Tutorials
Lo-fi House Using The New Retro Fi Plugin From Waves
We use Waves’ new lo-fi chain plug-in, Retro Fi, to add warm analogue-style textures and character to a house beat.
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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…
Synth Secrets
Resampled Deep House Rhodes
Synth Secrets is a series of programming tutorials in which we show how to make a range of classic and…
Beat Dissected
Grinding Analogue Techno
In the latest Beat Dissected, we tackle a complex, glitchy techno beat based on analogue drum hits.…
Interviews
Kevin Saunderson: “Techno: it’s hard to explain, but you really just got to feel it”
Kevin Saunderson has just dropped a remixed version of his classic E-Dancer material, a project that directly links current…
Tutorials
Balancing a Vocal House Mix With AI-Assisted Compression and EQ
Artificial intelligence can help balance a track by working across mix groups. We use Sonible’s smart:EQ3 and smart:Comp to take a vocal house song over the finish line.
Beat Dissected
Simple Jackin’ House
In the latest instalment of Beat Dissected, we go back to basics with a simple jackin’ house beat with serious…
Beat Dissected
Raw French House
In our latest drum programming and sound design tutorial, we look back to the 90s heyday of Parisian house.…
Tutorials
Mixing Deep House
In this new installment of our mixing series we mix a deep house-style beat using Waves plug-ins in Ableton Live.
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…
Beat Dissected
21st-Century Chicago House
Our latest drum programming and sound design tutorial is inspired by classic Chicago house but brings the sound right…
Beat Dissected
80s-Style Chicago House
Our latest beat programming and sound design tutorial offers a retro house beat inspired by some of the sounds and…
Long Reads
How Japanese Technology Shaped Dance Music
There’s no denying that Japanese hardware – synthesizers, drum machines, and DJ gear – has exerted a huge influence on dance music. How did this island nation come to dominate music production and playback?
Long Reads
2020: Our Best-Read Technique Articles Of The Year
We look back at the most popular Attack tutorials and how-tos of the year.
Beat Dissected
Rough House
In our latest beat construction tutorial we focus on a rough, dirty house beat inspired by the likes of Levon…
Beat Dissected
Maniac Ghetto House
In the latest Beat Dissected we head back to the mid-90s for a ghetto house beat inspired by the…
Beat Dissected
Armando-Style Acid House
In this new Beat Dissected, we program a vintage acid house beat inspired by Armando’s classic ‘151’.
Beat Dissected
90s Jersey House
It’s all about the retro 909 grooves in our latest step-by-step drum programming walkthrough, which focuses on…
News
Waveform Organic Techno
Waveform Recordings’ latest offering delivers top quality techno content, even if it isn’t necessarily very ‘organic’.…
Long Reads
Always Listening: Behind the Scenes at Audio-Technica
We go behind the scenes at Audio-Technica’s Tokyo headquarters to learn more about the company’s dedication to…
Beat Dissected
Lo-Fi House
In this latest Beat Dissected, we show you how to program a Lo-Fi house beat full of nostalgic warmth…
Beat Dissected
Dusted Deep House
Our step by step drum programming series breaks down a back-of-the-crate deep house groove with a classic…
Beat Dissected
Main Room House
The latest of our step by step drum programming tutorials focuses on main room house. Create a real peak time…
Books/DVDs
DJ Faces – A Journey Through House Music
Twelve years in the making, over 100 portraits, 1000s of miles covered worldwide and one joint delicately rolled for Moodymann – DJ Faces is the definitive dance music family photo album.
Interviews
Jas Shaw’s New Lease on Life, Touring and Techno
The month’s feature interview comes courtesy of Jas Shaw – one half of Simian Mobile Disco. Having been a mainstay…
Passing Notes
Disco House Basslines
Disco house basslines are unashamedly retro, harking back to the 70s heyday of white suits and platform boots. Oliver Curry…
Columns
Promised Land(fill)
With over 40,000 pieces of music released every day, Harold Heath wonders how many jokes he can make at the expense of tech house.
Tutorials
How to make an Acid House bassline
We show you how to make an Acid House bassline squeal using AudioRealism’s ABL2 – a Roland TB-303 clone…
Beat Dissected
90’s House
In this instalment of Beat Dissected we’re going to create classic 90’s House with swing, groove and nostalgic…
News
CRSSD Festival Unveils September 23 Lineup
Held in San Diego, CRSSD Festival has released the full lineup.…
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…