Interviews
Roger Linn – “Asking My Permission Would Be Appreciated”
LinnDrum designer Roger Linn expands on the Behringer LM Drum, his dislike for litigiousness and the future of drum machines.
News
Splice Adds Country Music To Splice Create
Country techno might just be on the horizon……
News
Trifecta by Manifest Audio: Multitimbral Polyrhythmic Arpeggiator with Auto-Hocketting
Designed to arrive at uniquely interwoven patterns, Manifest Audio delivers a truly unique sequencing arpeggiator…
The Best...
The 10 Best Secret Sauce Plugins Of 2024
Here are our choices for the 10 best secret sauce plugins of 2024, apps that can turn a blah track into a banger – and four of them are free!
Gear/Software
Novation Launchkey 49 MK4
Up next on the test bench is the latest addition to Novation’s acclaimed Launchkey range – the Launchkey 49 MK4…
Attack Store
Dance Music Producers’ Power Book Bundle
Get 2 best-selling music production books. Buy more and spend less
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.
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
How to Use Ableton Live to Make a Music Video Using Videosync
In this tutorial, we show you how to make a music video in Ableton Live 11 using Videosync.…
Interviews
“We do it because we want to, not because we see commercial opportunities” – Urs Heckmann
We catch up with u-he’s founder and boss, Urs Heckmann, and find out what makes his instruments and effects so special.
News
Brighton Music Conference Announces 2021 Speakers
Now in its 9th year, the Brighton Music Conference has announced its speakers for this year’s event which runs…
Tutorials
Dub-Style Drum Processing For Character And Groove
In this tutorial, we use Surreal Machines’ Dub Machines plugins to turn a dry beat into delay-soaked dub madness.
Top Tracks
Minuit Machine
Minuit Machine is a popular french female duo. Despite making ‘dark wave vocal-based techno’ their listening tastes are diverse…
News
Virtual Artist, Ha Jiang, Signs Major Record Deal in China
According to a report from MBW, a virtual artist in China, Ha Jiang, has signed a major record deal, a…
Video Tutorials
Drum Comping in Ableton Live 11
In our latest video on YouTube, we asked Kédu Carlö to show us how to comp drums in Ableton…
Deconstructed
Prodigy – Out Of Space
In this Deconstructed we examine how the arrangement of The Prodigy’s ‘Out Of Space’ helped elevate it from warehouse slammer to chart-topper.
Interviews
Quentin ‘Tin Tin’ Chambers – Energy ’89
32 years ago this week, Quentin ‘Tin Tin’ Chambers, Jeremy Taylor and Anton Le-Pirate put on their infamous rave…
News
Win Four Free Music Production Courses!
For this months competition, we’ve teamed up with MusicGurus to offer two readers the chance to win four free…
News
Rane Releases Limited Edition Seventy A-Track Signature Edition Battle Mixer
Rane has announced a limited run Seventy A-Trak signature edition battle mixer.…
Tutorials
Mixing Breakbeats
In this new installment of our mixing series, we mix a ’90s-style breakbeat using Waves plugins in Ableton Live.
Beat Dissected
‘80s Electronic Soul
In this Beat Dissected, we use Oblivion Sound Lab’s Hex Drum to create a beat like Marvin Gaye’s groundbreaking ‘Sexual Healing’.
Introducing...
Mazoulew
With “Ditto” recently released from his Movments EP, a piano-driven, sun soaked drop of downtempo electronica, we asked Mazoulew…
News
Charlie Clouser from Nine Inch Nails and Spitfire Audio Release Hammers
Hammers is a comprehensive collection of drums and percussion instruments by Spitfire Audio created in collaboration with composer Charlie Clouser…
Long Reads
How to Integrate Activism And Community Organizing Into Music Events
After publishing our article last month, “Is It Time For a DJ Union’ Attack Magazine was contacted by Peter Marks…
Quizzes
Win a U-he Plugin Of Your Choice!
Think you know u-he? Think again….. Take part in a quick quiz that tests your ears and eyes for…
News
Oblivion Sound Lab Release Retrograde: 120 Cosmic Patches for Repro-5
Oblivion Sound Lab has announced the release of Retrograde: 120 Cosmic Patches for u-he’s Repro-5.…
News
Ableton Releases Live 11 Lite
Berlin-based Ableton has announced Live 11 Lite which is free for all Live Lite owners.…
Long Reads
How Japanese Technology Shaped Dance Music
There’s no denying that Japanese hardware – synthesizers, drum machines, and DJ gear – has exerted a huge influence on dance music. How did this island nation come to dominate music production and playback?
My Studio
Rhode & Brown
Rhode & Brown are releasing their debut album ‘Everything In Motion’ on Permanent Vacation on the 4th June. It’s…
News
UJAM Announces 50% Off Until July 18th
UJAM are giving you up to 50% off until July 18th. There are savings across the whole UJAM range, including…
News
AIAIAI Unveils The TMA-2 Studio and The TMA-2 Studio XE
6 years after releasing the TMA-2, Danish audio company AIAIAI has announced the TMA-2 Studio and TMA-2…
Video Tutorials
Beat Dissected: Radiohead Style Low-End Layering
In our latest YouTube Beat Dissected video, we show you how to program a Radiohead-style beat to celebrate 20…
Tutorials
Organizing Plugins In Ableton Live And Other DAWs
In this tutorial, we look at different ways to organize your plugin collection based on your personality type.
Video Tutorials
Beat Dissected: Rolling Techno
In our latest YouTube Beat Dissected video. we’re going to show you how to create a rolling techno beat…
Podcasts
Change The Record Ep 3: Niks Delanancy Co-Founder of the Black Artist Database
In Episode 03 we sat down with Niks Delanancy, co-founder of the Black Artist Database to discuss the continuing…
Passing Notes
Choosing The Right Key For Bass Weight
In this installment of Passing Notes we look at how you can use simple key selection to give your low end a boost.
Interviews
“The potential of AI? Limitless”- Richie Hawtin
With Model 1.4 out now, and an extensive collaboration with well-being app Endel, Richie Hawtin has been busy…
News
Two Days Left To Save On Modulators 21 By K-Devices
There are just two days left to save on the new K-Devices Modulators 21, a new toolset of modulators…
