Drimeur

Interview

About Raphael aka Drimeur

Hi everyone this is Rafael speaking. I'm a 30-year-old French guy who discovered Audiotool 12 years ago. I didn't try that until 3 years ago early in 2019. It's like the brush for the painter, the salt to the pepper: it allows the musician to flourish. And it's free! So any nine-year-old trap OG on AT can improve themselves here. Let's talk about music because that's why we're in it, after all. I've had many favorite styles in my life but for now it is house music, particularly deep house music.

Describe the style of music you produce

I try to put across feelings in my tracks. I wanted to make people dance, in a melodic way. I think my music is a mix between the classic house and acid house because I like 303 so much. I like it when it's melodic, so I always want the chords to be so. I love it when the kick is clear and the snares and hats are groovy.

What is your musical background and when did you start making music?

In a lot of my tracks I've got Latin American influence flowing in the snares' rhythm because of my origins. You can also find a lot of 90s House influence in many of the chords. Most of all I think that the Playstation 1 and its Wipeout game had a great influence on my style. My dad was born in 46 so I listened to a lot of old French singers but also jazzmen with trumpets. Today I get a lot of inspiration from house/techno/EDM artists such as Ross Couch, Late 8, Nto, Joachim Pastor, Boris Brejcha, Daft Punk, Mr Oizo, Eric Prydz and others. I started playing the piano at 6. I went to a music school till I was 13, but I begged to stop. I really started making music on Audiotool in 2019.

What is your favorite Audiotool device and why?

For the little I know of AT I must say the Matrix because you can create a very wide scope of rhythm thanks to it. You all know that an arpeggio can be the start and end of any track. The 303 is also kind of magic to make some acid bass lines: modulate the fq and the resonance, put some accent on notes and slides on others and your techno track is almost finished!

What is your favorite trick in AT/What technique do you always use?

Thanks to infyuthsion and others tutorials, I'll say the compressor: to make your track bounce and pop, connect the compressor with your bass or other Low fq and put your kick on sidechain. Then modulate the ratio, the threshold, attack and release. You'll find that your bass is not disturbing anymore combined with your kick.

Have you ever had a writer's block? If so, how did you deal with it and what do you recommend to your colleagues?

I've never had a writer's block because I've never created music under pressure. When I feel like creating music I do, and if I don't I do other stuff like learning how to mix or playing the guitar or playing football. You shouldn't put pressure on yourself when you create music. When I have a melody in my mind I record myself singing.

What has helped you the most on Audiotool to improve and widen your musical horizon?

The charts help a lot, but also surfing on the deepest part of audiotool you can even find artists that haven't been active for a long time. Also the remix button is a nice way to discover how an artist made a track. And all the tutorial parts in AT and infyuthsion's amazing work on his YT channel.

What do you like most about Audiotool? Is there anything you would like to suggest?

I'm so grateful and really admire the work you are doing, guys. That's why I want everybody to support Audiotool on Patreon. The collab thing is also a great idea: you can chat with your colleague making music and discuss live what to do to your track! It's such a shame that AT isn't the number one DAW — it really has to be more popular to increase the community.

Your message to the community:

I love you all! Really I do! And we all must keep in mind that Audiotool is a sacred place that we must keep far from unconstructive words. Always try to help each other to improve. PEACE

“I'm so grateful and really admire the work you are doing, guys. That's why I want everybody to support Audiotool on Patreon. The collab thing is also a great idea: you can chat with your colleague making music and discuss live what to do to your track! ”

— Drimeur