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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.

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Producer Tips on Beat Podcast • Finally: It goes on with full power on our german YouTube channel! From now on, Rüdiger Keller and his podcast will be asking artists for interviews and pleasant chats, as well as providing answers to the most frequently asked questions about music production. True to the motto „Be creative, learn, get better“. So tune in now!

DRUMS & GROOVE EILISH, BREJCHA, MASKED WOLF STEP BY STEP TO A FAT BEAT • Whether techno, EDM, hip-hop or chillout, drums have to sound crisp, need to be used cleverly and above all: they have to groove. But what to look for when searching for sounds, how do kick and bass become one unit, how can ready-made loops and samples be combined into a signature sound. How can you even create your own sounds and how does a infectious groove come about? Look forward to all the answers, techniques and personal equipment recommendations from the editorial team in our big Drums & Groove special.

Editor‘s tip: Beatburner as groove giver

Melodic kick & groovy triplets • Powerful drums and hectic beats are not exactly the trademark of Ms. Eilish and her brother Finneas. Instead, the sound and groove are based on the basic mood of the songs. So properties like dull, musty and nasty are popular here. How this can be transferred to drums, we show you now!

Massive pressure and a crystal clear mix • Typical trap beats, but with more behind them than the first impression might reveal. The „Astronaut in the ocean“ combines fantastically dark melodies in a trap style with a crisp beat and groove which benefits from the crystal-clear and powerful production. How to work at the same level - even with minimal resources - is what we show you now.

Sluggish hi-hats and the thickest bass • Theoretically, Boris Brejcha‘s beats and basslines are rather unspectacular: kick, snare, hi-hat … everything can be found exactly where everyone else places it. Nevertheless, it grooves a lot more with him. Why? Let‘s take a look…

12 must-have equalizer settings for clean drums

Goodbye to boring grooves thanks to drum comping • The drum groove is programmed, but somehow life and character are missing in the beat. We‘ll show you how to get rid of this problem. All you need is a few drum loops and a desire for an awesome result. With this technique you will sound original, characteristic and never again boring…

Editor‘s tip: Sample starts, delay and reverb

16 tips for much more groove • The groove is one of those things: Either it‘s there or it‘s not. But there are lots of tricks for it, 16 of which we list here. Finger drumming workshop included.

Finger drumming: Improve timing and coordination

Kitchen pop percussion • No question - with the right samples, even rather unspectacular electronic beats can be spiced up impressively. A tried and tested means of creating your own signature drum sound are self-made percussive samples. Drums or percussion instruments do not necessarily have to serve as sound sources; everyday items such as kitchen utensils are also ideal for this...