Tutorials
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.
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Deconstructed
Aphex Twin – Vordhosbn
In this instalment of Deconstructed, we attempt to get to grips with the arrangement of the Aphex Twin classic, ‘Vordhosbn’.
News
News Round-Up: 29/03/19
Scott Walker dies. Article 13 gets the green light. Serato’s new DAW. Vinyl sales top YouTube’s.…
Introducing...
Chaney
With plans to take himself from Swindon to the Amalfi Coast, we asked Chaney to introduce himself.…
Q&A
Man Power
Man Power’s ‘Multi Periodic Oscillations EP’ drops on Alan Dixon’s Love Attack on 18th January, so we thought…
Synth Secrets
808-Style Booms
In this Synth Secrets, we explore how to synthesize your own booms for techno, jungle and other kinds of bass music.
News
Mixes Of The Week: 20/03/19
This week’s top mixes include Monoloc for KNTXT, Klaus for Truants and Violet for Fabric.…
News
News Round-Up: 08/03/19
The Prodigy’s Keith Flint dies. The music community remembers a rave icon. Musicians Mental health is back in the…
Beat Dissected
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.
News
2020’s Best Electronic Albums
In an uncertain year one thing we could depend on was music. We take a look back though a few…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 05/03/2019
This weeks top mixes include Minou for Four Heads, Krystal Klear for Beatport and Neue Grafik for Dimensions Festival.…
Tutorials
5 Mixing Rules You Should Be Breaking
In this tutorial, we look at five rule-breaking ways to inject your productions with unexpected creativity.
Hardware Focus
Yamaha DX7
We take a deep dive into the history of the Yamaha DX7, perhaps the defining synthesizer of the 1980s.
News
News Round-Up: 15/02/19
WMC gears up. Berlin clubs go green. The OP-1 is back. Eventide makes big news.…
News
News Round-Up: 08/02/19
Ableton Live 10 gets an upgrade. Disco digging made easier. Roland applies for copyright. HMV is rescued.…
Track By Track
Aleksandir – Skin
Just ahead of his debut album, ‘Skin’, on Omena Records, we caught up with Aleksandir and asked him to walk…
The Best...
The Best Holiday Gifts For Producers
In this holiday edition of Best Of, we round up the most drool-worthy gifts of the 2020 season.
News
Mixes Of The Week: 28/01/18
This weeks top mixes include Anu for Discwoman, Lewis James for Methlab and Rex The Dog for 6AM.…
News
News Round-Up: 18/01/2019
Moodymann arrested at gunpoint. Tulum is tired of ravers. YouTube continues its anti-Article 13 crusade. Akai cuts cords with…
Long Reads
Classic Tracks: Public Enemy – Black Steel in The Hour of Chaos
In this latest excerpt from Classic Tracks, Richard Buskin takes a deeper dive into the Bomb Squad’s production techniques…
Track By Track
15 Years of Lazy Days
Fred Everything’s deep house label Lazy Days are celebrating 15 years at the forefront of an ever-changing scene…
News
News Round-up: 11/01/2019
A synth legend passes away. Take one more trip through Output. Technics levels up. Berlin Community Radio says goodbye.…
Track By Track
Change Request – Theoretical Certainty LP
House producer and DJ Andrew Emil aka Change Request dropped his Theoretical Certainty LP, so we thought we’d get…
Q&A
Effy
2020 breakthrough artist Effy drops her fourth release of the year, her relentless tech-workout ‘Bodied. We caught up with…
News
Seasonal Savings with Attack Magazine
Treat a loved one, or yourself, this festive season. Save big with discounts across the Attack Magazine store. …
News
News Round-Up: 07/12/2018
A London musical pioneer dies. Trouble at The Fader. Mixcloud pays creators. Virtual Modular.…
Deconstructed
Lone – Dragonrush
Every month in Deconstructed we examine the arrangement of a successful dance track. This time, we tear down Lone’s throwback head rush of a tune, ‘Dragonrush’.
Beat Dissected
Bicep-Style Breakbeats
In this new Beat Dissected, we program a breakbeat inspired by Bicep’s trance-break hybrid anthem ‘Atlas’.
News
Black Friday 2018 Deals for Music Producers
A round-up of the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, from cut-price plugins to huge discounts on…
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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…
The Best...
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…
The Best...
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…