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Music Preview: Spring 2021 Anisong

Post published:April 14, 2021
Post category:Music Season Preview

Will spring 2021 anisong stack up against last season's OPs and EDs?

First Listen: The music of My Hero Academia 5

Post published:April 4, 2021
Post category:First Listen Music

Why would you wanna read yet another article about MHA? Well, I'm not critiquing the anime. I'm all about the music.

Mairimashita! Iruma-kun OST is too good to stay underappreciated

Post published:April 2, 2021
Post category:Soundtrack Review Music

Mairimashita! Iruma-kun reminded me of good ol' Sunday morning cartoons. Can't wait for season 2.

Dr. Stone: Stone Wars OP turned seinen, didn’t it?

Post published:March 27, 2021
Post category:Music

Is it the arc we're currently in or did Dr. Stone become more grown up?

Why do anime openings sound familiar?!

Post published:March 26, 2021
Post category:Music

Do you know when the OP of your new fav anime sounds familiar but you don't know what it reminds you of? Yeah, I do too.

Is Attack on Titan Final Season OP “My War” the best AoT opening theme so far?

Post published:March 19, 2021
Post category:Music

Could this OP be the best thus far? Yes and No. It all comes down to the full version...

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime OPs are worse than you think

Post published:March 8, 2021
Post category:Music

What a brilliant example of a good anime that has been paired with bad openings. Yes, brilliant indeed.

Voice articulator

Post published:January 28, 2021
Post category:Music Glossary V

It’s basically anything and everything from the larynx up. It’s the tongue, the lips, the teeth, the soft and hard palates, the nasal cavity… Every single little thing. Articulators help…

Voice box

Post published:January 28, 2021
Post category:Music Glossary V

It’s another way to say larynx.

Voice type

Post published:January 28, 2021
Post category:Music Glossary V

A classification of female and male voices according to their ranges. Male (from low to high): bass, baritone, tenor, countertenor. Female (from low to high): contralto, mezzo-soprano, soprano.

VST

Post published:January 28, 2021
Post category:Music Glossary V

The initials of Virtual Studio Technology. In broad terms, you have stuff in your computer that you don’t actually have in real life. It takes significantly less space than the…

VST instrument

Post published:January 28, 2021
Post category:Music Glossary V

See VST and virtual instrument.

VSTi

Post published:January 28, 2021
Post category:Music Glossary V

See VST and virtual instrument.

Weak beat

Post published:January 28, 2021
Post category:Music Glossary W

Bars of music have weak and strong beats. Weak beats aren’t always the same. The main factor is the time signature. Bars containing two beats have a strong beat (beat…