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The Main Takeaways From IMS Pt 2
Part two of our roundup of this year’s International Music Summit.…
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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…
Podcasts
Change The Record Ep 3: Niks Delanancy Co-Founder of the Black Artist Database
In Episode 03 we sat down with Niks Delanancy, co-founder of the Black Artist Database to discuss the continuing…
Video Tutorials
Vocal Processing in Ableton Live 11
In our latest video on YouTube, we asked Kédu Carlö to show us some vocal processing techniques in Ableton…
Tutorials
Getting Vocals Release Ready With Leapwing UltraVox
You’ve recorded vocals but where do you go from there? We show you how to add dynamics, saturation, and polish to a vocal group with one plugin.
Podcasts
Change The Record Episode 6: Refuge Worldwide
In episode 06 of Change The Record, we speak with Nicky Böhm, Refuge Worldwide‘s community development manager. Refuge…
Video Tutorials
How to Make Eight Common Bassline Styles
In our latest YouTube video, we breakdown how to make eight common dance music basslines.…
Podcasts
Change The Record Episode 02: Mental Health In Dance Music
Change the Record is the inaugural podcast from Attack Magazine, hosted by Clara Löffler. Over the course of six…
Long Reads
5 Tracks About Love
Celebrate love this Valentine’s Day with five of the most romantic dance songs ever made.
Podcasts
Change The Record Episode 5: In Place Of War
In episode 05 of Change The Record, we sit down with Ruth Daniel, CEO and creative director of the global…
Interviews
“Personality and celebrity have become more important in some areas of the industry” – Harold Heath
‘Long Relationships: My Incredible Journey From Unknown DJ to Small-time DJ’ is a new book written by former DJ…
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Five Of The Best Apps For Remote Collaborations
Looking to share a track privately, securely and receive review comments? There are only a few services that offer this…
Tutorials
Limiting For Streaming With AI And Sonible smart:limit
We use AI and limiting to help bring a house track up to Spotify’s target loudness level with Sonible smart:limit.
Long Reads
“Why I Quit The Music Industry”: Four Different Perspectives
Burnout, disillusionment, boredom – there are lots of reasons why people leave the music business. We spoke to four professionals who…
My Studio
Joss Ryan
UKG producer Joss Ryan has a new EP out in collaboration with UK vocalist Rachel Foxx, their ‘Never Say Never…
News
SoundCloud Announces Fan-Powered Royalties
Soundcloud has announced they are introducing fan-powered royalties where money made from listeners goes directly to the artists they…
Beat Dissected
MIDI Probability Drums Inspired By Warp Records In Ableton 11
In this Beat Dissected learn how to programme drums using Ableton 11’s MIDI probability feature. We’ve taken inspiration…
Charts
Attack’s Favourite Electronic Music of 2021
The Attack Magazine team round up their favourite electronic music of 2021.…
Columns
The Story of UK Bass in Seven Books
Bleep Techno, Jungle, Drum & Bass, UK Garage, Dubstep and Grime – some of the finest innovations in dance music over…
Columns
Promised Land(fill)
With over 40,000 pieces of music released every day, Harold Heath wonders how many jokes he can make at the expense of tech house.
Beat Dissected
Make A Glitch Inspired Beat Using Loopcloud
In this new Beat Dissected we use Loopcloud samples to program a drum break with glitched effect loops and a vocal acapella.
Interviews
Feeling Out Of Place: Qrion On Making Her Way In The States
Stepping out of her comfort zone, from Japan to the US, Momiji Tsukada, aka Qrion, has had to battle significant…
Track By Track
Mr Beatnick
Genre-straddling UK producer Mr Beatnick released his second album, ‘Honeycomb’ in June this year. It’s an enticing journey…
Interviews
Muallem: “In dance music, it’s hedonistic – but it’s also business”
For the first of this month’s The Business of Music interviews, we speak with Muallem, booker and one of…
Long Reads
Wrong-Speeding: A Brief History Of Records That Sound Good At The Wrong Speed (Part 2)
The second part of our investigation into records that sound good at the wrong speed, focusing on New Beat and…
Tutorials
Minimal Techno Sound Design Using Soundtoys
If you want to sharpen your sound design skills, we’d recommend looking at the excellent suite of plugins from…
Track By Track
Paul Cut
French DJ and producer Paul Cut released his ‘Le Bal des Douaniers’ album earlier this year, a feast of precisely…
Long Reads
The Revolution Will Be Digitised: 25 Years Of The MP3
The 14th July 2020 is the 25th birthday of the MP3. We spoke with artist and curator Dr John Kannenberg…
Long Reads
The 2nd Most Sampled Track In History
We take a look at one of dance music’s most well loved samples, the ‘Think’ break, taken from Lyn…
Q&A
Black Girl / White Girl
Black Girl / White Girl are a pair of D J/ producers from Amsterdam who’ve released on Relief, Minimal Kids…
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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…