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  • 2026-05-03
  • 2026-05-03

Octatrackの根本的機能を考える

Octatrackと再度向き合うにあたって、今までと同じ使い方ではつまらない。もっと根本的な、Octatrackならではの機能とは何かと考えていました。 以前の記事でも書いたように、Octatrackはサンプラー、エフェクター、ミキサー、ルーパー、M […]

  • 2024-12-17
  • 2024-12-25

Consider Octatrack's potential as a looper.

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 [...].

  • 2023-10-29
  • 2024-12-25

Kyoto, Ambient, Ryoji Ikeda

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 [...]...

  • 2023-10-11
  • 2023-10-11

Roxane Métayer live 2023/10/9 in Kurashiki (Desert time Kurashiki)

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 [...].

  • 2023-10-01
  • 2023-10-01

First things to do with Octatrack

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.

  • 2023-09-19
  • 2023-09-19

Restrictions on Production

'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.

  • 2023-09-10
  • 2023-09-10

Advantages of Introducing MTR

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 [...].

  • 2023-09-02
  • 2023-09-03

Dealing with GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome)

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 [...].