I mainly wrote about Native Instruments because (1) I love their products and use them regularly, (2) I would guess that more than 80 percent of my sample libraries are in the Kontakt format, and (3) there was/is so much misinformation being put out by bloggers and YouTubers that I finally said, here’s an opportunity to really be useful to the LM…Read More

If you guys are interested, on the non-public part of the site, I’ll share the horror story of what led to me finally closing the forum and OPEN MIC and candidly, it may mean that I won’t be posting anymore beyond the blog and keeping up the lists.

On May 4, 2026 at 9:26 am fretman said

On May 3, 2026 at 11:22 am Brian said
….  I like seeing all the deals in one place, sure, but there are other places you can do that…..

Come on. I just poured my heart into this place, time and money and the first thing you’re doing is using LinkedMusicians to ask about where to replace the site? Ther…Read More

On May 4, 2026 at 2:57 am swijaya said
I, for one, am interested to learn a little about business & marketing, especially your qualified & honest (ethical) takes on things happened in our niche world (music production tools & industries). Of course, keep it digestible & not too deep (i.e.: not overly too long).

Haha, yeah, I know, when I get…Read More

On May 4, 2026 at 3:29 am swijaya said

Still, on a relative basis, out of all of the forums included in this analysis that aren’t LinkedMusicians, KVR would rank as the one I like the best.

So, your toxicity leveling is actually the opposite of Gemini’s?

Btw, I like the blog post, and this is exactly why you should keep blogging.

Well, I def…Read More