One Synth Challenge #105 - Thorn by Dmitry Sches (J. Ruegg Wins!)

[TheNeverScene]

I listened and scored every track now - some really great ones.

I was missing three most impressive demos published in these pages earlier:

TheNeverScene: Dub-ye-thornicus

Peter:H:
Stukas Attack!
Eins-Twei-Drei-Vier (Kraftwerk Tribute)

I wonder if these two gentlemen can pm me the own patches of those demos, I would really appreciate?
BTW - I have suggested to the OSC organizer a way to collect all the OSC presets under special signature library for the synth, lets see if this happen.

I will certainly do that. That tune was done as a brief escape from my other track. Give e a couple of days and I'll PM you.

[TheNeverScene]

The inevitable finally happened....but for a second I thought I had won the lottery...whoooossshhhhh.

I'll be getting this before the New Year, just gotta convince the wife!

[Taron]

Wow, was I counting correctly, it's only 38 tracks? That's surprising, I find.
...anyway, I was already so pulled into OSC106, I haven't even started listening to these tracks here properly. At least 38 isn't much of a marathon, hehe!

[sqigls]

updated...

I've just been through this whole thread downloading submissions, and I must say...

90% of people didn't tag their file, and 80% of people didn't name their file properly.
When you have a download folder with 20 files all called "OSC105.WAV... and you load them into a media player an they're all not tagged... bit of foresight is needed there i think.
also, a few people haven't enabled downloads.
https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/rules

If the accompanying info is wrong please let me know and I'll update it, cheers

] Peter H [ - Ephemeral (This is Thorn)-05.flac
https://soundcloud.com/p-e-t-e-r-h/ephemeral-thorn
Cubase 9.5
About 20 Thorns sticking in my head
As usual my mixing is done with Cubase 9.5 EQ, Limiter, Reverb, MultibandCompressor, 1 Magneto II

3lu5iv3 - OSC105.wav
https://soundcloud.com/3lu5iv3/osc105
DAW - Reaper 5
36 instances of Thorn
TDR Nova x 25
Tek'it Audio MScontrol x 1
u-he Protoverb x 1
wave arts Tube Saturator Vintage x 2
ReaComp x 1
Event Horizon Limiter/Clipper x 1
xfer OTT x 1
Voxengo SPAN x 1
Youlean Loudness Meter x 1

574X
https://soundcloud.com/unknownchallenge ... -kvrosc105
No fx, just xfer ott, melda mequalizer, variety of sound nastyvcs on the master of each section of ~7 instances of Thorn, maxing cpu and a tls maximizer to normalize one of them.

aluode - Cruise.mp3
https://soundcloud.com/antti-luode/cruise
FLstudio 12.3
15 x Thorn, few effectors as reverbs and some limiters.

Aluto - OSC105.wav
https://soundcloud.com/altocero/osc105-thorn
21 instances of Thorn.
Bitwig 1 and only eq-5 and dynamic on the master track

Bblunt Productions - Torn (OSC Thorn Contest).wav
https://soundcloud.com/bblunt-productio ... rn-contest
Thorn (x22)
DAW: Reaper 5
ReaComp
ReaXcomp
JS: Bass Manager/Booster
JS: Convolution Amp/Cab Modeler
MEqualizer
MSaturator
MAutopan
MBandpass
FreeG
MLimiter
TAL Dub Delay
KarmaFX Reverb
Variety Of Sound TesslaSE
Terry West CS12m
A1 Stereo Control

bh9090 - pith [OSC105_v30].wav
https://soundcloud.com/hennessey/bh9090-pith-osc105-v30
20 Thorn instances in Reaper 5.6
EFX: TDR Nova EQ, ReaDelay, ReaComp, Freeverb3, Klanghelm IVGI2, Loudmax

cb8rwh - Thorn OSC 3_20171108_1726.mp3
https://soundcloud.com/rich-whitfield/division
Bitwig 2.2.2
24 instances of Thorn
Bitwig's EQ-5 was on pretty much all the channels. A couple of compressors for slight sidechaining, and a high-pass filter (all native Bitwig). There was 1 instance of Bitwig's Reverb and Delay-1 and BItwig's Compressor and Peak Limiter were on the master

ckoe - kvr105.wav
https://soundcloud.com/ckoehlerberlin/c ... ts-to-ride
Reaper
11xThorn
12xReaEQ, 2xReaComp, Softube Saturation Knob

