One Synth Challenge #145: Kairatune by Futucraft (z.prime wins!)
- KVRian
- 575 posts since 27 Oct, 2015
It's always interesting to do these monophonic challenges. It seems very binary to me: You can either start with something melodic OR something percussive, and where you end up is very reflective of that decision. No in-betweens, sort of - at least that's how it feels to me. And it's unusual, because I usually start with chords.
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- KVRian
- 570 posts since 29 Nov, 2019
Ah...yes, of course. Well, we've got all answers covered then. @Kanduvisla should have no more troubles.
On the subject of monophonic: I find it really helps to sharpen percussive skills, since it's not possible to reach a result by playing a whole bunch of keys to get noise, for instance. Instead, very deliberate choices have to be made. Also a nice incentive for polyphonic music writing. Though I'll be having an EDM-ish exploration this month , I think. With melody creeping in, probably.
- KVRAF
- 2133 posts since 29 Sep, 2011
I found a couple ways... @Milkster pointed to using the LFO with the HPF and/or other parts of the synth, and that works okay.
I also found that if you set EVERYTHING in the MULTI section to 100% (except maybe the spread) you get like a bunch of saws, which makes a lot of high end content then you can use the HPF to get pretty much just the noise through... it's not great, but with some good note choices and short envelopes you can get some good results.
- KVRian
- 575 posts since 27 Oct, 2015
This will at least give you a decent hihat or a rugged clap (sorry only a vst3 file) :
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- KVRist
- 164 posts since 5 Dec, 2017 from New Mexico
Kewl! Thank you Z, Schiing and JazJazgot, I will definitely use the tips and the presets.
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- KVRist
- 37 posts since 14 Oct, 2020 from London
59 percussive presets which I found in various different places.
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- KVRist
- 164 posts since 5 Dec, 2017 from New Mexico
I was checking out the pages for OSC1 and the OSC sure has grown since 2007. Did you know there were only six entries in the first competition and the tracks were epic? At first it wasn't even clear if the OSC would go beyond #1. Though Soundcloud launched in 2007 as well, it wasn't immediately used to post tracks for the competition. Check it out, here's the link: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=245938
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- KVRist
- 232 posts since 27 Oct, 2020
This synth makes really gnarly kick drums and wobbling bass. The lack of noise generator though is making hi hats and snares a bit tricky. Best I've found is to mess with EQs, filters and LFOs until you get something rhythmic. For hihats the delay Is useful. I kind of like some of the limitations with this one though and it's got so many harmonics it's like playing a saturator.
- KVRist
- 164 posts since 5 Dec, 2017 from New Mexico
Ha ha! I'm okay with the Ninth. That is a quote from A Clockwork Orange where Alex complains about not being able to listen to Beethoven's Ninth symphony.
"I can't listen to the Ninth anymore at all."
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- KVRist
- 37 posts since 14 Oct, 2020 from London
I have this exact quote for you You can repeat it forever.
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