Jeskola Buzz

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developer Oskari Tammelin
Current  version 1.2
(August 10, 2009)
Current preliminary version Build 1503
(January 16, 2016)
operating system Windows
programming language C #
category Digital audio workstation
License Freeware
jeskola.net/buzz
Screenshot Jeskola Buzz (2006)

Jeskola Buzz, or Buzz for short , is the name of a free software studio that has been developed in Finland by Oskari Tammelin of the Jeskola demo group since mid-1997 . Buzz is a plug-in -based so-called 3rd Generation Tracker , so a Musiksequenzersoftware . Over the years an extensive scene has developed around the program, which is also used by popular artists on the electronics scene such as James Holden and Andreas Tilliander.

Basic concept

Buzz is a plug-in based so-called 3rd generation tracker, for which more than 1000 plug-ins are now available. Buzz also has VST (i) support. It is divided into three main modules: The Machineview, the Pattern Editor and the Sequencer . The plug-ins can be loaded and the signals freely routed in the Machineview. In contrast to conventional trackers, the sequencer is not constructed linearly. This means that parts can be freely arranged like in normal sequencer programs. The pattern editor has evolved in the last beta versions in such a way that it is no longer necessarily one. The possibility has been implemented for programmers to contribute their own editors as plug-ins. This feature means that the term tracker for Buzz is becoming increasingly inapplicable. Oskari Tammelin is working on a piano roll himself .

Known users

history

Although Buzz Tracker is based, the playback and manipulation of samples only plays a minor role in the program. In addition to the classic samplers , Buzz has a number of native synthesizers (called “Generators” in Buzz ) and effects devices (called “Effects” in Buzz); In addition, the use of VST devices is possible. By largely doing without its own graphical user interface, Buzz often has a deterrent effect on first-time users. The elementary-functional program structure enables the great flexibility of Buzz, which is shown, among other things, in the fact that the program does not have to be installed , but is already functional when the execution file is opened (at least in the original program version, newer modifications require an installation ). Furthermore, plug-ins for Buzz are easy to create and implement for any programmer with C ++ knowledge, which on the one hand leads to a large number of different plug-ins available, but on the other hand means that many settings sound bad or even lead to program crashes. As a result, making music itself is often perceived less as intuitive play than as programming.

After the release of the current version Beta 1.2, Oskari Tammelin had to stop developing Buzz because he lost the only copy of the source code due to a hard drive defect. Since then there have been various attempts to either optimize the binary code of the original program through hacks or to program programs from scratch that are based on Buzz ("Buzz clones", see links). There were also rumors of an official version 2 for years, but after Oskari Tammelin's almost complete withdrawal from the scene, this seemed increasingly unlikely. On July 2, 2008, Buzzmachines.com published the message that Oskari Tammelin is working on a new version, which he wants to partially reconstruct from old backups and partially implement anew. A beta version is already available and has since been expanded to include numerous basic functions.

Web links

  • jeskola.net/buzz/ , Buzz homepage, installation packs and expansion modules (English)
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Clones
  • Buzé Buzz clone for Windows (current version February 2015)
  • BUZZle Buzz-Clones for Windows (current version April 2008)
  • BUZZtard Buzz-Clones for Linux (current version January 2012)

Individual evidence

  1. Change log of the preliminary version at jeskola.net, accessed on January 21, 2016 ( English ).
  2. ^ Future Music magazine, June 2000, p100. - ( Memento of the original from July 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / aijai.net
  3. Andrew Sega: Taking Tracking Mainstream Part 5. (video) notacon.org, April 27, 2007, accessed October 21, 2012 .
  4. James Holden. beatfactor.net, archived from the original on July 23, 2011 ; Retrieved on May 5, 2012 (English): “ The stuff everyone is really interested in begins aged 19, with a track called“ Horizons ”. Written during his summer holidays from his maths degree at Oxford University on a £ 500 PC and a piece of revolutionary music software called Buzz (a freeware internet download), this crossover anthem of the summer of 1999 propelled young James and his bedroom set-up into the top flight of dance music production. "
  5. Lukasz Napora: James Holden Interview. August 22, 2003, archived from the original on April 4, 2009 ; accessed on January 21, 2012 (English).
  6. BUZZ / SAW: Mokira in Miami. July 18, 2002, archived from the original on March 26, 2009 ; accessed on January 21, 2011 .
  7. ^ David Day: The Field. pitchfork.com, April 16, 2007, accessed October 21, 2012 .
  8. Beta version