Exploring Oracle Sound
Exploring Oracle Sound: Painstager, Bonestager & Ritual Amp Loader
At HIRO, we love highlighting independent developers who bring fresh ideas to music production. Oracle Sound is one of those teams—bold, inventive, and unafraid to create tools that blur the line between precision engineering and creative chaos. Their plugins aren’t about safe, polished sounds—they’re about pushing boundaries, shaping tone in unexpected ways, and giving producers the freedom to explore.
Let’s take a closer look at three of their standout releases: Painstager, Bonestager, and Ritual Amp Loader.
Painstager: Creative Saturation Redefined
Painstager isn’t your typical distortion or saturation plugin. It’s designed to stage layers of harmonic punishment—from subtle grit to punishing walls of sound. Think of it as a coloring tool that thrives on extremes. Whether you want a touch of dirt on a drum bus or full-on sonic collapse for industrial textures, Painstager gives you the control to dial in exactly how far you want to go.
You can buy Painstager HERE
Bonestager: Sculpting with Bones
Where Painstager is raw power, Bonestager leans toward textural shaping. It combines saturation with filtering and dynamic response to create skeletal frameworks of sound—hence the name. Bonestager excels at carving space and character, making it a favorite for producers who want to give their tracks an otherworldly edge.
You can buy Bonestager HERE
Ritual Amp Loader: The Heart of Heavy
Guitarists and producers working with heavy tones will find a lot to love in Ritual Amp Loader. Instead of trying to be a “do-it-all” amp sim, it focuses on being a fast, reliable, and great-sounding amp loader. Pair it with your favorite IRs (impulse responses) or experiment with Oracle Sound’s own packs to build crushing guitar tones in seconds.
Get Ritual Amp Loader HERE
Why Oracle Sound Matters
In a plugin market full of polished, “safe” tools, Oracle Sound stands out for its rawness and experimentation. These aren’t plugins made to sit quietly in the background—they’re tools for producers who want to push sound into new, sometimes uncomfortable, but always inspiring territories.
At HIRO, we’re proud to support developers like Oracle Sound. By valuing their work at fair prices, we keep this kind of innovation alive—and ensure producers everywhere have access to instruments that truly expand what’s possible.