Sononym

Your sounds, searchable

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Description

Sononym is an innovative sample browser that provides a fresh approach to exploring and organizing audio sounds. Available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, this software empowers users to delve deep into their sample libraries by extracting extensive information from each sound, including unique properties like perceived brightness, crest factor, and timbre. It's designed for anyone looking to manage their sound collections more effectively and rediscover their potential.

The tool utilizes machine learning for automatic categorization of samples, distinguishing between types like 'snare drums' or 'synth pads,' and classifying sounds as looped or non-looped. Sononym emphasizes an offline-first approach, ensuring full functionality without an internet connection, making it a reliable companion for sound professionals. It facilitates an efficient workflow for finding, organizing, and exporting sounds for various projects, aiming to make sample management effortless.

Key Features

Powerful Sample Discovery: Extracts detailed information from samples, including unique properties like perceived brightness and timbre, with tools for searching, filtering, and sorting.
Similarity Search: Enables finding similar-sounding samples based on an input sound, and can use live audio recordings to find new samples.
Duplicate Detection: Identifies duplicate and nearly identical samples across libraries to help streamline collections and free up disk space.
AI-Based Categorization: Uses machine learning to automatically categorize samples (e.g., 'snare drums', 'synth pads') and classify them as looped or non-looped.
Organizing & Exporting: Offers a project-based system to bookmark, organize, and export sounds, supporting file origin tracking and naming conventions.
Cloudless, Not Clueless: Fully functional offline without mandatory internet connection or cloud uploads, while still compatible with cloud-synchronized folders.

Use Cases

Efficiently managing and navigating large audio sample libraries.
Discovering new sonic variations by finding samples similar to an existing sound.
Organizing sound collections for music production, game audio, or sound design projects.
Streamlining sample libraries by identifying and removing duplicate or nearly identical audio files.
Automatically categorizing diverse sound effects and musical loops for quick access.
Analyzing audio samples to understand their acoustic properties like brightness and timbre.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sononym?

Sononym is a sample browser that offers a fresh perspective on how sounds can be explored and organized. The software is available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.