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el-bo (formerly ebow) · Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:18 pm

Jace-BeOS wrote:
el-bo (formerly ebow) wrote:
Teksonik wrote:So the CA ship continues to sail away almost over the horizon out of sight.....whether it turns around and comes back with another captain at the helm is yet to be seen
captain cook ??

That overblown sail boat was for Steve Jobs, not Tim Cook.

i know

DarkStar · Post by **DarkStar** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:21 pm

^^^^
But it's not shiny enough or thin enough

robotmonkey · Post by **robotmonkey** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:33 pm

pough wrote:
robotmonkey wrote:If their product line would continue then no way would any company buying them out do such a thing.
I disagree. Some companies love to assert absolute control by way of total silence. If they're buying Camel for the technology and not the company then they might just want the original brand to die and be forgotten.

But that's what I exactly said. If they were bought out by Apple then their name will disappear completely, their products would be completely dissolved and the tech will be completely re-branded as an Apple invention. Apple would also not give a flying F about any of CA's former customers, of whom majority are probably on PC anyway, no doubt.

If any of their products would continue in any form similar to present then it would have been handled completely differently.

Timman · Post by **Timman** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:42 pm

robotmonkey wrote:But that's what I exactly said. If they were bought out by Apple then their name will disappear completely, their products would be completely dissolved and the tech will be completely re-branded as an Apple invention. Apple would also not give a flying F about any of CA's former customers, of whom majority are probably on PC anyway, no doubt.

If any of their products would continue in any form similar to present then it would have been handled completely differently.

That's sad indeed but also it's part of a business life. I think that whatever CA's owner(s) decided it was for the best of their interests. Customers' interest should be a priority but not a dogma to follow.

highkoo · Post by **highkoo** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 7:13 pm

highkoo wrote: Wasnt Alchemy 2 already quite a ways into production?
Whoever, whatever happened to the camel, it wouldnt make sense that so much high end work would just get binned, would it?
It makes sense that it would have to end up somewhere, in some form, or its a HUGE waste by whatever entity is now in control of the group.
Yeah? No?

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 7:26 pm

I bet they had a falling out at the xmas party.

Chopper · Post by **Chopper** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 7:29 pm

Aloysius wrote:I bet they had a falling out at the xmas party.

So far, as speculation goes, that's my favourite one...

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 7:31 pm

dune_rave · Post by **dune_rave** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 7:42 pm

After watching this Omnisphere2 presentation video,
I think Camels are bought by Spectrasonics...

mandolarian · Post by **mandolarian** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 7:56 pm

dune_rave wrote:After watching this Omnisphere2 presentation video,
I think Camels are bought by Spectrasonics...

Then why would the omnishear leave out some of the best parts of CA technology? And two weeks isn't enough time to integrate even the camelbell samples, never mind the resynthesis stuff.

As others and I have said, repeatedly and often, it's the cuppertino cabal or it's nothing* at all.

* Actually means "something," but is used when you don't feel like explaining.
Hey, whatcha doin'?
(clearly working on something complex and important) Nothing.

dune_rave · Post by **dune_rave** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 8:17 pm

Alchemy turns omnisphere to omnisphere2

Aleatoriac · Post by **Aleatoriac** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 8:17 pm

Daha! So the Universe CAN clearly come from "nothing" - brilliant mandolarian! BRILLIANT!

I knew it was something like that... or I mean nothing like that... I mean... Crap there's that version of me from the future again, I'd better go see what he wants. Just because his last set of instructions were wrong doesn't mean he was, it just means I split my awareness into a different parallel universe.

One thing I'm glad of. Omnisphere still exists in this timeline.

Mushy Mushy · Post by **Mushy Mushy** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:15 pm

Guys I must apologise, I have a genuine CA question. Completely out of line I know

Why can't I find any Alchemy sound bank demos on YouTube?

How does one decide which sound banks they want without hearing them?

mandolarian · Post by **mandolarian** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:45 pm

Mushy Mushy wrote:Guys I must apologise, I have a genuine CA question. Completely out of line I know

Why can't I find any Alchemy sound bank demos on YouTube?

How does one decide which sound banks they want without hearing them?

Try this search first:

Best to search for the exact library you want to hear. Sometimes you only get to hear some guy talking about the sound bank you want to hear.

But, that's just for the factory patches. Many of the best, imo, come from 3rd parties, like Simon's:

Check out his entire collection here

Aqualignum is awesome. As is FrameDrum, Metalurgy, Alchemistry and Alchemistry Beyond and MetaVox...Actually, they're all almost must haves.

So sad that Simon won't be creating new libs for Alchemy. Or what wondrous wavey wonders would be heard in Alchemy 2.

Now I'm really sad.

Mushy Mushy · Post by **Mushy Mushy** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:47 pm

Bravo my man.

Many thanks for that wealth of info

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