Stephan Bolch (All The Machines) has released Wreck – Sample Destroyer, completing a trio of effect plugins alongside Strange – Chaos Distortion and Drift – Shape Shifter. Where Strange uses chaos mathematics and Drift shifts its saturation curve over time, Wreck focuses on sample-level destruction: bitcrushing, decimation, and waveform geometry manipulation, each with enough precision to make the result usable rather than just broken. The plugin is built around four distinct processing modules that cover the full spectrum from 12-bit vintage sampler grit down to 1-bit dust, all in a single AUv3 plugin at $3.99.
The bitcrusher goes from 24-bit down to 1-bit, but the workflow depth comes from two controls that most lo-fi plugins skip entirely. Dead Zone silences low-level signals to create a gated, crunchy noise floor — useful for keeping a clean gap between notes without a constant digital hiss. Dither adds subtle noise to shape the quantization character, which is the difference between that harsh digital fizz and the smoother, more vintage-hardware feel you get from properly dithered hardware converters. The Sample Rate Reducer adds Jitter — clock instability that makes the decimation feel less like a clinical digital process and more like a piece of malfunctioning 80s gear. It can also be tempo-synced to your host, so the aliasing artifacts move in time with your track rather than sitting as a static texture. In AUM this works cleanly with host sync, and inside Logic Pro for iPad it drops onto any insert slot with full automation available on every parameter.
The Cycle Mangler is the feature that separates Wreck from a standard lo-fi plugin. Rather than processing the full audio stream globally, it operates on individual wavecycles at the zero-crossing level. Adjusting Sensitivity and Shape reshapes the geometry of each waveform as it plays — which turns a standard synth bass into something with a growling, ripping quality that sounds closer to advanced wavetable synthesis than conventional distortion. A Drive section adds Bias for asymmetrical saturation and an Alias control for deliberate aliasing artifacts, with an optional Oversampling toggle to keep the high-end destruction clean without unwanted digital foldback. Pre and Post filters with independent Cutoff and Q settings bookend the chain, so you can strip the sub-bass before it hits the crusher and low-pass the result to remove the harshest digital peaks. A dry/wet Mix handles parallel processing throughout.
Early users report it covers a lot of ground within a single insert: from subtle 12-bit sampler coloring at low settings to full structural collapse at the extreme end. The UI follows the same clean approach as Strange and Drift, and the plugin runs on all modern iPhone and iPad screen sizes. Multiple instances work independently in any AUv3 host. No in-app purchases.
Key features:
- High-Precision Bitcrusher: 24-bit down to 1-bit with Dead Zone (gated noise floor) and Dither (quantization shaping) for vintage hardware character
- Tempo-Synced Sample Rate Reducer: Decimation that locks to host tempo — aliasing artifacts move with the track rather than sitting static
- Jitter Control: Introduces clock instability to the sample rate reduction for a malfunctioning-hardware feel
- Cycle Mangler: Operates at the zero-crossing level on individual wavecycles — Sensitivity and Shape controls reshape waveform geometry for growling, ripping textures beyond normal distortion
- Drive Section: Bias for asymmetrical saturation (warmth and weight) plus Alias for deliberate aliasing artifacts
- Oversampling: Keeps high-end destruction clean without unwanted digital foldback
- Pre and Post Filters: Independent Cutoff and Q on both ends of the chain — filter the sub before crushing, low-pass the result after
- Mix: Dry/wet blend for parallel processing throughout
- AUv3 Plugin: Multiple independent instances in AUM, Logic Pro for iPad, Loopy Pro, or any AUv3 host
- Universal on iPhone and iPad, all modern screen sizes
App price: $3.99. No in-app purchases.
Original release: May 2026 | Latest update: May 2026
