Indholdsfortegnelse for 08/2022 i Beat English

High-end vocals for your tracks! Audified ToneSpot Voice Express No question about it, vocals are the most important musical element in most songs. Due, in no small part, to the vast dynamics of the human voice, giving vocals a professional sound that carries through in a dense mix is an art in itself. Wouldn‘t it be cool to have a tool that simplifies this intricate effects processing? Raise the curtain on our plug-in highlight, ToneSpot Voice Express! Download: see page 9 | Info: www.audified.com win | mac All serial numbers securely 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.…

Even though many artists and bands still choose the path of classic release via a label, more and more music is being released on their own. No wonder, because digital distributors allow the release of music on the popular streaming platforms and in the most popular online stores. Some distributors even offer the distribution of physical formats. Finally, you can promote your releases yourself via social media platforms. On the following pages, you‘ll find out everything you need to know on the way from a finished track to a successful release in our 3-step marketing guide. But for whom are DIY releases really worthwhile? Three musicians share their experiences with us. From professional sound to a release When releasing music on your own, there are many other aspects to consider,…

Paul Marx: Ideas for 100 Lifetimes This hip-hop song depends on atmospheric pads and loud vinyl drums. The deep voice is in the foreground and is carried by a mix with high stereo width. To support the dark sound, I set the warmth sound parameter to +1 in Instant Mastering. The resulting sound is authentic and brings out the sound of the mix; however, the loudness range of 5.29 LU seems quite dense and takes away a bit too much dynamic from the song overall for my taste. In addition, different frequencies in the low mids seem a bit overemphasized, probably due to the increase of the warmth parameter. This could be counteracted in the mix by using a dynamic equalizer at the problem frequencies, for example. Overall, the mastering…

RealiTone Hip Hop Creator This Kontakt instrument is designed as a workstation for producing Hip Hop beats. RealiTone founder and producer Mike Greene put his experience to good use, having worked with genre greats such as Cypress Hill, Ice Cube and House Of Pain. Hip Hop Creator comes with a huge pool of stylish samples. On board are Drums, Bass, Synth and Instrument sounds - and even Vocal hits and phrases as well as Raps. An old-school vibe is also provided by the scratch effects and orchestral and brass hits. All sounds can either be played on the keyboard or triggered by Hip Hop Creator‘s snazzy Pattern Player. Here, you can set the desired chord sequence. For each of the patterns used or for the entire groove, you can use…

ControlHub is a full-featured virtual channel strip with Pre-EQ, color (saturation), compression, master EQ, effects section and Limiter, modeled on hardware tools. Whether for individual channel strips, buses or the sum, ControlHub is versatile. It speeds up the workflow by having all editing steps in one interface and not having to click back and forth between different plugins. What sets ControlHub apart from numerous other channel strips is the fact that the plug-in can be expanded with individually compiled signal chain presets from well-known personalities in the producer world. The choices at the time of this test were Expansion Packs from Neal Avron, Mark Lewis, Machine, and The Castle Studio, as well as The GM Parametric EQ Expansion Pack, which is based on the GML™ 8200. There are more packs…

FX Modulator One of the most exciting new features in Cubase 12 is, without question, the flexible modular multi-effect, FX Modulator. You can choose from Filter, Pan, Distortion, LoFi and Modulation effects, as well as Time Shifter, Compressor and Reverb, which can be controlled with an LFO. Verve The inspiring new Verve instrument lets you create cinematic piano sounds and atmospheric textures. Its sound can be flexibly adjusted and enhanced with effects to create dreamy ambient sounds, as well as intimate piano tones. Raiser The new Raiser Limiter is a variable tool for dynamics processing, not least of all thanks to its various release modes. It plays to its strengths both in the transparent processing of stereo sums and in the aggressive limiting of Drums, Guitars or Synths.…

The AIRA Compact series starts with three different instruments that are meant to complement each other: T-8 is a small groovebox and combines a TR drum computer with a TB-303-inspired bass synthesizer along with a matching sequencer. J-6 is a Juno-60 inspired four-voice polyphonic synthesizer with various chord sets and arpeggios for interesting harmonies and melodies. The E-4 Voice Tweaker, which offers a variety of effects from vocoder to harmonizer and from looper to a scatter for rhythmic chopping of the input signal, is the final feature. Ultra compact All three devices have the identical dimensions of approximately 19 x 11 x 4 cm and are, therefore, about as wide as the Korg Volcas, but slightly less deep. The display is a 7-segment display, so only numbers like tempo and…

