Drama at 2C Audio?!

[James Steele]

So I own some 2C Audio plugs, specifically the Aether and Breeze reverb plugs. Yesterday this arrives in my email in box:

Hello,

This is Denis from 2CAudio. I'm the creator, co-founder, lead developer and
principal contributor to 2CAudio.
I'm also the programmer behind more than 90% of all 2CAudio products and codebase.

I'd like to share with you some important developments regarding 2CAudio
and the products marketed under this brand name.

Effective immediately, I'm no longer able to provide technical support to you
and other 2CAudio users via official company channels.
I present you my apologies for that.

In fact, in late February 2022, Andrew Souter the other co-founder and contributor to 2CAudio,
decided unilaterally to restrain my access to the 2CAudio website and email server.
This is the reason, I'm writing to you from my personal email.

Long before that, Mr. Souter stopped sharing proceeds from the sales of the 2CAudio.
I had to retain an attorney and send an official Cease and Desist letter to Andrew Souter,
in which we demand him to discontinue selling and distributing immediately the following products:

AETHER
B2
KALEIDOSCOPE
BREEZE
PRECEDENCE
VECTOR

So far I have received no response. 2CAudio and Andrew Souter continue to sell and distribute online products
developed by myself, in violation of US copyrights legislation and my intellectual property rights.

I urge you not to purchase any updates of the above products,
as they might be based on my code and thus will be infringing my copyrights.

If you have any questions regarding the presented information or need a tech
support feel free to contact me.

Regards,
Denis

First I heard anything about any of this. I'm not taking sides at all here. Just interesting and unusual to say the least to get something like this in my email!

[Phil O]

Wow. It's a reminder that the companies we've invested in can go to crap in an instant and we're left holding the bag. I do some instrument repair (primarily flutes) and I got a similar email a few years back from the founder of a company that I used for supplies (corks, springs, pads, etc.). He allegedly was forced out of his own company by his business partner. Sh#@ happens.

Your friendly neighborhood Phil

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Kind of reminds me of the drama between Sample Modeling and Audio Modeling a few years ago. It left a lot of customers confused and in limbo, but in the end I think everything was made right by the warring parties.

[mikehalloran]

We have now heard one side of this.

[Phil O]

We have now heard one side of this.

Indeed.

[James Steele]

We have now heard one side of this.

Indeed. I’m not talking sides. Just sharing an interesting email I received. Perhaps Andrew will post a statement on social media somewhere? Surely he is aware of this by now.

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CAUTION! Enter at your own risk!:
https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopi ... f#p8375475

[James Steele]

CAUTION! Enter at your own risk!:
https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopi ... f#p8375475

Wow! Interesting. I guess this has been ongoing for some time. Looks like somehow Denis may have got hold of the customer email list and sent out emails like the one I got after KVR locked the topic.

Since the link you posted begins with Andrew’s statement, people can go there to read his side of the story and the discussion. I’ll close the topic here as well. Unfortunate situation. I’ll lock the topic here, too.