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| | Alias = Argu | | Alias = Argu | ||
| | Birth_name = Juan Antonio Arguelles Rius | | Birth_name = Juan Antonio Arguelles Rius | ||
| | Born = {{birth date|mf=yes|1973|3|2}}<br />], |
| Born = {{birth date|mf=yes|1973|3|2}}<br />] | ||
| | Died = June 3, 2007 (aged 35)<br />], |
| Died = June 3, 2007 (aged 35)<br />] | ||
| | Genre = ], ], ] | | Genre = ], ], ] | ||
| | Occupation = Ex-mentor of ], music producer and songwriter, programmer | | Occupation = Ex-mentor of ], music producer and songwriter, programmer | ||
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| '''Juan Antonio Arguelles Rius''' (March 2, 1973 - June 3, 2007), also known as Arguru (sometimes Argu), was a prolific ] ] and electronic musician, producer and songwriter, responsible for such applications as ] and |
'''Juan Antonio Arguelles Rius''' (March 2, 1973 - June 3, 2007), also known as '''Arguru''' (sometimes Argu), was a prolific ] ] and electronic musician, producer and songwriter, responsible for such applications as ] and Directwave. He started the company discoDSP and was later hired by ] and involved in the development of ] and ]. Arguru died in a car accident on June 3, 2007.<ref name="hispasonic" /> | ||
| ==Biography== | |||
| ⚫ | == |
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| Juan Rius was born on March 2, 1973 in ]. In 1997, Arguru started out as one of the most productive plugin-developers of the ]-scene. In 2000, he and ] (known as "Freaky") began mixing as a ] duo in Malaga under the name Alienated Buddha. They released the album ''Inpsyde'' on Out of Orion in February of 2002.<ref name="alienated buddha"/> | |||
| Arguru founded the software company ] in July of 2002. In December of 2002 he released his product NightShine.<ref name="futureproducers"/> The company is known for developing ]s such as ], Discovery Pro, Vertigo, Highlife, Phantom. Discovery is notable for being the first commercial ] plugin that was also available for ]. He left the company in 2004 to begin working for ].<ref name="futureproducers"/> While at Image-Line, he contributed to the development of ] and was the primary programmer for the ] ], released in 2007. | |||
| * In 1997, Arguru started out as one of the most productive plugin-developers of the ]-scene. | |||
| ⚫ | ===Other projects=== | ||
| * ] is a ] program which is advertised as "the ultimate bridge between tracking and sequencing".<ref name="kvraodix"/> Aodix brought several innovative technologies to trackers such as pattern zoom and subtick timing. Version 4 of Aodix was released as ], previous versions were available for $75. | * ] is a ] program which is advertised as "the ultimate bridge between tracking and sequencing".<ref name="kvraodix"/> Aodix brought several innovative technologies to trackers such as pattern zoom and subtick timing. Version 4 of Aodix was released as ], previous versions were available for $75. | ||
| * ] is a software for ] released by ]. Arguru was involved in creating the first version of Deckadance. | |||
| * ] is a software company developing ]s such as ], Discovery Pro, Vertigo, Highlife, Phantom. Discovery is notable for being the first commercial VSTi plugin that was also available for Linux. | |||
| * ] was a Windows tracker with MIDI, internal synth, 2 ]s and DSP support featuring a classic amiga-style interface.<ref name="noise"/> NoiseTrekker code was used as a basis for first version of ],<ref name="renoise"/> one of the most modern and actively developed ]. | * ] was a Windows tracker with MIDI, internal synth, 2 ]s and DSP support featuring a classic amiga-style interface.<ref name="noise"/> NoiseTrekker code was used as a basis for first version of ],<ref name="renoise"/> one of the most modern and actively developed ]. | ||
| * ] is a complete modular music creation environment with tracker interface. Versions up to 1.0 were created by Arguru. After that it was released into ] and the development was continued by other people. Current versions are released under ] and available on all major platforms. | * ] is a complete modular music creation environment with tracker interface. Versions up to 1.0 were created by Arguru. After that it was released into ] and the development was continued by other people. Current versions are released under ] and available on all major platforms. | ||
| * | |||
| ==Death== | ==Death== | ||
| On June 3, 2007 at |
