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
Beatport Streaming Introduces Lossless FLAC Audio
Audio quality just got a big endorsement.…
News
Stay At Prince’s Home In Minneapolis
The legendary stars’ home will soon be available for rent on Airbnb.…
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
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
Creative Tape Stop Effects
We show you how tape stop effects can bring movement and interest to your beats, pads, and breakdowns.
Track By Track
Bushwacka!
Producer extraordinaire Bushwacka! is dropping an album of classic and rare Bushwacka! cuts from his Plank archive on May 22nd…
News
Reports Of Logic Pro X 10.5 Update Crashing For Some Users
Apple’s 10.5 update to Logic Pro X is causing headaches for some users and developers.
Interviews
Bushwacka! “Tech house – the genre that ate itself.”
Following the release of his ‘Listen Up’ Vol 1 compilation, we chat with Matthew B, JustBe, Bushwacka!, the one and…
Long Reads
Respect: How Black Artists Changed The Way We Hear
We pay tribute to the Black Artists who changed the way we hear dance music.
News
April’s Best Music
Here’s our round-up of some of the best electronic music releases of April 2020.…
Books/DVDs
Book Smarts Pt. 2: More of our Favourite Dance Music Books
The history of dance music and DJ culture continues to be written. There are always new tales to tell and…
Tutorials
The Rights and Wrongs of Sampling
How to clear a sample? Do I need to clear a sample? What about one-shots? In this article we breakdown the most common sampling queries.
News
Akai Professional Announce The MPC Live II With Built-In Monitors
Akai professional announce the MPC Live II.
The Best...
Ten Of The Best: Semi-Modular Hardware Synthesizers
We pick 10 of the best semi-modular hardware synths currently on the market.
Interviews
Jimmy Asquith: “Just go out there and do it. Fail, fast. Do as much as you can”
In part five of our series – The Business of Music – in partnership with iMusician, Attack’s Oliver Payne talks…
News
UK Festivals At Risk Of Collapse Due To Coronavirus
Association of Independent Festivals warns that 98.5% of independent festivals are not covered by insurance for covid-related cancellations…
Columns
Florian Schneider – Music Revolutionary
As a co-founder and key member of German electronic music group Kraftwerk, Florian Schneider changed the sound and the…
Tutorials
Processing Berghain Kicks With Multiband Distortion
We show you how to apply multiband distortion to Berghain-style kicks.
Deconstructed
Joey Beltram – ‘Energy Flash’
We deconstruct the arrangement of Joey Beltram’s smouldering techno classic, ‘Energy Flash’.
News
Moog Subharmonicon Demo Video Drops Before Official Announcement
Demo video of Moog Subharminicon appears on YouTube.
News
Musicians Union Launch Campaign To Increase Artist Streaming Royalties
The Keep Music Alive campaign is calling for urgent change to the music industry to protect musicians and artists from…
Gear/Software
Kilohearts Phase Plant
Kilohearts Phase Plant combines wavetable synthesis with samples and virtual analogue.
Interviews
MixCloud – The Business of Music
It takes a lot to make a company successful in the music industry. In part three of our series – The…
Columns
Bohannon: Disco Disciple & House Precursor
Drummer and bandleader Hamilton Bohannon passed away last month. We take a look at his work and contribution to the…
News
Make Noise Introduce 0-CTRL Desktop Sequencer
Make Noise have announced the 0-CTRL Desktop Sequencer, an eight-step Eurorack-standard tabletop sequencer.
Gear/Software
Korg Nu:Tekt NTS-1
Korg’s NTS-1 puts the digital oscillator from the Prologue and effects section from the Minilogue XD in a small synth that you put together yourself.
Tutorials
Choosing The Right Compressor Type
We show you how to choose the correct compressor for the job.
News
Spotify To End Third Party DJ App Support
The streaming company will cease supporting any third-party DJ apps this summer.…
News
Kraftwerk Co-Founder Florian Schneider Has Died
The band he co-founded were one of the most influential of the twentieth century.…
Long Reads
Always Listening: Behind the Scenes at Audio-Technica
We go behind the scenes at Audio-Technica’s Tokyo headquarters to learn more about the company’s dedication to…
Synth Secrets
Don Diablo Style Detuned Lead Synth
In this Synth Secrets, we create a Don Diablo-inspired detuned lead synth that emulates his uplifting and dance-inducing style.
News
Chicago DJs Launch Ron Hardy Memorial Fundraiser
Chicago DJs The Chosen Few and the Frankie Knuckles Foundation are organising a fundraiser to commemorate DJ Ron Hardy.…
