More

On January 28, 2026 at 11:45 pm Brian said
I have seen recommendations in a few forums to keep a list of your registered software products that involve NI.  It’s easy enough, so why not keep a copy.

I only use Windows, so no idea about other platforms.

If you run Native Access and select SUPPORT from the bottom left, then click “Create a Supp…

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It just struck me. I need to update the blog post. I posted about a manager from Plugin Alliance posting that the preliminary insolvency doesn’t apply to Plugin Alliance, but to be very candid, his statement was a bit misleading. He was communicating that it’s business as usual — he literally stated that — but the reality is, Plugin Alliance…Read More

On January 28, 2026 at 7:04 pm Kirean said
 

It never seizes to amaze how people willing to pay for a product are almost always getting a worse experience than those that obtain things illegally

I have 2 products (worth more than 600 USD) from a big company (it even was mentioned in the older thread as one of the big enough companies able to…Read More