Beat Dissected
Percussion-Based Beat Dissected Inspired By Bonobo
Downtempo, leftfield, organica, electronica, fairy-light house? Whatever you want to call it we show you how to make percussion…
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Gear/Software
Reviewing Tracklib, A Record Store For Sampling
Tracklib’s music sampling service promises to make sample clearance fast, easy, legal and affordable. Does it deliver on these claims?
News
Classic Tracks – The Real Stories Behind 68 seminal Recordings
New in the Attack Store is “Classic Tracks – The Real Stories Behind 68 seminal Recordings” by New York Times best…
Gear/Software
Waves MultiMod Rack
The latest plugin from Waves’ journey into distortion is the MultiMod Rack, a multi-band distortion and effects unit that…
Synth Secrets
Floating Points-Inspired Vocoder Drums
We use Waves’ OVox to turn a UK garage beat into a melodic line, harnessing the power of both its synthesis and melody-generating capabilities.
Synth Secrets
Creating A Massive And Multilayered Pad With Waves CR8
Waves’ new sampler CR8 supports multiple sample layers. Let’s use it to build up a gorgeous pad with plenty of movement and character.
News
Polyend Tracker Fuses Sampling, Granular Synthesis and Sequencing in New Groovebox
For anyone hoping that a new groovebox would appear with a software tracker-style interface, behold: Polyend Tracker. …
Tutorials
Reese Bass Redux
We go back to basics with the iconic Reese bass sound, demonstrating some simple techniques before moving on to a…
Synth Secrets
Use Ableton’s Wavetable to Create A Bassline Inspired By Kings Of The Rollers
In this Synth Secrets, we’ll build a growling, pulsating drum and bass bassline inspired by Kings of the Rollers…
Long Reads
5 Tracks About Love
Celebrate love this Valentine’s Day with five of the most romantic dance songs ever made.
Gear/Software
Wavesfactory TrackSpacer 2.0
Could the second generation of Wavesfactory’s utility plugin solve the age-old problem of making space for all the…
News
Giving Fans The Credit
Rhapsody has stepped forward as the first digital service to support the Recording Academy’s initiative to report full credits…
Technique
Boom Bap With Toontrack
Loosen up the neck muscles as we’re going to make a head-nodding boom bap beat reminiscent of the…
Beat Dissected
MIDI Probability Drums Inspired By Warp Records In Ableton 11
In this Beat Dissected learn how to programme drums using Ableton 11’s MIDI probability feature. We’ve taken inspiration…
News
Hot Tempered: Jamie Jones Speaks Out
Hot Natured man responds to perceived criticism of chart success.…
News
Hy2rogen – MIDI Tracks
A sterling offering of prog and main room MIDI files gets the thumbs up from our in-house sound assessor…
Tutorials
Learn How To Produce Disco Using Toontrack
Have you ever wondered how to create a disco track? Learn how from this tutorial on producing disco music using…
Beat Dissected
Make A Glitch Inspired Beat Using Loopcloud
In this new Beat Dissected we use Loopcloud samples to program a drum break with glitched effect loops and a vocal acapella.
Charts
Void Complet May 22 Chart
Top ten for May from Void Complet featuring Paradox, Bakey, Daniel Avery, Austin Ato and more.…
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
Creating House Piano Chords with Toontrack’s EZKeys
Nothing screams classic house music more than house piano chords. In this tutorial, we show you how to make classic…
Tutorials
Balancing A Disco Track
We use compression, EQ, modulation and spatial widening to balance a disco mix and create focus.
Q&A
JKS – “The Importance Of Silence Is Underrated”
We caught up with JKS to put him through the paces of the quick-fire Q&A.…
Long Reads
The 2nd Most Sampled Track In History
We take a look at one of dance music’s most well loved samples, the ‘Think’ break, taken from Lyn…
Track By Track
Stephan Bodzin ‘Boavista’ Track By Track
Stephan Bodzin has just released ‘Boavista’ a 17 track synth odyssey. We asked him to run us through a handful…
Q&A
Lacchesi: “Work Hard, Keep Your Head Down”
Ahead of his US tour, you can catch Lacchesi at Boiler Room Barcelona in October or at RSO, Berlin, next…
News
Manybeat Set To Tour US
Following his ‘Mentalidad Tour’, Manybeat is gearing up to tour the US.…
Tutorials
Dirty Disco Filtered Electric Piano
Get inspired by disco and funk and bake your own dirty, rezzy filtered Rhodes electric piano.
Beat Dissected
Lone Inspired Percussion Driven Drums
In this installment of Beat Dissected we program a percussion-driven house beat and use stereo width techniques to add character to the drums.
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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…
The Best...
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…
The Best...
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…