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> There is a psychopathic edge - like cloning MI's Plaits, which many suspect helped push Émilie out of the business, to everyone's loss. Thats quite some... B
by x3874 3y ago
> There is a psychopathic edge - like cloning MI's Plaits, which many suspect helped push Émilie out of the business, to everyone's loss.
Thats quite some... BS. Gillet intented to exit the audio hardware industry in search of different, greener pastures already way before Brains was released. Also MI code is public, so 'cloning' is a stretch. MI designs were and are being produced by multiple shops.
- rjh29 3y agoBehringer attracts more attention. Arturia used MI code in the MicroFreak and falsely claimed they had Gillet's blessing, nobody cared. Arturia make VST clones of every popular synth out and charge $500, nobody cares. Behringer makes an affortable version of the Model D because Moog never bothered to and people complain.
- TheOtherHobbes 3y agoMaybe. Brains was announced in 2021. Gillet quit in 2022. I know the designs are open source and produced elsewhere, but it's not unreasonable to wonder if Brains was what finally pushed her over the edge.
- x3874 3y agoHere we go again. I saw this coming: https://www.gearnews.com/mutable-instruments-no-new-modules-and-production-shutting-down/ https://www.gearnews.com/mutable-instruments-no-new-modules-... Yes, Gillet has a history announcing ceasing development and production. Just read 'Have we been here before?', and also the last comment. I bet people already asked Gillet directly if B's announcement contributed. I don't know, a) i don't care about vendor / personality cults, and b) their forums are gone.