Innholdsfortegnelse for 09/2023 i Beat English

24 FX for the perfect mix IK Multimedia MixBox SE A plug-in in which you can freely arrange the most important effects for your sessions comes with the unlimited combinable MixBox Special Edition, which IK Multimedia gives to all Beat readers. On board are 24 modules, including a channel strip, various amps, equalizers and dynamics processors, distortion, LoFi and modulation effects as well as delay and reverb. Download: see page 9 | Info: www.ikmultimedia.com win | mac I linux All serial numbers safely accessible: The Beat Serial Center To ensure that none of your serial numbers are lost in the future (for instance, in the event of a new installation, Outlook crash or disk crash), you can now conveniently manage them online. The advantages are obvious: The editorial team can…

61 button controller for FL Studio from Novation After the success of the FLkey 37 last year, Novation is launching two larger builds of their keyboard controller, the FLkey 49 and FLkey 61. The models are explicitly adapted for the DAW FL Studio. Eight endless knobs and nine faders, as well as 16 pads, are available for assigning parameters. The 16 illuminated RGB pads are preferably intended for playing samples or programming drums. The internal mixer, as well as the preset selection of FL Studio can also be controlled with the FLkey 49 or FLkey 61. The keyboard instruments also have several chord modes, which can also be used to save chord sequences. The FL Studio Producer Edition is also included as software for six months. In addition, there are…

1 How and where to start? All beginnings are difficult… is not just a saying, there is an incredible amount of truth to it. Often it is enough to overcome the initial hurdle to get the flow going. To make this easier, it is useful to simplify the access or to keep the way as short as possible. In other words, it helps me to have a synth or keyboard permanently within reach. This way I can spontaneously „hit the keys“ at any time, play a melody during short waiting pauses or drum a beat just for fun, without having to awkwardly select a plug-in or connect a synth. Duration: instant | Level: Easy 2 What makes a good hookline? There is only a vague answer to this, because the…

1 Major and minor keys In music, there are major and minor keys. Each major key comes with a parallel minor key three half steps below it. Both keys have the same key signatures. The circle of fifths is a great tool for determining keys, finding out their accidentals, and finding keys that match each other. 2 Read the circle of fifths The circle of fifths is constructed as a circle, the outer edge of which contains the major keys and the inside the minor keys. At the 12 o‘clock position are the keys of C major and A minor, both of which have no accidentals. As the circle moves toward the 6 o‘clock position, more accidentals are added. On the right you see the sharps and on the left…

1 Intro: Reduced beginning In Hip-Hop, the melody is usually played back via instruments or a sample and not via the spoken vocal artist. Often with auto-tune as an effect, rappers these days are increasingly using their voices to bring melodies into their tracks. In our arrangement, however, we want the sample to provide the melody. Our intro consists of eight bars. The first four bars are played by the sample alone. From bar 5 on, we add an 808, which underpins the basic notes in a catchy rhythm. In the last bar of the intro, we let the 808 pause briefly and start the first verse with a hi-hat pattern. 2 Verse 1: Full power The standard length for verses in Hip-Hop tracks is 16 bars - and this…

1 Intro: For the DJs For intros of Techno tracks there are no surprises: a kick with high-pass filter, a riser and vocal phrases over the first eight bars. 2 Section A: Reduced melody It starts: the kick rumbles, accompanied by a driving bass and already after eight bars a combination of shaker and open hi-hat. After 16 bars effects with delay and reverb fill the stereo width. After another eight bars the main melody is teased. Not immediately with full power, but as a variation. For example with an alternative sound, at half tempo, with closed filter etc. 3 Section B and C: More drums and basses Now let’s get going! The melody makes the listener want more and we keep the tension. Instead of more melody, an Acid…

» I wanted to make pure electronic music again – just like I did in the early days. « Beat / You seem to be a big fan of conceptual approaches. What was the starting point for New Horizons? Peter Mergener / In 2019, on the anniversary of the first moon landing, I released the CD Astronaut. With New Horizons I wanted to stay with the space travel theme. So it is actually a continuation of Astronaut. At the same time, I wanted to make pure electronic music without guitar, saxophone or flutes again and compose out of enthusiasm for the subject matter – just like I did in the early days. Beat / You have a very recognisable sequencing style, partly influenced by the SQ10. What are the advantages…

powered by Tobias Fischer is your host for the BEHIND THE BEAT Producer Podcast. Each episode features one of the most exciting producers of our time for an in-depth exchange. This time, we speak to Girts Ozolins, founder of leading modular manufacturer Erica Synths about his collaboration with Richie Hawtin, creativity, education, and how Erica is helping users build their own synths. Depeche Mode masterming Martin Gore and art pop icon Lady Gaga. IDM pioneer Aphex Twin and the late Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. Superstar Jean-Michel Jarre and underground noise master Merzbow. Their music may seem very different. But they all have one thing in common: They love to work with the modular instruments by Latvia‘s proudest electronic export, Erica Synths. Jarre even referred to the brand as a perfect…

