The majority of the music that electronic J-pop duo YOASOBI makes uses Logic Pro and Vocaloid, so it's no surprise that their favorite item in their collection is the object that makes it all happen: their laptop.
"I rarely use real instruments in my compositions," the group's producer, Ayase, reveals in the latest episode of It Goes to 11. "With this program, I am able to reproduce and manipulate the sound of the guitar, piano, and drums without doing any actual recording."
The convenient thing about using a laptop is that Ayase never has to go to the recording studio — so whenever he gets a burst of inspiration, he can immediately begin working on a song. "I open up Logic Pro and plop my laptop on the dining room table," he says. "That's how I spend my days."
Before recording the vocals for the music, Ikura uses Vocaloid to first hear the song's melodies in Hatsune Miku's voice. "With Hatsune Miku's voice, we are able to achieve peculiar melodic scales and rhythm patterns we can manipulate freely," she explains.
Almost all of YOASOBI's music has been inspired by manga and other Japanese media — and having the ability to transform one form of content into "another shape or form" is what they love most about their work.
Press play on the video above to learn more about how YOASOBI produces their music, and check back to GRAMMY.com for more new episodes of It Goes to 11.
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