What is your real name?
Sanna Korpela
What is your age?
21
Where are you from?
Finland
How long have you been tracking?
I'm fairly new at this, I first downloaded FT2 sometime in late -98, but it took me some months to actually get working on it. So I'd say I really started tracking in 1999.
Do you play any real instruments?
I went through the classic forced piano lessons as a kid, and moved on to synths when metal hit me in the head like a hammer as a teen. Disregarding some pathetic experiments with drums and bass in school, keyboard instruments are what I know best.
If so, for how long?
Hmmm, hard to say really... I started those piano lessons when I was 6, that went on for about 3-4 years, after which my practicing has been somewhat erratic.
What 3 genres of music are your favorites?
Symphonic/melodic metal, wimpy piano ballads... can't really think of a third one. But I do like Garbage, for instance, and assorted stuff from a wide range of genres. The Gummibears-theme is excellent.
Who is your favorite tracker and why?
N/A
If there was aspect of tracking you wish you were better at, what would it be?
Definitely the technical side, improving the actual quality of the sound. Getting the instruments to sound more realistic and flowing. I've always been more into the composing part, that's what I love, and neglected the actual tracking. But naturally the tracking affects what the music feels like for the listener, so a good piece of music isn't enough, it should sound good as well. That's what I'll be working on in the near future.
Why did you choose the song you Metalicized?
I love Tori Amos. Sure, "Love Song" is actually originally by The Cure, but I first heard the song covered by Tori Amos and it's one of those overly cliché and simple songs, yet somehow it almost makes me cry every time I hear it. I had decided I'd do a Tori Amos cover, and this particular song happened to have a suitable chord proggression and it wasn't too hard to figure out. Actually the song was so simple I had to add in an extra riff and lead melody just so it wouldn't be so dull. Oh, and the lyrics were just begging to be altered into a more hateful metal form.
How long did it take you to track it?
Tracking about an hour or two a day, I'd say maybe 4 or 5 days. I'm not a quick tracker really, not that this tune would've been hard or anything, quite the opposite. The process was a bit longer if counting the vocals, since it took about another week before Bane found the time to drop over and do them.
How satisfied are you with your song?
Considering how simple and easy the song is, not very. But it does it's job, I set out to do a sickening pop metal version of the song, and that's pretty much how it turned out. The vocals could've been better, but they were done in a rush with one take, so that's understandable. I'm most pleased with the piano instrument used here, as I tweaked the samples myself to give it a deeper, more resonant sound. And it worked.