One-Synth-Challenge: General discussion thread

[bzur]

Definitely, but it's beta, how do you all feel about using a beta for a challenge? Modelonia is also public beta atm until end of September, another possibility.

Oh... right, it's beta, but we are very patient

[V'ger]

I guess we could use it with permission, but there might be tech issues.

How do u like Modelonia? We already have permission for that.

[bzur]

How do u like Modelonia? We already have permission for that.

I'll give it a try asap.

[bzur]

How do u like Modelonia? We already have permission for that.

I'll give it a try asap.

I tested it a bit, It seems stable on Cubase Studio 4, but I'm not very enthusiast of the sounds, to be honest...

In addition, after september it will not be a freeware anymore, which I think is not really in the spirit of OSC

[jupiter8]

For a real challenge you should have the Farbrausch BR404.
http://www.kvraudio.com/db/br404-by-benjamin-rosseaux

[IrionDaRonin]

For a real challenge you should have the Farbrausch BR404.
http://www.kvraudio.com/db/br404-by-benjamin-rosseaux

Completelly agree, but by the fact it could takes you some hours to make a proper sound. So yeah, would be a real challenge
Also BR404 doesn't work in some equips. (For example, mine)

Anyway, as we tested both, and BR808 it's better and even works in my equip. But still, it takes time to make a proper sound. People wants to make music, not to expend too much time creating a good or proper sound imo.
And also, we already used Farbrausch V2 for this month (yeah, i know is not the same creator)
Anyway, thanks for the suggestion

Wait until tomorrow, i think people will be motivated and will jump into the contest of this month for sure. And others not so much...

Have a good day

[jupiter8]

For a real challenge you should have the Farbrausch BR404.
http://www.kvraudio.com/db/br404-by-benjamin-rosseaux

Completelly agree, but by the fact it could takes you some hours to make a proper sound. So yeah, would be a real challenge

I'm thinking not even 10 people (even that is probably a stretch) here knows how to program it so i would have a chance at winning something for a change.
It goes silent at the drop of a hat.

Also BR404 doesn't work in some equips. (For example, mine)

Great even more chance for me then.

Anyway, as we tested both, and BR808 it's better and even works in my equip.

I did not know you already considered it,didn't read the whole thread.

But still, it takes time to make a proper sound. People wants to make music, not to expend too much time creating a good or proper sound imo.

Damn it, are you men or are you mice ? Real men with beards and hairy chests program synths that are hard. Juno 106s and the like are for children. Give me a Kawai K5 anyday. Editing 128 partials using 4 buttons and a data wheel grows hair on your chest. You'll look like a 70ies pornstar in no time.

[IrionDaRonin]

For a real challenge you should have the Farbrausch BR404.
http://www.kvraudio.com/db/br404-by-benjamin-rosseaux

Completelly agree, but by the fact it could takes you some hours to make a proper sound. So yeah, would be a real challenge

I'm thinking not even 10 people (even that is probably a stretch) here knows how to program it so i would have a chance at winning something for a change.
It goes silent at the drop of a hat.

Also BR404 doesn't work in some equips. (For example, mine)

Great even more chance for me then.

Anyway, as we tested both, and BR808 it's better and even works in my equip.

I did not know you already considered it,didn't read the whole thread.

But still, it takes time to make a proper sound. People wants to make music, not to expend too much time creating a good or proper sound imo.

Damn it, are you men or are you mice ? Real men with beards and hairy chests program synths that are hard. Juno 106s and the like are for children. Give me a Kawai K5 anyday. Editing 128 partials using 4 buttons and a data wheel grows hair on your chest. You'll look like a 70ies pornstar in no time.

Well, it's not about to being a mice really. I could make sounds from zero (like a real man as you said), but i'm talking about people who have things to do in life, to work, stay with wife and kids, or friends, etc.
So i think people don't have much time to expend tweaking a synth from zero like, in this case, BR404 or BR808 or any other complex synth.

Anyway i'm 29 age and still learning how to make everyday more complex sounds, modulations, routing, etc.
But hey, it is a good synth, i'm not saying the opposite.

Have a good day

[gorgorgathgorgorgor]

For a real challenge you should have the Farbrausch BR404.
http://www.kvraudio.com/db/br404-by-benjamin-rosseaux

Completelly agree, but by the fact it could takes you some hours to make a proper sound. So yeah, would be a real challenge

I'm thinking not even 10 people (even that is probably a stretch) here knows how to program it so i would have a chance at winning something for a change.
It goes silent at the drop of a hat.