Darksynth FX - Unwind.wav
https://soundcloud.com/darksynth-fx/darksynth-fx-unwind
DAW: Ableton Live 9 Suite
11x Thorn
13x Ableton EQ8
1x Flux Bittersweet
1x Voxengo Stereo Touch
1x Xfer OTT
1x Ableton Compressor
1x Ableton Simple Delay
1x Ableton Glue Compressor
1x Voxengo Tube Amp
1x Ableton Limiter
1x Ableton Reverb (Send)
1x Ableton Simple Delay (Send)

doctorbob - Thornbird VIII.mp3
https://soundcloud.com/doctorbob/thorny-one
DAW: Reaper
27 * Thorn
25 * ReaEQ
6 * LFX-1310
2 * Twin Delay
1 * TAL Dub Delay
2 * TAL Reverb II
5 * TAL Reverb 4
2 * JS Bass Manager/Booster
TDR VOS SlickEQ
Ferric TDS
TDR Feedback Compressor II
Classic Master Limiter
DR:11

eraze the borders - Puppetmaster.mp3
https://soundcloud.com/eraze-the-border ... ppetmaster
DAW: Reaper 5.61
19 x Thorn
ReaEQ, ReaComp, Boot EQ mkII, epicVerb, TAL Reverb III, Voxengo MSED, TDR Kotelnikov, Thrillseeker VBL, Unlimited

Ethan Duys - OSCNov2017.wav
https://soundcloud.com/lostphases/living-circuitry
14 Instances of Thorn, Ableton's native Reverb (2), and Frequency Shifter

generaldiomedes - OSC 105 Thorn Trance Version.wav
46 instances of Thorn within Ableton.
DAW effects used: EQ Eight (mostly for low cut), Compressor (mostly for side-chain), Limiter, Utility, Reverb x 2
Free effects used: MStereoExpander x 2, Auburn Sounds Panagement x 1, Sleepytime Records Transient x 2

Guenon
https://soundcloud.com/guenooni/guenon- ... n-the-moon
Default installation of Thorn with no imported wave or spectral data.
Ableton Live 8, only built-in EQ, dynamic control and delay, plus vladg Limiter no6 on the master. All reverb, distortion, lo-fi, filters and so on are Thorn's internal fx.

Harry_HH - Disturbed Fugu.mp3
https://soundcloud.com/harry_mccloud/disturbed-fugu
DAW: Live 9.7 Standard
24 Instances Thorn 1.05
10 x Live Eq 8
8 x Live Glue Compressor
3 x Live Limiter
2 x Live Multiband compression
1 x TDR Kotelnikov
1 x Voxengo Span

jasinski - thorn_master.wav
https://soundcloud.com/jasinski/shadow- ... -105-thorn

J.Ruegg
https://soundcloud.com/jruegg/jruegg-inthornity
Ableton Live 9
42 instances of Thorn
EQ, Simple delay, Reverb, Glue Compressor, Compressor, Ping Pong delay, Arpeggiator
OTT, Limiter6, TDR Nova

L-EctroBit
https://soundcloud.com/l-ectrobit/l-ect ... ght-osc105
DAW: Tracktion 6
Thorn X 24
EQ
Compressor/Limiter
TAL Filter-2
LoudMax
DD Overdrive
A1StereoControl

Local Man
https://soundcloud.com/user-44872685/lo ... ng-strange
Logic
Thorn X 23
Compressor X 9
Channel EQ X 16
Enveloper X 3
Limiter No.6 X 3

Medniex - Frozen Fortress.wav
https://soundcloud.com/medniex/frozen-fortress
DAW: Ableton Live
25 X instances of Thorn
Host FX: Utility, Glue compression with sidechain, limiter, EQ Eight.

