Beethoven Piano Sonata No.28 (Revised)
The Use of the Una Corda on Pianos of Beethoven’s Time
Digital Classical Music – Blog
The Effect of IR in the Physical Modeling String Instrument SWAM (v3.10) and a Comparison with SCES
The effect of IR, which is newly introduced in SWAM Solo Strings, is actually used to make the cello sound [...].
New Year's Day, 2026
Happy New Year. May this year be a peaceful one. Last year, we overhauled the site. Previously, we had been updating the blog [...]
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 27
Emotional Expressiveness and the Subtle Art of Repeating a Theme
Two Great Pianists and Their Lessons
Shif's Lecture Recitals (Wigmore Hall, 2004-2006)
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 26, “Les Adieux” (Revised)
I revisited Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 26 to burn it onto the fourth CD. In 1809, a conflict erupted in Central Europe [...]
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 25 “Cuckoo” (Revised)
This piano sonata, like No. 24, is also a short piece. It's famous as the Cuckoo Sonata. Beethoven submitted it to the publisher [...]
SWAM and the Introduction of IR (Impulse Response) in v3.10 (Part 2 – Revised Edition)
Previously, in the notification regarding the version upgrade to SWAM v3.10, a physical modeling sound source for string instruments, it stated "IR (Impu [...]
IR (Impulse Response) of string-based physical sound sources (Part 1)
The physical sound sources discussed here are Audio Modeling's SWAM Strings and Sample Mod [...].
Morley College London and the story of a 98-year-old student who loves the piano
A friend of mine, who runs a small publishing company, told me that he was going to study at Morley College London in the U.K. to [...]