Production Notes & Reflections- category -

String-based physical sound source SWAM appears to have added IR (Impulse Response) in v.3.10, so I'd like to document my own findings as Part 2. Please feel free to point out any errors. 1. SWAM's design and conventional mechanisms (...

　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...

　In fact, there is one area where I had difficulty in typing Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique".　That is the execution of "fp" that follows the opening chord. 　Piano Sonata No. 8 was composed between 1797 and 1798, and the pia...

Over the past year, I've transcribed all of Beethoven's piano sonatas up to the final 32nd. And starting this year, I've decided to tackle the 8th and 14th, which I hadn't transcribed yet. First up is the 8th, "Pathétique." It seems he composed it before reaching the age of 30, while his later years...

The three sound libraries show different qualities in polyphonic and harmonic writing.

Comparison of Three Sound Libraries: Synchron D-274, Ivory3, and Pianoteq 8

This is the piano version of Bach's Goldberg Variations "Aria." I've been working on string trio and harpsichord arrangements up until now, but I've finally arrived at the piano version. Initially, I tried arranging it for piano, but handling the polyphony proved quite difficult and scattered...

　The original title of the Goldberg Variations is "Aria and Various Variations for Clavicembalo with 2-step keyboard".　This time, I decided to play the theme aria on harpsichord. 　Nowadays, since Glengrood, most of the arias are probably played on the piano...

　I managed to type the aria from the Goldberg Variations.　I realized that a string trio is much more difficult than I had thought.　While playing, I felt that unless each soloist's sound blended well with each other, there would be no music at all...

Tokyo Scoring Strings' Innovative Solution