Table of contents for 07-2021 in Beat English

Small and compact, but with built-in stereo speakers and integrated lights, Numark wants to attract budding DJs to the decks with the Party Mix Live DJ controller. The three LED lights can be synchronized to the beat. When mixing with headphones, the speakers can also be disabled if needed. The 2-channel controller offers four pads per deck, which can be used for Hot Cues, Loops, Effects and also for firing off samples. For DJs with an affinity for scratching, there are also two jog wheels and the obligatory crossfader. The mixer can adjust the bass and treble per channel with a tone control. In addition, a filter control is part of the feature set. Safe beatmatching of the transitions is realized by the sync function. Serato DJ Lite DJ software…

The Clavia Nord Rack 2x is a real classic among the virtual analog synthesizers. What makes it so incredibly good is first and foremost its very analog sound and the fact that you have direct access to every parameter. This enables a very intuitive and fast workflow in which you can get results with just a few interventions. What is also an absolute plus point with this synthesizer is its FM function. The frequency modulation of the two oscillators expands the tonal potential many times over. The sounds are very characteristic and are very different from digital VST synthesizers. Another great strength of the Nord Rack is the sound of its filters. You can choose between 12dB and 24dB low pass, 12dB high pass, band pass and a low pass…

AUDIO DEMOS IN THE MAG DOWNLOADS: WWW.BIT.LY/BEATDL186 Features Complete system Black Wavetable VCO 2 x Black VCO2 Black Multimode VCF Black LPG Black EG 2 x Black Quad VCA2 Black Stereo Delay Black Output Black Joystick2 Black Modulator Black Mixer / Splitter Black Hole DSP2 Black CV Tools Black Sequencer Aluminum Travel Case Patch cables included Facts Manufacturer: Erica Synths Web: ericasynths.lv Reference: Specialist retailer Price: 4500 Euro ▲ high quality sound ▲ fun factor ▲ processing ▲ Sound flexibility ▼ High price ▼ LFO too fast Sound: Features: Price/Perf: Total: Alternatives Fusion Drone System 2.399 Euro www.ericasynths.lv System-500 Complete 1.999 Euro www.roland.com Like the previous complete systems, the current one comes in a chic, sturdy case and a decent collection of patch cables. These are consistently black, so patching…

ULTRASONE‘s best session and hi-fi headphones, the Performance 880, now bundled with the ingenious SIRIUS Bluetooth® receiver – and at an unbeatable price. For mobile use, the SIRIUS is simply plugged into the left ear cup instead of the connection cable. SIRIUS has a built-in microphone and 3 buttons (volume +/-, play / pause) and offers Bluetooth® 4.1 with pro-grade aptX® quality as well as HFP, A2DP, HSP and AVRCP support. The Bluetooth® range is 20 meters and the maximum battery life is 12 hours. The Performance 880 offers a rich, dry bass response and superbly smooth highs. In addition, ULTRASONE‘s famous, three-dimensional sound experience without the in-head localization typical of conventional headphones. This allows for long hours of intense listening sessions without the otherwise common ear fatigue. Distribution: hyperactive.de…

Project info Material: Maschine MK1 – 3, Studio, Plus and Software Time required: 1 hour Content: Create Techno Playback from chord sequence. Difficulty: Advanced 1 Chords The basic idea for our playback is simple: we find four chords that serve as the melodic basis for the complete track and various instruments. Load any polyphonic sound and switch from PAD MODE to CHORDS. For the sake of atmosphere, we‘ll go for Minor Chords, but proceed here according to your taste. 2 Electro basics After some testing of different chord sequences, we record a pattern with pads 1, 6, 11 and 7, which stand for the chords C-D#-A, F-G#-C, A#-C#-F and F#-A-C#; a sequence very similar to spacey Electro Tracks, especially when played by a flat sound, as in our case with…

