- What is your Renoise-name?
Rez on the forum, changed to zproc3 on irc, cause I learned there, Rez was already the nickname of a famous tracker / demoscene guy. What’s a “Renoise-name”?
- What is your real name?
I traded my real name for Rez Iwakura. Rez comes from the rock star who wants to marry a virtual persona/IA from the book Idoru by William Gibson, not my fave of him, but the one I read the most times. Iwakura is the name of Lain in Serial Experiments Lain.
- Any past names?
“dpo” when I was coding some simple C fx / intros / games on linux around 98 and after when hanging with the (linux) (micro) demoscene at the time. “dpo” was then pronounced “deepo” by friends, and that was lame. “Blunt” (like in blunt-something trick in skateboard) in another scene at the same time. Then “Bluntkor” / “bltkr” for a short period of time around 2002/03 when being part of the french blogosphere. Then “Rez” after that. (I could add dozens of alias, as I almost pick a new nickname for every forum i register. Some exceptions like this one where I keep “Rez”.
- How long have you been using Renoise?
Bought the licence a few months ago. Did a very simple track with it after learning the basics of the basics. I haven’t finished a tune since with Renoise nor another sequencer.
- How long have you been making music?
Depends. Theoretically a few years, on and off, but i consider i’ve been making music actually since september 09.
- Have you used any other music software/platforms? If so, which ones? Which one have you been most inspired to work with?
Until recently I was addicted to Ableton Live, I still find it very good for some things, and so continue to use it, but for other things, I want/need another approach. I will eventually combine the two, or maybe throw a little Reaper in there. I’ve used Energy XT before 2.0 also with Ableton, but only used it two times since 2.0. Before using Ableton Live i used for a little time Acid pro. And before all that, when i didn’t even knew what a note is, I tried FT2, IT, and maybe some others.
- What sort of music do you end up making? Has this music changed over time?
I end up making random music. Over time i try to controll the randomness more and more.
- What is your favorite part of Renoise? Is there any feature that is integral to ‘your sound’?
Love the 09xx.
- What is your favorite pattern effect code? (If you don’t know what this is go and learn them now!
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Guess.
- On a scale from 1 to 10 what would be your Renoise geek-factor? Provide an example.
In my dreams my renoise geek factor is 10. Actually I recently dreamed a lot about Renoise (and other trackers). Out of my dreams, i dunno, i’d say 2, but I won’t provide any example of my low level geekiness.
- If development of Renoise continues well into the future, what would be your ‘dream’ requested feature? Be imaginative.
More modular things. I love modular thingies.
- Any other Renoise artists that really impress you?
VSnares?
Cevin Key? (fan of Skinny puppy and all his side projects)
Dunno.
Kaneel impress me, I usually can’t look him in the eyes.
- Who or what are your musical inspirations? Who or what do you ‘keep coming back to’?
My musical inspirations keep on changing over years, and every months, weeks, days, hours… but in the end I always forgot what I listened to and what inspired me and I return to a blank / amnesiac state.
What I keep coming back to: A lot of movie/videogame soundtracks.
- Are there any cover-songs you want to do?
I want to redo a cover of Solitude by Black Sabbath. I’ve done one (half cover / remix / variationp, dunno how to call it).
And at my surprise, for something very quickly done… it was not too bad. I want to redo it in a better version, and maybe borrow some friends skills to help me do it.
- How serious are you about making music? Does Renoise consume your every thought, or do you do this occasionally just to have some fun?
I’m not serious at all about making music. Or maybe I am totally. Given one mood, depending of the day, or a period, I can spend 100X more time thinking about a tune, than writing/composing/producing it. There has been some periods where the only thing i was doing all day long, apart from sleeping or eating, was making music / playing the guitar / etc, for weeks… and I can spend 3 months without making no more than one little bar. etc.
- Do you have a website, or a place where we can hear your work? If yes, please boast about it.
In my signature probably.
- Do you have any fans? If so, do you know why they are fans?
I hope I don’t have any.
- Do you play any musical instruments? If so, which is your favorite?
I play the guitar, and I’m not good at it. My fave is a keyboard and/or a mouse.
- How much musical theory knowledge do you have? Do you feel that it’s applicable to your composition?
Very little theory knowledge. I still try to use it.
- What are your views on song arrangement or composition? Do you just compose for yourself? Do you care what other people think?
Dunno. Dunno. I don’t care much but I care enough of what some people think about my music cause obsiously I need opinions to help me progress.
- How much is enough repetition? How much is enough repetition?
Once is okay, barely okay.
Two is clearly too much.
- What sort of gear can we find in “your studio”? Any bits of gear you’d like to rave about?
Midi/automap controllers: Novation Remote 25SL Compact and Novation Launchpad. A EMU xboard49.
