One-Synth-Challenge 32: Zebralette - Submissions and gossip

[gorgorgathgorgorgor]

Cool! I'm throwing a u-he plugin of choice in for the winner

Cheers,

Urs

That's it, I'm gonna win it this month, even if it means resorting to electro-shock therapy!

[Examigan]

Hi all
i have stumbled upon this one synth challenge through computer music
looks very interesting and rewarding
gonna try my best

Welcome to OSC, i hope you will have some fun here (and improve your skills too as i'm doing).

Have a good day

IrionDaRonin, you don't need much improvment of skills judging by your last song, sounds great to me

[IrionDaRonin]

Hi all
i have stumbled upon this one synth challenge through computer music
looks very interesting and rewarding
gonna try my best

Welcome to OSC, i hope you will have some fun here (and improve your skills too as i'm doing).

Have a good day

IrionDaRonin, you don't need much improvment of skills judging by your last song, sounds great to me

Thanks for your nice comment Examigan, but i'm a perfeccionist person who likes to learn everyday a bit more, for me never is enough, i demand to myself too much. And anyway, we never stop learning in life.

I will die learning.

If someday i think i touched the top, i would feel like a crap really, because i really need to improve myself always. And if i can't learn more, what do to? I would feel demotivated.

I always thought the life is like a mountain, in the top is the goal, sometimes we falling a bit down, so we need to take a breath and continue going up our way.
But my goal (the top of my mountain) is always getting higher, more than me, at same velocity and, in fact, for me, the real worth of life is while you are climbing that hard way to the top of the mountain, and not the goal really.

For example, now i'm learning more about MIDI, and i need seriously to learn more about mastering.
And also my english reading comprehension too

Once again, thanks for your kind comment.

Have a good day

[V'ger]

I'm guessing that if I used Zebra2 in demo mode to create and sample some percussive sounds then this would be against the spirit, if the not the letter, of the contest.

Hi and welcome here. But yes, tempting though it is, no borrowing of sounds from big brother Zebra. Still the option of doing a pure ambient track to avoid the percussion altogether, sure knows this synth fits and i think no one will deduct points for tracks lacking percussive elements.

[Crackbaby]

One U-he of choice......? *gulp* That's awesome Urs!!!!

Questions about the rules as it is my first time here..:
Effects (compressor and other effects, but from other vst's)?
Sampling - Can i sample sounds from zebralette that i've made (ie drums to save some cpu) If i can, can i apply effects to them? EQ on a bassdrumish sound?

That's it i think I just want to know the rules so i dont miss out on anything that i could have used

[V'ger]

Yes, only host's native EQ is allowed, all the rest must be 3rd party plugins, free and available to all.

Sampling to save CPU etc is fine, but only as long as the EXACT same result could be achieved using the synth. Eq'ing is therefore ok, but not pitching etc, you get the idea.

Read all the rules here:
https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/rules

[Gonga]

I started tonight. I've got a good vibe going, no probs getting some good percussion sounds, though not trying for a "drum kit." I can't believe how much this little equine can do. I doubt I'll need to use anything but Zebralette. Seems like I can achieve any effect I want with out "effects." Yeehaw!

Any recommendations for a good saddle shop that can outfit a zebra?

[evileye]

As it's my first try at this challenge. Were can I find some freeware dynamic and effects plugins?
Thanks

[satYatunes]

Well, KVR is the best place to find free plugins. What are you looking specifically? Dynamic and effects too broader a term. Compressor? Limiter? Reverbs? Don't be shy just mention it.. you will get a loads of option. I would also suggest you go through some threads for the similar discussion. There is a thread pops up every day on "what's best ____?" that blank can be anything e.g. reverb, delay, etc. etc.

[Examigan]

As it's my first try at this challenge. Were can I find some freeware dynamic and effects plugins?
Thanks

I would recommend the Kjaerhaus free lineup, but I don't think you can't get them any more. I still have them from way back, before the company seemed to vaporize.

Here are some free plugins to check out:

Voxengo's free plugins:
http://www.voxengo.com/group/free-vst-plugins/

Anwida free reverb:
http://www.kvraudio.com/get/919.html

SIR free reverb
http://www.kvraudio.com/get/736.html

BBA W1 Limiter
http://www.kvraudio.com/get/1622.html

[Crackbaby]

Is it ok to ask for advice in this thread? Don't want to derail it.. Although that's what kvr's forum are famous for huh

Since you only use freeware (which is good! ), can you recommend a sampling sampler? I've tried the new TX16Wx, but it crashed reaper (though as long as it worked it was great!! Very cool sampler!!!!!!!) .. Exporting or bouncing audio is possible ofc, but such a bottleneck in creativity. It only need to sample and play the sample (graphical editing for start/end is a plus!)
Note that this is only for sampling drumsounds as the zebralette osc's are "analogish" making the kick for instance vary in attack. Also i'd like to sequence like if they were drums (next to each other instead spread out on tracks)

Does the host need to be freeware or do you have access to them all? I own a "personal use" reaper license and energyXT. Maschine is technically a sequence and vst host. It has built in sampling and you can play them back just as they are.. but in order to check the file you'd need Maschine hardware..
I'd prefer Maschine because of the workflow, but otherwise energyXT is just as fine. Reaper is ok, but i find it a bit bulky (probably better if you record audio etc). EnergyXT demo is limited in the amount of tracks (i think) so in order to view my file you'd need a full version of it.

Maybe you notice i love asking questions I need to have the creative bounders set so i can loose control in a safe place

[Howard]

I made a "drums" sound especially for this competition. Mostly controlled via velocity, also try staccato:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ru8erajam ... ch.h2p.zip

[V'ger]

Cheers Howard

As it's my first try at this challenge. Were can I find some freeware dynamic and effects plugins?

Like Satya says do a search on here, but imo the good free compressors are ReaComp, Molot, Audiocation, Rough Rider, Compressive, MjCompressor.

For limiters, there's W1 Limiter, all of the TBT's, LoudMax, and the Kjaerhus one.

Reverb: Ambience, EpicVerb, TAL, SIR, Poor Plate, AriesVerb, Xhip

EQ: ReaEQ, IIEQ, EasyQ, Audiocation, BootEQ, MEqualizer, SonEQ

Delay: ReaDelay, IxoxDelay, mgTempoDelay, Bionic Delay

Saturation: Just go straight to Variety of Sound's page..


@Examigan: All the Kjaerhus plugs are now hosted at Acoustica.com: http://www.acoustica.com/plugins/vst-directx.htm

can you recommend a sampling sampler?

All samplers used must as with the plugins be free and available to all. Highlife is a good one as you can load a VST inside it and it will sample automatically. Then there's ShortCircuit 1 and 2, but they don't sample per se.

Also i'd like to sequence like if they were drums (next to each other instead spread out on tracks)

You can do this with any synth, just use S-Note-Matrix on the drum track which will then send each note to any channel. Here's a preset for notes starting at C2.
If you use Reaper, here's a complete track template with master track and 16 child tracks using the JS: MIDI/midi_note2channel plugin.

[bzur]

You can do this with any synth, just use S-Note-Matrix on the drum track which will then send each note to any channel.

If my understanding is correct, with this tool you can also send the same midi sequence to multiple tracks. As I usually layer the melody in 2 or 3 instruments, I could edit a single midi track, and send the output to any instrument track. Is it correct? Anyway, I'll try it asap, as it could speed up my workflow dramatically!

[evileye]

Thank you very much for the replies
im using a lot of the Meldaproductions stuff
there is some great stuff out there
this has really opened my eyes to what can be achieved with so little