Started as
music makers.
SoundRave started as a music production team. As Kondo — musician and engineer — worked deeper into the craft, small frustrations piled up: effects that didn't quite feel right, tools that got in the way of ideas. That friction is what pushed Kondo to start building plugins.
Every plugin exists to solve a problem I actually had, or to chase a sound I couldn't find anywhere else.
Concepts
Across Instruments
SoundRave brings ideas from synthesizers, Max/MSP, and sound design into guitar, mixing, and mastering tools. Different instruments, same goal: expressive response, useful tone shaping, and tools that stay musical in real production.
Analog and Digital, Both
No nostalgia worship, no digital arrogance. Vintage circuits and modern algorithms each have something real to offer. I enjoy both and borrow freely from either.
Musician-First Design
Being both a musician and an engineer means bad UX is personal. If a plugin interrupts the flow or takes too long to understand, it doesn't ship.
