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The sale of insolvent Native Instruments took effect on 1 July 2026: inMusic took the core business and Boris FX took iZotope. NI says existing licences are unaffected, but its products need online activation and its new owner has already cut staff, so producers should plan for the licence server, not the press release.
Industryvia Chambers and Partners (GÖRG press release)
Akai launched a $2,899 flagship MPC in January and a $399 battery-powered sampler in March, and two months later its parent inMusic agreed to buy Native Instruments. The two machines show how Akai is building a ladder into one software platform, and the NI deal raises the stakes on what runs on it.
Releasesvia inMusic Brands
Native Instruments released Komplete 26 on 5 May 2026, renaming the bundle by year and putting Absynth back in it, three days before inMusic agreed to buy the company. The bundle is still good value, but iZotope, whose plugins are part of every paid edition, now belongs to a different buyer.
Releasesvia Native Instruments
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