Project info Material: Bitwig Studio 3 Time required: 1-2 hours Content: Create generative sequences and melodies with Poly Grid. Difficulty: Advanced/Professional 1 Poly grid As a basis for the project we use - of course - an instance of Poly Grid and place an ADSR module there directly between Triangle and Mixer. Turn Sustain all the way up, so that the output is only heard when you play a note; otherwise, the sound runs through permanently. A Dice module should serve as the basis for sequences and melodies. 2 Quantize chance To make sure that the results are not completely arbitrary, we add a Pitch Quantize and a Transpose module that feeds into Triangle‘s PITCH IN. We turn up the modulation control to full. Using Transpose, we pitch the notes…

Features Podcast recorder 6 Microphone inputs 6 Headphone outputs Telephone interview channel 9 Sound pads USB audio interface 13 inputs/2 outputs iOS compatible Facts Manufacturer: Zoom Web: zoomcorp.com Distrib: Sound Service Price: 499 Euro ▲ Good sound quality ▲ Simple operation ▲ Color coded ▲ Audio processing ▲ Large touch display ▲ Telephone integration ▲ Sample pads ▲ USB audio interface ▼ Fixed 44,1 kHz sample rate ▼ No direct MP3-support Sound: Workmanship: Price/Perf: Total: Alternatives Rodecaster Pro 509 Euro rode.com PodTrak P8 is an editable mixer/recorder with USB audio interface and belongs to the larger models on the market with dimensions of 295 x 248 x 61 mm, but remains portable with a weight of under 1.5 kilograms. The low weight is due to the plastic casing; you will…

Features Groovebox with ZEN-Core engine 16 illuminated pads Over 3000 sounds 7 instrument tracks 1 vocal track 1 microphone input 1 stereo line input Step-Sequencer 90 effect types Sample import SD card slot Integrated microphone Up to 16 vocal takes Facts Manufacturer: Roland Web: roland.com Price: 699 Euro ▲ Standalone groovebox ▲ TR step-sequencer ▲ Diverse sound ▲ Multi-effects ▲ Sample import ▼ Display ▼ No editor Features: Build: Price/Perf: Total: Alternatives NI Maschine+ 1,299 Euro native-instruments.com It‘s not uncommon for a song idea or groove to pop into your head while you‘re on the road, but as soon as you‘re back in the studio, the idea is gone. A mobile production studio like Roland‘s new Verselab MV-1 standalone groovebox, which is based on the company‘s own ZEN Core sound…

Features DJ mixing-headphones Dynamic Closed On-ear design Impedance: 70 Ohm Weight: 120g Facts Manufacturer: Sennheiser Web: sennheiser.com Price: 99 Euro ▲ Improved sound ▲ Increased wearing comfort ▲ Extremely light ▲ Good acoustic isolation ▲ Volume reserves Sound: Processing: Price/Performance: Total: Alternatives Pioneer HDJ-500 79 Euro www.pioneerdj.com Technics RP-DJ1210 101 Euro www.technics.com AIAIAI TMA-2 129 Euro www.aiaiai.audio The HD-25 from Sennheiser is considered the standard in the DJ scene and countless club heroes have sworn by this classic for years. The headphones have also proved their worth in the studio and many producers value them as a second opinion when judging new song mixes. So it's no wonder that Sennheiser keeps releasing new versions of the primeval rock. These include a Light version, which is not only lighter and has…

» What is important to you when producing music and what do you focus on?­« BT / I think of my BT albums as a conversation with myself around songs, while the more experimental things I do are typically instrumental. In these, I get to do all kinds of wacky time signatures and crazy things that I studied as a school kid. But my album “Electronic Opus“was an eye-opener for me because of the idea that I could invite parts of myself into a room. This new album was the first time that I’d created a song combining trance 2.0 with neuro breakbeat stuff and synth wave. This time, I didn’t separate the usual sound experiments from the orchestral, deep counterpoint live recording thing – it’s all on one record…

