One Synth Challenge #118: Elek7ro & Noisemaker (rghvdberg Wins!)

[bjporter]

Submissions will show up here once voting starts:
https://soundcloud.com/kvrosc/sets/one- ... llenge-118

Welcome to the One Synth Challenge #118! It's a friendly music competition where you can win cool prizes but most importantly, meet amazing musicians, and learn a lot about mixing, sound design, and more!


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Elek7ro is more than a beast: it's a "a virtual analog synth with some special features like oscillator hardsync and frequncy modulation. Including improved alias free oscillators, new developed fast envelopes and lfo's with a wide range from 0.1Hz up to 400 Hz."
**Note: May not run perfectly on your mac (32bit)**



Prizes:
(Would you like to be a sponsor / prize donor? Contact me via PM or go ahead and post your intended donation here! Get a cool mention on our donator wall of honor)


Special Note:
Soundemote, Ridan, and JRR Shop (Uncle E) are offering a secondary prize (on top of the normal prize): If you would like your winning track on spotify, please specify so as well, or you will be contacted by rghvdberg.

KV331 Audio : Bundle of Synthmaster One + Synthmaster 2.x!


Wusik : 1 bundle of Wusik Station V9, Wusik 8008, Wusik SQ200 and Wusik P2000


JRR Sounds: Any 1 soundset (This is a secondary prize, you may pick it as well as your main prize)


Synthmorph: Any 1 soundset


Sonimus : Any one Plugin


Tritik : Echorus (effect plugin)


Audio Thing : Outer Space (vintage tape echo plugin)


NUSofting : 1 Copy of Modelonia v2 Synthesizer


JRR Shop : UVI: Digital Synsations (vintage 90's synth sample library and player)


Dmitry Sches : Tantra Multi-Effect + 3 Expansions


Dmitry Sches : Diversion


Touch The Universe Productions: LuSH-101 Cloud Layers soundset


The FXB Project by alvfaria : Any 3 commercial sound banks. See the main site here


Guda Audio : Euterpe XL


Abstract Cats Music : AbiTron Bank for Synthmaster


satYatunes : One of any commercial product


Xenos Soundworks : Choice of any 1 product


Ghostwave Audio : Any two soundsets of Choice


Twolegs Toneworks : Any one soundset


The Unfinished : Any two soundsets of Choice


Soundemote : PrettyScope (beautiful analog oscilloscope), you may choose this as a secondary prize on top of your regular prize.


Rob Lee Music : A soundset for either: Sylenth1, Predator, Largo, Blofeld, PPGV3 or Dune. Unfortunately his main site is down, but if you still want these, let us know!


Luftrum : One soundset free of choice.


Ridan: Any one soundset as a secondary prize, on top of the regular prize.
haunting soundscapes, atmospheric chords, layered pads, anamorphic guitars,
brass and woodwind-esque, rhythmic/melodic sequences, and macabre sound effects.


Kreativ Sound: RAW Bundle
(RAW Bass, RAW Drums, RAW TranSID, RAW Textures)


Aiyn Zahev Sounds: Any 2 Soundsets of choice from the website (Uplifting Trance Presets)


Studio 13.37: Pro audio studio on a USB stick


Pooya Payvar (Stonail) : 1 custom made Max for [Ableton] Live: controller, midi or audio effect


Mulperi : 1 Soundbank of Choice


Dream Audio Tools : 1 Indie Fingers bundle (Indie Fingers volumes One and Two)


Bjulin : Inspire soundset for Zebra²


LeapIntoTheVoid : Enchantment Of Absynth Trilogy


Bluff Munkey - 2 soundsets of choice


Solidtrax : 1 Soundset of choice


Any other offers of prizes will be greatly appreciated.


Questions? Comments? Concerns? You want some love? Just post here in this thread


Want to try out your skills in other contests / competitions /challenges?

