The uncertainty around Native Instruments' preliminary insolvency definitely caused a freeze on buying new sample libraries for a lot of creators. Now that they've been acquired by inMusic (along with iZotope, PA, and Brainworx), the dust seems to be settling.

Has this acquisition restored your confidence enough to start buying Kontakt libraries again? If they run the usual Summer of Sound sale, will you be upgrading Komplete? Or are you still holding out to see how inMusic handles things like the balance between perpetual licenses and subscription models?

I just want to make sure that everyone is aware of the dates. We're going to continue posting deals and other posts on LinkedMusicians until May 31, 2026. On Jun 1, 2026, we will begin making deal and other posts on this subreddit and close down the Forums and social media sections of LinkedMusicians.com. All the other sections, all the content and tools will remain.

Hello everyone!

Whether you’ve been a part of our community since the early days or you're just joining us now, welcome to our official subreddit. We know moving over to Reddit can feel like learning a whole new instrument, but we’re building this space to make connecting, sharing music, and finding deals faster and easier than ever.

To help everyone get their bearings, we’ve translated how this subreddit functions compared to the main website platform you already know.

🗺️ The LM Forum-to-Subreddit Translation Guide

If you are used to our main community site, here is how those features translate to this new space:

What you used on the main site	What it is here on Reddit	How it works
Main Forum Categories	The Subreddit Feed	Instead of clicking into separate sub-forums, everything lives in one main, dynamic stream. You can use the filters at the top to sort by Hot (trending), New (latest posts), or Top (highest voted).
Forum Tags & Topics	Post Flairs	On the main site, we use tags to organize topics. Here, every post is assigned a colored label called a Post Flair (like Deal, Software, Discussion). You can click on any flair to instantly filter the feed and only see posts under that specific category.
Linear Topic Replies	Nested Comment Threads	Main site forum replies happen sequentially, one after the other. Reddit uses nested threads. If you want to reply directly to someone's comment, hit the reply button under their specific text. This keeps side-conversations organized and easy to follow.
LinkedMusicians Member Profiles	Reddit User Cards & Karma	While our main site features deep social profiles and activity streams, Reddit is more streamlined. Clicking a member's username pulls up a quick "User Card" showing their Karma (a score reflecting how much they contribute positive, highly-voted content to the platform).

💡 Quick Tips for Getting Started

• Upvote the Good Stuff: If someone shares an incredible deal, a helpful plugin review, or great advice, hit the Upvote (▲) arrow. This pushes the post higher up the feed so more members see it.
• Customize Your Notifications: If you only want the highlights, you can adjust the bell icon at the top of the subreddit to "Low" or "Frequent" so it only alerts you when major threads drop.

If you’ve been following our journey at LinkedMusicians.com, you know we recently hit a major milestone of 20,000+ monthly unique visitors. As we scale into LinkedMusicians 2.0, we are making some strategic changes to better serve our community of creators.

Registration is Moving to Reddit

To focus our efforts on building the best tools and resources, we have officially closed new member registrations on the main website.

What does this mean for you?

• The Website is the "Laboratory": LinkedMusicians.com will continue to serve as our primary Resource Hub, housing features like our QuickGuides, Audio Production, Music Theory and Songwriting/Coming Tools, the Native Instruments Insolvency Hub, the Songwriter’s Toolbox, our MixTapes member music section, and more.
• The Subreddit is the Community: All new discussions, deal-sharing, and networking will now happen right here on this subreddit (all lowercase!).
• Existing Members: If you already have an account on the main site, your login remains active for accessing legacy forums and tools.

Why the Change?

I want to ensure our platform remains an active and non-toxic, creator-centric environment that continues to thrive and grow. By moving our community interactions to Reddit, we can scale faster, reduce administrative "noise," and keep the focus on professional respect and transparency.

We’re excited to have you as part of this next chapter. Grab a coffee, settle in, and let’s keep the conversation moving forward!

- Peter