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The Best Production Courses On Mix With The Masters
In this article, we share with you, five of the best ‘Mix With The Masters’ production classes from Finneas, Sonny…
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Synth Secrets
Making 3 Garage Basslines with Sublab
In this Synth Secrets, we’ll be taking a look at some 808 sound design using Sublab from Future Audio…
News
News Round-Up: 12/8/16
Fabric suspends operations following drug deaths, a new MIDI transposer AutoTonic, and London as you’ve never heard it before…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 8/8/16
This week’s top mixes include New & Unreleased with Joy O, Andrew Weatherall’s Love From Outer Space and…
Passing Notes
Four Tet-Style Guitar Arpeggios With Spitfire Audio’s New Fink Signatures
In this new Passing Notes we use Spitfire Audio’s new Fink Signatures acoustic guitar library to program live-sounding guitar arpeggios, melodies and percussion.
Columns
What Happened To Progress In Dance Music?
Dance music used to be about pushing the envelope. Attack writer Adam Douglas wonders when that changed.
News
Mixes Of The Week: 13/6/16
This week’s top mixes include Prosumer’s Leisure Mix, Kemistry and Storm from 1997 and “Songs That Should’ve…
News
Mixes Of The Week: 30/5/16
This week’s top mixes include Prosumer’s Leisure Mix, The Trilogy Tapes via Soundart Radio, Matias Aguayo’s Night…
Tutorials
Organising Samples With AI And Waves Cosmos
Get your unwieldy sample folder under control with Waves’ Cosmos, a free AI-powered sample organizer. We walk you through the process.
Passing Notes
Ambient Breakbeats with Spitfire Audio’s Aperture: The Stack
In this tutorial we use drum, synth and guitar patches from Spitfire Audio’s most ambitious instrument to date to make an ambient breakbeat groove.
News
News Round-Up: 1/4/16
Ableton release Max for Live Connection Kit, Soundcloud Go launches in the US, and John Frusciante’s incredible studio setup…
Beat Dissected
Big House
In the latest Beat Dissected, we create a bold, in-your-face house beat with a contemporary sound.…
My Studio
Honeysmack
“Why the fuck are people still asking which one is the closest to the original (TB-303). Are people conducting…
Tutorials
Getting Drum Machine Samples From Raw To Production-Ready
There’s a difference between raw drum machine samples and production-ready ones. We show you how to get your percussion samples in shape.
News
Mixes Of The Week: 12/10/15
This week’s top mixes include Matt Walsh delivering percussive techno, a 90s cassette mix by Club 69 DJs, Zomby…
Introducing...
Will Clarke
“The more people that listen to my music, the bigger and stronger my beard gets… everyone’s a winner, baby…
Beat Dissected
6/4 In The Style Of Thavius Beck
In this Beat Dissected, we make a beat heavily inspired by the 6/4 track “Coordinated Will” an Attack favourite…
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
News Round Up: 12/8/15
SFX Entertainment Collapsing, The Safe Clubbing Tragedy, and Are People Using Apple Music?…
News
News Round Up: 7/8/15
Beatport in controversial royalty freeze, 808 Day celebrations, and what are the audiophiles hearing?…
Columns
Harold Heath ‘Long Relationships: My Incredible Journey From Unknown DJ To Smalltime DJ’
Harold Heath’s new book ‘Long Relationships: My Incredible Journey From Unknown DJ To Smalltime DJ’ is a funny, poignant…
Synth Secrets
Pacific State-Style Pads
The pads in 808 State’s genre-defining ‘Pacific State’ are no doubt at the top of the list of the most iconic sounds in dance music. In this Synth Secrets, we replicate the Mancunian quartet’s synthesis secrets.
News
News Round Up 10/7/15
Yamaha launches Reface synths, Surgeon shares details of his modular rig, and is Facebook entering the music streaming game?…
Introducing...
Avion
“I read a review and they said my music is not for the faint of heart…” Avion introduces himself.…
Deconstructed
Prodigy – Out Of Space
In this Deconstructed we examine how the arrangement of The Prodigy’s ‘Out Of Space’ helped elevate it from warehouse slammer to chart-topper.
Beat Dissected
‘80s Electronic Soul
In this Beat Dissected, we use Oblivion Sound Lab’s Hex Drum to create a beat like Marvin Gaye’s groundbreaking ‘Sexual Healing’.
News
Win Brighton Music Conference Tickets
Enter our prize draw to win one of five tickets to this year’s Brighton Music Conference.…
News
News Round Up 1/5/15
Matthew Dear explains Leftfield remix, Corsica Studios is Where It’s At, Laurent Garnier’s feature film Electrochoc, and Electronic…
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?
Track By Track
Jaymie Silk
Jaymie Silk has just dropped his ‘Young, Broke & Fabulous’ album, in which he effortlessly moves from techno to soul…
News
BMC Announces Parties & Additional Speakers
Brighton Music Conference party schedule and additional guests revealed.…
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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…