Also BR404 doesn't work in some equips. (For example, mine)

Great even more chance for me then.

Anyway, as we tested both, and BR808 it's better and even works in my equip.

I did not know you already considered it,didn't read the whole thread.

But still, it takes time to make a proper sound. People wants to make music, not to expend too much time creating a good or proper sound imo.

Damn it, are you men or are you mice ? Real men with beards and hairy chests program synths that are hard. Juno 106s and the like are for children. Give me a Kawai K5 anyday. Editing 128 partials using 4 buttons and a data wheel grows hair on your chest. You'll look like a 70ies pornstar in no time.

Well, it's not about to being a mice really. I could make sounds from zero (like a real man as you said), but i'm talking about people who have things to do in life, to work, stay with wife and kids, or friends, etc.
So i think people don't have much time to expend tweaking a synth from zero like, in this case, BR404 or BR808 or any other complex synth.

Anyway i'm 29 age and still learning how to make everyday more complex sounds, modulations, routing, etc.
But hey, it is a good synth, i'm not saying the opposite.

Have a good day

I for one would prefer something incomprehensible and tweaky to this Commercial synth nonsense we've been muscled into this month...

[IrionDaRonin]

Here goes a little poll before i go to work today. I hope you all can reply , it would makes me very happy to know about you a bit more.

• 1.-How do you like OSC contests?
  2.-When did you started to come into OSC contests?
  3.-What would you like to improve or change?
  4.-How old are you and how many years you were composing?
  5.-What is your equip?
  CPU:
  RAM:
  HD:
  HOST:
  OS:
  HARDWARE, SOUNDCARD, HEADPHONES AND SPEAKERS:
  6.-Do you like to download all OSC tracks at same time and start listen to them or do you prefer listening while they are being uploaded?
  7.-How many prizes do you have from OSC contest? (in case you won any)

I will reply this little poll when i have some time, i'm in a hurry!

That's all for now, have a good day.

[SJMmusic]

I'm extremely new here, but I'll respond anyway

1. I really like the idea - I think the limitation itself is very challenging and interesting, and of course it forces you to learn about synthesis and different software you may then want to go on using, which is of course a very good thing

2. This very month, I first heard about it about 2 months ago (and actually tried to do something with String Theory, but quickly gave up Farbrausch, seeming to be a more "traditional" synth made me want to give it another try, but I never actually used it... But now this month and z3ta+ made me think: "Ok, I already know that synth (though only at the surface), I'll really get on this this month"

3. As I said, I like the concept and don't see much of a reason for change there. I'm fine with pay-synth, but I think the more "restricted" (in functionality) a synth is, the more interesting it is to see what all the great people here can make with it

4. 17, and if you count writing (very) simple piano pieces as a child, then I sarted about 13 years ago Some years later I composed MIDI-Orchestral-Stuff (yeah GM and the standard MIDI soundfonts), so when I really started making music with Synthedit and MULAB about one and a half years ago, I remembered the tracks-clips-channels-pianoroll-stuff, although I quickly changed to REAPER, which leads me to:

5. I work on my laptop, Intel i3 300M (2,13 GHz), 4GB RAM, WDC WD3200BEKT-60V5T1 - with about 300 GB, as I said, my host is REAPER (and I'm guess a little fanboy ), and my OS is a OEM Windows 7 Home Premium x64.
Hardware..... I use my Midistart-3 keyboard, but almost never my AKAI LPD 8, and I listen to my music via my laptops soundcard and some 30€-Sennheiser-In-Ear-Headphones And if it counts as "hardware", I really like my Zoom H1

6. I listen to the tracks as soon as they are uploaded and I have time, but when it's time to send the vote I listen through them again (excluding the ones I remember I definitely didn't like) I listen thruogh them again and write down the ones I like and then chosse the ones I really like and then chosse the best ones

7. None... but that wasn't very suprising, was it

Sooo...... that was a rather long post, but I just like talking about some interesting things (and myself )

[V'ger]

Cheers SJM, welcome to OSC

[evo2slo]

Here goes a little poll before i go to work today. I hope you all can reply , it would makes me very happy to know about you a bit more.

1.-How do you like OSC contests?