Test: Elektron Syntakt The new groovebox seems like a best-of of the previous products of the Swedes: In the same robust and compact housing as Digitakt and Digitone, Syntakt offers eight digital tracks whose sound generation is based on Model:Cycles and also on the legendary Machine Drum. In addition, there are four analogue tracks inspired by Rytm and Four, as well as the FX Track. The analogue overdrive can also be applied to external sound generators via the audio inputs or Overhub and is thus a small Analog Heat. Win with our BEAT Song Contest! BEAT celebrates its birthday and invites you to participate and win! The rules are simple: choose your favourite from five videos and create a musical emotion in 15 seconds. Upload the video to the social…

LANDR Mastering recordings in the blink of an eye is the credo of LANDR, a fully automated service. The upload area, which accepts files via drag & drop and without prior registration, is already waiting on the start page. There are no default settings. After uploading, a short demo of the mastered version is played immediately. Only if the result pleases, a customer account is necessary, which allows the full download. Two 192 kHz MP3s per month can be mastered free of charge for testing purposes. Unlimited WAV files are available for 35 Euro per month. The result is rather good, the MP3 is quite loud. Possible imbalances in the mix remain, however, and there are no options for correction. Nevertheless, we recommend testing. Delivery time: 10 minutes Web: www.landr.com…

Kraftwerk had reached the peak of their fame in 1982. With their last three albums „Trans Europa Express“ (1977), „Die Mensch-Maschine“ (1978) and „Computerwelt“ (1981), the band had reinvented itself and had an international breakthrough. „Das Modell“ climbed to the top of the charts. The tours for each new release became longer, the stadiums larger, the media response more intense, the audience reactions more euphoric. The quartet became a significant source of inspiration for the new generation of electronics inventors. Madonna identified herself as a fan, Elton John thought about a collaboration, Michael Jackson asked the band to produce „Thriller“. But they only wanted one thing: to make their own music again as quickly as possible. Shortly after „Computerwelt“ the first new songs were created in the Kling Klang Studio.…

What preparations need to be made? Before getting started with a podcast, you should first ask yourself several questions: What do I want to talk about with my guests? Why should people listen to my podcast and what name will my show have? The last point, in particular, is important because, if your podcast has the right keywords in the title, it will be easier to find. In addition to the name, the format is also important: Do you want to interview different guests on one topic or do you want to create the podcast alone? Do you envision audio snacks of up to fifteen minutes or are you planning more of an hour-long conversation? Once you‘ve answered these questions for yourself and developed a concept, you‘re ready to go!…

» Do you have a clear vision, in advance, of how a new album should sound? « » Apparat / Initially, there are always big concepts. For my current album “LP5”, the concept was to create the greatest possible distance from our Moderate project. It always comes out different than you intend for it to be. You have to go with it. If you fight too much, you kill the essence. That‘s why the plans you had in the beginning always dilute after a while and the relationship between the songs is more likely to come from the sound design. In my song folder, there are a lot of basic ideas that you could easily turn into rocksongs. It‘s only the electronic arrangements that give my songs that “Apparat feeling”. »…

Bea/Traveller for HALion was developed by you in collaboration with Zamplersounds. How did this collaboration come about? Paul/ For several years, I‘ve been developing HALion libraries for our community on YouTube and MeinHomestudio.de: from drums made from Found Sounds to modern synth presets for Pop productions. I‘m always looking for interesting sounds and ideas for instruments. For this reason, I also often and gladly exchange ideas with Marco Scherer, who, in addition to his work for Beat magazine, also developed all the libraries for Zamplersounds. I‘m fascinated by the high-quality sounds in Zampler for production in modern, popular genres. During a conversation, the idea came up to make sounds from Zampler sounds available for HALion as well, but with my own sound design, my own user interface, and as my…

The greatest strength of Modo Bass is that IK Multimedia‘s virtual instrument delivers authentic bass sounds without cluttering up your hard drive with samples. The plug-in is so small that it would have fit on a floppy disk in the past; it delivers the bass sounds of a brimming professional studio - completely through emulation. And the scope has gotten even bigger. A total of 22 basses are now available for selection. Among the new ones are two fretless basses, that is, the simulation of a Fender Jazz Bass and a Music Man Stingray. In addition, there is a Fusion J-Bass (based on Markus Miller‘s Fender Jazz Bass), a horn bass (simulating a Danelectro Longhorn Bass) and an aluminum bass (a replica of the Noah Paraffina Aluminum Bass). And let’s…

