Track By Track
DESIREE Chooses Her Top Tracks
At CRSSD Festival in September we followed DESIREE into the Chapter One vinyl pop-up and asked her to select…
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.…
News
Ableton Launches Move: A Portable, Standalone Instrument for On-the-Go Music Creation
After various mystery marketing campaigns, the wait is over. Move from Ableton is here and it’s a long awaited…
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?
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.
News
Leaks, Rumours & Hype: What to Expect at NAMM 2017
The annual winter NAMM trade show in California is undoubtedly the busiest time of the year for new gear releases…
News
News Round-Up: 16/6/17
New York set to repeal “anti-dancing” law. Free new Groovebox app for iOS. Loopcloud now open to the public…
Gear/Software
UVI BeatBox Anthology 2
UVI’s comprehensive drum instrument gets a major upgrade. Jonny Strinati puts it to the test.…
Long Reads
The Future of Disco: Sean Brosnan on UK Club Culture’s Fight Back in 2017
Having recently released the latest in his outstanding Future Disco compilation series, Needwant boss Sean Brosnan lays out a vision…
Beat Dissected
808 House Beat with Liquid Rhythm
In the latest Beat Dissected, we construct an electro-tinged house beat using Roland TR-808 samples.…
Gear/Software
Structural Effects: Why Eventide Fission is a Genuine Game Changer
Eventide’s newest effect is based around unique signal processing technology. Greg Scarth finds out why it really does bring…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 12/6/17
This week’s top mixes include Ben Sims at Printworks, Jeff Mills’s Martian Experience, Jackmaster’s Truancy Volume and…
Gear/Software
U-he Repro-1
U-he’s latest synth plugin is an emulation of an early 80s classic. Jonny Strinati puts it to the…
Long Reads
2016: The Year In Gear
As 2016 draws to a close, we look back on the year’s developments in music technology.…
News
News Round-Up: 9/6/17
10% discount on Attack’s new art print. Ableton acquire Cycling 74. Why women should start their own record labels…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 5/6/17
This week’s top mixes include Teki Latex’s Impressions, Aphex Twin at Field Day, Fabric’s tribute to Marcus…
My Studio
Djebali
Djebali shows us around the beautiful Paris studio where he created his new album.…
Tutorials
The Secrets of Dance Music Production: Lo-Fi Sound
This tutorial is a short excerpt from our new book, The Secrets of Dance Music Production, which is available to…
News
News Round-Up: 2/6/17
RIP Marcus Intalex. Korg release free version of Gadget for Mac. Exploring the worrying trend of white producers pretending to…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 29/5/17
This week’s mixes include Luke Solomon’s tribute to Prince, Plastician’s wave selections and Barely Legal’s Pretty…
Long Reads
Positive Feedback: Moodmusic’s Sasse on Learning and Teaching in the Digital Age
Moodmusic boss Sasse discusses how he learned to make music and how he’s passing on his knowledge to the…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 19/12/16
This week’s top mixes include Pure Blazing House with DJ Boring, no-nonsense stuff from Neville Watson and Helena…
News
News Round-Up: 26/5/17
Armin van Buuren vs Underground Resistance. The year in numbers. Help fund a Morton Subotnick documentary.…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 22/5/17
This week’s top mixes include Carla Du Riche’s Middle Eastern Momentum, Rush Hour’s Brazilian Favourites and JD…
Gear/Software
Elektron Analog Heat
Elektron move into effects with an expensive but beautifully designed stereo distortion unit. Greg Scarth finds out what it can…
News
Attack Releases The Secrets of Dance Music Production Book
Attack’s first book, The Secrets of Dance Music Production, is available now via the all-new Attack…
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News Round-Up: 19/5/17
MP3 format retired by its creators. Moog launch new synth. Plus find out what DJs would look like if they…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 15/5/17
This week’s top mixes include Basic Rhythm Straight From The Bedroom, Visible Cloaks on Rinse, and Lil Data – ‘I…
Show & Tell
Butane
In our occasional video series, artists present a series of clips to introduce us to their interests outside music. This…
Long Reads
Facilitating Music: Robert Ames on Working with Justice, Actress & Radiohead
The London Contemporary Orchestra conductor discusses working with Actress and Justice, fusing classical music with dance and why conductors might…
News
News Round-Up: 12/5/17
Telling the story of New York disco producer Patrick Adams. Learn music fundamentals with Ableton’s new website. A profile…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 8/5/17
Randomer’s Esoteric 4/4 Rhythms, Loefah and Fabio’s A/B Mix and Robert Hood’s Expectation Subverting Hour…
Synth Secrets
Realistic Analogue Synths in NI Massive
Synth Secrets is a series of programming tutorials in which we show how to make a range of classic and…
Gear/Software
ARP Odyssey Module
ARP’s iconic 70s synth becomes a desktop module. Greg Scarth explains why it demonstrates how specifications only ever tell…
News
News Round-Up: 5/5/17
Moog reissue legendary IIIc modular system. Nicky Siano tells the true story of Studio 54. Propellerhead add VST suppor tto…
