Amiga Music Preservation -

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

My interest on computers dates back to the days of Vic-20... I remember a mate,
whose dad was an engineer (he was a rich brat) and he had a Vic-20. We mostly
played such games like Omega Race, Radar Rat Race etc. We also typed in some
BASIC programs from a book. I cannot remember the date, but it must have been
somewhere before the mid 80's. Later on some of my mates got some other
computers, mostly Commodore 64 and one Spectravideo. Those times we also
experimented with some home-made text adventure games, since it was nice
also to be able to save the typed BASIC programs...

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

My first computer was a Commodore 64. I got it as a christmas present (preceded by
months of whining) at 1986. Few years later 1988 I traded it with Amiga 500
which I still have. I also purchased an Amiga 1200 on 1994. I haven't purchased
any computers since that.

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

Actually, it was a balancing with all of those things. I just loved to do
everything with a computer. Especially with C-64 I drew lots of different fonts.
I have also programmed C-64 and Amiga with disassembler. However, most
productive I was by making music.

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

As a musician I have used mostly Soundtracker and its variants. At the very
beginning SoundTracker IV was the only sound program available. Later on
Master SoundTracker and NoiseTracker were in use, and the ProTracker was
the ultimate tracker, still not beated (on my opinion) by any else.

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

Propably one of my Metallica covers, either "The Call of KTulu" (released
in 'JugnleSnare One') or "Orion" (released along credits part of one
Chrome demo).

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

Actually there aren't. All my compositions are like children to me. All of
those aren't released publically though, but I'd have liked more of them
to be released.

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

The funtion for music in a demo or game is to build up the atmosphere. Sort
of filling in the blanks; when there is nothing going on in the screen, at
least the music goes on and on. On demos, more lively music is needed than
in games, where even a slow music is often the best. Depends on the situation,
of course.

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

Actually I haven't composed any real music in ages. The last tunes I've made
are ringing tunes for mobile phones... Not any commerically available ones,
but somethingm just for fun.

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

Midi is a good format of representing musical notation. Too bad that the format
itself does not support attaching samples for the instruments also. Mpeg seems
to be THE music format, since the sound quality is superb. Actually it is
great that now the musicians can express themselves freely and produce MP3:s
without limitations; real instrument tracks and vocals even may be added.

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

there are so plenty. Well, I'll try to list some of them here...
ElektriFunk, GuitarSlinger, Poseidon, Breath of Air, UralVolga...

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

I'd like to, but I think I'm not good enough to actually perform with
keyboards, so that may be left to be as a dream. Maybe if I could have
good enough synthesizer connected by Midi with a superb sequencer, I might
be able to do something...

12-What bands are you currently listenning to?

Mostly domestic artists (Don Huonot, CMX, Ultra Bra). All time favourites
about foreign bands are propably AC/DC, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Accept and
then of course Jean-Michel Jarre and Jan Hammer.

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

It was certainly nice to be a part of something bigger at the time...
I still quite feel that the scene has more or less died after that, or at
least it has certainly changed its form. I guess that the biggest impact
was the great demos I got through my contacts, I still values those
very high.

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

No, I'm not. I just have not the time needed anymore.

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

Few greetz...
to Moby: I have bought your band's CD. It's great! Would be nice to hear
from you. If you recall, you send me a version of One ages ago. It had really
fine samples! And you still owe me a disk... ;-D
to Shark/Chrome: Times have changed... I'm really sorry that I just haven't
called you anymore. Some Email would be nice, though.
to Dj Joge/Chrome: The same as above goes to you as well. It would be nice to
hear about you as well.
to Sulky Fellow: Too bad you do nod program anymore. Hope that the next time
we see would be sooner than in three years of time.
to Unknown Artist: You are doing a gig somewhere in Finland propably. *You*
should do a studio recording about your old Amiga work...

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