This ephemeral nature of software synths has been especially noticeable in the world of iOS synths. Absynth had a fantastic 22-year run, but its retirement will also affect a lot of people, as the current version is rendered obsolete by the evolution of computer platforms. Anyone heavily invested in a particular synth could be stuck maintaining a legacy computer system, if they want to continue using the synth.
Kudos to Native Instruments for sharing the drivers behind their decision.Ībsynth’s retirement highlights one of the limitations of software synths – they’ll eventually be rendered obsolete by technological change. We want to deeply thank Brian Clevinger for being such a great collaborator and inspiring creators over the years, and thank all of you for loving Absynth as much as we have.” All users with a license will still be able to download and use it on current versions of Windows 10/11 or on Intel Macs up to macOS 12. Users who already have a license will not be affected, as Absynth will continue to operate normally.
Absynth has also long been in need of updates and improvements, and we are unfortunately not able to provide the synth with the attention it needs.ĭue to this, we have stopped all sales and development activities effective immediately. Discontinuing Absynth was not an easy decision to make, but the resource required to keep the product in line with modern standards has become too much of a challenge. Unfortunately, we must acknowledge that this is sometimes not possible due to constantly evolving user needs and technological standards. We always aspire to provide the best user experience with each product that we offer in our catalogue. We know that this will be disappointing news for many of you who have been long-time users of the software synthesizer during its 22 years on the market. “Native Instruments has made the decision to not include Absynth in Komplete 14, and to additionally stop selling it as an individual product. Here’s what the company has to say about their decision to retire Absynth: Today, we received official confirmation that Absynth is retired, from Claire Mouchemore, Communications Manager at Native Instruments. Yesterday, we reported on a statement from developer Brian Clevinger on the the fact that Native Instruments had quietly removed Absynth – the ground-breaking semi-modular software synthesizer – from its lineup.