About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Native Instruments' acquisition by inMusic and reflects on the music production journey.

This week we revisit the story of Native Instruments following the announcement that the company is being acquired by inMusic.After insolvency proceedings earlier this year, the future of Native Instruments, iZotope, Plugin Alliance and Brainworx appeared uncertain. Now, a new chapter begins.We discuss:What this acquisition means for musiciansThe importance of Native Instruments’ legacyThe growing consolidation of music technology companiesWhether software ecosystems are becoming too important to failThen in our round robin segment:“What’s something you wish someone had told you earlier about music production?”A reflective discussion on growth, mistakes, creativity and the realities of learning to make music over time.Join the conversation:💌 audionauticsounds@gmail.com 🐤 Twitter @Audionautic📸 Instagram: @audionauticsounds📡Discord: https://discord.gg/8FpkdFmx6Sunwarper: https://sunwarper.com​​​​​​Kh3rtis: https://kh3rtis.com

Topics covered

• Native Instruments acquisition
• music technology
• software ecosystems
• music production
• industry consolidation
• musician legacy

Keywords

• Native Instruments
• inMusic
• music production
• software ecosystems
• acquisition
• music technology
• industry consolidation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Native Instruments, inMusic, iZotope, Plugin Alliance, Brainworx

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