The common thread: Beat issue 07/2021 For many years, Beat has been inspiring its readers not only with practical and musical topics, but above all with the tight integration of editorial content. From the very beginning, Beat has been about creating, about the structured building of ideasand the common thread - in the magazine as well as in the tracks. This navigator shows you the highlights of this issue andallows you to see the big picture. Bonus: Beat Workzone 2/21 special issue With the included special issue Workzone 2/21, you get a lot of added value to the current issue: 16 pages extra, 15 GB of of additional sounds and samples and a second software highlight IK Multimedia Syntronik J-60. Our reading tip: The headphone mixing guide including all do‘s…

The SKULPT is back! Modal Electronics launches with the SKULPTsynth SE, a new portable synthesizer edition with a new look in white housing and gray user interface. The keyboard has been adapted to the familiar color scheme of a piano keyboard. The sound generation of the compact device is composed of 32 oscillators, which can be divided into two WAVE groups and up to eight oscillators per voice. The morphable waveforms Sine, Triangle, Saw, Square and PWM, as well as a unison tuning for up to 32 oscillators, together with the FM and Ring Modulation, should provide fat sounds. Other features include three envelopes, two LFOs and an analog-sounding filter with resonance. For modulation purposes, there are eight slots in the matrix. Last but not least, an arpeggiator and sequencer…

I like hardware when it sounds „analog“and is intuitive to use. One exception is Korg Wavestate: Wave Sequencing 2.0 makes it an inspiring hardware synthesizer that currently no virtual instrument can completely replace. It looks complex, but you should simply view it as an „oscillator-filter-synth“with up to four layers plus effects section and let yourself be inspired by the wave sequencing lanes via trial & error. For the beginning it makes sense to deal with only one layer and afterwards put several sounds on top of it. It is really great for moving pad sounds and ambient textures. At the moment I‘m producing the next EP (“Wave Pirates”) with it and I find it exciting to record up to four layers of a performance individually and to creatively edit these…

There are few instruments that inspire me as directly as the Moog DFAM. It is a synthesizer specializing in percussion sequences, which can also be a little more experimental. It is amazing what multifaceted, dynamic grooves and hypnotic sequences the two oscillators and the noise generator can create: The spectrum ranges from bass drums, clicks, zaps, hi-hats and cymbals to FM basses and weird effect sounds. With its raw analog power of sound, the DFAM easily finds its place in the mix. The sequencer with two tracks (for pitch and velocity) with 8 steps each allows the modulation of various synthesis parameters. Much of what comes out of the DFAM brings back memories of Nine Inch Nails or How To Destroy Angels. In the extensive patch bay, you can freely…

If we think of social media stars, then mostly of pictures of model types - tanned, lightly dressed, a bright white smile on the photoshopped face. Mark Rebillet certainly does not correspond to this ideal type. He prefers to appear in a tightly cut silk bathrobe and crocodile leather shoes, sometimes exclusively in boxer shorts. When he grooves himself in ecstasy with his keyboard, drum machine and looping laptop, his head rotates on his neck, which is apparently much too thin, like that of a turtle, so that one worries that it might fall off. His videos have titles like „Bisexual Jesus“, „Oh god, this asshole again“or „I made a song about my favorite thing.“Nevertheless, Rebillet is a star by every imaginable definition. His YouTube channel has 1.5 million subscribers,…

Project info Material: Logic Pro X (Version 10.6.2) Time required: 30 minutes Content: Record vocals like Bonez MC Difficulty: Advanced to Professional 1 Record it! To achieve the volume of Bonez MC, you should record the vocals five times. The main vocal comes from the middle. Record the part two more times and set the Panorama value to +/- 39. Next come two tracks sung an octave lower than the main track. You can select a Panorama value of +/- 47. 2 Strip Silence After recording a vocal track, it is a good idea to cut out the quiet parts between the sung voice. Often, you‘ll find breathing noises here that are more distracting than useful in the overall context. With the Strip Silence function, Logic Pro X does the…

