Tools with character.
Sound that's yours.
Think indie plugins all sound the same? Every Sombra tool is engineered with opinionated DSP — built to give your tracks a sonic fingerprint, not another generic preset library.
No subscription · No iLok · VST3 / AU / Standalone
Your plugin folder is a graveyard.
Your tracks all sound the same.
50 plugins, zero identity
You've spent years collecting tools. But your tracks still sound like everyone else using the same factory presets.
Subscription fatigue is real
Monthly fees stack up. Stop paying and you lose access to your own sessions. There has to be a better way.
Presets for days, inspiration for none
10,000 presets and you can't find one that fits. You spend more time browsing sounds than making music.
What if your tools had an opinion?
Sombra builds focused, opinionated audio tools. Fewer knobs. More character. Instant results. Tools that push you toward your own sound — not the same preset everyone else is using.
Products
Audio tools engineered for electronic music — from plugins to sample packs.
Narrate
Synchronized text display for audio — lyrics, captions, subtitles, perfectly timed. With built-in speech-to-text to generate text from any audio source. Standalone + VST3.
SA-Reverb
A lush algorithmic reverb with character. Designed for pads, textures, and infinite spaces.
Explore →Sample Packs
Curated sounds organized by vibe. 50 samples that actually fit in a track.
Browse samples →Buy once. Own forever.
No subscriptions. No rental. No tricks. One price, and it's yours for life.
The others
- Monthly fees that never stop
- Stop paying, lose your tools
- Price hikes every year
- iLok dongles and online activation
Sombra Audio
- One price, yours forever
- Free updates included
- No subscription, no rental
- Download and go. No dongles.
Producer meets engineer.
Tools born from real sessions.
Sombra Audio is built by someone who produces tracks every day and has 25+ years of software engineering behind it. Every tool exists because it was needed in a real session — not because a product manager put it on a roadmap.
Need something custom? We also build bespoke audio software — plugins, tools, integrations — for artists, labels, and studios. C++/JUCE, Python, web audio. If it makes sound, we can build it.
Built for the genres you actually make.
Not "for all genres." Specifically tuned for electronic music production — from warehouse techno to ethereal ambient.
Open development. No black boxes.
We build in public. You know exactly what you're getting.
Public Roadmap
See what's being built and what's coming next. No surprises.
Technical Blog
DSP deep-dives and engineering journals. We show our work.
Tested on 6 DAWs
Ableton, Logic, Reaper, FL Studio, Bitwig, Cubase. Every release.
One person. Full stack audio.
Sombra Audio is Barry Faassen — a software engineer with 25+ years of experience who also produces electronic music. When you buy a Sombra plugin, you're buying something built by someone who uses it in their own tracks every day.
No committee design. No corporate roadmap. Just tools that exist because a producer-engineer needed them and couldn't find them anywhere else.
The DSP Journal
Sonifying Social Momentum: Building a Data-to-Audio Pipeline with Claude AI
How we turned an economics research paper into a cinematic audio piece using a 5-layer AI sonification pipeline — from PDF tables to MIDI, Max for Live, and Ableton.
Welcome to Sombra Audio
Introducing our audio tools, sample packs, and plugins for music producers and sound designers.
Ready to find
your sound?
Explore our plugins, samples, and tools. No subscription required.
Free plugin coming soon — stay tuned