Beat Magazine #221- June 2024

STREAMS & SPOTIFY – How much you earn with it

Streaming services have long since revolutionized the way we consume music – and they don‘t stay out of the headlines. But which platforms are the most important for music creators and podcasters? How do you place your tracks successfully, how do you increase your popularity and why does your sound have to be featured in Spotify and Apple playlists? Look forward to our big special, in which we provide all the answers about streaming and also show you how and where you can ultimately make sales with streams.

How do I get on playlists, which ones do I have to be on and what do I get out of it?

If you want to „be there“ on platforms like Spotify or Apple Music and reach a large audience, there‘s no getting around playlists. There are two types here: curated, put together by people on the one hand. And generated individually for each listener by the algorithm. How do you land on one and the other? Which ones are most important for your own genre? And what, other than streaming millions, does that bring?

Worth 88 Euro for free: RetroMod Digital 1 – Your Master of Synth & Vaporwave

The PPG Wave series, Korg‘s DW series and the Prophet VS ... friends of the dazzling synth sounds of the 80s are sure to get bright eyed at these names. These hybrids with digital oscillators and analog filters are legendary for their flowing pads, harsh basses, metallic electric piano sounds and sawing leads. Experience their magic anew with RetroMod Digital 1!

Test: SOMA Pulsar-23 – Aggressive 4 Track Drum Synth

Pulsar-23 is an analog drum synthesizer with four tracks for kick, snare, hi-hat/cymbal and bass/percussion. The semi-modular device follows the concept of the organismic synthesizer – this means that all 23 modules including chaos generator, clock and LFO can be interconnected.

Test: Korg KAOSS Replay – Multi FX Unit with Sampler

KAOSS Replay is a stand-alone performance tool that revives the concept of the popular KAOSS effects devices. Korg wants to present the ideal all-in-one solution for musicians, live artists and producers. In addition to its unique KAOSS pad with the corresponding effects, Replay also offers sampling and playback as well as various DJ functions.

91 pads & basses for spheric Drum & Bass: LIQUID D&B for Zampler & Akai MPCs

Liquid Drum & Bass has been there since forever – and still is one of the top notch genres of broken beats, for listening, dancing and floating all at once. This pack, compatible with Zampler and your MPC, offers a total of 91 fluid pads, growling basses, soulful chords and crystal bells, creating that relaxed feeling in an instant. If you love Hospital Records, Fokuz, Shogun and Liquicity or artists like High Contrast, LTJ Bukem and Etherwood, this one’s the perfect fit for you!