Project info Material: Ableton Live 11 Time required: 60 minutes Content: Comping for audio and MIDI recordings; assemble final take directly from take lanes; cut video clips using take lanes and join them into one clip. Difficulty: Advanced 1 Loop song part In your arrangement, select a part in which you want to record multiple takes. Place the loop brace over the selected song part and activate the loop function. Arm the audio track and start recording. Play the part several times in succession without stopping the recording. 2 Open take lanes Each time you loop, a new track is automatically created for each take. When you stop recording, you see only the last recorded take. Right-click on the track title bar to open the context menu and select the…

Project Info: Material: FabFilter Pro-L 2 Time required: 30 minutes Content: Compress transients particularly gently with two limiters connected in series. Difficulty: Advanced 1 Limiter load First, we load two instances of the Fabfilter Pro-L 2 into the insert channel of our channel track. The two limiters are connected in series and go into the last two slots of our mastering chain, so that they form the end of the signal flow. All other effects like equalizer, compressor and distortion are inserted before the limiters. 2 Set oversampling Now we set the limiters correctly for the mastering process: to increase the sound quality, we set the Oversampling to 4x. This value is a good compromise between CPU usage and quality increase. This way, possible aliasing is greatly reduced. This can…

SPL Free Ranger Free Ranger is a stripped-down version of SPL‘s Full Ranger EQ. The focus here, too, is on simple operation and musical behavior. For this purpose, the graphic equalizer offers four non-changeable bands. Starting from the bottom, you can boost the sub-bass with a center frequency of 40 Hz or remove unwanted low-frequency noise such as impact sound. The second band has its center at 150 Hz, which classically creates more perceived warmth in the track and makes the audio signal sound fuller and thicker. Or you can thin out this very area to make more room for other, more prominent tracks. The upper-mids are processed with the third band, which works around 1.8 kHz. This allows you to bring vocals and guitars to the front of the…

Features Analog desktop synthesizer 2 VCO + suboscillator Glide per oscillator Sync & cross-modulation Transistor ladder filter Step-sequencer CV patchbay Size: 432 x 262 x 63 mm Weight: 3 kg Facts Manufacturer: Analogue Solutions Web: analoguesolutions.com Reference: Specialty Price: 1,179 Euro ▲ Unique character ▲ Powerful analog sound ▲ Combined sequencer ▲ Sync options ▲ Patchbay Sound: Workmanship: Price/Perf: Total: Alternatives Arturia MiniBrute 2s 449 Euro arturia.com Moog Subsequent 25/37 From 899 Euro moogmusic.com Korg MS-20 FS 1,149 Euro korg.de Leipzig V3 combines a pure analog sound generator with a special sequencer combination and a newly added small patchbay. As you would expect from Analogue Solutions, not only is the signal path purely analog, but in contrast to many current analog synthesizers, digital technology is also dispensed with for LFOs…

POWERED BY DOEPFER Features Eurorack module Bitcrusher with bit-selector Five-Way harmonizer Multifilter/Sine generator with hardsync Envelope follower/LFO 23 knobs, 12 ins, 4 outs Facts Manufacturer: Neuzeit Instruments Web: neuzeit-instruments.com Distribution: schneidersladen.de Price: 448 Euro ▲ Rich sound ▲ Individual outputs ▲ Modulation ▼ Not enough space Features: Operation: Price/Perf: Total: Alternatives Erica Synths Black Hole DSP 319 Euro ericasynths.lv Radikal Technologies RT-1701 EFFEXX 549 Euro radikaltechnologies.com With many other simple modules let you see at first glance what they do and what happens to the signal, you have to learn a lot first with Orbit. While the basic function of the Bitcrusher is quite obvious, four buttons named MSB and LSB with three different modes each create question marks in front of the mind‘s eye. The same with the Harmonizer and…

The French company Focal has earned a good reputation in the studio field, especially with its studio monitors like the Solo BE and Alpha Evo. We were, therefore, curious to see whether their studio headphones with the somewhat unwieldy name Focal Clear MG Professional could meet the demands for neutral sound with detailed highs, tight bass and good bass separation in the professional and semi-professional field. After all, at over 1,400 Euro street price, the headphones cost more than many a tried and tested pair of monitors. A real eye-catcher Just unpacking the box is a lot of fun. After opening the elegant black box, we see a black-dark red patterned transport box in the shape of a handbag with a handle. This contains the headphones, as well as an…

