One Synth Challenge #159: Surge XT (j5v Wins!)

[doctorbob]

Not quite. Ben is the main man for all things KVR.
The One-Synth-Challenge was run by V-ger and Bjporter before V-ger stepped down. I began helping out later on.
There were others who ran it before that - see: https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/about

Aha. My bad ... thanks for the linky.
dB

[Double Tap]

I think Empphyrio was just making a joke that the person in the thread that Elex linked to, asked for their name to be changed but has also been banned.

Yes thanks. That's why I'm still "empphryio". (joking again, maybe)

dammit. i knew i sholud have chekced the spelling propelry.

[RichardSemper]

Apologies for the lengthy wait this time.

Thanks to everyone for your patience and for offering a warm welcome to Abstract Egg whose entry almost slipped through the net. I believe the responses demonstrate the friendly atmosphere we value so highly here in the OSC.

Almost there...

[RichardSemper]

Final Results: j5v - Surge Storm is the Winner!!!!

1. j5v - Surge Storm - 261
2. treeheated - Crowsbane - 259
3. z.prime - Echoes - 246 (Single Instance)
4. ZioMau - Sparkles - 243
5. MrKarolus - Dion - 243

6. MilksterX - Subcycles - 240pts
7. Leonard Bowman - no no no no no no no satellite - 237pts
8. The Sound Of Merlin - Utopian Mornings - 237pts
9. rockingricky - eXTra - 237pts
10. IV! - The Way I Imagine - 236pts
11. ElVincente - Surge of the Machine - 234pts
12. cdbaksu - ARG - 232pts
13. J.Ruegg - Vortex - 232pts
14. neverbeeninariot - Dissolution - 231pts
15. jemaudio - Orange & Blue - 228pts
16. Impedance Music - Saying Goodbye [Last Weekend With Friends] - 226pts
17. VCA-089 - The Storm Is Coming - 225pts
18. L-EctroBit - SURLectro - 225pts
19. YouSampleMe - Aurora Consurgens - 224pts
20. silverpants - Encounter At Esperi - 221pts
21. loris16148 - Rolling - 221pts
22. ELEX - Watch It - 220pts
23. Yadrichik_Chaya - Dushanbe The Whole Week - 218pts
24. jackoo - Jam Surge - 216pts
25. PeterH - Meow You Motherfuckers (Sketch of a dark hard style set) - 216pts
26. liqih - My Swing - 215pts
27. Ranoka - Centipede Pilgrimage - 214pts
28. Frank Geppert - Cyber Passion - 213pts
29. marks-a-whybikky - Surge Again - 209pts
30. dakkra - Nightmare Reaper - 209pts
31. Double Tap - Surge Gainsbourg And The Disco Bakchod - 208pts
32. rilderec - Sonnunrec - 207pts
33. Andreya_Autumn - Brave - 206pts
34. MadMcMan - Figments Of Tomorrow - 206pts
dq. Boy Wonder - Daddy's Little Android - 206pts
35. Julian Olsen - Surgery Disaster - 203pts
36. doctorbob - Another Surge Of Ambience - 200pts
37. diaseis - I Need Silence - 200pts
38. phankiejankie303 - Pulsar Rewind III - 199pts
39. Abstract Egg - Axial Tilt - 199pts
40. empphryio - Time Laughs - 194pts
41. BrainBeatMusic - Electric - 194pts
42. emikaela - A Collection Of Ideas That Seemed Good At The Time - 192pts
43. spridgeon - Vancouver Ride - 191pts
44. Rahodees - A Hatchling (Remembers) - 190pts
45. nenneb - Single Surge Affair - 190pts
46. Darksynth FX - A Dance in Heaven - 189pts
47. bh9090 - Too Much To Bear - 188pts
48. zachy9 - Venusian Gardens - 185pts
49. zipidowski - Moody Rollercoaster - 183pts
50. Korg Supporter - Remnants of Spring - 178pts
51. selenologist - Al chiaro di luna - 176pts
dq. Zund - K231 - 171pts
52. violator_alba - Raining Outside The Club - 162pts
53. Juergen - Sleepless In Germany Part 2 - 162pts
54. 3lu5iv3 - Zrelton - 137pts
55. krzysk124i - The Only Way To Go - 135pts

Prizes:
First place winner, please announce your chosen prize in a reply here on this thread. Next place winners, follow up, one after the other. You may choose to skip. To receive the prize, it may take some time (even a week-month+), but be patient. NOTE: prizes are not passed down below top 5

Awesome work everyone, been a Great month

And a BIG Thank You to the Surge Team for this Amazing free synthesizer. Looking forward to next time!

Scoresheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing

[ELEX]

Well, who would have thought it would come out like that ? I certainly didn't, that's for sure !

Anyway:
Congrats to all winners !
to all that survived,
and thanks of course to Richard and Brian for making yet another OSC possible !

[cdbaksu]

Well, who would have thought it would come out like that ? I certainly didn't, that's for sure !

Anyway:
Congrats to all winners !
to all that survived,
and thanks of course to Richard and Brian for making yet another OSC possible !

LOL congrats!

[MilksterX]

Congratulations to J5V, Treeheated, Z.prime, Zio Mau & MrKarolus!! Well deserved! And congrats to everyone for making such amazing music with Surge XT. Thankyou to everyone for your votes and comments, to the surge team for such a great free synth and to BJ & Rich for another great OSC

[Rahodees]

Congrats to the top scorers, well deserved all around.

Concerning my own entry (this month and last month) I've got to finally admit I'm stumped about the mechanics of loudness.

Why does my stuff sound so much quieter than everyone else's?

In both this month's and last month's OSCs I was constantly struggling with the loudness _showing up_ as way too loud in Reaper (i.e. in the visual displays of loudness), but not actually _sounding_ that loud. What common beginner's error am I probably making and need to figure out how to fix?

I of course know that compressors and limiters exist heh. Particularly with limiters, part of the problem I experience is that I end up just distorting everything if I use them, but if I don't use them everything's even quieter.

[L-EctroBit]

Congratulations to the top five. It was not easy this month to reach those positions. Well deserved.

Thanks to the Surge Team for the incredible work with this great free synth. Well done guys!

Thanks to Brian and Richard for keeping this very unique challenge alive.

[z.prime]

Congrats winners! Pretty much lined up with my 5 pointers, but I did not expect to be in the top 5, I must admit! Thanks!

[violator_alba]

Congratulations to the winners! And I went up three places on last month (from last place...)!

[Korg Supporter]

Congratulations to everyone that made it. I am disappointed that my track did not get enough points, but I am happy that I tried. Also, at least it ranks better or got better feedback than my FB-7999 entry.

[neverbeeninariot]

Congrats to the top 5, well deserved! And big ups to everyone that entered, there are some really great tracks this month

[IV!]

I congratulate everyone in the top 5 and beyond on an amazing month full of incredible tracks! I'm so glad that all my favorites are in the top 5!)

It's also a new record for me! And what a tight competition for points at the top!

P.S. In my opinion, the genius track of Rahodees was unappreciated... well, I had to say it!

P.P.S. Also, the list seems to be missing the 25th place - Peter:H, which is in the table.

[empphryio]

Congrats to the top scorers, well deserved all around.

Concerning my own entry (this month and last month) I've got to finally admit I'm stumped about the mechanics of loudness.

Why does my stuff sound so much quieter than everyone else's?

In both this month's and last month's OSCs I was constantly struggling with the loudness _showing up_ as way too loud in Reaper (i.e. in the visual displays of loudness), but not actually _sounding_ that loud. What common beginner's error am I probably making and need to figure out how to fix?

I of course know that compressors and limiters exist heh. Particularly with limiters, part of the problem I experience is that I end up just distorting everything if I use them, but if I don't use them everything's even quieter.

Are you using youlean meter? It tells you your LUFS. Most aim for about -14. TDR Kotelnikov or TDR Nova on the master or just Loudmax. Or limiter No6. Loudmax is the quickest/easiest. Also just normalize the master of course.