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SUCHI – “Brown Girls And Women Can Pursue Music, No Matter Their Age Or Background”
SUCHI recently released her 2-track EP ‘Seher/Lykke’ on Future Bounce. We asked her to introduce herself.…
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The Best Mixing Courses On Mix With The Masters
In this article, we share with you, five of the best ‘Mix With The Masters’ mixing classes from Leslie Brathwaite…
News
News Round-Up: 27/10/17
Bob Moog’s daughter on discovering her famous father. Why most ecstasy users are well-educated young adults. Korg tease…
News
News Round-Up: 13/10/17
Exploring the Japanese northern soul scene. What does underground really mean? Getting started with Ableton.…
Passing Notes
Four Tet-Style Guitar Arpeggios With Spitfire Audio’s New Fink Signatures
In this new Passing Notes we use Spitfire Audio’s new Fink Signatures acoustic guitar library to program live-sounding guitar arpeggios, melodies and percussion.
News
The Main Takeaways From IMS 2022 Part 1
Over three days IMS fills the days with a plethora of industry talks. We break down some of the most…
News
News Round-Up: 15/9/17
Legowelt celebrates the Roland D-50. Modal introduce new DIY drum sampler. Could you make music at 10bpm?…
News
News Round-Up: 1/9/17
Boiler Room faces backlash. Technics set to release premium turntable. New granular synth from Ableton.…
Long Reads
Ten Of The Best Jazz Samples In House And Techno
International Jazz Day is a global event that sees countless gigs and parties held in celebration of the ground-breaking…
Columns
Six Things I Learned During My Time Building Pulselocker
Pulselocker was a music subscription and storage service created for DJs and electronic music fans. In this op-ed, Pulselocker…
Beat Dissected
Dirty Tech House
In this instalment of Beat Dissected, we will create a dirty tech house beat from drum machine samples.…
News
News Round-Up: 21/7/17
Chemical Brothers raise funds for Grenfell Tower fire victims. Stream ripping becomes fastest growing form of piracy. Watch Suzanne Ciani…
Tutorials
Spatial Sound Design with Baby Audio’s Crystalline
In this tutorial, we use Baby Audio’s new algorithmic reverb plugin to create drones, hi-hats, reversed melodies and tempo-synced room ambience!
Passing Notes
Levelling Up Your Chord Stabs
In this new Passing Notes, we look at four ways to make chord stabs more melodic and dynamic. …
News
News Round-Up: 7/7/17
First names announced for Ableton Loop. SoundCloud lays off nearly 200 staff in bid to be profitable. Experimental music pioneer…
News
News Round-Up: 23/6/17
New desks from Output. New synths from Ableton and Roland. DJ tips for grrrls.…
Tutorials
Generating Powerful And Rhythmic Basslines With Audiomodern Playbeat 3
In this article we use Audiomodern’s advanced sequencer to create limitless basslines!
Long Reads
Does Hardware Really Sound Better?
Which sounds better, hardware or software? We made the same song using hardware and software to help you decide for yourself.
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…
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…
Gear/Software
Reviewing Synchro Arts VocAlign Project 5
Does Synchro Arts’ VocAlign audio alignment plugin really save you time? We put it to the test.
Long Reads
Is Dance Music About To Change Its Tune?
Artists and manufacturers are working to explode the piano roll as we know it. There are more than 12 notes…
News
News Round-Up: 26/5/17
Armin van Buuren vs Underground Resistance. The year in numbers. Help fund a Morton Subotnick documentary.…
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…
Gear/Software
Is LALAL.AI The Best Stem Isolator On The Market?
LALAL.AI is an intuitive, free to try, next-generation pay-as-you-go stems isolator and vocal remover. The…
Track By Track
Crisis Of Man: Core Values Vol. 1
To mark their 10th release, Crisis of Man has recently released the 10 track VA album Core Values Vol. 1…
News
News Round-Up: 28/4/17
Watch Behringer’s $400 Minimoog clone in action. Learn more about Prince’s female collaborators. Is Red Bull’s involvement…
Beat Dissected
Jersey Garage
In the latest Beat Dissected, we construct a Jersey-inspired garage beat with a mixture of drum machines sounds and…
Tutorials
Layering Vinyl Drum Breaks With Oeksound Soothe2
In this article we apply soothe2 to vinyl drum breaks in order to reduce harsh resonant frequencies before layering the breaks with punchier drum samples. This makes the process of layering much easier and helps to achieve a better mix overall!
Interviews
Inder Phull: “NFTs And Smart Contracts Can Dramatically Improve Royalty Systems”
Having caught our attention with the recent Synth Heads NFT release, in partnership with Beatport, we caught up with Pixelynx…
News
News Round-Up: 17/3/17
Odyssey: the art of DJing. Attack of the clones as Behringer plans to copy a range of synth classics. Dave…
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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…