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

[ragout]

All the Alchemy 2 threads on the Camel Audio section are gone (at least the latest ones)... So, apparently there is no interest into releasing it anymore I guess... Yes, this smells like an Apple takeover. Eff it.

[whyterabbyt]

Site is not available. Stay tuned..

"Sorry but we are experiencing a very high load on our web server at the moment. We're really sorry for the inconvenience and would ask you to check back in a few hours."

Gee, every other twat round here starts shrieking 'end of the world, save yourselves' and then is surprised when the grocery stores get mobbed.

[chk071]

I really don't know why people think Apple as the most likely buyer of Camel Audio. If at the end it's true that this is an acquisition I would think of Native Instruments first. This is usual business for them, they even tried to buy u-he in the past.

Really? Thought i read they just wanted to hire him, after rejecting him first.

[fedexnman]

" What happened to Camel Audio " ( now with cats ) this is gonna be the new Bitwig is coming soon thread No ?

[whyterabbyt]

I really don't know why people think Apple as the most likely buyer of Camel Audio. If at the end it's true that this is an acquisition I would think of Native Instruments first.

Funnily enough, if its a company who want the skills/technology (rather than the product) I'd personally suspect its more likely to be someone like Ableton or BW. Camel's speciality is resynthesis, pretty handy in the time-stretched-clip arena.

[fmr]

iZotope could also very well be a candidate, since they have a synthesizer (Iris) dealing with spectra, and really could use some extra skills in the synthesis field.

[Kalamata Kid]

Camel Audio Alchemy
(keyring) is still for
sale:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Camel-Audio-Alc ... 4ab5844572

I may be worth al lot of money as an antique in
hundred years.

[valerian_777]

is the EULA different in the latest download, to reflect any changes....? (cant check right now)

I think the site is down due to traffic........

No, it's to constant imo. The info comes to fast.. immediatly. I think it's a dummy.

[glokraw]

I really don't know why people think Apple as the most likely buyer of Camel Audio. If at the end it's true that this is an acquisition I would think of Native Instruments first.

Funnily enough, if its a company who want the skills/technology (rather than the product) I'd personally suspect its more likely to be someone like Ableton or BW. Camel's speciality is resynthesis, pretty handy in the time-stretched-clip arena.

I think the Camel team have significant security skills, which may be of far greater value
to a waddling giant like apple, than the Alchemy itself.

[standalone]

I really don't know why people think Apple as the most likely buyer of Camel Audio. If at the end it's true that this is an acquisition I would think of Native Instruments first.

Funnily enough, if its a company who want the skills/technology (rather than the product) I'd personally suspect its more likely to be someone like Ableton or BW. Camel's speciality is resynthesis, pretty handy in the time-stretched-clip arena.

Yes, I can see music software company having deep interest in Camel Audio's technology, but Apple? They now seem to consider Logic as a sort of Garageband Pro.

In any case it seems to me that Alchemy 2 is the star in this story, that's why I think of NI.

[standalone]

I really don't know why people think Apple as the most likely buyer of Camel Audio. If at the end it's true that this is an acquisition I would think of Native Instruments first. This is usual business for them, they even tried to buy u-he in the past.

Really? Thought i read they just wanted to hire him, after rejecting him first.

I'm not sure of the details, but I think they wanted Zebra too.

[standalone]

I think the Camel team have significant security skills, which may be of far greater value
to a waddling giant like apple, than the Alchemy itself.

I always suspected that Biomechanoid was in fact Liam Neeson.

[glokraw]

I think the Camel team have significant security skills, which may be of far greater value
to a waddling giant like apple, than the Alchemy itself.

I always suspected that Biomechanoid was in fact Liam Neeson.

Liam Neeson is bluedad...and we've all been warned

[VitaminD]

All the Alchemy 2 threads on the Camel Audio section are gone (at least the latest ones)... So, apparently there is no interest into releasing it anymore I guess... Yes, this smells like an Apple takeover. Eff it.

Or, perhaps, there is interest in releasing it under a different company name and thus not wanting it associated with CA?

I wonder if we'll get an announcement at Winter NAMM or at Summer NAMM (2 days after the CA website is deactivated).

[noiseboyuk]

Yes, I can see music software company having deep interest in Camel Audio's technology, but Apple? They now seem to consider Logic as a sort of Garageband Pro.

In any case it seems to me that Alchemy 2 is the star in this story, that's why I think of NI.

Even if the GarageBand Pro label is accurate, why does that make their interest in Camel any the less? While we're all throwing wild hunches around, I can see Apple being more interested in the iOS side of things.

NI on the other hand I really can't see. They're not exactly short of synth heads there. And NI's style has been to collaborate and distribute, not consume.