One Synth Challenge #123: The Qyooo By Full Bucket Music (TheNeverScene Wins!)

[functionform]

You know what would be amazing, linear interpolation between envelopes via scenes

[Taron]

OH, assigning envelopes to scenes, you mean?! Like either telling an envelope which [A, B, C, D] it belongs to, or to assign an envelope to a scene. Something like that? Sounds a little nightmare like for the management, likely easier to add these types of envelopes, but then they can't be used to alter scene blending or so... why am I even thinking about this (NNNnnooooooo, got enough stuff to ponder over, lalalalala)

Still cool!

[Impedance Music]

So here is my submission, i finally gave up trying do to something that doesn´t sound like 80s, so i did an 80s Synth-Pop (is it synth-pop? I´m really bad with genres ) also tried to do a more "natural" sounding part at 1:35 by playing the synthbrass-solo completely by hand and not quantize it afterwards, so it is on purpose.

https://soundcloud.com/impedancemusic/i ... f-the-past

I used 19 instances of Qyooo, every track and FX listed below. Feel free to leave feedback with things i did wrong and what i did right. I want to improve, because i don´t really know a lot about music theory and mixing / mastering, i learned everything by trial and error, probably not the best way to learn that


PERCUSSIONS AND FX
70s Analog Base - 371 notes
90s Pitch-Base - 371 notes
Nonlin2 Snare - 189 notes
Analog Clap - 177 notes
Closed Hat - 1135 notes
Opened Hat - 257 notes
Simmons - 73 notes
VCS Oxygene noise - 3 notes

BASS
Offbeat Bass - 289 notes
You know 106 Bass - 671 notes
Panning Filter Bass - 383 notes
Resonance Bass - 105 notes

BELLS & Stabs
XD7 Wineglass - 43 notes
Synthwave Saw - 35 notes
JX8 Stabs - 383 notes

BRASS & LEAD
Brass-Lead - 111 notes
Synth-Horn - 181 notes
Fake-Brass-Something - 113 notes
STRINGS
You know 106 Strings - 557 notes

EFFECTS - DAW FL Studio 12
OTT - 1 instance
FL Parametric EQ2 - 21 instances
FL Reeverb 2 - 1 instance
FL Limiter - 5 instances
FL Stereo Enhancer - 3 instances
FL Delay 2 - 3 instances
FL PanOMatic - 1 instance
Jeroen Breebart OmniVerb - 3 intances (Mod depth turned to 0%)
FL Maximus - 1 instance
TAL Reverb II - 5 instances

[functionform]

Great job on the simmons!

[Gelinde]

Here's my 3rd entry for this competition. It ended up with a slightly retro rave/trance-ish sound(?)
https://soundcloud.com/gelinde/memories-not-included

I may still revisit the track still and your feedback will be highly appreciated.

Details:
Ableton Live 10 with13 instances of Qyoo.

Native effects:
Compressor
Utility
Auto Filter
Drum Buss
Reverb
Saturator
EQ Eight
Auto Pan
Vinyl Distortion
Simple Delay
Ping Pong Delay

External effects:
A1triggergate
TDR Nova
LoudMax64
Dr Chaos
Voxengo Span (not that you can hear that)

[ccDuckett]

The bass in doctorbob's entry is very reminiscent of the bass in "Cantina Band 2" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FVADOLRf54

[JKF Flashico]

Hi, here is my Full Bucket's Qyooo synth KVR Osc 123 challenge track.

DAW is Cubase Pro 8
Here is 15 track and every sounds are from init.

DAW effects: Standard EQ, PingPongDelay, StudioEQ, StereoEnhancer,

3rd parties effects: OldSkoolVerb, Ozone Imager, Limiter 6

https://soundcloud.com/jkflashico/jkfla ... alien-city

[MorphedDreams]

Here's my 3rd entry for this competition. It ended up with a slightly retro rave/trance-ish sound(?)
https://soundcloud.com/gelinde/memories-not-included

wow it's awesome, I love it

[doctorbob]

@ccDuckett … I am happy to be compared to anything by John Williams!!!

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[TheNeverScene]

Smdh.....I can't get passed level 1 for the life of me!

*deleted NES chiptune shenanigans

[doctorbob]

Just a quick heads up … I have uploaded a newer version of my track. Changes are: guitar pushed up a bit in the mix, decay and release on its patch dropped a little to keep the sustained note from muddying the mix. Re-worked lots of the violin notes with velocity (= timbre changes) and also some volume automation together with a few pitch bends on some of the lead-in and end notes of the phrases. All subtle stuff, but I believe it adds to the overall sound and feel. (… and TNS, *that* note is BACK!).

edit: for those visiting here, the track has been updated taking into account the valuable comment from Taron just below!

So, please re-enjoy.

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https://soundcloud.com/doctorbob/doctor ... -123-qyooo

For HQ listening experiences please play these!

320k mp3: https://www.dropbox.com/s/srg46k7mjo83b ... e.mp3?dl=1

WAV file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/d2wkz5v39bn7y ... e.wav?dl=1

[TheNeverScene]

(… and TNS, *that* note is BACK!).

Yay!!

[doctorbob]

@TNS - just for you! You likey???
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PS - and the chiptune has a real "game over" ending … hohohohoho!

[Taron]

Rob, I think, you should run your track through SPAN or some band analyzer to find out where it pushes too hard. I believe, the lower mids, somewhere between 400 and 600hz it really has vicious boost that makes it a bit painful to listen to at full volume. Seems a bit out of balance that way, you know. It's just a feeling. I would go through the individual tracks and see where the evil-doer lurks, possibly carefully do a bit of EQ cutting where they crunch up most.
Another trick I could imagine might work, but I don't know exactly in your case there, is to lower the volume of the harshest instruments (piano and violin (viola?)) and give them a cross delay, single offset bounce to the other side, filtered with a high pass above 600 or 700hz or more, possibly. It would give more clarity to them, while reducing the pain factor.

[TheNeverScene]

and the Sega continues......I'll stop soon haha

*deleted even more chiptune shenanigans