# Tokuemon Sakurai | Music Production Blog ## Pages - [About Tokuemon Sakurai](https://en.sakutoku.jp/about/) - [サンプルページ](https://en.sakutoku.jp/sample-page/) ## Posts - [SSL Native Channel Strip 2 Review: The Channel Strip That Nails Rock Sounds](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/compressor/ssl-native-channel-strip2/) - [How to Use Roland ZENOLOGY PRO: Review of an All-Purpose Synthesizer Sound Library](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/synth/roland-zenology-pro/) - [CalPochi Blackboard EQ Review: A Unique EQ with Notes and a Blackboard You Can Draw On](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/eq/calpochi-blackboard-eq/) - [VPS Avenger2 Expansion Sale: Expansion Packs with a Multi-Buy Bundle](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/synth/avenger-expansion-sale/) - [What Can You Do with iZotope Neutron 5 Elements? A Complete Guide to the Intelligent Mixing Tool That Lets AI Suggest Your First Move](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/multi-effect/neutron-5-elements/) - [Sonible smart:chain Review: An AI Channel Strip That Connects Track Processing into One Decision](https://en.sakutoku.jp/uncategorized/sonible-smartchain/) - [【Minimal Audio Lucid Review】 Create Movement Without Adding More Sounds](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/multi-effect/minimal-audio-lucid/) - [Best Vocoder Plug-ins: Creative Effects for Pop, Electronic Music, and Beyond](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/vocal-vst/vocoder/) - [Minimal Audio Evoke Review: A New Standard for Creative Vocal Processing](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/vocal-vst/minimal-audio-evoke/) - [[IK Multimedia ReSing MAX]When a Scratch Vocal Hides Your Song's Real Potential: Building a Finished Vocal Vision](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/vocal-vst/ik-resing-max/) - [Softube Reference 1956 Equalizer vs Reference 1998 Equalizer: Which One Is Better for Music Production?](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/eq/softube-reference1956-vs-reference1998/) - [When Your Dance-Pop Drums Feel Flat: Building Forward Motion with UJAM Virtual Drummer NEON](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/drum-vst/ujam-neon/) - [Softube Tape Sale and Review: A Tape Machine Plug-in for Controlled Saturation](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/tape-emulation/softube-tape/) - [OLLO Audio R1 Review: A Closed-Back Headphone That Lets You Focus on Playing](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/equipment/ollo-audio-r1/) - [Roland D-50 or JUPITER-8: Which Should You Get? A DTM-Focused Head-to-Head](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/synth/d50-jupiter8-hikaku/) - [Hand Clap Studio Review: Build Realistic Claps That Do More Than Mark Beats Two and Four](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/drum-vst/hand-clap-studio-review-build-realistic-claps-that-do-more-than-mark-beats-two-and-four/) - [Best TR-808 Plugins Compared: Roland's Official Version to 808 Bass Instruments](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/drum-vst/best-tr-808-plugins-compared-rolands-official-version-to-808-bass-instruments/) - [Your drum loop can start playing chords. Turn atonal material into part of the song with Bismuth](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/multi-effect/lunacy-bismuth/) - [When Analog-Style Synths Sound Thin in a Mix: How to Build One-Part Presence with u-he Diva](https://en.sakutoku.jp/review/u-he-diva/)