KVR Audio

Spip · Post by **Spip** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:20 am

I was so happy when they offered me to join their sound design team some times ago... So sad...

penguinfromdeep · Post by **penguinfromdeep** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:21 am

We need more info ...

glokraw · Post by **glokraw** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:22 am

Sampleconstruct wrote:
toby wrote:
Just a dream but maybe they teamed up with Spectrasonics and Alchemy 2 will be transformed into the mighty Omnisphere 2.
Best speculation in this thread so far
But I have confidential info that CA is now porting their technology to Espresso machines with additive coffee resynthesis, wait for NAMM!

Ah, they'll announce it at the North American Mocha Machine convention

One hump, or two, sir?

Touch The Universe · Post by **Touch The Universe** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:23 am

Ben H wrote:Maybe they lost all the code?

It HAS happened before with other software companies.

Adventus

What a shame that was

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:27 am

glokraw wrote: Ah, they'll announce it at the North American Mocha Machine convention

One hump, or two, sir?

tshear23 · Post by **tshear23** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:28 am

I also tried to post something on their forum here on KVR and it was promptly deleted. At any rate, really sorry to see them go.

Touch The Universe · Post by **Touch The Universe** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:31 am

This is rather bizarre, out of the blue like this, and even their kvr forum is disabled?

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:31 am

Deleting posts without further explanation why this has come to pass seems like a quite nasty move... totally not how CA usually handles their support...

jbuonacc · Post by **jbuonacc** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:32 am

somebody just posted this on the GS forum:

"I just pulled their accounts from Companies House, thinking they might have run into trouble. They had a reasonable amount of cash in the bank, although they were small enough to only have to file abbreviated accounts, which more or less ruled out that theory unless something really bad happened in the past nine months.

However, the SH01 form, which updates the information on who holds the shares was filed with today's date and is not yet available electronically. So, an IP sale seems likely, particularly as the circumstances are very similar to the Apple purchase of Redmatica's IP: so long guys, thanks for all the fish; here are some download links; use them before we switch off the server."

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:32 am

Well, someone is still posting there now: http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5999199

mutantdog · Post by **mutantdog** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:33 am

Well, this is sad news. In the absence of a V2 i'd like to pick up a few sound packs, i wonder if license transfers will be processed now.

I'm not sure piracy is the sole cause here, as has been mentioned only old versions have been available on warez sites, an Alchemy 2 with the watermark system could have been an unpirated plugin. The VAT thing seems unlikely considering the size of the company. Its all speculation though. Hopefully we'll get some official statement soon.

roland_rock · Post by **roland_rock** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:36 am

EvilDragon wrote:Deleting posts without further explanation why this has come to pass seems like a quite nasty move... totally not how CA usually handles their support...

That's what I find so surprising - CA have always seemed to be among the "good guys" - great products, great support, refreshingly honest about issues. This seems really out of character.

robotmonkey · Post by **robotmonkey** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:38 am

I just had a flash of genius. Maybe now, as they are not selling any of their products, they will make them available for free download.

kv331 · Post by **kv331** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:39 am

glokraw wrote: Best speculation in this thread so far
But I have confidential info that CA is now porting their technology to Espresso machines with additive coffee resynthesis, wait for NAMM!

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Oh, Espresso, Italians? IK Multimedia maybe ???

TwoToneshuzz · Post by **TwoToneshuzz** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:41 am

Should be illegal just to shut down like this.. As a developer of software plug ins your selling something with the promise of maintaining functionality, especielly from a sound designers/developer point of view, it's simply reprehensible..

Users need to have a keep safe org. that can insure survival of their tools when the developers cave.. So support and development can continue...Afterall it seems like there is several lifetimes worth of work that goes into building up the resources that a popular instrument like Alchemy has amassed around it's sound making platform..

Camel Audio ceasing sales? [Update: CA acquired by Apple]