Long Reads
2020: The Year In Gear
We look back at a year of music technology and pick our favourite pieces of hardware.
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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: 18/9/15
From the Moog and Bach with Craig Leon, Benga speaks out on battling mental illness, and SFX CEO Sillerman sued…
News
News Round Up: 28/8/15
PRS set to take legal action against SoundCloud, Camel Audio Alchemy returns in Logic 10.2, Carl Cox says “Ibiza…
Gear/Software
UDO Audio Super 6
Does UDO’s Super 6 hybrid polyphonic synthesizer live up to the hype? Bruce Aisher finds out.
Gear/Software
Korg MS-20 FS
Korg finally release the full-size version of their classic monosynth, the MS-20. Can it still hold its own amidst the clones and competition?
News
News Round Up 19/6/15
Synth legends in conversation, Camel Audio’s Alchemy makes an unexpected return, and check out the food at James Murphy…
The Best...
Ten Of The Best: Synth Mods
DIY or die. Sometimes the only answer is to take matters into your own hands. We’ve picked ten of…
Q&A
Effy
2020 breakthrough artist Effy drops her fourth release of the year, her relentless tech-workout ‘Bodied. We caught up with…
Track By Track
Eats Everything
Eats Everything is back with his biggest release to date – an 8 track EP for the eighth release for his…
News
News Round Up 13/3/15
A global record store database, James Holden’s group humaniser, Juan Atkins explains missed shows, and Williams and Thicke fined…
News
News Round Up 6/2/15
James Holden on modular synthesis, discounts on Ableton courses, the political legacy of Detroit techno, and watch a live KiNK…
Synth Secrets
Supermassive Pads With Valhalla
In this Synth Secrets, we create an ambient pad full of modulation and character using Valhalla’s free Supermassive reverb and delay plug-in.
Columns
The Unsung Synth Influence Of Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen may have been known as a guitarist but his synth work also had a lasting influence on a generation of kids raised on MTV.
News
Behringer To Launch Analogue Polysynth
German manufacturer best known for low-budget effects and mixers set to launch analogue synth.…
News
News Round Up: 14/11/14
New CD-less CDJs from Pioneer, Spotify’s passionate response to critics, free Aphex Twin downloads and an in-depth…
The Best...
Ten Of The Best: Wavetable Soft Synths
In this instalment of Ten Of The Best, we run down the top, must-have wavetable soft synths available.
Gear/Software
Knif Audio Knifonium
Just when you think every worthwhile synthesizer has been emulated for the plugin domain, along comes Knif Audio’s Knifonium to prove you very, very wrong.
News
News Round Up: 9/10/14
The Spaceape passes away, Live at the Gallery 1976, a build-your-own Moog kit, and new wavetable synths from…
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…
The Best...
Ten Of The Best: iOS Synths
In our latest best of, we highlight ten of the top synthesizers available on the iOS platform.
The Best...
Ten Of The Best: Semi-Modular Hardware Synthesizers
We pick 10 of the best semi-modular hardware synths currently on the market.
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…
News
News Round-Up: 18/4/14
Aphex Twin’s ‘Windowlicker’ Unraveled, 20 questions with Robert Hood, Berlin nights and a Bob Moog exhibition debuts.…
Columns
How the DFAM Changed My Modular Life
Darren Selement reveals how Moog’s Drummer From Another Mother changed his life.…
The Best...
Ten Of The Best: Modular Software
We pick ten of the best modular software plugins on today’s market.…
News
Korg To Reissue ARP Odyssey
Another vintage classic to be reissued by Korg, following in the footsteps of the MS-20 Mini.…
News
News Round-Up: 31/1/14
More Roland AIRA details emerge, Burial posts a #selfie, a brief history of sampling and a closer look at new…
Tutorials
Creating A Daft Punk-Style Talk Box Effect With Waves OVox Vocal ReSynthesis
Waves’ new OVox Vocal ReSynthesis plugin is a powerful vocal processor that can do everything from robotic vocoder effects to…
Gear/Software
Roland Jupiter-Xm
Any return of a Jupiter-badged synth from Roland is likely to pique interest. But how about a ‘best of…
News
News Round-Up: 22/11/13
Gesture control for Cubase, on the road with PMR Records, the Radiophonic Workshop returns and your chance to win a…
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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…
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…