I don’t know him personally. When we discussed OPUS, we simply exchanged comments along the lines of, “How can someone who makes music software plugins not know about OPUS?!”
However, since he is a moderator on this forum and a member of the Renoise team, I felt there was a high likelihood that he was someone I could indirectly trust.
For me, Renoise inspires deep trust because of its design philosophy, its discerning judgment regarding “which features to add and which to leave out,” the thorough thought put into those decisions, and the passion for achieving “truly reliable performance.” I truly trust their cautious approach, which prioritizes reliable operation over flashy features.
In the Opus thread mentioned above, he seemed to think I was younger than him, but I actually think I’m two years older. Since the tracker and demo scene culture was virtually nonexistent in Japan, I’m a complete “newcomer” and “latecomer” to this.
But I’m still amazed by the breadth of applications and high versatility that trackers and Renoise offer—things you just don’t find in existing DAWs. Renoise was the closest thing to the environment I’d always had in the back of my mind—the one where I’d think, “I wish I had a setup like this”—and I’m still discovering new ways to use it.
Judging by everyone’s comments, he must have been someone who continued to strongly support the operation and development of Renoise.
Anyway, he was younger than me, but unfortunately, I heard here that he has already passed away.
We are no exception. I want to live my life in a way that minimizes the regrets I might have right before I die.
If I were to die right now, my “score for how well I’ve done in my life” would be, frankly, about 2 out of 100.
I want to raise this score as much as possible, aiming to go beyond 100.
Reality is cruel. His current situation is my own—one that could come at any moment.
I believe it’s better to view things like this with a pessimistic outlook.
I don’t know if such a state even exists, but assuming it does, I’ll pray for the repose of both my and his soul.
That’s how I honestly feel.
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