What Sound Rangers does

Soundrangers, Inc. is a Seattle-based privately held sound production studio and online royalty-free sound library operating since 1998 (firmographics) or 2003 per the company's own timeline. The company creates and licenses 100% original sound effects, production music, and themed soundpacks (Wind, Whooshes, Water, UI/UX, Thunder, Sci-Fi, Foliage, Nature, and others) for use across video games, mobile applications, film, broadcast, podcasts, and web media. All content is recorded in-house using professional high-definition field recording equipment from Grace, Sanken, Shure, Neumann, Rode, and API, and delivered in uncompressed WAV format at 44/16, 48/24, and 96/24 sample/bit rates with full metadata compatibility for Soundminer, Netmix, and Basehead.

The business operates on a direct-to-consumer e-commerce model through soundrangers.com and the SourceAudio marketplace, supplemented by an integrated distribution partnership with FMOD (Firelight Technologies) that embeds the library into FMOD Studio with Unity plug-ins. Pricing is predominantly one-time licensing for individual sound effects and soundpacks ($79–$595 per pack), tiered per-project music licensing, and recurring site licenses for multi-user team access, with separate tiers for enterprise, educational, and social media use. A sister brand, SoundSherpa, extends the catalog into traditional-use sound effects. Notable disclosed enterprise customers include Netflix and Google, alongside strategic partner FMOD.

The company is bootstrapped with no external funding disclosed, operates with a 1–10 person team, and has not pursued any visible M&A, leadership changes, or geographic expansion beyond its worldwide digital distribution footprint. Recent activity is incremental — a 2021 library interface refresh, ongoing soundpack releases, and active content marketing via blog and industry events such as GDC and CGC.

Name

Sound Rangers

Legal name

Soundrangers, Inc.

Website

https://soundrangers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Soundrangers is a Seattle-based royalty-free sound effects and production music library, selling 100% original, in-house-recorded audio to video game developers, app developers, and broadcast producers via direct downloads, FMOD integration, and tiered licensing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Royalty-Free Sound Effects and Production Music

NAICS

Music Publishers (51223), Sound Recording Industries (5122)

akta.pro primary industry

Sample Libraries, Loops & Sound Content Platforms (MPAIAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Game Music Licensing & Interactive/Adaptive Music Providers (MPAIALAI), Audio Production & Podcasting (BPAFAIAE)

Keywords

• Royalty free sound effects
• Production music library
• Video game soundpacks
• Audio licensing
• UI UX sound design

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sound Effects Licensing: One-time license fee for sound effects that grants unlimited usage across unlimited projects. The standard sync license covers games, apps, film, video, podcasts, radio, TV, DVD, and web use. Non-sync usage (ringtones, hardware, soundboard apps) requires additional licensing.
2. Music Licensing: Tiered licensing system for production music with different license types for different use cases: Web (General/Corporate), Game (Web/Download/Console-PC-Handheld), Podcast, Broadcast (Radio, TV Ad in various scopes, Programming), Film (Feature/Indie-Short), App/Mobile Application, and Resale/Production. Music requires licensing per project.
3. Soundpacks: Bundled collections of themed sound effects sold as complete packages (e.g., Wind Library, Whoosh Library, UI/UX Library) at fixed price points. Available as instant digital downloads.
4. Site Licenses: Multi-user licensing plans for teams and organizations providing access to the full sound library for single or multiple users at the same physical address.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Soundrangers sells royalty-free sound effects and production music for use in video games, apps, films, broadcasts, podcasts, and web media. Customers purchase individual sounds, themed bundled soundpacks, or subscribe via site licenses and music subscriptions, with 100% in-house produced, company-owned content pre-edited for plug-n-play deployment.

Product overview

Soundrangers is an award-winning online sound library offering royalty-free sound effects and production music. The core portfolio consists of individual sound effects downloads and production music tracks, supported by themed Soundpacks (bundled collections like Wind, Whooshes, Water, UI/UX Gameplay, Thunder, Nature, Foliage, Sci-Fi, and more). Additional licensing tiers include Site Licenses for multi-user access, Educational Discounts, Enterprise Licensing, Production Music Subscriptions, and Social Media License. In 2013, the company expanded via a sister brand called SoundSherpa offering professional libraries with a traditional sound effect aesthetic.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SoundSherpa: A sister brand offering professional sound libraries with a more traditional use sound effect aesthetic to compliment Soundrangers' interactive media focus.

