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

@fretman I’ve known from developers and pro musicians have told me about various issues with libraries. I can’t say which ones told me about various libraries, but the problems are not that rare. Although I will share one because of the developer’s ethically problematic practices of using his contractors to attack his competitors and make shill…Read More

Joke: Now its time to someone help them with some coupon like the ones they gives us that are almost useless because of the strict rules.

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I like a lot of their products but don’t buy often since they charge the same prices even when the products have aged. This is also a good example of why many of us are apprehensive about subscriptions.