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Sounding Future

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Sounding Future is an independent platform driven by a passion for spatial audio, music technology, and cultural exchange. We run on occasional project grants and the support of people like you — funding development, licensing, and fair compensation for artists. Join us in shaping the future of immersive sound.

Pro membership in AudioSpace

Pro switches your AudioSpace account to Pro and supports all of Sounding Future, including Worlds.

  1. Create a free AudioSpace account, or log in.
  2. Choose Pro and pay.
  3. Your account is Pro right away (AudioSpace, Settings → Membership).
Become a Pro member

Pro membership lives in the 3D AudioSpace, our listening platform.

Licensing & rights
Platform development
Artist compensation

Questions before you decide? — we're happy to help.

Pro membership in AudioSpace

What Free and Pro include.

Pro applies to your account in the 3D AudioSpace, our listening platform. There is no shared account for all Sounding Future sites yet.

Free plan

Free

0 €/ year

Free access to explore, publish and connect. A good place to start in the Sounding Future ecosystem.

On the main platform

  • Free access to all articles (EN/DE)
  • Book tips & collector recommendations
  • Publish your own articles, with editorial support and translation
  • Active promotion of your contributions

In the 3D AudioSpace

  • Free access to all tracks
  • Upload up to 3 showcase tracks — we handle the rendering
  • Share, follow and link features
  • Your bio, track info and featured exposure for selected works
Sign up for free

Pro plan

Pro

39 €/ year

Everything in the Free plan, plus more room for your work — and a direct contribution to keeping the platform running.

Everything in Free, plus

  • Upload up to 15 tracks in the 3D AudioSpace
  • Increased visibility in curated features and artist spotlights
  • Full access to 3D audio tutorials and learning content
  • Insight into upcoming platform tools and workflows
  • Bonus: 50% discount on the APL Virtuoso 2 plugin
Become a Pro member

Your subscription helps cover licensing fees, development, and fair artist compensation.

More formats and tools are on the way. Pricing for these will be announced separately as they launch.

Other ways to help

No membership required.

One-time donation

Support us with a single contribution.

Prefer to help without a membership? Every contribution keeps Sounding Future independent and evolving.

  • Choose any amount
  • One-time, no commitment
  • Helps cover licensing and development costs
Donate now

Institutional partnership

For festivals, universities and cultural organizations.

If your organization supports innovation in immersive audio, education or artistic exchange, let's talk about a partnership.

  • Name and logo featured as supporter
  • Invitations to virtual artist talks and labs
  • Option to co-develop tutorials or platform features
  • Early previews of new tools and showcases

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Monthly updates on new articles, hands-on tutorials, open calls, books — and, of course, new 3D audio tracks.

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