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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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  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

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  Enchanting Instruments 101 - U-he PRESSWERK - Overview

  2024-12-27

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  Among plug-in effects, compressors are one of the most popular categories, alongside EQs. In many cases, compressors are

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  Enchanting Instruments 100 - U-he SATIN Tape Emulator - Tape Delay/Tape Flanging

  2024-12-25

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  The SATIN tape emulator, in addition to its basic functionality as an open reel, also includes more unconventional featu

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  Enchanting Instruments 99 - U-he SATIN Tape Emulator with dbx Noise Reduction

  2024-12-25

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  This time, we will explain dbx noise reduction (NR). SATIN includes both dbx I and dbx II, but it seems the original nam

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  Enchanting Instruments 98 - U-he SATIN Tape Emulator Noise Reduction Dolby

  2024-12-11

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  SATIN is equipped with the following NR (noise reduction) circuit, which is rare for a tape emulator. NR is a circuit th

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  Enchanting Instruments 97 - U-he SATIN Tape Emulator Service Panel Repro/Circuit

  2024-12-10

  Theme：sound＆person, sound

  The Repro Head(s) section described in this article is a parameter that controls the physical attributes of the playback