Breaking Writer’s Block: Creative Ways To Start New Tracks
Most producers know the frustration of a creative dry spell. Jonny Strinati walks through ten techniques to help break the…
Tutorials
Slave To The Rhythm: 11 Essential Drum Techniques
Jonny Strinati walks through 11 essential drum techniques, from programming hi-hat patterns to compressing kicks.…
Getting Dirty With Korg’s Volca Sample
Korg’s Volca Sample is one of the most affordable hardware samplers ever produced. Here’s how you can push…
Hardware Focus
Eventide H3000
In the latest instalment of Hardware Focus, we take a closer look at one of the world’s most iconic…
Rockruepel Comp.One
In the latest of our Hardware Focus features we shine the spotlight on a boutique German compressor.…
Exploring Digital Hardware: Creative Delay
Greg Scarth puts forward the case for hardware effect units, showing how the Eventide H9 can be used as a…
Beat Dissected
West Coast R&B
In the latest Beat Dissected, we look to the west coast for inspiration on a rolling R&B beat…
Minimal House
In the latest Beat Dissected, we construct a minimal house beat with a scattering of percussive hits to give it…
Miami Bass
In the latest Beat Dissected, we focus on Miami’s unique take on 808-driven electro, with a hip-hop…
Synth Secrets
Old-School House Chords with U-he Bazille
Synth Secrets is a series of programming tutorials in which we show how to make a range of classic and…
Synth Processing with UVI Thorus
Synth Secrets is a series of programming tutorials in which we show how to make a range of classic and…
Creating Melodies with WaveDNA Liquid Music
Synth Secrets is a series of programming tutorials in which we show how to make a range of classic and…
Deconstructed
Blawan – ‘Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage’
We deconstruct the arrangements of tracks to see what we can learn from their structure.…
Disclosure – Bang That
We deconstruct the arrangements of tracks to see what we can learn from their structure.…
Tessela – Hackney Parrot (Special Request VIP)
We deconstruct the arrangements of tracks to see what we can learn from their structure.…
Passing Notes
Legato Synths: Glide, Slide & Portamento
Legato playing styles allow for smooth, seamless transitions between notes. Dave Clews explores how they can be used in your…
Bored of 4/4: Other Time Signatures In Dance Music
In our latest Passing Notes article, dance music theory expert Oliver Curry explains why it’s OK for producers to…
Counterpoint
Oliver Curry explains the theory of counterpoint, with help from JS Bach, Steve Reich, The Orb, Lorn and children’s…
The Breakdown
Floating Points – ‘King Bromeliad’
Dave Clews breaks down one of Sam Shepherd’s most celebrated releases.…
Moodymann – ‘Lyk U Use 2’
Dave Clews dissects this high-energy collaboration between two Detroit heavyweights.…
Omar-S – I Wanna Know
Dave Clews breaks down Omar-S’s retro-inspired house jam.…
Video Tutorials
Kollektiv Turmstrasse – ‘Sorry I’m Late’ Brass Synth
For the first instalment of Sample Magic’s exclusive video walkthrough series, we take a look at Kollektiv Turmstrasse’s…
‘Your Love’ Synths Deconstructed
Marc Adamo walks us through the process of recreating the synth parts in Frankie Knuckles and Jamie Principle’s house…
Darius Syrossian & Hector Couto – ‘We Both Loco’ Bass Synth
Released on Hot Creations last month, Darius Syrossian and Hector Couto’s ‘We Both Loco’ is a killer slice of…
Help!
Do It Yourself?
We scour our mailbox for the most deserving recipient of the Attack readership’s collective advice in the first experiment…
The Next Level
We scour our mailbox for the most deserving recipient of the Attack readership’s collective advice in the first experiment…
Learning To Listen
We scour our mailbox for the most deserving recipient of the Attack readership’s collective advice in the first experiment…
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