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
Acid House Processing With Waves Vocal Bender
We use Waves’ new vocal processing plugin Vocal Bender to tweak out an acid house track.
Q&A
Tom VR
Producer Tom VR has just dropped a killer EP for Midland’s Intergraded label, ‘Fast Track To Bliss’ featuring four…
News
Novation Unveils Circuit Tracks
Novation has unveiled Circuit Tracks, the follow-up to 2015’s evergreen Circuit.…
News
Spitfire Audio release new pack of Cimbalom sounds.
Having recently announced a cool ten million downloads on their free Lab series, pioneering British firm Spitfire Audio has just…
Beat Dissected
Interplanetary Criminal-Style Garage
In this new Beat Dissected we program a UK garage beat inspired by Interplanetary Criminal’s ‘Supreme Level’, a true UKG classic in the making.
Quizzes
Crossword #3 – Drum ‘n’ Bass
Time on your hands? You don’t have to be in retirement to enjoy this classic format as we present…
Long Reads
Waves Nx: Ocean Way Nashville – Listening In 3D
We look at the science behind Waves’ new 3D audio plugin, Nx: Ocean Way Nashville.
News
NAMM 2021: Behringer Add New 2600 Editions, Revamp Hardware Sequencer, Tease Classic Synth Prototypes
Behringer have recently announced a number of new releases, from new versions of their 2600 remake to a resurrection of their own classic hardware controller, the BCR2000.
Synth Secrets
Subby Garage Bass
In this Synth Secrets, we dig deep into analogue synthesis to make some dirty, subby garage bass in the style of Interplanetary Criminal.
Books/DVDs
Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital
The latest book in the Attack store is Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital by Oli Freke. Accompanied by lovely…
News
NAMM 2021: Spitfire Audio Release New Contemporary Drama Toolkit
Spitfire Audio promise you can “score to picture without theory” with its new Contemporary Drama Toolkit sample library.
Columns
The Story of UK Bass in Seven Books
Bleep Techno, Jungle, Drum & Bass, UK Garage, Dubstep and Grime – some of the finest innovations in dance music over…
Long Reads
How Do You Organise Your Music Collection?
Alphabetically? Chronologically? All thrown together in one massive folder called ‘Jamz’? We speak to some DJs about how they organise…
Tutorials
In The Red: Mixer-Distorted ‘90s Techno Drums
In this tutorial, we explore using a channel strip plugin to recreate mixer distortion.
News
NAMM 2021: Pioneer DJ Unveil DJ DJM-S7 Mixer
Pioneer DJ have announced the DJM-S7 two-channel battle mixer, the successor to the DJM-S9.
News
NAMM 2021: Korg Announce New Synths, Drum Machine, More
Korg has revealed a truckload of new hardware for NAMM 2021, from classic synth revivals to a modern drum machine.
Interviews
Annabel Ross: “We have to make a change in order to see change”
Journalist Annabel Ross talks to Attack Magazine’s Harold Heath about misogyny and sexual predators in dance music. …
Columns
So You’re Thinking About Attending A Plague Rave
Writer Ana Monroy Yglesias looks into Tulum, the dark side of dance music culture and why we need to wait…
Track By Track
Brother Nebula
Brother Nebula is the pseudonym of a well-known house producer who is currently choosing to keep his identity secret…
News
Win a Recording Session With a Grammy Winning Engineer
Want to record with a Grammy winning engineer in London? Sure you do! Enter to win this amazing prize, worth…
Hardware Focus
Cleaning And Replacing Synthesizer Keys
Dirty keys are a fairly common issue with vintage synthesizers. Luckily, giving them a good clean isn’t so hard to do – and can add years back to the appearance.
My Studio
BEC
Techno talent BEC has just dropped her ‘Psilocybin Therapy’ EP on Monika Kruse’s Terminal M, including an Egbert remix…
Q&A
Demarkus Lewis
Housemaster Demarkus Lewis ‘is about to drop his ‘About U’ release on Eyedyllic Music with Erefaan Pearce…
News
Black Friday: Buy Anything and Get An Enamel Badge 50% Off
This Black Friday we’re offering a different deal each day. Today is our final Black Friday promo drop and…
Deconstructed
Jessie Ware – Ooh La La (Honey Dijon Remix)
In this month’s Deconstructed, we explore how Honey Dijon turned Jessie Ware’s pop song ‘Ooh La La’ into…
Tutorials
Dynamic Modulation With LFOs
In this tutorial we program a dub techno beat and look at multiple ways to use LFOs to add layers of modulation.
News
Spend £299 and Get Aperture Free
Spitfire Audio are offering a great deal this Black Friday. If you are looking to get into game or video…
News
Waves Kick Off Cyber Monday with CLA Epic, A Multi-Channel Reverb and Delay Plugin
Waves’ newest is a suite of Chris Lord-Alge’s eight go-to reverbs and delays, emulating the gear used by the rock mixing legend to add depth to his mixes.
Passing Notes
Using Unconventional Scales
In this installment of Passing Notes, we break down a universal workflow for analyzing unconventional scales and incorporating them into productions.
Q&A
Kevin Knapp
Kevin Knapp returns to Crosstown Rebels this month alongside UK production duo Audiojack with their ‘Under Your Skin’ release which…
My Studio
Kernel Existence
Maral Salmassi’s Konsequent Records are about to release a new album, ‘Kripascular’ from German producer Kernel Existence (Tobias Draeger…
