Sound of the Future
Your room, your headphones, your sound — scientifically optimized.
Free. Open source.
Features
Everything you need to take control of your sound.
Music Player
FLAC, MP3, AAC, ALAC, Vorbis — full-featured library and playback.
30+ Audio Plugins
EQ, compressor, limiter, upmixer, binaural, XTC, convolution, denoiser...
Room EQ
Measure, optimize, apply live. Stereo to 9.1.6 Atmos.
Headphone EQ
Harman target optimization with live preview.
Spinorama EQ
1000s of speakers from spinorama.org — no mic needed.
Plugin Rack
Visual rack + DAG editor. A/B compare built in.
System-Wide (macOS)
HAL driver routes all system audio through your plugin chain.
Export Everywhere
APO, RME, macOS Audio Units, JSON.
Screenshots
See SotF in action.
Built on science,
not guesswork
SotF uses peer-reviewed psychoacoustic research and measurement data to optimize your audio. Every EQ curve, every target function, every optimization algorithm is grounded in real science — not marketing claims or subjective tweaks.
- 100% open source (GPL-3.0)
- Built in Rust — fast and reliable
- Science-based optimization
- Integrates spinorama.org speaker database
- Works with pro hardware (RME, Focusrite, USB)
- No subscription, no telemetry, no account
Community
SotF is built in the open. Join the conversation.