Introducing Myself

Hello all,

I just wanted to introduce myself to this great community and thank you for the brilliance that is Renoise. I have been sporadically lurking for awhile, but hope to become a more active member of the forums.

My name is Mike, and I’ve been playing with various trackers since 1990. I started by playing with NoiseTracker/ProTracker on a friend’s Amiga 500 and eventually bought my own A500, eventually finding my way to OctaMED. Making the jump to PC, I used ScreamTracker for a bit, then used Impulse Tracker for quite awhile. A couple years later I began using ModPlug Tracker, and was pretty heavy into that until discovering Renoise…which is seriously in a class of its own.

Don’t let that summary mislead you–I’m just a hobbyist (doesn’t feel right to refer to myself as a “musician”), and I have a history of playing with a given tracker for a couple months, then life intervenes and pulls me away for a couple years before I can find enough time to start all over again. So while I may have worked with a few different trackers over several years, my actual experience level with tracking is still basically in the “novice” category. My goal is to stick with Renoise and remain active with this otherwise neglected hobby. I have snookered a friend at work into getting hooked on Renoise, too, so hopefully that’ll help. ;)

Renoise is so complete that it took me awhile to build up the courage/find the time to delve into it fully. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I devoted an entire day to going through the tutorials and getting myself acquainted. While I’ve only touched the tip of the iceberg, the common tracker DNA really helped me gain a decent comfort level quickly. And the more I use it, the more obvious it is that Renoise has been developed and revised by people who actually track music, because there are features and details that simply make sense and are powerful, yet easy to use. Fantastic! Worth every penny! And from what I’ve seen of the community here, there’s still more excellence on the horizon.

Thanks,
remst8

Welcome on board Mike!
great that you’ve found the right tool. but be aware: after a while, renoise will be running in your blood, so even if life should try to intervene and pull you away once again, you probably can’t stop after all. highly addictive! :)

Welcome ^_^

My tracker’s history is similar to yours (i’m an hobbist tracker from amiga’s era) and I discovered this program just because I found a old tape where I had recorded some music by the amiga. :)
I wanted to know if I still could make some music on a computer (I just can’t learn the use of sequencers and machines xD) and fed the engine with the keyword “tracker”, stumbling on Renoise, wich I had never heard of before.

And now?
I can’t stop (2 weeks of xmas holidays spent on tracking everything that passes in my mind).

it’s more than addictive: it’s kinda devilish =D

Welcome remst8!

I personally couldn’t force myself to pick up any of the PC trackers until renoise. When you scratch the surface, I believe you’ll find that Renoise is actually not hard to grasp at all. It’s range of features can overwhelm you, but you will be able to incorporate them one by one, and at the same time you’ll find that the standard tracking process has been made easier and more intuitive in almost every possible manner.

Thanks for the greetings, guys! I think the addictive nature of Renoise will definitely work in my favor.

ilkke, what you described about the transition from overwhelming to easier workflow than before was exactly my experience. :yeah:

I’ll post my first Renoise creation over in the song forum…

remst8

Amiga500 fo life!