BEAT Magazine 218 04/2024

P2P | English | PDF | 23.21 MB

Beat 03/24: Control Your Plugins Like Hardware – With Synth & DAW Controllers. Programming sequences with a mouse or trackpad can be tedious, with the dull clicking of notes making the creation of catchy chord progressions and beats feel like a game of chance. Likewise, mixing with virtual faders lack intuitive feel. But worry not! There is a vast array of both hardware and software alternatives available that can bring dynamism to your workflow. We’ll introduce you to some of the finest controllers out there, and also offer specific tricks and personalized recommendations to help you find the device that suits you best.

BEAT Magazine 214 PDF

P2P | 17 October 2023 | PDF | 37.3MB

Earn money with your beats: Hip-Hop, Rap & Boom Bap Hip-Hop is more than music, Hip-Hop is culture – and an incredibly big one, which has long since outgrown the underground and, with acts like Eminem, has found a firm place at the top of the mainstream. In our feature, we not only interview the hottest acts, but also look over their shoulders as they produce and give you all the tools and tricks you need to write exquisite Raps as well as for contemporary Lo-Fi sound and classic sampling & turntablism Hip-Hop with a 12-bit aesthetic.

BEAT Magazine 210 July 2023

English | 84 pages | PDF | 44 MB

34 headphones rewiewed in comparison – plus reasons to mix with them Not everyone has enough space in the studio for large speakers and correct placement. Besides, even the best monitoring system is useless if the acoustics aren‘t right. So why not mix with headphones? We‘ll show you which models are best for you and your sound, what to look for when buying them, and give you all the advantages for headphone mixdowns to give your tracks the final touch. Also included: a market overview with technical data and applications for all important and current headphones.

BEAT Magazine 209 June 2023

English | 84 pages | PDF | 50.8 MB

PRODUCER TRICKS: 40 Boosters for your tracks with BEAT 06/23

How do I find musical inspiration and how do I bring my ideas from my head into the DAW? How can I increase my musical productivity? How do I turn loops into a song and how do I develop stirring chord progressions and melodies? For everyone who hates instructions, who finds specialist recording books too dry and who finds long searches on YouTube just too stupid, we provide the best power tips on the topics of inspiration, songwriting, production, mixing, sound design and arrangement to make producing faster and easier to handle and more fun!

BEAT Magazine 208 May 2023

English | 84 pages | PDF | 52.7 MB

AUDIO INTERFACES: all answers on 22 pages – 15 models reviewed

Whether you want to record melodies or vocals, record or sample beats, integrate a modular system into your DAW setup or perform live, you need the right audio or CV interfaces to keep things running smoothly. But which ones can do what and, above all, which ones fit your workflow best? In our market check, we answer the most important questions and present current devices along with their features, compare different models and give concrete tips on how you can optimize and expand your setup. Plus an extra feature on Dolby Atmos for home studios.

BEAT Magazine 206 March 2023

English | 84 pages | PDF | 50.9 MB

Correct monitoring, perfect mixes: 31 Monitor reviewed in BEAT 03/23

We have never had a more comprehensive special on the subject of active speakers: we examine almost every active box available and present it with strengths, weaknesses and suitability. In recent months, many manufacturers have surprised us with new concepts, technical innovations and great sound. So it‘s time to pick out the best of them, so you can find the right monitor for you and your studio and take your sound to the next level.

BEAT Magazine December 2022

English | 84 Pages | PDF | 60 MB

As one of the most timeless music genres, Ambient has always kept a firm place in the flood of electronic styles. Thanks to inspiration from other styles of music, several successful subgenres have emerged, such as Drones and Psybient. We‘ll go through the most important varieties of Ambient and show you how to produce tracks in the style of Suduaya, Deepbass, Align as well as DJ Shadow. Finally, genre pioneers like Ian Boddy and Banco de Gaia as well as current innovators like Solar Fields and Carbon Based Lifeforms give exciting insights into their creative process.