Plugin Reviews
Tools For Live Session Builders: Defeating The 16-Bar Loop
House Session Builder, DNB Session Builder, and Silence Stripper handle two jobs that can stall a track: arranging the music and editing…
Blog Archive
Interviews
Eternal Engine MARS: Behind One of 2026’s Coolest Synths
The backstory of one of 2026’s most ambitious synths. Long before MARS took its current form, Alexander spent years at Vyacheslav Grigoriev’s…
Hardware Reviews
Morphor ECHON 6: BBD Resonators, and Gorgeous Chaos
The following opinions are based around our experiences with a loaned review unit from Morphor. About halfway up the ECHON 6‘s feedback…
Interviews
Ballyhoo! Interview: “Some Nights Just Feel Electric…”
In August, Maryland-based punk-ska band Ballyhoo! released their latest album, Bad Summer, which brings more of their signature beach-rock style that fans…
Plugin Reviews
Knight Drum 2: An EPROM Powered Vintage Workstation
Disclosure: Knightmare Audio provided a complimentary Knight Drum license for coverage. The company had no editorial control over this article. The first…
Reviews
Bass DNA: Anthony Marinelli’s 5 Great Bass Foundations
Rubbery Moog bass, P-Funk squelch, and modulation that gets downright weird. Anthony Marinelli’s Bass DNA covers a lot of sonic territory, from…
Plugin Reviews
Tech House Market SPIT, LOCK and KIX: Superb Debut Plugins
Disclosure: In response to our own early interest, Tech House Market provided AltWire with complimentary advance copies of SPIT, LOCK and KIX…
Plugin Reviews
I AM CHOIR (2026): A New Era of Choir Vocals
NOTE: AltWire may earn a commission on purchases made through links in this article. Lenard Skolnik, also known professionally as Yung Spielburg,…
(Counter)Culture
From DJ Schoeny to Hangtyme: Reinventing Yourself When the Music Has to Stop
For years, Justin “Schoeny” Schoenenberger didn’t have to think very hard about who he was. He was DJ Schoeny. It was the…
Plugin Reviews
D16 Classic Boxes Review: TB-303, TR-808, TR-606 and TR-909 Plugins
AltWire occasionally receives plugins or products at no cost for review consideration. Well, full disclosure, and I’m embarrassed to admit this: D16…
Plugin Reviews
Rawton Max For Live Creator Spotlight: Weird In The Best Ways
Max for Live is one reason I have such a hard time imagining myself leaving Ableton. I’m always finding a new developer…
Plugin Reviews
Terminal VST Review: Patrik Skoog Distortion Plugin
When I’m not chasing Eurodance or 90s dance music drenched in complete cheese, I usually end up at the other end of…
Hardware Reviews
GND-1T Review: Everything Everywhere All at Once
The GND-1T is a strange beast, and trying to summarize its sound feels a little like opening a dictionary and deciding to…
Hardware Reviews
Waldorf Protein Review: The 90’s In An Affordable Box
Waldorf used the oscillator research behind its Microwave 1 Plugin as the foundation for a $399 four-layer hardware synth. Is Waldorf’s ’90s-influenced…
Hardware Reviews
Nord Electro 7 Review: Organ, Synth and Feel
My first experience with the Nord Electro 7 was likely a bit different from most. Rather than spending those first ten minutes…
Plugin Reviews
Stride Plugin Review: Generative Parameter Motion in Ableton
Stride is a parameter-motion tool built around fast experimentation, editable automation, and the happy accidents in between. Note: Clicking on any of…
Hardware Reviews
Kasser Synths DAFM Genesis: Party Like It’s 1989
Green Hill Zone has been in my head for most of my life, so hearing that familiar tone coming out of the…
Hardware Reviews
Melbourne Instruments NINA Synth: 2026 Review
Within seconds of its first power-on, Melbourne Instruments NINA already looks unlike anything else on the desk. After a brief boot, every…
