| The Big Beat | |
| Type: | remix |
| Artist: | Machinations |
| Cover: | The_Big_Beat_by_Machinations.jpg |
| Released: | May 1986 |
| Genre: | Electronic, Synthpop |
| Length: | 46:30 |
| Label: | White Label Records |
| Prev Title: | Big Music |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Uptown |
| Next Year: | 1988 |
The Big Beat is a remix album by Australian synthpop band Machinations. The album is a collection of 12" mixes and was released in May 1986 on White Label Records a subsidiary of Mushroom Records. The album peaked at number 83 on the Australian Kent Music Report.
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St Ives. 1993. 186. 0-646-11917-6.