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Crunch thanks to 5-fold saturation W. A. Production Combustor What makes the sound of iconic hardware compressors so special? The individual saturation behavior plays an important role in this sound. With our software highlight, Combustor, you can not only flexibly adjust the compression, but also the saturation. This makes the plug-in a real sound chameleon that can be used for both subtle dynamic processing and striking effect compression. Download: see page 9 | Info: waproduction.com win | mac Free of charge! 170 Black Hole Reverbs from the Eventide H90 BLCK SHMMR – 300 MB IR Library When it comes to reverb and bending sounds, Eventide is right at the forefront - just think of Blackhole and the legendary H9000 effects processor. With the H90, there is now a pedal based…

LISTEN IN! WHERE AND HOW YOU WANT! LISTEN IN! WHERE AND HOW YOU WANT! The BEHIND THE BEAT Podcast is home on all popular platforms: www.beat.de/podcast BEHIND THE BEAT 6.000 listeners are already on board! You too? The soundscapes of Steve Roach are like glimpses into another world. Maybe this is why, amidst a total of 200+ entries, there are just two studio albums in his discography which feature him on the cover: firstly, his solo debut Now from 1982; and now Reflections In Repose, a double CD‘s-worth of epic, strangely familiar ambient soundscapes. There is a reason for this visual and acoustic familairity: Roach is actually travelling back in time to his own past here, following a trail of magical moments and digging deep for lost mysteries. Specifically, this…

1 Quickstart So that you don‘t have to start from scratch and get an impression of the browser DAW in advance, you can listen to current songs that other users have recorded with it on the start-page [1]. And some of them are impressive! In the studio itself [2] there are numerous demos available that you can simply open and continue working on. 2 Overview The structure is simple: The main window takes up „your studio“: here, devices are connected via drag & drop. When loaded, they are automatically connected to the main mixer, but you can pull and plug the cables yourself as you wish. On the right you will find the device, sample and preset browser, and below is the timeline with patterns and automation. 3 Let‘s get…

1 One-touch saturation We use ChromaGlow on a piano and drum track. We want to add more punch and a vintage vibe. The plugin can be found under Audio FX in the Distortion folder. After loading, we can choose from one of five saturation models. To help you keep an overview, we will give you a brief overview of the features that these models deliver. 2 Saturation models Retro Tube is based on vacuum tube equipment and provides a smooth, catchy distortion that sounds quite vintage. Modern Tube takes tube-based equipment as its basis and combines multi-layered overtone compression with a pleasant distortion. The characteristics of analog tape machines are available with Magnetic. 3 Sound processing Squeeze gives you a warm sound and you can change the tonal…

1 Spoiled for choice I can‘t decide for you which loops you‘ll cut together with Bitwig – whether it‘ll be five drum breaks from the same sample pack, eight drum loops randomly selected from your library, or maybe even a selection of bass, piano, or vocal loops. The more loops you use, the more varied the result will sound. 2 Chopping away The idea: The Next Actions function automatically and randomly jumps back and forth between clips in the Clip Launcher. What‘s more, it always plays from a different place in each clip, but always on the grid so that it still grooves. The back-and-forth jumping is then recorded as a new audio clip in Bitwig‘s arrangement. 3 It’s a scene Very important for the whole thing to work: You…

This month, Jeyênne builds a pumping Techno beat in just 20 minutes, which you can download along with Ableton Live Project - from pitch to beat. Get the inspiration directly into your DAW for free! Whether it‘s individual sounds, entire tracks, melodies or instruments for Zampler, Akai MPCs or your favorite sampler - there‘s something for everyone in the Downloads. As a bonus, Beat readers will receive an exclusive 20% discount on all EMS courses and products until October 31: Simply redeem the code emsischhabdischlieb24 and off you go! ABOUT THE AUTHOR At the EMS - Electronic Music School you will learn everything from composing and producing Electronic Music to DJing and marketing your own tracks - exclusively from professionals working in the scene. The aim is to support you…