1 Prepare drum clips First, open Live‘s preferences. Select the Look Feel section and check that Scrub Area is Always Active set to On. Next, create two audio tracks. In the first track, load a drumbeat composed of kick, snare and hi-hats. Load a simple percussion loop into the second track. Warp and Loop must be enabled. 2 Global quantization To bring the beat to life, create different variations of the percussion loop: Set the global quantization to 1/16, then double-click the percussion clip to open the sample editor. If you move the mouse to the lower part of the Sample View, the mouse pointer becomes a Speaker Icon. 3 Scrub audio If you hold down the left mouse pointer, the clip starts at that position and repeats the part…

1 Dismantle rain Open a new Cubase project and drag and drop the enclosed file Water.wav onto the Sampler Control area in the lower zone. Activate the Slicing Mode on the left side and set the Threshold value to -40 dB. This will automatically place hitpoints at the beginning of transients that exceed this threshold. 2 Short One-Shots From key C3 upwards, you can now play these sections. Open the envelope in the Amplifier Section with mod. Set the mode to One Shot and shorten the Release Time to 0.04 seconds. Activate the Filter Section and set Cutoff to 15 kHz to make the sounds darker. Set Drive to 7% for some tube saturation. 3 Groove Agent transfer In the top row of Sampler Control, you will find the Transfer…

1 Offbeat hi-hat Import the two enclosed audio files into a project at 120 BPM. In it, you will find the groove from our current Cubase workshop, as well as a single track with the hi-hat playing in an offbeat rhythm. We want to set the scene for this hi-hat with the Reverb. Load an instance of Fabfilter Pro-R as an Insert effect on this hi-hat track. 2 Hi-hat from Reverb Set Mix to 35% to mix the Reverb proportionally to the original hi-hat signal. To make the Reverb sound short and similar to the Hi-Hat, set Character to Clean, Distance to Close, Space to the minimum (0.10 seconds), and Decay Rate to 50%. With the Stereo Width parameter set to 25%, the hi-hat will sound centered but full. 3…

LOVE is touted as an Instant Ambient FX plug-in and is basically a multi-effect, as it combines several effects units under the hood, with the Granular Engine at its heart. The manufacturer is Dawesome (known for the soft synths Abyss, Novum and Kult); the distribution is done by Tracktion. The installation works via the Tracktion Download Manager, which you have to install in advance and, in turn, requires an account at Tracktion. From sweet to disturbing Almost anything can be used as source material for LOVE; be it piano, guitars, synths, drumloops or even voices. LOVE alienates them all and can conjure up warm-soft pads, pulsating basslines (check it out with drums!), metallic-frosty sounds or atmospheric textures. Clicking through the numerous presets makes it clear how universal this plug-in is.…

Using Spectral Modeling Technology, Sampleson breaks down the sound of physical instruments into their individual spectral parts, only to reassemble it in the form of a virtual instrument after frequency analysis based on the resulting sine waves. The samples simply do not play any role in the later virtual instrument and are, therefore, not even on board. This tremendously reduces the amount of data to be installed, so the MetaPiano only takes up about 60 MB and the Suit73 only just under 45 MB on your hard disk. Acoustic vs Electric The Suit73 was inspired by a Fender Rhodes, which is easy to recognize from the GUI. Which grand piano was used for the MetaPiano is not immediately recognizable. In my opinion, it should be a Yamaha model. The parameters…

1 First, the groove Thanks to the multi-faceted selection of Pads, Textures and Atmos, WAVE RUNNER is predestined for styles such as Ambient, Chillout, Downtempo and Trip Hop. Reason enough to use the soundset to produce an atmospheric Chillout track in the style of Solar Fields. First, we create a groove foundation at 115 BPM with a fiddly minimal beat. 2 Load a pad The groove is supported by a breakbeat from XLN Audio XO [1]. We build our arrangement on the harmonies. To do this, of course, we first need a suitable pad. Load Zampler//RX and click on Load Bank. Then, select the file „Zampler Wave Runner.fbx“. The preset 026: PD Great Big is best suited for our purpose. 3 Rhythm area We decide on the chord sequence C…

