Essays

The Desire to Understand and Find Meaning: Thoughts on Reading “Ellipse and Skeleton”

(Original posted on June 26, 2000)Although the title doesn't suggest a book about music, this wo...
Essays

Why Classical Music is Classical: Thoughts on Reading “Listen to Classical Music!”

(Original posted on November 25, 1999)This time, I'll focus on "Listen to Classical Music!" by K...
Essays

Composition as a Building Process: Thoughts on Schoenberg’s “Fundamentals of Musical Composition”

(Originally posted on April 8, 2002)The author offers the following advice to beginner composers...
Book Reviews

Review: “The Thematic Process in Music” by Rudolph Réti

(Originally posted on April 9, 2002)As its Japanese subtitle, "The Theme and Construction of Cla...
Essays

Thematic Structure as a Compositional Element: Thoughts on Reading “The Melodic Science of Masterpieces”

(Original posted on April 8, 2002)One could say that a characteristic of "large-scale works," su...
Essays

The Utility and Limits of Imitation: Reflections on “The Wonders of Music”

(Original posted on April 4, 2002)The author, Sadao Bekku, has a very clear way of writing, and ...
Essays

Architecture is Frozen Music (The Structure of Music) – Reflections on ‘The Wonders of Music’

(Originally posted on April 8, 2002)It seems that music has often been discussed in close compar...
Cubase & Plugins

ASIO-Guard Explained – For Stability and Performance in Your Production Environment

This article focuses on "ASIO-Guard," a feature Cubase users will have likely encountered.In DAW...
Cubase & Plugins

How to Make MIDI Data Drag and Drop Work Correctly

Have you ever been frustrated when dragging and dropping MIDI data from Cubase's MediaBay, only ...
Cubase & Plugins

Is Nahimic Causing Your Cubase to Crash & Freeze? Solutions Here

It's a truly frustrating problem when Cubase suddenly freezes or crashes in the middle of being ...