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In addition to BEAT and BEAT WORKZONE, we regularly publish special editions of BEAT - such as THE BIG AUDIO BIBLE. In this comprehensive reference work, you will find valuable solutions to many recording, mixing and mastering questions, enriched with practical tips and tricks

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The mag software in one place • Day after day, the Beat editors are committed to presenting readers with software highlights time and time again. This will not change in the future - except for one thing: All content is available for download at plugins-samples.com at any time. Free of charge for magazine subscribers, by the way. And it works so easy!

That J Dilla vibe for your beats • When it comes to beatmaking, there’s almost no way around the vibe of legacy drum samplers – like Akai’s MPC 2000XL. Even today this classic machine is still used by countless artists and that is for a reason: its distinct sound and groove. With our free software you get both right at your finger tipps!

25 Synth Secrets for Your Setup • Get ready for a large collection of insider tips, covering a very diverse set of synthesizers. We invite you to discover and be surprised and inspired. And don’t forget: Most of these secrets can be adapted to any synth. Have fun!

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12 must-have equalizer settings for clean drums

Test: Novation FLkey 37 • Tailor-made for Fl-Studio, the Flkey 37 is all about one thing: the perfect workflow. We wanted to know how exactly the USB/MIDI keyboard controller can help you produce?

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Review: Arturia PolyBrute 2.0 • The first major firmware update for this polyphonic analog synthesizer includes some detail improvements and new features, as well as a real surprise.

Keyboards are Drums • Techno icon Jeff Mills and keyboarder Jean-Phi Dary met while recording with legendary drummer Tony Allen. Now, they‘re back with their first album as a duo: „Counter Active“, a tour de force of jazz, techno and even classical influences. Improvisation is not so much a technique here, but a state of mind: Once the moment has passed, it really is gone forever.

Ableton Live tips

Tips for Steinberg Cubase

Tips for Apple Logic Pro X

A Moog DFAM for Everyone? Yes! • Moog has always been a legend, whether with classics like the Minimoog, Voyager, Sub Phatty or the beefy System 55; but even the current „handy“ ones like Mother-32 and DFAM are well on their way to joining the same league with their very different concept. Why shouldn‘t everyone have a Moog at home? So, let‘s just build a DFAM!

16 tips for much more groove • The groove is one of those things: Either it‘s there or it‘s not. But there are lots of tricks for it, 16 of which we list here. Finger drumming workshop included.

Review: PWM Malevolent • The compact semi-modular analog synthesizer Malevolent is the debut of the British company PWM. We tested whether the synthesizer can really sound as evil as its name suggests.

Ambient & improvisation • In the 3x3 podcast, Tobias Fischer asks exciting producers to talk in depth. In three rounds, it‘s all about three of his own and three other productions, as well as three influential tools - always from the perspective of technology and creativity. This episode is about the interface between Noise, Ambient and Electronica - and why guitars are the better synthesizers.