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Revisiting Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 29 “Hammerklavier”
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Finally, we have started to review No. 29. It is often said to be the greatest piano piece in the world or the most difficult, and various explanations abound. It is true that there are many parts that are difficult to understand how to play on a live piano. It is often said that it is the most difficult piece of piano music in the world and that it is the most difficult. -
Features of SWAM and SCES (Part 3): Differences in Approach between Physical Modeling and Sample Modeling
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Introduction While Audio Modering's SWAM Solo Strings (SWAM) and Samplemodering's Solo, Chamber & Ensemble Strings (SCES), both commonly used string instruments, have a high degree of perfection, they are fundamentally different in the way they are created and handled. The two are both highly accomplished, but they have fundamentally different philosophies on how sounds are made and handled... -
The Effect of IR in the Physical Modeling String Instrument SWAM (v3.10) and a Comparison with SCES
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I compared the effect of IR, which is newly introduced in SWAM Solo Strings, by actually sounding the cello. The subject is the first part of Saint-Saens "The Swan". DAW: Cubase Pro 11 (FX not used) - Sound Source: Audio Modeling SWAM Solo ... -
New Year's Day, 2026
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Happy New Year. May this year be a peaceful one. Last year, I overhauled the site. Previously, I added articles sequentially via blog posts, but now I've set up a main page with several indexes. I think it's become a bit easier to navigate. 1. Beethoven's... -
Two Great Pianists and Their Lessons
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Shif's Lecture Recitals (Wigmore Hall, 2004-2006) -
SWAM and the Introduction of IR (Impulse Response) in v3.10 (Part 2 – Revised Edition)
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Previously, in the notification about the version upgrade to SWAM v3.10, a physical modeling sound source for string instruments, the manufacturer stated that "IR (Impulse Response) has been introduced." However, upon checking the official Release Notes, the term IR is nowhere to be found, and instead... -
IR (Impulse Response) of string-based physical sound sources (Part 1)
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The physical sound sources I will be discussing here are Audio Modeling's SWAM Strings and Sample Modeling's Solo, Chamber & Ensemble Strings (hereafter referred to as SCES). In between playing Beethoven's Piano Sonata, I have been considering various ways to play strings...
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