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楽器メーカーで楽器開発していました。楽器は不思議な道具で、人間が生きていく上で、必要不可欠でもないのに、いつの時代も、たいへんな魅力を放っています。音楽そのものが、実用性という意味では摩訶不思議な立ち位置ですが、その音楽を奏でる楽器も、道具としては一風変わった存在なのです。そんな掴み所のない楽器について、作り手視点で、あれこれ書いていきたいと思います。
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  蠱惑の楽器たち 116．u-he Zebralette3 BETA2 レビュー5

  2025-07-28

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  無料のソフトシンセZebralette3 BETA2紹介の最終回です。今回はエンベロープ・ジェネレーター （ADSR）の代わりになるMSEG（Multi Stage Envelope Generator）と、モジュレーション・マトリックスの

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  Enchanting Instruments 115 - U-he Zebralette3 BETA2 Review Part 4

  2025-07-28

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  Here is a review of the u-he Zebralette3 featuring the groundbreaking vector synthesis. In this article, I will give an

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  Enchanting Instruments 114 - U-he Zebralette3 BETA2 Review Part 3

  2025-07-23

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  Additive Synthesis in Zebralette3 This time I’m going to talk about the additive mode of Zebralette3. Ad

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  Enchanting Instruments 113 - U-he Zebralette3 BETA2 Review Part 2

  2025-06-27

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  Vector-Based Synthesis: A New Frontier What sets u-he Zebralette3 apart is its innovative use of vector-based wavefor

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  Enchanting Instruments 112 - U-he Zebralette3 BETA2 Review Part 1

  2025-05-31

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  The u-he Zebralette3 beta features an innovative new synthesis method and was released in February 2024. ⇒ Bewit

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  Enchanting Instruments 111 - U-he Bazille Review Semi-Modular

  2025-02-20

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  u-he Bazille is a software synth that’s in the category of semi-modular synths. In this article, we will take a lo

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  Enchanting Instruments 110 - U-he Bazille Review Oscillator PD

  2025-01-22

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  Casio PD Sound Source (Phase Distortion) This is about the PD sound source used in Bazille's four oscillators

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  Enchanting Instruments 109 - U-he Bazille Review Oscillator FM

  2025-01-21

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  Introducing u-he’s Bazille, a software synthesizer. The alpha version was released in 2009, and the official relea

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  Enchanting Instruments 108 - U-he MFM2 Delay Review Part 2

  2025-01-17

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  In this article, I will use specific examples to explain. Transient Adjustment for Wet It is normal to app

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  Enchanting Instruments 107 - U-he MFM2 Delay Review Part 1

  2025-01-15

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  Amid the trend of automation and black-boxing in many plugins, u-he plugins remain predominantly manual. Without underst

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  Enchanting Instruments 106 - U-he TWANGSTROM - Spring Reverb Review

  2025-01-14

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  The u-he TWANGSTROM is a unique spring reverb plugin. The word ‘spring’ literally means a coil, and it uses

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  Enchanting Instruments 105 - U-he COLOUR COPY - Delay Review

  2024-12-31

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  u-he COLOUR COPY is a delay plug-in that emulates a BBD (bucket-brigade device). It’s relatively easy to use, but

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  Enchanting Instruments 104 - U-he PRESSWERK - M/S Processessing

  2024-12-31

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  M/S (Mid/Side) Processing PRESSWERK is capable of Mid/Side processing. This is a classic feature found in many EQs an

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  Enchanting Instruments 103 - U-he PRESSWERK - Features of the Compressor

  2024-12-31

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  The basics of compressors are explained on many websites and videos, so we’ll skip that here. Instead, let’s

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  Enchanting Instruments 102 - U-he PRESSWERK - History of the Compressor

  2024-12-31

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  PRESSWERK is a comp that is a collection of analog comps of the past. Before using it, it is useful to know the structur