Step into another world with the weirdest drum machines on the market in 2026. We’re talking an all-passive rhythm box, one that blurs the line between analog and sampling, one for kids, and more craziness. We love our drum machines here at Attack. We recently ran two stories covering the best drum machines available, one…
Snorkel Audio has released Disto Disco, an audio effect for macOS and Windows VST3 and AU priced at €59. Here’s what they say: Each of its 28 processing modes is designed to move and breathe with the beat, so every effect becomes expressive and alive. A distortion plugin at heart, it also ventures into much…
Dystopian Waves has updated Noesis – Intelligent Harmony Generator & Assistant to version 1.5.0 and released Noesis Lite, a free version of the harmony generation plugin for Windows and macOS. Noesis 1.5.0 Noesis 1.5.0 expands the harmony engine with new creative tools, scales, flavors, voicings, and workflow improvements. New in Noesis 1.5.0: Bridge Builder —…
Tomasz Głuc has updated TOMiC Drum Synth to version 0.6. The update combines major additions to Standalone plugin hosting, modulation architecture, pattern sequencing, audio export fidelity, and real-time engine stability. In-Process Instrument and Effect Plugin Hosting (Standalone) TOMiC Standalone now functions as an in-process host for external plugins across both sound generation and mixing stages:…
FRCTL Audio has released GRNi, a granular sampler built on the engine of its GRN effect. Here’s what they say: Drop an audio file on the waveform, select a slice, and play it over MIDI. Every note you hold grows its own cloud of grains from that slice. A sampler plays the same slice for…
Tunary Instruments has released the Cinematic Soundscape Collection: three sound-design instruments built for scoring space, texture and mood. Each one is already moving the moment you open it, so your time goes into choosing, not building a patch from a blank screen. VRESK VRESK is a drone and texture engine. One continuous voice with nine…
Denon DJ unveils the PRIME 4 G2, a £2,299.99 four-channel standalone system with onboard Stems rendering, MPCe multi-zone performance pads, 8-inch jogs and built-in DMX lighting control. Read the full story
A growing archive of surviving DJ sets from Ark, The Orbit, Back to Basics and other Leeds clubs and raves, organised by event, date and DJ. Read the full story
