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Done With Expensive! The best Hardware Deals Under 500 Euro | Beat 08/26
Fuel, food, going out ... everything has been getting more expensive for quite some time now, and the fun is getting left behind. Or is it? No, because cutting yourself to pieces through saving isn’t the answer! In this masterclass, we’ll show you why 2026 is the year of the “Smart Producer.” From serious analog synths and wavetable and granular specialists to portable samplers, controllers, and effect pedals that won’t blow your budget, we present exciting hardware highlights under 500 Euros so you can more quickly find the tool that truly fits your workflow. So hopefully at the end of the money there won‘t be that much month left again.
Smart buy or dust collector? What are you really missing?
Budget gear is tempting: a small synth on sale, an affordable pedal for more mojo, a controller instead of a mouse. But not every new device makes your setup better. Sometimes what you‘re missing is new sounds, and sometimes it‘s more structure. Maybe you already have everything you need and simply need to get to know your gear a little better. This buyer‘s guide will show you whether your next tool will be a game changer or just another dust collector with USB-C.
Free Software: 3 cult plug-ins for 80s vibe – Waldorf Edition 2 LE
3 cult plug-ins for 80s vibe Glassy digital pads, punchy Electro drums and filter sweeps full of character: The Waldorf Edition 2 LE brings three classics straight into your studio. With the iconic PPG Wave 2.V synthesiser, the powerful Attack drum machine and the versatile D-Pole filter plug-in, you get a compact trio of plug-ins for Synth Pop, New Wave and 80s Pop, as well as modern genres.
Test: Roland TR-1000 – Back to analog drums
The TR-1000 impresses with analogue sound generation based on the iconic TR-808 and TR-909, combined with modern sampling and tried-and-tested ACB technology. We put it to the test to see whether the new flagship model lives up to the great legacy of the Transistor Rhythm legends.
New! Now with monthly Eurorack radar – by Eden Grey
Welcome to my new modular synth journal for beat. I am Eden Grey aka Dr. Chelsea Bruno and If you don’t know me yet, I can introduce myself simply by telling you, I make a ton of music. I work in a bunch of styles with a lot of different methods, but one of my favourite things to do is to work on designing sounds creatively with my Eurorack synthesizer. And starting now, you'll find information, reviews, and rumors about the latest modules and happenings in the scene in my diary every month basically, your all-in-one modular update at a glance.
