{"id":24629,"date":"2024-12-28T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T03:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/?p=24629"},"modified":"2024-12-14T13:00:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T04:00:54","slug":"taikothunder_dev_blog6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/en\/taikothunder_dev_blog6\/","title":{"rendered":"TAIKO THUNDER Development Blog \u2014 Part 6: Mixer Functions and Multiple Microphones"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24629\" class=\"elementor elementor-24629\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2fd9e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2fd9e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71f3eeb\" data-id=\"71f3eeb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3931751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3931751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TAIKO THUNDER Development Blog \u2014 Part 6: Mixer Functions and Multiple Microphones<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8682819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8682819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 16px;\">This blog post looks at the mixer specs and features of TAIKO THUNDER: The Ultimate Collection.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e5cc54 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1e5cc54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4e6d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e4e6d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eight microphone channels<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f484ec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f484ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"810\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/dev-blog6-1-1024x660.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/dev-blog6-1-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/dev-blog6-1-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/dev-blog6-1-600x387.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/dev-blog6-1-93x60.jpg 93w, https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/dev-blog6-1-140x90.jpg 140w, https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/dev-blog6-1.jpg 1198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7134fa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7134fa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;\">Going back to the first post in this blog series, this library\u2019s development focus has been to recreate the true, authentic sounds of the taiko. A key part of reaching this goal is the library\u2019s multiple microphone channels.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;\">What we imagine is the sound of a taiko normally includes resonances of the hall or stage heard at a short distance from the instrument. The secret to a realistic taiko sound is these rich, complex reverberations, which sound totally unlike those created with reverb effects. The instruments for TAIKO THUNDER were sampled in a concert hall rather than a studio in order to capture these resonances.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;\">The difficulty is that the sounds a music production may require vary tremendously. We fully recognize that having the hall\u2019s reverb in the mix could be undesirable in some cases. This is why the library has a total of eight<sup>*<\/sup> channels: seven microphone channels and a pre-balanced, DAW-ready stereo mix. The built-in mixer gives you complete control over your mix.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;\">In the recording sessions, more than seven microphones were actually used. We grouped and mixed the microphones down to seven channels for convenience.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14px;\">*Note that the stereo mix cannot be used at the same time as the other microphone channels and vice-versa. When any of the microphone channels are activated, the stereo mix is automatically disabled.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 16px;\">Below are short descriptions of each mic channel and some sample sounds.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a81258a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"a81258a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-24629 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a81258a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"tt_gallery_11\" href='https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_gallery_11.webp'><img src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_gallery_11.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a81258a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"tt_gallery_7\" href='https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_gallery_7.jpg'><img width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_gallery_7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_gallery_7.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_gallery_7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_gallery_7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_gallery_7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_gallery_7-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_gallery_7-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_gallery_7-135x90.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f27d11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f27d11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Front: <\/strong>\u00a0A mono mix from direct mics on the taiko\u2019s front drumhead<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-24629-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_DM.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_DM.mp3\">https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_DM.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Rear: <\/strong>A mono mix from direct mics on the taiko\u2019s rear drumhead<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-24629-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_DB.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_DB.mp3\">https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_DB.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Dir.St.: <\/strong>A stereo mix from direct mics<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-24629-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_DS.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_DS.mp3\">https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_DS.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>O.H.: <\/strong>A stereo mix from overhead mics<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-24629-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_OH.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_OH.mp3\">https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_OH.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>StageF: <\/strong>A stereo mix from mics positioned at the front of the stage<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-24629-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_SF.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_SF.mp3\">https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_SF.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>StageB: <\/strong>A stereo mix from mics positioned at the back of the stage<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-24629-6\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_SB.mp3?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_SB.mp3\">https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_SB.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Hall: <\/strong>A stereo mix from mics positioned to capture the resonance of the hall<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-24629-7\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_HL.mp3?_=7\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_HL.mp3\">https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_HL.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>St.Mix: <\/strong><\/span><\/span>A pre-balanced stereo mix from multiple microphone sources<\/li><\/ul><p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-24629-8\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_ST.mp3?_=8\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_ST.mp3\">https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_devblog6_ST.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40260dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40260dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 16px;\">The Mix pane lets you balance each of these different elements to come up with your own precise mixes. (To save RAM usage, you can turn off unused channels.)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 16px;\">We added a new X-Y Pad feature to the mixer. The pad represents the hall\u2019s stage. Changing the position on the pad changes the balance and panning of the microphones. It\u2019s an intuitive way to find a great mix.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 16px;\">Rounding out the mixer are a four-band EQ and reverb send for each mic channel. TAIKO THUNDER is the first Virtuoso Japanese library to have master effects (Master EQ, Master Compressor, and Master Limiter). The Master EQ and Master Compressor have adjustable routing. Although the library has all the tools for sound production, we realize many users will wish to work with their familiar DAW or plugins instead. To support these workflows, the library has the flexibility to route mic channels as individual output channels.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e31556 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1e31556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e697650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e697650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 16px;\">Our next blog post will feature TAIKO THUNDER\u2019s MIDI grooves. Stay tuned!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dff829 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4dff829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/en\/product\/taiko-thunder-the-ultimate-collection\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-lg\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">TAIKO THUNDER Product Page<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TAIKO THUNDER Development Blog \u2014 Part 6: Mixer Functions and Multiple Microphones This blog post looks at the  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23814,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[119],"tags":[],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":24629},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/tt_gallery_11.jpg","pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24629"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24629"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24630,"href":"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24629\/revisions\/24630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}