One Synth Challenge #143: Any Hardware or Emulation (Taron Wins!)

[IrionDaRonin]

Try downloading here:
http://cjcity.ru/soft/189-8.html

Thanks for the link, mate! Anyway i just used built-in FL Studio arpeggiator and came with good results. It's ok, maybe i will make a better version of the track with more plugins as sidework.

That ANS thingy sounds marvellous, didn't know about it. Thanks for share that also.
I have zero problem if you come with something for this month with that thing. Looks totally Dalek!

Have a good day

[clone culture]

clone culture
“Lets Get Chippy”
Full Bucket Mono/Fury instances 17
based on “Korg Mono/Poly analong synthesizer of the early 1980’s”
i like staccato, some harsh
Logic Pro DAW effect compresser 1
https://soundcloud.com/user-223284257/lets-get-chippy

[gorgorgathgorgorgor]

This is both a question to the community and a creative idea:
There is such a tool as Virtual ANS, which in turn simulates a real ANS. ANS is a unique photoelectronic synthesizer that literally reproduced the drawn music, reading it as a time/frequency spectrogram. ANS was created by a Soviet engineer-enthusiast and his family in their own home during the 20 years, it was written soundtracks for several films, now it is in a museum and is still maintained in working order.
АНС.jpg
Virtual ANS is a multi-platform (Win/Lin/Mac/iOS/Android) standalone program that extends the functionality of the original device and allows you to literally draw your work in almost arbitrary (72 tones per octave, 720 in general) tune.

I would like to know the opinions of the community, do you recognize Virtual ANS as a legal synthesizer for the current month and (if so) would anyone (someone who is still looking for ideas) be willing to use it?
P.S. I played with it before, it was unusual and very fun! If it is allowed, I will try to create something with it this month. You don't even have to use a midi-keyboard with it

It's a Hell Yes from me.

[emikaela]

thank you for reminding me about virtual ans, which i downloaded a while ago and then promptly forgot about. no promises, but i'll poke around with it and see what i can find!

[] Peter:H []

Hm, I'm thinking about booting my SonicCore Pulsare Cards and have some MiniMax 7 and a SC RMX 160 do the Job (or should I use the Sequential Curcuits Clone?).
Anyway would that fit the requirements ... I mean ... It's ancient hardware emulated on semi-ancient hardware Sharc DSPs ... must have got my first SonicCore Card around 2003

About the you can use what ever FX is in your DAW ... if I go this route I would like to be able to use alle the SonicCore FX to mix it, I mean Compressor etc. as I think I'm not able to rout all channels to the DAW and doe the mixing there ...

Any opinion about that?

[MilksterX]

I think it's fine to use, same goes for the DSP effects.

[IrionDaRonin]

Here comes my pleading to Universe in a wave form.
https://soundcloud.com/irion-da-ronin/pray-hope

DAW
Produced in FL Studio on live style, adding a new track in each recording, as if i was recording a real synth (without the sampling part). Old times Ambient/Downtempo genre with some few extra ideas. And some extra arrangements.

Synth

• 19 instances of SQ8L (beautiful warm sound, but a pain to program )

Effects

• ArcDev ET-301 without the modulation part.
  Still available at Rekkerd and some others sites) which is modelled on the Boss DM-100 Delay Machine.

• Tal-Reverb 3; classic plate reverb, no more, no less.

• Sonic Anomaly Transpire (Free transient designer, website down, but you can download it from other many places)

FL Effects

• FL Limiter

• FL PEQ2

• FL Patcher (FL Mid/Side Splitter + PEQ2 for mastering purposes)

• FL Fruity Peak Controller.

I didn't want to break dynamics, as i wanted this track sounds the most natural and expressive possible, so i didn't use compressors at all, just the transient designer for the percussion.
I hope it sounds big enough.

The idea under this project is due difficult times, i'm missing my korean girl, we can't be together and everything is closed, so we can't be together right now, almost 2 years bearing... so here is the feeling as a pleading to Universe. I hope universe listens to me again as it did 6 years ago*.
After all, we are all creators of reality.
Dedicated to my lovely future wife, Jiyoung.
*(reference: soundcloud.com/irion-da-ronin/universe-is-listening).

I hope you all find it pleasant to your ears.
Picture made and edited by me.

Thanks for listening, it's nice to come back, and have a good day everyone

[EDGEK8D]

Okay, so I’m excited about using hardware. I’m confused about the effects though. Clearly any effects on my Rev2, Virus, or Blofeld are all good.

I’m confused about the software effects though. Normally, only free/stock non-modulation plugins are allowable. It seems those plugins that are not free or stock can be used IF they are an emulation of a piece of hardware......correct? I’m not even sure I’ll be using very many, but something like Softube Tubetech (emulating Tubetech) or I have a software Space Echo...these are all fine, correct? Whereas something like Fabfilter plugins aren’t allowable , as they aren’t emulating any hardware. Also correct?

Great idea! Looking forward to getting started.