Project info Material: Ableton Live 11, Ableton Push Time required: 30 minutes Content: MIDI routing to play the effect with Push; polyphonic play of samples; frequency control via MIDI clips; generate textures from samples and sound shaping in real-time. Difficulty: Advanced 1 MIDI-sidechain source Create an empty MIDI track. Load an audio track with a lead guitar sample, a vocal sample, or any other instrument sample, preferably monophonic. Place the Spectral Resonator in the track. In the Spectral Resonator, select Pitch Mode and choose MIDI. Under MIDI From, select the previously generated MIDI track. 2 Effect with Push With Push you can now change the pitch at which the sample is played. To do this, start the audio clip. Select the empty MIDI track. Press a Push pad and hear…

Filigree work on equalization during mixdown can be a tedious undertaking. But with Sonible‘s innovative smart:EQ3 Multitrack Equalizer, troublesome resonances, difficult frequency ranges and spectral imbalances can be ironed out. Artificial Intelligence and Spectral Analysis are used as algorithms and added to the slimmer and more intuitive user interface. The newly implemented group function allows cross-channel processing to reduce spectral masking effects in competing frequency ranges. Groups can also be used to apply spectral mixing techniques for a transparent arrangement. Up to six channels can be grouped on three levels. The smart:filter allows ongoing adjustment to the input signal in a dynamic analysis mode. The effects unit also features a comprehensive mid-side function. Also newin this version is a choice of linear-phase or latency-free filters. Smart:EQ3 is available now at…

Listen in now He‘s been a passionate musician for over 25 years. He started with guitar and simple chords. In 2006, he started actively making music with other musicians and founded his first trio. After some rehearsals, the trio decided to make their first recordings. That‘s how the passion for production & mixing started. At that time, audio production was a hobby with a lot to try out. After the trio disbanded, it was time to implement his own ideas, especially with electronic instruments. That was the start of his project „Magmatunes“. He quickly realized that, in order to produce music even more professionally, he needed a solid education. He began training as an audio engineer and also concentrated on his first studio construction during his training. The passion for…

As a digital TB-303 emulation with touchpad, the Roland TB-3 has a very dubious reputation - ideal for my YouTube show „Bad Gear“. Reluctantly, I bought a used copy and decided not to like it. I‘m not a big fan of touch-based interfaces and I found the preset oriented way of working daunting. Then, when I started working on the episode, I noticed not only that the TB-3 sounds good, but also how incredibly fast results can be achieved. It harmonizes with almost every other sound generator and the somewhat strange UI is intuitive to use. The output is not limited to acid motifs, since other classic and modern sounds are also provided. Of course the TB-3 is not perfect - many functions are hidden or only accessible through third-party…

Looking back, DAF‘s album “Alles ist gut” was one of the most important musical influences for me in the early 80s, especially the unmistakable driving bass lines of the Korg MS-20 and the Arp Odyssey. That‘s why a few years later I bought my first synthesizer, an MS-20, with the money I had saved up as a teenager. Since there was no internet and YouTube tutorials at that time, I just experimented, using the filter combination, patchbay and the external signal processor, creating a lot of unusual sounds, which can also be heard on the early recordings of my band Steril. In my view this unpredictability makes the MS-20 a very special synthesizer that can still surprise me almost 40 years later. For the recordings of the first two Steril…

MPC project data at bit.ly/BeatDL186 Project info Material: MPC Live, Live II, X, One, Touch, Studio, Renaissance, MPC Software 2 Time required: 1 hour Content: Create an Acid track using only onboard tools (TubeSynth and DrumSynth). Difficulty: Advanced 1 TubeSynth As a basis for our Acid bed, we use the TubeSynth and load the Init preset. As the sound source, we only use Oscillator 2 and the SUB OSC, so we turn both up in the mixer the others to zero. Of course, we then set the filter SLOPE to an authentic 18 dB/Oct, increase RESO(nance) quite a bit, and set ENV to 55 %. 2 Filter settings For the Filter Envelope, a short 187 ms DEC(ay) is suitable, whereas for the Amp Envelope only SUS(tain) 100% and REL(ease) 1.00…

