What Cymatics does

Cymatics (legal entity: Cymatics.fm) is a privately held digital music production company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Kennesaw, United States, operating as a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform for royalty-free sample packs and proprietary VST/AU audio plugins. The company sells a catalog of 100,000+ samples spanning trap, hip-hop, drill, R&B, EDM, lofi, house, and vintage genres, plus a portfolio of 17+ specialized plugins covering vocal mixing (VOXITY), bass design (QUAKE, VORTEX), harmony (OMNIVOX), modular FX (DREAMSCAPE), drum enhancement (DIABLO), instrument engines (PANDORA, OCEAN PLUCK), vintage emulations (VAULT series: ORIGIN, MEMORY, DEJA VU), and creative effects (DARK SKY, ILLUSION, PLUTO, SPACE, CORROSION). All plugins support the VST/AU formats and integrate with FL Studio, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, and any VST/AU-compatible DAW.

The company's go-to-market is product-led: free samples and plugins act as lead-generation for the storefront, marketing is driven through a content blog, organic social (YouTube, Instagram, Facebook), and artist-endorsement social proof (Tiësto, Drake, Future, BTS, Bad Bunny, Megan Thee Stallion, and others). Revenue is generated across three streams: one-time sample-pack sales ($3-$297), one-time plugin licenses ($24-$87), and the Cymatics Unlimited subscription ($29/month or $167/year) which includes all plugins, monthly sample drops, and the production-course catalog, with a 30-day free trial as the primary acquisition lever. The Cymatics Hub free desktop application for Mac and Windows manages installation and activation of plugins and samples and is reported to have 500,000+ installs, while the homepage claims a 2,000,000+ producer trust base. The company appears to be founder-/team-owned with no disclosed institutional funding, 1-10 listed employees, and operates as a global digital storefront with no physical distribution.

Name

Cymatics

Legal name

Cymatics.fm

Website

https://cymatics.fm

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cymatics is a digital music production company that sells royalty-free sample packs and a proprietary portfolio of VST/AU plugins through an e-commerce storefront, serving individual music producers globally with a subscription, perpetual licenses, and a free desktop Hub application.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Production Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Record Production and Distribution (512250), Other Sound Recording Industries (512290)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Audio Plugins & Virtual Instruments (VST/AU/AAX) (MPAIAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Creator Music/SFX Asset Libraries & Licensing Platforms (MPACABAM), Music Production Workflow & Project Management Tools (Session management, asset/versioning) (MPAIAIAK), Music Programming & MIDI Production (MPAIAHAH)

Keywords

• Music production software
• Royalty-free sample packs
• VST audio plugins
• Producer tools
• Digital music production

Headquarters

HQ city

Kennesaw

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. One-time Sample Pack Sales: Individual sample packs sold as digital downloads with perpetual ownership. Pricing ranges from $3 to $297 depending on pack size and content. Bundles offer discounted pricing. All samples are 100% royalty-free for placements, beat sales, and sync licensing.
2. Plugin License Sales: VST/AU plugins sold as perpetual licenses ranging from $24 to $87. Includes bonus sample collections with purchase. Bundle deals offer significant savings vs. individual purchase.
3. Cymatics Unlimited Subscription: Recurring subscription providing access to all current and future plugins, 10 premium sample packs per month, and entire production course catalog. $29/month or $167/year (annual). Includes 30-day free trial for new subscribers. Cancel anytime.
4. Free Sample/Plugin Downloads: Free downloadable samples and plugins used as lead generation to drive conversion to paid products. License agreement required for free pack usage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cymatics designs, develops, and sells royalty-free music sample packs and proprietary VST/AU audio plugins (vocal mixing, bass engines, harmony generators, modular FX, drum enhancers, instrument engines, and vintage emulations) for music producers. The company distributes a library of 100,000+ samples and 20+ plugins through its own e-commerce storefront and the Cymatics Hub desktop application, and bundles them via the Cymatics Unlimited subscription.

