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| Name        = Andras Molnar
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| Aliases    = Andrew Miller, Andreas Molnar
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| Aliases    = Andrew Miller<br>Andreas Molnar
| Website    = loudness.de
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| Website    = loudness.de
 
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'''''Andras Molnar''''' is a programmer who worked freelance on games and sound drivers from 1989 to 1999.
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'''''Andras Molnar''''' is a programmer who worked freelance on games and sound drivers in the 1990s.
  
He started out programming demos in the [[Commodore 64]] scene in 1987, developed a music driver with help from groupmate and musician [[Markus Müller]] from 1988 to 1990 and sold it with an editor as [[Advanced Music Programmer (C64)|Advanced Music Programmer V2.3]] to [[CP Verlag]] for publication in November 1991.
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In 1987, he started programming demos in the [[Commodore 64]] scene. From 1988 to 1990, he developed a music editor called [[Advanced Music Programmer]] with help from groupmate and musician [[Markus Müller]]. He programmed C64 games until 1991.
  
For [[DOS]], he developed a [[Sound Blaster]] routine and the [[LDS|Loudness Sound System]], which enriched [[AdLib]] music with his C64 experience, including more flexible software vibratos, pitch bends for fatter drums, and echoes.
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In 1993, he created a [[Sound Blaster]] routine and the [[LDS|Loudness Sound System]]. From 1995 to 1999, he ran the company Loudness Multimedia, which had its own jingle used in [[Fuzzy's World of Miniature Space Golf (DOS)]] (in VGMPF as [[Loudness]]) and [[Tyrian (DOS)]] (as [[The MusicMan]]).
  
From 1995 to 1999, he ran the company Loudness Multimedia, which had its own jingle used in [[Fuzzy's World of Miniature Space Golf (DOS)]] (in VGMPF as [[Loudness]]) and [[Tyrian (DOS)]] (as [[The MusicMan]]).
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By 1999, he had studied computer science and went on to deep learning. Whether his Hungarian name is spelled with á is unknown. He spells it with a, cites Hungarian as a second language, German as his sole native one, and speaks with a Franconian accent.
 
 
By 1999, he had studied computer science and went on to deep learning. It is unclear if his first and last name are spelled with á, as is common in Hungarian, which he cites as his second language and German as his sole native one on Xing (a German LinkedIn). His own website and profiles spell both with a.
 
  
 
==Gameography==
 
==Gameography==
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! Released
 
! Released
 
! Title
 
! Title
 
! Sample
 
! Sample
 
! Notes
 
! Notes
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| 1990-0?-??
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| [[Raster Runner (C64)]]
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| Sound Driver.
 
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| 1991-09-??
 
| 1991-09-??
 
| [[Mechanicus (C64)]]
 
| [[Mechanicus (C64)]]
 
|  
 
|  
| Sound Driver
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| Sound Driver.
 
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| 1992-0?-??
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| 1994-0?-??
| [[Locomotion (C64)]]
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| [[Warrior (C64)]]
 
|  
 
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| Sound Driver
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| Sound Driver.
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| 1994-0?-??
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| [[Doofus (DOS)]]
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| SoundBlaster routine.
 
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| 1995-??-??
 
| 1995-??-??
 
| [[Fuzzy's World of Miniature Space Golf (DOS)]]
 
| [[Fuzzy's World of Miniature Space Golf (DOS)]]
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| {{Song-Box|02 - Fuzzy's World of Miniature Space Golf - DOS - Loudness.ogg}}
| Sound Driver
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| Sound Driver, Loudness jingle.
 
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| 1995-??-??
 
| 1995-??-??
 
| [[Tyrian (DOS)]]
 
| [[Tyrian (DOS)]]
 
| {{Song-Box|37 - Tyrian - DOS - A Field For Mag.ogg}}
 
| {{Song-Box|37 - Tyrian - DOS - A Field For Mag.ogg}}
| Sound Driver, additional music
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| Sound Driver, music conversion, additional music.
 
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==Links==
 
==Links==
 
* [http://www.loudness.de loudness.de] - Official.
 
* [http://www.loudness.de loudness.de] - Official.
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* [https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,3110/ mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,3110/] - MobyGames.
 
* [https://twitter.com/andrasmolnar twitter.com/andrasmolnar] - Twitter.
 
* [https://twitter.com/andrasmolnar twitter.com/andrasmolnar] - Twitter.
* [https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,3110/ mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,3110/] - MobyGames.
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[[Category: Sound Programmers]]
 
[[Category: Sound Programmers]]

Revision as of 18:41, 29 March 2020

Andras Molnar
Andras Molnar - 02.jpg
Born
Birth Place
Nationality   Unknown.svg
Aliases Andrew Miller
Andreas Molnar
Website loudness.de

Andras Molnar is a programmer who worked freelance on games and sound drivers in the 1990s.

In 1987, he started programming demos in the Commodore 64 scene. From 1988 to 1990, he developed a music editor called Advanced Music Programmer with help from groupmate and musician Markus Müller. He programmed C64 games until 1991.

In 1993, he created a Sound Blaster routine and the Loudness Sound System. From 1995 to 1999, he ran the company Loudness Multimedia, which had its own jingle used in Fuzzy's World of Miniature Space Golf (DOS) (in VGMPF as Loudness) and Tyrian (DOS) (as The MusicMan).

By 1999, he had studied computer science and went on to deep learning. Whether his Hungarian name is spelled with á is unknown. He spells it with a, cites Hungarian as a second language, German as his sole native one, and speaks with a Franconian accent.

Gameography

Released Title Sample Notes
1990-0?-?? Raster Runner (C64) Sound Driver.
1991-09-?? Mechanicus (C64) Sound Driver.
1994-0?-?? Warrior (C64) Sound Driver.
1994-0?-?? Doofus (DOS) SoundBlaster routine.
1995-??-?? Fuzzy's World of Miniature Space Golf (DOS)
Sound Driver, Loudness jingle.
1995-??-?? Tyrian (DOS)
Sound Driver, music conversion, additional music.

Picture Gallery

Links