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
Splice Announces New Sample Partnership With Alissia
The library behemoth, Splice, and GRAMMY®-nominated producer Alissia are set to release six curated sample collections presented as “Alissia…
News
Anthony Godfather Announces World Tour
Dubbed ‘The Father’ of Latin tech by Mixmag, Anthony Godfather is heading out on the road.…
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.
Tutorials
Mixing Deep House
In this new installment of our mixing series we mix a deep house-style beat using Waves plug-ins in Ableton Live.
Tutorials
Getting Freaky With Live 11’s New Inspired By Nature Devices
We let nature inspire our creativity by delving deep into Live 11’s new Max For Live Inspired By Nature devices.
News
Quick Mix Episode 4 With AmyElle is Out Now!
The fourth episode in Attack Magazine’s Quick Mix YouTube series is out now featuring AmyElle. Riding a wave on…
Top Tracks
CICI: “‘Show Me Love’? It just irks me now…'”
We put Cici to task and asked her to run us through her Top Tracks. There’s not much love…
Gear/Software
Novation Circuit Rhythm
Novation adds Rhythm, a sampling drum machine, to its popular Circuit line. Is it the groovebox you’ve been waiting for?
Long Reads
How Are We ACTUALLY Going To Save Our Scene?
Now the dust has settled after London’s ‘Save Our Scene’ protest against lockdown and clubs are set to reopen…
News
Quick Mix Episode 3 With Rudosa is Out Now!
The third episode in Attack Magazine’s Quick Mix YouTube series is out now featuring Rudosa. Hailed for his mind…
News
Win A Pair of HDJ-X10 Pioneer DJ Headphones
Want to win a pair HDJ-X10 headphones, the flagship model from Pioneer DJ? Sure you do! Read on to…
Deconstructed
Breaking Down Special Request’s Remix of ‘Delicate Limbs’ By Virgil Abloh
We put Paul Woolford’s jungle remix of ‘Delicate Limbs’ under the microscope and see what makes it hit so hard.
Gear/Software
5 Things That Make Mathew Lane DrMS A Mixing Secret Weapon
There are plenty of mixing plugins that claim to be “secret weapons” but how many of them deserve that title? DrMS from Mathew Lane does and here are five reasons why.
Video Tutorials
Sampling with MPE in Sampler
In our latest video on YouTube, we asked Kédu Carlö to show us how they use the MPE feature…
News
Quick Mix With Emerald is Out Now on YouTube!
The second episode in Attack Magazine’s YouTube series is out now. Head over to our YouTube channel to watch…
Long Reads
How To Clean & Rip Vinyl – A Guide
We look at the best methods to care for your vinyl and how best to convert vinyl records to digital…
Quizzes
Vintage Drum Machine Listening Quiz
Test your vintage drum machine knowledge and see if you can guess these 10 famous rhythm machines by sound alone in this month’s quiz.
News
MusicGurus Competition Winners Announced
It’s time to announce the winners of this month’s MusicGurus competition. Read on to see if it’s…
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…
Interviews
Violet: “There’s an underground & a super-commercialised thing that’s almost like a caricature of dance music”
She’s recently released her ‘Espírito EP’ and is boss of the excellent naive label, co-promoter of the…
Columns
Attack’s Favourite Music of 2021 – So Far
Despite the ravages of the pandemic, 2021 has served up some truly brilliant dance and electronic music. Here’s a…
Video Tutorials
Passing Notes: Kerri Chandler’s Favourite Chord
In our latest YouTube Passing Notes video, we run through Kerri Chandler chords and in particular 3rd inversion 7th chords…
News
Autumn Rock Shaper Synthesizer Gets An Update
Released earlier this year, Autumn Rock has updated its Shaper Synthesizer with a major 1.1 update.…
Beat Dissected
Bossa Nova Vibes
In this latest Beat Dissected, we put together a Brazilian bossa n ova-inspired beat with acoustic and percussive textures.
Columns
What Is The Role Of The DJ Today?
DJ and producer Funk Butcher (Kwame Safo) recently suggested on Twitter that you’re “Not really a DJ if you…
News
New Exhibition Turns Halle am Berghain Into a Virtual Swamp
Jakob Kudsk Steensen’s new commissioned work, ‘Berl Berl’ transforms the Halle am Berghain into a swamp, exploring the ecology…
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…
Synth Secrets
Pacific State-Style Pads
The pads in 808 State’s genre-defining ‘Pacific State’ are no doubt at the top of the list of the most iconic sounds in dance music. In this Synth Secrets, we replicate the Mancunian quartet’s synthesis secrets.
Tutorials
Using Spectral Processing To Add Instrument-Specific Effects To Stems
Spectral processing can open up possibilities when working with stems, from adding effects like delay, to targeting specific instruments for dynamics processing, and more. In this tutorial, we show you how.
Top Tracks
Steve Rachmad
With a remix for Procombo’s new track “Dogu” released this week on RX Recordings, we caught up with Steve…
News
Izotope Announce ‘Mix & Master’ Sale With Savings of Up To 70%
Izotope has announced its summer Mix & Master sale with savings of up to 70%.…
Long Reads
How Techno Provided The Soundtrack of Change in Berlin
When the Berlin Wall fell over 30 years ago, young people from East and West came together to celebrate their…
Hardware Focus
How To Solve Hardware MIDI and Audio Latency Issues In Ableton Live
Latency can turn your hardware heaven into a confusing and frustrating hell – especially with Ableton Live. We look at some strategies to get your MIDI and audio all synced up.
News
Quick Mix With Skream Is Out Now On YouTube!
The first episode in Attack Magazine’s YouTube series is out now. Head over to our YouTube channel to watch…
