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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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Fit for a job in the music biz • Many want to turn their dream into a career and work as music producers, sound designers or even sound engineers. But what kind of training does that require? We spoke to media scientist and PR and Marketing Manager Oleksandra Meier-Kruk from WAVE AKADEMIE.

SPEED UP YOUR PC FIND ERRORS, INCREASE OUTPUT 45 DAW & PERFORMANCE TIPS • If the computer doesn‘t rock, the workflow doesn‘t either. Long boot times slow down the fun, audio dropouts are a pain in the ass, and if the DAW takes minutes to start up, you‘re not in the mood anymore anyway. But this can be done better! In our deep dive, we eliminate errors and blockages from Win & Mac so that you can get maximum performance from your DAW and setup - and finally produce new tracks with fun again. Also included: 12 tools for organizing, optimizing, repairing and creating backups.

HARDWARE FEATURES

The perfect studio PC

7 tips for faster Macs • Admittedly: Apple‘s macOS has grooved enormously well on the in-house computers. Nevertheless, they boot slower over time, more and more programs occupy memory, the Finder can no longer find files and various other „little things“ disrupt the usual workflow. And if you look for tips in Google, it rarely goes beyond „do an update“ or „buy more RAM“. Therefore, it‘s time for seven really helpful tips …

Don‘t underestimate latency!! • Thanks to ever-increasing computing power, latency is no longer an issue for most producers. However, it is still an absolute no-go when recording vocals, instruments or external synthesizers-especially in a band context or live on stage. We spoke with Drew Mazurek, Technical Marketing Specialist at Universal Audio, about the technical requirements and hurdles when working with software-based setups.

Power-up with sampling via VSTi recorder

How to make your DAW faster • Whether it‘s a laptop or a PC, a Windows or a Mac computer, you can significantly improve the performance of your system if you know how to adjust the settings. The following tips will not only help you optimize your system for demanding audio applications, but also help you troubleshoot.

Relieve the computer using Vienna Ensemble Pro

Launch Ableton Live faster • Similar to macOS, Ableton Live is also quite stable, but here and there small problems creep in. Especially with versions 10 and 11, starting the DAW can sometimes take several minutes for no apparent reason. We have the solution for this and six additional tips …

Power-up with multisampling for later sessions

Power-up with apps as synths

Power-up with effect tracks

More computing power thanks to SoundGrid

Optimize Windows for audio • Even though Windows 11 has been on the market since the end of 2021, many PCs are still shipped with Windows 10. Of course, version 10 is still in use in many studios, and for good reason, because it is powerful, stable and ideally suited for audio applications. However, performance and latency values can be significantly improved in many cases. We‘ll...