Coming up: Airwave remixed
April 4, 2007, 14:52Not long ago my Monodrive remix of the classic track 'Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby' was released on Existence Records. Comments and reactions have been positive, and it was both a pleasure and an honor to remix this gem of a track!
Coming up next is another remix, this time of the beautiful track 'Trilogique' by trance music legend Airwave a.k.a. Laurent Veronnez. My remix will be released under my Section 9 alias on Banshee/Bonzai on April 24th, along with 8 other remixes by other artists. A preview of my remix can be found in the Flash player on Airwave's website. Naturally, a preview will be available on this site as well when the release date is closing in!
Also coming up within a near future are two brand new Section 9 tracks. More info about this soon.
Made up my mind
April 2, 2007, 17:29Referring to the previous post, that is. A pair of new ESI nEar05 studio monitors are now part of my setup, as well as a Soundcraft Compact4 mixer. Both the price and the actual size (they fit well on my desk) were important factors for getting the ESI's, but most important of course the clarity of the sound and the fact that I've been in desperate need of a pair of reference speakers.
I'm slightly unsure about the positioning though. I noticed that if I put them on top of my old speakers, my ears will be in perfect position between the bass and treble speaker elements. However I don't know if my old speakers will produce resonance or affect the sound in other ways. Any monitor/speaker guru reading this who can help? :)
Monitor hunting
March 28, 2007, 15:00I've been on the lookout for a pair of decent monitors for a good while now, but it seems I just can't make up my mind. Up 'til now I've been relying on my AKG K240 Studio headphones and a pair of ordinary hifi JVC speakers, but I really think it's about time for me to get some real studio monitors.
There's the budget choice of ESI nEar05 for around 200 euros a pair. Reviews and tests haven't been overwhelming, but for that price it just might be worth it anyway. Slightly more expensive are the M-Audio Bx5a, or maybe the Yamaha HS50M at 350 euros a pair. They both seem nice, but I'm afraid that their small bass elements can't deliver bass deep enough for my needs. So there's also the option of buying bigger monitors with 8" bass elements, like the M-Audio Bx8a, Tapco S8 or the Yamaha HS80M. Now we're talking 400 - 550 euros a pair. However if I decide to get monitors that big, they'll fill up my desk and I won't have much space left. Maybe I should get a new desk... or maybe I should rebuild my current one. I just can't make up my mind!
Design update + blog
March 24, 2007, 14:15I've avoided getting a blog styled website for a long time, but now I've finally given in to it. While working on some graphics updates on this site I figured I might as well leave the 90's behind me (hey, I'm only 7 years late) by removing my old guestbook and code my own blog instead. So here it is, in all it's glory! As one might expect, most of my posts will probably be more or less music related, but I might slip in some other topics every now and then whenever I feel the urge to say something. I hope you'll like this new site of mine and that you'll write me some comments! Also, if you notice any bugs please let me know.
PS. I've kept my old guestbook here, however it's just for nostalgic reasons (probably more fun for me than for you) so it's not signable, only readable.
Latest music releases
My music spans from club genres like progressive house and deep trance, to ambient space music and chillout music for inner journeys. I have released music under the following pseudonyms:
- Between Interval
- Monodrive
- Sublunar
- Section 9
- Halftone
Feel free to browse my discography, or head over to my ambient space music project at betweeninterval.com.