An ibanez folk guitar. A don’t remember what brand broken folk guitar. And Epiphone LP studio guitar.
A Yamaha RM1X groovebox looking cool which I almost never used.
A Yamaha AN1X (VA synth) I LOVE.
A Nintendo DS with Korg DS10 and midi/audio/Tracker/sequencers homebrews.
ESI monitors, one broken, i lost the bill for the warranty.
Soundcard MAUDIO DELTA AUDIOPHILE 24/96
Some figures cause I’m a child: Rei Ayanami, Lain Iwakura, Hatsune Miku and Frank the Rabbit.
And a computer. The only thing i really need. (with the headphones and the screen that goes with the computer)
- Have you got any plug-ins you’d like to rave about? Are there certain plugs you keep coming back to?
My dearest is KarmaFX synth modular.
The one I keep coming back to is Synth1, probably the first softsynth I tried, and I still find it awesome.
- Is your studio adequate? What gear are you needing to buy?
I need better headphones and to fix my monitorings. I need to bring my old Atari back here!
I don’t “need” anything else. But I want a Telecaster, a Jaguar, and an Alesis Ion. Maybe a MIDINES or LSDJ.
- Outside of your musical skill, how good is your engineering? Do your ears or gear deceive you? Do you value getting outside ‘sonic’ help?
Dunno.
My ears are crap.
I deceive myself more than my gear does.
- Additionally, do you master your songs yourself or do you get someone else to do them?
I tried mastering some. It ended worse. I thought that MAYBE I needed to do a proper mix before…
- Have you ever performed live? If yes, how did you do it? What would you think would be ideal to reproduce your music live?
No, and it will never happen. Not with me alive.
- Do you ever seek to make money with your music? Do you make money now?
Gna. Me <-- newb. Couldn’t make money with it even if I wanted to. And I think I don’t want to. Money makes me unconfortable.
- Are you involved with any labels? Netlabels?
Two netlabels:
Vault 106: I have an old release on this one. And most of the people there are acquaintances. blablabla http://vault106.tuxfamily.org/
Mekkanikal Industries: Part of the team. The netlabel was on pause… We’re trying to revive it, there’s a call to submission for a Tribute to Silent Hill, I have my tune for it… the new website is in developement. blaaah. http://www.mekkanikal.com/
- What is better for your future: being on a contract or being independent?
wut
- Have you ever worked collaboratively? Do you like working collaboratively? Will you do it in the future?
Yes. Depends. Yes.
- Do you have an ‘albatross song’? (A song that people really like that you don’t and they won’t leave you alone about it)
Nope.
- Do you like your music? Any songs your are proud of? (come on, do tell!)
Depends.
Two.
- What do you think is lacking in your music? Do you feel you need to be working on any one particular area?
EARS.
- Along the same lines, what do you think holds you back from achieving what you want?
EARS.
- What sort of ‘zone’ do you like to be in before you can make music on Renoise? Has this got something to do with environment, people, drugs, food, temperature, cosmic energy, etc?
My confort zone is when madness leaves me a day off.
- Have you thought about why you make music? Do you have answer?
There’s only one important thing in my life, the music (I listen to - guess it fuels my need to try to make some)
- Do you think you would still be making music if Renoise didn’t exist? What about if computers didn’t exist?
Tools are tools. But computers are vital!
- Has accessible MIDI and digital technology changed music for the better or worse?
Both.
- What do you think about the current direction of the music industry? What contributions are the mp3, the blog, piracy, and myspace making on the direction of popular music culture? Could you care less?
Ow, there is too much to write there. I pass.
- Is there such thing as “bad music”? If so, please provide examples.
hmm, let me tell you I haven’t slept for more than 24 hours, I might make a division by zero if I try to think about it.
“bad art is more tragically beautiful than good art 'cause it documents human failure.”
- Can music really change the world? Has your music ever ‘made a change’ in someone?
Can cold fission bomb make music? Maybe that could change the world.
No I don’t throw bombs at people to make them change.
- What is music going to sound like in 2014? What’s music going to sound like in 2500?
It will sound like organised sounds/noise in 2014. By 2500 it will sound like 2014 but nobody will be able to hear it cuz humans will have mutated and won’t have ears anymore.
- Is Trance Gay?
I may be Gay.
I used to like Trance.
But I don’t like Trance anymore.
I believe I’m more asexual than Gay.
And I also believe Trance has no genre/sex.
I didn’t understand the question btw…
- Core or K0r3?
wut
- Kaneel?
I TALK TO HIM ONCE, I WAS LIKE OMG!!!1!IAM TALKING TO KANEEL I CANT BELIEVE IT!!!1
- Why?
Who?
then Renoise…
