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
Columns
Beyond Liverpool: Dance Music’s Accountability Problem
While the scenes from Liverpool’s ‘First Dance’ event were a joy to behold, writer Isobel Moloney looks at the…
Synth Secrets
Modulating Risers with Additive Synthesis and Pitch Delay in Arturia Pigments 3
In this installment of Synth Secrets, we use the third and latest version of Arturia’s Pigments synth to build a pre-drop riser full of movement, automation, textures and effects.
Q&A
Deepak Sharma
Deepak Sharma has been mixing it up in techno for well over a decade now. What makes him tick though…
Podcasts
Change The Record Episode 02: Mental Health In Dance Music
Change the Record is the inaugural podcast from Attack Magazine, hosted by Clara Löffler. Over the course of six…
Track By Track
Jaymie Silk
Jaymie Silk has just dropped his ‘Young, Broke & Fabulous’ album, in which he effortlessly moves from techno to soul…
Hardware Focus
Hardware Wars: The Gear Behind The Sounds Of Star Wars
For this May the Fourth, we put the spotlight on the synthesizers and other gear that played a part in the sounds of Star Wars.
News
Akai Unveils MPC ONE Retro Standalone
This one is for the real heads. With all the modern features but the classic look, get the sound of…
Track By Track
Slam014: Manni Dee
Manni Dee’s most recent EP, released on South London Analogue Material, is a boisterous return of heavy rolling techno…
Interviews
John Digweed
Pioneering UK DJ John Digweed has just released a follow-up to last years ‘Quattro’, ‘Quattro II’ a 4 disc…
Tutorials
Tuning Drums To Improve Your Mix
In this tutorial, we explore how to use tuning to improve drum mixes and add weight to the low end.
Q&A
Last Nubian
Last Nubian has just released his superb four-track ‘Ghetto Child’ deep house EP on Leicester’s Flat White Records…
News
Baby Audio Release Smooth Operator
Smooth Operator is described as an ‘Intelligent Signal Balancer’ this interesting new plug-in from Baby Audio uses spectral processing…
Q&A
Marc Romboy
“Be yourself. Copying a popular artist makes no sense.” Marc Romboy takes on our quick fire QnA.…
Gear/Software
Arturia Pigments 3
Arturia update Pigments to version 3. Can this colourful plugin hold its own in a very crowded soft synth market?
Interviews
“Personality and celebrity have become more important in some areas of the industry” – Harold Heath
‘Long Relationships: My Incredible Journey From Unknown DJ to Small-time DJ’ is a new book written by former DJ…
News
The Influence of De Underground Records
As part of Newham Heritage Month, “Crate Digging: The Influence of De Underground Records”, is a cultural project that documents…
Tutorials
Using Waves’ H-Comp Hybrid Compressor To Better Hear Compression
It can be difficult for beginners to hear compression. We walk your ears through it.
Tutorials
Re-amping An Acid Bassline With Excite Audio’s Lifeline Expanse
We use re-amping techniques to add depth and vibe to a 303 bassline entirely in the box with Excite Audio Lifeline Expanse.
News
Ableton Loop Confirms Loop Create For June 2021
Ableton Loop has confirmed a new event, Loop Create, will take place online on June 26-27th. The event is…
The Best...
Five Of The Best Apps For Remote Collaborations
Looking to share a track privately, securely and receive review comments? There are only a few services that offer this…
Quizzes
Quiz #2: Vintage Synthesizers
Think you know your Moogs from your ARPs? Can you tell a mono from a poly at 10 paces? Take this quiz and prove your vintage synth mettle.
Long Reads
Get Your MicroFreak On: The Story Of An Unconventional Instrument
We spoke with Sébastien Rochard, Product Lead on the Arturia MicroBrute, on how the company’s trend-busting digital synthesizer went from idea to realization.
My Studio
Joss Ryan
UKG producer Joss Ryan has a new EP out in collaboration with UK vocalist Rachel Foxx, their ‘Never Say Never…
News
Focusrite Has Bought Sequential, Dave Smith’s Revered Synth Brand
The British firm has acquired the San Francisco-based company with Dave Smith staying on board to power the next…
Deconstructed
Drexciya – Black Sea
This time in Deconstructed, we dive deep into Drexciya’s ‘Black Sea’ to discover the intricacies of the arrangement in this classic slab of Detroit techno.
Columns
Is It Time For A DJ Union?
We all hoped the pandemic would be a time for dance music and club culture to ‘re-set’ but a…
News
Wandler: A New Tool For Remote Collaboration
Wandler is a new tool, designed and developed during the global pandemic, that helps musicians working remotely to give and…
Q&A
No Label
No Label is a young Italian producer, multi-instrumentalist who makes beat-driven esoteric electronica inspired by Flying…
Books/DVDs
“Shining Spotlights on Shadows”. Sisters With Transistors: Electronic Music’s Unsung Heroes
Sisters With Transistors: Electronic Music’s Unsung Heroes is a documentary that shines a light on the women frequently left…
Track By Track
Vault
Vault – also known as Danny Ward, Dubble D, Moodymanc and Balaphonic – is a UK DJ, producer and jazz musician. He…
News
Arturia Release Pigments 3
French pro-audio company, Arturia, has unveiled its largest update yet to Pigments with Pigments 3. The release introduces a…
