I popped in the web-site and the compressor looks very interesting, especially for a freebie.  I always hope people like this will be able to continue what they’re doing because it gives little guys a chance to get into music production without breaking the bank.

On January 28, 2026 at 4:35 am lamia6 said
Unlikely but interesting: IK Multimedia could buy Kontakt to replace SampleTank. (purely a thought only)

IK is a possibility. I didn’t mention them purely because of their company size being on the smaller side. But from customer and strategic perspectives, I think that IK could be a good place for…Read More

On January 28, 2026 at 10:10 am jude77 said
Peter, your insight into issues like these are invaluable to the rest of us. I had assumed that most of the major players (NI, VSL, OTS etc) were fairly large stable businesses.  More and more I’m starting to see that many are small and maybe only one person, or a small group of people.

As to the wh…

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Peter, your insight into issues like these are invaluable to the rest of us. I had assumed that most of the major players (NI, VSL, OTS etc) were fairly large stable businesses.  More and more I’m starting to see that many are small and maybe only one person, or a small group of people.

As to the whole Kontakt news, I wish NI would put out a…Read More

The other one nobody has mentioned that I want to stay as far away from NI is Music Tribe, for the obvious reason that it is run by Uli Behringer.

Unlikely but interesting: IK Multimedia could buy Kontakt to replace SampleTank. (purely a thought only)

Kontakt sample developer Ocean Swift has made a statement about the NI situation.

The transition to a sales promotion is a bit odd, but I would cut small, indie developers like them some slack. These are often one to a few people operations where the same person writing website copy is also creating sample libraries:

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On January 27, 2026 at 11:33 pm lamia6 said
Image Line would be another candidate, maybe? Their CEO is the former CEO of NI (Constantin Koehncke).

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Wouldn’t they go into competition with themselves if they bought NI, or even just Kontakt + NKS? They already own UVI.

Maybe they will split off their DJ Bra…Read More

On January 27, 2026 at 11:33 pm lamia6 said
Image Line would be another candidate, maybe? Their CEO is the former CEO of NI (Constantin Koehncke).

Excellent point.

On January 27, 2026 at 11:32 pm lang said
With the recent news of Native Instruments (NI) entering preliminary insolvency in Germany, I’ve become increasingly cautious about developers with high fixed assets. Personally, I think we should be careful about investing heavily in EastWest and VSL right now.

My reasoning is based on what looks like a…

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Image Line would be another candidate, maybe? Their CEO is the former CEO of NI (Constantin Koehncke).

With the recent news of Native Instruments (NI) entering preliminary insolvency in Germany, I’ve become increasingly cautious about developers with high fixed assets. Personally, I think we should be careful about investing heavily in EastWest and VSL right now.

My reasoning is based on what looks like a desperate push for cash flow to offset t…Read More

It is possible that Dr. Martini could sell off the crown jewel of NI. It would raise money. Now, just imagining that and potential buyers in the industry — and not an investment group — what are other players you would be interested in it going to? This is my hot take on potential places Kontakt could land if Martini decides to sell it off. (NI…Read More