I recently acquired a Terra from Soma laboratory and have been trying to figure out how to combine it with a looper, but I have found it quite difficult to use it with the Octatrack. This has forced me to rethink my traditional usage. Terra has a si [...].
Today I would like to talk about coffee, a beverage that is indispensable to my daily life. Coffee is consumed in various situations such as work, conversation, and as an accompaniment while traveling, but why is coffee so loved? My personal feeling is that the time I spend drinking coffee is the time I am proactively living [...].
I went to the Ambient Kyoto installation and Ryoji Ikeda "Ultrasonics" (live) in Kyoto over the weekend, and it was a very stimulating experience. Ambient Kyoto I went to Kyoto for two [...]...
It was so wonderful live that I'm writing this without losing my excitement. I first heard of her through her album "Perlée de sève" released this February on the Marionette label. I first heard of her through her album "Perlée de sève" released this February on the Marionette label. The genre [...].
In this article, I will describe what I wish I had done earlier when I started using Octatrack, looking back. Creating a Template First of all, one or two things are about to happen: the Octatrack will be used to create each audio track, MIDI track, and [...] from the utility-like settings.
I have been using the Octatrack for more than 4 years now, but it has been a long time since I had a problem with no sound. [...].
'What people respond to when they see art, it's a struggle between the artist and the constraints' Saul Steinberg (Austin Cleon. The Class of Creativity. It is a struggle between the artist and the constraints.
This time, I would like to talk about the production environment. In today's DAW-dominated world, I started music production with a DAW and a laptop, but I have found many unexpected benefits from the introduction of an MTR (multi-track recorder). Here is the one I use, ZOOM's Live [...].
Have you ever heard of the term GAS? Gear Acquisition Syndrome. I learned this word on youtube and sighed, "I know what you mean. I bought one thing and immediately wanted the next one, and bought equipment one after another [...].
The Octatrack can be set up very freely, so it is interesting to explore how to use it in a way that suits you best. As an example, here is my recent setup. In this setup, the Octatrack is used as a sampler, effects pedal, and mixer [...].
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