You can find more Cubase workshops and video courses at www.MeinHomestudio.de Project info Material: Cubase Artist or Pro Time required: About 10 minutes Content: Create a stereo vibe using various audio effects and an automation track. Difficulty: Advanced 1 Load guitar track First open a new project with a tempo of 86 BPM. Load the enclosed wave file Jazzy Guitar Loop 86 BPM into the project on Bar 1. This will automatically create a stereo audio track. Then, select the four bars of the audio event in the locator area and then activate the loop function. 2 Mono becomes stereo Open the channel settings of the guitar track and load the audio effect Cloner to the first insert slot. Load the Just a Little preset and set the Mix slider…

» As a student, I didn‘t have the money to buy a synthesizer. Instead I used a radio with good speakers. « Sitting on the periphery of the ambient-experimental genre, German producer Stefan Goetsch possesses an unrestrained enthusiasm for all things vintage. Consumed since childhood by radio frequencies and sine tones, his releases as Hainbach typically consist of shifting audio landscapes based on the creative limitations of discarded gear taken from electronic landfill sites. His latest album, Landfill Totems, typifies the producer’s approach to production and composition. Conceived from an art instillation/performance based on three huge sculptures constructed from obsolete high-end research equipment, Goetsch went on a journey to discover their unforeseen capacity for creating immersive tonal meditations. Beat / We understand that your love of electronic sound derived from…

Features Software synthesizer Juno-106 emulation Chorus for Amp Room 6 modules for modular Format: VST, AU, AAX From Win 7, Mac OSX 10.12 Copy protection: iLok Facts Developer: Softube Web: softube.com Distributor: Audiowerk Price: 159 Euro (intro price 99 Euro) ▲ Excellent sound ▲ Hardware feeling ▲ Dynamically playable ▲ Organic chorus ▲ Also available as modules ▼ Only 6 voices Sound: Features: Price/Perf: Total: Alternatives Roland Juno-106 149 Euro roland.com u-he Diva 165 Euro u-he.com Arturia Jun-6V 199 Euro arturia.com There are already some virtual replicas of the Juno-106, among others by Roland itself or by Cherry Audio (DCO-106). In addition, TAL and Arturia have reproduced the almost identical, but somewhat different sounding predecessor Juno 60 very convincingly. However, Softube are known to be pioneers when it comes to…

Zampler plug-in, soundset, audio demos and MIDI-data for download: www.bit.ly/BeatDL186 www.zamplersounds.com 1 Bassdrum Since Techno is very rhythm oriented, many producers start with beat programming. And that‘s exactly how we proceed with our 120 BPM fast Melodic Techno track. For the bass drum, we use the Microtonic [1] drum synth, a plug-in classic with a sound all its own. Click on the arrow in the upper left corner and then on Initialize Preset. 2 Customize preset Select the first drum slot and then click on the smaller of the two displays to load a drum patch. We choose „SC BD BasketBall“from the „Bass Drum Patches“folder. This sound is already quite close to the desired sound. To play the bass drum chromatically, we set Osc Freq to C1. 3 Adjust bassdrum…

SAMPLES, SYNTHS & SEQUENCERS FOR YOUR STUDIO #20/02-2021 SOUNDS GOOD! HEADPHONE MIXING GUIDE THE DO’S AND DON’TS FOR FAT MIXES FULL VERSION SYNTRONIK J-60 SYNTH JUNO-60 FOR FREE! STREAMS & PODCASTS THE EASY WAY TO AD-FREE PODCASTS COMPRESSOR CHEAT-SHEET BEATZILLE SEMI-MODULAR MONSTER 15 GB! SYNTHS & SOUNDS AREENA REVERB CONVOLOGY XT MODELONIA 2 SAMPLETANK CS SONIC CHARGE CYCLONE SPHERE DELAY U-HE REPRO ALPHA VOLTAGE MODULAR BEAT XILS 3 V2 BE INCLUDING: FOCAL CLEAR MG | ULTRASONE SIGNATURE PRO | PRESONUS ERIS HD10BT | SENNHEISER HD-25 LIGHT | ETC.…