Mister Natural - Skon_Tagg_Mr_Natural_OSC_11.17.wav
https://soundcloud.com/mrnatural-1/skon ... l-osc-1117
Thorn x 21
LIVE 9
LIVE EFX : EQ8, Reverb, Limiter, PolyRhythm, Midi Chord, Corpus, Glue Compressor
on Master : Glue, EQ8, Overdrive, Saturator, Limiter

Mjr5house
https://soundcloud.com/mhouse-music/mho ... ew-osc-105
Daw - Ableton Live
All Plugins were stock Ableton and Thorn

mmGhost
https://soundcloud.com/mmghost/mmghost-metis-osc-105
Thorn x69
Logic Pro X
Logic FET Compressor
Logic Overdrive
W1 Limiter
Logic Channel EQ
Logic Tape Delay (for "tape effect")
Rough Rider
Logic Overdrive
xfer Dimension Xpander
A1 Stereo Control
Logic Studio VCA Compressor (just kissing the mix)
Logic Channel EQ
OTT
Limiter (just for trimming peaks)
Logic FET Compressor for Kik SC
presets can be downloaded here... https://www.dropbox.com/s/irhcxvndkzx4k ... s.zip?dl=0

Ones & Zeros [sqigls] - Ramble Thru the Brambles (KVR Challenge THORN Nov 2017).flac
https://soundcloud.com/onesnzeros/ones- ... n-nov-2017
Cubase 6.5
25 x THORN
1 x TDR Kotelnikov and 1 x George Yohng W1 Limiter on the master buss.
Presets: https://www.kvraudio.com/banks.php?s=dl&id=3176

ontrackp - Thorn4 Final3 USE.wav
https://soundcloud.com/ontrackp/ontrack ... c105-thorn
38 instances of Thorn
Logic Pro X EQ, Compressors, Reverb
OTT
Limiter No6

Richard Semper - Thorney Isle OSC100.flac
https://soundcloud.com/richard-semper/r ... sle-osc100
No of instances of Thorn - 15 - All Patches designed from Init.
DAW - MuLab
DAW Fx Used -
Corrective EQ on Bass and kick channels, EQ and limiting on Master channel
3rd Party Fx:- (on Master Bus) - Voxengo SPAN
DR= 10
Presets: http://www.kvraudio.com/banks.php?s=dl&id=3175

Taron - VioLovac.flac
https://soundcloud.com/taronium/taron-violovac
Thorn instances: #21 ( http://dmitrysches.com/products/thorn )
DAW: Mulab ( http://www.mutools.com )
Internal FX: Mid-Side Processor, delay_cross, level compressor
3rd Party FX: Auburn Sounds Panagement, Abstract Chamber, Unlimited, LoudMax64, OTT

teilo - Meanwhile Matters - OSC105.wav
https://soundcloud.com/teilo/meanwhile-matters
DAW: Bitwig 2.2.2
11 Thorn instances.
Bitwig Transient control
Bitwig 5-band EQ x 2
Bitwig Compressor x 3
Bitwig Reverb (very light, on drums).
iZotope Ozone Imager x 2

TheNeverScene - Thorn Test 10 PN wide.wav
https://soundcloud.com/the-never-scene/thornithopia
67 instances of Thorn (just stock waveforms, cuz I don't have any others)
Additional FX: PTEq-X, SlickHDR ,TDR Feedback Compressor II, TDR Kotelnikov, Pancake 2, MidiPolysher, JS Bass Manager, OrilRiver, ReaEQ, Tal Filter 2, Transpire, Bass Professor II, OTT, Limiter No6, UnLimited

Tj Shredder - Waves of Thornes.mp3
https://soundcloud.com/ondes-memorielle ... of-thornes

toggleaudio - Oslo.aif
https://soundcloud.com/toggleaudio/toggleaudio-oslo
15 instances of Thorn
4 x Channel EQ
1 x Gain
1 x Compressor
1 x Multipressor
1 x Limiter

toonertik - TheThornInMySide_OSC105.flac
https://soundcloud.com/toonertik/tooner ... ide-osc105
Reaper
12 x Thorn VSTi >> lot of Arp or moddulation used )))
2 x Nova EQ
2x JB_Broadcast
1 x epicVerb
1 x OrliRiver Reverb
1 x VOS_Rescue
1 x Limiter6
And some experimental work with free Reaper JS ATK (Ambisonics Tool Kit)on 4 tracks

zarf - no time.wav
https://soundcloud.com/zarf/zarf-no-time
24 instances of Thorn.
Ableton Live, with Ableton EQs, Compressors, Limiters, Reverbs, Utility
Third party fx: EngineersFilter, toTape, Ferric TDS, LoudMax


there's my playlist for this morning. I'm off to make a cuppa, and settle down to some [insert corny pun involving thorns, roses, crowns etc here]...

