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How Do You Organise Your Music Collection?

Alphabetically? Chronologically? All thrown together in one massive folder called ‘Jamz’? We speak to some DJs about how they organise…

In The Red: Mixer-Distorted ‘90s Techno Drums

In this tutorial, we explore using a channel strip plugin to recreate mixer distortion.

Marc Kinchen

We grab MK for an in-depth chat about being lured back into dance music by Jamie Jones and Lee…

Goldie

After twenty years raising hell in the music industry, surely it’s time for Goldie to chill out? Think again…

Dynamic Modulation With LFOs

In this tutorial we program a dub techno beat and look at multiple ways to use LFOs to add layers of modulation.

Using Unconventional Scales

In this installment of Passing Notes, we break down a universal workflow for analyzing unconventional scales and incorporating them into productions.

Josh Wink

Back on his own Ovum imprint with his first EP in over four years, Josh Wink recalls blowjobs in DJ…

iZotope Trash 2

Version 1 of iZotope’s Trash lasted ten years without a major update. We put the newly updated distortion plugin…

¡Attack publica Secretos de la Producción de Música Dance en español!

Debido a la gran demanda, el primer libro de Attack, The Secrets of Dance Music Production, ahora está disponible en…

Spastik-Style Percussive Techno

In this installment of Beat Dissected we emulate the beat of ‘Spastik’ – the signature track of Richie Hawtin’s Plastikman moniker.

2012: The Year In Dance Music

We take a look back at the highs and lows of 2012 in music and gear, pausing to reflect on…

Cubase 7 Announced

Steinberg has announced the latest update to its hugely popular Cubase DAW.…

Jack Your Tracks With Swing

In this tutorial, we look at many different ways to add swing to a beat, using a main room-style track as an example.

Do DAWs Really Have Their Own Sound? Part 2

In part two of our series, we continue to examine whether there are discernible differences in the sound of three popular DAWs, Ableton Live, FL Studio 20, and Logic Pro X.

Dark Berlin Techno

The latest of our step by step drum programming tutorials takes inspiration from Berghain, Ostgut Ton and the darker sounds…

Jordan Peak

Quickly rising through the ranks of the UK underground with releases for house heavyweights Tsuba, Robsoul and Morris/Audio, Jordan…

808-Style Booms

In this Synth Secrets, we explore how to synthesize your own booms for techno, jungle and other kinds of bass music.

Radiohead-Style Low End Layering

In this Beat Dissected, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Radiohead’s ‘Kid A’ by working through some of the drum programming techniques used in the title track.

Mystik Dubstep

The legendary Digital Mystikz crew provide the inspiration for our latest guide to drum programming. This old school dubstep beat…

NI Traktor Kontrol F1

Native Instruments’ new dedicated Traktor controller unlocks the potential of the DJ software’s Remix Decks.…

5 Mixing Rules You Should Be Breaking

In this tutorial, we look at five rule-breaking ways to inject your productions with unexpected creativity.

ROLI Equator2

To those who have been turning a blind eye to ROLI because of their pricey hardware, the time has come to take them very, very seriously as software synth developers. Equator2 is nothing short of astonishing.

Rolling Deep House

This classic rolling deep house beat uses a shaker, 909 tom and an afro percussion hit to create a driving…

Deadmau5 rant: Live is dead

Deadmau5 is in mildly hot water for exploding the myth that dance musicians play ‘live’ – with a not so subtle…

Generating Chords and Melodies with Random MIDI

In this sequel to our Passing Notes article about auto-generated parts, we use Live’s Random MIDI device to generate a long chord progression and two melodic leads.

2020: Our Best-Read Technique Articles Of The Year

We look back at the most popular Attack tutorials and how-tos of the year.

Focusrite Scarlett 2i2

Focusrite’s diminutive Scarlett 2i2 bucks the trend for complexity, offering a simple, solid, good sounding and very affordable audio…

Werkstatt-01 And CV Expander

Is it really possible to get the coveted Moog sound for around £200? Darren Selement investigates the Werkstatt-01 and finds out.

Modulating Vocal Textures With Wavetable Synthesis

In this installment of Synth Secrets, we’ll be layering a pad with slow and melodic vocal textures in Ableton’s powerful Wavetable synth.

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