Synth Secrets
Creating A Massive And Multilayered Pad With Waves CR8
Waves’ new sampler CR8 supports multiple sample layers. Let’s use it to build up a gorgeous pad with plenty of movement and character.
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Synth Secrets
Use Ableton’s Wavetable to Create A Bassline Inspired By Kings Of The Rollers
In this Synth Secrets, we’ll build a growling, pulsating drum and bass bassline inspired by Kings of the Rollers…
News
Classic Tracks – The Real Stories Behind 68 seminal Recordings
New in the Attack Store is “Classic Tracks – The Real Stories Behind 68 seminal Recordings” by New York Times best…
Gear/Software
Waves MultiMod Rack
The latest plugin from Waves’ journey into distortion is the MultiMod Rack, a multi-band distortion and effects unit that…
Long Reads
5 Tracks About Love
Celebrate love this Valentine’s Day with five of the most romantic dance songs ever made.
Technique
Boom Bap With Toontrack
Loosen up the neck muscles as we’re going to make a head-nodding boom bap beat reminiscent of the…
News
Polyend Tracker Fuses Sampling, Granular Synthesis and Sequencing in New Groovebox
For anyone hoping that a new groovebox would appear with a software tracker-style interface, behold: Polyend Tracker. …
Tutorials
Reese Bass Redux
We go back to basics with the iconic Reese bass sound, demonstrating some simple techniques before moving on to a…
Beat Dissected
MIDI Probability Drums Inspired By Warp Records In Ableton 11
In this Beat Dissected learn how to programme drums using Ableton 11’s MIDI probability feature. We’ve taken inspiration…
Tutorials
Learn How To Produce Disco Using Toontrack
Have you ever wondered how to create a disco track? Learn how from this tutorial on producing disco music using…
Gear/Software
Wavesfactory TrackSpacer 2.0
Could the second generation of Wavesfactory’s utility plugin solve the age-old problem of making space for all the…
News
Giving Fans The Credit
Rhapsody has stepped forward as the first digital service to support the Recording Academy’s initiative to report full credits…
Beat Dissected
Make A Glitch Inspired Beat Using Loopcloud
In this new Beat Dissected we use Loopcloud samples to program a drum break with glitched effect loops and a vocal acapella.
Tutorials
Creating House Piano Chords with Toontrack’s EZKeys
Nothing screams classic house music more than house piano chords. In this tutorial, we show you how to make classic…
News
Hot Tempered: Jamie Jones Speaks Out
Hot Natured man responds to perceived criticism of chart success.…
News
Hy2rogen – MIDI Tracks
A sterling offering of prog and main room MIDI files gets the thumbs up from our in-house sound assessor…
Tutorials
Balancing A Disco Track
We use compression, EQ, modulation and spatial widening to balance a disco mix and create focus.
Long Reads
The 2nd Most Sampled Track In History
We take a look at one of dance music’s most well loved samples, the ‘Think’ break, taken from Lyn…
Charts
Void Complet May 22 Chart
Top ten for May from Void Complet featuring Paradox, Bakey, Daniel Avery, Austin Ato and more.…
Q&A
Yulia Niko: “Never Listen To Anyone”
After a terrible car accident as a teenager left her in serious condition, Yulia Niko passed the time, absorbing everything…
Track By Track
Stephan Bodzin ‘Boavista’ Track By Track
Stephan Bodzin has just released ‘Boavista’ a 17 track synth odyssey. We asked him to run us through a handful…
Tutorials
Dirty Disco Filtered Electric Piano
Get inspired by disco and funk and bake your own dirty, rezzy filtered Rhodes electric piano.
News
Bastian Bux To Bring All Night Long Home To Barcelona
The Barcelona native is bringing his All Night Long concept to his hometown of Barcelona.…
News
OFFAIAH Releases ‘Hands’
Marking his return to Armada Subjekt, the house pillar of Armada Music, Hands is a summer smash in the making…
Beat Dissected
Lone Inspired Percussion Driven Drums
In this installment of Beat Dissected we program a percussion-driven house beat and use stereo width techniques to add character to the drums.
Tutorials
Getting Freaky With Live 11’s New Inspired By Nature Devices
We let nature inspire our creativity by delving deep into Live 11’s new Max For Live Inspired By Nature devices.
Video Tutorials
Live 12 Meld Video Walkthrough
Live 12 is full of new features and devices. One of those is Meld, the new bi-timbral synth inspired…
News
OFFAIAH Releases ‘Headspace’
OFFAIAH returns with a new remix of Mistier’s track ‘Headspace’ via Mistier Music.…
Long Reads
How Techno Provided The Soundtrack of Change in Berlin
When the Berlin Wall fell over 30 years ago, young people from East and West came together to celebrate their…
Passing Notes
Add Drama To Beats With Yasuke Inspired Cinematic Percussion
In this latest Passing Notes we take inspiration from the Yasuke soundtrack and explore ways to incorporate traditional percussive elements into modern productions.
News
Beatport Launches BPXX: Celebrating 20 Years of Dance Music and DJ Culture
To celebrate 20 years in dance music, Beatport announces BPXX, including a new web experience and an initial program of…
Advertising
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…