Thank you for taking part! and a HUGE thank you to Dmitry Sches for coding such an inviting, easy to use and awesome sounding synthesiser. Also, for the support and providing KVR members with a month free Thorn for this challenge. CHEERS D


OK! Keen to listen to them all, let's go!...

[Darksynth FX]

Voted! Fantastic work everybody!

[Mister Natural]

Voted for some terrific pieces just now w/ many hitting five stars

Happy Holidays People

[Medniex]

Voted

[functionform]

Voted. So many crazy good entries.

[Taron]

BEHOLD...for I have voted!
Ah, well, this was quite something. Thorn met those, who blew the roof off of any OSC thus far with outstandingly weird and beautiful tracks and down right amazing stuff and those, who have managed to make it sound like a free synth of "ok" quality. Quite stunning the depth of variety, hehe!

Sometimes I want to name names for just how amazing their stuff was, but- first of all: Who am I anyway- and I just hate when people do that and I tend not wanting to hate myself...so... I'll already congratulate those who will undoubtedly find themselves in the top 10, simply because too many of you were so awesome!

Some of you did tracks that hovered so desperately between good and not enough that again the 5 point system is just too coarse. I've opted to vote those to the higher number, but felt a little unfair for others in the same slot...it's always a bit dreadful and I know it's kinda personal for everyone. That's why I really wished we would never be bothered with viewing the detailed results. It hurts for no reason. I hope, the feedback on SC has the greater value for you, because it should have!

Hats off to the masters and welcome back to some of the lost masters, who have returned!

[Tj Shredder]

Voted...

[vitalker]

Here is my track, which I couldn't finish before the deadline. Enjoy.

https://soundcloud.com/wise-idiot/vitalker-thornado

DAW - REAPER 5.60
Synth - Dmitry Sches Thorn x11 instances
Effects: Transpire x5, JS stillwell/exciter, SK10, Reverberate LE x2, ReaEQ x5, ReaComp x4, Protoverb, OTT, MIDIPanner x2, LoudMax x5, JS LOSER/Transient Controller x5, JS LOSER/Stereo field x4, JS Liteon/applefilter72db x5, JS Karlsen Filter x3, FathomFive, Bass Professor Mark II.

[] Peter:H []

Here is my track, which I couldn't finish before the deadline. Enjoy.

https://soundcloud.com/wise-idiot/vitalker-thornado

DAW - REAPER 5.60
Synth - Dmitry Sches Thorn x11 instances
Effects: Transpire x5, JS stillwell/exciter, SK10, Reverberate LE x2, ReaEQ x5, ReaComp x4, Protoverb, OTT, MIDIPanner x2, LoudMax x5, JS LOSER/Transient Controller x5, JS LOSER/Stereo field x4, JS Liteon/applefilter72db x5, JS Karlsen Filter x3, FathomFive, Bass Professor Mark II.

Sorry you didn't make it to the competition, nice track with a lot of potential. I on the other hand had to decide which track to compete with, because I have finished two ("This Is Thorn!" and "Eins - Zwei - Drei - Vier")...hard decision to take about with which track I want to end up #20

[vitalker]

Sorry you didn't make it to the competition, nice track with a lot of potential. I on the other hand had to decide which track to compete with, because I have finished two ("This Is Thorn!" and "Eins - Zwei - Drei - Vier")...hard decision to take about with which track I want to end up #20

You lie! It was made for the competition and I followed all the rules.
I'd rename it to "This is ThorN" and "Ein - Zwei - Polizei"

[] Peter:H []

Sorry you didn't make it to the competition, nice track with a lot of potential. I on the other hand had to decide which track to compete with, because I have finished two ("This Is Thorn!" and "Eins - Zwei - Drei - Vier")...hard decision to take about with which track I want to end up #20

You lie! It was made for the competition and I followed all the rules.
I'd rename it to "This is ThorN" and "Ein - Zwei - Polizei"

You've triggered hilarious memories "Eins zwei Polizei, drei vier Grenadier, fünf sechs alte Gags, sieben acht gute Nacht"...me big heap grinning all over my face: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSy2DcATYUo
The ultimate 90ies german fun fair "techno"

[organistchrisrendall]

Got some great entries here