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Mike Richmond
Interview
`n. .rP' `qb ,dP' TLb. ,dMP' all rite, now you get the chance to read TML.dMMP some facts about some of the major amiga ,nmm`XXMPX musicians. read about their history in ,#MP'~~XNXYNXTb. the scene and their plans in future.yes, ,d~' dNNP `YNTb. that's meant to be read while listening to ,~ ,NN' `YNb their modules. read 'em over and over and over.. dNP `Yb. ,NN' `b. · i n t e r v i e w · ___________ ______dP _____________ \ / \ ,N'\____ _____________. _____ \ \_____. ____\ / \___P___/ .\--\__ __/__ |--\____)---\ _____/__ |--\_ \ _/ | | | \ | | \__| | _ \ / | \__| | /\ | | _| | | _l_ | | \ / _l_ | ___| l___/=l___|====l____/===\______|==l______|\ /l___/===\______l____/ \/ •Handle: Mike Richmond •Group: -- •Date of birth: 18th January 1978 1987 - Commodore 64. I spent more time listening to the music than playing the games and developed an interest in programming techniques. Just the C64 - I sold it to get an Amiga I've done all three, just found it much easier to do music and also very few people specialised in music so it was easier to get a foothold. I pretty much exlusively used OctaMED, although (to the disdain of Ray Burt Frost, its publisher) always saved in MOD format so AMOS programmers could use my tunes! Black Dawn Remix which was sadly never used in the game. Some of the mid period tunes I did where a bit short and uninspired, mainly due to the constraints put on me by programmers. I remember all the tunes for Fortress 2 had to come in at under 50k each! However I am proud of what I achieved with them, and it was useful being able to reduce the system load because not many other musicians could or would work with so little memory! In a demo it is essential, it is half of the experience. In a game, I think music has been sidelined now. No longer do you want to sit and listen to the tune on the title screen and music is now just a background. Sad, really. I play in a band (currently unnamed) but have not created anything on the computer since about 1999 when I remixed one of my band's songs using OctaMED on the PC. Memories came flooding back! MIDI is awful, too dependent on the system it is played back on and alwasy sounds "cheesy". MP3s are great and have revolutionised the music industry. Rob Hubbard's entire output on the C64, and anything by 4-MAT on the Amiga. No, they sadly aren't that fondly remembered haha Pretty much the same as I was back in the day... Depeche Mode, Pink Floyd, Suede, Jean Michel-Jarre, REM. Nothing from within the last five years though, because modern music is, on the whole, rubbish! It gave me a sense of identity, an output for my music and some great friends No, but do keep contemplating a return to score some of the retro remakes, because the music always lets them down Hi to Andy Campbell, Lee Bamber, Paul Nordovics, Steve and Belinda Bye, Andy Cashmore, Richard Bannister and all the rest I worked with. Thanks to you all! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- please note: this interview is ©opyrighted in 2006 by crown of cryptoburners ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||||||||||||||||
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