With its features, these headphones are recommended for stationary use in a desktop studio as well as for producing or pure music enjoyment on the road. For mobile use, these space-saving headphones can be folded and transported in the supplied case. They have a very rugged design and the most important components are made of metal instead of plastic. This makes the headphones, which weigh a good 350 grams, look more expensive than many of its competitors. The oval cups can be folded, tilted and swivelled, which, together with the angled mounting, increases the fit and comfort of these headphones. In the test, the headphones sat securely and snugly enough on the head to neither slip nor press uncomfortably. The soft imitation leather of the padding feels nice to the…

» Techno fulfilled my longing for this incredible energy! « Beat / The techno scene is not exempt from discrimination and archaic gender images. What was your experience in this regard? Lilly Palmer / Unfortunately, it is the case that women have a harder time gaining respect in the beginning. Everything we do is scrutinised 100 times more critically and that scared me for a while because I am a perfectionist and didn‘t want to allow myself even the slightest mistake. Now I‘m much more relaxed. Thanks to my experience I‘ve gained good confidence and understand the business mechanisms better. And as my manager always says: „I love to see hate comments under your posts. If the hate ever stops I will worry because that means what you do has…

Project info Material: Pioneer DDJ-FLX6, rekordbox Time required: About 30 minutes Content: Create dynamic effects and scratches. Difficulty: Beginner/Advanced 1 Project preparation After connecting the DJ controller to the computer, open the rekordbox DJ software and drag one song each to Decks 1 and 2. These can also differ significantly in tempo. To do this, run the track from Deck 1. Instead of a tempo adjustment, you want to perform a transition using the MergeFX shortly before the end of the first song. 2 MergeFX Press the MergeFX button on Deck 1. Of the 4 available effects, use the first one to make a snare sample sound. Change the effect dynamically by turning the knob to create a tension-increasing roll. Press MergeFX again to trigger the end of the effect…

Formalin: Love And Nihilism On their fourth album the band from Berlin surprises with a step towards rock music. That means Formalin have pimped up their electro sound with electric guitars and live drums. In songs like „Faded“this sounds like industrial rock and reminds of Nine Inch Nails, Stabbing Westward and Co. But also fans of previous albums don‘t have to worry, because the typical Electro/EBM core is still omnipresent and provides the basis for an even wider variety of styles, which also includes elements from pop, trap and djent, whereas a number like “Warzone” could have come from Skinny Puppy with a little imagination. A thoroughly modern album, which with its ultra-fat sound doesn‘t take any prisoners. And as soon as the clubs open again, the trio has the…

00000 40000 Djs Delight – T. Tennagels Erkrather Str. 4 40233 Düsseldorf Tel. 0211 - 35 37 21 Fax 0211 - 35 37 23 info@djsdelight.de www.djsdelight.de 90000 Musikhaus Thomann e.K. Treppendorf 30 | D-96138 Burgebrach Tel.: 09546 9223-0 Fax: 09546 6774 info@thomann.de www.thomann.de Advertise starting at 40 Euro in the Beat buying guide Your consultant: Yvonne Popall +49 (040) 28 51 66 48 y.popall@falkemedia.de Beat 08 | 2021 available on 07.07.2021 Feature: Top ten tracks Most of the acts on Spotify, TikTok and other streams are quite well-known, but many newcomers are celebrating their first successes here. The recipes are as similar as ever: catchy melodies and distinctive vocals, but apart from the sing-along effect, the participation factor is very much to the fore. How do you get that into…