Sound Particles

Sound Particles

http://www.soundparticles.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sound-particles/

Sound Particles is a privately owned company headquartered in Portugal. Founded in 2016, with approximately 30 employees, it reported $1.2M in revenue as of 2024. The company specializes in audio, developing 3D audio software for audio post-production across cinema, TV, gaming, and virtual reality applications, utilizing particle systems to generate thousands of sounds in a virtual 3D world.

2024 Revenue

Founded

2016

Headcount

28

Headquarters

Portugal

Primary Segment

Audio

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On February 19, 2026, Sound Particles entered the defense sector, leveraging its AI-powered 3D sound technology, which has been used in films such as *Dune*, *Mission: Impossible*, *Oppenheimer*, *Indiana Jones*, and *Star Wars*; the Leiria-based deeptech company already has pilot projects underway. Earlier in February, Sound Particles launched its inShaper waveshaper plugin, targeting music producers and post-production professionals with a tool for creative distortion, expressive sound shaping, and real-time modulation, while balancing control depth and intuitive operation for immersive workflows. Previously, on October 24, 2025, Sound Particles unveiled the beta version of Sound Particles 3, introducing an AI Assistant, MIDI Tracks, and VST3 plugin support to enhance creative freedom and control for audio professionals and musicians.

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Sound Particles offers products in the media tech industry. Sound Particles's product portfolio comprises of audio.

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Sound Particles's revenues were less than $10M in 2024. All the revenue comes from audio signal processing, routing and infrastructure.

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Feb

19th

2026

06:30

Funding Activities, Artificial Intelligence

Sound Particles Enters Defense Sector with AI-Powered 3D Sound

The Leiria-based deeptech company behind the 3D sound technology used in films such as Dune, Mission: Impossible, Oppenheimer, Indiana Jones, and Star Wars is expanding into the defense sector — and already has pilot projects underway.

Feb

17th

2026

06:15

New Offerings, Emerging Tech

Sound Particles releases inShaper waveshaper plugin

Distortion plugins tend to fall into two camps: ones that sound great but offer limited control, and ones that offer deep control but aren’t very intuitive or easy to operate. Sound Particles’ new inShaper aims to split the difference, offering creative waveshaping with enough depth for sound design, while staying approachable enough for everyday production use.

Mixdown Magazine

Feb

10th

2026

15:30

New Offerings, Emerging Tech

Sound Particles Launches inShaper: A Creative Waveshaper Plugin for Dynamic Distortion

Sound Particles has announced the release of inShaper, a new waveshaper plugin aimed at music producers and post-production professionals looking for creative distortion with minimal complexity. Designed to deliver interesting sonic results through a streamlined interface, inShaper focuses on expressive sound shaping, real-time modulation, and compatibility with modern immersive workflows.

Nov

21st

2025

21:25

Events, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

AES Concludes Latest International Conference On Headphones In Finland

The Audio Engineering Society 2025 International Conference on Headphone Technology, held across three days in August at the Aalto University Dipoli Conference Centre in Espoo, Finland, brought together nearly 200 attendees representing research, design, and engineering knowledge in the fast-evolving field of headphone technology.

Oct

24th

2025

19:55

New Offerings, Emerging Tech

Sound Particles 3 Beta Launches with AI Assistant, MIDI Tracks, and VST3 Support for Next-Gen Sound Design

Sound Particles, the acclaimed developer behind some of the most innovative sound design tools in modern cinema, has unveiled Sound Particles 3 Beta, introducing a groundbreaking AI Assistant, MIDI Tracks, and VST3 plugin support. This latest release marks a major leap forward for the platform, offering audio professionals and musicians unprecedented creative freedom, speed, and control.

Oct

17th

2025

20:32

Sound Particles Unveils GrainDust: A New Era of Creative Granular Synthesis

Sound Particles, the award-winning audio technology company trusted by major film studios and top music producers, has officially launched GrainDust, a powerful new granular synthesizer designed to help musicians and sound designers craft organic, evolving sounds with unprecedented control.

Oct

17th

2025

03:09

Emerging Tech, CT_Monitor Company

Sound Particles GrainDust, a multi-layer spatial granular Synthesizer plugin

SYNTH ANATOMY uses affiliation & partner programs (big red buttons) to finance a part of the activity. If you use these, you support the website. Thanks! Sound Particles GrainDust is a new multi-layer spatial granular Synthesizer for macOS and Windows that takes your grains into 3D space.

May

15th

2025

17:42

Sound Particles Releases inDelay 1.5 Plugin

Sound Particles has announced the release of inDelay 1.5, the latest update to its delay plugin that offers numerous new features and workflow enhancements. An overview: — Aux Mode. Lock Dry/Wet balance while navigating presets, particularly when using inDelay as an Aux.

Jul

26th

2024

15:14

Sound Particles inDelay Plug-In Debuts

Leiria, Portugal (July 26, 2024)—Sound Particles has introduced inDelay, providing users with a “particle-ized” approach to delay plug-ins. Constructed around the 3D audio engine used in other Sound Particles products, the new plug-in is intendedfor creating a variety of delays quickly.

Jul

22nd

2024

11:13

Sound Particles releases inDelay multi-delay effect plugin

Sound Particles has launched a groundbreaking delay plugin powered by Sound Particles’ 3D audio engine. Adding new dimensions to how you approach your delays, inDelay allows you to particle-ize your delays with a click, add Air simulation to create more realism, or go under the hood and customize independent channel sources for each of the 16 taps available.

Nov

16th

2023

10:45

Is your pitch ready? Sound Particles says Yes

Nuno Fonseca is the CEO of Sound Particles, a Portuguese company that creates 3D audio software that is used in many Hollywood blockbusters. He is on his way to the EIB stand at Web Summit.

European Investment Bank

Oct

26th

2023

10:38

Sound Particles, the maker of the world's first spatial audio synthesizer, on SkyDust 3D: "The future is spatial"

Recently releasing the world’s first spatial audio synthesiser, SkyDust 3D, Sound Particles are catering for both Hollywood’s soundtracking juggernauts and creative musicians looking to get more explorative with spatial sound design. We caught up with Sound Particles CEO Nuno Fonseca to find out more about SkyDust 3D, immersive audio and the company's plans for a spatial future.

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