On June 3, 2007 at 18;45 hours, Arguru's car went off the road on the ], near the city of ] (]) killing him in the accident.<ref name="hispasonic"/> His funeral was attended on June 4, 2007, in the park cemetary of Malaga.<ref name="futureproducers"/> | ||
| The track "Arguru" by ] on his album '']'' was written in his memory.<ref name="imagelineargue"/> | The track "Arguru" by ] on his album '']'' was written in his memory.<ref name="imagelineargue"/> | ||
| ==Discography== | |||
| *''Inpsyde'' by Alienated Buddha (Out of Orion, 2002)<ref name="alienated buddha"/> | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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| <ref name="hispasonic"></ref> | <ref name="hispasonic"></ref> | ||
| <ref name="futureproducers">{{cite news | |||
| | title = FL Studio Creator Died in Car Accident | |||
| | first = | |||
| | last = | |||
| | url = http://www.futureproducers.com/forums/hardware-software/software/daw-sequencers-samplers-software/fl-studio-creator-died-car-accident-209539/ | |||
| | publisher = Future Producers forums | |||
| | date = | |||
| | accessdate = 2011-05-28 | |||
| }}</ref> | |||
| <ref name="alienated buddha">{{cite news | |||
| | title = Alienated Buddha | |||
| | url = http://www.discogs.com/artist/Alienated+Buddha/-Releases/-Albums?anv=&noanv= | |||
| | publisher = ] | |||
| | accessdate = 2011-05-28 | |||
| }}</ref> | |||
| }} | }} | ||
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Juan Antonio Arguelles Rius (March 2, 1973 - June 3, 2007), also known as Arguru (sometimes Argu), was a prolific music software programmer and electronic musician, producer and songwriter, responsible for such applications as NoiseTrekker and Directwave. He started the company discoDSP and was later hired by Image-Line and involved in the development of Deckadance and FL Studio 7. Arguru died in a car accident on June 3, 2007.
Biography
Juan Rius was born on March 2, 1973 in Málaga, Spain. In 1997, Arguru started out as one of the most productive plugin-developers of the Jeskola buzz-scene. In 2000, he and Francisco Cobos Palomo (known as "Freaky") began mixing as a psytrance duo in Malaga under the name Alienated Buddha. They released the album Inpsyde on Out of Orion in February of 2002.
Arguru founded the software company discoDSP in July of 2002. In December of 2002 he released his product NightShine. The company is known for developing VST plugins such as Discovery, Discovery Pro, Vertigo, Highlife, Phantom. Discovery is notable for being the first commercial VSTi plugin that was also available for Linux. He left the company in 2004 to begin working for Image-Line. While at Image-Line, he contributed to the development of FL Studio and was the primary programmer for the DJ software Deckadance, released in 2007.
Other projects
- Aodix is a digital audio workstation program which is advertised as "the ultimate bridge between tracking and sequencing". Aodix brought several innovative technologies to trackers such as pattern zoom and subtick timing. Version 4 of Aodix was released as freeware, previous versions were available for $75.
- NoiseTrekker was a Windows tracker with MIDI, internal synth, 2 TB303s and DSP support featuring a classic amiga-style interface. NoiseTrekker code was used as a basis for first version of Renoise, one of the most modern and actively developed music trackers.
- Psycle is a complete modular music creation environment with tracker interface. Versions up to 1.0 were created by Arguru. After that it was released into public domain and the development was continued by other people. Current versions are released under GNU GPL and available on all major platforms.
Death
On June 3, 2007 at 18;45 hours, Arguru's car went off the road on the AP-7, near the city of Benalmádena (Málaga, Spain) killing him in the accident. His funeral was attended on June 4, 2007, in the park cemetary of Malaga.
The track "Arguru" by Deadmau5 on his album Random Album Title was written in his memory.
Discography
- Inpsyde by Alienated Buddha (Out of Orion, 2002)
References
- ^ Hispasonic - Fallece Juan Antonio Argüelles, "Arguru"
- ^ "Alienated Buddha". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "FL Studio Creator Died in Car Accident". Future Producers forums. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- KVR: Arguru Software Aodix
- Sonicspot - NoiseTrekker
- Renoise InDepth - Arguru died in car accident
- Image-Line: Argu