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…
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Beatport Streaming Introduces Lossless FLAC Audio
Audio quality just got a big endorsement.…
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Stay At Prince’s Home In Minneapolis
The legendary stars’ home will soon be available for rent on Airbnb.…
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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.
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News Round-Up: 23/8/13
Prodigy take the stage in Manchester, Dave Clarke’s White Noise show turns 400, Waze & Odyssey go stateside and…
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Mastering With Matt Colton
Watch one of the most skilful engineers in the industry offer his expert advice on the dark art of mastering…
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Help! How To Finish Tracks
We scour our mailbox for the most deserving recipient of the Attack readership’s collective advice in the first experiment…
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Mixes Of The Week: 19/5/14
This week’s best mixes include Kowton on Solid Steel, M.E.S.H. playing truant and Amir Alexander’s…
Job Envy
Game Sound Designer James Magee
Sony Computer Entertainment sound designer James Magee explains what’s involved in creating sound for video games.…
Interviews
Black Asteroid
Ex-Motor man Bryan Black reveals all about working for Prince, collaborating with his electro heroes and his forthcoming album…
News
News Round-up: 16/5/14
Crate-digging at the Roosevelt, Dr Dre’s deal with Apple, Mark Ronson’s TED talk, and the last episode…
Top Tracks
Darko Esser
With his new album, Anipintiros, out now under his Tripeo alias, the Dutchman reflects on his all-time favourites, including…
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News Round-Up: 9/8/13
Stephen Colbert doesn’t get lucky, Native Instruments launches Traktor Kontrol X1, Trevino in the mix and Deadboy teaches us…
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TouchKeys Hits Kickstarter
A Kickstarter project seeks funding for an innovative new multi-touch keyboard technology.…
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Mixes Of The Week: 12/5/14
This week’s best mixes include a previously unreleased set from Ron Hardy, Mike Huckaby representing for Detroit and Jacques…
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News Round-Up 8/5/14
Night Slugs invite Club Construction demos, A Giant Beat for Mankind Maschine sale, and a new interview with Simian Mobile…
Tutorials
Adding Analogue
For many producers, the sound of analogue gear is the holy grail. But how can we recreate some of those…
Gear/Software
XILS Lab V+
With the Roland VP-330 fast approaching its 35th birthday, XILS Lab releases an emulation of the celebrated vocoder-synth…
Top Tracks
Italoboyz
“I’ve always believed that a nice flow of good music keeps the floor filled, independently from what genres are…
Introducing...
Joe Howe
“Slightly robotic synth funk with big awkward chords.” Joe Howe introduces himself and gives us an exclusive stream of ‘Chewww…
Interviews
Sound Pellegrino
“We want to hear Jules Verne music.” We speak to Sound Pellegrino’s Teki Latex, DJ Orgasmic and Emile Shahidi…
Long Reads
Seven Iconic Electronic Music Lyrics
Dave Felton selects some of the finest examples from the last three decades of dance and electronic music and explains…
News
News Round-Up: 2/4/14
Yeezus accepts innovation award on behalf of the 808, Moog to bring back the Emerson Modular, and a Lego machine…
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BeatCamp
BeatCamp is a new project which aims to bring otherwise solitary musicians together in order to help them create. “Meet…
My Studio
Gregor Tresher
Take a look around Gregor Tresher’s gear-packed Frankfurt studio, home to an envy-inducing collection of vintage and…
Top Tracks
Ray Okpara
The German house maestro fills us in on his favourites, from the Ratpack right through to an African classic from…
Gear/Software
ERM Midiclock
When working with MIDI hardware, a stable clock signal is the key to accurate timing. Greg Scarth checks out a…
News
Mixes of The Week: 28/4/14
This week’s best mixes include Cassy’s 100% vinyl techno set, Bill Skillz celebrating the 20th anniversary of Illmatic…
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News Round-Up: 20/7/13
Win Kerri Chandler’s first synth, watch Gui Boratto play at Fire London and find out just how generic EDM…
Interviews
Just Be
The artist formerly known as Bushwacka!, Matthew Benjamin talks new musical directions, parting ways with long-term collaborator Layo and…
News
News Round-Up: 25/4/14
A workshop with Mark De Clive-Lowe, a new Moog, the life and death of the mix CD, how Berkshire…
Introducing...
Kulkid
“Deep ambient moments, dense dancing drops and exotic synths…” Kulkid introduces his own brand of Kul House.…
Job Envy
Diplo/Major Lazer Tour Manager John Ayres
Meet the man responsible for keeping the likes of Diplo and Switch in check as they travel the world. We…
Interviews
Friction
Riding out the undulating popularity of drum and bass over the past fifteen years, Friction’s versatility and commitment to…
News
Mixes of The Week: 21/4/14
This week’s best mixes include Rolando’s Detroit afterhours set, Kode9’s Hyperdub 10.1 mini-mix, Xosar’s…
