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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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Take Part in the ProAudio Area • For its 30th anniversary, Prolight + Sound, the international trade fair highlight for event and entertainment technology in the heart of Europe, is focusing on fresh impetus, knowledge transfer and networking. The focus will be on interactive offers that invite visitors to try things out and exchange ideas. For audio enthusiasts, Prolight + Sound 2025 (April 8 - 11) offers two fascinating new points of contact in Hall 11.0.

Episode #43 with Purple Disco Machine Retrofuturistic NeoDisco • Tobias Fischer is your host for the Behind the Beat Podcast. This episode is dedicated to Tino Piontek aka Purple Disco Machine, whose latest album of retrofuturistic NeoDisco sets off in search of paradise.

Editorial • BEAT introduces itself

TECHNO MASTERCLASS BRUTALISM, LETYAGO & I HATE MODELS FROM HARD TO HYPNOTIC • Whether melodic, hard or hypnotic - Techno regularly reinvents itself, but the essence remains: „The beat has to go on and on“. That‘s why we‘ve got the answer to all your questions about production here! From choosing the right kick to clever synth layering to the latest trends in sound design - we‘ll show you step by step how to build rumbles, create hissing hats and find catchy melodies. In other words, Techno with hit potential!

The 6 most important Techno classics

Sounds like Brutalismus 3000 • The hard, dirty sound of the Berlin producer duo, which brings you back to the dance floor even after 10 hours of partying, is being celebrated by more and more people in the truest sense of the word. The rule is: it has to be a bang. We‘ll take a look at how you can get the sound of Brutalismus 3000 into your own DAW in a moment.

How your tracks shake like Temudo • The dark sound wavering around the 909, the seething thunder in the Industrial Techno banger - Techno rumble is an integral part of many Dark Techno styles. And easy to produce. We‘ll show you how to build exactly the rumble you want, from easy beginner workflows to professional hacks. In any DAW.

Music against the algorithm • A special on trendy Techno without Sinee founder Björn Torwellen would be unthinkable. Hardly anyone lives and teaches the sound of this genre more motivated and impulsive than the face of the trendy producer forge in Wiehl. But Björn is not only a mentor, he is also a producer himself with a penchant for classic Techno, far away from the hustle and bustle of EDM. In the following conversation, he gave lots of tips for newcomers, on producing and his attitude to social media.

This way even the 909 sounds cool again • Having cool drums is generally not a mistake. But it‘s even better if they sound unique, right? Yes, we‘re going to show you a technique that lets you create particularly distinctive sounds and, above all, make existing kits completely different (and more interesting) with just a few clicks. Even a worn-out 909 sounds like new this way!

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