A few things I really like about OSC:

Using one synth for everything is something I never would have thought to do on my own, and I feel that in doing so I have learned a lot about maximizing an instrument's potential. Picking up skills and techniques that are applicable to not only whatever the particular synth of the month is but to other synths and instruments as well.

Listening to the other submissions is very inspiring for me. I'm really blown away by the talent of the participants. And I have learned so much about what I need to improve upon myself by comparing my own submissions to the others.

Having a deadline to write a new song has really helped to exercise my creativity, and has resulted in some tunes and melodies that I'm actually quite pleased with and look forward to developing further without the limitations of the contest to see how far I can take them.

2.-When did you started to come into OSC contests?

I've been a long-time lurker on KVR and was just focused on news about vst releases. Then I noticed the XILS song contest a couple months ago and decided to enter. Being on a limited budget the idea of possibly winning free software sounded pretty cool to me. So then I found the Tyrell OSC and was hooked after that.

3.-What would you like to improve or change?

One thing I find slightly frustrating that I think would be easy to change is the accessibility of the songs themselves. Instead of just a post saying they've submitted their song, I think entrants should also share a link to the song so it can be easily listened to. Songs should be as easy to listen to as possible. I also think it would be nice if all entrants tagged their mp3s in a consistent way with the same album title so they are easy to find and group together each month.

Also, album covers are fun. More album covers please!:D

4.-How old are you and how many years you were composing?

Been composing since very young. I stopped keeping track of my age when I turned 21 (drinking age in USA), which was quite a few years ago.

5.-What is your equip?

CPU: 2.8 GHz Quad-Core
RAM: 6GB
HD: 1 TB
HOST: Cubase 6
OS: OS X 10.6.8
HARDWARE, SOUNDCARD, HEADPHONES AND SPEAKERS:
M-Audio keyrig 49, Apogee Duet, Sennheiser 650, Mackie 624s
(because most synths are pc only I've been borrowing my Mom's laptop for recording: 1.8 GHz, 1GB RAM, 100 GB HD, Windows 7 32-bit, built-in soundcard)

6.-Do you like to download all OSC tracks at same time and start listen to them or do you prefer listening while they are being uploaded?

I usually don't listen till after my submission and then as they are uploaded. Since some tracks are changed before deadline I usually don't download till then so I'm sure I have the final version.
Come voting time I assemble all tracks and retag so they form an album and load it on my iphone for listening. I sit outside on my little roof deck with my headphones looking at the moon and what few stars are visible from in the city. I listen a few times just for pleasure without ranking or rating or anything, then much later I buckle down and make notes on my iphone as I listen to the songs and slowly narrow them down. I need to listen to my top picks many times before choosing final rankings. I find the ranking process difficult but think that the critical listening it requires is a useful skill to develop.

7.-How many prizes do you have from OSC contest? (in case you won any)

[objectman]

[EDITED because the bloody iPad is impossible to write on]

1.-How do you like OSC contests?

They're great. In fact it's often the only chance I get to make a track and get it heard. I dunno about including bought synths, but as I'm a VST hog, I'm not one to complain.

2.-When did you started to come into OSC contests?

Last year. So about 18 months I've been doing these. On and off. When I have time.

3.-What would you like to improve or change?

I like it as it is. I'd like there to be some kind of I dunno - a link or something to how to program the synth. I have no idea what I'm doing so often only have time to just use the presets (or modify those very slightly).

4.-How old are you and how many years you were composing?

43 and 3 (max). And I wouldn't call it "composing". More like jamming with loops. I'm learning about composing with Finale, but I've yet to apply that knowledge with this.

5.-What is your equip?
CPU: 3.0 Ghz dual core
RAM: 3.5 mb
HD: 4th
HOST: Live
OS: xp 32 bit
HARDWARE, SOUNDCARD, HEADPHONES AND SPEAKERS: edirol UA25, PCR-800, AKG dj, Edirol MA-15Ds

6.-Do you like to download all OSC tracks at same time and start listen to them or do you prefer listening while they are being uploaded?

At the end, when one of you guys has made one zip that I can d/l easily, I'll whack it on an old iPod Nano and listen whilst riding my bike. I do have to add the meta data myself though so it's findable on the Nano. Maybe we can add that meta ourselves.

I appreciate all the work you it's put in though, so I'm happy to do the meta on my OSC tracks if you provide a standard (and maybe a how-to)

7.-How many prizes do you have from OSC contest?

None *sniff*

[satYatunes]

Zebralette has become free. Have we considered/ considering for future months?