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Can Current Reshape The Wavetable Soft Synth Game?
Minimal Audio’s first soft synth Current is a gorgeous-sounding wavetable beast but will being subscription-only turn potential users away?
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Attack Is Having A Mega Office Sale!
If you’re looking for a major bargain from our store products, read on to find out about our massive…
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Minimal Audio Announce Fuse Compressor
Billed as a “Dynamic Sculpting Effect”, Fuse Compressor is the latest device from Minimal Audio.…
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Carré
With only a few years of producing and DJing, Carré has moved quickly. She also runs Fast At Work, an…
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The Acid V Is Here To Corrode Your Basslines
Arturia has announced the Acid V, an enhanced emulation of the Roland TB-303.…
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Win A Brand New MicroFreak!
We’ve partnered with our friends Arturia to give you the chance to win a MicroFreak! There are prizes for…
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“How I Made ‘Where I End'” – Baltra Breaks Down His New Mixtape
Following the release of ‘Ted’ in 2019 and ‘Ambition’ in 2021 Baltra continues to evolve his sound with new mixtape…
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Tom Oberheim & GForce Software Release The Oberheim SEM
Today marks Tom Oberheim’s birthday and to celebrate, in partnership with GForce Software, the two companies unveiled the GForce…
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Superbooth 2023 The Best Of The Beeps & Squeaks & A Coffin
Superbooth returns with a bang. We round up the best new releases.…
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Ten Soft Synth Emulations That Are Better Than The Hardware
Extra features! More polyphony! So much cheaper! Here are 10 synth plugins that improve on the synths they’re emulating.
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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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Defrag – ‘Float’
Jeff Dodson aka Defrag has recently released his 13-track album ‘Float’, on Hymen Records. We asked him to run…
Gear/Software
Analog Meets Digital: Korg Drumlogue Review
Analog, digital and even plugins, Korg’s Drumlogue has it all – but is it enough?
Interviews
5 Women In The Synthesizer Industry: Kris Kaiser, Noise Engineering
For International Women’s Day we talked to five women engineers working in the synthesizer industry about the challenges they face and what keeps them going. This time, we speak with Kris Kaiser, the cofounder of Noise Engineering.
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Tips & Tricks Using The Korg SQ 64 Hooked Up To The Korg SV2
In the final tutorial of our Korg trilogy, we show you a few tips and tricks using the Korg SQ…
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Polyphony With The Korg SQ-64 Hooked Up To A Volca Sample & SV2
They say ‘never look at the comments, but we did on our first Korg video. With that in mind, in…
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Are There Too Many Plugins?
The plugin market is massive. How can we be expected to buy everything?
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The Best & Biggest Black Friday Deals For Music Producers
It’s Black Friday again. As the cost of living bites, now is the best time to get a plugin…
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How To Set Up & Make A Beat With The Korg SQ-64 & Volca Sample
In our latest YouTube video, we show you how to program a beat using the Korg SQ-64 – Korg’s…
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Brother Nebula
Brother Nebula is the pseudonym of a well-known house producer who is currently choosing to keep his identity secret…
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10 Of The Best 25-Key MIDI Keyboards Now
Need some MIDI keys but not a great big keyboard? One of these affordable mini controllers could be just right.
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Ten Of The Best Hardware Synths 2022
From affordable to expensive, we run down the best hardware synthesizers on the market in 2022.
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UDO Audio’s New Analogue-Hybrid Synthesizer, The Super 6, Hits The Market
The Super 6 is a 12-voice polyphonic binaural analog-hybrid synthesizer with replaceable wavetables.
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Claude VonStroke
He’s the founder and boss of the Dirtybird label, he’s a DJ of some renown and a producer…
Interviews
Hayden James: “Moving To LA Is Like Starting Again”
Ahead of his performance at Seismic Dance Event, we spoke to Hayden James about his live setup, fatherhood, and how…
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Julien Bracht: “All The Hi-Hats & Shakers Are Made With Rakes”
After a few years away, Julien Bracht returns to making techno with his new EP ‘Rave Flower’.…
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News Round-Up: 20/12/19
Tis the season of giving with freebies arriving from Arturia, Native Instruments and a new FM synth “Rsonik”. Mr Oizo…
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u-he and Bitwig Announce New Open-Source Plugin Standard, CLAP
CLAP, the new plugin type from u-he and Bitwig, promises performance gains, per-note modulation, and future-proofing – and it’s currently available to try in beta.
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Dave Smith 1950-2022
The music world was rocked to hear of the passing of synth hero Dave Smith.…
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Mac VS PC: Letters To The Editor
We received plenty of response to our Facebook post on the perpetual debate of Mac vs PC for the purposes…
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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…
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Crossword #10 April 22
Aprils’ crossword is Ukrainian themed. How much do you know about Ukrainian music? Time to find out.…
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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…