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…
Q&A
Aida Arko
From circus acrobatics to hard-edged techno, Iranian-born DJ and producer Aida Arko’s journey is extraordinary. Now splitting…
News
A Decade Of Dance Music: CRSSD Festival Announces 10th Anniversary Lineup For Spring 2025 Edition
The San Diego dance music institution, CRSSD Festival, has announced its 10th Anniversary Lineup for the Spring 2025 Edition. Find…
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.
Quizzes
Crossword #15: February 2024
The monthly crossword, which is anything but monthly, returns. Enjoy!…
Interviews
Tips & Tricks From Five CRSSD Festival 2024 Artists
CRSSD Festival returns to the San Diego waterfront next month. We caught up with five artists performing at the festival…
News
Beatport Next Class Of 2024 Is Here
The annual accelerator program from Beatport, Beatport Next, has announced its class of 2024.…
News
Newfangled Audio Unveil ‘Recirculate’: A Polyrhythmic Feedback Delay
The company behind Pendulate and Generate returns with Recirculate – a distilled essence of what a feedback echo should be.…
Synth Secrets
Drum & Bass Leads
Load up Hive by u-he or a synth of your choice, and let’s make a hard-hitting drum…
Gear/Software
Expressive E Osmose: A Genuine Game-Changer
We finally have our hands on the Expressive E Osmose, a wonderful synth and performance instrument that fulfills all the…
News
AlphaTheta Corporation, Developer Of Pioneer DJ, Announces New Products Under AlphaTheta
In a statement released this morning, the AlphaTheta Corporation, known as the designer and developer of Pioneer DJ has announced…
Interviews
Yasmine Rasool – Head of Programming XP Music Futures
At XP Music Futures 2023, we spoke to Yasmine Rasool, Head of Programming, about the job, the region and more…
Beat Dissected
Ross From Friends Inspired Beat
In this Beat Dissected, we’re looking at the eclectic, brilliant beats by Ross From Friends. With elements of house…
Podcasts
Pig Room Podcast EP 8 – David Castellani
Attack Editor Eric Brünjes sits with David Castellani to talk techno.…
News
Beatport Launches BPXX: Celebrating 20 Years of Dance Music and DJ Culture
To celebrate 20 years in dance music, Beatport announces BPXX, including a new web experience and an initial program of…
News
CRSSD Festival Announces Lineup for Spring 2024 Edition
CRSSD Festival returns with its Spring 2034 edition featuring Armand Van Helden, Astra Club, Black Coffee, Dixon and more.…
Long Reads
Can Music Worx Challenge The Current Streaming Landscape?
With options for both pros and music fans alike, Music Worx is revolutionizing the DJ streaming game.
Video Tutorials
Cymasphere: A New Complex Chord Generator
Our latest YouTube video covers a new chord generator app, Cymasphere.…
News
Beatport Announces New President & CRO
The Beatport Group has announced the promotion of Matt Gralen to President and Helen Sartory to Chief Revenue Officer at…
News
Køzløv Is On Tour In Europe This Month
Catch the rising techno star Køzløv’ across Europe this month.…
Show & Tell
Raw Ideology: “Gaming Is The Ultimate Artform”
Raw Ideology might be well known already to fans of hardstyle techno but what makes him tick is more than…
Synth Secrets
Making Com Truise Style Basslines With MiniFreak V
MiniFreak V is a new addition to Arturia’s V Collection X. We have the physical counterpart let’s load…
News
Giordani, Brown & OFFAIAH Join Forces On Drumcode
The seminal Swedish label run by Adam Beyer is gearing up to release a collaboration with Layton Giordani, Eli Brown…
Show & Tell
Salvione: “When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it”
As 2023 draws to a close, we asked a few artists to summarise their year via their favourite YouTube videos…
The Best...
The 10 Best Hardware and Software Releases of the Year
From synths to effects, grooveboxes to pedals, here are our favorite music production releases of 2023.
The Best...
The 13 Best Electronic Music Tracks Of The Year
The annual thankless and impossible task is upon us. Here are 13 tracks we really got into this year.…
Show & Tell
A.ON – “Frank Zappa Helped Create The Label ‘Parental Advisory'”
As 2023 draws to a close, we asked a few artists to summarise their year via their favourite YouTube videos…
Show & Tell
Ornery: “Monocle…It’s Always A Great Read’
As 2023 draws to a close, we asked a few artists to summarise their year via their favourite YouTube videos…
Gear/Software
Vocal Reverb by Antares
Antares, best known for Auto-Tune, has released Vocal Reverb. Can artificial intelligence speed up the process of creating the…
Interviews
5 Mins With Satoshi Tomiie At XP Music Futures 2023
Straight from his modular workshop at this year’s XP Music Futures, we caught up with house legend Satoshi Tomiie…
The Best...
Ten of the Best Abandoned Plugins
From an early NI emulation to trackers and more, some of the best soft synths and effects ever made are now lost to the inexorable march of technology.
News
Artcore Launches A New Online Marketplace
Artcore has launched a new online marketplace for artists and independent labels to sell their music. There’s an added…
News
OFFAIAH To Release Harry Romero Remix
The Xmas season might be a quiet moment for most, but OFFAIAH is steaming ahead with a Harry Romero remix…