The basis for this unit was the early Blue Stripe compressor in the form it was once modified for producer Chris Lord-Alge (Tina Turner, Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, etc.) - originally for lack of suitable spare parts. Lord-Alge, in turn, according to legend, used it to compress all the vocals that passed through his fingers. And that has to do with the fact that this FET compressor colors the signal more than other devices. This is also ensured in this present replica by, among other things, the discrete circuitry featuring two Cinemag transformers oriented to the original UTC input transformers, as well as buffer circuits and Reichenbach output transformers. Even the insert path of Lord Alge‘s mixing console has been replicated and built into this device to get as close…

What do you get when a renowned software manufacturer and sought-after sound designers join forces? The impressive answer is the bass drum synthesizer PunchBOX, which combines the excellent drum modules and effects of D16 with the club-proven samples of Sounds Of Revolution and CFA Sound. The plug-in has a modular structure, four sound sources can be combined. The kick generator provides the “belly” of the bass drum. TR-909, -808, and -606 models, a flexible sine generator, and a sample-based variant are available. Each module offers extensive adjustment possibilities and can be played chromatically. A must-have for kicks in all kinds of styles! Subscribe and choose your gift Web: www.beat.de/jahresabo Phone: *49 (0) 711 / 7252-292 Item number: BE00PLU22 Abo-Service falkemedia, Postfach 810640, 70523 Stuttgart, Germany…

1 Magenta Studio It is already impressively strong when designing images and automatically generated videos are on the rise, but the AI is not really convincing when it comes to sound. The results have a lot of randomness and chaos. Nevertheless, the tools can be incredibly helpful in bridging your own inspirational slacks. With Magenta Studio, we provide you with five such helpers. 2 Spontaneous inspiration To get started, we‘ll use GENERATE, which generates four-bar drum or melody patterns. Select Melody and the desired download folder, then click Generate to get eight different melody approaches. We always leave the Temperature at 1.0. because at higher values the results sound very chaotic, at lower ones too simple. 3 Continue melody Load the MIDI files into your DAW and pick out the…

1 The starting point We have a melody as a starting point, which we like in terms of rhythm. However, we find the sequence of notes rather boring. But that‘s not a problem because we can use our DAW, in this case Logic Pro X, as an idea generator to rewrite the melody. We are in the key of C major, which we want to keep. 2 Customize melodies We open the piano roll by double-clicking on the region. Then we click on „Functions“, „MIDI Transformer“ and select the module „Random Pitch“. Since our melody is in the C3-C4 range, we set this. Now we click on „Select and apply“. Next, we select our key in the piano roll under „Scale Quantize“. 3 Make it sound special We repeat this…

1 Intro: Less is more Our intro consists of four bars. Here you should be economical with the instrumentation. Compose a simple chord progression on the piano or let an acoustic guitar play. 2 Verse 1 Verse 1 begins with main instrument and vocals. Take two to four measures and then add a deep bass playing the root notes. This way you build tension, but leave enough space for the vocals. Remember, ballads focus on the lyrics, not the instruments. 3 Pre chorus The PreChorus can be orchestrated a bit more lushly. For example, add a choir and/or a plucked guitar. This is how you prepare the listener for the chorus. 4 Refrain 1 This is where our main melody comes into play for the first time. It is important…

Google AI Magenta Studio The free AI-based Magenta Studio is recruited from five tools that are available together in a plug-in for Ableton Live and also as standalone applications. All of them can output MIDI files. Generate is capable of generating up to 16 beats or melodies, while Continue can create variations of a MIDI file. Groove gives the loaded beat in MIDI format the feel of a real drummer, and Drumify can create a rhythmic accompaniment to a bassline or melody. Finally, Interpolate lets you create a MIDI file from two MIDI melodies or beats that combines the qualities of both. Hit and miss? Sometimes! Musically useful? Definitely! Depending on the Temperature value, the results range from boring to usable to cat music. ▲ original idea at the touch…

At a glance Do you want to see all the effects in this rack? Click on the button in the upper left corner. Virtual Lunchbox MixBox SE transfers the concept of the API System 500 to a plug-in and combines all important effects for music production in one rack. You can choose between 24 modules based on the excellent effects from T-RackS, AmpliTube and SampleTank. Signal path You can easily adjust the order of the effects using drag & drop. Up to eight effects can be combined. Need more equalizers? No problem: Simply load the Parametric EQ into multiple slots. Dry/Wet slider It would be great to be able to adjust the effect amount of each module individually. Easy peasy! Just click on the Mix icon in the lower left…

