Re:Goodbye, Actuel. You will be missed. 12 Years, 2 Months ago
I haven't been here in years but saw this sad news on the Elektron mail-out and thought I should come and pay my respects. Being a moderator on another forum this has hit me in a weird way... I didn't know Ryan at all IRL but always enjoyed chatting with him here as Actuel. My condolences to his family and the regular forum users.
Re:Goodbye, Actuel. You will be missed. 12 Years, 2 Months ago
I didn't know Ryan, and haven't been on long enough to be a fan of his music or activity in the community, but I do know this forum and if he's one of the people that really made it what it is than I'm very grateful.
This is where I come to see what real musicians are doing, the ones who are excited about the future of music and actively building it as we speak. A space like this, where you can hear those voices above the din of the internet is invaluable, so thanks Ryan.
Re:Goodbye, Actuel. You will be missed. 12 Years, 2 Months ago
I was looking forward to meeting him in real life one day and I will miss him for sure. He's the greatest guy I've never meet. Always felt like he had my back and cheered me on when things got though. Wish I could get on a plane to Indy right now.
Re:Goodbye, Actuel. You will be missed. 12 Years, 2 Months ago
Actuel. What this site means to me; -I was able to be on my first album (machine) -All of us using the same machines, in our own ways. -Sharing our tricks and techniques. -Teaching new Elektron users
Without this site and the community all wouldn't be possible.
Re:Goodbye, Actuel. You will be missed. 12 Years, 2 Months ago
Can't believe this! I was just chatting with him over Twitter about the 45 Tribute website being down...and now he's gone?! Big WTF!
What can I say that hasn't already been said? His contributions to this community were immeasurable. Elektron-Users fostered creativity, collaboration, and, as others have said, relationships.
I won't speculate as to what his ailment was, but it must have been bad; he was often tweeting about bone marrow transplants and other serious procedures.