If Alchemy 2 does resynthesis of DNA to software algorithm... maybe?yessongs wrote:New theoretical possibility for third party buyer. Anybody guess Kurzweil yet?.
Camel Audio ceasing sales? [Update: CA acquired by Apple]
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secretkillerofnames secretkillerofnames https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=283916 - KVRian
- 598 posts since 9 Jul, 2012
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- KVRAF
- 1986 posts since 29 Apr, 2010 from NYC
because the singularity is approaching, and all things will be one.Compyfox wrote:Kurzweil?yessongs wrote:New theoretical possibility for third party buyer. Anybody guess Kurzweil yet?.
Sorry for an outburst of laughter, but they still refuse to even touch the VSTi market. And last time I checked, Kurzweil wasn't that "common" on the hardware market anymore either.
Why should they buy the Alchemy Technology? Or the whole company for that matter?
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- KVRian
- 1115 posts since 6 Jul, 2009
Why shouldn't it be about money? A person should not start a business if he isn't trying to make a profit from it--because then it would be a hobby.Numanoid wrote:Whatever happend to that guy ZenPunkHippy ?
With that kind of username I would expect that he wouldnt let himself be gagged by market forces, but be interested in sharing his knowledge
on this issue with fellow users.
In the end is it all about money?
What's the problem? If a busy, over-worked business owner is offered a good amount of money that would allow him and his family to have a comfortable life with better living conditions, doesn't that owner have a right to act in the interest of himself and his family?
I love Alchemy, and I'm sad to see Camel Audio disband. But, I have no problem with an entrepreneur cashing out and making a profit on his business--because that's the point of entrepreneurship to begin with. Good luck to Ben!
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- KVRist
- 211 posts since 23 Feb, 2011 from Norway
I agree.Luftrum wrote:Whatever the outcome of Camel Audio, no matter the statement deriving from their departure or what company that might have bought them, while they were here they did good! No one can take that away from them...
They were highly respected noble gentlemen - members of 1% For The Planet, raising money for charity on several occasions and with a product line and customer support that was top-rated in the industry.
That will be their legacy.
Very nice guys, replying fast, kindly and very professionally to all (my) user requests.
Alchemy is one of the best-ever synths.
I invested a lot of time and money in Alchemy,
therefore I would expect a bit more than just a "game over" message. So wierd...
I find this thread so surreal due to the Camel's silence.........
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- KVRAF
- 2696 posts since 19 Apr, 2005 from The City Beneath the Sea
Weird.... Website all but gone, forum locked and topics about V2 removed but I still have access to my old tickets on FogBugz - is that run by a 3rd party?
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- KVRian
- 1115 posts since 6 Jul, 2009
Haha, I have to agree, I don't think Ray Kurzweil has had any interest in music technology in a long time. As for his keyboard business, it still makes good instruments, but I'd hardly call them exciting. Highly doubt that Kurzweil would have anything to do with a Camel Audio buyout. Isn't the word on the street Apple?Compyfox wrote:Kurzweil?yessongs wrote:New theoretical possibility for third party buyer. Anybody guess Kurzweil yet?.
Sorry for an outburst of laughter, but they still refuse to even touch the VSTi market. And last time I checked, Kurzweil wasn't that "common" on the hardware market anymore either.
Why should they buy the Alchemy Technology? Or the whole company for that matter?
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- KVRAF
- 19791 posts since 16 Sep, 2001 from Las Vegas,USA
Must be because I've used it when testing for other developers........dnekm wrote: I still have access to my old tickets on FogBugz - is that run by a 3rd party?
None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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- Banned
- 10196 posts since 12 Mar, 2012 from the Bavarian Alps to my feet and the globe around my head
ZenPunkHippy was hired by Camel Audio for the customer support, if he isn't allowed to say anything, he won't appear here...Numanoid wrote:Whatever happend to that guy ZenPunkHippy ?
With that kind of username I would expect that he wouldnt let himself be gagged by market forces, but be interested in sharing his knowledge
on this issue with fellow users.
In the end is it all about money?
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- KVRAF
- 25849 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
Sure, but kind of nice if they remember to leave a note of explanation for the users they leave behind don't you think.KBSoundSmith wrote:What's the problem? If a busy, over-worked business owner is offered a good amount of money that would allow him and his family to have a comfortable life with better living conditions, doesn't that owner have a right to act in the interest of himself and his family?
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- KVRist
- 211 posts since 23 Feb, 2011 from Norway
Ok, it's only business, but just a message to all of us, who loved and supported them for years, until they got their lucky strike, would have been a kind happy ending, with all of us saying "thank you and good luck" with a great smile...KBSoundSmith wrote: What's the problem? If a busy, over-worked business owner is offered a good amount of money that would allow him and his family to have a comfortable life with better living conditions, doesn't that owner have a right to act in the interest of himself and his family?
But this silence sounds miles away from what I always felt Camel Audio was...
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- KVRAF
- 2750 posts since 2 Feb, 2005 from Raincoast of Grayland
One final note of conspiracy before the inevitable doom of cuppertino falls upon us...
Apparently this is the last image recorded by the Camel Audio office outside security camera before they went dark...
Apparently this is the last image recorded by the Camel Audio office outside security camera before they went dark...
perception: the stuff reality is made of.
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- Banned
- 10196 posts since 12 Mar, 2012 from the Bavarian Alps to my feet and the globe around my head
The Islamists kidnapped the camel? 
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- KVRian
- 1115 posts since 6 Jul, 2009
matteogk wrote:Ok, it's only business, but just a message to all of us, who loved and supported them for years, until they got their lucky strike, would have been a kind happy ending, with all of us saying "thank you and good luck" with a great smile...KBSoundSmith wrote: What's the problem? If a busy, over-worked business owner is offered a good amount of money that would allow him and his family to have a comfortable life with better living conditions, doesn't that owner have a right to act in the interest of himself and his family?
But this silence sounds miles away from what I always felt Camel Audio was...
If he sold the business, he's likely under an NDA agreement due to the buyout, so he wouldn't be allowed to leave a message or explanation. I'd say be patient. He had a very, very good track record of customer relations, so I would not be surprised to hear from him when/if he's allowed to.Numanoid wrote:Sure, but kind of nice if they remember to leave a note of explanation for the users they leave behind don't you think.KBSoundSmith wrote:What's the problem? If a busy, over-worked business owner is offered a good amount of money that would allow him and his family to have a comfortable life with better living conditions, doesn't that owner have a right to act in the interest of himself and his family?
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- KVRAF
- 37389 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
Great way to go thoughmandolarian wrote:One final note of conspiracy before the inevitable doom of cuppertino falls upon us...
Apparently this is the last image recorded by the Camel Audio office outside security camera before they went dark...