• DiHalt Demoscene competitions
• Indaba - Has a mix of popular and indie artists with various contests like remixing and song writing. Some people from OSC have had success here.
• KVR Mix Challenge (see stickies) - Who can mix a song the best (Without adding extra recordings /musical additions)? Each person starts out with the same stems.
• Music Cafe (KVR, see stickies) - A thematic monthly competition. Use recording, real instruments, synths and samples.
• Skio Music Contests - Lots of remixes you can join (Mostly EDM) - big prizes.
• Soundevotion (SDCOMPO) Competition - Even longer running than the OSC, the SDCOMPO is even more niche in that you must use a tracker, and set of specific effects. Great community.

[rghvdberg]

The source code links to Noisemaker, not Elektro

[574X]

This is a great synth. I know a very successful producer who uses it.

You may find that it exhibits erratic behavior and may not respond as expected to higher sample rates.

In the spirit of OSC, would you prefer to do:

Avenger and Fabfilter Total Bundle
or
Serum and Cymatics

We might as well have done Vacuum Pro or Air Hybrid, since they're on sale for only a single unit of fiat currency.

[z.prime]

... In the spirit of OSC, would you prefer to do:

Avenger and Fabfilter Total Bundle
or
Serum and Cymatics

We might as well have done Vacuum Pro or Air Hybrid, since they're on sale for only a single unit of fiat currency.

Vacuum Pro doesn't work for me. Those AIR synths are pretty crappy.

I'm confused about Avenger + FF vs. Serum + Cymatics. Cymatics provides mainly samples and I'm sure the cost of the plugins/samples would be a problem for everyone in this community to justify purchasing.

[Boone777]

Can somebody clarify a OSC rule for me ?
Daw sampler is alllowed but samples are not. How can you use the sampler?

[bjporter]

Hey Boone,

The only sound source allowed is from the chosen monthly synth. Freezing the track is ok, but no editing wave files, like kicks or percussion into samples. No use of a sampler is allowed either.

[EDGEK8D]

I love TAL!!!

Might play this month if I can squeeze some time in between other projects and Xmas bologna. I think this is the only TAL synth I don’t already have downloaded. Good luck everyone. Love the simple interface.

[Guenon]

Hi, gang

No use of a sampler is allowed either.

I've never used a sampler in the OSC, as goes for most participants here, probably, but it does say in the rules: "Samplers used must be host samplers or freeware and easily available."

I've always presumed it means one can use a host sampler simply for playing back a track stem (leading to identical results when compared to regular freezing) if that eccentric way of doing it is your cuppa tea. Heh.

[z.prime]

... but it does say in the rules: "Samplers used must be host samplers or freeware and easily available."

I've always presumed it means one can use a host sampler simply for playing back a track stem (leading to identical results when compared to regular freezing) if that eccentric way of doing it is your cuppa tea. Heh.

Someone pointed that out to me, which is odd. I assume the same -- perhaps some DAWs don't actually support audio or freezing or bouncing?

[574X]

Those AIR synths are pretty crappy.

An instrument reflects the performer.

With regard to using the atrocity of ilok, I agree.

... the cost of the plugins/samples would be a problem for everyone in this community to justify purchasing.

You may gain much more by talking about what I am communicating, than merely what I say.

[574X]

In most cases I prefer the sound of any synth over a rubber band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BxRatgedYE

[VCA-089]

Hey it seems I am first this month with the demo. I want to ask you a vital question.

Recently I've cought this melody in my head and it stuck to last. Throughout November I came up with the imagination of full song (verse, chorus, bridge etc.), but I have a very nervous feeling that I'm copying some famous song that I listened in the past but almost forgot it. Or may be such melodies are common to this genre and I have watched too many tutorials on YouTube.

Just tell me what it reminds you of...

LinnDrum samples used (temporary).

https://soundcloud.com/vca089/elek7ro-s ... mo/s-5jVaY

[EDGEK8D]

Oh hell.....no 64-bit AU, and I just updated my Mac and LP9 is no more. Oh well. Have fun!!

[jasinski]

Humbly may I ask.. why not Noisemaker? Free, Updated version of Elektro, and 64 bit (for us Mac heathens).

[mmGhost]

Humbly may I ask.. why not Noisemaker? Free, Updated version of Elektro, and 64 bit (for us Mac heathens).

the first reese i ever made was using elek7ro, but totally a drag there is no 64b AU. i second jasinski's request!