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Ten Of The Best Hardware Synths 2022
From affordable to expensive, we run down the best hardware synthesizers on the market in 2022.
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Beat Dissected
Lo-Fi House & Breaks Fusion In The Style Of JamesJamesJames
In this edition of Beat Dissected we’re remaking the drum pattern from JamesJamesJames’s nostalgic track ‘It’s Not…
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…
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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…
Long Reads
How Ram Records, SSL & Guildhall School Pulled Off A “Rave In A Concert Hall”
Think of RAM Records and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama is possibly the last thing that may spring…
Gear/Software
Coldfire By Arturia: A Unique Take On Sonic Distortion &Decimation
With Coldfire, Arturia follow the recent success of their innovative Efx Fragments granular effect processor with a surprisingly fresh take…
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…
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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…
Gear/Software
X-Translate Brings Real Time Audio-to-MIDI to Live 11
Hot on the heels of their powerful, free Mod Squad v2, has Berlin’s Manifest Audio finally delivered a missing piece of modern music production?
Q&A
Ruth Royall – “Everything is relative so no advice ever really makes sense.”
We caught up with one of the most recognisable voices in drum and bass right now, Ruth Royall.…
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Mixes Of The Week: 17/4/17
This week’s top mixes include Soulwax’s Studio Deewee Session, heavenly gospel from Antal and new noisy electronics from…
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Decka
“A flock of geese havin’ it out with an analogue drum machine.” Decka introduces his music.…
Beat Dissected
Percussion-Based Beat Dissected Inspired By Bonobo
Downtempo, leftfield, organica, electronica, fairy-light house? Whatever you want to call it we show you how to make percussion…
Passing Notes
Creating Choirs In The Style Of Forest Swords Or Kelly Lee Owens
In this new Passing Notes, we craft a lush vocal bass, pad and layered stab with Spitfire Audio’s brand…
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Mixes Of The Week: 10/4/17
This week’s top mixes include The Way GFOTY Rocks, Objekt’s Abstract and Unusual Selections and Avalon Emerson Live…
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Tigerskin
“I don’t like a single Daft Punk track. It’s something in their aesthetics that sounds like plastic to…
Columns
Does Hardware Still Shape Genres?
We’re inundated with hardware releases all the time and yet how much of it is actually shaping new music? Attack writer Adam Douglas charts the decline of hardware as a driving force of change in music.
Track By Track
“How I Made ‘Lexicon'” – Lynyn Takes Us Through His Debut Album
Chicago composer Conor Mackey aka Lynyn has recently released his nine-track album “lexicon”. If you are a fan of…
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News Round-Up: 24/02/17
The secrets of Aphex Twin’s visual identity revealed. Ableton release new Beat Tools. Huge new club set to open…
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News Round Up: 18/11/16
Celebrating the life of David Mancuso. Behringer tease new prototype. AIAIAI launch Kickstarter for wireless headphones. Akai’s plans for…
Gear/Software
Reviewing The Aurora Australis 12U System By Northern Light Modular
Northern Light Modular (NLM) are a global collective of music tech enthusiasts who create synth modules, with a particular current…
Gear/Software
Reviewing Tracklib, A Record Store For Sampling
Tracklib’s music sampling service promises to make sample clearance fast, easy, legal and affordable. Does it deliver on these claims?
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Mixes Of The Week: 7/11/16
This week’s top mixes include #Savefabric by Houndstooth Fabric, a Motor City Drum Ensemble Jazz Mix, Move D &…
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Mixes Of The Week: 24/10/16
This week’s top mixes include Juan Maclean digging in the crates, fun and funk from Soul Clap, YancityGurl’s…
Columns
Attack’s Favourite Music Of 2022 (So Far!)
The Attack Mag team have come together to decide on our favourite electronic music of the year so far – we…
Synth Secrets
Recreating The Sound Of Immaterial By Sophie Using Wavetable
In this Synth Secrets, we’re going to use Ableton Wavetable to show you the foundational elements of Sophie’s…
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Mixes Of The Week: 10/10/16
This week’s top mixes include classic acid from Luke Vibert, Mr G Playing Truant, Scuba’s Fabric promo mix…
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News Round Up: 7/10/16
Space Ibiza closes its doors. An exclusive look inside Prince’s studio. Tiga reveals the keys to his success.…
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9 Things You May Have Missed This May
Been too busy to keep up this May? Read a quick round-up of all the goings-on in dance music this past month.
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The Best Production Courses On Mix With The Masters
In this article, we share with you, five of the best ‘Mix With The Masters’ production classes from Finneas, Sonny…
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Mixes Of The Week: 1/8/16
This week’s top mixes include a live recording from The End in 1999, MCDE and Jeremy Underground at Robert…
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Marketing & Advertising With Attack Magazine
If you’re reading this, you might consider working with Attack Magazine. Read on to find out how we can…
Quizzes
Crossword #10 April 22
Aprils’ crossword is Ukrainian themed. How much do you know about Ukrainian music? Time to find out.…
Quizzes
How High is Your Roland IQ?
You have 15 mins to complete 14 practical tests for a chance to win £2,000 worth of Roland gear…
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Ten Of The Best: Headphones For Music Production
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?
What makes a great DJ? Kristan Caryl asked a group of top selectors including Dave Clarke, Mr G, Mosca and…
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Ten Of The Best: New Analogue Mono Synths
2014 was an incredible year for analogue synths and 2015 looks set to deliver even more. We run through some…