I changed this website from it's former state to this, after asking myself
- is this who I am and am I going to dedicate time to it.
(Edit: added detail to Tony Banks Interview)

2004 backstage at Peter Gabriel Concert in London
Possibly the best version. Hans Zimmer, Drums of War and it's like directed by Michael Bay
Interesting short reel about the "Sound of Color" project.
Great & future shaping performance by Peter! See Twitter
This is amazing. I think it starts with Day One the original Demo. I love it! (Maybe I should get my initial project out of the Box again)
Awesome Version - Captain in full control! Hans looks & sounds much better than in Dubai👍 Some graphics remind me of projectM

Instead of using a keyboard, sampling with rechoir is a great way to create new and interesting things.
Playing back a recording with Reapers Shimmer Reverb and adding 3DTI Spatialisation (3D Tune-In Toolkit VST) sounds awesome!

That's awesome! Rings of X-rays seen by NASA’s Chandra and Swift observatories show the echoes.
10.03.2023YouTubeTony Banks of Genesis (Part 2) - The ProgCast with Gregg Bendian Gregg added the second part of the interview from 2022, now free without Patreon |
Took a picture of a project part and created what I think is a pretty cool 32,04sec sound which I looped in Reapers' ReaSamplOmatic5000.
To get rid of the higher frequency "clicks" and to give the initial sound a bit more
beef I added Zebrify (see pics), not sure if a detected pitch of -56 would have needed this - however, my subwoofer loves it, as well as my Stereo Front and Center Boxes.
Added reChoir with Settings I thought were okay e.g.
- Feedback
- Time
- Odds
- Scale
Others are celebrating carnival - I am doing this. 🥳
Added some pictures of Reaper track details, running time, Sample Settings (everything is as shown, no round-robin, no other additional settings),additional plugin infos, etc.
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Beautifully played version of "Time"
That's great! Captain on center stage + great sounds 👍
10.02.2023Sound Patch
One of my first custom patches made in Zebra HZ (h2p file)
18.02-Renamed and reuploaded Patch
The lightshow is just stunning in this version!
A nice YouTube Video showing some great techniques about thinking outside the box, and how reverbs & filters help creating a dark soundscape
Great insight into the thinking and workflow of Hans Zimmer, regarding Orchestral Works, Scores and dedication.
Here
If you arrived from the off hz page to start and mock + impersonate me (making it seem like I wrote insulting things - pff, as if I would!), because I defended Hans - not interested.
Why don't you guys dare and tell him what you think of him yourself - and don't hide using my name & by flaming me
Everyone else - welcome :)
and here's my comment from
(I wonder if anyone ever forwarded anything - may it just be to give him the opportunity to react/look at it himself):
I reported the video and hope that others will do the same
Apparently it's not really about creating music with a computer and keyboard/Synthesizer - that's a missed opportunity in my opinion.
However, it's a good example how cutting a video can create a different mood.
Edit2: Even after a month - I stand corrected, but at "least" some advert has been added as well as the "most looped sections" resetted for whatever reason👎
(as it's not shown here on my website - it went from around 4:31 to around 10:58)
😌Hans is the best musician, composer & artist on earth. 😌
Edit: 13:33 Do you really think that? ... Why that question ...
5:15 ... to protect the innocent ... the camera shouldn't have switched... (Do you really think that? - Yes)
4:31 - this sounds so wrong on so many levels - I don't like it
7:20 - I had 2 months of piano lessons before my teacher gave up - he wanted me to play scales (what's so difficult about scales - to repeat them so often) etc
- I wanted to play the firth of fifth from genesis and had fun with my M1 (the universe sound was awesome) At least it wasn't the same piano teacher - mine was more patient😁
London is nice around that time (e.g. Covent Garden) I visited London around early spring last year, ways too cold
And I nearly missed Pedro Eustache - he's the best flute player famous through The Game Awards 2022😎 - aka known as the flutist guy -
or the guy, who saved the game awards (and not only for me ^^) because they got a bit boring. Shame I missed the game awards,
where Hans Zimmer also played guitar! #FluteGuy
Edit: #HansZimmer #HansZimmerLive
For sure I'd really like an interview about this topic : creating music with synths / keys, Cubase & Zebra HZ if possible
Shame, that I already got told that he is unavailable due to his schedule (what a nice way of saying po^^ I guess)
Hallo Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH & Hans-zimmer.com, do you know what's going on hier? I mean seriously. Is there anyone looking at the forum posts here? It's his official website - shouldn't this be safe to read - without all the offensive spam posts? There are a lot of nice comments, which will not be seen because of this. Then selling nfts, does Hans know that? It's stated, that it's an exhibition - but it is a nft shop, selling small video loops with a colour filter on top!? It's more than a shame what's happening here. A respectful approach would be much nicer I assume, considering that this man surely earns a lot of money for you guys! This is outrageous! oh und - before I forget about it - Ich würde sagen, ihr habt das ordentlich versemmelt! - Aber erheiternd, dass ich als alternativen Künstler die BROILERS (passend zu den posts unten - angeben kann - wenn ich Herrn Zimmer mit seiner Show "buchen" wollte. Die Welt von Hans Zimmer hat definitiv etwas besseres verdient als das hier. Unwürdig ist das! Facettenreich sind hier nicht die Zuschauer - sondern die, die so etwas als Werbung plakatieren! Zitat von eurer webseite: " immer wieder spannende und amüsante Einblicke hinter die Kulissen seiner Studioarbeit" - This is Hans Zimmer and neither the Ohnesorg Theater, nor Monty Python's Flying Circus! *And now a link to something completely different: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj_KbOo6uYM https : // www . youtube .com / watch ? v = Hj_KbOo6uYM *The author is not responsible for any contents linked or referred to from his post– unless he / or she has full knowledge of illegal contents and would be able to prevent the viewer of this post from viewing those pages. If any damage occurs by the use of information presented there, only the author of the respective pages might be liable, not the one who has linked to these pages. 03h34 Jan 27, 2023 by Manuela
