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Berlin-based Native Instruments, the company behind Traktor DJ software, has been bought by US music tech firm inMusic. The deal brings Traktor under the same roof as Akai Professional, Denon DJ, Numark, Rane, M-Audio and Moog Music, and also includes Native Instrumentsβ Kontakt sampler platform and the iZotope, Plugin Alliance and Brainworx production tools. The transaction is expected to close in the coming weeks, subject to customary closing conditions.
For Traktor users, this is the most consequential news the platform has had in years. Weβve reported previously on Native Instrumentsβ business difficulties, and Traktor has fallen behind Rekordbox and Serato in features and active user base over the past decade.
### What this means for Traktor
Worried Traktor users will be looking for reassurance, and inMusic CEO Jack OβDonnell has tried to provide some. βThe tools you rely on today will keep working, and the tools you will rely on tomorrow are actively being built,β he said in a statement to creators and partners, promising βcontinued investment across all brands and product linesβ.
I spoke to Jack Hill at inMusic within the last hour, and he told me that, from inMusicβs point of view, having a mature, respected DJ software platform to pair with their controllers is an exciting prospect. That makes sense: inMusic owns Numark, Rane and Denon DJ, none of which currently ship with a flagship in-house DJ software platform.
## First Thoughts
I think this news will be greeted with a mix of optimism and concern. inMusic has a track record of acquiring brands and developing them, but it has also retired products it inherited β Iβm thinking of Torq, the M-Audio DJ software platform, which didnβt survive its acquisition. Thatβs worth remembering.
That said, Traktor has hardly been well looked after recently anyway, and inMusic may well genuinely want a serious DJ software platform for its DJ hardware as an option. This could be the shot in the arm Traktor needs. Weβll keep you posted as integration plans are announced.
###### Phil Morse
Phil Morse is the founder of Digital DJ Tips. His DJ career has taken him from a 15-year residency in Manchester, England, to the main room at Privilege in Ibiza - the world's biggest club. He is also an award-winning club promoter, and has taught music tech and DJing since 2010. He regularly speaks at DJ seminars and events worldwide. His book, βRock The Dancefloor!β, is a global best-seller on how to DJ.
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