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2016/06/28 05:31:54 (permalink)

I just learned last night...

That Günter Hager had passed -  Tangerine Dream fan, synth maker and sound designer extraordinaire... Two years ago, at the age of 60. How does that happen?
 
Some of you might have downloaded his free synths - he distributed them under the name HG Fortune. CM Music featured a few of them.
 
I don't know how many of my songs were inspired by his free virtual instruments, and they were one of the very few things (besides René C./Cakewalk synths) that I missed after switching to Mac in 2010. They were just so inspiring...
 
I was lucky enough to get in touch with him 7 or 8 years ago, and he showed a sincere interest in my work and the songs that had been inspired by his creations. We exchanged a few e-mails and then life got in the way, as it often does...
 
Anyway, last night, I was re-building an old Sonar song in Logic, remembering exactly when and how the inspiration came, remembering that one synth of his called ProtoPlasm, so I thought I'd look up good old Günter.

Who is no more.:(
 
So here's one more reason to finish that re-mix of an old song of mine inspired by one of his synths. RIP Günter Hager. Your soul and your sounds live on...
 


 
 
 
 
post edited by Rain - 2016/06/28 05:53:50

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    dmbaer
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    Re: I just learned last night... 2016/06/28 16:37:59 (permalink)
    Nice post, Rain.  I didn't know anything about this gentleman, but you make me wish I had known him.
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    Re: I just learned last night... 2016/06/28 18:26:02 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby craigb 2016/06/29 01:57:16
    I suppose on a very personal level ,
    The attributes of grief and loss have no such thing as an emotional time limit or expiration date  .
    You may find out when you find out of a persons passing , then you get to feel the loss.
     
    As far as H G Fortune went , I had no idea that he was Günter Hager .In hind sight , in my case that is probably a good thing .
    Back in my days of using SONAR 5 and 6 PE in XP , some of the best (IMHO ) creative music I ever came up with involved using a handful of the H G Fortune freeware cut down synths ...
    I would send out a personal e mail to "H G " with a  link to my tune that I used featuring the sounds I was getting from his synths . I was always trying to say thanks for the use of his instruments . He would always get back to me after listening to the tune and he would let me know what he liked . In some cases he would even offer me constructive feedback and help on how to get sounds . 
    People like that don't come around too often ....
    All his synths are now freeware , they can be found here ...best way to see them or get them is to hit zip in the right side of the page under download options ...
    https://archive.org/details/HGFortuneNFG
     
    all the best,
     
    Kenny
     
     
     

                       
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