News
Teenage Engineering Release OP-XY
A follow-up to the OP-Z in a smart-looking black monochrome finish has been unveiled, and it comes…
Q&A
Aida Arko
From circus acrobatics to hard-edged techno, Iranian-born DJ and producer Aida Arko’s journey is extraordinary. Now splitting…
News
A Decade Of Dance Music: CRSSD Festival Announces 10th Anniversary Lineup For Spring 2025 Edition
The San Diego dance music institution, CRSSD Festival, has announced its 10th Anniversary Lineup for the Spring 2025 Edition. Find…
Tutorials
The Theory Of Techno Pads (Part 1)
In an excerpt from our new book, The Secrets of Techno Production, we dive into the theory of techno pads…
Synth Secrets
The Baddadan Synth Bass Sound
The sound of the summer. We retrospectively look at the Baddadan horn synth bass that continues to rumble dance floors…
Attack Store
The Secrets of Dance Music Production
The world-leading book on dance music production. Comes with samples too.
Max for Live: Knob Studio
Knob Studio offers dynamic waveform manipulation and parameter mapping capabilities.
The Producer’s Manual
Everything you need to take a mix, from initial recording to final master.
Max For Live: Chance Engine
Add controlled yet random fluctuations to your most important parameters
Max For Live: Mouth Play
Unconventional vocal shaping with a brass model or FM oscillator source
Replicants – Elektron Analog Rytm Sample Pack
Electro sounds for the Elektron Analog Rytm. Free your spirit.
Quizzes
Crossword Number 14: Pride Month
It’s Pride Month, at least for the next few days it is. We’re joining the celebrations with a…
Synth Secrets
How To Make A Gated Pad Like Plaid ‘Clock’ Using Hive 2
In this Synth Secrets, we’re remaking Clock by Plaid using Hive 2. The key is in the LFO rates…
News
You Can Now Clone Your Voice With ‘Voice Swap’ & Protect Your Vocal Rights
In an age of unchecked AI growth, Voice Swap, created by Nico Pellerin and DJ Fresh aims to protect vocal…
News
Drug Checking At Festivals Needs Your Support
Parklike founder, Sacha Lord, has formally threatened legal action against the government over changes to drug-checking requirements at festivals…
Long Reads
Are Modular Synths Too Expensive? And What Is “Too Expensive” Anyway?
There’s a narrative that Eurorack is wallet-gaugingly expensive but is this justified? We spoke with Noise Engineering and other manufacturers to understand the costs involved
Podcasts
Inner City on ‘Reach’, Social Media & Production
In our new podcast series, we speak with none other than Inner City on the back of their new single…
News
Join Music Production for Women (MPW) For A Full Day Of Music Masterclasses in London This Week
Music Production for Women (MPW) has announced a full day of music masterclasses in London for female and non-gender…
Gear/Software
Arturia KeyLab Essential MK 3: A Good Starting MIDI Controller
Unboxed and raring to go, we review the latest Arturia keyboard the KeyLab mk3.…
Columns
Have Synthesizers Peaked?
It’s time to accept that synthesizers have peaked and stop pining for the next best thing.
News
Splice Introduces “Create” Powered By AI
Originally part of its CoSo mobile app, Splice has now integrated its AI-powered ‘Stacks’ into its website with the…
News
CDJ3000s Introduce StreamingDirectPlay From Beatport
Pioneer DJ has announced a major new firmware update (ver. 3.00) for the CDJ3000 multi-player, which introduces StreamingDirectPlay…
Synth Secrets
Hannah Laing ‘Be The One’: Remake The Synth From Scratch
In the Synth Secrets we show you how to make Hannah Laing’s rave smash, ‘Be The One’ using Twin…
Gear/Software
Live Stem Separation With AuDimix
Global Delight has recently released AuDimix, which promises to separate stems. It enters a tough market that seems to have…
News
D16 Releases Lush 2 A Powerful Update To Their Roland SH-101 Emulation
The Multilayer Polyphonic Synthesizer gets a long-awaited update with Lush 2.…
News
First Floor Volume 1: A New Book Analysing Contemporary Electronic Music Culture
Published by Velocity Press, Shawn Reynaldo’s new book takes a critical look at contemporary electronic music culture during times…
Introducing...
Nathalie Duchene
Nathalie Duchene, draws heavily on the French touch sound. With a new release, ‘Don’t Go, on Boston Bun’s…
Long Reads
Collabhouse: A New Music Distribution Model For Music Makers
Collabhouse offers streaming placement, sync licensing, music promotion with content creators, and NFTs all under one roof.
News
Syntorial Announces 2.0 Update
Syntorial, a popular synthesizer learning tool, has announced its 2.0 update.…
News
CRSSD Festival Unveils September 23 Lineup
Held in San Diego, CRSSD Festival has released the full lineup.…
Interviews
Ross From Friends On ‘The One’, Production & Pressure
One of electronic music’s most alluring artists, Ross from Friends, discusses his new single ‘The One’, the pressures of…
Synth Secrets
How To Use Twin 3 To ReCreate ‘The Sky Was Pink’ – Holden Remix
A bonafide classic, we show you how to make the synth parts in ‘The Sky Was Pink – Holden Remix’ using…
Show & Tell
Lance Gurisik
As part of our Show and Tell series, we asked electronic music producer, Lance Gurisik, to share an assortment of…
News
Erica Synths & Richie Hawtin Announce Bullfrog
Bullfrog, unveiled at Sonar+D, is an educational electronic music instrument made in partnership with two electronic music greats, Erica…
Long Reads
In Order To Dance: 40 Years Of R&S
R&S Records celebrates four decades of incredible music with a new compilation, In Order To Dance 4.0.
Tutorials
How To Use MPE With Chordjam 1.5
We use Chordjam alongside Live’s Wavetable to make a pitch-bending synth progression. Chordjam has recently been updated to…
News
Arturia MicroFeak Winners Announced
It’s time to announce the winners of the Attack x Arturia competition. Read on to see if it’s…
News
Join Attack’s New Discord Server
Are you fed up with socials? Join our new Discord community instead and engage directly with us.…
Gear/Software
Soundtoys SuperPlate: Was The Plate Worth The Wait?
It’s been some years since Soundtoys released a new plugin. But this year at NAMM we were all blindsided…
The Breakdown
Wookie feat. Lain – ‘Battle’
In this edition of The Breakdown we go back 23 years to dissect a true UKG classic
News
Inphonik Release The “RX1200”: An E-mu SP-1200 Emulation
It’s rare to see an SP-1200 digital version, but Inphonik is looking to change that with the RX1200…
