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SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:16 pm

https://cdm.link/ni-insolvency/

https://neu.insolvenzbekanntmachungen.de/ap/suche.jsf

Looks real

catamorphism · Post by **catamorphism** » Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:17 pm

bundoo · Post by **bundoo** » Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:21 pm

dont let anyone ever tell u being bought by vc is good

wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:23 pm

Holy crap! What does this mean for all NI customers? Think of Kontakt alone and all the 3rd party developers that have made instruments that only work in Kontakt.

This could be absolutely devastating for all of us. I can't tell you how much NI stuff I own.

ericj23 · Post by **ericj23** » Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:24 pm

Looks like venture capital asset stripping. Lump all of soundwise's debt in one company.

File for bankruptcy. Sell off the assets and write off the debt. What have NI got that might attract interezt, maschine and kontakt would be off some interest, but that is probably it

Proteinshake · Post by **Proteinshake** » Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:26 pm

stefancrs · Post by **stefancrs** » Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:27 pm

Proteinshake wrote: Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:26 pmHaha

Huh?

This is very sad news indeed.

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:29 pm

I suspect this may be the first of many this year, markets saturated...there are probably more people making synths and sound packs than there are making songs!

Proteinshake · Post by **Proteinshake** » Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:33 pm

stefancrs wrote: Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:27 pm Huh?

This is very sad news indeed.

Sure, but somewhat to be expected.

vitocorleone123 · Post by **vitocorleone123** » Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:39 pm

bundoo wrote: Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:21 pm dont let anyone ever tell u being bought by vc is good

Being bought by a VC means the clock is ticking, not that you've been "saved". Best bet is always to get out while you can.

audiojunkie · Post by **audiojunkie** » Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:49 pm

It’s sad. I remember when they first hit the scene with Generator. They’ve been circling the drain for years, but it’s sad to see an icon die. I guess Sugar-Bytes got the last laugh after all. RIP

Funkybot's Evil Twin · Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:56 pm

Funny how these VCs roll in, promise to “streamline operations,” go into full M&A mode, then “remove redundancies” they literally just created (aka firing people). And when they finally realize they can’t squeeze the margins they imagined out of a business they never understood in the first place, they sell it off in pieces. Pure vulture capitalism.

And don’t buy for a second that having money makes a person smart or competent. That’s a fallacy we need to drop. Wealth isn’t proof of intelligence; it’s proof of access to capital. Nothing more. It’d be a lot less offensive if these guys stopped treating wealth as evidence that they’re the smartest people in the world and quit drinking their own Kool-Aid.

Hopefully, some of these assets will end up in good hands, like Kontakt, but I'm not optimistic.

digitalboytn · Post by **digitalboytn** » Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:59 pm

What about those promised Massive X updates ?

I always thought that the executives and the bean counters were paid too much...

That makes a company too top-heavy...

Maybe the shake up will be good for NI in the long-run ?

vitocorleone123 · Post by **vitocorleone123** » Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:59 pm

VC is the kiss of death. If your company ever gets acquired by VC, plot your personal exit asap before its plotted for you.

waxtrax · Post by **waxtrax** » Tue Jan 27, 2026 2:59 pm

I love how many people immediately go to doom and gloom when anything changes

There is still value in the brand name. They will get purchased by someone. All your software is not going to stop working and vanish from your systems overnight.

In a professional sense, skills are far more important than workflows. Well-developed skills can easily adapt to any changing workflow.

Native Instruments file for insolvency...