Amiga Music Preservation -

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1-How did your interest for computers start? Which year was that?

been in 87 as far as i can remember, me and my cousins cpc464 collided...

2-What machines did you previously have? What did you do with them?

the first one was a cpc464 with green monitor and all that, first i used
it for gaming, then started programming (some shit from me can be found
in ol´cpc international mags...hehe). started swapping in 88, first games
only, later on i discovered demos and such and that´s what i really was
into from that time on. got the amiga 500 in 91 i think, started swapping
on it (sonic flash or [sonikk!] been my nick that time), discovered
soundtracker and went for it. in ninetyhitme i bought the a1200 then, used
it for everything from makin´music, askiiz to runnin´a bbs on it (kwik
e mart (tm)), till the hd crashed unrepairable... now i am on pc, like
most ppl in between.

3-For what specific reason did you end up making music rather than gfx, coding?

i liked my gfx, i was the only one =)
coding was way too much math for me...
and makin´music is just fun from the start.

4-Which composing programs have you been using? Which one in particular?

soundtracker, hearttracker... a lotta trackers, pt of course.

5-With which module did you feel you had reached your goal?

hardkekz blues, even tho nobody seems to hear how great it is, but me. haha

6-Is there a tune you would like not to remember? For What reason?

forgot about most of them anyway

7-In your opinion, what's the value of a music in a demo, game?

in demos it has a quite great value, would say 40% music, 30% code,
30% gfx/style... that´s how i see it. in games it ain´t important at all,
the sound fx have to be proper, that´s it (not in um jammer lammy,
space channel 5 and such, of course =))

8-At present, are you still composing? For professional or leisure purposes?

nope, no time and a smashed amiga hd

9-What do you think of today's pieces of music such as mpeg,wave,midi,etc...?

it´s a great deal, ya don´t have to pay for cd´s at all anymore =)
when it comes to makin´music on computers - it brings it all on a whole
new level, a far higher level.

10-Could you tell us some of your all times favourite tunes?

i would, if i could remember the names... but certain pieces of
audiomonster,moby, groo...

11-Are you planning to make an audio cd with some of your music remastered?

nope

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

german hip hop mainly

13-What does/did the amiga/c64 scene give you?

lack of time and fun

14-Are you still active in the scene these days?

yup, always again

15-Anyone to greet? Anything left to say? Feel free...

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