So long, Alchemy....

A quick reminder: this is the last day (July 7, 2015) for owners of Alchemy to back-up their purchases and other downloads from the Camel Audio site. Alchemy was bought by Apple back in January, so this is particularly important for those of us on the PC platform who use it. As there is not either any word as to what, if anything, is coming out on the Mac platform, it probably is not a bad idea for Mac users of Alchemy (if any are here) to also re-download their files. 
 
Fare thee well, Alchemy; thou shalt be missed.

 
In the spirit of FWIW,
 
Dan
 
 

Yes, it just had that niche for me: beautiful pads, but often a bit eerie. And I loved that. I'm going to have to work to get that from some other synths, but I doubt that only one will cover that as well. 
 
Dan

Quite sad that such a good product bit the dust...

Mesh

I too AM very sad to see Camel Audio dissolve..........Alchemy is still my goto synth. Hopefully I can make it home in time to download the last library I bought today (it's already in my account, but hoping the server will be up to DL).

Hey Mesh:
 
Did you get home in time to DL your last library?
 
Dan

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Mesh

I too AM very sad to see Camel Audio dissolve..........Alchemy is still my goto synth. Hopefully I can make it home in time to download the last library I bought today (it's already in my account, but hoping the server will be up to DL).

Hey Mesh:
 
Did you get home in time to DL your last library?
 
Dan

Hi Dan,
Yes I did!!
It was a bit late in the evening (around 7pm Eastern time) and when I clicked on the installer to update the 1 library, it took a good 30-45 secs for it to actually start (which gave me a sad face......but, then was very happy when it started to install).
 
I really wanted to get the following libraries, but couldn't find a seller....
Guitar Mutations
Shlomo Beatbox
Viral Outbreak
Analogica
 
Still, I'm fortunate & happy I was able to get a bunch of others.
I too am hoping that Apple provides an update for us Windows users, but will keep playing the Lotto as well.

Brando

Mesh
I too am hoping that Apple provides an update for us Windows users, but will keep playing the Lotto as well.

I'm thinking we will be hearing sounds from "Shlomo Beatbox" as ringtones in the next iPhone.

Blimey!!
I'll have to buy a bloody iPhone7 to get the Shlomo Beatbox library.....crafty buggers they are.  

kitekrazy1

cclarry
Quite sad that such a good product bit the dust...

 It bit the dust for $4M going to the developers.  It will be part of Logic and I wonder what it's future for iPad. People should remember it is a synth and not a rompler. 

 
$4M?  That's not bad, I think.  But, being part of Logic wouldn't seem to bode too well for PC users, I'm afraid.
 
If you're referring to the buying of libraries in your comment about Alchemy not being a rompler, I agree with you, but I think there is room as well to appreciate a great programmer's work and develop one's own programming on a given synth.  I know that I've tended to use the superior (to my expertise) programming of others from which to learn to sharpen my own skills.  I doubt too many of us can program like Richard Devine.  So, hopefully, we learn.   
 
Dan

and what a horrible piece of software iTunes is  -does not bode well for Alchemy or the other Camel products.

Bajan Blue
and what a horrible piece of software iTunes is  -does not bode well for Alchemy or the other Camel products.

Indeed, but hey, they asked for it 

Well, I've been using Apple since 1988 and never had any security or malware problem. Got to give 'em that.

Yeah, given Alchemy's ubiquity, Apple should do the right thing and uphold Windows compatibility.
It's so strange. When I started using Apple all those years ago, it was a niche product with almost no third party apps. Developers just weren't interested. Look at 'em now :)

Guess you're right. No free lunch in a corporate world.