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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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Episode #41 with rocomoco Pleasant, but not light fare • Tobias Fischer is your host for the Behind the Beat Podcast. This episode is dedicated to German duo rocomoco which explores the relationship between man and machine on their new album Electric Paradise – while indulging in the sounds of heavenly hip-hop instrumentals.

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Test: Reveal Sound Spire AI • In the shadow of Serum, Nexus and Sylenth1, Spire by Reveal Sound has blossomed into one of the most important EDM synths in recent years. The manufacturer has continuously improved the plug-in with new features and sound. The latest update brings a small revolution.

Test: NI Kontakt 8 • Two years after Kontakt 7, Native Instruments is releasing Kontakt 8, the successor to the new Komplete 15. What‘s new, what‘s good and where have the community‘s wishes been taken into account?

Test: GForce Software OB-1 • Just when you think that all synth legends should be emulated by now, GForce Software comes along with the OB-1 and proves us wrong. And the sound quality here sets new standards.

Test: Vengeance Avenger 2 • Seven years after the release of the first VPS Avenger, Vengeance Sound has updated their synth. Version 2 comes with a revised user interface and many new features that make the sound design monster even more powerful.

Test: Forever 89 Visco • Beatmaker, sound designer, live performer – Visco by Forever 89 is a virtual drum machine that manipulates and transforms samples in real time. The limitations of conventional audio files are a thing of the past. Find out in the test whether the creative tool delivers what it promises.

Test: XLN Audio Life • From everyday sounds to beats: With XLN Audio Life, every sound becomes a rhythm. An ingenious concept, but how does it work in practice?

Test: Unfiltered Audio Battalion • A drum machine with 24 synthesis engines, sampler and a powerful sequencer - that sounds like a combination of Elektron‘s Model: Cycles and Model: Samples. The perfect groove tool for the desert island?

Test: Softube Model 77 • Even if the Swedes try to avoid mentioning the famous model by name, it should be clear to connoisseurs after looking at the GUI: Model 77 is dedicated to Yamaha‘s CS series, especially the legendary CS-80, which Vangelis made immortal with his Bladerunner soundtrack.

Test: Wave Alchemy TRIAZ • The recent release of the TRIAZ Player was a bombshell. A free drum sample player with...