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DJ Warmonger · Post by **DJ Warmonger** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:35 pm

I finally bought Komplete Ultimate 12 on summer sale and was positively suprised by NI product quality, as well as their upcoming product line. Too bad we might not be getting any hot stuff anymore.

If you get rid of many engineers, you're not going to develop new state-of-art products. That's what my previous company did, at least

george · Post by **george** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:42 pm

EvilDragon wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:33 pm NKS is still going strong.

No doubt about it but considering those layoffs... for how long?

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:48 pm

Maybe they will outsource parts of the development and cut their costs that way.

DJ Warmonger · Post by **DJ Warmonger** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:50 pm

discoDSP wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:42 pm
EvilDragon wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:33 pm NKS is still going strong.
No doubt about it but considering those layoffs... for how long?

I guess they just want to milk a cash cow while it's alive. NI can just carry on NKS, Kontakt libraries and Maschine expansions at low cost, without full R&S department.

Maybe they will outsource parts of the development

You can't outsource musical instruments to a random gang of undergraduate students from India. You need musicans who love music and just know their stuff.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:52 pm

discoDSP wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:42 pm
EvilDragon wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:33 pm NKS is still going strong.
No doubt about it but considering those layoffs... for how long?

At the very least as long as Kontakt is strong (and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere anytime soon), and as long as there's 3rd party dev interest in NKS products, which there is, there's a steady influx of 3rd parties wanting to join the NKS ecosystem... so there you have it.

Stefken · Post by **Stefken** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:56 pm

EvilDragon wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:52 pm
discoDSP wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:42 pm
EvilDragon wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:33 pm NKS is still going strong.
No doubt about it but considering those layoffs... for how long?
At the very least as long as Kontakt is strong (and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere anytime soon), and as long as there's 3rd party dev interest in NKS products, which there is, there's a steady influx of 3rd parties wanting to join the NKS ecosystem... so there you have it.

I'm not going to see the day where you, as a Kontakt scripter, would say that Kontakt is over.
(Not saying that it is, but even if it were...)

enCiphered · Post by **enCiphered** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:59 pm

EvilDragon wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:52 pm
discoDSP wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:42 pm
EvilDragon wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:33 pm NKS is still going strong.
No doubt about it but considering those layoffs... for how long?
At the very least as long as Kontakt is strong (and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere anytime soon), and as long as there's 3rd party dev interest in NKS products, which there is, there's a steady influx of 3rd parties wanting to join the NKS ecosystem... so there you have it.

I think 3rd party devs feel forced to join the NKS ecosystem. This has nothing to do with interest imho.
NI´s hardware is really good but NKS is a disaster to use and implement.
NKS and sounds.com are the weakest spots of NI.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:02 pm

NKSexit was brought to you by Native Instruments

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:02 pm

Native Instruments Layabouts?

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:03 pm

enCiphered wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:59 pmI think 3rd party devs feel forced to join the NKS ecosystem

That is not true, though. Ask Urs, say.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:11 pm

he's hinting at concrete shoes. careful now.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:14 pm

Aloysius wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:11 pm he's hinting at concrete shoes. careful now.

not great for joggers.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:15 pm

or swimmers

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:16 pm

Aloysius wrote: Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:15 pm or swimmers

well of course, they'd want concrete flippers you fool.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:17 pm

I must be a Noob at all the gangsta tools of the trade.

Native Instruments Layoffs?