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- [Tools For Live Session Builders: Defeating The 16-Bar Loop](https://altwire.net/tools-for-live-session-builders-defeating-the-16-bar-loop.md) (2026-11-04): House Session Builder, DNB Session Builder, and Silence Stripper handle two jobs that can stall a track: arranging the music and editing unwanted silence. Tell me if this…
- [Eternal Engine MARS: Behind One of 2026’s Coolest Synths](https://altwire.net/eternal-engine-mars-feature.md) (2026-10-27): The backstory of one of 2026's most ambitious synths. Long before MARS took its current form, Alexander spent years at Vyacheslav Grigoriev’s VG-Line workshop with other people’s synthesizers…
- [Morphor ECHON 6: BBD Resonators, and Gorgeous Chaos](https://altwire.net/morphor-echon-6-review.md) (2026-10-27): The following opinions are based around our experiences with a loaned review unit from Morphor. About halfway up the ECHON 6's feedback control, one initialized patch started groaning…
- [Ballyhoo! Interview: “Some Nights Just Feel Electric…”](https://altwire.net/ballyhoo-interview-2026.md) (2026-10-27): 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 know and love.  A notable track…
- [Knight Drum 2: An EPROM Powered Vintage Workstation](https://altwire.net/knight-drum-2-review.md) (2026-10-16): Disclosure: Knightmare Audio provided a complimentary Knight Drum license for coverage. The company had no editorial control over this article. The first Knight Drum’s workflow centered on direct…
- [Bass DNA: Anthony Marinelli’s 5 Great Bass Foundations](https://altwire.net/anthony-marinelli-bass-dna-review.md) (2026-10-15): Rubbery Moog bass, P-Funk squelch, and modulation that gets downright weird. Anthony Marinelli’s Bass DNA covers a lot of sonic territory, from building a patch with a single…
- [Tech House Market SPIT, LOCK and KIX: Superb Debut Plugins](https://altwire.net/brand-new-plugins-tech-house-markets-spit-lock-and-kix.md) (2026-10-13): Disclosure: In response to our own early interest, Tech House Market provided AltWire with complimentary advance copies of SPIT, LOCK and KIX for editorial coverage - however all…
- [I AM CHOIR (2026): A New Era of Choir Vocals](https://altwire.net/i-am-choir.md) (2026-10-08): NOTE: AltWire may earn a commission on purchases made through links in this article. Lenard Skolnik, also known professionally as Yung Spielburg, loves the day the singers come…
- [From DJ Schoeny to Hangtyme: Reinventing Yourself When the Music Has to Stop](https://altwire.net/dj-schoeny-to-hangtyme.md) (2026-09-29): For years, Justin “Schoeny” Schoenenberger didn’t have to think very hard about who he was. He was DJ Schoeny. It was the name people called across nightclubs. It…
- [D16 Classic Boxes Review: TB-303, TR-808, TR-606 and TR-909 Plugins](https://altwire.net/recommended-plugins-d16-classic-boxes.md) (2026-09-22): AltWire occasionally receives plugins or products at no cost for review consideration. Well, full disclosure, and I'm embarrassed to admit this: D16 Group gave me the Classic Boxes…
- [Rawton Max For Live Creator Spotlight: Weird In The Best Ways](https://altwire.net/rawton-max-for-live-devices-review.md) (2026-09-18): Max for Live is one reason I have such a hard time imagining myself leaving Ableton. I'm always finding a new developer who's built a device that attacks…
- [Terminal VST Review: Patrik Skoog Distortion Plugin](https://altwire.net/recommended-plugin-terminal-vst.md) (2026-09-16): When I’m not chasing Eurodance or 90s dance music drenched in complete cheese, I usually end up at the other end of the spectrum, designing hard techno tracks…
- [GND-1T Review: Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://altwire.net/gnd-1t-review.md) (2026-09-16): The GND-1T is a strange beast, and trying to summarize its sound feels a little like opening a dictionary and deciding to use every word in one very…
- [Waldorf Protein Review: The 90’s In An Affordable Box](https://altwire.net/waldorf-protein-review.md) (2026-09-14): 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 box, the Waldorf Protein worth your…
- [Nord Electro 7 Review: Organ, Synth and Feel](https://altwire.net/nord-electro-7-61-review.md) (2026-09-14): My first experience with the Nord Electro 7 was likely a bit different from most. Rather than spending those first ten minutes on glissandos, random noodling, or menu…
- [Stride Plugin Review: Generative Parameter Motion in Ableton](https://altwire.net/stride-plugin-review.md) (2026-09-02): Stride is a parameter-motion tool built around fast experimentation, editable automation, and the happy accidents in between. Note: Clicking on any of the Stride links within this story…
- [Kasser Synths DAFM Genesis: Party Like It’s 1989](https://altwire.net/kasser-synths-dafm-genesis-review.md) (2026-09-01): Green Hill Zone has been in my head for most of my life, so hearing that familiar tone coming out of the DAFM Genesis was always going to…
- [Melbourne Instruments NINA Synth: 2026 Review](https://altwire.net/melbourne-instruments-nina-2026-review.md) (2026-08-26): Within seconds of its first power-on, Melbourne Instruments NINA already looks unlike anything else on the desk. After a brief boot, every knob starts moving on its own,…
- [Orlando DJ Summit: Felix Cruz on DJ Generations](https://altwire.net/orlandos-dj-summit.md) (2026-08-26): Orlando DJ Summit is bringing veteran vinyl DJs and a new generation of digital selectors into the same room. Founder Felix “DJ Junebuhg” Cruz explains why the craft still matters, what “Beyond the Booth” means, and how he hopes to build one of the Southeast’s most important DJ gatherings.
- [Flaus Electric Flosser Review: The Perfect Flosser For People Who Loathe Flossing](https://altwire.net/flaus-electric-flosser-review-2.md) (2026-06-23): Welcome to our Home & Wellness section. In 2026, the ALT in Altwire becomes Audio, Living & Tech. I must say, I never expected I'd be reviewing an…

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