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

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 Support File”, a ZIP file will be dropped in your…Read More

As I had some downtime today due to being under the weather and decided to write a serious post on this topic to help our community — and developers — better understand what’s going on with NI and navigate through some of the misinformation and just plain bad ideas I’ve seen posted in social media and forums about the…Read More

I just published a LinkedMusicians blog post on the Native Instruments preliminary insolvency.

My intent is to provide an accurate, simple, clear, and concise post that explains a complex situation for everyone, regardless of their depth of understanding of finance and business. My hope is that providing clarity on this situation will help our…Read More