Echo Flavours: Exploring MTurboReverb
Reverb makes a major contribution to the aesthetics of a track. We explore some of the flavours on offer in…
Tutorials
Working With Samples: The Secrets of Dance Music Production
This tutorial is a shortened excerpt from our book, The Secrets of Dance Music Production, which is available to buy…
The Secrets of Dance Music Production: Layering Drums
This tutorial is a short excerpt from our new book, The Secrets of Dance Music Production, which is available to…
Hardware Focus
Roland SH-101
In the latest instalment of Hardware Focus, we take a look at a cult classic: the Roland SH-101.…
Roland Space Echo
In our latest Hardware Focus, we take a closer look at one of the most iconic echo effects of all…
Eventide H3000
In the latest instalment of Hardware Focus, we take a closer look at one of the world’s most iconic…
Beat Dissected
Organic LinnDrum House
In the latest Beat Dissected, we use LinnDrum samples to add character to an organic house beat.…
Dirty Tech House
In this instalment of Beat Dissected, we will create a dirty tech house beat from drum machine samples.…
Twisted Tech House
In the latest instalment of Beat Dissected we create a twisted tech house beat, using some clever processing tools to…
Synth Secrets
Infinite Arps
Synth Secrets is a series of programming tutorials in which we show how to make a range of classic and…
Bubbly Synth Bass
Synth Secrets is a series of programming tutorials in which we show how to make a range of classic and…
Rumbling Techno Bass
Synth Secrets is a series of programming tutorials in which we show how to make a range of classic and…
Deconstructed
Rhythim Is Rhythim – ‘Strings Of Life’
We break down the arrangement of Derrick May’s undisputed 80s classic.…
DJ Boring – ‘Winona’
DJ Boring’s ‘Winona’ is an archetypal lo-fi house production. We deconstruct it to find out what makes the…
Mr G – ‘Daily Prayer’
Unique arrangements often come from unusual approaches. Mr G’s MPC-driven mixes teach us a lot about raw, hands…
Passing Notes
No Strings Attached: Resampling Custom String Samples
Sampling strings from existing records is a staple technique in dance production, but it has its downsides. Creating your own…
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…
The Breakdown
Red Rack’em – ‘Wonky Bassline Disco Banger’
“The original bass part was played in by hand after two days’ sleep deprivation, only to be reprogrammed later on…
Midland – ‘Final Credits’
The Breakdown is a regular series in which we analyse the production and composition of key tracks. Dave Clews takes…
Floating Points – ‘King Bromeliad’
Dave Clews breaks down one of Sam Shepherd’s most celebrated releases.…
Video Tutorials
Kollektiv Turmstrasse – ‘Sorry I’m Late’ Brass Synth
We take a look at Kollektiv Turmstrasse’s ubiquitous Ibiza anthem ‘Sorry I’m Late’ and recreate the track’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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