Essays

Overwhelmed by What Simply Stands

(Originally posted on August 5, 2006)One of my quiet pleasures is driving alone, day or night. T...
Essays

A Reflection on Yoshitomo Nara

(Originally posted: June 26, 2006)On June 25, 2006, I watched the documentary program Jounetsu T...
Essays

Building the Buddha and Infusing It with a Soul

(Originally posted on April 1, 2007)Recent technological advancements have made it remarkably ea...
Essays

One of the Origins I Should Return To

(Originally posted on April 26, 2007)One of my favorite childhood pastimes was playing with LEGO...
Essays

The Manifestation of Images in Art

(Originally posted: June 7, 2006)The manifestation of images in art is not merely the faithful r...
Cubase & Plugins

Cubase: How to Create a Playback Pause Function with a Macro

If you've ever been frustrated by the lack of a playback pause function in Cubase, this guide mi...
Cubase & Plugins

How to correctly reflect Expression Map changes

In Cubase, the Expression Map feature allows you to switch key switches (articulations).However,...
Cubase & Plugins

Enable ASIO-Guard on output bus to prevent Cubase dropouts

If you are struggling with audio dropouts in Cubase, the information in this article might help ...
Cubase & Plugins

How to check memory usage of orchestral VST plugins

When creating music using a large number of orchestral VST plug-in, it is necessary to pay atten...
Cubase & Plugins

Bug that corrupts Cubase project files larger than 2 GB

This problem has been resolved in Cubase 13.0.30.Cubase project files (.cpr) may not be saved pr...