SELLING Audio Samples Using Demuvi Selling Audio Samples With Demuvi
The market for digital audio has grown dramatically over the last few times. We as consumers love being able to access instant access to millions of songs. But how have these changes affected the musicians behind them? Veteran producer and seller Demuvi discusses with us the latest tools and possibilities technology offers creators today, and shares the places he gets inspiration from for his work.
You've worked in sound production as a producer, co-producer and sound designer for more than 30 years. What was your first step in the world of music get started?
I started making music as young teenager using the Commodore 64 and an Amiga computer. Due to limited resources, I constantly had to come up with creative ways to make my music sound good. Back then it was challenging but I learned a lot about synthesizers and sound design from it.
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Today, much of my musical work involves designing presets and synthesizers that help professional as well as newcomers produce their music with ease. I am also a specialist in recreating the sounds you listen to with the "Popular Sounds" expansions. They are scratch-built replicas of the sounds of the 80s and 90s. I also have music from the 70s as well as the 2000s being developed.
What do you draw your ideas?
My main interest is the music from the 80s and 90s. I was interested in whether it was possible to reconstruct the sounds of these times using a computer-generated synthesizer and create presets that could be played by the keyboard. So you could say that my main inspiration comes from the past.
How has technology affected your creative process?
Software synthesizers are now improved so much that hardware synths are hardly ever needed according to my view. Anyone who still uses hardware synths today does it because of nostalgia and joy however, in the realm of audio technology, I envision far greater potential for software synthesizers in the near future. It makes it easy to get inventive on computers, and significantly simplifies the process.
What developments in the audio design market have you noticed? Does the demographic of the customers or need for products related to it drastically changed?
The sound design market is massive, as are the number of players. I've probably found some fans of my reissues, and I'm pleased there are people who share my passion for vintage sounds.
I'm not sure if much has changed in the past couple of years, except for the technical aspects. The computers are becoming stronger, and software is creating greater possibilities. This is the future, and it's exactly what I predicted years ago. At the time, computers didn't have the capability to produce sound like they can now. Technology proved me right.
What tools do you think are that are most helpful in making digital music and sounds?
I use Ableton Live Suite 11, Serum, Sylenth1, VPS Avenger, Parawave Rapid and the whole Native Instruments Komplete 13 Collector's Edition. I also create many sounds by hand, mostly with Serum as well as VPS Avenger plugins.
How has helped you promote and sell your products and/or your
made it easy to get my new items for sale. Setting up a shop was easy, and if I had any issues I received prompt assistance from the Support.