Interviews
Analogue Plus Digital: Designing the Korg Prologue
Korg Prologue designers Etienne Noreau-Hebert and Yoshihito Yamada discuss the company’s new flagship synth and the pressure of…
Article Results
Long Reads
Neuron Pro Audio: Flavours of Sound
Attack editor Greg Scarth goes behind the scenes at one of the UK’s leading pro audio companies to learn…
News
Audiocube 3D DAW Adds MIDI Timeline & Sequencing
Audiocube’s V8 adds a full MIDI sequencing timeline and drag-and-drop file import. Now on sale for $49…
News
AlphaTheta Unveils CDJ-3000X With Streaming, Cloud, and Workflow Upgrades
New flagship DJ player adds Wi-Fi, touchscreen, cloud playback, and improved audio for digital-first performance environments.…
Tutorials
The Secrets of Dance Music Production: Lo-Fi Sound
This tutorial is a short excerpt from our new book, The Secrets of Dance Music Production, which is available to…
News
Orfium: The New SoundCloud?
New music platform Orfium offers an alternative to the likes of SoundCloud and Bandcamp. Could it be the best option…
News
Baby Audio Releases Tekno Drum Synthesizer
New plugin offers fully synthesised drum sounds with detailed control and analogue-inspired features.…
News
Tetrad Synth Plugin Marries Physical Modelling and Experimental Art
Physical Audio’s latest synth draws on real-world sculpture to offer a distinctive digital sound palette…
Long Reads
The Democratisation Of Synthesis: Korg Designers On The Making Of The Minilogue
Attack editor Greg Scarth goes behind the scenes with Minilogue creator Tatsuya Takahashi and principle sound designer Yuki Ohta to…
Technique
Tone & Colour: What Do Filters Do To Sounds?
Bruce Aisher explores what filters do to audio signals, visualising the results and explaining what gives particular filters their own…
News
Voice by Auribus Introduces Royalty-Paid Vocal Models for DAWs
New plugin Voice by Auribus integrates real singers into DAW workflows while ensuring artist compensation.…
News
ALT8 Releases ‘Next 2 Me,’ A Euphoric Fusion Of Techno And Trance
Fresh off his explosive double collaboration with Sara Landry on Heaven and Funk Em, rising techno powerhouse ALT8 returns with…
Interviews
Sound Pellegrino
“We want to hear Jules Verne music.” We speak to Sound Pellegrino’s Teki Latex, DJ Orgasmic and Emile Shahidi…
Tutorials
Making An Electro Track With Nothing But A Snare Sample
Flex your sound design muscles by restricting yourself to one sample for every element in a song.
News
Serum 2 Is Finally Here And It’s Free For Previous Owners
It’s been 11 years in the wait, but Serum 2 is available now.…
News
Manifest Audio Supercharges Sonification Tools With Data Synth
Manifest Audio unveil a significant update to their acclaimed Sonification Tools, a collection of Max for Live devices and their first-ever polysynth instrument that transform data, text, images, video, and more into real-time synthesis, sequences, and modulation signal.
Gear/Software
Arturia Pigments 7: The Best Gets Even Better
Pigments 7 is the latest version of Arturia’s incredible soft synth. Is now the time to finally take the plunge?
The Best...
Black Friday 2025. Best Music Software Deals
Keep up to date with the top bargains for Black Friday with this rolling curated list of the best software deals.
News
Catch Part Time Killer On Tour
With a name as fierce as his sound, Part Time Killer (PTK) is hitting the road for a massive tour…
News
Get UVI Falcon & 19 Expansions For 80% Off
The massive, all-in-one hybrid instrument—an Attack favourite—is now on sale. And it’s the biggest discount…
Columns
Who’s The Real Headliner: Venue Or DJ?
Drumsheds declares “The dancefloor is always bigger than the DJ”, but can any venue really outshine the artist?…
Long Reads
Drop The Boom: The Story Of The Roland TR-1000
What do you get when you combine 808 and 909 analog drum synthesis, SP-404MKII-style sampling, and input from Detroit legends like Underground Resistance? The TR-1000, a modern drum machine that is more than just the sum of an equation.
News
Toybox Release FM Zone – “A Boutique FM-Based Synth”
Hot on the heels of Buzz Zone, Toybox are back with FM Zone.…
Q&A
Aida Arko
From circus acrobatics to hard-edged techno, Iranian-born DJ and producer Aida Arko’s journey is extraordinary. Now splitting…
Gear/Software
Korg multi/poly native: Going Deep
Korg multi/poly native puts the virtual analog hardware synthesizer in your DAW – but is it powerful enough to hold its own in a crowded market?
News
You Can Now Bounce To New Track With Live 12.2
Ableton has officially launched the public beta of Live 12.2, introducing a range of new features and improvements across…
Q&A
Lacchesi: “Work Hard, Keep Your Head Down”
Ahead of his US tour, you can catch Lacchesi at Boiler Room Barcelona in October or at RSO, Berlin, next…
News
DJ Dris Releases ‘Origins’ On Born Digital Music
DJ Dris drops his next afro house single, ‘Origins,’ through Born Digital Music.…
Interviews
CRSSD 2025: 3 Artists On Their Production & DJ Secrets
CRSSD Festival returns to the San Diego waterfront this weekend. We caught up with Chris Lorenzo, Bon Entendeur, and Hayden…
The Best...
The 10 Best Secret Sauce Plugins Of 2024
Here are our choices for the 10 best secret sauce plugins of 2024, apps that can turn a blah track into a banger – and four of them are free!
News
Lunacy Announces “Effects Playground BEAM” With Intro Sale
BEAM is a new interactive effects plugin with a highly visual GUI from Lunacy, the makers of the award winning…
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…