Long Reads
The Legalities of Emulations
The law when it comes to emulating instruments in software form is vague and complex. We take a look at the legalities of emulations from two sides, the law and the developer.
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Long Reads
Are Modular Synths Too Expensive? And What Is “Too Expensive” Anyway?
There’s a narrative that Eurorack is wallet-gaugingly expensive but is this justified? We spoke with Noise Engineering and other manufacturers to understand the costs involved
Charts
Hassan Abou Alam Mar 22 Chart
Top ten for March from producer & DJ Hassan Abou Alam featuring Kindtree, Piezo, RIP Swirl, Metrist and more.…
Interviews
Thomas Brett On ‘The Creative Electronic Music Producer’
Thomas Brett is a musician, ethnomusicologist and author of ‘The Creative Electronic Music Producer’, a book that examines the process…
Columns
Have Synthesizers Peaked?
It’s time to accept that synthesizers have peaked and stop pining for the next best thing.
Long Reads
International Synth Day: In Search of the Ampron Aubade
The Ampron Aubade is one of the rarest and most elusive vintage synthesizers ever made. Little has been known about its origins – until now.
Track By Track
Defrag – ‘Float’
Jeff Dodson aka Defrag has recently released his 13-track album ‘Float’, on Hymen Records. We asked him to run…
Track By Track
Fort Romeau
Cin Cin label owner Michael Greene aka Fort Romeau has recently released his LP, Beings of Light. After nearly seven…
My Studio
Black Cadmium: “You Don’t Need A Lot Of Gear To Make Good Music”
What’s more timeless? Jimi Hendrix or a Moog DFAM? Why choose when you can have both? Black Cadmium shows…
Interviews
How Alice Boyd Uses Bio-Sonification To Turn Plants Into Music
Composer and field recordist Alice Boyd has combined biological signals with analogue synthesis to create an enchanting EP that begs…
Charts
Benjamin Long Feb 22 Chart
Top ten for February from producer Benjamin Long featuring Doctor Rockit, Joss Moog, Clive from Accounts, Eddie C and more…
Track By Track
Tim Green – In New Light
Tim Green has just dropped his ‘In New Light’ remix album featuring Mathew Jonson, Lost Desert, Dave DK, Janus Rasmussen…
Synth Secrets
Use Hive 2 & Diva To Learn How To Make Synth Patches In The Style Of Maceo Plex
This time on Synth Secrets, we’ll be walking you through how to create an FM bell sound and an…
The Best...
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.
Top Tracks
Steve Rachmad
With a remix for Procombo’s new track “Dogu” released this week on RX Recordings, we caught up with Steve…
Track By Track
Dusk Volume 1
DJ collective ‘Surround’ – Masha, Jeniluv & Heidi Lawden – have just launched their new imprint Dusk Recordings with a superb compilation…
Gear/Software
The Korg ARP Odyssey FS Kit: Unbox & Assemble A G Funk Special
Korg are back with another Odyssey release, this time a full-size kit. Is a 51-year-old analog synth still relevant in the 21st century?
Interviews
5 Women In The Synthesizer Industry: Sandra Sims, SDS Digital Modular
For International Women’s Day we talked to five women engineers working in the synthesizer industry about the challenges they face. This time, we speak with Sandra Sims, designer and engineer at SDS Digital Modular.
Track By Track
Wayward
Wayward are dropping their debut album ‘Waiting For The World’ next month. We got Lawrence Hayes and Louis Greenwood…
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…
Long Reads
Sand, Sea & Modular Synths: Qatar & The Synth Museum
In Doha, a small group of synth heads are trying to build a world-beating synth museum and associated music…
Columns
Are There Too Many Plugins?
The plugin market is massive. How can we be expected to buy everything?
News
Junkie XL to Sell Mouthwatering Collection of Analog Gear
A Moog Minimoog Voyager XL used to score Mad Max: Fury Road leads the line in the new shop of…
News
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.
Gear/Software
Toys In The Static: Why Semi-Modular Synthesizers Matter
Folllowing on from the proposition Minimoog is more influential than Les Paul, Darren Selement uses the Moog Mavis to highlight…
News
The Synth World Cup: Who Beat Who & By How Much?
The Synth World Cup may be over, but the excitement doesn’t have to end! Now is your chance to…
News
Nine Inch Nails’ Alessandro Cortini Is Selling His Rare Buchla 406 Synth
The Italian synth enthusiast’s facebook post simply states “If you know what this is and you’re interested, DM me!”
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…
Quizzes
Crossword #12 December 22
With the actual World Cup now over and the more important Synth Word Cup ending tomorrow, we’re here to…
News
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…
Show & Tell
Kassian
With a new four track EP out on Heist, we spoke with UK production duo Kassian about their life outside…
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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…
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…