About Us

About Sonoma Wire Works

Incorporated in 2003 and headquartered in Los Altos, CA, Sonoma Wire Works has created high-quality, innovative software and hardware products and services that help musicians enjoy playing, recording and sharing music on Mac OS, Windows and iOS. By combining intuitive interfaces and unique workflows, Sonoma's products enhance the user's ability to create great-sounding music.

Sonoma Wire Works' development group has decades of audio engineering experience. Together with graphic designers, 3D artists, musicians and educators, Sonoma infuses cutting edge design into next generation of music products and services.

Sonoma's products have been featured by Apple, Rolling Stone, Wired, Recording Magazine, Sound On Sound, Harmony Central, and more. Artists using Sonoma products include Anthony Gonzalez (M83), Al Di Meola, Chris Stein (Blondie), Dave Kushner (Velvet Revolver) and other artists.

Made in the U.S.A.

Sonoma is dedicated to being socially and environmentally responsible. We develop and manufacture recording and amp modeling software, drum content, and audio interface hardware in the U.S.A. Sonoma's audio interface boards are built, and the units are assembled and tested in a factory in San Jose, California. The factory that manufactures Sonoma's audio interfaces (new GuitarJack Stage and StudioJack Mini, and past GuitarJack Model 2 and GuitarJack 2 USB), and the design house that manufactures our product packaging, are located close to Sonoma's office, which helps us keep a close eye on quality and testing, reduces the amount of travel and shipping, and supports local businesses. More about Sonoma's Social and Environmental Responsibility Commitment.

Sonoma's Team

Sonoma's products were built by an experienced team and partnering companies. To name a few...

Doug Wright, an audio engineer from Diamond Multimedia, Be Inc. and Bias, founded Sonoma Wire Works in 2003 with friends from the music tech industry - Dave Tremblay (now with Universal Audio) and Dan Walton (now with Retronyms). Doug taught audio engineering at San Francisco State University Multimedia Studies Program and Cogswell College.

Will Reichenthal, audio software engineer and guitar player, helped design and create GuitarTone, DrumCore 4 and more. Moses Abrego, QA Engineer and Technical Support, helped with the DrumCore 4 Preview Player audio samples, trade shows and more. Joe Bryan, the hardware engineer for the Guitarjack line, is well known for his work for Universal Audio, including the UA 2192. Michelle Wright (CNET, SFSU MSP, and Be Inc.) is Sonoma's VP of Sales and Marketing. For more about the incredible team members who helped build Sonoma's products, see NAMM 2017 Pics, NAMM 2016 Pics and Musikmesse 2015 Pics.

Sonoma's History

Founded in 2003, Sonoma's first product launched in 2004 - RiffWorks™ guitar recording software with a unique InstantDrummer™, guitar effects, RiffLink™ online music collaboration and the RiffWorld.com online community. For many years, RiffWorks was bundled with Line 6 audio interfaces, IK Multimedia interfaces and AmpliTube, bundled in select Dean Markley Strings, and sold direct and through dealers. RiffWorks received awards for performance and innovation, including a NAMM Best in Show Trendsetter Award. RiffWorks is still availble, but RiffWorld and RiffLink were discontinued in 2015.

Since 2005, Sonoma has hosted 24 RiffRumble song contests sponsored by companies such as Taylor, Schecter, IK, Line 6, Dean Markley, Seymour Duncan, Codella Guitars, Recording Magazine and many others.

In 2008, Sonoma launched FourTrack™, the first multitrack recorder on the iPhone, InstantDrummer™, StudioTrack™ multitrack recorder for iPad, and GuitarTone™ iOS app.

In 2009, Sonoma created AudioCopy/AudioPaste technology for iOS, including an AudioCopy standard and software development kit that was adopted by over 100 iOS app developers. The Retronyms have continued the development of AudioCopy/AudioPaste.

In 2009, Sonoma acquired Paul Allen's Submersible Music DrumCore and KitCore software and drum libraries, as well as the Discrete Drums multitrack drum recording library. See DrumCore's celebrity drummer bios.

In 2010, Sonoma launched GuitarJack™ Model 1 and partnered with Taylor Guitars to make Taylor EQ, which can be found in FourTrack and The Taylor Guitars Mobile App, which also includes a lite version of FourTrack.

in 2011, Sonoma launched the GuitarJack™ Model 2 audio input/output interface for iOS, then the GuitarJack 2 USB interface for iOS/Mac/Win in 2013.

In 2015, Sonoma launched the next generation of GuitarJacks (GuitarJack Stage and StudioJack Mini) that were also developed by Joe Bryan.

In 2016, Sonoma launched the highly anticipated DrumCore 4 (AAX/VST3/AU plug-in) update.