Rob Papen RP-Distort 2 With a total of 52 distortion models, a great sounding filter section, compressor with integrated limiter, noise gate and a stereo/chorus effect, RP-Distort 2 is a powerful multi-effect. Distortion types include saturation, clipper, fuzz, limiter, tube simulations, waveshaper and much more. Amp and cabinet simulations are also on board, as well as frequency, phase and ring modulation, and models that process only the transients. With the waveshaper types, you can also draw in your own distortion characteristics. The sound can be shaped before and after distortion with an Equalizer. The modulation possibilities of RP-Distort have been further expanded in the new version with a 10-slot matrix and four LFOS. The highlight is the „Disrupt-Sphere-Slider“, which is already familiar from Rob Papen‘s delay plug-in, DelSane. You can…

The system is delivered in a robust, large case, which, like the microphone and accessories such as the mount, pop shield, remote unit and PSU, should also meet military standards. The entire package weighs 16 kilograms, with the microphone itself weighing 652 grams. Adjustable polar pattern The microphone itself is a large-diaphragm condenser microphone with a 1-inch capsule. It is primarily designed for vocal recording, but due to the extensive adjustment options, instruments and other audio sources can also be captured with it. This microphone is less suitable for tonally neutral recordings; the focus is on character sound. And the LCT 1040 microphone system offers plenty of options for this. The directional characteristic is continuously adjustable via the remote control, from omnidirectional to wide cardioid, cardioid and supercardioid to figure-of-eight,…

With the Fusebox X, Tom Carpenter once again focuses on uncompromising vintage analog sound, garnished with unusual new features. The successor to the Fusebox, released a good five years ago, comes up with some improvements. Fusebox X is now three-voice paraphonically playable and additional patch jacks expand the possibilities of this semi-modular synthesizer. The three oscillators with their raw, punchy sound and the SEM-style multimode filter have remained. The combination of Patternator and Interval Generator is a guarantee for independent and unusual sequences and has also been refined in every detail; the arpeggiator has been replaced by a step sequencer. A real eye-catcher! Once set up, the Fusebox is hard to miss, whether in the studio or on stage. This is due not only to the eye-catching orange paint, but…

With a classic setup of two turntables and a mixer in the middle (which strongly reminds us of the in-house S7 mixer), Pioneer DJ intends to set new club standards with the DDJ-REV7 DJ controller. In particular, the motorization of the jog wheels should make the hearts of old-school vinyl DJs with an affinity for scratch beat a little faster. With a weight of over ten kilos, this controller is no lightweight, but stability has its weight. On the software side, the included Serato DJ Pro and the Pitch ‚n Time DJ expansion pack are included. Get connected For connection options, there are two phono or line paths, as well as a microphone and an aux connection as respective inputs on the rear. Two master outputs (one with XLR and…

The perfect groove on 16 pads with ADSR Sounds? So far, ADSR Sounds has made a name for itself with high-quality tutorials and attractive sales. Now ADSR Drum Machine follows with its own drum sampler, which has 16 pads on which samples can be loaded by simply dragging them to the desired pads. The samples can then be processed in terms of their transients separately from the body of the sample in two channels. Each of these channels has access to an effect chain with 3-band equalizer, compressor, filter, drive and phaser. delay and reverb are provided as send effects. An envelope with the attack, hold and decay parameters is included. Furthermore, the samples can be mixed cleanly in a separate mixer. There is also a separate step sequencer, into…

1 | RELEASE TRACK(S) YOURSELF OR SEARCH FOR A LABEL? 1.1 | Search label & send demos Only finished demos! Unfinished tracks are a big stumbling block. Only send material that is finished in its current state. Research: Contact labels only if they release music at least close to yours. Don‘t speculate that the A&R there knows someone who knows someone. Usually the doors will close immediately and forever. Also, check if the labels accept demos at all. MP3 or SoundCloud? Once a suitable label has been found, the question arises of how to send the music there. From our experience (the editor is an A&R himself), MP3s with high quality (256 to 320 kBit/s) and links to SoundCloud have proven themselves. These formats are enough for a first impression…

Beat / „Eyeye“ seems like an antithesis to all the polished pop albums that the market spits out week after week. Was it a conscious approach to make a kind of anti-album? Lykke / I had the idea already before the pandemic. I was lying in my bed listening to voice memos I had recorded. While doing that, I thought I wanted to make something that was just as intimate and raw. It was going to be an album I made for myself, for my 19-year-old self. I didn‘t want to worry about anything other than making it feel right. Beat / Where do you see the biggest differences to your previous productions? Lykke / On the one hand it was quite different from the last time, but on the…

