Gear/Software
X-Translate Brings Real Time Audio-to-MIDI to Live 11
Hot on the heels of their powerful, free Mod Squad v2, has Berlin’s Manifest Audio finally delivered a missing piece of modern music production?
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Long Reads
Modulation Revelation: The Future of Sound Design?
Of all the powerful features of modern DAWs, modulation has recently emerged as an increasingly critical tool for producers, performers…
News
Manifest Audio Supercharges Sonification Tools With Data Synth
Manifest Audio unveil a significant update to their acclaimed Sonification Tools, a collection of Max for Live devices and their first-ever polysynth instrument that transform data, text, images, video, and more into real-time synthesis, sequences, and modulation signal.
News
Trifecta by Manifest Audio: Multitimbral Polyrhythmic Arpeggiator with Auto-Hocketting
Designed to arrive at uniquely interwoven patterns, Manifest Audio delivers a truly unique sequencing arpeggiator…
Gear/Software
Live 12’s MIDI Tools: MIDI Revolution?
Along with welcome GUI updates, scales awareness, micro-tunings, sound-similarity search, and all-new instruments, Ableton Live 12 introduced a groundbreaking feature set with MIDI Tools, offering musicians and producers access to a wealth of new possibilities directly within the MIDI editor.
Tutorials
Make An Italo Bassline With Chance Engine
Chance Engine is a Max for Live device designed to add controlled yet random fluctuations to the most important…
News
Manifest Audio Update Mod Squad Free With Two All-New Modulators
Along with a fresh new website, Manifest Audio have updated their free Mod Squad pack to include 17 Max for…
News
Manifest Audio Update MIDI Effects With A new Toolkit & Bundles
Berlin’s Manifest Audio unleash free updates along with Bundles and an all-new Toolkit of racks for Live 11
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…
News
What Exactly Is Max for Live?
We just launched a curated selection of Max for Live devices in the Attack store. But what is it, and…
News
Manifest Audio Launch X-FX: Nine M4L Audio Effects
Building on their integrated ecosystem of powerful MIDI generators, X-FX expands on the Berlin outfit’s established workflow utilities with their first foray into audio effects.
News
Manifest Audio Update Free Mod Squad to v2.1
Berlin-based Manifest Audio has updated their free Mod Squad pack to include 15 Max for Live modulation devices…
Long Reads
Thinking Outside The Box: The DAW-Less Revolution
More and more producers are ditching the computer. Is this a response to an increasingly digitised life?…
Tutorials
How to Use Ableton Live to Make a Music Video Using Videosync
In this tutorial, we show you how to make a music video in Ableton Live 11 using Videosync.…
News
Manifest Audio’s Unique Pulse Engine Arrives
From intricate trap-style high-hats to ornamental note runs, exotic rhythms, and pleasantly-glitched musical phrases, Pulse Engine is the latest unique generative MIDI effect from Berlin’s Manifest Audio.
Gear/Software
Manifest Audio Unveil Octopulse & Global Hub While Updating All Max Effects
With a bevy of updates and two new devices, Manifest Audio reveal a full-fledged workflow ecosystem of generative MIDI effects and creative tools…
Passing Notes
Dissonant Polyrhythm Basslines
Polyrhythms in dance music are a simple yet effective technique for adding a sense of complexity to your tracks. In…
Track By Track
La Fraîcheur – Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Recorded at the legendary Underground Resistance studios in Detroit, La Fraîcheur’s debut album is a call to arms…
Gear/Software
Manifest Audio: Pattern Engine
What do you get when you combine 16 steps, 4 LFOs, 5 randomizable parameters per-step, 50 scales, and a wealth of MIDI input and playback options? The answer, apparently, is Manifest Audio’s new flagship MIDI sequencer: Pattern Engine.
News
Manifest Audio Release Free Mod Squad
Berlin-based Manifest Audio are giving away Mod Squad: a free pack of six modulation tools for Live 10…
Technique
Character & Crunch: Replicating The Sound Of Vintage Samplers
Vintage flavours don’t just come from analogue gear. Bruce Aisher explores the technology behind classic vintage samplers and explains…
Columns
Gregory Scott’s Kush Cafe: Inspiration is None of Your Business
As producers we have no control over when studio magic happens, writes Gregory Scott. All we can do is turn…
News
Manifest Audio Delivers Chance Engine
A deceptively simple yet powerfully flexible MIDI effect for Live 10 or higher, Chance Engine deploys chaos like a Swiss Army knife to cut through all manner of creative blocks.
Interviews
A Smooth Operator? Caspar Bock – Founder of Baby Audio
In our latest “Meet the Designer” interview, we spoke with Caspar Bock the founder of Baby Audio about how the…
Long Reads
Into The Groove: How Have Clubs Reacted To The Vinyl Resurgence?
Has the so-called vinyl resurgence changed the experience of playing vinyl in clubs? Kristan Caryl speaks to some of…
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
Sonification Tools Are Here: What Are They, And Why Should You Care?
Until now, sonification remained an esoteric technique available only to artists with a coding background. But, with the release of Sonification Tools, Berlin’s Manifest Audio offer an accessible solution to harness real-world data for music composition directly within Ableton Live.
Introducing...
Furtive – The “Astronaut In A Pool Of Mermaids”
DJ, producer and DIY event organiser Furtive recently released their ‘Tephra’ EP on the label Mild Fantasy. We asked Furtive…
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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…
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…