1 Your own progression Although the MPC is equipped with a large number of chords for the PAD PERFORM Mode, there is still plenty of room for improvement when it comes to progressions. Conveniently, you can create such progressions yourself and then use them standalone. By the way, you‘ll find 78 such progressions in the workshop‘s issue downloads. 2 MIDI template Creating one is super simple: Open the MPC software and either record some of your own chords or import any MIDI file. By the way, in the downloads you‘ll find a huge collection of MIDI files with scales from FeelYourSound [1] to get you started. Drag a file into the arranger area and listen through the chords. 3 Set notes Here, you can define meaningful chord sequences right away;…

1 Define chords We build a kind of „chord machine“ that spits out endless potential Techno loops. As a basis, we use our Thorn BEAT with three oscillators. The waveforms are arbitrary, you can let off steam here later. But tuning is important: OSC 1 may rumble low down with OCT -1, while OSC 2 and OSC 3 are responsible for a chord. 2 Modulate filter Here, we recommend combinations like SEMI 6 + SEMI 9 or 3 + 10 or 4 + 8, away from the typical harmonic chords with three and seven or four and seven semitones. To make the sound not mechanical, we use a filter with the Dirty LP MODE, turn CUTOFF almost completely off and RESonance up a little bit. 3 Random & Arpeggio In…

1 More than an E-Piano Avant: Modern Keys comes with some tasty keyboard sounds, arpeggios and textures. But it‘s when you create your own hybrid sounds with atmosphere that this Kontakt instrument unleashes its full potential. To do this, load the Avant Modern Keys Init snapshot. Click on the triangle in the upper left corner and then on the Browse icon. 2 Refined mixture Now you can choose between different sound ingredients. We chose pppPure, a particularly soft variant of the Rhodes sound. Also load the other channels with sounds you like, such as eBow and Grain Decay. In the 2D Mixer, you can crossfade between the three sounds, creating multi-layered progressions. 3 Off to the blender! You can also use Automate to record these progressions. Simply click on the…

Spitfire‘s Albion series is one of the most popular scoring tools for „broad brush strokes“. Albion Colossus is the first in the series to use Spitfire‘s inhouse player rather than NI Kontakt. The player is, unfortunately, not multitimbral, which makes layering sounds from different (Albion) libraries difficult. The advantages are the comfortable browser with its favorites and preview functions and the fact that the individual sounds are easier and faster to access. You can determine for your patches which articulations you want to use and via which key switches you want to activate them. With a download size of a gigantic 148 GB, this sample library is definitely huge. With a 42-piece chamber orchestra and a symphony orchestra consisting of 111 musicians, Colossus aims to unite calm and storm. On…

Analog Obsession KolinMB Kolin takes its inspiration from the Collins 26U, a legendary Vari-MU compressor/ peak limiter from the 60s. The plug-in has been on the freeware market for a while now and enjoys a certain popularity, which will increase with its latest update: Because Kolin can now also be used as a multiband compressor/limiter, which again significantly expands its practical application possibilities! Kolin, like the original, is coveted not for its unobtrusive processing of dynamics, but for its particular coloring of the audio signal. On drums in particular, Kolin provides a denser, tighter sound with plenty of punch, without sounding unpleasantly distorted or unnatural. But Kolin can also provide an interesting vintage flair on other instruments and on vocals. The new version called KolinMB offers three separate frequency bands.…

The „Advanced Content Creation Studio“ presents itself as visually simple and professional, without big design gimmicks. However, it is not particularly compact: With a width of 33 cm, a depth of 38 cm and a height of up to 10.4 cm, the DLZ Creator does take up some space. The upper side is divided into two parts: The upper area is taken up by the large touchscreen (10.1“ full-color display) together with side controls and navigation buttons, which are easy to read and operate thanks to anti-reflective coating and angled mounting. 9 long faders In the lower, flat area of the mixer, you will find nine faders with a comfortable length of 100mm. Although they are made of plastic, they are protected from dust and dirt by rubber mats and…

