Tutorials
Secretos de la Producción de Música Dance: Sonido Capturado y Lo-Fi
Este seminario es un pequeño ejemplo de nuestro nuevo libro “Secretos de la Producción de Música Dance…
Article Results
Tutorials
Acid House Processing With Waves Vocal Bender
We use Waves’ new vocal processing plugin Vocal Bender to tweak out an acid house track.
Columns
Gregory Scott’s Kush Cafe: Saturation is the new black
Yes, saturation is a pleasing mix colouring tool, writes Gregory Scott, but its real genius is its ability to craft…
News
News Round Up 6/3/15
Inside the bizarro universe of Italo disco, a documentary on disco pioneer Cerrone, and visualising rhythm with the ‘wheel method…
Synth Secrets
Subby Garage Bass
In this Synth Secrets, we dig deep into analogue synthesis to make some dirty, subby garage bass in the style of Interplanetary Criminal.
Tutorials
In The Red: Mixer-Distorted ‘90s Techno Drums
In this tutorial, we explore using a channel strip plugin to recreate mixer distortion.
News
News Round Up 20/2/15
A tour of the Erica Synths factory, how the Blurred Lines lawsuit could change music forever and tributes to new…
News
News Round Up 30/1/15
Unreleased Aphex Twin Tracks uploaded anonymously, Logic Pro X 10.1 update, Lil Louis loses hearing and the history of…
The Best...
The Best Freeware Instruments
This month, we highlight the top seven free plugin instruments that you need in your music-making arsenal.
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.
News
News Round Up 9/1/15
25 questions for Aphex Twin, Chilly Gonzales reveals pop hit secrets, a flying drum machine, and the original Funky Drummers…
News
News Round Up: 2/1/15
The Guardian reports on the deep tech scene, Bandcamp users’ tax problem solved and two free plugins to download.…
Long Reads
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.
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
The Best Black Friday Deals 2014
We’ve put together a quick list of the best Black Friday deals and special offers. Add your favourites in…
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…
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.
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.
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: 26/9/14
Detroit to NYC: Underground Resistance, Masters At Work extended interview, WhoSampled app launched for Android and the outer reaches Of…
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…
Long Reads
Gear Predictions For 2021
We cast our gaze into the future and predict what hardware releases await us in the coming year.
News
News Round Up: 19/9/14
Share projects via Splice, Pioneer to sell DJ business, Wired’s iPod requiem, and a potentially important legal precedent in…
Beat Dissected
Cosmic Nu-Disco
In the latest instalment of Beat Dissected, we construct a nu-disco pattern with a sprinkling of cosmic vibes.…
Passing Notes
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.
Gear/Software
Waves CLA Epic
Waves’ latest effects plugin combines four delays with four reverbs. Is more necessarily better?
News
News Round Up: 27/6/14
Ask Plastikman anything, Tiësto Explains the EDM Universe, Pinch in conversation with Mumdance and Blawan’s new London club…
News
News Round Up: 13/6/14
A lecture with Dave Smith, Genelec’s green innovation, Bitwig discounts and a free channel strip plugin from Eventide.…
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…
Tutorials
Lush Vocals with Waves CLA EchoSphere
In this short tutorial we use Waves’ new slap delay and plate reverb hybrid plug-in to give life to a dry acapella sample.
News
News Round Up: 6/6/14
Watch Mumdance make a beat, check out details of a new drum machine from Acidlab and watch a Kerri Chandler…
Advertising
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…