Q&A
Frank & Tony: “Compression Won’t Make It Better”
Ten years since their last record, Frank & Tony return with ‘Ethos.’ We put them to task on our Q…
News
Song Athletics Release One Shot Sampler
One Shot Sampler, OSS, is a standalone plugin designed to “help you find the joy in your one shot collection…
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.…
Q&A
Lumi: “Music? It Truly Saved My Life”
Hailing from Finland, LUMI’s debut release, “Look The Other Way,” charted at #3 on Beatport’s Indie Dance charts…
Gear/Software
Live 12’s MIDI Tools: MIDI Revolution?
Along with welcome GUI updates, scales awareness, micro-tunings, sound-similarity search, and all-new instruments, Ableton Live 12 introduced a groundbreaking feature set with MIDI Tools, offering musicians and producers access to a wealth of new possibilities directly within the MIDI editor.
Attack Store
The Secrets of Dance Music Production
The world-leading book on dance music production. Comes with samples too.
The Producer’s Manual
Everything you need to take a mix, from initial recording to final master.
FinalFinal T-Shirt
A hilarious tribute to our never-ending battle with file naming chaos.
Max For Live: Chance Engine
Add controlled yet random fluctuations to your most important parameters
Max For Live: Mouth Play
Unconventional vocal shaping with a brass model or FM oscillator source
Max For Live: Travelogue
A Max for Live MIDI device creating a unique sonic journey with joyful surprises
Underground Resistance: The Final Frontier Poster
Anti corporate, political, powerful and progressive the power house of Jeff Mills, Robert Hood and "Mad" Mike Banks needs little introduction.
Replicants – Elektron Analog Rytm Sample Pack
Electro sounds for the Elektron Analog Rytm. Free your spirit.
Max For Live: The Spellbook
LFO inspired by sacred geometry, weaving nature's fabric into your projects
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…
Books/DVDs
How To Care For Your Mental Health As A Musician
The “Touring and Mental Health Manual” is an essential guide for anyone in the music industry who wants to care…
News
Lunacy Audio Introduces ‘Dust’: Granular Soundscapes From The Mind Of Venus Theory
Lunacy Audio has released Dust, a new CUBE expansion pack from the mind of renowned sound designer, producer, and content…
News
Listn & Syndicast Set To Reshape the Music Promotion Sphere
Listn, an inclusive online platform dedicated to promoting music, has teamed up with Syndicast, a prominent global player in radio…
Beat Dissected
Slicing Breakbeats Like Nia Archives
In this edition of Beat Dissected, we up the tempo and build a jungle beat inspired by Nia Archives.…
Podcasts
Audius: Can They Make Music Streaming “Fairer”?
In Episode 3 of the Attack Podcast, we speak to Audius co-founders Roneil Rumburg, CEO & Forrest Browning, CPO…
News
Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ Is Being Reimagined Into a Detroit Techno Story
Detroit nonprofit, Shakespeare in Detroit, is bringing its open-air play to Campus Martius Park this August.…
News
Polyverse Music Releases Filtron For Free
Polyverse Music has introduced Filtron, a free filter plugin.…
News
What Exactly Is Max for Live?
We just launched a curated selection of Max for Live devices in the Attack store. But what is it, and…
Columns
Does Artwork Still Matter?
Pre-mp3, iPod and smartphone, the visual culture of recorded music were all important to delivering music. But in an…
News
Morbid Electronics Release Rings Of Saturn
Initially, a free giveaway, Rings of Saturn is now upgraded and costs $20.…
News
Win Over $2k In Prizes In Beat Challenge Competition
GPU Audio has announced the launch of the ‘GPU Audio Beat Battle,’ a beat making competition.…
The Best...
Ten Of The Best Multiband Compressor Plugins
Multiband compressors are an indispensable weapon in any mixing arsenal. Here are 10 to consider for your next dynamics purchase.
Tutorials
How To Use A Sequencer With Catalyst
There are a tonne of sequencers out there. How does the new CATALYST stack up with the rest?…
News
Soundtoys Is Donating 100% of Sales to Support Vermont Flood Relief
Shop to Donate by Soundtoys starts today and ends tomorrow. Every dollar from each product purchase or upgrade made on…
News
Charivari Detroit Gears Up To Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary
Charivari Detroit gears up for a tenth edition celebrating Detroit’s musical heritage and cultural diversity.…
Long Reads
You Can Now Get Feedback On Your Music From Your Favourite Artists
Echio, an artist-led music education platform founded in 2021, now offers demo feedback from your favourite artists. And for…
Long Reads
Friends Are Electric: Making Music With Vintage Amiga Computers
We talk to Pete Cannon, DJ Formula and Vogue Renege about producing and even DJing with old Amigas – and how you can too.
News
Beatport.io Launches First Project With Techno Focused “NACHTS”
Beatport.io, a culture-driven marketplace where artists and labels can share their music and art, has announced its first…
News
Minimal Audio Announce Fuse Compressor
Billed as a “Dynamic Sculpting Effect”, Fuse Compressor is the latest device from Minimal Audio.…
Track By Track
‘Hardproof’ On IMF: 5 Slices Of Moody Groove Techno
HARDPROOF is the first in a series of VA’s on Marcel Fengler’s IMF. It’s…
Podcasts
Octave One On Their Latest Album, Live Performance Processes & The Pressures Of Releasing Music
Octave One have a new album out ‘Never On Sunday’. We tracked them to their new home in Atlanta for…
Introducing...
Carré
With only a few years of producing and DJing, Carré has moved quickly. She also runs Fast At Work, an…
News
Beatport Opens Applications For It’s Second Annual Diversity + Parity Fund
The investment initiative is designed to support organizations that focus on underrepresented groups and promote diversity within the music industry…
My Studio
Transparent Sound
With a new bumper album out – ‘Accidents’ – with music dating from 1994 to 2023, Transparent Sound shows us around where…
Introducing...
Chemtrailz: “My favorite crowd so far is Barcelona hands down”
“The best advice I’ve received is to invest plenty of time and money in your career because no one…
Q&A
UMEK: Two Decades Till Drumcode
Nearly two decades since sending Adam Beyer his demo, UMEK finally gets Drumcode debut.…
News
Sonible Releases Smart:Gate – A Content-Aware Gate Plug-in
The latest addition to the likeable Sonible is smart:gate. Unlike conventional gates, which are triggered by input level, smart…
Gear/Software
How To Use Multiband Compression With Multiband X6
Devious Machines Multiband X6 makes multiband compression simple – and sounds great to boot.
Quizzes
Crossword Number 14: Pride Month
It’s Pride Month, at least for the next few days it is. We’re joining the celebrations with a…
News
Ableton Announces Free Loop Session With Machina
Join machina on July 22 for a free Ableton Loop Session.…