[doctorbob]

I think you are right. IF you use a commercial plugin, then it has to be a hardware emulation, but free are OK as per usual.The same rules apply to the use of modulating plugins - use with care!

dB

[gigue07]

I'd like to know whether using Synth1 (it emulates Nord Lead 2) is allowed. Thanks in advance for the response/s.
Cheers,
Gigue07

[Eauson]

I'd like to know whether using Synth1 (it emulates Nord Lead 2) is allowed. Thanks in advance for the response/s.
Cheers,
Gigue07

Yes,

Synths and Modulars based on multiple hardware eg VCV rack, Diva [Preferably stick to only one emulation model, otherwise specify fully where any mixed modules used for your 'fantasy hardware synth']
- Emulations enhancements - midi (Velocity, MPE) [no problem]
- Emulations enhancements (Fx) [treat enhanced Fx as if they were external Fx]
- 'Inspired by' vs emulations [Use your best judgement]

For the most part use your best judgement, ensure your declaration of synth used is full, open and honest. Remember your efforts will be judged by the other participants at the end.
Most of all - HAVE FUN

This is Richards take, which I have located on page13.
So, Synth1 can be used, but not the Effects rack on top Right hand side, as these were not included in original unit

[gigue07]

I'd like to know whether using Synth1 (it emulates Nord Lead 2) is allowed. Thanks in advance for the response/s.
Cheers,
Gigue07

"Yes,

Synths and Modulars based on multiple hardware eg VCV rack, Diva [Preferably stick to only one emulation model, otherwise specify fully where any mixed modules used for your 'fantasy hardware synth']
- Emulations enhancements - midi (Velocity, MPE) [no problem]
- Emulations enhancements (Fx) [treat enhanced Fx as if they were external Fx]
- 'Inspired by' vs emulations [Use your best judgement]

For the most part use your best judgement, ensure your declaration of synth used is full, open and honest. Remember your efforts will be judged by the other participants at the end.
Most of all - HAVE FUN

This is Richards take, which I have located on page13.
So, Synth1 can be used, but not the Effects rack on top Right hand side, as these were not included in original unit "

Thanks, Eauson. The effects rack button must stay OFF accordingly. However, the stock plugins of the DAW are allowed, right. I just want to make sure regarding the Dos and Don'ts.
Cheers,
Gigue07

[Eauson]

I'd like to know whether using Synth1 (it emulates Nord Lead 2) is allowed. Thanks in advance for the response/s.
Cheers,
Gigue07

"Yes,

Synths and Modulars based on multiple hardware eg VCV rack, Diva [Preferably stick to only one emulation model, otherwise specify fully where any mixed modules used for your 'fantasy hardware synth']
- Emulations enhancements - midi (Velocity, MPE) [no problem]
- Emulations enhancements (Fx) [treat enhanced Fx as if they were external Fx]
- 'Inspired by' vs emulations [Use your best judgement]

For the most part use your best judgement, ensure your declaration of synth used is full, open and honest. Remember your efforts will be judged by the other participants at the end.
Most of all - HAVE FUN

This is Richards take, which I have located on page13.
So, Synth1 can be used, but not the Effects rack on top Right hand side, as these were not included in original unit "

Thanks, Eauson. The effects rack button must stay OFF accordingly. However, the stock plugins of the DAW are allowed, right. I just want to make sure regarding the Dos and Don'ts.
Cheers,
Gigue07

Yes, stock plugins, and, others excluding Modulation types as per rules on page 1
Paid effects, emulations etc ok

[Eauson]

Track is still on Sc, new updated version

[liqih]

https://soundcloud.com/liqih/tarkovsky-trip

Enjoy the "Tarkovsky Trip".

99% Live performance.

# How this track was produced.
I started making a patch to generate an ever-changing rhythm,
the trick was to use a frequency modulated oscillator as master clock
(not the clock generator module that exists in Nord Modular).
Therefore, the groove is build using several LFOs
with different rates and offsets. There is also an "event sequencer"
module that provides two patterns to maintain some coherence into beat.
Anyway at some point the wiring became so complicated that
I gave up to understand how it worked! I just tweaked on, intuitively.
#
Then the processing power of the Micro Modular was almost maxed out,
but I wanted at least a mono voice to play with MIDI keyboard
while the beat was running.
So I added a simple mono synth with one oscillator,
noise, VFC and 2 x ADSR.
#
The sounds are typical emulation of analogue generators.
Audio rate modulation and VCF.
#
# How I played all that.
ModWheel controls noise modulation of the mono synth.
One knob of the Micro Modular controls the VCF frequency and
another one controls the master clock rate (osc hertz).
Then I have MIDI velocity and pitch bend, obviously.
Also I controlled in real-time the volume faders on the mixer
and the amount of reverb ("Church" preset in hardware Leem
fx-16 digital reverb half rack).
#
Using that hardware setup I recorded three per 20
minutes improvisations.
Before starting the third recording I tweaked the patch a
little and while recording, at end, I switched to another Nord
Modular patch for a momentary sound change, in real-time.
#
With those 3 audio files on computer, I sliced them to remove most of
the recordings and overlapped 2 tracks in Ableton Live, (no loops, no
repeats and no time stretching or pitching!) Appliede little volume changes,
somw equalization little unmodulated delay fx (old skool).
So to reach the 6:23 minutes montage I propose.

Tech:
- Clavia Nord Modular ("micro" 4 knobs): recorded 3 times
- Leem fx-16: digital reverb half rack
- Samson MDR 6: 4 channel audio mixer
- MIDI controller: Kaway 61 keys
- Montage and mastering: Ableton Live EQ, Delay and Limiter

nmmicro_patch.png