Products and services

• Royalty-Free Sound Effects Downloads Individual royalty-free sound effects available for purchase and instant download, covering synchronized use in video games, apps, film, video, podcasts, radio, TV, DVD, and web design under a one-time unlimited-usage license.
• Production Music Downloads Royalty-free production music tracks for licensed use in TV, film, radio, web, games, and podcasts, with tiered licensing options by distribution scope.
• Soundpacks (Themed Sound Effects Libraries) Themed bundled collections of sound effects (Wind, Whooshes and Transitions, Water: Underwater, UI/UX/Gameplay, Thunder, Audience Reactions, Nature Ambience, Foliage, Sci-Fi, Games and Toys, Ice and Snow, Industrial Ambience, Rocks/Dirt/Stone, Hydrology) sold at fixed unit prices in WAV format at multiple sample rates.
• Site Licenses (Multi-User Access) Multi-user licensing plans for teams and organizations providing access to the full sound library from multiple workstations at one physical address, sold as a recurring subscription.
• Enterprise Licensing Custom licensing arrangements for large-scale commercial use, hardware devices, and redistribution scenarios.
• Production Music Subscriptions Subscription-based access to production music tracks for ongoing project needs.
• Social Media License Specific licensing tier for music and sound effects used in social media content and platforms, supporting content ID compliance on platforms such as YouTube.
• SoundSherpa (Sister Brand) Sister brand launched in 2013 offering professional sound libraries with a more traditional sound effect aesthetic, complementing Soundrangers' interactive media focus.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FMOD (Firelight Technologies)coreTechnology or IntegrationSoundrangers partnered with Firelight Technologies to integrate their sound effects library directly into FMOD Studio. The library is accessible through FMOD Studio with plugins for Unity, enabling video game developers to access high-quality sound effects within their game development environment. This onboard sound library integrates high quality video game sounds into mobile and AAA games faster than ever before.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Audio Network: Large production-music library with extensive broadcast, film, and advertising licensing infrastructure. Comparable to Soundrangers' Production Music and broadcast/film customer segment, but operates at incumbent scale with deeper rights-management tooling.
• Storyblocks: Unlimited subscription stock media including audio, video, and images for SMBs and agencies. Comparable to Soundrangers in serving SMB creators and web/digital producers, but offers bundled flat-rate access versus Soundrangers' per-SKU pricing.

Direct peers

• Artlist: Royalty-free music and SFX subscription platform used heavily by video creators, agencies, and game studios. Comparable to Soundrangers in serving game/app developers and film/video producers, but with a flat-fee subscription model and broader catalog.
• Epidemic Sound: Subscription-based royalty-free music and sound effects platform targeting creators, brands, and game developers. Directly comparable to Soundrangers in licensing model, customer overlap (video/streaming producers), and use cases, but with subscription pricing and a much larger catalog.
• Pond5: Stock marketplace for video, music, SFX, and audio content with rights-managed and royalty-free licensing. Comparable to Soundrangers in licensing film/TV/game audio content, though with a much broader contributor base and enterprise B2B positioning.
• Soundstripe: Subscription music and sound effects library for video producers, filmmakers, and content creators. Comparable to Soundrangers' Production Music and broadcast/film customer segment, though with a recurring model rather than per-license pricing.
• Musicbed: Music licensing platform focused on film, TV, and brand advertising. Comparable to Soundrangers' Production Music tier for film/TV use cases, with a curated-artist model and project-based licensing similar to Soundrangers' tiered music license structure.
• Soundsnap: Royalty-free sound effects library specifically for film, TV, game, and app producers. Closely comparable to Soundrangers in SFX-only focus, game/app developer customer base, and per-effect licensing model.
• Splice: Subscription marketplace for samples, loops, and presets used by music producers and game audio designers. Comparable to Soundrangers in the sample/sound-content category for interactive media creators, with a creator-credit royalty payout model.

Emerging players

• Envato / AudioJungle: Marketplace of royalty-free audio assets for video, apps, and games sold à la carte. Comparable to Soundrangers' per-track/per-pack licensing model and indie developer/creator customer base, though with broader contributor ecosystem and lower price points.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Soundrangers
• Facebookfacebook.com/141684396839
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/soundrangers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 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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