What Acon Digital does

Acon Digital (legal entity ACON DIGITAL AS) is a privately held Norwegian software company headquartered in Oslo that develops digital audio editing and processing software for music production and professional post-production. The product portfolio is anchored by Acoustica, a digital audio editor marketed to professional audio engineers, and is extended by more than a dozen VST/AU plug-ins and bundles addressing dialogue isolation (Extract:Dialogue 2), de-reverberation (DeVerberate), AI-driven stem separation (Remix, Remix:Drums), drum mic bleed removal (DeBleed:Drums), reverb (Verberate, Verberate Immersive 2 for Dolby Atmos), equalization (Equalize, DeFilter), and bundled workflow suites (Drum Production Suite, Mix & Mastering Suite, Restoration Suite, Remix Bundle). Two free products — Verberate Basic and Multiply — serve as freemium entry points. Underlying technology is AI-powered audio processing for source separation, dialogue extraction, and reverb reduction, with co-development feedback from professional users such as Oscar-winning sound designer Gisle Tveito.

Acon Digital operates a product-led, direct-to-customer go-to-market. All products are sold as perpetual one-time-purchase licenses priced between $49 and $199 through the company's own e-commerce storefront with immediate digital download and 30-day free trials (no credit card required), with a dedicated education discount channel and partnerships with audio education institutions ICMP and SAE UK. There is no subscription or recurring revenue model; the company explicitly markets perpetual ownership as a point of differentiation. Marketing is content-led, centered on blog content, professional endorsements, and case studies featuring Grammy- and Oscar-winning audio practitioners.

The company has no disclosed outside funding, no parent company, no headcount figures, and no M&A activity on record. Named reference relationships — Storyline Studios, Dom Morley, Gisle Tveito — function as endorsements and product co-development inputs rather than disclosed revenue accounts, and the broader customer base is distributed across individual professionals, post-production facilities, and audio schools served via self-serve e-commerce globally.

Name

Acon Digital

Legal name

ACON DIGITAL AS

Website

https://acondigital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Acon Digital is a privately held Norwegian software company that develops AI-powered audio editing and plug-in products — including dialogue isolation, stem separation, reverb, and EQ tools — sold as perpetual licenses to music producers, post-production facilities, and audio education institutions worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audio Production Software

NAICS

Sound Recording Industries (5122), Other Sound Recording Industries (512290)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

AI Music Creation & Assistive Tools (Generation, Separation, Mastering) (MPAIAIAG), Music Editing & Scoring Support (Conform, Stem Prep, Score-Stage Support) (MPAHAEAG)

Keywords

• Audio editing software
• Music production plugins
• Audio restoration tools
• Stem separation software
• Post-production plugins

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Perpetual License Sales: Acon Digital sells perpetual (one-time purchase) licenses for all software products. Customers buy a license once and own it indefinitely without subscription fees. The company explicitly emphasizes this model as providing 'intrinsic value' and workflow stability.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Acon Digital develops and sells professional audio editing software and AI-powered audio processing plug-ins for music production and post-production workflows. Its core application Acoustica is a digital audio editor, complemented by a portfolio of standalone plug-ins and plug-in suites covering dialogue extraction, reverb reduction, drum processing, stem separation, equalization, mixing and mastering, and Dolby Atmos immersive audio. The company also offers free tools (Verberate Basic and Multiply) and education discounts.

