Shoji Meguro

"Beneath the Mask: Personalmente, me gusta mucho esta canción. ¡Me encanta! Recuerdo que la melodía surgió como si estuviera guiada por algo. Lo curioso de este tema es que utiliza Wave Drum de Korg para la percusión. Utilizo mucho Wave Drum en general en Persona 5, pero según mi interpretación: ¿no ha dado muy buen resultado a nivel rítmico en este caso? (Nota de RPG Spain: Wave Drum es un sintetizador de sonidos de percusión, Korg es la marca)."

English translation:

"Beneath the Mask: Personally, I really like this song. I love it! I remember the melody came out as if it was guided by something. The funny thing about this song is that it uses Korg's Wave Drum for percussion. I use Wave Drum a lot on general in Persona 5, but according to my interpretation: it has not worked very well on a rhythmic level in this case? (Note from RPG Spain: Wave Drum is a synthesizer of percussion sounds, Korg is the brand). "

In this 2083 interview, Meguro cites Avid's Eleven and Native Instruments' Guitar Rig as being responsible for his guitar sound over the past few years.

In this 2083 interview, Meguro cites Native Instruments' Guitar Rig and Avid's Eleven as being responsible for his guitar sound over the past few years.

In a blog post, Meguro uses the POD 2.0's "Tweed Blues" preset here to test out his colleagues' guitars.

On his AtlusNet blog, Meguro compares the differences between his 1974 Stratocaster and a co-worker's American Stratocaster.

Meguro states in the 2083 interview that he uses Pro Tools for mixing.

Oh his AtlusNet blog, Meguro states that he uses standard NS-10M studio monitors.

As Shoji states of buying the MS-50G in his tweet.

"MS-50G届いた！ アトラス時代に空間系のエフェクト用で重宝してたんだけど最近全然売ってなくて、毎日ウィッシュリストの在庫確認しててやっと買えた。"

Shoji showcasing his midi keyboards setup and stated of using the Korg Nanokey2 in the Atlus era.

"nanoKEY届いた！ オーケストラ音源とかでキースイッチ打つのにオススメです。 アトラス時代は黒使ってたけど、今度は白。 なんかちょっと白が日焼けしてる感がある…"

(Full translation)

Shoji Meguro

Date of birth: 6/4/1971

Person I respect: Late Principal Matsudaira

Favorite Music/Artist: Philadelphia Orchestra

Attitude toward Music: Basically, I don't listen to CDs very much, and listen to music only occasionally on music programs in the middle of the night.

I want to create something original without being influenced by other artists.

My boom: Cello

Favorite character: Tomoko

Main equipment: JD-990, Trinity Pro, S3000, Logic Audio sequencer

User Message: This time, the requests were very strict, and I had to work very hard, but I think I was able to create the best I could at this stage of my career.

My music is still in the process of growing, so please look forward to Meguro Sound in the future.

Favorite technique: Legato

If I were to compare myself to a demon: Gray Man

(Full translation)

Shoji Meguro

Date of birth: 6/4/1971

Person I respect: Late Principal Matsudaira

Favorite Music/Artist: Philadelphia Orchestra

Attitude toward Music: Basically, I don't listen to CDs very much, and listen to music only occasionally on music programs in the middle of the night.

I want to create something original without being influenced by other artists.

My boom: Cello

Favorite character: Tomoko

Main equipment: JD-990, Trinity Pro, S3000, Logic Audio sequencer

User Message: This time, the requests were very strict, and I had to work very hard, but I think I was able to create the best I could at this stage of my career.

My music is still in the process of growing, so please look forward to Meguro Sound in the future.

Favorite technique: Legato

If I were to compare myself to a demon: Gray Man

(Full translation)

Shoji Meguro

Date of birth: 6/4/1971

Person I respect: Late Principal Matsudaira

Favorite Music/Artist: Philadelphia Orchestra

Attitude toward Music: Basically, I don't listen to CDs very much, and listen to music only occasionally on music programs in the middle of the night.

I want to create something original without being influenced by other artists.

My boom: Cello

Favorite character: Tomoko

Main equipment: JD-990, Trinity Pro, S3000, Logic Audio sequencer

User Message: This time, the requests were very strict, and I had to work very hard, but I think I was able to create the best I could at this stage of my career.

My music is still in the process of growing, so please look forward to Meguro Sound in the future.

Favorite technique: Legato

If I were to compare myself to a demon: Gray Man

Shoji Meguro, the lead composer known for his work on the Persona series, has confirmed his use of the Waves Abbey Road RS124 Compressor Plug-in, specifically for EQ purposes, during a Reddit AMA hosted on the platform. This information was provided directly by Meguro in response to inquiries about his musical gear preferences.

In this blog post, Meguro laments at the fact that his master keyboard, the KORG Trinity Pro, turned out to be "uselessly large."

Shoji Meguro is confirmed to use the Korg Triton Rack Synthesizer, as evidenced by an image from his studio during his time at Atlus.

In a tweet, Shoji Meguro confirmed his use of the Access Virus Indigo Synthesizer for the track "Your Affection" from the Persona 4 Original Soundtrack. Upon fan inspection, many other synth patches throughout the soundtrack have been identified as factory presets on the Indigo.

In a tweet from 2022, Shoji Meguro expressed concern about Vienna Symphonic Library's switch to iLok for authentication, stating, "Viennaの認証方式がiLokに変更だと…！？クラウドに対応しててくれー！（一度ドングル壊れてから物理キーはもう信用してない）". Additionally, patches from the Vienna Symphonic Library used in Persona 5 have been identified by fans, confirming his use of the VSL Suite.

Shoji Meguro uses Native Instruments Kontakt 6 Player, as evidenced by a livestream titled "Guns Undarkness Live Shoji Meguro Song Composition#2" on YouTube. During this session, Meguro is observed opening an instance of Kontakt while creating music for his indie game, "Guns Undarkness."

Shoji Meguro is seen using the Scarbee Mark-1 during a composition livestream for the indie game "Guns Undarkness," as documented in the YouTube video "Guns Undarkness Live Shoji Meguro Song Composition #2" by Guns Undarkness.

In the video "Guns Undarkness Live Shoji Meguro Song Composition#2" on Shoji Meguro's YouTube Channel, his Kontakt library is visible, showing that he uses the Native Instruments - The Grandeur.

In the video titled "Guns Undarkness Live Shoji Meguro Song Composition#2" on Shoji Meguro's YouTube Channel, it is evident that he uses the Native Instruments Noire, as his Kontakt library is shown during the broadcast.

In the video titled "Guns Undarkness Live Shoji Meguro Song Composition#2" on Shoji Meguro's YouTube channel, the Kontakt library is visible, confirming that he uses Native Instruments Alicia's Electric Keys.

In the video titled "Guns Undarkness Live Shoji Meguro Song Composition#2" on Shoji Meguro's YouTube channel, the Kontakt library is visible, confirming that Shoji Meguro uses the Native Instruments Vintage Organs.

Shoji Meguro can be seen using the FXpansion BFD3 plugin during his live compositional streams for the indie game "Guns Undarkness," as documented in the YouTube video "Guns Undarkness Live Shoji Meguro Song Composition#2".

Shoji Meguro is confirmed to use the Spectrasonics Trilian Total Bass Module, as he is seen utilizing it in a live compositional stream for his indie game "Guns Undarkness".