16 Beat (Sanity) (00.00.1991) musician
Floyd, Thu 07 Jun 2007
Please introduce yourself to our readers first.
People call me 16 Beat. I'm musician in Sanity, 'made in germany' 1971. (guess how old I am ...)
What were the first experiences that you have had with music ?
Well, I played the piano standing in my grand -parents house. (12 years ago - so you can imagine the results of first contacts ...) Later I took LESSONS in playing the most beautiful instrument ever developed. (piano)
When and with what computer did you start digital music ?
First I used the 'Soundmonitor' on the (good?),old C64. Then there was the better Future Composer,and then the Sound/Noise-tracker on Amiga.
What equipment do you own (computer and perhaps keyboard synths) ?
I just own an Amiga + sampler,but I hope I can afford a keyboard these days ............
Do you sample all your instruments yourself and if so, from which sources ?
I think, that NO musician uses only selfmade- samples (including me), but when I'm listening to a good CD or MC, and the quality of the copy is not too bad, I plug my sampler and ...
Tell us about your favourite Amiga music tools, please.
Well, I like the Audiomaster III coz of its' great functions. Furthermore I use the Noisetracker X.X ; sometimes a protracker.
What do you consider to be more important about a song - the composition or the arrangement/ production ?
Of course a good mixture of both factors is best, but I think that a boring but well-made track is better than cool melody combined with technical disaster.
What music do you like to listen to ?
I like Roxette,Queen,Petshop Boys Simple Minds and Erasure ...
Who do you consider to be the best Amiga musicians and why ?
I think you should divide musicians into two categories: Musicians like (ex) 4-Mat are able to create nice compositions without making toomuch arrangement (see Uncle Tom)and vice versa. So I dont want to decide this.
What kind of music real and Amiga do you hate and why ?
I don't like snap, Klf and all this weird groups too much, coz all of those 'bands' do the same kind o' music. On Amiga I could just mention RTS (ex fish(don't know 'em eh
) and some others, I don't wanna blame.
Do you think that the lyrics of a song are as important as the music itself ?
I think the quality of music depends on lyrics, so you can't divide them. Just a genius is able to make a good track with misfi lyrics.
What is your attitude to music competitions? Which ones were good, which bad and why ?
I just wanna mention the M A X I M U M P L E A S U R E sound competition. The best example for a competition, that better should never have been taken place! Generally I like all kinds of contests, coz of the thrill you sometimes feel.
What do you think about people who can only create acceptable pieces with expensive synth-equipment? Do you know any?
I know somebody, who is not (even with expensive 'quipts) able to do something, you can listen too. As always I can't tell you, that he is called wolfgang Tenbrink ...
How important is success to you ? Do you need a positive feedback from people to be willing to go on or is it only your personal opinion about your work that counts for u ?
Being succesful is really nice, but everybody should be as good as he expects from himself.
Is there anything special you want to reveal to your fans or foes ?
Regards to Jester,Diddle and Copper: The best of t he Maximum Pleasure Party was the 8.5 h car-session. (excepted the last 10 minutes) Hiho to Shade. (write faster !!!) My foes are not worth a word ..
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Floyd, Thu 07 Jun 2007
Interview with 16 Beat/Sanity by Jester/Sanity
Publication: Crack 4 Diskmagazine
Please introduce yourself to our readers first.
People call me 16 Beat. I'm musician in Sanity, 'made in germany' 1971. (guess how old I am ...)
What were the first experiences that you have had with music ?
Well, I played the piano standing in my grand -parents house. (12 years ago - so you can imagine the results of first contacts ...) Later I took LESSONS in playing the most beautiful instrument ever developed. (piano)
When and with what computer did you start digital music ?
First I used the 'Soundmonitor' on the (good?),old C64. Then there was the better Future Composer,and then the Sound/Noise-tracker on Amiga.
What equipment do you own (computer and perhaps keyboard synths) ?
I just own an Amiga + sampler,but I hope I can afford a keyboard these days ............
Do you sample all your instruments yourself and if so, from which sources ?
I think, that NO musician uses only selfmade- samples (including me), but when I'm listening to a good CD or MC, and the quality of the copy is not too bad, I plug my sampler and ...
Tell us about your favourite Amiga music tools, please.
Well, I like the Audiomaster III coz of its' great functions. Furthermore I use the Noisetracker X.X ; sometimes a protracker.
What do you consider to be more important about a song - the composition or the arrangement/ production ?
Of course a good mixture of both factors is best, but I think that a boring but well-made track is better than cool melody combined with technical disaster.
What music do you like to listen to ?
I like Roxette,Queen,Petshop Boys Simple Minds and Erasure ...
Who do you consider to be the best Amiga musicians and why ?
I think you should divide musicians into two categories: Musicians like (ex) 4-Mat are able to create nice compositions without making toomuch arrangement (see Uncle Tom)and vice versa. So I dont want to decide this.
What kind of music real and Amiga do you hate and why ?
I don't like snap, Klf and all this weird groups too much, coz all of those 'bands' do the same kind o' music. On Amiga I could just mention RTS (ex fish(don't know 'em eh
) and some others, I don't wanna blame.Do you think that the lyrics of a song are as important as the music itself ?
I think the quality of music depends on lyrics, so you can't divide them. Just a genius is able to make a good track with misfi lyrics.
What is your attitude to music competitions? Which ones were good, which bad and why ?
I just wanna mention the M A X I M U M P L E A S U R E sound competition. The best example for a competition, that better should never have been taken place! Generally I like all kinds of contests, coz of the thrill you sometimes feel.
What do you think about people who can only create acceptable pieces with expensive synth-equipment? Do you know any?
I know somebody, who is not (even with expensive 'quipts) able to do something, you can listen too. As always I can't tell you, that he is called wolfgang Tenbrink ...
How important is success to you ? Do you need a positive feedback from people to be willing to go on or is it only your personal opinion about your work that counts for u ?
Being succesful is really nice, but everybody should be as good as he expects from himself.
Is there anything special you want to reveal to your fans or foes ?
Regards to Jester,Diddle and Copper: The best of t he Maximum Pleasure Party was the 8.5 h car-session. (excepted the last 10 minutes) Hiho to Shade. (write faster !!!) My foes are not worth a word ..
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