i think you overcomplicate things for yourself.fluffy_little_something wrote:So the question is whether the OSC is more about sound design for a particular synth or production skills in general, both of which there is a dedicated sub-forum for
I have never voted in an OSC and I probably never will, I would not know what exactly to evaluate, frankly...
But it is interesting to see, or hear rather, what different people achieve with the same synth, especially limited and free ones. Some of it is pretty cool
let all the rules and backgrounds aside and take a closer look at what is left when you listen to the entries.
you will most probably come to the conclusion that you're simply listening to music, some of which you like more and some of which you like less.
now ask yourself into which of the entries that you like has went the most effort in terms of "how easy it might have been to pull off" for the artist, given the material that he had to his disposal.
i think everyone of us does have something like a gut feeling or instincs that he can rely on.. try to trust them, i'm sure you won't be too mistaken.
