Waldorf is officially out of business

John Cooper · Post by **John Cooper** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 3:53 pm

From analogue heaven:

From: Mark Pulver <mark@midiwall.com>
To: AH <analogue@hyperreal.org>
Subject: [AH] Waldorf Music

For those that haven't heard, Waldorf Music is gone.

Wolfgang Duren (Mr. Waldorf for the past few years) announced this week
that Waldorf is bankrupt and the doors are closed.

There are a number of companies looking to buy the intellectual property of
the company, but nothing is solid at this point. It will most likely be
quite some time before any real news is shared.

I've recently talked with a couple of the former key folks there, and
everyone that you associated with Waldorf have taken other jobs. Most that
I know of are retaining their skill sets within the industry.

As of this morning, the web server has been shutdown and the mailing list
has been taken offline.

A new list is in the process of coming up courtesy of Till Kopper, long
time Waldorf user. Info on the list and general news as he gets it is
posted up here:

http://waldorf.synth.net/

More news as I can share it.

Mark

ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 4:35 pm

Damn, another one died. It´s a great pity.<img src="http://www.pepp.de/xpressarchiv/gfx/smile02.gif"></img>

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 7:34 pm

they even dared true analog parts...
looks like the revolution is eating it's children

not amuzed, Tom

Post by **hubird** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 8:43 pm

I was sure that I would buy the Q one day.
Aren't there any laws that rule the claim for garantee?
Germany normally has nice consumer protection.
the only positive effect could be the Q's in stock will get cheaper soon, tho I could see them getting more expensive either

Post by **hubird** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:51 pm

as Astro said:

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 11:33 am

I love my micro q.

Post by **hubird** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 9:08 pm

yeah, it's a nice thing too!

wayne · Post by **wayne** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 9:20 pm

at least we still have our orphan Waldorf oscillator.

coc999 · Post by **coc999** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 12:07 pm

Damn ! it looks like that actually there is a kind of big purge in the "entertainment " industry , lookin for cw probs , waldorf .Here in Paris some serious tv post prod and special effects studios have closed the door . In some other sound studios a kind of unknown guy buy through his holding some important studio structures ?? . In Universal they close the budgets , eject managers (ok universal is .... but make works some mastering , editing and prod structures ).....what happens ??
Maybe only some enormous trusts will pass through this crisis and buy all the technology ?
Hopefully i don't work in this industry.For me it is sad because it makes work lot of interresant people .

Jngaelin · Post by **Jngaelin** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 6:17 am

kensuguro · Post by **kensuguro** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 7:24 am

wow! This comes as a surprise. Maybe I should start hunting for a used Q? I've always wanted a Q, but found it a bit too expensive. Heck, but I like the Waldorf colors!

Hats off to yet another company to go down in synth history.

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 9:49 am

I wonder if it is too late to get the expansion board.

dehuszar · Post by **dehuszar** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:45 pm

If they're really dead and buried, keep an eye on eBay. I imagine they will want to dump as much already manufactured goods to get a little money in the till for legal expenses. I'd bet in a couple of weeks you'll see all sorts of Waldorf components / expansions pieces on auction.

Sam

Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 6:14 pm

It's a shame...

Virtual Synths have killed them!

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 1:57 am

Nah, not many virtual synths sound that good. They probably had bad marketing like CW does.

Post by **hubird** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 9:08 am

sorry Braincell, you start sounding ridiculous!

edit: I mean: speaking about the marketing thing.

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Nestor · Post by **Nestor** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 10:36 am

Cammon Brain, even my gramma knows about them.... I'm serious, Virtual synths have got them down... It is a market thing, not a marketing one.

PCs and things like Noah ARE the future of electronic produced sounds.

menno · Post by **menno** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 12:33 pm

On 2004-02-15 10:36, Nestor wrote:
Cammon Brain, even my gramma knows about them....

Yeah? She probably thinks they make plates

I cant believe Waldorf is gone.

It makes me even more thankfull that CW is surviving.

King of Snake · Post by **King of Snake** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 5:04 pm

On 2004-02-15 01:57, braincell wrote:
Nah, not many virtual synths sound that good. They probably had bad marketing like CW does.

Yes! and they should have made their synths much cheaper too!!

Counterparts · Post by **Counterparts** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 5:07 am

Didn't they merge with Terratec?

http://www.sonicstate.com/news/shownews.cfm?newsid=1352
http://www.macmusic.org/news/view.php/l ... pAznOhMa=1
etc... (lots of sites reporting this)

Or has something else happened since then?

Royston