Trying my luck - Ashfall is a nft game if you look at the commment section or visit steam. nfts are like
a plague in the gaming world. This should be the first nft game of a series HZ is supposed to kick off
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2131860/Ashfall/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/2131860/discussions/0/3728449142709830117/
https://nftnewstoday.com/2022/07/04/ashfall-new-nft-themed-game/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6Q-HI7F3uM
08.04.2023...
As my YouTube comment for a recent video is (or was) not visible - I post it here as it is (or was) the only one in favour of (and defending) Tony and Genesis
So after 3 weeks I decided to repeat my comment here - just in case.
Small Addition: Prior to me thinking anyone could download the stone room reverb demo - that is not the case.
Apparently you need to have enough credit points to view the demo
The only thing you can do, is listen to the sound demos from October.
And Here ...
My comment:
Tony Banks rocks !
It is beyond me, how anyone can still support you, Dave - you are openly talking about milking the genesis community - and the wording you use also suggests that they - Genesis -> The Band - those guys, who do for such a long time such wonderful music - are.
Timestamps may not be 100%
1:25 Why mentioning Chester here - You are a fan of his?
2:26 I agree - it sounded wonderful - but as much as I like plug-ins - the vintage equipment had a unique sound -
which also derived from the cases the electronics were integrated in, as well as the used electronical components.
That's why vintage gear is highly rated and very expensive. The vintage equipment needs a lot of care - you have to treat it nice and if you want it to stay as exclusive and keep that very special sound - wouldn't you need to make sure - all electrical elements get the same care.
Shame you sold the Prophet 10 - glad Tony keeps his Prophet 5 like a shrine - my favourite
2:35 - Who is someone like Tony?
4:50 Oh no, please go on - that's what it is about, right?
5:06 Skip - the plugin-in is directed at musicians - as stated in some ad, as well as pricey compared to other products
5:14 I don't need another plug-in, but too late? It's never too late and there are great alternatives!
6:47 Oh, both are back on Track - so the cool offer for the Genesis community is to download a demo?(Edit: Nope, not even that)
Or is there some kind of Code like SPONSOREDBYGENESIS10 to get a 10% off
includes a freshly signed copy of 5.
Instead you make it a IK Company event - like a sample monopoly.
11:37 why not promote the work Nick Davis did with / for you working on samples when mentioning GENESIS The Farm Stone Room Plugin
15:11 Tony and his music mean so much more to me than that - not just an "object" or a phrase to use or a jingle.
17:26 the vocal booth - love it - it's unique - I collect 'em all - but who cares about competitors
18:26 yes, sampling the records - how uncool - take that, Tony! Little did he know when he sampled - Williams and played the sample backwards! Take that Sampling Community you are in the same league!
Hang on a sec, so after the release of the new plugin next year - it's the only legal way to - let me be bold here - play Many too Many on the keys using samples?
Then providing original (from the original band instruments) samples not free (and Robin Hood them as you were supposed to) but also now exclusive.
So we're back at what I wrote earlier - milking the Genesis community instead of giving them for free as first optioned.
19:26 I could have helped you out back then with samples.
25:44 Couldn't hear exactly what was that something about his standard whatever... When meeting Tony for the interview at the farm he was pretty relaxed and funny! - Glad though, Dave, you were able to figure out how to program the
dx7 until you met him- I remember you mentioned you had no idea how to program this and the Synclavier 2 during the 80s.
30:51 Hang on - you were given the opportunity to sample all that yourself - to do what a lot of people would have done and still do with pleasure playing Robin Hood making the samples available - you say they can be bought (it's a bit difficult to understand - is that the sound quality or my ears) - are those the things available on the sonicreality page (or whatever the name was - so long ago) as libaries or vsts?
31:35 And one has to pay to view the interviews with Nick (including Bloopers?) - You forget a thousands things everyday - make sure - paying Nick for this isn't one of them.
39:50 You didn't make it quite clear if being "old school" is good or bad and why is it a topic here anyway? In this case you make it sound, as if it's a bad thing - thus giving the impression Nick is not talking respectfully about Genesis, when not talking to them directly. why?
49:47 "Dave: ...but they contacted me first that was the mistake... " - I agree I guess.
Dolby Atmos is from 2012 - so why is it also topic here? (It also would be old school - which would imply it's good - you get me confused there)
Besides you talking about adding backing vocal tracks is so low - or is it edited again?
It's really hard to listen to this - no respect for the fans and the musicians alike.
In this Interview it seems mostly when talking about the band - it's all about the Synths - the x, the y, the z , the look how cool I can do the dx7 programming - but it seems never about the person itself - the indivdual - but sometimes about a new plugin or even another one.
51:28 I think they even donated the money or something like that *waving with one arm widlly * - 'cause how dare they right? Loosers (no pun intended) Donate .. pfff.. just say you donate .... !
54:02: ".... and then the universe came back and said well here's Tony Banks .... " - Dave, as if the universe would say that...
If Dave would have supported Tony Banks (or Team Genesis) as he does his own stuff (how is Tony's stool?) - that would have made all the difference - maybe. We'll never know - as he did choose a different approach, like 4 kickstarter projects - adding another one soon?
Just my humble 2 cents of course
Also, life is about loyality, choices and remember those who gave you the chances - which some did not have had -
look at the comments - some of those worship you (Sound of Silence - anyone?)
Be thankful, kind and stay grounded,
Manuela
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