The company that owns Moog, Akai Pro, and Numark is buying Native Instruments

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FollowSee All TechThe company that owns Moog, Akai Pro, and Numark is buying Native InstrumentsNative Instruments’ CEO says the InMusic acquisition will bring continued investment to its products. Native Instruments’ CEO says the InMusic acquisition will bring continued investment to its products. by Stevie Bonifield Stevie BonifieldNews WriterPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.

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Native Instruments’ suite of music production software and gear, including Traktor and Kontakt, will soon live under the inMusic umbrella alongside other music tech brands like Akai Professional and Moog Music. As MusicRadar reports, Native Instruments CEO Nick Williams said the company was looking for a buyer in March, following news it had entered bankruptcy proceedings in Germany. In a blog post announcing the deal, Williams called the acquisition a “fresh start,” meaning that for the company’s brands, “Native Instruments, iZotope, Plugin Alliance, Brainworx — all of it continues.

”RelatedNative Instruments Komplete 26 adds weird new synths and experimental piano soundsThe MPC Sample is my new favorite portable beat makerFrom 2017: Native Instruments Maschine MK3 reviewThe two companies have collaborated in the past, as inMusic’s press release on the acquisition states:The acquisition builds on a strong and established relationship between the two companies. In 2025, inMusic and Native Instruments announced a landmark collaboration bringing NKS integration to Akai Pro’s MPK controllers, M-Audio’s Oxygen controllers, and Native Instruments’ sounds to the MPC standalone platform for the first time — a partnership that demonstrated the complementary strengths and shared values of both organisations. Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.

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