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Beat combines competent hardware and software tests with dedicated reviews as well as reports and interviews from musicians and the music business. We will report on music production with the latest synthesizers and computers, introduce new trends in recording, and always have our finger on the pulse with up-to-date reports. Many well-known specialist report on the widespread music production solutions and experienced editors take care of the most important entertainment and scene topics. This magazine is a platform for musicians and contains a regular demo and MP3 section for readers as well as a download with high-quality sample and music files for creative musicians. Software licenses available while stock lasts. You can check the availability of each product here: www.plugins-samples.com/all-issues

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BEHIND THE BEAT

Song Starter Lame drums? This is how you add punch and action • Unfortunately, your muse is not available at the touch of a button – Inspiration is! Because from now on we will be supplying you, in cooperation with EMS – Electronic Music School, fresh song ideas, track templates, samples, and MIDI files every month as a creative injection that will spark new ideas. This will bring a breath of fresh air into your routine or break new musical ground. Whether you‘re a fresh beatmaker or an experienced sound developer, you will find what you‘re looking for here!

SOUND SYNTHESIS FROM GRANULAR SYNTH TO AI VOCALS LEARN, UNDERSTAND, APPLY • Sound design is more than just synthesis! AI voices and sample resynthesis sound futuristic, but how do you harness this power to create sounds directly from your imagination? For example your own vocals without the need for vocal talent, or transforming samples without copyright issues? This guide will give you the most important tools and tricks to discover new sound worlds without getting bogged down in technology, so that music and emotion remain the strongest assets in your songs!

What sounds how? … and why? • Additive, subtractive, FM, and so on… sure, we all know them, and everyone has probably created sounds with them at some point. But that‘s far from the end! In recent years, new and sometimes quite wild forms of sound generation have been invented that allow significantly more freedom for experimentation and aren‘t necessarily more complicated to use. Here you‘ll find an overview of all contemporary synthesis types, their advantages, and typical synthesizer representatives.

Crunchy basses with crisp filters • Subtractive synthesis is the simplest way to get started with sound design – it‘s simply about filtering out parts of the frequency spectrum. It‘s also present in almost all other synthesis techniques and, once understood, is universally applicable. As an illustrative example, we‘ll conjure up a crisp psy bassline using Babylon 2 by WA Production.

Complex soundscapes? It‘s easy! • With the innovative Novum granular synthesizer, you can create multifaceted pads and complex sound textures in no time. The plug-in splits a sample into up to six individual layers and allows you to combine sounds from completely different sources. We‘ll show you how fascinating soundscapes emerge from this.

Experimental electro grooves • Battalion is a drum machine with 24 synthesis engines, a sampler, and a powerful sequencer—almost like a combination of Elektron‘s Model:Cycles and Model:Samples. The perfect groove tool for a desert island? In the following workshop, we‘ll show you how to master this synthesis power and use it to create experimental electronic beats.

Virtually modeling strings • Physical modeling lets you realistically recreate acoustic instruments using a synthesizer - and, if desired, add a twist and make them sound more interesting. One of these synths is...