KIT Plugins, an audio software startup that helps producers and musicians enhance their sound, raises $1 million
Summary
KIT Plugins, a music software development startup, has raised $1 million in seed funding led by Copycat Holdings. The Nashville-based startup offers digital audio emulations of rare analog gear to help producers and musicians record quality studio sound.The startup was founded in 2020 by CEO Matt Kleinman with the aim of giving producers and musicians access to audio plugins across creative and mixing tools to help them enhance their sound quality. I saw an opportunity to bring Blackbird into the plug-in world.KIT Plugins has now also inked a deal with the Norman Petty Recording Studio, which features audio gear that hasnt been used in years, Kleinman says. The startup currently has three plug-ins in production emulating the sounds from the studio.The startups primary focus is analog emulation, which means that its taking physical electronic equipment, such as a preamplifier or an equalizer, and turning it into software that lets you recreate that sound.You can download the software and you can load it up on your computer, Kleinman said. To achieve this, the company recently launched a subsidiary brand called NOIZ Hub that currently has a YouTube channel that offers educational content for the audio community.As noted earlier, KIT Plugins also wants to leverage AI, as the company wants to use the technology to support creatives.The question everyones trying to answer, and were no different, is how does AI integrate into our future, he said.