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ZentralmassivSound · Post by **ZentralmassivSound** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:23 pm

What the hell?

tuzemec · Post by **tuzemec** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:28 pm

Yep, the only reasonable explanation is that somebody bought the IP and CA have to be silent till the official announcement. And the offer was really good probably.
Hope that we won't have to wait till NAMM for the official news. And that's not some DAW company that will lock the plugins to their software.
Unless is Presonus. I'm fine with that

fmr · Post by **fmr** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:29 pm

Numanoid wrote:All I can say is WTF

I don't get it, why just discontinue a product, why not sell it to some other developer?

Alchemy is amongst the highest rated plugs

A new developer could have taken it to v2, and got back their money by charging for the upgrade.

Just letting go of the ball like this is just like a total waste

Nobody said it was discontinued. Actually, nobody said ANYTHING, except that sales stopped. That just means Alchemy can no longer be bought FOR THE MOMENT. But IMO this means a buyout os some sort (and no, I don't know anything).

tehlord · Post by **tehlord** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:30 pm

stimresp wrote:No you're not mad. I was also looking for the keyfile - I haven't installed it in quite a while and remember that the file was consumed in the registration process.

If it's integrated into the installer then all should be OK, no?.

I'll have to check later. I think I have the plugins installed on both my machines right now, but I'll try and install them on my other 3rd PC to see how installation goes.

matteogk · Post by **matteogk** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:30 pm

We do not know anything of what happened.
It makes no difference for the users.
We know it's very sad that Alchemy dies like this.

Hope to know what really happened, but I am more interested in what will happen now.
I start to download all my stuff, sad sad sad....

budweiser · Post by **budweiser** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:31 pm

We're a few days from namm, maybe it's not a coincidence if it happens now, without any annoucement, without any response in the forum, whitout zenpunkhippy post..

Ambient Mechanics · Post by **Ambient Mechanics** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:33 pm

tehlord wrote:
stimresp wrote:No you're not mad. I was also looking for the keyfile - I haven't installed it in quite a while and remember that the file was consumed in the registration process.

If it's integrated into the installer then all should be OK, no?.
I'll have to check later. I think I have the plugins installed on both my machines right now, but I'll try and install them on my other 3rd PC to see how installation goes.

Please update us here on how you get on with that..as it's something I think a lot of us will need to know for later on down the road.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:33 pm

fmr wrote:
Numanoid wrote:All I can say is WTF

I don't get it, why just discontinue a product, why not sell it to some other developer?

Alchemy is amongst the highest rated plugs

A new developer could have taken it to v2, and got back their money by charging for the upgrade.

Just letting go of the ball like this is just like a total waste
Nobody said it was discontinued. Actually, nobody said ANYTHING, except that sales stopped. That just means Alchemy can no longer be bought FOR THE MOMENT. But IMO this means a buyout os some sort (and no, I know nothing).

Well it does go on to say that you have until July 7th to backup your purchased products. That does seem kind of final imho.

After July 7th 2015, the files will no longer be accessible from our site, and so you will need to have downloaded and backed up your files beforehand, as well as the Camel Audio Installer application (linked below).

faun2500 · Post by **faun2500** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:33 pm

el-bo (formerly ebow) wrote:
faun2500 wrote:A major shock! I doubt its VAT, I doubt its piracy (however damaging both are!). More like a something unforeseeable.
if it were either of these, then i am sure they would have explained it as such, especially to those who were working with them on development for A2

as it's so out of character for them, i can only imagine that it is forced silence i.e takeover. i truly believe they are all sitting somewhere, frustrated that they can't tell their loyal user-base, and sound-designers, what is really happening

I did say "I 'doubt' it's"...

MillerSam · Post by **MillerSam** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:34 pm

I think it's more because they remove Alchemy IAP from itunes, the plugin version, all sound libraries and all effects.
The effects wasn't influenced by the development of Alchemy 2.

Touch The Universe · Post by **Touch The Universe** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:34 pm

First of all why are people convinced alchemy 2 will be no longer available. If it was a buyout which product do you think was highlighted? It's likely it will be released!! just from a different company, possibly though a different name. Backwards compatibility is what you should be worried about

ZentralmassivSound · Post by **ZentralmassivSound** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:34 pm

Hm strange thing is that there is so little or basically no communication. Why this secretiveness?

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:35 pm

mysticvibes wrote:First of all why are people convinced alchemy will be no longer available. ...

Once again:

After July 7th 2015, the files will no longer be accessible from our site, and so you will need to have downloaded and backed up your files beforehand, as well as the Camel Audio Installer application (linked below).

bibz1st · Post by **bibz1st** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:36 pm

I have the Player but it still works so whats the problem, it will continue to work whether they re-emerge or not. The only sad thing will be is if its personal tragedy that has caused this.

penguinfromdeep · Post by **penguinfromdeep** » Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:37 pm

Who could make an offer that is too good to refuse, and demands absolute secrecy with their draconian NDAs and such ... THere's only one answer: Apple

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