Plugin Alliance, with operations in the US and Langenfeld, Germany, says it is not part of Native Instruments’ insolvency filing.
Mo Volans, General Manager of Plugin Alliance and Brainworx, posted to the Plugin Alliance Audiophiles group on Facebook. This was a question a number of people asked yesterday — which corporate entities internationally that are part of Native Instruments would be impacted directly by the insolvency of the Berlin-based GmbH. From Mo’s social media post (and so not to be taken as a formal public statement):
As of today, Plugin Alliance entities are not part of the insolvency filing. Our operations in Langenfeld and the US remain outside these proceedings.
For now – It’s business as usual. We continue to operate normally – product releases, support, installers and all other activities continue unchanged.
This doesn’t mean that Plugin Alliance won’t eventually be impacted by what’s happening, of course, but that it isn’t directly part of the current process.
I want to emphasize that at least installation, servers, support — all of this should continue normally for now across all NI properties. Part of why I hoped that we would stay on top of this news is that it was clear it was going to come out regardless (and this kind of news spreads quickly). So we can at least protect our nervous systems a little bit by understanding what happened and what it will mean.
I haven’t heard yet about iZotope, but that operation has been more tightly integrated with NI here in Berlin. So while it also is associated with at least one US entity — Native Instruments USA, formerly iZotope Inc. — I don’t want to speculate too much on which is where. I think those specific details are also likely to be outside the realm of what people in the proceedings will comment on directly, so we’re doing a little guesswork.
Again, though, if you’re worried about your iZotope license, or your Plugin Alliance installer, or what you’re doing with Maschine or Reaktor — there’s no immediate cause for concern. And a lot of us will be keeping a close eye on what’s happening, including past employees and everyone who cares about these tools.