One-Synth-Challenge 51: Aalto - Voting and Results
- KVRist
- 33 posts since 24 Oct, 2005
I must concur with everyone who has said this was a DIFFICULT round to vote; there are some GREAT tracks here and I will have them in my daily play rotation.
My votes came down to nit-picky details. I haven't spent this much time listening and re-listening in any prior vote.
5 points: Jasinski, Lifted Higher Still - As always, Aaron pays close attention to the things that matter. The track develops beautifully, great use of dynamics, feature sounds aren't distracting, and harmonic structure is gorgeous. And the track is warm, warm, warm. It reminds me of the Drive soundtrack, and NOT the Kavinsky bits. I want to see the film this goes to.
4 points: e@rs, I'm a Beast - Some great sounds really grabbed my attention in this track, and the use of modulation was GREAT, especially across the soundstage. This track sounds like it came from Richard Devine and Skrillex's love-child.
3 points: z.prime, Leeches - It's hard to fault a good mix, and this is a very good one. I am hard on 4-on-the-floor tracks, but the excellent use of sidechain here makes the track pulse along.
2 point: Marks-a-whybikky, Illusion of the Synchronous.... - I love modular bug music, and this one really won me over. Some great vinyl sounds, and nothing every pops out as "too much." It keeps swirling and moving.
1 point: Gamma-ut, Tango Around Alvar - Some great sound design in here, and I'm a sucker for an ethnic track.
Lots of honorables, most notably Photonic (great drums, very 80s....and I am definitely a child of the 80s), Yeager (so much variation, really grabs you with the transition from the intro), bh9090 (great use of melody in the first section of 1, and the dissonance later really freaks you out)
My votes came down to nit-picky details. I haven't spent this much time listening and re-listening in any prior vote.
5 points: Jasinski, Lifted Higher Still - As always, Aaron pays close attention to the things that matter. The track develops beautifully, great use of dynamics, feature sounds aren't distracting, and harmonic structure is gorgeous. And the track is warm, warm, warm. It reminds me of the Drive soundtrack, and NOT the Kavinsky bits. I want to see the film this goes to.
4 points: e@rs, I'm a Beast - Some great sounds really grabbed my attention in this track, and the use of modulation was GREAT, especially across the soundstage. This track sounds like it came from Richard Devine and Skrillex's love-child.
3 points: z.prime, Leeches - It's hard to fault a good mix, and this is a very good one. I am hard on 4-on-the-floor tracks, but the excellent use of sidechain here makes the track pulse along.
2 point: Marks-a-whybikky, Illusion of the Synchronous.... - I love modular bug music, and this one really won me over. Some great vinyl sounds, and nothing every pops out as "too much." It keeps swirling and moving.
1 point: Gamma-ut, Tango Around Alvar - Some great sound design in here, and I'm a sucker for an ethnic track.
Lots of honorables, most notably Photonic (great drums, very 80s....and I am definitely a child of the 80s), Yeager (so much variation, really grabs you with the transition from the intro), bh9090 (great use of melody in the first section of 1, and the dissonance later really freaks you out)
-Michael
- KVRist
- 402 posts since 16 Sep, 2005
5 pts: Nightpolymath - Sad Little Urchin
4 pts: Harthstein - Phoenix Rising
3 pts: Nikp2000 - What we were
2 pts: RuediRena - Unfinished Fragment: Bunker Filled With Sand (HaxeP Revisited)
1 pts: AhDziz - Lazy aalto

4 pts: Harthstein - Phoenix Rising
3 pts: Nikp2000 - What we were
2 pts: RuediRena - Unfinished Fragment: Bunker Filled With Sand (HaxeP Revisited)
1 pts: AhDziz - Lazy aalto
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 3922 posts since 15 Dec, 2009
Voting over and the winner is Bjporter!