Since Behringer‘s business and pricing model depends primarily on being able to purchase components in large quantities at a corresponding discount, synthesizer production has virtually ceased in recent years due to the shortage of components. Added to this were the delays in the supply chains; after all, manufacturing takes place in China. Now the machinery is slowly starting up again and we were able to secure one of the first freely available copies of the PRO-800, whose pre-announcement is now also a few years ago. Surprisingly, Behringer could not only keep the price of around 600 €, which was announced at that time, despite generally increased prices, but even lower it significantly: 389 € for an 8-voice analog synthesizer with memory and complete MIDI control is a statement! Prophet-600 The…

While the new Mac Pro, the US company‘s flagship computer, is still a long time coming, Apple is stepping up the pace in the notebook sector at the beginning of the year: The iPhone creator has updated its MacBook Pro lineup - or more precisely, their Silicon processors. The most powerful notebook model is now equipped with an M2 Max chip, which is supposed to work at up to 30% faster than its M1 counterpart in some areas. Even faster? The results of the comparison between the 2021 MacBook Pro and a Mac Pro with an Intel processor were surprising: In disciplines like SSD speed and video editing with Final Cut Pro, the M1 Max notebook literally raced ahead of the 15,000 Euro desktop computer, even in battery mode on…

Whether it‘s Rock, Pop, EDM or Hip-Hop, nothing captivates the listener like an infectious bass line, a hypnotic riff or a distinctive melody. These elements make up the hookline of a song, the melodic phrase or line of lyrics with the highest recognition value. It has the task of catching and holding the listener‘s attention. It is often a catchy vocal phrase or the main musical motif that remains in the ear for days after listening. But catchy arpeggios, striking chord progressions, hypnotic riffs like in „Baby Don‘t Hurt Me“ by David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray and „Kernkraft 400 (A Better Day)“ by Topic & A7S or concise basslines like in Miley Cyrus‘ „Flowers“, „Heavy Metal Love“ by twocolors and „Super Freaky Girl“ by Nicky Minaj can also turn…

1 The AI as composer In the workshop before, we introduced Magenta Studio to create simple melodies as basics. We can take that a step further, because ChatGPT‘s AI not only knows smart answers to questions, but can also compose music. The steps to get there are simple: log in to chat.openai.com with a Google account. 2 ABC format to MIDI Give the AI a task using the input field below, for example: „Write a Trance anthem in ABC format including chords and bassline“. To convert the ABC format to MIDI, we copy the answer from ChatGPT (without the final text paragraph) and visit the website www.melobytes.com/en/app/abc2midi, where we paste the copied text. 3 Load MIDI file After clicking on „Convert“ a MIDI file is created, which we load into…

1 Intro with vocals with verse 1 A typical characteristic of Pop songs is a start directly with the chorus and in addition already the lead melody. With Melodic House this also works, whereby Gorgon City bring here the first verse instead of the chorus. In addition, the main melody is presented in a slimmed-down form, namely only with a short excerpt at the beginning of every fourth bar. A bass-heavy pad provides depth. 2 Build-up In the build-up, the melody is played out in full over eight bars, the bassline slowly fades in via high-pass filter and a drum roll tells you where things are about to go. 3 Sektion A: Take off Beat, bass and vocals with the chorus. Melodically, not much happens over the 16 bars apart…

Beat / Why don‘t you explain to us why you built and set up your studio the way you did? MXWELL / In the beginning, everything started small with a PC, a small mixing console and Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro studio headphones. Later, I expanded my studio more and more. Two of my three synthesizers I inherited from my grandpa, who also made music. My third synthesizer I borrowed from my piano teacher. I also helped out at a recording studio, and there I came across a little guitar pedal called Maxon Overdrive, which I use for distortion on my synths. Beat / What tip can you give to other readers, what trap should they not fall into (when building studios or gear in general)? MXWELL / One mistake I made…

Everyone dreams of being a DJ. But what do DJs dream of? Some in the music industry think that streaming is the answer to all unanswered prayers in the booth. And so they are preparing for a future in which no track is too obscure, no request has to remain unanswered. To be fair, the promise of unlimited choice and almost endless possibilities does sound seductive. „The opportunity to access tracks that spontaneously come into my mind and that I wouldn‘t have been able to play otherwise is only a positive aspect to me,“ says Moon Harbour boss Matthias Tanzmann. [1] As it happens, that‘s exactly how the industry is selling the transition as well: as a creative innovation and ultimately logical step that finally brings DJing up to date…

