Vadim Zavalishin ( reaktor main developer ) now works at u-he

gentleclockdivider
gentleclockdivider Member Posts: 254 Advisor
edited May 8 in Reaktor

The writing has been on the wall , but now it's official .

Vadim Zavalishin works at u-he .

Great news for U-he ( which I am big fan off and also betatester ) horrible news for reaktor owners .

So , N.I. congratulations for screwing up things so far and letting go one of the greatest dsp developers of the past decades .
When I see some of the N.I. promo videos passing by on facebook or youtube , it's apparent you're interested in the quick EDM dollar targeted at youngsters .

How sad to see what this once great software company has become .

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  • KoaN
    KoaN Member Posts: 144 Advisor
    edited May 8
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/45026/vadim-zavalishin-reaktor-main-developer-now-works-at-u-he

    If that's true…sad indeed.

    "When I see some of the N.I. promo videos passing by on facebook or youtube , it's apparent you're interested in the quick EDM dollar targeted at youngsters ."

    Don't forget HipHop,Rap target audience…also obvious they went for this market.

    I feel this thread is not going to stay up for a long time…hehe.

  • Z Gabr
    Z Gabr Member Posts: 95 Helper

    Sad, sad, sad…..

  • Z Gabr
    Z Gabr Member Posts: 95 Helper
    edited 12:22AM

    I think the question of further development of Reaktor can be considered closed....

    Only a shadow remains of the once iconic company known primarily for its innovative products.

    It's time to look for alternatives

  • gentleclockdivider
    gentleclockdivider Member Posts: 254 Advisor
    edited May 8

    It's been confirmed by Urs Heckmann on the beta forum

    I asked him if I could share the info and got green light , as long as you peeps aren't angry at him ;)

    It's not his fault that talent is moving away from N.I ?

    This makes me so damn angry ..whoever thought that selling out to a capital investment fund was a good idea .

    Greedy bunch of suits .

    yes alternatives , if you want low level code like reaktor core , there is only really max that provides that .
    Plugdata allows recursive feedback and you can code -export from faust into Plugdata
    Another good alternative primarly for synth building is Alpha Forever , great sounding but in the end I'll go for max msp…waiting for it to go on sale …price is a bit steep at the moment

  • KoaN
    KoaN Member Posts: 144 Advisor
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/225453#Comment_225453

    Well the team just said not long ago that they were considering Reaktor's future and which direction to take.Still possible they will maintain it,update a few basic things without any of the updates being too drastic or innovative.

    That is probably the best we can hope without Vadim.

  • Z Gabr
    Z Gabr Member Posts: 95 Helper
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/225464#Comment_225464

    Lack of further development always negates the motivation for long-term use 🙁

  • Kymeia
    Kymeia NKS User Library Mod Posts: 5,656 mod

    Great news for U-he ( which I am big fan of and also betatester ) horrible news for reaktor owners .

    Ditto

  • dreason85
    dreason85 Member Posts: 66 Member

    What I am curious about now is u-he's products are sold on NI's website. So what is the relationship between NI and u-he? If the relationship is good, so the impact of VZ going to u-he shouldn't be significant, right?

  • Dubalab
    Dubalab Member Posts: 2 Newcomer

    Good question

  • gentleclockdivider
    gentleclockdivider Member Posts: 254 Advisor
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/225531#Comment_225531

    I don't think that has anything to do with it , there 's business and there's work .

    N.I. sells arturia , softube etc.. they have become a hub lately .

    What I do wonder if how Vadim feels now his brainchild ( core technology ) is left behind .

    We also don't know if he got fired or just resigned for whatever reason

    Sure , he probably had a good salary but I reckon it must kind of suck to see this happen .
    Let's not forget it all started with Syncmodular , without the buy out sycmodular , no vadim and no reaktor core as we know it .

    Almost 100% sure that the working environment@ u-he is will be much better , without capitalist suits laying out the roadmap .
    fwiw , I hope N.I. fails miserably and go bankrupt asap , that's how pissed I am

  • Rob Gee
    Rob Gee Member Posts: 31 Helper

    What sad news, its seems Francisco Partners really are squeezing the life out of NI. Great to see Vadim get a job at respected forward thinking company and I’m excited to see the fruits of their labour.

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