Beat Dissected
Burial -‘Ghost Hardware’
In this Beat Dissected, we break down a beat inspired by Ghost Hardware by Burial.…
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Synth Secrets
Make Beautiful Pads With Hive 2
Hive 2 is beautiful. Its pads are beautiful. Let’s do this.…
News
PCloud Are Gifting Musicians 500GB Of Free Storage To Celebrate International Music Day
Today is International Music Day! And to celebrate, the cloud storage provider pCloud is offering all music creators 500GB of…
Synth Secrets
Make A House Bass With The Juno-60
Dial in the perfect bass sound for classic and deep house.
Long Reads
From Dance Floor to Dashboard: How Techno Is Helping Change The Sound Of Cars For the Better
Electric vehicles are giving automobile companies a chance to reinvent how cars sound – and many are turning to electronic music producers.
Tutorials
How To Use A Sequencer With Catalyst
There are a tonne of sequencers out there. How does the new CATALYST stack up with the rest?…
News
Manifest Audio’s Unique Pulse Engine Arrives
From intricate trap-style high-hats to ornamental note runs, exotic rhythms, and pleasantly-glitched musical phrases, Pulse Engine is the latest unique generative MIDI effect from Berlin’s Manifest Audio.
Interviews
Thomas Brett On ‘The Creative Electronic Music Producer’
Thomas Brett is a musician, ethnomusicologist and author of ‘The Creative Electronic Music Producer’, a book that examines the process…
Long Reads
Friends Are Electric: Making Music With Vintage Amiga Computers
We talk to Pete Cannon, DJ Formula and Vogue Renege about producing and even DJing with old Amigas – and how you can too.
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…
Q&A
Obskür Speak On Bad Mouthing, Selling Doughnuts And A Disgusting Fish Tank
Obskür recently released their single ‘The Dark’ featuring Bklava on FFRR Records. We caught up with the duo for…
Tutorials
Create Organic Sounding Tracks Using Toontrack’s EZDrummer
In this tutorial, we’re going to use Toontrack’s EZDrummer to add an organic flair to your house tracks…
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…
Synth Secrets
Rave Riffs In The Style Of Effy’s ‘Not Yours” Using Twin 3
In this Synth Secrets, we’re going to be recreating Effy’s high energy rave-focused track ‘Not Yours’ using…
Track By Track
Fort Romeau
Cin Cin label owner Michael Greene aka Fort Romeau has recently released his LP, Beings of Light. After nearly seven…
News
The UK’s First LGBTQ+ Electronic Music And Camping Festival To Launch This Year
Creating an outlet for underrepresented artists in a marginalised community, Flesh – the UK’s first LGBTQ+ electronic music & camping…
Synth Secrets
Learn How To Make An Old School Jungle Bass With Baby Audio’s BA-1
Dial in some wobbly jungle bass business with Baby Audio’s surprisingly powerful BA-1 soft synth.
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5 Underrated Artists Right Now
In a first for Attack, the in-house team choose five artists we believe are underrated. At least for now…
News
Spitfire Audio Releases Abbey Road Two: Iconic Strings
Spitfire Audio has teamed up once again with Abbey Road to release Abbey Road Two: Iconic Strings.…
Charts
Citizen Helene Nov 21
Soho Radio resident DJ Citizen Helene selects her top ten for November 2021, including tracks from Freda Payne, Linda Clifford…
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Ten Soft Synth Emulations That Are Better Than The Hardware
Extra features! More polyphony! So much cheaper! Here are 10 synth plugins that improve on the synths they’re emulating.
Gear/Software
Analog Meets Digital: Korg Drumlogue Review
Analog, digital and even plugins, Korg’s Drumlogue has it all – but is it enough?
Top Tracks
Sara Simms
Sara Simms is a DJ and producer based in the US. Her latest single ‘Kreator’ with Mellefresh is out now…
Charts
Etch Oct 21
Brighton’s eclectic producer Etch selects his top ten for October 2021, including tracks from Joy Orbison, Tyler The Creator…
Tutorials
A Look At Synth Modulations For Beginners
Using the modulation matrix in Wavetable in Ableton Live to help bring a track alive.
Gear/Software
Roland SH-4d: Four Synths And A Drum Machine In One Black Techno Box
Roland’s latest, the SH-4d, is a multitimbral powerhouse complete with rhythm track and sequencer.
Gear/Software
Manifest Audio: Pattern Engine
What do you get when you combine 16 steps, 4 LFOs, 5 randomizable parameters per-step, 50 scales, and a wealth of MIDI input and playback options? The answer, apparently, is Manifest Audio’s new flagship MIDI sequencer: Pattern Engine.
Interviews
A Smooth Operator? Caspar Bock – Founder of Baby Audio
In our latest “Meet the Designer” interview, we spoke with Caspar Bock the founder of Baby Audio about how the…
Beat Dissected
Beat Dissected: ‘Mogeri’ By Dan Kye
This time on Beat Dissected we create a beat inspired by the gorgeous drums from Mogeri by Dan Kye.…
Gear/Software
Toys In The Static: Why Semi-Modular Synthesizers Matter
Folllowing on from the proposition Minimoog is more influential than Les Paul, Darren Selement uses the Moog Mavis to highlight…
News
Thavius Beck Releases Cosmic Noise LP
In anticipation of an upcoming Beat Dissected penned by the producer, Attack readers may wish to listen to Thavius Beck…
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Marketing & Advertising With Attack Magazine
If you’re reading this, you might consider working with Attack Magazine. Read on to find out how we can…
Quizzes
Crossword #10 April 22
Aprils’ crossword is Ukrainian themed. How much do you know about Ukrainian music? Time to find out.…
Quizzes
How High is Your Roland IQ?
You have 15 mins to complete 14 practical tests for a chance to win £2,000 worth of Roland gear…
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Ten Of The Best: Headphones For Music Production
We offer a selection of our recommended headphones for studio use, picking out our top choices at a range of…
Long Reads
What Makes A Great DJ?
What makes a great DJ? Kristan Caryl asked a group of top selectors including Dave Clarke, Mr G, Mosca and…
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Ten Of The Best: New Analogue Mono Synths
2014 was an incredible year for analogue synths and 2015 looks set to deliver even more. We run through some…