iZotope is now joining founder-owned AV software house Boris FX

iZotope is now coming to rest post-Native Instruments as the music software maker is acquired by Boris FX. And when they say founder-owned, they mean it: the guy’s name is actually Boris (Yamnitsky). The pairing frankly makes more sense than either NI/Soundwide or inMusic. It makes Boris FX the most interesting software house to watch right now. Here’s why.

Native Instruments issues a statement; likely closer to acquisition

Native Instruments this morning issued a statement that its restructuring is moving along, including advancing insolvency proceedings and “an active M&A [mergers and acquisitions] process that is progressing well.” Translation for humans: there’s a good chance we’ll see NI acquired soon, and by some company or companies in the audio tech space.

Peter Kirn - March 19, 2026

Free deals: UA PolyMAX synth, iZotope Ozone Imager, Tonal Balance Control

Arriving with this weekend’s giveaways are some big freebies from Universal Audio and Native Instruments (now parent of iZotope). If you act fast, that includes iZotope’s Tonal Balance Control for free, through the US holiday weekend ending late Monday. Let’s break down the offers and tools.

Peter Kirn - May 25, 2025

Soundwide, parent of Native Instruments and iZotope, lays off approximately 8% of staff

Peter Kirn - January 27, 2023

Yeah, you should totally hold off updating to macOS 13 Ventura if you can, because plug-ins

Peter Kirn - November 8, 2022

Soundwide = NI + iZotope + Brainworx + Plugin Alliance – what to know, what to grab for free

Peter Kirn - April 13, 2022

Cheap and even free – your guide to the best of Cyber Monday

Peter Kirn - November 26, 2018

iZotope adds modeling features to Vocal Synth, makes a creative bundle

Peter Kirn - May 10, 2018

Hell freezes over, Reason 9.5 adds VST support

Peter Kirn - April 28, 2017