Essays

Essays

Crackdowns on Fraud and Unnamed Creation: On AI Music

Recently, I came across news that Beatport, a music streaming and download platform, has banne...
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Words Create Likenesses and Update Sensations

(Originally posted: March 30, 2026)When I try to put something into words, I do not feel that ...
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On Depletion, Mastery, and Cultivating the Soil

When I finish a piece primarily using sampled materials, I sometimes feel a certain sense of d...
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On Traces of Output, or the Self-Portrait of an OS

To those who know me in everyday life, I often seem to be perceived as a logical—or perhaps mo...
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The Chord of Late Autumn: Thoughts in the Era of Two Seasons

My favorite season is late autumn. It is that fleeting moment when the summer heat has finally...
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Liner Notes: 『Contour of Oblivion』

Contour of Oblivion by MasaharuThis collection is a pursuit of one of the author's core themes...
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Instrument of Logic: The Primordial Landscape of MSX and MML

As a boy who loved making things, I was constantly struggling with the limitations of "materia...
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The Cruelty of the World and the Work as a Fortress: Reflections on the Film “The Zone of Interest”

AI-generated Podcast: Commentary on this articleI recently watched the film The Zone of Intere...
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Does AI Create Music, or Does It Extend the Musician?

On January 21, 2026, a business partnership between ACE Studio and EASTWEST Sounds was announc...
Cubase & Plugins

Rethinking Cubase Template Creation via a “Layer Structure”

AI Audio: "Commentary on this article"Have you ever stood before a massive orchestral template...