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.
Beat Dissected
Basic Channel-Style Dub Techno
In this installment of Beat Dissected we program a dub techno beat in the style of Basic Channel, the duo that pioneered the genre.
Long Reads
From Voder To OVox: A History Of Vocal Synthesis – Part 2
In this second part of a two-part series, we further explore the history of vocal synthesis, this time diving deep with the talk box and vocal pitch correction.
News
The Times: A New Fictional Novel Inspired by UK Club Culture
Inspired by the peculiarities and eccentricities of UK club culture, ‘The Times’ is a new book written by producer/DJ…
News
How to program electro like DJ Seinfeld
In our next Beat Dissected video, we show you how to program electro in Ableton Live in the style of…
Q&A
Dense & Pika
10 years deep in the game, Dense & Pika have forged a reputation for a smorgasbord of electronic sounds. Their…
Hardware Focus
Advanced MIDI Routing
MIDI routing can get cumbersome and complex. We untangle the cords and look at solutions for managing a studio full of MIDI gear.
News
Aphex Twin and ODDsound have released a plugin that “redefines musical tuning”
Designed to be at the centre of a microtonal studio setup, this collaboration between ODDsounds, a UK startup, and Aphex Twin should fire your music into a microtuning odyssey.
Video Tutorials
How to make IDM and Slice Breaks with Output’s Arcade
After a few years away from the platform, Attack is returning to publishing content on YouTube. Our new video runs…
Passing Notes
Daft Punk Basslines: The Ultimate Guide
In part one of this new two-part Passing Notes series, we break down the French duo’s bassline composition techniques to draw lessons from some of their greatest hits.
Deconstructed
Catz ‘n Dogz & Gerd Janson – Modern Romance
Deconstructed is a series where we break down the arrangement of a song. This time, we’re laser focussed on Catz ’n Dogz and Gerd Janson’s melodic house track, ‘Modern Romance’.
News
Love Hultén unveils a stunning customised Korg Minilogue XD
Recently displayed on Instagram, this lovely custom Korg Minilogue XD job by Love Hultén is bound to set pulses…
Video Tutorials
Bicep Style Breakbeats
After a few years away from the platform, Attack is returning to publishing content on YouTube. To begin with, we…
My Studio
Quenum
Cadenza co-founder Quenum (Cocoon, Second State) is about to drop a three track underground house EP ‘Little Secret’ featuring…
Long Reads
From Voder To OVox: A History Of Vocal Synthesis
In the first installment of a two-part story, we look at the evolution of vocal synthesis, from primitive speech-mimicking machines to modern software vocoders.
News
SoundCloud Announces Fan-Powered Royalties
Soundcloud has announced they are introducing fan-powered royalties where money made from listeners goes directly to the artists they…
News
Eventide Rewinds Time With The Clockworks Bundle
Eventide are celebrating 50 years of audio goodness with the introduction of the Eventide Clockworks Bundle.…
Tutorials
Dynamic Modulation With LFOs – Part Two
In this second installment of our LFO-focused tutorials, we complete the house beat from part one with a modulating pad and randomized vocal effects.
Long Reads
“I’d be disappointed if we went 100% back to normal”: How the Dutch Dance Music Scene Intends to Reform Upon Reopening
With the Dutch dance music industry, which has been closed for twelve months, still lacking cultural recognition from the government…
Track By Track
Wayward
Wayward are dropping their debut album ‘Waiting For The World’ next month. We got Lawrence Hayes and Louis Greenwood…
News
Jeff Mills Releases Free Magazine The Escape Velocity
The techno icon has released his debut magazine The Escape Velocity and it’s free to read online.…
Track By Track
Silverlining
UK DJ and producer extraordinaire Silverlining has just dropped his superb seven-track album Simulacra. Like all his work it…
Synth Secrets
Dub Techno Synth Chords
This Synth Secrets sees us synthesizing some dub techno chords. Tape echo at the ready.
News
Ableton Live 11 is Now Available
With plenty of new features, Ableton Live 11 is now available. We take a brief look at what’s new…
News
Daft Punk Have Split After 28 Years
Daft Punk, the Parisian duo responsible for some of the most popular dance music of all time, have announced their…
Quizzes
Quiz #1: International Women’s Day. Celebrating Women in Electronic Music
It’s International Women’s Day and we’re doing things a bit different to previous years. Take part in…
Interviews
Moving The Needle
Moving The Needle is a new initiative that aims to tackle gender inequality in the music industry. We asked industry…
Columns
Yousef: “Logic and Brexit don’t go hand in hand”
Last week DJ and producer Yousef (Crosstown Rebels, Hot Creations etc.) spoke to a UK government cross-party round table…
News
Waves Release Vocal Bender – Real-Time Voice Manipulation
Waves has announced their latest plugin Vocal Bender, a zero-latency pitch and formant shifter that lets you manipulate vocals…
Long Reads
Carl Craig And The Quality Of Sound
We talk with Carl Craig about the sound of DAWs, summing in the box with Harrison Mixbus, and making sure your music has character.
Tutorials
Secretos de la Producción de Música Dance: Sonido Capturado y Lo-Fi
Este seminario es un pequeño ejemplo de nuestro nuevo libro “Secretos de la Producción de Música Dance…
News
Prism – Elekton Digitone Preset Pack
Our latest product in our online store is “Prism” – a preset pack for the Elektron Digitone.…
