Synth Secrets
Ambient Sound Design With A Moog Grandmother
Restricting yourself to one synth can be a great way to improve your synthesis chops. We use a Moog Grandmother and Ableton Live to build up an ambient song piece by piece.
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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.
Tutorials
Mixing A Breaks Track Using Waves’ Gold Plus Subscription
Is it possible to mix a song using just Waves’ Music Maker Access subscription service? We find out.
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…
Tutorials
Mixing Breakbeats
In this new installment of our mixing series, we mix a ’90s-style breakbeat using Waves plugins in Ableton Live.
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Mixing Microhouse
In the first-ever installment of our Mixing Demystified series, we mix a microhouse beat using Waves plugins in Ableton Live.
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Create Organic Sounding Tracks Using Toontrack’s EZDrummer
In this tutorial, we’re going to use Toontrack’s EZDrummer to add an organic flair to your house tracks…
Tutorials
The Ultimate Delay Guide
Delay may not be as complicated as some other kinds of effects but there’s still a number of things to keep straight. We take the guesswork out of choosing the right
Long Reads
Do DAWs Really Have Their Own Sound? Part 2
In part two of our series, we continue to examine whether there are discernible differences in the sound of three popular DAWs, Ableton Live, FL Studio 20, and Logic Pro X.
Track By Track
How It Was Made: Go Hard or Go Hardcore Vol 1
Not for the faint-hearted, Go Hard or Go Hardcore Vol 1 is the first of four separate EPs, bringing…
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Samples From Mars Announces Xmas Sale
Hardware sample company, Samples From Mars has announced a massive Xmas sale. Be good and perhaps Santa might drop this…
News
pCloud, An Alternative To Dropbox, Is Offering Huge Black Friday And Cyber Monday Savings
If you’re looking for an alternative to Dropbox for sharing and storing your music files, pCloud is on sale…
Long Reads
Excite and Resonate: A History of Physical Modelling Synthesis
Once a niche form of synthesis, physical modelling is now growing in popularity, offering both highly realistic – and wildly novel – results.
Long Reads
“Eric Whitacre Contrast”: Bringing Choir & Chaos Closer Together
We spoke to Eric Whitacre, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Clark, and Ryan Lott of Son Lux for an exclusive on the…
Video Tutorials
Making Techno With Patterning 2
In our latest video tutorial on YouTube, we show you how to use Patterning 2, a drum machine app made…
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Roland Announces the SP-404MKII
Originally leaked on Reddit last week, the SP-404MKII SP sampler is now been officially announced.…
Beat Dissected
Building Machinedrum and Holly’s 天の川 (River of Heaven)
In this Beat Dissected we turn our attention to Machinedrum and Holly’s collaborative EP.…
Gear/Software
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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Learn Industrial Techno With Underdog Electronic Music School
Underdog Electronic Music School have a new three day course on industrial techno.…
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Arturia Keep Quality High But Price Down With The MiniFuse Range Of Interfaces
Arturia has released the MiniFuse range, a new collection of affordable recording interfaces.…
Long Reads
Assessing The Shift in Power From Producers to AI In Your DAW
AI plugins are everywhere. The DAW is next. Here are the DAWs already living in the future. But are producers…
Synth Secrets
How To Use Twin 3 To ReCreate ‘The Sky Was Pink’ – Holden Remix
A bonafide classic, we show you how to make the synth parts in ‘The Sky Was Pink – Holden Remix’ using…
Video Tutorials
Making a Beat With Patterning 2 An iOS Drum Machine From Olympia Noise Co.
In our latest video tutorial on YouTube, we show you how to use Patterning 2, a drum machine app made…
Video Tutorials
Sampling with MPE in Sampler
In our latest video on YouTube, we asked Kédu Carlö to show us how they use the MPE feature…
Beat Dissected
Make A Beat In The Style Of KiNK’s ‘Perth’
Build a beat inspired by Bulgarian producer KiNK’s dancefloor-filling track ‘Perth’.…
Tutorials
Sequencing a Chord Progression With WaveDNA’s Liquid Music
In this tutorial, we show you how to sketch out compelling chords without any music theory knowledge.
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Win Four Free Music Production Courses!
For this months competition, we’ve teamed up with MusicGurus to offer two readers the chance to win four free…
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Two Days Left To Save On Modulators 21 By K-Devices
There are just two days left to save on the new K-Devices Modulators 21, a new toolset of modulators…
Interviews
KSHMR Reverb: “Trying To Close The Gap Between Producers And Plugin Developers”
Attack editor Eric Brünjes sat down with KSHMR to talk about his new reverb plugin ‘KSHMR Reverb’ and his…
Synth Secrets
Rebuilding The Strings & Bass Parts From ‘Eutow’ By Autechre
Using Synthmaster, we recreate the synth parts in a mid 90s classic – ‘Eutow’.…
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How to program electro like DJ Seinfeld
In our next Beat Dissected video, we show you how to program electro in Ableton Live in the style of…
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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…
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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…