Beat Issue 234 July 2025

P2P | 22 June 2025 | PDF | 92.8 MB

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Create Stories, Not Just Songs! 18 Tutorials on Arrangement, Dynamics & Articulation Imagine yourself conducting an entire orchestra, the symphony of your dreams in your hands. What if you could unleash this power not just in a concert hall, but right at your desk? Welcome to the fascinating world of sample and orchestral libraries, where the boundaries between digital production and acoustic reality blur. Our masterclass is your key to unlocking these soundscapes, allowing you to create everything from epic film scores to much more emotional tracks. The key to more soul in your songs! For More Feeling in Your Tracks: 25 Realistic Instruments Reviewed When it comes to bringing realistic orchestral arrangements to life directly in your DAW, there are basically two approaches to choose from: phrase-based libraries or melodically playable multi-sample instruments.

Sound On Sound July 2025

English | 140 pages | True PDF | 151 MB

REVIEWS: Soundtoys SpaceBlender • Eventide Knife Drop • Dreamtonics Synthesizer V Studio Pro 2 • Xvive More You • Audix OMX microphones • Korg microKORG2 • Arturia MicroLab Mk3 • Ferrofish Pulse 8 AE • Analogue Solutions AS500-Seq • EastWest Ancient Kingdom • Dynaudio Acoustics M1 MkII monitors • Drawmer MQ-1 & MQ-2 • Jamstik MFC1 • UJAM UFX Filter • Lake People G103-D-4 • Triton Audio Kompressor • SPOTLIGHT: Multi-Tier Keyboard Stands • Eurorack modules • New sample libraries — and much more!

Electronic Sound 134 2026

English | 100 pages | PDF | 32 MB

We’re walking the dark and gritty streets of post-punk Sheffield for this month’s Electronic Sound cover feature detailing the formative years of CLOCK DVA. We’re bundling the magazine with a truly fantastic seven-inch from the electro-industrial agitators too. Our story starts with Clock DVA main man Adi Newton in a band called The Future, alongside soon-to-be members of The Human League. Once Newton got DVA rolling, his new group forged close associations with Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle, quickly matching TG’s reputation for fearsome live sets. By the time they’d played three gigs, they’d been banned from three venues. The focus of our piece is on the first two DVA albums – released in late 1980 and early 1981– with fights, drugs, porn, constructivism, cricket, a missing person and a tragic death all part of the saga. It really is a rollercoaster read.

Beat Issue 242 March 2026

P2P | 18 February 2026 | 83.1 MB

(English & German Edition)

Unlock Your Creative Potential and Master the Charts!

Are you stuck in “loop hell”? The latest issue of Beat is your ultimate escape route. Our 15-page “Melody Mastery” special delivers the professional solutions and tutorials you need to transform simple ideas into irresistible chart hooks. Whether you are a beginner or a pro, we help you end the frustration and find your signature sound. This issue is packed with exclusive gear insights, featuring an in-depth look at the Arturia AstroLab 37—the legendary V-Collection finally in hardware form—and a test of the 3rd Wave 8M Waldorf PPG for desktops. Plus, get inspired by an exclusive interview with the legendary DJ Hell. To top it off, we are giving away a massive 23 GB software download, including the Tone Empire LAM16 Preamp and Tone2 UltraSpace. Don’t just make music—make hits!

Electronic Sound 124 PDF

English | 100 pages | PDF | 47 MB

Electronic Sound is the best electronic music magazine in the world. In-depth coverage of the current scene, the pioneers, the machines, and the current thinking of the electronic music world.

SoS UK/USA February 2025

English | 140 pages | True PDF | 145 MB

SSL 18 interface [front cover] • 2025 SOS Awards • ADAM Audio D3V • iZotope Neutron 5 • Novation Launchkey MK4 • FabFilter Pro-Q 4 • Korg Keystage 61 • Grace Design m303 • Boss GX-10 amp modeler • Nextmidi Divismate • Play All Day PlayFader • Roland P-6 sampler • Soyuz 011 FET mic • Neural DSP Nano Cortex • Yamaha FGDP-50 drum pad • SPOTLIGHT: Pitch-correction Plug-ins • Eurorack modules • New sample libraries — and much more! TECHNIQUES + PEOPLE: Tackling Guitar Noise • Inside Track: Rogét Chahayed • Modular Profile: Jake Knight [RYK Modular] • How I Got That Sound: Steve Hackett • Talkback: Brueder Selke & Midori Hirano • DAW Tips: Ableton Live, Cubase Pro, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Studio One Pro… and more!

Beat 239 December 2025 PDF

PDF | 11 November 2025 | 81.6 MB

(English and German Edition)

Hi Hats are Your Tracks‘ Most Important Element – Find Out Why The perfect drums and hi-hats for your next beats, songs, and productions! Our masterclass shows you how to choose the right hi-hat sound or design your own, utilize the full stereo width, and shape your own signature groove with micro-rhythmic finesse. With the correct use of compression, transients, and EQs, create crackling drum textures, punchy snares, and rolling fills – based on synthesizers, grooveboxes, and even field recordings. In the bonus chapter, you‘ll also learn everything about miking, recording, and mixing acoustic drums. And watch out: As a Beat reader, you‘ll receive over 200 MIDI clips with ready-made beats and hi-hat patterns for free! Plus, a market overview of the best tools for mixing and recording drums and hi-hats. Beat Magazine couldn‘t fit more content!