Long Reads
Energy Flash: How Two Companies Are Making Clubs Sustainable Through The Power Of Dance
Energy Floors and TownRock Energy are redefining how we think about energy and heat generation by taking it from the punters themselves.
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
CRSSD Festival Reveals Fall 2025 Lineup for 10th Anniversary Celebration
CRSSD Festival has announced its Fall 2025 lineup, marking a decade since its debut with a diverse slate of electronic…
News
Sennheiser In Trouble: What Is Price Fixing?
Headphones manufacturer Sennheiser is the latest company to get busted for price fixing. What is it and how does it keep prices artificially high?
News
L-Acoustics Launches Spatial Audio Tool for DJs
The new system, L-Acoustics DJ, offers immersive audio control without altering familiar DJ workflows…
Attack Store
Dance Music Producers’ Power Book Bundle
Get 2 best-selling music production books. Buy more, spend less.
Show & Tell
X-Press 2
X-Press 2 returns with ‘Thee’ the duo’s fifth LP, shunning the ‘legacy act’ status while continuing to innovate…
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.…
News
Minimal Audio Release Swarm Reverb
Minimal Audio has released a new reverb plugin, Swarm Reverb.…
My Studio
Alinka – “Sorry For Not Trending”
Berlin based Alinka shows us her playful but well-stocked studio.…
Introducing...
Kancho Club
The North East has a rich history of dance music. Hailing from Newcastle and Sunderland, the duo unite the two…
Long Reads
Is Music Hardware Environmentally Sustainable?
We all know about the environmental dangers of computers and phones but how bad are synthesizers and drum machines for…
News
Tomi & Kesh Announce New EP on wAFF’s Nature Imprint
The German duo are also booked to make their BPM debut with a busy schedule for 2024 lined up.…
News
Skryption To Tour US
Hailing from Argentina but based in Madrid, Skryption has announced his new tour dates and upcoming release.…
Show & Tell
Field Of Dreams Show & Tell
Field of Dreams returns with new EP Keep Rollin’. We asked them to tell us about their interests outside the…
Interviews
Crate Digging with HAAi
We spoke to HAAi at CRSSD Festival to ask the popular tastemaker, producer and DJ her favorite tracks.…
News
Audiotool & DreamHack Announce A Gaming And Music Collab Competition
Combining music production and gaming, the live music competition in Atlanta runs from 15th to 17th December. Find a musical…
News
5 Things We Learned: XP Music Futures 2023
XP Music Futures is now in its fourth year. We visited the conference to find out more.…
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?
Job Envy
Roxanne Oak: Relationship Manager For Dance Music Genres At PPL
For this month’s Job Envy, we speak to Roxanne Oak, whose role at PPL (Phonographic Performance Limited) is specific…
News
Catch Quest On Tour This Month
On the back of an excellent fabric mix as part of the club’s 24th birthday celebrations, Quest is heading…
News
Francis Mercier Announces New Single ‘Voyage Voyage’
Francis Mercier has announced the upcoming release of ‘Voyage Voyage’: a reworked rendition of Desireless’ 1986 hit, dropping December 12th…
Synth Secrets
Make THAT Automated Laser Sound (You Know The One)
In this Synth Secrets, we’re using u-he’s Hive 2 to recreate a classic synth effect that’s…
News
Add Character & Depth With ‘TEXTURE’ – New In Store
The latest Max For Live device in the Attack Store is TEXTURE by Elphnt – it’s available now at a…
News
Max Richter Announces SRM Sounds And New Piano Instrument
SRM Sounds has partnered with ex-Spitfire Audio CEO Will Evans to make a series of virtual instruments designed to…
Beat Dissected
Jamahook Launches Sound Assistant Offline Agent
Developed in partnership with the Fraunhofer Institute, renowned for the invention of the mp3 format, Jamahook, has unveiled the Sound…
Gear/Software
APU Loudness Compressor Packs A Punch For Just $29
APU Software has described their new mastering plugin as a long overdue upgrade to compression technology. We explore their new approach and put it to the test!
Synth Secrets
Pitch-Bending Chord Stabs With Ableton’s Drift
We use pitch automation and the analog-emulating qualities of Ableton’s newest synth to craft a bouncy synth stab patch!
News
BIIA Announces December Tour Dates
Fresh off a debut EP on Taapion, BIIA is closing 2023 with a European tour.…
News
Dexphase Announces Boiler Room Debut & Winter 2023 Dates
Dani Novoa, aka Dexphase, will make his Boiler Room debut in Madrid in January 2024.…
Gear/Software
Roland Gaia 2: Synthesis Is Back
Roland’s Gaia 2 is a digital synth with wavetables and tons of synthesis options but does it deserve a place in the company’s pantheon of godlike instruments?
Synth Secrets
Remake The Synth From ‘We Do What We Want’
It’s a bonafide techno classic. One of the most iconic tracks from the brilliant Alan Fitzpatrick. Time to take…
News
SUMIA To Release ‘Childrens Techno’
Slovak-rooted Turkish DJ and producer, SUMIA, is set to release ‘Childrens Techno’ on Dec 22nd. You can pre-order…
News
Vochlea Black Friday Sale For Updated Dubler 2
Vochlea is running a huge sale of 30% off of their Voice-to-MIDI software Dubler 2. The sale also…
Long Reads
Vinyl Resurgence Examined In Holland, Market Correction Ahead?
With Making Vinyl on the horizon next week in Haarlem, Netherlands, co-founder Larry Jaffee reflects on the vinyl landscape…
Tutorials
Make An Italo Bassline With Chance Engine
Chance Engine is a Max for Live device designed to add controlled yet random fluctuations to the most important…
News
Gullfoss Is 40% Off Right Now
Gullfoss is on sale from November 13 through November 30 for 40% off (regular price $199)…
