KVR Audio

yehboy1 · Post by **yehboy1** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 2:55 pm

Why not Italy? Or Norway? Or France? Or Japan? Or the US?

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 2:59 pm

maybe better economies to support such endeavours?
schools pushing programming languages earlier than others?

mumpcake · Post by **mumpcake** » Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:47 pm

IBTL/IBHPC

V0RT3X · Post by **V0RT3X** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:53 am

sleepcircle · Post by **sleepcircle** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 3:29 am

i know that ignite amps are italy-based

yellowmix · Post by **yellowmix** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 3:56 am

Is that really the case? Are there solid statistics somewhere?

Ou_Tis · Post by **Ou_Tis** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 3:57 am

Maybe it has something to do with Germany's long history of preeminence in classical music and/or the Berlin club scene, and the prominent role of Swedish producers in Anglophone pop music for the last few decades?...

Silly answer would be that the Mediterranean countries are warm enough to frolic outside, whereas the Nordic countries are too cold to play instruments. Germany/Sweden are just cold enough to keep people indoors, but not so cold their fingers freeze without gloves. (Kidding, sweet Germans....)

Bombadil · Post by **Bombadil** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 4:27 am

IKM is based in Italy, afaik.

Michael L · Post by **Michael L** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 4:54 am

yehboy1 wrote: Mon Feb 25, 2019 2:55 pmWhy not Italy? Or Norway? Or France? Or Japan? Or the US?

Because people in those countries know how to play real instruments.

yehboy1 · Post by **yehboy1** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 5:17 am

Bombadil wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 4:27 am IKM is based in Italy, afaik.

I didn't know that. I learn something new every day.

fese · Post by **fese** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 5:59 am

Are there? Really? Do you have numbers for that or is it just a “feeling”?

My impression always was that there were a suspiciously big number of audio companies in Italy: IKM, Hornet, sknote, overloud...

Who is there in Sweden? From the top of my head: softtube, propellerhead, sonic charge, audiorealism. Any more?

elassi · Post by **elassi** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 6:22 am

fese wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 5:59 amWho is there in Sweden? From the top of my head: softtube, propellerhead, sonic charge, audiorealism. Any more?

XLN Audio, Peter Segerdahl/ZeroX (good ol' Beatcreator)...

medienhexer · Post by **medienhexer** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 7:11 am

elassi wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 6:22 am
fese wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 5:59 amWho is there in Sweden? From the top of my head: softtube, propellerhead, sonic charge, audiorealism. Any more?
XLN Audio, Peter Segerdahl/ZeroX (good ol' Beatcreator)...

Toontrack, klevgrand

medienhexer · Post by **medienhexer** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 7:20 am

medienhexer wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 7:11 am
elassi wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 6:22 am
fese wrote: Tue Feb 26, 2019 5:59 amWho is there in Sweden? From the top of my head: softtube, propellerhead, sonic charge, audiorealism. Any more?
XLN Audio, Peter Segerdahl/ZeroX (good ol' Beatcreator)...
Toontrack, klevgrand

Teenage Engineering

Slaapstadseun · Post by **Slaapstadseun** » Tue Feb 26, 2019 7:21 am

It is true that there are many plugin devs in these Nordic countries, but let's test if the number is 'disproportionate'. We can do this by comparing how many developers there are in the USA, for example. (We should also not forget eastern European countries - would be interesting to see how many there are in Estonia, Croatia etc).

I'll start the list:
Spectrasonics.

Why are a disproportionate number of plugin developers based in Sweden and Germany?