


AI Sample Startup Just 4 Noise Raises $1M
The platform boasts users such as Jamie XX, Alinka and Pan-Pot
AI-powered sample generator Just 4 Noise has closed a $1 million funding round, with contributions from BADideas.fund, Sound Hub Denmark, and others.
Backstory:
The startup was founded by Max Shafer and Henning Nobmann in 2024.
It builds generative AI instruments that create unique, royalty-free samples sourced from an ethically trained model, which integrate into DAWs.
Producers can use text prompts to generate bespoke samples and instruments rather than spending hours scrolling through sample folders.
Amongst its reported 4,000 users are producers Pan-Pot, Jamie XX, Alinka and Manon Dave, while partners include Native Instruments, Orchestral Tools and UJAM.
What they said:
Max Shafer: “With the $1m we took on, we are scaling the future foundation model for AI instrument generation – our goal: putting the power of technology directly in the hands of every audio creator.”
AI-powered sample generator Just 4 Noise has closed a $1 million funding round, with contributions from BADideas.fund, Sound Hub Denmark, and others.
Backstory:
The startup was founded by Max Shafer and Henning Nobmann in 2024.
It builds generative AI instruments that create unique, royalty-free samples sourced from an ethically trained model, which integrate into DAWs.
Producers can use text prompts to generate bespoke samples and instruments rather than spending hours scrolling through sample folders.
Amongst its reported 4,000 users are producers Pan-Pot, Jamie XX, Alinka and Manon Dave, while partners include Native Instruments, Orchestral Tools and UJAM.
What they said:
Max Shafer: “With the $1m we took on, we are scaling the future foundation model for AI instrument generation – our goal: putting the power of technology directly in the hands of every audio creator.”
AI-powered sample generator Just 4 Noise has closed a $1 million funding round, with contributions from BADideas.fund, Sound Hub Denmark, and others.
Backstory:
The startup was founded by Max Shafer and Henning Nobmann in 2024.
It builds generative AI instruments that create unique, royalty-free samples sourced from an ethically trained model, which integrate into DAWs.
Producers can use text prompts to generate bespoke samples and instruments rather than spending hours scrolling through sample folders.
Amongst its reported 4,000 users are producers Pan-Pot, Jamie XX, Alinka and Manon Dave, while partners include Native Instruments, Orchestral Tools and UJAM.
What they said:
Max Shafer: “With the $1m we took on, we are scaling the future foundation model for AI instrument generation – our goal: putting the power of technology directly in the hands of every audio creator.”
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