## 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. <iframe xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" width="853" height="480" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/VfKin1n_YaA?rel=0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> ## Features  ### Powerful Sample Discovery Sononym extracts a great deal of information from your samples and puts this information at your fingertips, including 'exotic' properties that you might not find elsewhere: perceived brightness, crest factor and timbre, to name a few. Combine this with powerful tools for searching, filtering and sorting samples, and you might just fall in love with your sample collection all over again.  ### Similarity Search [Similarity search](https://www.sononym.net/docs/manual/similarity-search/) enables you to find similar-sounding samples in your sample collection. Basically, pick any sound as input and "see where it takes you" - finding variations has never been this easy. The software can even record live audio and use these recordings to find new samples.  ### Duplicate Detection [Duplicate Detection](https://www.sononym.net/docs/manual/duplicates/) identifies duplicate samples across your libraries. But it doesn't just detect identical sounds: by leveraging our Similarity Search technology it also looks for sounds that are *nearly* identical. So if you happen to own a sample pack with `.wav` and `.aiff` versions of every sample, you can use Duplicate Detection to streamline things, and potentially free up some disk space in the process..  ### AI-Based Categorization While analyzing your samples, the software uses machine learning to categorize the content. The in Sononym are broadly based around electronic music production and describe distinctive groups of sounds such as 'snare drums' or 'synth pads'. In addition, all sounds are classified as either looped or non-looped (one-shot) sounds.  ### Organizing & Exporting Picking out sounds of interest and making them available elsewhere should be an effortless thing to do. But wait, isn't that what we have copy-paste for? True, but sometimes your project demands that you keep track of the file origin, that certain naming conventions are enforced, etc. In Sononym, this is the purpose of [Projects](https://www.sononym.net/docs/manual/projects/): to bookmark, organize and export in a single workflow.  ### Cloudless, Not Clueless Sononym is fully functional without an internet connection - no clunky 'online activation' to deal with, no risk of forgetting to 'deauthorize' the software - and we won't offer to upload your samples somewhere either. Sononym aims to be your deserted-island sample browser. That said, you are of course free to point your cloud-synchronized folders at Sononym: this is the 21st century, after all. ## Testimonials & Reviews **Don't take our word for it.** Here are some of the things being said about us  **Ask.Audio Review: Seamless Sample Search** “Sononym is a sound designer’s best friend and a composer’s dream come true. It might even make you fall in love with your sample collection all over again” [Read More...](https://www.sononym.net/reviews/ask-audio-seamless-sample-search/)  **Beat Magazine: Atlas vs. Samplism vs. Sononym** “With Similarity Search, Sononym has a truly extraordinary feature that works impressively well and eliminates just about any manual search for sounds.” [Read More...](https://www.sononym.net/reviews/beat-magazine-atlas-vs.-samplism-vs.-sononym/)  **MusicRadar/CM: Sononym: Get a grip on your library** “The future for this new productivity tool is very bright indeed.” [Read More...](https://www.sononym.net/reviews/musicradar-sononym-review/) ## Screenshot More screenshots are available in our [Press Area](https://www.sononym.net/press). [](https://www.sononym.net/img/about/screenshot-theme-light.png) ## Download Sononym Our trial version is fully functional for 30 days. Current version: 1.6.4 - [Release Notes](https://www.sononym.net/blog/new-release-1.6.4/) Please check [System Requirements](https://www.sononym.net/system-requirements/) and [Installation Instructions](https://www.sononym.net/docs/installation/overview/) before installing the software. ## Purchase a License Would like to continue using the software? Visit our shop to purchase a license: [Buy License](https://www.sononym.net/purchase)