KVR Audio

cleverr1 · Post by **cleverr1** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:33 pm

EnGee wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 8:13 pm @Dencheg
Even if you can split it with u-he, how can you split the bundle with NI?

The products are registered with NI and appears the registration code in your account, so it's a two steps procedure. You have the registeration code from NI (when you buy it), then you use this code to generate serials with u-he.

If I understand this correctly the registration codes on the NI site are there to be used once on the u-he site to generate the serials which are not then NFR. So why would a buyer or seller care about any artefact on the NI site after a sale?

SHall1000 · Post by **SHall1000** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:55 pm

Was thinking of picking up some second hand licenses. Think I'll wait a bit. Expect prices will fall with so many peeps selling their duplicates/splitting the bundle.

EnGee · Post by **EnGee** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:44 pm

cleverr1 wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:33 pm
EnGee wrote: Thu Feb 07, 2019 8:13 pm @Dencheg
Even if you can split it with u-he, how can you split the bundle with NI?

The products are registered with NI and appears the registration code in your account, so it's a two steps procedure. You have the registeration code from NI (when you buy it), then you use this code to generate serials with u-he.
If I understand this correctly the registration codes on the NI site are there to be used once on the u-he site to generate the serials which are not then NFR. So why would a buyer or seller care about any artefact on the NI site after a sale?

Maybe you are right. In practice, if you can sort it out with u-he, that's all is needed!

Dasheesh · Post by **Dasheesh** » Fri Feb 08, 2019 3:35 am

my guess is every mami making Miami will be blasting presets on "their" latest hits. I'm sure it's crushing traffic.

spunkmuffin · Post by **spunkmuffin** » Fri Feb 08, 2019 4:59 am

This sale seems somewhat successful.

eluherlu · Post by **eluherlu** » Fri Feb 08, 2019 8:20 am

Hi, just bought Repro from another customer's splitted bundle.. Does this mean my Repro is still in his NI account?

kmonkey · Post by **kmonkey** » Fri Feb 08, 2019 9:19 am

Jesus...

Ranoka · Post by **Ranoka** » Fri Feb 08, 2019 9:26 am

eluherlu wrote: Fri Feb 08, 2019 8:20 am Hi, just bought Repro from another customer's splitted bundle.. Does this mean my Repro is still in his NI account?

The registration code is single use to activate a license key in a u-he account.

The registration code will still be in his NI account, but you already activated it to get your license key in your u-he account. So the registration code is now basically useless.

A bit like if you find a phone card and someone already scratched it off and used the code.

But your License Key is a full license that can be transferred to someone else's u-he account (u-he allows this for free after 9 months).

goldenanalog · Post by **goldenanalog** » Sat Feb 09, 2019 1:30 am

cthonophonic · Post by **cthonophonic** » Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:23 am

To keep things in context, it's probably worth pointing out that NI has done this sort of cross-promotional sale with several other companies that have implemented NKS in their products, and I haven't seen anyone speculating that they are gunning to buy out Softube or Arturia, for example.

goldenanalog · Post by **goldenanalog** » Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:25 am

cthonophonic wrote: Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:23 am To keep things in context, it's probably worth pointing out that NI has done this sort of cross-promotional sale with several other companies that have implemented NKS in their products, and I haven't seen anyone speculating that they are gunning to buy out Softube or Arturia, for example.

Fair enough. But at least in Arturia's case: they're already quite large as music companies go. Softube I don't know that much about.

goldenanalog · Post by **goldenanalog** » Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:33 am

I remember Camel Audio. In there case: my guess that what opened the door for their buyout was the synergy that happened when they did the port of Alchemy for the ipad - Apple realized what s brilliant product Alchemy was - and that CA had gotten stuck in 1.x - they just couldn't make the full pass to ver 2; so were probably made a deal where they couldn't say no.

U-he is a tiny company, just like CA - that's the only way they can afford to do what they do (and do it brilliantly, I must add)

goldenanalog · Post by **goldenanalog** » Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:38 am

I was more remarking on the modest baseline of a 2% revenue increase long-term given the current intense exposure that U-he is receiving.

ATS · Post by **ATS** » Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:42 am

U-he isn't THAT small are they? They do have like 5 or 6 people working there now I think. I mean they aren't big but not tiny right?

goldenanalog · Post by **goldenanalog** » Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:53 am

5-6 sounds about right. Think about it: it's about the size of a typical family. Camel Audio iirc was maybe slightly larger.

Employees cost money; so the most efficient way is a small group of people where everyone multitasks. I dunno - most small places that I've worked have at least double that on the payroll - some part time, admittedly.

U-he offer from Native instruments