Product overview

Cymatics is a music production company offering a comprehensive ecosystem of sample packs and VST/AU plugins for music producers. The core offering consists of royalty-free sample packs across multiple genres (Trap, Hip Hop, Drill, RnB, EDM, Lofi, House, Vintage, etc.) and a portfolio of 17+ specialized plugins including vocal processing (VOXITY), bass design (QUAKE, VORTEX), harmony creation (OMNIVOX), creative effects (DREAMSCAPE, ILLUSION, DARK SKY, PLUTO, SPACE), drum enhancement (DIABLO), instrument engines (PANDORA, OCEAN PLUCK), and vintage/vintage emulation (VAULT series). The Cymatics Hub desktop application manages access to 20+ plugins and 100,000+ samples, all compatible with FL Studio, Ableton, Logic Pro, and any VST/AU-compatible DAW. The Cymatics Unlimited subscription provides ongoing access to all plugins, samples, and production courses for a monthly fee.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sample Packs Royalty-free sample pack catalog covering melodies, drum kits, one-shots, MIDI files, vocals, 808s, FX, and guitars across genres including Trap, Hip Hop, Drill, RnB, EDM, Lofi, House, and more. Trusted by 2,000,000+ producers worldwide.
• Cymatics Unlimited Subscription service providing access to all current and future Cymatics plugins, 10 premium sample packs per month, and the full production course catalog. Priced at $29/month or $167/year with a 30-day free trial.
• Cymatics Hub Desktop Application Free desktop application for Mac and Windows providing a single interface to access, download, and activate all Cymatics plugins and samples, including 20+ plugins and 100,000+ samples.
• VOXITY - Vocal Mixing Plugin All-in-one vocal mixing plugin with compression, enhancement, EQ, widening, reverb, delay, and saturation controls, designed to produce industry-ready vocals in seconds for music producers.
• QUAKE - Bass Engine Bass engine plugin delivering heavy-hitting bass sounds with 1000+ presets across 13+ genres, including width, shape, filter, noise, and distortion controls for Trap, Drill, House, EDM, Afrobeat, and more.
• OMNIVOX - Harmony Engine Voice harmonization plugin that multiplies audio into layered harmonies with up to 33 voice layers, featuring timing offset, low octave, chorus, reverb, feedback, and tone controls.
• DREAMSCAPE - Modular FX Engine Creative FX plugin providing 30+ drag-and-drop effect modules including reverb, delay, chorus, clipper, distortion, filters, phaser, saturation, and EQ, which can be stacked and routed in custom signal chains.
• PANDORA - Instrument Engine Instrument engine plugin for pro-level sound design featuring an evolving preset library for vintage, RnB, Trap, Electronic, and analog sounds, with customizable FX modules.
• MIX LINK - Audio Bridge Desktop application and plugin that translates a DAW mix to a phone in real time, enabling producers to monitor how mixes sound on mobile devices where most listeners consume music.
• DIABLO - Drum Enhancer Drum processing plugin with 7 modules (Punch, Body, Boost, Sizzle, Heat, Clip, Width) plus filter/EQ, designed to make drums hit harder through transient shaping and harmonic saturation.
• DARK SKY - Granular FX Engine Dimension-shifting FX engine using granular synthesis to transform audio signals into immersive, evolving soundscapes, with controls for grain number, speed, detune, feedback, size, and wet mix.
• ILLUSION - Creative Delay Vintage-inspired delay plugin emulating bucket brigade delay (BBD) technology with four stacked BBD chips, featuring delay, filter, modulation, and adjustable loop length controls.
• OCEAN PLUCK - Interactive Pluck Plugin Interactive pluck instrument blending Karplus-Strong synthesis with delay, resonance, and dynamic movement controls including Echo, Waves LFO, Reverb, Dream chorus, Sparkle granular, and decay.
• VAULT: Origin - Vintage Plugin Vintage/lofi plugin featuring a resampler/bitcrusher with underwater filters, tape saturation, noise, wow/flutter movement, and chorus effects modeled after the Juno 106 for vintage tone.
• VAULT: MEMORY - Analog Chorus Plugin Vintage FX plugin with analog-style chorus and vibrato using BBD delay modulated by a pseudo-random source, featuring depth, rate, noise, and filter controls for nostalgic sound effects.
• VAULT: Deja Vu - FX Plugin Time-warping FX plugin for dreamy slowed-down effects, using time-stretching and pitch-shifting at 1.5x, 2x, or 4x speed with 9 unique time signatures and real-time customization.
• CORROSION - Tonal & Noise Enhancer FX engine for adding grit and texture with noise and tone effect modes, featuring shape and mix controls for adding gritty edge to synths, drums, 808s, and melodies.
• VORTEX - 808 Enhancer Saturation plugin optimized for 808 processing, featuring four saturation modes (Electric, Fire, Radiation, Ultraviolet) and color, filter, and mix knobs for shaping bass tones.
• PLUTO - Multi FX Plugin Multi-FX plugin transforming melodies with shimmer reverb, hall reverb, granular delay, tape delay, chorus, phaser, flanger, and wow/flutter effects for creative sound design.
• SPACE - Reverb Plugin Reverb plugin with 20+ reverb modes, modulation effects including pitch, chorus, flanger, and phaser, and built-in distortion, EQ, and filter for limitless reverb customization.
• Production Courses Step-by-step production courses taught by producers behind popular tracks, included with the Cymatics Unlimited subscription.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% royalty-free licensing enables commercial release without additional fees

