Trails by Fracture Sounds – A Hauntingly Beautiful Kontakt Library for The Modern Composer in 2025
Derek Oswald
Let’s face it—there’s no shortage of string libraries out there. But now and then, something hits differently. Trails by Fracture Sounds is one of those very moments. This one’s for the subtle stuff—the kind ...
Beatsurfing: 5 Plugins You Need Right Now / Including Random, Random Metal and More!
Derek Oswald
Beatsurfing: A Creative Playground for Modern Sound Design If you’re curious about how innovative technology meets raw musical creativity, BEATSURFING is a name worth knowing. Born in 1997 under the moniker Herrmutt Lobby, this ...
5 Excellent Must-Have Sonora Cinematic Products: Emma Legato, Aria Vocalscapes & More!
Derek Oswald
If you’re into composing soundtracks or creating immersive soundscapes, chances are you’ve heard the buzz about Sonora Cinematic. This plugin developer, based in Edinburgh, UK, and helmed by Italian composer and sound designer Alessandro ...
Blezz Beats Purpl Pak Vol 3: Vocodine, SNOP & More – Packed With Vintage Greatness
Derek Oswald
A Blast from the Past Meets Tomorrow’s Sound Scrolling through Instagram one day, I was suddenly hit with a series of quirky, VHS filter-drenched ads that looked exactly like a 1980s infomercial. With over-the-top ...
Rast Sound Motif 2: Your New Creative Music Partner
Derek Oswald
Ever find yourself staring at a blank project with a head full of half-formed musical ideas? Sometimes the spark just isn’t coming, and you end up scrolling through endless plugin options looking for something ...
MIDI Agent v1.0.5 Beta Preview: A Powerful New Frontier in AI-Driven Music Creation
Derek Oswald
As our AI underlords get smarter and smarter (and perhaps one day become our overlords and take over our lives ala SkyNet), many music plugin developers are dipping their toes into the space, discovering ...
Elementary Sounds: Vintage Vibes Trusted by Depeche Mode and Lo-Fi Producers
Derek Oswald
In today’s world of hyper-polished digital production, it’s easy for music to lose a bit of its soul. Enter Elementary Sounds—a plugin company focused on sampling unique vintage instruments, that may have otherwise been lost ...
Void & Vista – “Folds”: The #1 Plugin Right Now for Haunting Vocals
Derek Oswald
FOLDS: A Gateway to Ethereal Expression FOLDS by Void & Vista is one of those special plugins that manages to strike a rare balance: it is at once deceptively simple in its appearance and ...
Klevgrand – Tomofon et Speldosa : deux créations du cœur de la Suède
Derek Oswald
In today’s musical landscape, where tons of new plugin companies pop up daily and saturate the market, Klevgrand, a small but passionate Swedish music software company, isn’t afraid to break the rules. Known for ...
TAQS.IM : Magnifiques plugins de culture mondiale – Synthétiseur solo et microtoner – Code de réduction 10%
Derek Oswald
Envie d'une réduction ? Indiquez « ALTWIRE » lors de votre achat de ces plugins pour bénéficier d'une réduction de 10%. TAQS.IM : Des sons du monde entier pour votre studio numérique. Salutations aux lecteurs d'Altwire ! J'ai récemment eu le privilège de…
Le retour audacieux de Yungblud en 2025 : plongez dans le voyage épique de « Hello Heaven, Hello »
Derek Oswald
Yungblud is back, and he’s shaking things up with “Hello Heaven, Hello,” a nine-minute, nine-second track that marks his return after some time off the grid. The 27‐year‐old singer-songwriter from Doncaster, UK—whose last two ...
Test : Baby Audio Humanoid – Des voix amusantes et futuristes de l'an 3000
Derek Oswald
Baby Audio’s Humanoid offers a fun and inviting premise. While many vocal modification plugins aim to refine, enhance, or subtly tweak vocals while keeping them as natural and transparent as possible, BABY Audio’s Humanoid, ...
Bizarre mais amusant : Infinitone 2 offre un mélange fascinant de créativité et de bizarreries
Derek Oswald
Présentation d'Infinitone 2. Lorsque j'ai découvert Infinitone 2, sa promesse de s'affranchir du système 12 tons conventionnel a immédiatement retenu mon attention. J'étais curieux de voir si ce plugin pouvait ouvrir de nouvelles perspectives…
F9 TRAX House Nation V1.5 : Le meilleur pour les producteurs de maisons
Derek Oswald
Introduction – F9 TRAX House Nation V1.5 When it comes to the vibrant world of EDM, nothing resonates with me quite like House music. My love for this genre was sparked in the early ...
ARCHERS dévoile le puissant single « Never Enough » avant sa tournée et ses apparitions dans les festivals de 2025
Derek Oswald
Wisconsin-based metalcore powerhouse ARCHERS has dropped their latest single, “Never Enough,” a hard-hitting track produced by Matt Good and released via SBG Records. The single, accompanied by an official music video premiered by Revolver ...
« Whisper in the Waves » (2025) d'Olly Alexander est une magnifique synth-pop à son meilleur
Derek Oswald
Olly Alexander, the multi-talented singer, songwriter, actor, and activist, has officially stepped into a new chapter of his career with the release of Polari, his first album released under his own name, Olly Alexander. ...
DJ.Studio 3.0 Review– A Stunning DJ Software That Does It All
Derek Oswald
Si vous êtes un DJ amateur ou professionnel, DJ.Studio 3.0 est l'un de ces outils qui vous donne l'impression d'avoir été conçu pour vous faciliter la vie. Il regorge de fonctionnalités ...
Scaler 2 : voici pourquoi vous devriez toujours essayer ce plugin légendaire avant Scaler 3
Derek Oswald
Les communautés musicales du Web ont été en effervescence avec l'annonce de Scaler 3, la dernière itération du célèbre plugin de théorie musicale de Plugin Boutique. Avec des promesses d'une interface entièrement repensée, d'une nouvelle chronologie ...
Test d'Infiltrator 2 : un couteau suisse des effets spéciaux
Derek Oswald
En tant que fan de longue date de Peter Gabriel, j'ai toujours été captivé par sa créativité intrépide. La capacité de Gabriel à mélanger des sons non conventionnels avec une profondeur émotionnelle a fait de lui l'une de mes plus grandes influences depuis l'enfance.
Test de SKY Keys VST par SKY Studios : un premier album sensationnel
Derek Oswald
SKY Keys – Premières impressions En tant que personne toujours à la recherche du prochain grand instrument virtuel, je suis toujours ravi lorsque je rencontre un nouveau développeur de plugins passionné qui lance sa première création sur le ...
