Hello, this is enin.
Bami-chan, also known as Futaba Minato, who has a youthful song voice, posted her new song "Bluesky" to KiraHapi 2025, and it has been viewed in the four digits for the first time on Niconico.
I'm happy that the number of likes has reached an all-time high not only on Niconico but also on X.
I guess people really want sparkly songs.
It's already been a year since I deleted my account, fed up with the spam and zombies of Twitter (now called X), the bad blocking system, the management policy of turning it into a "competitive SNS" that incites hate, the bad terms of service that use posted illustrations as fodder for AI, and so on.
In search of the old blue bird, I moved to the new SNS, Bluesky, and it was a new world.
There were no zombies trying to earn imps, and no spam swarming my tweets.
I didn't get a flood of pointless rumours or hate-inciting tweets from influencers I didn't follow.
If I block someone, my posts will naturally be invisible to my enemies.
Users tweet about their daily lives as they please.
It's like the good old days of Twitter.
However, Bluesky is not as popular as X, and the number of users is still less than one-tenth of X's.
I have to admit that X is better at promoting my work and gathering information.
So, although I made a new account on X, my soul is still with Bluesky.
Bluesky is still where I feel most comfortable.
I had the idea of making an (un)official song for this new SNS, Bluesky, about a year ago when I moved to Bluesky, but I couldn't come up with any ideas for lyrics or music.
It's been almost four years since I started DTM, but I still don't know my musicality.
But I want to move forward even if I'm still lost.
This is my third song with Futaba Minone, and all of them are bright, energetic rock songs that make heavy use of major chords, befitting her youthful song voice.
Debut song "Your Youth Story"
Second song "Small Courage"
The guitar solo that was well received in the comments this time is Ample I made it using Guitar TC's riff mode.
Not only does Ample Guitar have great sound, but it also has programming assistance functions like riff mode and strummer mode, so it's very easy to use.
Programming guitar is very difficult if you try to do it all using just the piano roll.
If you can play guitar, it's probably quicker to just play it lol
I want to make rock or metal, but programming guitar and bass is too difficult...Ample Sound products are a sound source that can be called a savior for such DTMers.
Even I, who have never played guitar or bass properly, was able to create a sound that captivated listeners, so there's no doubt about it.
And that's it!
It's been about three months since Synthesizer V Studio 2 (SV2) was released.
My first SV2 library was Miyamai Moka, which I got with a limited-time free update, but I decided to update Yume no Shokyou ROSE to SV2 as well.
An update to the SV2 library is available for purchase at the Bushiroad online store for users who own the Synthesizer V1 versions of Yume no Shokyou POPY and ROSE.
However, even if you don't update to SV2, you can use ROSE SV1 with SV2 by using an SV1 compatible library.
The Synthesizer V library 1 is already quite expressive, but it gets even more amazing with SV2.
Now, on to the subject of the title.
I got the update code from the Bushiroad online store, but when I tried to authenticate the update on SV2...
What do you mean the product is invalid...?
ROSE SV1 is a genuine library I bought from DLSite, and of course I'm not using a cracked product.
The "Read Me First" file I downloaded from the Bushiroad site doesn't have any detailed instructions, just a link to the AHS site.
In the FAQ there was an item that said "I can't register the Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro upgrade code to my Dreamtonics account," but I don't understand why that is, since ROSE SV1 is already installed on SV2.
I copied and pasted the serial number from an email, and I even copied and pasted it into a notepad to make sure there were no strange spaces, so there's no way I could have made a typo.
In the first place, if you enter a random code, you'll be rejected without even getting to the library selection screen.
After trying various things, I found out that there are two routes to register the upgrade serial code.
Since there was no instructions on how to register the upgrade serial code, I registered it using the "Add Product" button, but it turns out you can also do it using the "Upgrade to Version 2" button in ROSE SV1.
The numbers that were previously displayed as "5/1" had changed to "1/1", and I realized for the first time that it was probably the number of licenses and not the date.
I had no idea what the number 5 meant, so I assumed it was a date.
It's so generous of me to be able to update 5 libraries for just under 5,000 yen.
I didn't take a screenshot because I thought it would be rejected, but when I pressed the "Apply upgrade" button it went through.
I thought about contacting Dreamtonics on their website, but it took me to the AHS website for some reason, and I'm not sure if AHS support would be able to help me with this, even though I registered a code I bought from the Bushiroad store.
SV2's voice synthesis technology is great, but the authentication is a bit disappointing.
I also had an expired trial version of ROSE SV2 left, so I uninstalled it midway through, but it's possible that the expired library was getting in the way.
After much trial and error, ROSE finally evolved into SV2, but I still don't know why the authentication didn't go through.
I wonder how many people can successfully update without support...
And so on!
Apparently Reaper is a fairly minor DAW in Japan.
According to a survey by Sleep Freaks, it's around 0.6%.
I think it's a good DAW because it's simple, lightweight, cheap, and can be expanded with scripts, but I think the reason it's not that popular in Japan is because there isn't much information about it in Japanese, like there is about Cubase.
So, I decided to make a series of memoranda to help increase the number of great Reaper users in Japan.
