InMusic takeover triggers 100 layoffs at Native Instruments (Berlin)

InMusic takeover triggers around 100 layoffs at Native Instruments (Berlin). The reported reductions occurred two months after inMusic acquired Native Instruments. The measures reportedly affected almost all departments at the Berlin site, with the entire customer support team dismissed. Several employees from the hardware department were placed on paid leave until September, and their tasks were likely transferred to other companies within the inMusic group. There was no official confirmation from inMusic or Native Instruments regarding the reported layoffs and related social media posts could not be independently verified.

Native Instruments filed for insolvency proceedings in March 2026 and was acquired by inMusic in May 2026 in a deal that also included iZotope, Plugin Alliance and Brainworx. The new owner stated that products, platforms and customer support would continue unchanged. Existing licenses were stated to remain valid and product development would continue. Dirk Ulrich later bought back the companies from inMusic via his new company RCKFRC and described the takeover in an open letter as “not as a restart, but as a continuation with renewed focus and renewed responsibility.”

Around 100 employees at the Berlin location were reportedly laid off two months after inMusic’s takeover of Native Instruments. Native Instruments had filed for insolvency proceedings in March 2026 and was acquired by inMusic in May 2026 in a deal that also included iZotope, Plugin Alliance and Brainworx. The new owner stated that products, platforms and customer support would continue unchanged.

The reported layoffs affected almost all departments across the company, with the entire customer support team reportedly laid off. Several employees from the hardware department were reportedly placed on paid leave until September, and their tasks were described as likely transferred to other companies within the inMusic group. Existing licenses were stated to remain valid and product development would continue. There was no official confirmation from inMusic or Native Instruments regarding the layoffs, and related social media posts could not be independently verified.

Dirk Ulrich later bought back the companies from inMusic through his new company RCKFRC and published an open letter describing the takeover as not a restart but a continuation with renewed focus and renewed responsibility.

Native Instruments filed for insolvency proceedings in March 2026. The company was acquired by inMusic in May 2026. The May acquisition included iZotope, Plugin Alliance and Brainworx as part of the transaction.

The new owner stated that products, platforms and customer support would continue unchanged. It was also stated that existing licenses would remain valid and that product development would continue. Dirk Ulrich later bought back the companies from inMusic through his new company RCKFRC and described the takeover in an open letter as “not as a restart, but as a continuation with renewed focus and renewed responsibility.” The report noted these developments.

The new owner stated that products, platforms and customer support would continue unchanged. Existing licenses were stated to remain valid and product development would continue. These statements were reported following Native Instruments’ filing for insolvency proceedings in March 2026 and the company’s acquisition by inMusic in May 2026. There was no official confirmation from inMusic or Native Instruments regarding the reported layoffs.

Dirk Ulrich later bought back the companies from inMusic through his new company RCKFRC. In an open letter, Ulrich described the takeover as “not as a restart, but as a continuation with renewed focus and renewed responsibility.” The open letter included the statement that existing licenses remain valid and that product development will continue. The reported statements from the new owner and from Ulrich address product continuity and company direction without additional elaboration in the report.

Reports about the layoffs were circulated on social media and in unofficial channels. There was no official confirmation from inMusic or Native Instruments regarding the reported layoffs. The report states that related social media posts could not be independently verified. The available sources do not provide additional independent verification or official confirmation beyond those social media and unofficial accounts.

InMusic takeover triggers around 100 layoffs at Native Instruments (Berlin). The reported reductions occurred two months after inMusic acquired Native Instruments. The measures were reported to have affected almost all departments at the Berlin site, including the entire customer support team. Several employees from the hardware department were reported to have been placed on paid leave until September, with their tasks described as likely transferred to other companies within the inMusic group. There was no official confirmation from inMusic or Native Instruments regarding the reported layoffs, and related social media posts could not be independently verified.

Native Instruments filed for insolvency proceedings in March 2026 and was acquired by inMusic in May 2026 in a deal that also included iZotope, Plugin Alliance and Brainworx. The new owner was reported to have stated that products, platforms and customer support would continue unchanged. It was also reported that existing licenses would remain valid and that product development would continue. Dirk Ulrich later bought back the companies from inMusic through his new company RCKFRC. In an open letter, Ulrich described the takeover as “not as a restart, but as a continuation with renewed focus and renewed responsibility.”

Around 100 employees at the Berlin location were reportedly laid off two months after inMusic’s takeover of Native Instruments. The reported reductions were said to affect almost all departments at the Berlin site, with the entire customer support team dismissed.

Several employees from the hardware department were reported to have been placed on paid leave until September, and their tasks were described as likely transferred to other companies within the inMusic group. These personnel changes were presented in reports circulated on social media and in unofficial channels.

There was no official confirmation from inMusic or Native Instruments regarding the reported layoffs. The reports state that related social media posts could not be independently verified. The reported accounts were published after Native Instruments filed for insolvency proceedings in March 2026 and after its acquisition by inMusic in May 2026.

The new owner was reported to have stated that products, platforms and customer support would continue unchanged and that existing licenses would remain valid while product development would continue.

The new owner stated that products, platforms and customer support would continue unchanged. That statement was reported following inMusic’s acquisition of Native Instruments in May 2026. There was no official confirmation from inMusic or Native Instruments regarding the reported layoffs.

Dirk Ulrich described the takeover in an open letter as “not as a restart, but as a continuation with renewed focus and renewed responsibility.” The open letter also included the statement that “existing licenses remain valid and product development will continue.” Ulrich’s statements were published after he bought back the companies from inMusic through his new company RCKFRC.