1 Tail As a basis, we use an unspectacular, standard EDM kick drum. We feed this into a mixer channel and load fruity reverb 2. In the plug-in, we set the Wet control to 100% and Decay to 3.5s. Using Edison, we record the reverberated sound of the kick drum and add it to the arrangement. Fruity reverb 2 can now be removed. 2 Crush it The reverb tail is cut to the kick as shown in the picture. In the mixer, we first give it a Lowpass Filter with fruity parametric EQ 2. Then, we extremely distort the sound with the Distructor plugin. Then, we select Distructed from the presets. Safety Note: The distortion can make it extremely loud! 3 Refining We refine the sound by alternately equalizing and…

1 Even Amen becomes cool You can apply the following technique to any loop that is at least one bar long. Less is also possible, but then there is so little „bacon“ on it that it makes the results less productive. We actually use the Amen break, downloads for it can be found in abundance on YouTube [1]. Record the first four bars, trim the sample clean… 2 WERP Mode …and assign it to the first slot. Set the pattern length to 32/32 with FUNC+PAGE and confirm with YES. Change with FUNC+SRC to the MACHINE page, select WERP and confirm again with YES. The SRC page now offers other parameters. Select 1/16 at SEG and set the BARS to 4, matching the length of the sample. Otherwise the tempo is…

1 Bye bye, monotony! Monotonously repeating beats can quickly make House tracks seem uninspired. Rhythmic filter effects can work wonders for this. You can try this on an existing track of yours, or simply use some of the drum loops from Studio One‘s Loops folder. Then, route all the drums to a Bus Channel. 2 Step filter Then, load the AutoFilter plug-in into the Drum Bus. With the Default Preset, the LFO modulates the Filter Frequency. For rhythmic filter effects, try the LFO Mode 16 Steps and draw in an arbitrary progression. In most cases, an LFO Speed of 1 Bar gives very good results. Also experiment with different filter modes. 3 Now it comes to life! By combining two different filter modes and setting an offset between the frequencies…

Roland SH-101 is probably one of the most popular mono synthesizers due to its clear and easy-to-learn synthesis, its powerful and punchy sound, and its intuitive sequencer. Accordingly, there are already some replicas of the synthesizer classic from 1982, be it as hardware (for example, the Behringer MS-1) or as software (TAL BassLine-101, SH-101 plug-in by Roland itself or Softube Model-82). The latter two plug-ins from Roland and Softube have in common that their synthesis and range of functions are quite close to the original. TAL BassLine, on the other hand, offers some additional features like polyphony and FilterFM. Extended polyphony But Lush-2 goes one step further. Even if the interface is closely based on the original and, like the vintage hardware, can optionally shine in red, blue or gray,…

The compact synthesizer with flexible digital sound generation and analog filter still enjoys great popularity, which is also due to the constant expansion through free updates. Firmware 5.0 adds another highlight with sample import and a granular engine. The new Stellar Edition, like the Vocoder Edition, differs only externally from the original MicroFreak; the same technology is at work inside. Therefore, all models are also completely sound-compatible. Digital oscillators Nothing has changed in the core of the sound generation. A digital sound processor offers various oscillator models, which can also be upgraded via firmware update. The Microfreak has a flexible noise generator and three additional oscillators from Noise Engineering with wavefolding, additive harmonic color and phase modulation. Also added was the 4-voice unison function for all oscillator types as well…

1 Program a beat Create a drum track and program a basic beat; optionally with some percussion. Create another MIDI track, select a pad sound, and load it into the track. Record a short phrase with long sustained notes. In Live, open the Gate‘s Sidechain option. Under Audio From, select the Drumbeat track as the input. Start playback of the drum clip. 2 Adjust gate control Adjust the Threshold of the Gate so that the pad sound is in the beat, but still resonates. If the pad sounds too choppy, reduce the Threshold a bit or set it to about 82% in the Mix Sidechain section. Create another track with a bass sound. Record a clip with a simple bass line around a root that matches the pads. 3 Sidechain…

Spezial: Supreme Vocals Artificial intelligence is making waves and can now clone voices – whether they belong to celebrities or anyone else. Want Eminem or Drake to rap on your track? No problem. How about The Weeknd or Pink singing for you? That‘s possible too. We‘ll show you what‘s achievable and legally permissible, which tools can assist you in writing, and how to expertly mix vocals. Additionally, we‘ll provide you with some sources to obtain amazing vocals. A hefty 8 gigabytes are included to help you get started with a bang! Test: Behringer Edge Edge is modelled on the Moog DFAM and also offers an analogue sound generation that is optimised for percussive sounds. While the Moog synthesiser sits in an Eurorack housing and can only be controlled analogue, Edge…