Beat Dissected
6/4 In The Style Of Thavius Beck
In this Beat Dissected, we make a beat heavily inspired by the 6/4 track “Coordinated Will” an Attack favourite…
Beat Dissected
In this Beat Dissected, we make a beat heavily inspired by the 6/4 track “Coordinated Will” an Attack favourite…
Tutorials
Flex your sound design muscles by restricting yourself to one sample for every element in a song.
News
Real World Studios open the doors to aspiring producers. First artists announced for ADE Live 2018. SoundCloud gets an update…
News
Free Minimoog samples from Legowelt. New synths due at Superbooth. TED explores vinyl culture.…
Columns
Harold Heath’s new book ‘Long Relationships: My Incredible Journey From Unknown DJ To Smalltime DJ’ is a funny, poignant…
Synth Secrets
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.
Synth Secrets
Synth Secrets is a series of programming tutorials in which we show how to make a range of classic and…
News
Legowelt celebrates the Roland D-50. Modal introduce new DIY drum sampler. Could you make music at 10bpm?…
Deconstructed
In this Deconstructed we examine how the arrangement of The Prodigy’s ‘Out Of Space’ helped elevate it from warehouse slammer to chart-topper.
Beat Dissected
In this Beat Dissected, we use Oblivion Sound Lab’s Hex Drum to create a beat like Marvin Gaye’s groundbreaking ‘Sexual Healing’.
Beat Dissected
In this instalment of Beat Dissected, we will create a dirty tech house beat from drum machine samples.…
News
Should we cut down on pressing vinyl to help save the environment? Will artificial intelligence write all music in the…
Long Reads
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?
Track By Track
Jaymie Silk has just dropped his ‘Young, Broke & Fabulous’ album, in which he effortlessly moves from techno to soul…
News
Tributes paid to Roland Corporation founder Ikutaro Kakehashi. Spitfire introduce new synth plugin. Mini synths and drum machines crowdfunded.…
Gear/Software
Wave Alchemy’s latest instrument replicates some of the most sought-after vintage drum machines. Jonny Strinati puts it to…
Deconstructed
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.
Hardware Focus
Getting drum machines and hardware sequencers to play nice with your DAW isn’t hard but you have to know the proper settings. In this Hardware Focus, we find out what’s up with sync.
Introducing...
“Part minimal, part techno, part acid, part house.” FUSE resident Archie Hamilton talks us through his music.…
News
GEMA and YouTube agree licensing deal. Legowelt releases free 808 emulation. Musicians three times more likely to suffer from depression…
Tutorials
In the first-ever installment of our Mixing Demystified series, we mix a microhouse beat using Waves plugins in Ableton Live.
Beat Dissected
In this installment of Beat Dissected we program a dub techno beat in the style of Basic Channel, the duo that pioneered the genre.
Gear/Software
Slam Pro is the latest in a line of products from BeatSkillz aimed at electronic music producers. We investigate.…
News
London Mayor Sadiq Khan Responds to “Save Fabric” Petition, Nicolas Jaar Launches Online Radio Network, and Lightning Strikes Berghain.…
Deconstructed
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’.
Books/DVDs
The latest book in the Attack store is Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital by Oli Freke. Accompanied by lovely…
News
Fabric suspends operations following drug deaths, a new MIDI transposer AutoTonic, and London as you’ve never heard it before…
News
This week’s top mixes include New & Unreleased with Joy O, Andrew Weatherall’s Love From Outer Space and…
Beat Dissected
In this installment of Beat Dissected we emulate the beat of ‘Spastik’ – the signature track of Richie Hawtin’s Plastikman moniker.
Deconstructed
In this instalment of Deconstructed, we attempt to get to grips with the arrangement of the Aphex Twin classic, ‘Vordhosbn’.
News
This week’s top mixes include Prosumer’s Leisure Mix, Kemistry and Storm from 1997 and “Songs That Should’ve…
Advertising
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Quizzes
Aprils’ crossword is Ukrainian themed. How much do you know about Ukrainian music? Time to find out.…
Quizzes
You have 15 mins to complete 14 practical tests for a chance to win £2,000 worth of Roland gear…
The Best...
We offer a selection of our recommended headphones for studio use, picking out our top choices at a range of…
Long Reads
What makes a great DJ? Kristan Caryl asked a group of top selectors including Dave Clarke, Mr G, Mosca and…
The Best...
2014 was an incredible year for analogue synths and 2015 looks set to deliver even more. We run through some…
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