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…
News
60% Sountoys 5 Bundle This Black Friday
Soundtoys 5 is a treasure trove of amazing plugins, 22 pro effects in total, on sale this Black Friday.…
Q&A
Aida Arko
From circus acrobatics to hard-edged techno, Iranian-born DJ and producer Aida Arko’s journey is extraordinary. Now splitting…
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.
News
9 Things You May Have Missed This May
Been too busy to keep up this May? Read a quick round-up of all the goings-on in dance music this past month.
Gear/Software
Arturia’s Flagship V9 Collection In Review
Arturia’s returns with their brand new V Collection 9, packed with a number of new plugins and presets.…
News
Moog Grandmother Dark Series Competition Winner Announced
It’s time to announce the winner of last month’s Attack X KMR Audio competition. Read on to see…
News
Baby Audio Releases Crystalline: A Sophisticated Algorithmic Reverb Plugin
Crystalline by Baby Audio is a next-generation reverb plugin that strives to be the most ‘perfect algorithmic reverb’ on…
Long Reads
How Prevalent Is Ageism In Dance Music?
We spoke with Fabio, Anja Schneider and I:Robots about the reality of getting old working in dance music.…
The Best...
The Best Production Courses On Mix With The Masters
In this article, we share with you, five of the best ‘Mix With The Masters’ production classes from Finneas, Sonny…
Charts
MEOWHAT April 22 Chart
Top ten for April from MEOWHAT featuring Ethyène, Ikotu, N’gaho Ta’quia, Soul of Hex, Leron Carson and…
Charts
MarzAttack April 22 Chart
Top ten for April from MarzAttack featuring Tony Benn Feghaly, Moses, Space Ghost, Madlib, Kazi and more.…
Tutorials
Making Techno With Lunacy Cube
In this article, we show you how we used Lunacy Cube to make the musical parts in a techno tune…
Tutorials
Make A Techno Bassline Using Generate
In this tutorial, we’re working with Newfangled Audio’s lovely Generate plugin to process a techno bassline.…
Charts
Rudosa April 22 Chart
Top ten for April from Rudosa featuring Yanamaste, Rosati, Primal, JORG & NOUS and more.…
News
Grab A Free Waves Trans-X Plugin
We’ve teamed up with legendary plugin developers Waves to give you a free plugin: Waves’ Trans-X.…
Tutorials
Stuttered IDM Hi-Hats With Audiomodern Playbeat 3
In this tutorial we use the full power of Playbeat 3’s randomization to program IDM-style dynamic hi-hat and percussion patterns.
Quizzes
Celebrate Vangelis With A Vangelis Listening Quiz
Celebrate the life of Vangelis and International Synth Day with this challenging quiz.
Tutorials
Mixing A Breaks Track Using Waves’ Gold Plus Subscription
Is it possible to mix a song using just Waves’ Music Maker Access subscription service? We find out.
Charts
Levon Vincent Mar 22 Chart
Top ten for March from Levon Vincent featuring Lord & Kaidi, Tom Trago, Synapse, Delano Smith, Terrence Dixon and more…
Long Reads
Aslice: Can An Altruistic DJ Payment Program Work?
Aslice is a software-based service, founded by DVS1, that asks DJs to share their earnings with the artists in…
News
All Hail Superbooth 2022: Beeps, Squeaks, Bratwurst & Beer
Berlin’s biggest synthesizer tradeshow came back swinging. Here’s our biggest takeaways.
News
8 Things You May Have Missed This March
With so many stories released every day, it’s easy to miss some. Here’s a round-up of some…
Charts
Klaudia Gawlas Mar 22 Chart
Top ten for March from producer & DJ Klaudia Gawlas featuring Nina Kraviz, Axel Karakasis, Bart Skils, Weska and more…
Tutorials
Building Up A Massive Ambient Pad With Lunacy Audio CUBE
Layering synths and cinematic strings is a sure-fire way to add size to a pad patch. In this article…
Synth Secrets
Making 3 Garage Basslines with Sublab
In this Synth Secrets, we’ll be taking a look at some 808 sound design using Sublab from Future Audio…
Charts
Marc Houle Mar 22 Chart
Top ten for March from producer & DJ Marc Houle featuring The Aztec Mystic, A Number of Names, Theo Parrish…
Charts
Lawrence Hart Mar 22 Chart
Top ten for March from producer & DJ Lawrence Hart featuring Ryan Winters, Kessler, Cameo Blush, Leon Vynehall and more…
Beat Dissected
Halftime Drops In The Style Of Nikki Nair
In this new Beat Dissected we program a swung halftime-style drop that can work well after faster beats.
Quizzes
Enter To Win A Free $200 Blast Box
What is Blast Radio? Why should I use it? Read on to find out and enter to win a free…
News
Create Morphing Arpeggios Inspired By Floating Points Using Ableton’s Wavetable
In our latest Synth Secrets YouTube video, we use Ableton’s Wavetable to create morphing arpeggios inspired by Floating Points…
Introducing...
Furtive – The “Astronaut In A Pool Of Mermaids”
DJ, producer and DIY event organiser Furtive recently released their ‘Tephra’ EP on the label Mild Fantasy. We asked Furtive…
Introducing...
SUCHI – “Brown Girls And Women Can Pursue Music, No Matter Their Age Or Background”
SUCHI recently released her 2-track EP ‘Seher/Lykke’ on Future Bounce. We asked her to introduce herself.…
The Best...
The Best Mixing Courses On Mix With The Masters
In this article, we share with you, five of the best ‘Mix With The Masters’ mixing classes from Leslie Brathwaite…
Tutorials
Making Your Own Techno Kick Mix Chain Using Waves’ StudioRack
Using Waves’ free StudioRack plugin, we show you how to build up a go-to kick chain with compression, saturation, EQ and parallel processing.
