### What is your artist name?  
SawZer  

### Could you tell us something about yourself, whereabouts, etc.?  
My name is Justin, I'm currently living in Fort Worth, TX, and I've been using SunVox for the last 10 years.  

### Tell us an early memory about software & electronic music  
I remember downloading this free MIDI sequencer (I don't remember the name of it or how long ago this was) because I was always interested in writing my own music.  

I played trombone back in middle school (around age 10-14), and the idea of writing down my own songs onto sheet music paper really appealed to me. I still remember the first phrase I wrote that sounded exactly how I imagined it when my tutor played it.  

Oh, by the way, I made TERRIBLE music with that sequencer—thankfully none of it is online!  

### Why did you start using SunVox, and what did you use before that?  
Eventually, I realized the MIDI sequencer wasn't working for me, so I started looking for other free software to make music.  

I came across **PXTone**, which is an app written by Pixel, the creator of *Cave Story*! It was pretty cool and had more potential than the sequencer did. For instance, it had sample support, and you could also create some basic PCM-style single-cycle instruments.  

I made a few tracks with it, and they're still terrible—and they *are* online... If you really want to know how to find them, ask me.  

### Morning-person or Night owl? (or both?)  
Naturally a night owl, but I'm trying to make this morning thing work!...  

### Any particular inspiring SunVox song (by someone else) to mention?  
There are a lot of fantastic SunVox songs being created by the community, but in truth, the most inspiring SunVox songs for me were the ones **NightRadio** included in the examples folder.  

I had them rendered out into audio, and I would play them on loop for HOURS.  

My favorites are **Mechanical Heart** and **Pixel Cave**.  

### Which keyboard shortcut is your favorite or most used one?  
**CTRL +/-**! I'm constantly changing the pattern step size.  

### Dark, light, colorful, or default SunVox color scheme?  
**DARK.** I'm trying to dark mode everything these days. Gotta save my eyes from a lot of strain.  

### SunVox contains some of your effects/synths. Which do you use the most?  
Of those distributed with SunVox, the modules I use the most are **HyperChorus, Phase16 Manual, and Retro PWM**.  

### Do you have new effects/synths in the making? If so, could you tell us about them?  
**SunVoxer MonoBen** and I are working on some "guitar effects pedal" style modules. They should be released soon.  

### Tell us a good book, article, or movie that inspired you.  
**Blade Runner!** And the book it's based on, *Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?* Fantastic speculative fiction, and the movie has a really cool aesthetic.  

### Do you use MIDI a lot for SunVox? Why or why not?  
I have a 49-key MIDI controller, but unfortunately, it takes up about 60% of my desk.  

I haven't used it in a while—I mostly just use my computer keyboard.  

### Do you still use audio samples besides synthesis?  
All the time. I use them for **drums, vocal effects, sweeping effects (sometimes), and for modulation**.  

### Which SunVox feature was introduced over time that made you very happy?  
**COMPRESSOR**—yeah, I know, I'm old...  

### Five years into the future: Which features would you like to see in SunVox?  
- Proper implementation of **polyphony** for modules like the **Modulator**.  
- Proper **ADSR**.  

That's all I really want.  

### What are your plans for the future music-wise?  
I still plan on making music, and I'm going to try to make more **dubstep** (it's fun to play with modulation).  

As for modules, **SunVoxer Autumn Cheney** and I have been working on a proper **Roland Juno 6 emulation**. It still needs some work, but hopefully, that'll be released soon.  

### Which musical genres do you like / are influencing you?  
I'm into all sorts of stuff!  

I basically grew up on **classic rock and 80s pop**, but I also like:  
- Some **metal**  
- Some **old country**  
- Plenty of **electronic styles**: **dubstep, drum and bass, electro, and synthwave**  

My biggest influence out of all those is **synthwave**. Think of it as a modern take on old **80s pop, synthpop, and synth-driven soundtracks**.  

### Where can people follow your latest software and/or music releases?  
My **SoundCloud**: [soundcloud.com/sawzer](https://soundcloud.com/sawzer)  

I'm also active on the **SunVox Music Discord**, and my own server, **SunVox SandBox**.  

**SunVoxer Queries** is working on another module library website that I'm active on, called [sunvox.audio](https://sunvox.audio).  

### Thank you!  
By the way, here's one of SawZer's songs called **[Phantom](/module/song/sawzer-phantom)**.  

If you want to **comment on the forum**, check it out here:  
[Comment on the forum](https://warmplace.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=5795&p=20335#p20335)  

Check **SawZer's forum activity** here:  
[Forum activity of SawZer](https://warmplace.ru/forum/search.php?keywords=SawZer)  


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