Juan Antonio Arguelles Rius
Encyclopedia
Juan Antonio Arguelles Rius (November 2, 1978 - June 3, 2007), also known as Arguru (sometimes Argu), was a prolific music software programmer
and electronic musician, producer and songwriter, responsible for such applications as NoiseTrekker and Directwave. He started the company discoDSP and was later hired by Image-Line and involved in the development of Deckadance
and FL Studio 7
. Arguru died in a car accident on June 3, 2007.
-scene. In 2000, he and Francisco Cobos Palomo
(known as "Freaky") began mixing as a psytrance duo in Malaga under the name Alienated Buddha. They released the album Inpsyde on Out of Orion in February 2002.
Arguru founded the software company discoDSP in July 2002. In December 2002 he released his product NightShine. The company is known for developing VST plugins such as Discovery
, Discovery Pro, Vertigo, Highlife, Phantom. Discovery is notable for being the first commercial VSTi plugin that was also available for Linux
. He left the company in 2004 to begin working for Image-Line. While at Image-Line, he contributed to the development of FL Studio
and was the primary programmer for the DJ software
Deckadance
, released in 2007.
, near the city of Benalmádena (Málaga, Spain) killing him in the accident. His funeral was attended on June 4, 2007, in the park cemetery of Malaga.
The track "Arguru" by Deadmau5
on his album Random Album Title
was written in his memory.
Programmer
A programmer, computer programmer or coder is someone who writes computer software. The term computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computer programming or to a generalist who writes code for many kinds of software. One who practices or professes a formal approach to...
and electronic musician, producer and songwriter, responsible for such applications as NoiseTrekker and Directwave. He started the company discoDSP and was later hired by Image-Line and involved in the development of Deckadance
Deckadance
Deckadance is a DJ console and mixing tool developed by Image-Line software. Initially released in May of 2007, it operates on Windows and Mac OS X, and comes in a House Edition and Club Edition...
and FL Studio 7
FL Studio
FL Studio is a digital audio workstation developed by the Belgian company Image-Line. FL Studio features a graphical user interface based on a pattern-based music sequencer...
. Arguru died in a car accident on June 3, 2007.
Biography
Juan Rius was born on November, 1978 in Málaga, Spain. In 1997, Arguru started out as one of the most productive plugin-developers of the Jeskola buzzJeskola Buzz
Jeskola Buzz is a freeware modular software music studio environment designed to run on Microsoft Windows via Microsoft .NET. It is centered around a modular plugin-based machine view and a multiple pattern sequencer tracker .Buzz consists of a plugin architecture that allows the audio to be routed...
-scene. In 2000, he and Francisco Cobos Palomo
HolyHell
HolyHell is a power metal band, formed in 2005, who are being produced by Joey DeMaio of Manowar. The band has delayed the release of their debut album, choosing instead to tour with Manowar and Rhapsody of Fire....
(known as "Freaky") began mixing as a psytrance duo in Malaga under the name Alienated Buddha. They released the album Inpsyde on Out of Orion in February 2002.
Arguru founded the software company discoDSP in July 2002. In December 2002 he released his product NightShine. The company is known for developing VST plugins such as Discovery
Discovery (synth)
Discovery is a software synthesizer VSTi and Audio Units plugin designed and distributed by discoDSP originally released on February 10, 2003. On September 4, 2008, discoDSP released a version for Linux marking the first commercial VSTi plugin available on Linux platform...
, Discovery Pro, Vertigo, Highlife, Phantom. Discovery is notable for being the first commercial VSTi plugin that was also available for Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
. He left the company in 2004 to begin working for Image-Line. While at Image-Line, he contributed to the development of FL Studio
FL Studio
FL Studio is a digital audio workstation developed by the Belgian company Image-Line. FL Studio features a graphical user interface based on a pattern-based music sequencer...
and was the primary programmer for the DJ software
Computer DJ
A Computer DJ is defined as a DJ who uses a computer or laptop to play digital music encoded audio files, to a public crowd. Originally due to file size storage issues this was usually using lossy codec files , however as drive space increased, this improved to using original uncompressed PCM files...
Deckadance
Deckadance
Deckadance is a DJ console and mixing tool developed by Image-Line software. Initially released in May of 2007, it operates on Windows and Mac OS X, and comes in a House Edition and Club Edition...
, released in 2007.
Other projects
- Aodix is a digital audio workstationDigital audio workstationA digital audio workstation is an electronic system designed solely or primarily for recording, editing and playing back digital audio. DAWs were originally tape-less, microprocessor-based systems such as the Synclavier and Fairlight CMI...
program which is advertised as "the ultimate bridge between tracking and sequencing". Aodix brought several innovative technologies to trackers such as pattern zoom and subtick timing. Version 4 of Aodix was released as freewareFreewareFreeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
, previous versions were available for $75. - NoiseTrekker was a Windows tracker with MIDI, internal synth, 2 TB303s and DSP support featuring a classic amiga-style interface. NoiseTrekker code was used as a basis for first version of RenoiseRenoiseRenoise is a contemporary digital audio workstation based upon the heritage and development of tracker software. Its primary use is the composition of music using sound samples, soft synths, and effects plug-ins. It is also able to interface with MIDI and OSC equipment...
, one of the most modern and actively developed music trackers. - PsyclePsyclePsycle is a modular music production application to make music on Windows. Based on the tracker interface but featuring up-to-date features like VST compatibility and 96 kHz / 32bit wav rendering....
is a complete modular music creation environment with tracker interface. Versions up to 1.0 were created by Arguru. After that it was released into public domainPublic domainWorks are in the public domain if the intellectual property rights have expired, if the intellectual property rights are forfeited, or if they are not covered by intellectual property rights at all...
and the development was continued by other people. Current versions are released under GNU GPL and available on all major platforms.
Death
On June 3, 2007 at 18;45 hours, Arguru's car went off the road on the AP-7Autopista AP-7
The Autopista AP-7 is a Spanish autopista . It is a toll motorway that runs along the Mediterranean coast of Spain.AP-7 has two different sections :...
, near the city of Benalmádena (Málaga, Spain) killing him in the accident. His funeral was attended on June 4, 2007, in the park cemetery of Malaga.
The track "Arguru" by Deadmau5
Deadmau5
Joel Thomas Zimmerman , better known by his stage name deadmau5 , is a Canadian progressive, electro, and house producer based in Toronto...
on his album Random Album Title
Random Album Title
-Mixed :****-Unmixed :...
was written in his memory.