Show & Tell
Emma B: “Rarity — That’s What Has Always Drawn Me In”
A rising force in France’s underground dance scene, Emma B channels her love for 80s/90s counterculture into her…
News
Brighton Music Conference 2025 Unveils Expansive Programme Tackling Industry’s Future
With over 240 speakers, including two panels moderated by Attack Editor Eric Brünjes, BMC 2025 brings a broadened focus…
News
Carl Craig Marks Film Release with First-Ever Digital Drop of “No More Words”
To support the release of Desire: The Carl Craig Story, the techno legend has released “No More Words” digitally…
Beat Dissected
Dark Cinematic Hypnotic Techno
In this Beat Dissected, we’re creating a beat in the style of Paula Temple’s Raging Earth — a thrilling…
Tutorials
Scaler 3: Chart-Ready Chords And Compositions For Any Skill level
Scaler 3 helps you write music. Chords, scales, basslines… the works. And it, erm… scales that assistance to your level…
Attack Store
Dance Music Producers’ Power Book Bundle
Get 2 best-selling music production books. Buy more, spend less.
The Secrets of Dance Music Production
The world-leading book on dance music production. Comes with samples too.
Max for Live: Knob Studio
Knob Studio offers dynamic waveform manipulation and parameter mapping capabilities.
Max For Live: Chance Engine
Add controlled yet random fluctuations to your most important parameters
Max For Live: Mouth Play
Unconventional vocal shaping with a brass model or FM oscillator source
Replicants – Elektron Analog Rytm Sample Pack
Electro sounds for the Elektron Analog Rytm. Free your spirit.
Gear/Software
Korg multi/poly native: Going Deep
Korg multi/poly native puts the virtual analog hardware synthesizer in your DAW – but is it powerful enough to hold its own in a crowded market?
Interviews
Tom Oberheim: “There’s A Very Specific Difference Between Engineering And Music Creation”
Legendary engineer Tom Oberheim’s synths and drum machines have appeared on countless records, but what does he think of them?
News
Dimmish Plots His Biggest Year Yet
The Italian minimal and tech house producer is breaking new ground in 2025.…
News
OMAKS Launches ENERGIC: A New Label For High-Energy Techno
French hard techno artist OMAKS has launched his own label, ENERGIC, kicking things off with an explosive debut single, Morning…
Interviews
Protecting Your Music Pt 2: The Legal Centre for Dance Music
Part 2 of our interview with Jennifer Marr on her new initiative, The Legal Centre for Dance Music, and how…
News
You Can Now Bounce To New Track With Live 12.2
Ableton has officially launched the public beta of Live 12.2, introducing a range of new features and improvements across…
News
Splice Acquires Spitfire Audio For A Reported $50 Million
A somewhat surprising acquisition between two companies at different ends of the producer spectrum.…
Video Tutorials
Live 12.2: Exploring The New Features
With Live 12.2 coming soon. We dived into the beta version to show you how the new features could…
Interviews
Protecting Your Music Pt 1: The Legal Centre for Dance Music
Maeve de Bordons speaks with Jennifer Marr about her new venture, The Legal Centre for Dance Music, and its mission…
Gear/Software
Playbeat 4: AI-Powered Sequencing Done Right?
Audiomodern’s flagship software, Playbeat 4, uses AI-powered, genre-based pattern generation and a refined new GUI. But does…
News
MIDI Tools are here: now in our Max for Live store
Introducing Max for Live MIDI Tools: Generative Powerhouses from Meyer Devices and Manifest Audio now available on our Max for Live store.
News
Willie Pake Brings Country and Electronic Music Together
Australian DJ Willie Pake is carving out a new path in electronic music with a genre he calls YEEDM — a…
Interviews
CRSSD 2025: 3 Artists On Their Production & DJ Secrets
CRSSD Festival returns to the San Diego waterfront this weekend. We caught up with Chris Lorenzo, Bon Entendeur, and Hayden…
Deconstructed
Âme – “Rej”
An excerpt from our new book, The Secrets of Techno Production – few tracks have shaken the dance floor like Âme…
News
AlphaTheta Explores The Power Of Shared Musical Experiences In New Documentary
AlphaTheta has announced the release of We Become One, a documentary that delves into the profound ways in which music…
News
Gonzo’s Recording Studio: A New Electronic Music Hub In New York’s East Village
The newly opened Gonzo’s Recording Studio is quickly becoming a go-to destination for electronic music producers, offering high…
Tutorials
The Theory Of Techno Parallel Chord Stabs
In an excerpt from our new book, The Secrets of Techno Production, we dive into the theory of techno…
Tutorials
What’s Up With Filters? A Practical Guide To Synthesizer Tone Control
We break synthesizer filters down, from cutoff to key tracking, 2-pole to multimode, bandpass to SEM.
News
RipX Backstage Brings AR/VR Music Production to Apple Vision Pro
RipX Backstage is making waves in the music production world with its launch as the first AR/VR music suite…
News
Dog Paw Unveils Groundbreaking Weighted Key Grid Instrument
Dog Paw is making waves in the music technology world with the introduction of its revolutionary grid instrument featuring weighted…
Synth Secrets
Jeff Mills’ ‘The Bells, Part 2′
We covered the bells in ‘The Bells’, as you’d expect — now it’s time to focus on the detuned…
The Best...
The Best Artists At CRSSD Festival 2025
Attack Magazine breaks down 5 must-watch sets at this year’s CRSSD Festival.…
News
AlphaTheta Integrates Apple Music Into rekordbox
AlphaTheta Corporation has expanded rekordbox’s capabilities with an integration that allows DJs to stream Apple Music’s vast catalogue…
News
Maqossa Expands Qlub Movement Worldwide
Dutch house artist Maqossa is making waves on the global dance music circuit with his groove-driven sound and growing…
The Best...
Beyond Serum: The Ten Best Wavetable Soft Synths You’re Not Using
There’s more to music production than just Serum. Elevate your tracks with these 10 next-gen wavetable plugins – including 3 free ones.
Beat Dissected
How to Program Techno Like Dave Clarke
After our recent interview with the legendary Dave Clarke, we found ourselves asking, ‘Why haven’t we covered his style…
News
ALT8 Releases ‘Next 2 Me,’ A Euphoric Fusion Of Techno And Trance
Fresh off his explosive double collaboration with Sara Landry on Heaven and Funk Em, rising techno powerhouse ALT8 returns with…
News
Serum 2 Is Finally Here And It’s Free For Previous Owners
It’s been 11 years in the wait, but Serum 2 is available now.…
Long Reads
The Very Best of NAMM for Electronic Music Producers
The most drool-worthy synthesizers, drum machines and effects from this year’s NAMM.
Synth Secrets
Jeff Mills’ ‘The Bells, Part 1’
We recently explored the arrangement of Jeff Mills’ seminal track The Bells in an issue of Deconstructed, but what’s…
News
Onlynumbers Captivates The Hard Techno Scene with Latest Release Ha Ha
French-born, Czech-based techno artists Onlynumbers’ latest release Ha Ha, which dropped last week, and has already amassed over…