1 Bjporter - Planet Adventure On Space Ship Aalto 67
2 Kimik - Aallon Harjalla 34
3 Ah Dziz - Lazy Aalto 34
4 E@rs - I'm A Beast And I Need Love And I'm Drunk And You're So Funny 31
5 Jasinski - Lifted Higher Still 29
6 Z.Prime - Leeches 28
7 Gamma-Ut - Tango Around Alvar 23
8 Harthstein - Phoenix Rising 22
9 Evo2slo - All Aboard The Aalto Train 19
10 Eauson - Aaltowave 17
11 Photonic - Hot Wheel 17
12 Loris D.S. - Submechanic Escalator 16
13 Ah Dziz - Old Warp 13
14 Yeager - Frankensteins Patchwork 10
15 Bzur - Machines.Osc Aka The Unfinished 10
16 Clarago - Horny 9
17 Ricler - Macabre Dance 9
18 Nikp2000 - Little Blue William 8
19 Ruedirena - Preview - Bunker Filled With Sand (Haxep Revisited) 7
20 Nightpolymath - Sad Little Urchin 7
21 Moldavsky - Ride Of The Nomads 7
22 Sonnydeluxe - The Way She Likes It 7
23 Marks-a-Whybikky - Illusion Of The Synchrnous One (Job Wanted) 6
24 Moromis - Careful Regards 5
25 Bh9090 - Aaltoosc1 5
26 Skyzone - Arabic Flower 4
27 Nikp2000 - What We Were 3
28 Oopfoo - Raga For Virtual Modular 3
29 Bh9090 - Aaltoosc2 0
30 Clarago - Stringy 0
31 Farlukar - Visco 0
32 Key88 - Aalto20130429 0
33 Loris D Solic - Aaltitude 0
Full scoreboard is here.
Grats to the winners
1 Bjporter - Planet Adventure On Space Ship Aalto 67
2 Kimik - Aallon Harjalla 34
3 Ah Dziz - Lazy Aalto 34
4 E@rs - I'm A Beast And I Need Love And I'm Drunk And You're So Funny 31
5 Jasinski - Lifted Higher Still 29
6 Z.Prime - Leeches 28
7 Gamma-Ut - Tango Around Alvar 23
8 Harthstein - Phoenix Rising 22
9 Evo2slo - All Aboard The Aalto Train 19
10 Eauson - Aaltowave 17
11 Photonic - Hot Wheel 17
12 Loris D.S. - Submechanic Escalator 16
13 Ah Dziz - Old Warp 13
14 Yeager - Frankensteins Patchwork 10
15 Bzur - Machines.Osc Aka The Unfinished 10
16 Clarago - Horny 9
17 Ricler - Macabre Dance 9
18 Nikp2000 - Little Blue William 8
19 Ruedirena - Preview - Bunker Filled With Sand (Haxep Revisited) 7
20 Nightpolymath - Sad Little Urchin 7
21 Moldavsky - Ride Of The Nomads 7
22 Sonnydeluxe - The Way She Likes It 7
23 Marks-a-Whybikky - Illusion Of The Synchrnous One (Job Wanted) 6
24 Moromis - Careful Regards 5
25 Bh9090 - Aaltoosc1 5
26 Skyzone - Arabic Flower 4
27 Nikp2000 - What We Were 3
28 Oopfoo - Raga For Virtual Modular 3
29 Bh9090 - Aaltoosc2 0
30 Clarago - Stringy 0
31 Farlukar - Visco 0
32 Key88 - Aalto20130429 0
33 Loris D Solic - Aaltitude 0
Full scoreboard is here.
Grats to the winners
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- KVRian
- 805 posts since 17 May, 2011 from Philadelphia
Congratulations bjporter! What a runaway victory!

I laugh to think of your last minute pressure to get it finished in time.
Congrats also to the neck and neck runner-ups and thanks V'ger and Irion for running the show!
I laugh to think of your last minute pressure to get it finished in time.
Congrats also to the neck and neck runner-ups and thanks V'ger and Irion for running the show!
- KVRian
- 687 posts since 21 Aug, 2010 from Cagliari - (Sardinia)
Big congratulations to bjporter, a very well deserved win!
And congratulations to kimik (is this your second participation? very good result!) and Ah dziz (afaik you took part to the very early OSCs, welcome back).
I'd like also to thank you for the votes and HMs, though my track was really unfinished
And congratulations to kimik (is this your second participation? very good result!) and Ah dziz (afaik you took part to the very early OSCs, welcome back).
I'd like also to thank you for the votes and HMs, though my track was really unfinished
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- KVRAF
- 2726 posts since 19 Dec, 2010 from North America
Thanks guys. The late encouragement helped... especially when waiting for the project to load and hope the sound worked that time.

Commander to spaceship Alto: "GET DOWN AND SHAKE IT HARD MEN... we're now out of the atmosphere, and off of warp speed."
The purpose of their planet visit will be revealed in my next OSC tune.

Commander to spaceship Alto: "GET DOWN AND SHAKE IT HARD MEN... we're now out of the atmosphere, and off of warp speed."
The purpose of their planet visit will be revealed in my next OSC tune.
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- KVRist
- 47 posts since 25 Apr, 2013
Congratulations to bjporter! Great Work!!
Thanks for the comments and votes, this was my first submission and I think I do it again.
Great forum!
Peter Harthstein
Thanks for the comments and votes, this was my first submission and I think I do it again.
Great forum!
Peter Harthstein
- KVRist
- 225 posts since 1 Jul, 2004 from Germany
Great sounds, great work: congrat to you bjporter 
- KVRist
- 192 posts since 25 May, 2006
Congrats to BJ and the rest of the participants see you
Fabrizio
Fabrizio
- KVRAF
- 5647 posts since 15 Dec, 2011
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- KVRAF
- 2726 posts since 19 Dec, 2010 from North America
I'm seriously shocked at the quality of this synth and what people could do.
Anyone else find this more than a synth... almost like acoustic...
Anyone else find this more than a synth... almost like acoustic...
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- KVRist
- 37 posts since 30 Apr, 2013
Good Job, bj, and congrats!
And thanks to everybody for their kind feedback!
sonny
And thanks to everybody for their kind feedback!
sonny
- KVRian
- 1209 posts since 28 Jun, 2005
Congrats BJ well done 
- KVRist
- 126 posts since 4 Sep, 2004 from Finland
bzur wrote:Big congratulations to bjporter, a very well deserved win!
And congratulations to kimik (is this your second participation? very good result!)
yep, thanks for the votes everyone and congrats to bjporter, one of the coolest synths out there for shure...
-kimik