Named customers18 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• LANDR: LANDR combines AI-driven mastering, sample packs, plugins, and distribution services for producers, with both subscription and one-time purchase models. Comparable dual-pivot on samples + plugins + services targeting the same producer workflow.
• Output: Output is a plugin developer focused on cinematic and contemporary production tools (Exhale, Arcade, Signal, Thermal), competing directly with Cymatics' VST/AU plugin portfolio for the same producer spend on creative instruments and effects.
• Splice: Splice is the leading subscription-based platform for royalty-free samples and plugins, serving the same individual music producer segment with a very similar product-led, freemium-to-paid model. Most directly comparable competitor to Cymatics' samples + plugins + subscription offering.
• Loopmasters: Loopmasters is a major sample pack marketplace covering similar genres (hip-hop, trap, EDM, house) with both individual pack sales and subscription tiers (Loopcloud). Directly overlaps Cymatics' core sample-pack business and producer customer base.
• XLN Audio: XLN Audio develops beat-making and production plugins (XO Beats, RC-20 Retro Color, Addictive Drums) for hip-hop and electronic producers. Direct overlap with Cymatics' drum and beat-oriented plugin offerings.
• Plugin Boutique: Plugin Boutique is a major third-party plugin retailer and label (with its own Plugin Alliance brands like FabFilter, SSL, Soundtoys) selling VST/AU plugins to producers. Comparable plugin distribution channel and adjacent to Cymatics' sample + plugin storefront.
• Ghosthack: Ghosthack is a producer-focused sample pack and plugin vendor with similar pricing, freemium funnel, and hip-hop/EDM genre focus. Closely comparable business model targeting the same bedroom-producer demographic.

Broad incumbents

• iZotope: iZotope is an established audio plugin manufacturer (Ozone, Neutron, RX, Nectar) with broad pro and consumer reach. Overlaps with Cymatics in vocal processing (VOXITY vs Nectar) and mix-focused utilities, but with deeper enterprise and pro-studio positioning.
• Native Instruments: Native Instruments is a major plugin and virtual instrument manufacturer (Massive, Kontakt, Komplete) with deep catalogs and broader positioning across EDM, hip-hop, and film scoring. Competes in overlapping plugin categories but at a much larger scale and broader portfolio.

Regional players

• BeatStars: BeatStars is a beat-selling marketplace connecting producers with artists, complementary to Cymatics' sample-pack business since both serve producers monetizing beats. Less direct plugin overlap but operates in adjacent producer-tooling ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCqK9dqyE1ct-hUMf5hGFsqQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/cymaticsFM
• Instagraminstagram.com/cymaticsfm
• Xx.com/cymaticsfm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cymatics-fm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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