1 Sound design toolbox In the last issue, we showed you how to use our software highlight TimeShaper 3 to create cool stutter, slowdown, tapestop, halftime and downsampling effects. It works as an effects module in the powerful ShaperBox 3. You can also use the other nine effect modules from the ShaperBox – without time limits or functional restrictions. 2 Spice up the sequence However, you cannot load saved settings. Want to give a quick synth sequence a livelier, psychedelic sound? Nothing could be easier! Load ShaperBox as an insert effect. Select the FilterShaper. First, we add filter modulation to the sound using the Clean BP 12dB type. 3 Filter modulation Draw a waveform or load one of the presets below the Editor. For a slow effect, set the LFO…

After the release of the UB-Xa keyboard, the community quickly expressed a desire for a more space-saving desktop model, especially since not everyone liked the fairly smooth keyboard (despite poly aftertouch). And Behringer reacted quickly and released the UB-Xa D just over six months later. Behringer used the existing housing of the Behringer Deepmind 12 Desktop. The UB-Xa D therefore looks a bit bulky, but can be installed in a 19-inch rack if necessary. Since the inside of the housing gets quite warm, a fan was installed again, which does not run continuously, but is certainly audible when in use. OB-X8 Desktop in comparison The OB-X8 Desktop is not as high and deep in comparison, but it is significantly wider and therefore not rack-compatible. The controls are very large and…

Synths are simply indispensable! However, with the flood of new releases, it can be difficult to keep track and find the perfect plug-in for your sound. But don‘t worry, we‘ll do the work for you: On 30 pages, we evaluate the latest instruments, show them in use-case workshops and provide audio demos so that you know exactly which synth is right for you. Including, of course, evergreens and freeware gems that no setup should be without. And as a bonus, there are way over 10,000 presets to download so you can get started right away! Test: Arturia PolyBrute 12 The new Arturia flagship PolyBrute 12 has twice as many voices as the previous PolyBrute and also a new keyboard with full-touch MPE technology. Together with the 3-D Morphèe pad and…

1 | Save your settings! Yup, you can do that with hardware too. Admittedly, it‘s a bit old school, but it‘s easy: When you‘ve found THE chain that blows you and your sound away, take a photo of the setup! That way you can recreate exactly that chain whenever you feel like it. 2 | True bypass or buffered bypass True bypass means that the signal is passed directly through the pedal when it is turned off, with no tonal changes. Buffered bypass, on the other hand, uses a buffer amplifier that amplifies the signal and thus prevents signal loss over long cable runs. Consider which option is better for your setup. 3 | Power supply made easy If you have more than a handful of pedals, power management starts…

Threshold The Threshold control of a compressor determines the volume at which it becomes active. If the signal exceeds this value, Combustor starts to reduce the volume. Attack and Release The attack control determines how quickly the compressor responds as soon as the input signal exceeds the threshold value. The release control, on the other hand, determines how long it takes for the volume to return to the output level. Ratio Use the ratio control to set the level of compression. A higher value means stronger compression, a lower ratio means softer compression. Input, Output and Mix With the input and output controls, you can adjust the volume of the incoming and outgoing signal to balance the volume ratios. A high input gain ensures that the plug-in overdrives - perfect…

1 Spectral sound lab First download Steinberg‘s free spectral synthesizer X-Stream [1] and install it. You can then load it as a VST instrument in HALion Sonic by clicking on the X-Stream library in its Mediabay. The instrument initially comes with 115 inspiring sounds. But it‘s even more exciting to create your own sounds. 2 Your own waveforms A good starting point is the Sol III preset, which works without modulation. Load it and deactivate the Stack, Filter, Delay and Reverb. Let’s create a pulsating bass sound. To do this, drag a suitable sample such as BS Big Section-000-048-c2 [2] onto the Spectral Display. First, activate the Loop Mode for the Spectral Oscillator. 3 Pulsating bass Then, experiment with its Settings options. Speed determines how fast the sample is played…