Product overview

Acon Digital develops audio editing and processing software for music production and post-production professionals. The portfolio consists of Acoustica as the core digital audio editor, supplemented by multiple plugin suites (Drum Production Suite, Mix & Mastering Suite, Restoration Suite, Remix Bundle) and individual plugins (Extract:Dialogue 2, DeVerberate, Remix, Remix:Drums, DeBleed:Drums, DeFilter, Equalize, Verberate, Verberate Immersive) addressing specific workflows including dialogue processing, drum handling, reverb, equalization, and stem separation. Free products include Verberate Basic and Multiply.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Acoustica Professional digital audio editor offering advanced editing, spectral editing, ARA integration, and audio restoration capabilities for post-production, music production, and podcast workflows. Priced from $99 perpetual license.
• Extract:Dialogue 2 AI-powered dialogue isolation plug-in that removes background noise and reverb from dialogue recordings. Version 2.x priced at $99 perpetual license. Co-developed with Oscar-winning sound designer Gisle Tveito.
• Drum Production Suite Plug-in suite providing comprehensive drum processing tools for cleaner drum mixes. Version 1.x priced at $119 perpetual license.
• Remix Bundle Bundle of two plug-ins for creative stem separation and drum processing. Priced at $79 perpetual license.
• Mix & Mastering Suite Suite of six premium plug-ins for mixing and mastering applications. Version 1.x priced at $129 perpetual license.
• Restoration Suite Noise reduction plug-in suite for professional audio restoration workflows. Version 2.x priced at $99 perpetual license.
• DeBleed:Drums Real-time drum microphone spill removal plug-in that uses AI to remove bleed from close-mic drum recordings in live or studio environments. Version 1.x priced at $99 perpetual license.
• Remix:Drums Real-time drum stem separation plug-in that isolates individual drum components from mixed recordings. Version 1.x priced at $49 perpetual license.
• Remix Real-time stem separation plug-in for general audio source separation tasks. Version 1.x priced at $49 perpetual license.
• DeVerberate AI-powered reverb reduction plug-in for VST and AU formats that separates dry and reverberant components in audio recordings. Version 3.x priced at $99 perpetual license.
• Verberate Immersive Dolby Atmos-compatible reverb plug-in designed for natural, cinematic spatial audio spaces in surround and immersive audio formats. Version 2.x priced at $199 perpetual license.
• Verberate High-quality reverb plug-in that creates very realistic acoustic spaces algorithmically. Version 2.x priced at $99 perpetual license.
• DeFilter Automatic equalization plug-in for automatic frequency response correction and tonal balancing. Version 1.x priced at $99 perpetual license.
• Equalize Versatile equalizer plug-in with unique features for advanced audio shaping. Version 2.x priced at $99 perpetual license.
• Verberate Basic Free version of Acon Digital's high-end Verberate reverb plug-in, offering essential reverb capabilities at no cost. Version 2.x.
• Multiply Free chorus effect plug-in for adding depth and movement to audio tracks. Version 1.x.

Quantifiable outcome

• Professional users report saving hours in workflow by using Acon Digital AI tools
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ICMP (Institute of Contemporary Music Performance)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2026Acon Digital partners with ICMP to provide professional audio tools for classroom use, giving music production students hands-on experience with industry-standard software as part of their educational curriculum.
• SAE UKminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2026Partnership with SAE UK audio education institution to integrate Acon Digital professional tools into audio engineering and music production programs, helping prepare the next generation of audio professionals.
• Storyline StudioscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStoryline Studios co-owner Gisle Tveito directly collaborated with Acon Digital on developing Extract:Dialogue 2, specifically contributing feature requests including EQ section for residual noise shaping. This co-development relationship leverages professional expertise to improve product capabilities for professional post-production workflows.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Native Instruments: Native Instruments produces Komplete, a broad suite of plugins and instruments, and now owns iZotope. It competes across Acon Digital's full plugin range (reverb, EQ, mixing/mastering) with both subscription and perpetual models.
• Soundtoys: Soundtoys produces creative audio effects plugins (Decapitator, EchoBoy, Saturn) used by professional mixers and producers. Competes with Acon Digital in the pro plugin market with similar perpetual-license, professional-buyer go-to-market.
• iZotope: iZotope is a direct competitor in AI-powered audio plugins (RX, Neutron, Ozone, Dialogue Match). Recently acquired by Native Instruments/Soundwide, it competes head-to-head with Acon Digital's Extract:Dialogue and Restoration Suite in pro post-production.
• Celemony: Celemony makes Melodyne, the industry-leading audio analysis/pitch-correction tool. It is a comparable high-end audio processing plugin vendor serving professional music and post-production customers.
• Waves Audio: Waves is a long-established audio plugin company offering hundreds of VST/AU plugins used in pro mixing and mastering, directly competing with Acon Digital in equalizers, reverbs, and restoration tools.
• FabFilter: FabFilter is a Dutch plugin developer (Pro-Q, Pro-L, Pro-C, Saturn) competing in the same VST/AU audio plugin category with similar perpetual-license, direct-to-customer distribution, and professional user base as Acon Digital.
• Sonnox: Sonnox (Oxford plugins) produces professional VST/AU plugins for EQ, dynamics, and reverb used in post-production and music. Direct competitor to Acon Digital's Verberate, Equalize, and DeFilter lines.
• Antares Audio Technologies: Antares makes Auto-Tune and other vocal processing plugins. It is a direct plugin competitor in pro vocal/audio processing with similar perpetual-license distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Avid: Avid makes Pro Tools, the dominant DAW in film/TV post-production. As a broader incumbent it competes with Acon Digital indirectly through bundled audio processing features and as the platform on which Acon Digital's ARA integration runs.

Emerging players

• Plugin Alliance: Plugin Alliance is a marketplace/distributor for boutique plugin developers. It is comparable as a competing route to market for premium plugin buyers and competes for similar professional user spend.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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