I'd like to share the information I learn here from time to time, and I've also created a new category called "Reaper".
Now, about the title function.
Guitar and orchestra sound sources have key switches assigned to each key to allow for realistic and diverse playing techniques close to those of real instruments, but it's quite difficult to remember which key has which function.
So I thought it would be convenient to display them on the piano roll, and I discovered a way to do that with Reaper.
To do this, first prepare a TXT file that lists the characters to display on the piano roll.
For example, the key switches for Ample Metal Eclipse that I often use are
30 Tap
29 HamOPI
28 Legato
27 SlideIO
26 PMute
25 NHarm
24 Sustain
These are listed as follows.
The numbers on the left are consecutive numbers starting from C-1=0, so for example, C1 is 24, C2 is 36, and so on.
If you haven't changed anything, the storage location should be something like
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\REAPER\MIDINoteNames
so save the TXT file there.
Right-click above the left keys in the piano roll...
Select File > Note/CC names > Load note/CC names from file > Choose file
and a TXT file will appear. Open it and the keyswitch names will appear on the keys.
If they're only displayed on the keys and not above the notes, this should be disabled, so enable it.
You can freely edit based on the TXT file, so you can display all the keyswitches for other sound sources.
The same goes for drum sounds.
It's easy to input because you can see at a glance what sound will be played where.
I've been posting about my recent activities lately, so I'll talk about music as a DTMer.
SERUM, which I've also covered in this blog, got a major update a while ago and became a hot topic in the community.
The generous offer of a free update for existing users was met with rave reviews, so I updated it immediately and spent the whole day tinkering with it.
However, the synth I've been using most frequently in my own songs recently is actually not SERUM, but a different synth called Sylenth1, so I'll talk about that one today.
It's going against the times, lol.
Sylenth1 is a synth with a long history in the DTM world, released around 2007, and like SERUM, it has been popular in the community for many years.
It is called a virtual analog synth, and rather than the crunchy sound used in modern electronic music like SERUM, it has a retro sound that feels nostalgic, like the analog synths of yesteryear.
Recently, band music and ballads are becoming more popular than dance music, so I want a universal (and attractive) sound that goes well with songs, not the sharp digital sounds used in cutting-edge electronic music.
Also, it's extremely light.
Synths these days are becoming more and more multifunctional, and on my weak machine, opening just 10 synths often crashes my DAW, but with Sylenth1, I don't feel like it crashes no matter how many I use, so light is the key.
Maybe because it's a popular synth, it rarely goes on sale, although not as much as SERUM, and sometimes it's only 20% off.
https://www.lennardigital.com/store/
You can purchase it on the LENNAR DIGITAL official website above, with a one-time payment of 139 euros or a 10 euro/month subscription.
I bought it in one lump sum. At the current exchange rate, it's just over 22,000 yen.
I think it's relatively cheap among the popular standard synths.
There is a trial version, so if you're interested, it's a good idea to try it out.
There is a big advantage to using a standard synth, and that is the wide range of presets.
Sylenth1 has about 3,000 factory presets alone, but if you include third-party ones, there are so many that it's ridiculous to count them.
It's quite difficult to create a synth sound from scratch, so I think it's a good idea to use the presets as they are or modify them.
If there is a drawback, it's that your real name is displayed under the logo, so there is a risk that your real name will be revealed during streaming.
I tried to find a way to hide it, but I haven't found one yet.
If you search for Sylenth1, you will find a few sites that say "We will transfer your license for a fee," but license transfer is clearly prohibited by the terms and conditions, so don't do it.
It's really annoying to have someone else's name displayed under the logo.
【How to use】
First, prepare two tracks like this and launch two copies of Sylenth1.
Export one of the presets and rename it as you like.
Initialize the preset.
Then, move the knobs on the initialized one to imitate the preset and create a replica.
If you do this 10-20 times, you'll probably get the idea of how moving it changes the sound.
The principle of a synthesizer?
I don't know, so just Google it.
And that's it!
Hi, I'm Enin.
This year, I had a vague goal of uploading at least one song video per month, but I'm already behind schedule.
I actually finished a new song last week, but it was a seasonal piece that came to me spontaneously, and by the time I finished it, it was already past its prime, so I decided to reschedule the release to next year.
It's no use releasing a Christmas song in the summer.
I have a problem with not being able to create works in a planned manner, so I let the momentum take over an idea that comes to me spontaneously and complete it all in one go, which is the best way to create works, but if you want to make the video as well as the song a certain level of quality, it takes more than a week to finish.
It's pretty common that a seasonal idea comes to me and I start working on it, but by the time I finish it, it's already too late.
Well, I'll have it in stock for next year, so it won't go to waste, so I'll pull myself together and start another song.
I tried a techno-like song with the VOCALOID6 version of Yukari that I quietly got last month.
I hope I can release it around the end of Golden Week... (I hope)
Even in V6, her unique low voice, which is somewhat inorganic and cold, but still catches your attention, is still alive and well.
Yukari has both V6 and CeVIO (Voisona) versions, but for songs that require heavy processing of the voice like techno or EDM, I feel that V6 is easier to use because it has built-in effects and a wide variety of voice presets.
And that's it!