REGISTRATION & INS TALLATION The registration of ToneSpot Voice Express is done - as usual with our software highlights - via our www.serialcenter.de. After registering the data from the current Beat edition, you will receive an email with the coupon code, which you can redeem at www.audified.com. Simply add the ToneSpot Voice Express plug-in to your shopping cart. After clicking „Checkout“ you can enter your coupon code to get your free copy of the plug-in. Further info: Info at: www.audified.com License & password: www.serialcenter.de 1 Powerful sound You have a beautiful vocal recording, but unfortunately it sounds too thin and not punchy enough? No problem! Just try the Fat preset and turn up the Input until the vocals sound fat enough. For a wonderful lo-fi touch on vocals or other…

The career of the Tom-E Project by Thomas Corbeck began in 1999 in a large discotheque in Dinslaken NRW where he was a resident DJ in the area of Dance/Trance and House. There, he got his DJ name, Tom-E, and was active there until 2001. It soon became clear to him that he didn‘t want to just be a DJ. He wanted more. So, he decided, along with his DJ partner at the time, to put something of his own on the road and they founded the project „Unique Beatz“. They built up their own music studio quite quickly in Voerde and gained their first experiences with a DAW and studio equipment. After a somewhat longer break on both sides, Tom-E then also had decided to continue producing again, but…

Infected Sounds B4ss Deluxe 2 The new B4ss Deluxe 2 wavetable synthesizer from Infected Sounds promises powerful sounds for electronic music, appealing especially to beginners with its one-window principle and clear user interface. The sound engine is based on an oscillator with about 100 waveforms including basic waveforms, as well as a wavetable oscillator. In the latter, a waveform can be individually drawn in and saved. Additionally, you can add noise to the sound in the mixer section. The resonant filter offers six filter types. The modulation options include four LFOs for Pitch, Cutoff, Resonance and Volume, as well as three envelopes, although a modulation matrix would have been nice. In addition, there are six effect modules that spice up the sound, including reverb, chorus and distortion. The sound gets…

In Version 12, this DAW for composing, recording, editing, mixing is, as usual, offered up in three editions: Pro, Artist and Elements [1]. Several weeks before the release of Cubase 12, the change from the USB dongle to a new copy protection was already being hotly discussed. For Cubase users, this change is pleasantly simple: For activation, only an Internet connection is required to log in with your Steinberg ID. The DAW now also runs natively on Apple Silicon processors, although the VST2 format is no longer supported on these. As you would expect from Steinberg, the manufacturer has listened to user requests and given Cubase numerous detail improvements, such as support for MIDI via Bluetooth for Windows 10, a now almost sample-accurate volume automation, Dolby Atmos support and some…

The step seems only logical: The Akai MPC has its origins in Hip Hop and sampling, where the typical producer setup consisted of a turntable for the chops, MPC for sampling and a keyboard workstation for the required instruments. The MPC Key, however, doesn‘t want to be just a sampler with a keyboard, but moves into the workstation segment, as mentioned in the introduction. Certainly with the aim of conquering the hearts of new users and genres away from Hip Hop. And this is not only evident in the lack of a turntable input … An MPC at heart only The features of the MPC Key are extensive: two stereo ins and outs each, two USB ports for data carriers, MIDI controllers and external audio interfaces, eight CV outs for…

Johann Sebastian Bach began his early musical education at the age of 9. Ludwig van Beethoven played his first public concert at the age of 7. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is said to have written his first compositions at the age of 5. But for Vangelis, who was born as Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou in 1943 and died this May as a result of Covid disease, even that was too late. „In my case, my key experience was my first cry after birth, because it almost seems like shortly after that I was already focused on music,“ he once stated. [1] Given his increasing reclusiveness, music indeed became his almost exclusive mouth-piece - and the vehicle for a catalog that was at once wondrous and recognizable, futuristic-forward-looking and traditional, artful, commercial and…

Power consumption plays an important role on MacBooks, as it has a direct impact on battery life. In this article, we will show you how to extend the battery life with different settings and tools and how to keep a better overview at the same time. In some cases, the battery discharges heavily in sleep mode. Here too, there are remedies and tools that can help. In general, you can already do some good for your battery when storing it and when it is in sleep mode, which significantly increases the runtime and life cycle. We will show you some tips in this article that will help you. If possible, you should not store your MacBook fully charged. A charge level of about 50 percent is better. In addition, you…