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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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HEY! BEAT introduces itself

GEAR P*RN FACTS INSTEAD OF MARKETING GLITZ 64 NEW SYNTHS & TOOLS REVIEWED • New synths, interfaces, controllers, monitors, and studio tools from AlphaTheta, ASM, Behringer, Focusrite, GIK Acoustics, Korg, MOTU, Nord, Novation, Polyend, SOMA, Teenage Engineering, Yamaha, ZOOM, and many more: At NAMM, numerous manufacturers unveiled a wealth of new products. Much of it shines. Some of it is truly exciting. And some of it is simply old wine in new bottles. In our focus section, you‘ll hear and see all the new releases, categorized by purpose and features, with tips and a no-nonsense assessment: who it‘s for – and who it‘s not. This leaves you more time for music and your next favorite tool that will truly propel you forward!

NAMM telegram: 6 previews, betas & hidden gems

NAMM telegram: 2 new Behringer clones

NAMM telegram: 10 new synthesizers

Test: Ultra.Audio Ultra • After seven years of development and feedback from the producer community, the sound generator created by composer and sound designer Nigel Stanford is officially available. Will Ultra succeed in bringing a breath of fresh air to the world of wavetable synths?

Interview: Nigel Stanford • Composer, musician, and mastermind behind Ultra.

NAMM telegram: software effects

NAMM telegram: 6 new recording tools

NAMM telegram: 3 new audio interfaces

NAMM telegram: 3 new DJ tools

NAMM telegram: AlphaTheta

NAMM telegram: 6 headphone news

Discovered: Sigrid & Askjell Pushing through the wall • Norwegian singer-songwriter Sigrid‘s new album „There‘s Always More That I Could Say“ is a ticking energy bomb, tugging at your heartstrings and always ready to explode. But at its heart are real stories and intimate emotions – as well as her time-proven creative partnership with producer and fellow artist Askjell Solstrand. Navigating between big pop, tender folk, dancefloor propulsion and playful sonic experimentation, it establishes a new paradigm: Local is the new global.

Digital culture: Creatives as entrepreneurs The end of innocence • For decades, creatives and the creative industry eyed each other with suspicion and hostility. Now, many musicians have switched sides and become entrepreneurs themselves. What happens when they gain power, but lose their moral superiority?

Portrait: Apparat An act of liberation • From electronic song sketches to an experimental prog-rock album? That might sound a bit exaggerated, but the fact is: „A Hum Of Maybe,“ the new album from the former electro/IDM project Apparat, has undergone a far-reaching transformation in a short time. The beginning was anything but easy, as Sascha Ring – the creative free spirit behind Apparat – initially had little motivation to even go into the studio and had already mentally written off his career. We found out in an interview with the artist...