Since its first version in 1999, T-RackS has continued to evolve and remains one of the most popular tools for both mixing and mastering. The software is available in four versions: the Free version featuring 3 processors, T-RackS 6 featuring 19 modules, the PRO version featuring 40 processors and the flagship T-RackS 6 MAX featuring 60 processors. All variants include the T-RackS plug-in and the signal processors as individual plug-ins, as well as a standalone Mastering Console. Mastering Console versus Plug-in The standalone Mastering Console allows you to work independently of your DAW and create individual effect chains for individual songs or for an entire album. Specialized modules such as dynamics processors, equalizers, tape simulations, and saturation effects are available here; but not sound design tools such as Filter Fusion…

The new 18-key multi-touch keyboard makes the NTS-1 mkII easier to play. In addition to the arpeggiator, an 8-step sequencer has been added. New oscillator models with integration of the audio input as a modulation source for FM, AM and ring modulation and new effects are also on board. As with the logue synthesizers, new oscillator models and effects can also be loaded. Korg has certainly found a niche with the inexpensive little synthesizer and effects device NTS-1. We have already seen the inconspicuous little box in action in many live setups and desktop studios. And the NTS-1 often caused astonishment because it sounds much bigger than its appearance suggests. This is partly because the basis for sound generation is the digital oscillator and multi-effect, which also works in Korg‘s…

1 Test the layout Push is easy to play, much easier than a keyboard. One fingering combination per basic chord works in every key set under Scale. Find out for yourself which pad layout suits you better: Select Layout 4th in Scale Mode. To play a tonic root chord, press and hold the colored root note. 2 Alternative layout Leave one pad free and press and hold the second pad. In the row above, press the pad in between. You can apply this finger position to any pad. Or select 3rd under Scale Layout. To create a triad, press and hold 3 pads on top of each other. This also works from any pad. 3 Send MIDI notes You can also use the Push Pads to play external MIDI synthesizers…

Of course, back in 2008, Apple did not set out with the idea of delivering the largest possible notebook. On the contrary: the approach was to present a device that was as compact as possible, yet did not disappoint end users in terms of performance. The result was the MacBook Air, which Steve Jobs effectively pulled out of an envelope to present the world with a laptop that met these requirements, but was also correspondingly expensive. With 2 GB of RAM and 64 GB of SSD space, the first MacBook Air cost just under 2,400 Euro, which is equivalent to just under 3,500 Euro today when adjusted for inflation. Seen in this light, the new MacBook Air with its 15-inch display, which comes with 8 GB of RAM and 512…

For guitarists, effect pedals are an integral part of the setup. But why have these pedals only become established in this area when they are just as good with drums, synths, vocals or samplers and can really polish up or „break“ their sound? We looked into this question and have to say: We can‘t find a real reason. They are so much fun, especially when jamming and doing sound design, that we don‘t want to be without them. Just distort an 808, add reverb to the hi-hats at the same time, a bit crusher to the bass synth and vocals live or from the sampler with endless reverb, tape delay and pitch shifter… OK, we‘re starting to rave again, but the possibilities are just too tempting. So everything is great?…

1 More bite for synths Some synth sounds only sound really gripping and biting when they are given some hearty distortion, such as classic Acid Sequences from Roland‘s TR-303. Overloud TH-U Beat does an excellent job with this task as well. To try this out, create an Acid sequence with the synthesizer of your choice or use the audio files from the magazine data. 2 Amp and cabinet Load Overloud TH-U Beat as an insert effect. First, we drag the „Modern (US)“ amplifier from the Components menu on the right into the still empty Sound Chain window and immediately add a matching speaker by clicking „Add matching cabinet“. Experiment with the settings and try out different amp and cabinet combinations. 3 Shape the sound An upstream overdrive effect provides even…

