Audiomodern Soundbox Review: The Kontakt Killer?

Upstart plugin developer Audiomodern is challenging the hegemony of Kontakt with its new sampler, Soundbox. Is Audiomodern Soundbox good enough to dethrone the Native Instruments mainstay?

Make Your Own Jungle FX

In this Synth Secrets, we’ll recreate some of the jungle’s most iconic and oft-used samples from scratch…

Stay At Prince’s Home In Minneapolis

The legendary stars’ home will soon be available for rent on Airbnb.…

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…

Hypnotic Techno Inspired by Phase Fatale’s ‘Love Is Destructive’

In this Beat Dissected, we’re making a hypnotic percussive heavy techno beat inspired by Berghain resident and BITE label…

Aslice: The Inevitable End But Does It Have To Be This Way?

We spoke with DVS1 at IMS in 2022 about his new company Aslice. Two years later, it announced it’s…

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Max for Live: Knob Studio

Knob Studio offers dynamic waveform manipulation and parameter mapping capabilities.

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The Secrets of Dance Music Production

The world-leading book on dance music production. Comes with samples too.

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Max for Live: Texture

Add texture simple to any sound. Simple an effective.

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The Producer’s Manual

Everything you need to take a mix, from initial recording to final master.

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Max for Live: Pulse Engine

A unique generative MIDI device from Manifest Audio.

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Max For Live: Chance Engine

Add controlled yet random fluctuations to your most important parameters

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Max For Live: Mouth Play

Unconventional vocal shaping with a brass model or FM oscillator source

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Big back print techno inspired t-shirt.

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Max For Live: Travelogue

A Max for Live MIDI device creating a unique sonic journey with joyful surprises

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Inside Information: Minimoog Poster

The ultimate studio wall poster for music fans.

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Underground Resistance: The Final Frontier Poster

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Refraction – Elektron Sample Pack

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Replicants – Elektron Analog Rytm Sample Pack

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Max For Live: The Spellbook

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We’re Giving Away A Moog Grandmother Dark Series

In this month’s competition, we are giving away a free Moog Grandmother Dark Series. Read on to find out…

Dance Music Prize Draw For Ukraine

A competition featuring prizes of dance music rare vinyl, event tickets, first edition books, exclusive artwork and more has been…

pCloud Is Offering A 75% Valentine’s Day Discount On Their Lifetime Plan!

Tired of making space for the endless Splice samples on your hard drive? Then you’ll “love” this 75% Valentine…

Carl Craig Celebrates Black History Month By Presenting All Black Digital

Carl Craig, in partnership with Beatport and Quincy Jones’s Qwest TV, presents All Black Digital in support of Bridges…

Crisis Of Man: Core Values Vol. 1

To mark their 10th release, Crisis of Man has recently released the 10 track VA album Core Values Vol. 1…

Layering Vinyl Drum Breaks With Oeksound Soothe2

In this article we apply soothe2 to vinyl drum breaks in order to reduce harsh resonant frequencies before layering the breaks with punchier drum samples. This makes the process of layering much easier and helps to achieve a better mix overall!

Benjamin Long Feb 22 Chart

Top ten for February from producer Benjamin Long featuring Doctor Rockit, Joss Moog, Clive from Accounts, Eddie C and more…

Recondite

Plangent Records boss Recondite has lazy Sunday’s like the rest of us. He joins us for a breakdown of…

Reviewing The Implexus Desktop Analogue Synthesizer

Majella Audio have been creating Eurorack modules for the last four years but had already decided to take the larger…

Inder Phull: “NFTs And Smart Contracts Can Dramatically Improve Royalty Systems”

Having caught our attention with the recent Synth Heads NFT release, in partnership with Beatport, we caught up with Pixelynx…

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AIAIAI TMA-2 Studio Wireless+ Headphones

AIAIAI’s studio headphones are the first wireless headphones with a dedicated transmitter. But is going cable-free worth it? Are they the best choice for music production? We test them out.

Getting Vocals Release Ready With Leapwing UltraVox

You’ve recorded vocals but where do you go from there? We show you how to add dynamics, saturation, and polish to a vocal group with one plugin.

What Happened To Progress In Dance Music?

Dance music used to be about pushing the envelope. Attack writer Adam Douglas wonders when that changed.

January Crossword Winner Announced!

We are happy to announce that we have now chosen January’s crossword winner. Thank you to everyone who took part. It wasn’t meant to be easy, but we hope our quiz tested your music knowledge.

Noizu Jan 22 Chart

Top ten for January from producer & DJ Noizu featuring, Disciples, Moya, Caleb Dent, Dre Mendez, Ango Tamarin and more…

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.

Change The Record Episode 6: Refuge Worldwide

In episode 06 of Change The Record, we speak with Nicky Böhm, Refuge Worldwide‘s community development manager. Refuge…

MDM Factory Jan 22 Chart

Top ten for January from DJs & producers MDM Factory featuring Lis Sarroca, Julianna, Photonz, DJ Hell and more.…

OneOdio Studio Pro 10 DJ Headphones Review

The DJ headphone market is competitive. Where do the OneOdio Pro 10s fit in? We review them and put them…

Crossword #8 February 22

Submit a correct answer for a chance to win a free Replicant Sounds Elektron Analog Rytm Preset pack. We’ve…

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…

Experience Acid House In Virtual Reality

Pursuit of Repetitive Beats, a project aiming to virtually recreate an acid house night out, has been announced as part…

Fort Romeau Jan 22 Chart

Top ten for January from producer & DJ Fort Romeau featuring Soela, Fred P, Violet, Move D, Mind Against and…

Holly Lester and Boyd Sleator – ‘Free The Night’

For February’s feature interview, we spoke to DJ Holly Lester and Boyd Sleator. The duo run ‘Free The Night…

Dynamic 2-Step Beats With Audiomodern Playbeat 3

In this article we use Playbeat 3’s randomization and Auto-Remix features to program a swung beat with constant variation. 

Spitfire Audio Releases Appassionata Strings

Get your John Williams on with Spitfire Audio’s Appassionata Strings hailed as ‘the next generation of string legato instruments…

The Drumsheds Is Closing Down This Month

The Drumsheds is set to close its doors this January. Its final show is ‘Not To Be’ by The Hydra…

Synthesizing Bass For 3 Different Genres With Moog Minitaur

We use Moog’s Minitaur to make basslines for techno, house and bass music tracks.

Organising Samples With AI And Waves Cosmos

Get your unwieldy sample folder under control with Waves’ Cosmos, a free AI-powered sample organizer. We walk you through the process.

Signum Audio Competition Winners Announced

It’s time to announce the winners of this month’s Attack X Signum Audio competition. Read on to see…

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…

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