Gear/Software
ModeAudio Airspace – Sky’s The Limit?
When is a reverb more than a reverb? We patrol ModeAudio’s brand new Airspace to find out more……
News
Stay At Prince’s Home In Minneapolis
The legendary stars’ home will soon be available for rent on Airbnb.…
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…
Gear/Software
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?
Synth Secrets
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…
Attack Store
Max for Live: Knob Studio
Knob Studio offers dynamic waveform manipulation and parameter mapping capabilities.
The Secrets of Dance Music Production
The world-leading book on dance music production. Comes with samples too.
The Producer’s Manual
Everything you need to take a mix, from initial recording to final master.
FinalFinal T-Shirt
A hilarious tribute to our never-ending battle with file naming chaos.
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
Max For Live: Travelogue
A Max for Live MIDI device creating a unique sonic journey with joyful surprises
Underground Resistance: The Final Frontier Poster
Anti corporate, political, powerful and progressive the power house of Jeff Mills, Robert Hood and "Mad" Mike Banks needs little introduction.
Replicants – Elektron Analog Rytm Sample Pack
Electro sounds for the Elektron Analog Rytm. Free your spirit.
Max For Live: The Spellbook
LFO inspired by sacred geometry, weaving nature's fabric into your projects
Gear/Software
OneOdio Fusion A70 & A30 DJ Headphones
Next up on the test bench is two units from OneOdio: the A70 and A30. Both units are attractively priced…
Tutorials
Balancing a Vocal House Mix With AI-Assisted Compression and EQ
Artificial intelligence can help balance a track by working across mix groups. We use Sonible’s smart:EQ3 and smart:Comp to take a vocal house song over the finish line.
Charts
Terry Farley Oct 21 Chart
Boy’s Own & UK house don Terry Farley’s top ten tracks for October 2021, including Mr G, Harry…
Introducing...
Lake Night
For a debut album, ‘Bound’ by Lake Night has a host of impressive collaborators. The album features the late great…
Interviews
Proc Fiskal: Folk music – “It’s sort of fascist!”
With his new ‘Siren Spine Sysex’ album about to drop on Hyperdub, we sat down to talk with Joe Power…
Columns
A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
Harold Heath looks at what’s been happening in the world of DJ promotional photos in the last few years…
Charts
Rebecca Goldberg Oct 21 Chart
Detroit producer & DJ Rebecca Goldberg’s top ten for October 2021 includes tracks from Kero, ITNA, Ali Berger &…
Charts
LDLDN Oct 21
NTS resident LDLDN selects his top ten for Oct 2021, including tracks from Alinka, Madteo, Kyle Hall and more……
My Studio
Lawrence Hart – The Gear Behind “Dust”
We take a look around Lawrence Hart’s beautiful studio with some rare synth and drum machine gems that all…
Tutorials
The Ultimate Reverb Guide
Know what the different kinds of reverb mean? If you can’t tell a hall from a chamber, this is the guide for you.
News
Roland Announces the SP-404MKII
Originally leaked on Reddit last week, the SP-404MKII SP sampler is now been officially announced.…
Charts
Etch Oct 21
Brighton’s eclectic producer Etch selects his top ten for October 2021, including tracks from Joy Orbison, Tyler The Creator…
Beat Dissected
6/4 In The Style Of Thavius Beck
In this Beat Dissected, we make a beat heavily inspired by the 6/4 track “Coordinated Will” an Attack favourite…
Gear/Software
Plugin Boutique Scaler 2: Your New Composition Assistant?
Can Plugin Boutique’s Scaler 2 help bridge the composition gap between creativity and music theory?
News
Learn Industrial Techno With Underdog Electronic Music School
Underdog Electronic Music School have a new three day course on industrial techno.…
Charts
WTCHCRFT Oct 21 Chart
NYC producer & DJ WTCHCRFT selects his top ten for October 2021, including tracks from Lauren Flax, Bored Lord, Badsista…
Tutorials
Using A Hardware Synthesizer As An External Effects Unit With Your DAW
Take advantage of all that hardware synths have to offer by using one as an external effects processor. We show you how with IK Multimedia UNO Synth Pro and Ableton Live.
The Best...
Four Of The Best Stem Separation Tools
We review four of the best stem separation tools and focus on which is the best for DJs and live…
Charts
Cressida Oct 21 Chart
Berlin-based Cressida selects his top ten best dance music tracks for October 2021, including tracks from Tessela, Mike Parker…
Charts
Colin Dale Oct 21 Chart
UK techno icon Colin Dale selects his top ten dance music tracks for October 2021, including tracks from Miles Atmospheric…
Beat Dissected
Programming A Nu-Disco Beat
In this new Beat Dissected we program a Nu Disco groove in the style of Purple Disco Machine and Never Dull.
Long Reads
Thinking Outside The Box: The DAW-Less Revolution
More and more producers are ditching the computer. Is this a response to an increasingly digitised life?…
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.
News
Baby Audio Has Released TAIP, An AI-Powered Tape Emulation Plugin
Software developer Baby Audio has announced TAIP a new AI-powered tape emulation plugin.…
Synth Secrets
Ambient Sound Design With A Moog Grandmother
Restricting yourself to one synth can be a great way to improve your synthesis chops. We use a Moog Grandmother and Ableton Live to build up an ambient song piece by piece.
Tutorials
Creative Vocal Pitch Processing
Pitch can be a powerful tool for creating tension in a breakdown. We use Zplane’s ElastiquePitch 2 to transform a vocal sample into a riser.
Charts
Amy Lauren Sept 21 Chart
Top ten tunes for September 2021 from Amy Lauren, weekly resident DJ on Select Radio, featuring Kai Shibata, Macha, Ammon…
News
Arturia Keep Quality High But Price Down With The MiniFuse Range Of Interfaces
Arturia has released the MiniFuse range, a new collection of affordable recording interfaces.…
My Studio
Lee Ann Roberts: ‘I love the TB-03’
Lee Ann Roberts continues to be one of the brightest sparks in techno. The Amsterdam based producer/DJ welcomed Attack…
Tutorials
Creating 808-Style Basslines For Jungle, Trap And Footwork
08s have come a long way since the release of the drum machine. See how to use the 808-derived basses in Capsule Onyx to create multi-layered basslines for three bass music genres.
Reviews
Five Key Takeaways From BMC 2021
There’s more to Brighton than the ongoing #Lab21 and #BMC2021 did not disappoint.…