Beat/Obviously, the wait times between Haujobb albums have become longer recently. Your last album, “Blendwerk”, was released nine years ago. Is this due to extended production periods, or is your everyday life keeping you more occupied? Daniel/It’s actually life, I think. For me, at least, I’m so busy that sometimes I forget there’s still something left to do. I need fixed deadlines, and we only had those towards the end of this album. Dejan/It’s really shocking how quickly time flies nowadays. I was stunned when I realized when the last album came out. Beat/Does the pressure you put on yourselves increase with your tenth album compared to earlier releases? Daniel/No. That pressure doesn’t exist anymore. We have a unique position with this band. We’re not important to any scene or…

1 Background We start by opening the magical plug-in called ZGameEditor Visualizer. Then, we go to Add Content, Add Pictures and select the file path of our background image for the music video. Then, we open HUD Image as the first effect, select IMAGE SRC as In Source and finally select the desired background image under IMAGE SRC. 2 Audio Shake The next step in our Effects Chain is to click on the Plus button to select the AudioShake effect, which is responsible for rhythmic zooms in the background image. To keep the zooms subtle, we set the Amount control to around 10%. We also select the Legacy Mode from the various mode settings. 3 Stars Now we embellish the background dynamically by selecting the ItsFullOfStars effect. Here, too, we want to…

1 Create an overview First, customize the left-hand column of your browser. Only display the categories that you actually use. This makes the view clearer and makes navigation easier. Move the mouse over collections so that edit appears on the right. Click on it once. Now deactivate all labels that you do not use. 2 Activate filter Click on Done in the top right-hand corner to close the Edit view of the browser window. Depending on which category you select, different filter criteria will appear in the second column on the right. If you select one or more, the corresponding results will be displayed. To reset the filters, click on Delete. 3 Quick search To call up the search function using a shortcut, use Command+F (Mac) or Control+F (Windows). You can…

With the expansion of FL CLOUD, FL Studio offers the all-round worryfree package for Music Production. In the last version, “FL CLOUD | sounds” was already competing directly with other online sample providers, while now, with “FL CLOUD | Plugins”, plenty of third-party plugins are also being provided. Among them is the famous all-in-one mastering plugin, Ozone 11. Speaking of mastering, it is worth noting that this can also be done with AI in FL Studio. In addition, the update provides advanced settings for fine-tuning Mastering details, such as song brightness or bass. Chord Progression Tool No knowledge of music theory? No problem! The Chord Progression Tool helps you to generate chord progressions automatically. With the Main Control, you can choose a point between Conventional, with catchy and very harmonious…

The market has recognized the potential of making music on the go under a blue sky, or spontaneously raving and jamming in a warehouse in the winter without a large system and secure power supply; and offers several portable and battery-operated PA solutions. However, these speakers usually don‘t have enough inputs to be able to connect several instruments, so the lack of a mobile mixer can be the sticking point for live performances. Compact and Powerbank-compatible Mackie intends to offer an affordable solution here with the MobileMix. This mixer is compact and portable, allows USB power supply and offers a total of eight channels as well as 48 volt phantom power for condenser microphones and an internal effects processor. MobileMix also offers a few useful features for streaming and video…

Three Body is described as “a phase and frequency modulation toolkit” in the manual, boasts 14 oscillator outputs, 18 varying inputs and 9 modal switches - three modes per oscillator. With each oscillator having these three modal switches, which are labeled Type, FM Mode and Range, the design layout becomes easy to understand when you see that they are the same for all three although the central oscillator’s switches are horizontal while the outer oscillators’ switches are in a vertical layout. The oscillators on each side mirror each other while the central oscillator has several unique qualities, and that it affects both outer oscillators drastically while tuning with the Coarse and Fine parameters. There are two extra outputs corresponding to the center oscillator, the saw and cosaw. Cosaw refers to…