News
PLAYdifferently Unveil the New MODEL 1.4 Co-Designed by Richie Hawtin
The new MODEL 1.4 was co-designed by Hawtin, who also used feedback from artists, clubs and engineers to build on the existing features from the MODEL 1.
News
NAMM 2021: Behringer Add New 2600 Editions, Revamp Hardware Sequencer, Tease Classic Synth Prototypes
Behringer have recently announced a number of new releases, from new versions of their 2600 remake to a resurrection of their own classic hardware controller, the BCR2000.
News
NAMM 2021: Spitfire Audio Release New Contemporary Drama Toolkit
Spitfire Audio promise you can “score to picture without theory” with its new Contemporary Drama Toolkit sample library.
Long Reads
NAMM 2021: Leaks, Rumours And Advance Announcements
While this year’s NAMM will be online-only, we can still expect plenty of releases over the coming week. Here’s what we’re looking forward to.
Gear/Software
Korg opsix
Korg’s latest synth promises ‘altered’ FM synthesis. But is it more than just an overblown Volca FM?
Attack Store
THE SECRETS OF DANCE MUSIC PRODUCTION – ATTACK MAGAZINE
Featuring 312 colour pages packed with technique, tips, illustrations and hands-on walkthroughs, The Secrets of Dance Music Production pulls together all you need to take a mix from concept to club-ready master, featuring a wealth of exclusive content from Attack’s award-winning team of writers.
£29.99
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ATTACK X KYLE PLATTS: UNTZ UNTZ
Made in collaboration with Kyle Platts, celebrating the pulse, rhythm and feel of techno. Proudly embroidered in the UK on 100% cotton. Available in black or white on 190GSM shirts.
£34.99
ATTACK X SAM MOORE: ACID HOUSE T-SHIRT
This T-shirt made in collaboration with London-based illustrator and graphic artist Sam Moore is the perfect accompaniment to our 303 badges and our book A Brief History of Acid House. A little bit silly and light-hearted, this T-shirt is a nod to a glorious genre and time. Long live acid house!
£34.99
KORG VOLCA MODULAR
A semi-modular analog synthesizer that makes modular synthesis more accessible and understandable than ever before.
£179.00
PEDAL CRUSH – KIM BJØRN AND SCOTT HARPER
Pedal Crush is a trip into the expansive, eclectic, and mesmerizing world of effects pedals. Bursting with color photos and illustrations, it systematically covers over 800 pedals – from vintage to cutting edge, from the essential to the exotic, from popular classics to boutique wizardry.
£54.99
£49.99 Sale
MAKE YOUR MUSIC MAKE MONEY – INSTANT DOWNLOAD
In Make Your Music Make Money, a brand new 238 page PDF (with instant download) book from Attack Magazine, we show you how, armed with nothing more than a laptop, some talent and a decent work ethic, you can write and record your music, create an international profile and access a worldwide sales infrastructure to make money and build a fanbase from day one.
£14.99
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THE PRODUCER’S MANUAL – PAUL WHITE
Featuring 350+ full-colour pages packed with pro techniques, practical photos, detailed illustrations and hands-on walkthroughs, The Producer’s Manual brings together everything you need to take a mix, from initial recording to final master.
£14.99
ADONIS – NO WAY BACK
From Chicago to the world, Adonis was just 19 years old when he crafted this huge Trax label hit "No Way Back" in. In this poster, artist Rob Ricketts has designed the famous pattern to "No Way Back" so you can now get the claps, clav and cowbell just right!
£13.99
EVERMIXBOX4 DJ SET RECORDER
The pocket-sized EvermixBox4 plugs into the back of your mixer and into your iPhone / iPad / Android smartphone, where the Evermix App allows you to record the set in super high quality. After your set, share to Mixcloud + Soundcloud or save to cloud storage locations such as iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive.
£109.99
Hardware Focus
Changing The Internal Battery In Vintage Gear
One of the most common issues with vintage gear is a dead internal battery. We show you what to look for and how to change it.
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.
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…
News
NAMM 2021: Pioneer DJ Unveil DJ DJM-S7 Mixer
Pioneer DJ have announced the DJM-S7 two-channel battle mixer, the successor to the DJM-S9.
Deconstructed
Aphex Twin – Vordhosbn
In this instalment of Deconstructed, we attempt to get to grips with the arrangement of the Aphex Twin classic, ‘Vordhosbn’.
My Studio
Jimpster
The Freerange boss, DJ and deep house producer extraordinaire has just put out his ‘Dub Come Down’ collab EP with…
News
NAMM 2021: Korg Announce New Synths, Drum Machine, More
Korg has revealed a truckload of new hardware for NAMM 2021, from classic synth revivals to a modern drum machine.
Track By Track
Brother Nebula
Brother Nebula is the pseudonym of a well-known house producer who is currently choosing to keep his identity secret…
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
Win a Recording Session With a Grammy Winning Engineer
Want to record with a Grammy winning engineer in London? Sure you do! Enter to win this amazing prize, worth…
Q&A
Demarkus Lewis
Housemaster Demarkus Lewis ‘is about to drop his ‘About U’ release on Eyedyllic Music with Erefaan Pearce…
News
Refraction – Elektron Analog Rytm Preset Pack
Our latest product into our online store is “Refraction” – a preset pack for the Elektron Analog Rytm.
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
Black Friday: Buy Anything and Get An Enamel Badge 50% Off
This Black Friday we’re offering a different deal each day. Today is our final Black Friday promo drop and…
News
Spend £299 and Get Aperture Free
Spitfire Audio are offering a great deal this Black Friday. If you are looking to get into game or video…
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.
Gear/Software
ROLI Equator2
To those who have been turning a blind eye to ROLI because of their pricey hardware, the time has come to take them very, very seriously as software synth developers. Equator2 is nothing short of astonishing.
News
Waves Kick Off Cyber Monday with CLA Epic, A Multi-Channel Reverb and Delay Plugin
Waves’ newest is a suite of Chris Lord-Alge’s eight go-to reverbs and delays, emulating the gear used by the rock mixing legend to add depth to his mixes.
My Studio
Kernel Existence
Maral Salmassi’s Konsequent Records are about to release a new album, ‘Kripascular’ from German producer Kernel Existence (Tobias Draeger…
Hardware Focus
Yamaha DX7
We take a deep dive into the history of the Yamaha DX7, perhaps the defining synthesizer of the 1980s.
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…
News
Black Friday: Analog Cases: 20% Off
This Black Friday we’re offering a different deal each day. Keep an eye on our socials and newsletter to…
News
Black Friday: Evermix: 20% Off
This Black Friday we’re offering a different deal each day. Keep an eye on our socials and newsletter to…
Long Reads
Gear Predictions For 2021
We cast our gaze into the future and predict what hardware releases await us in the coming year.
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.
News
Black Friday: The Producer’s Manual is 20% Off
This Black Friday we’re offering a different deal each day. Keep an eye on our socials and newsletter to…
News
Waves Drop Free Combination Delay And Reverb Plugin For Black Friday
Waves continues its tradition of releasing a free plugin on Black Friday with CLA EchoSphere.
Long Reads
2020: Our Best-Read Technique Articles Of The Year
We look back at the most popular Attack tutorials and how-tos of the year.
Interviews
Fabio Boxikus from Gegen
For December’s feature interview we spoke with Fabio Boxikus, promoter of Berlin’s infamous Gegen, a queer sex positive…
News
Black Friday: The Secrets of Dance Music Production: 20% Off
It’s Black Friday and we’re offering lots of discounts in our online store running up until Tuesday.…
