One Synth Challenge #168: Voltage Modular 2.7 (MyLoFy Wins!)

[silverpants]

No, can you? I was referring to something else than specific tracks by those bands. This is what I said: "This track probably unintentionally nails not necessarily the sound but above all the spirit, soul and energy of that era"

Nope, naming the bands was not my take ... and it clearly was a comparision.

I suppose the fast tempo and drum pattern is 'bit' like the mid section of Genesis: Dancing With The Moonlit Knight.

[The Sound Of Merlin]

Can you tell me where country lies? Goosebumps all over! Yeah that's a good comparison though more in a theatrical sense I guess than in a musical way. I know the song by heart. I love it. Yeah... you've got some Peter Gabriel blood in your musical veins. It's that same theatrical energy.

Let's not forget Roger Waters and his epic The Wall. Pure theatre.

[BrainBeatMusic]

Hi guys here is my entry for this month's competition called High Voltage. It is a single instance Industrial Techno track which I am sure will be an acquired taste for many. Still, I am happy with how it turned out given the limitation of a single instance and the limited free modules available.

Here is what I used in Ableton Live and in Voltage.
EQ Eight, Mimiter, Utility, Ozone Imager 2, compressor, Youlean Loudness meter 2,

Noise gen, Envelope generator, attenu verter filter, amplifier, 8 bit cipher, limiter, delay, 6 channel mixer, psp spectra, filter, sub octave, oscillator, mini LFO, bit glitter, three band EQ, drum osc, perc EG, ring modulator, dist, spring reverb, phase nudge, genie, playertron, bend limiter, turning, 4seq

I would appreciate any feedback especially if you hear something I could improve on with the mix.

https://soundcloud.com/user-783020495/high-voltage

[MorphedDreams]

SHIMMER REVERB IN VOLTAGE MODULAR !

Dear friends. Today I made an insert FX patch making use of 5 great free R_Ware x Airwindows modules to create a lush shimmer reverb. I used the Capacitor 2 filter and Pafnuty to create some extra flavours and movement to this shimmer reverb. My guess is that it's even more powerful than ValhallaShimmer but please excuse me for being biased. Make sure to check out the 6 performance knobs for live playing and/or automation.

You can find all needed free modules here: https://store.cherryaudio.com/manufacturers/r-ware
and here: https://store.cherryaudio.com/modules/haaschen

You can download the patch named "OSC168 Free Shimmer Machine" from the bottom of this page: https://thesoundofmerlin.com/

Have fun!

I wanted to try it out but it downloaded me OSC168 Tutorial Template.voltagepreset instead of shimering reverb, I guess there is a problem with link on your page

[VCA-089]

https://soundcloud.com/vca-089/infravolt-naivedreamer

"Is that you? A man who runs away from troubles rather than trying to solve them. Imagining a better world rather than trying to change anything. Keeping calm and optimistic like a child with all the chaos around you."

This composition is a maximum I can get from one instance of VM at 100% CPU usage. I think there is a whole potential for further optimization. I felt very limited during the process, almost like creating a song on a budget hardware modular rig. The lack of MIDI modules (channel splitters for example) made me to rely on internal sequencers that is a pretty basic in terms of functionality, only the lead part has a dedicated MIDI track. The way I introduce new sounds is like mixing on the console (using amplifiers as faders). I used aux outputs that helped me with making a better mixing and post-processing. It feels to me like I would make this composition way faster using any other freeware synthesizer. And I went recycling my own musical ideas over and over again (is it a writer's block?).

Created with one instance of Voltage Modular. Used only modules from Nucleus pack (no other free modules from the store).

Technical details:

Produced in FL Studio 21

Effects:

x6 Parametric EQ 2
x1 Reeverb 2
x2 Delay 3
x1 Wave Candy
x1 dB Meter
x1 D16 "Frontier"
x1 Walhalla "Supermassive"

Master Chain:

TDR "Kotelnikov"
Parametric EQ 2
Thomas Mundt "LoudMax"

Total:

x1 Generators
x15 Effects
x1 MIDI Patterns
x5 Mixer Tracks
No Audio Clips
x31 Automation Clips

YouTube version has better streaming quality and there is also some screenshots across the video:

[The Sound Of Merlin]

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I wanted to try it out but it downloaded me OSC168 Tutorial Template.voltagepreset instead of shimering reverb, I guess there is a problem with link on your page
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Oh yes, I am very sorry about this. I have asked my friend who does all my web stuff to correct this. It may take a while as it is Sunday atm. As soon as it is corrected I will post it here. If you need it faster, please send me a PM with your email address and I will send it tonight. Cheers!

[zdeniz]

Hello everyone.

This is my first participation in One Synth Challenge.

- DAW: Bitwig (16-track version)
- Voltage Modular instances: 6
- Used modules: Standard from Nucleus bundle (all delays and reverb from that modules), Divide&Conquer (free), Neon Hologram (free)

- Also I used DAW Automation for some parameters of modules (I suppose that allowed)
- Also I use stock Bitwig equalizer (EQ-5) on one track and stock Bitwig limiter on master track (I suppose that allowed)

https://soundcloud.com/oblomizer/zdeniz-tragic-space

[The Sound Of Merlin]

Link to download the Shimmer Machine is now okay
https://thesoundofmerlin.com/ (bottom page right)

[FrankH]

My track for this month:

All glitch sounds are intentional

DAW: Presonus Studio One
Tracks: 4
VSTs: Presonus: Fat Channel, Beat Delay, Room Reverb, Limiter
Klanghelm IVG12, Melda Wave Shaper, Valhala Super Massive

https://soundcloud.com/user-194933727/f ... al_sharing

[MorphedDreams]

My entry for this month competition:
Tried to make Hi-Tech but on the end I added a drop of acid melody so it could be a new genre Acid Hi-Tech
150 bpm
DAW: REAPER
Used:
28 instances of Voltage Modular
16 instances of Voltage Modular FX

Other freeware:
ReaEQ
ReaControlMIDI
MEqualizer
MCompressor
OTT
TDR Nova
TAL-Filter-2
GClip
MSED
LimiterNo6
LoudMax

I'm happy I found a way to stabilize the bass and kick (connecting gate to hard sync, you can even control phase by putting a glide or delay in between), made a ping pong delay, auto panner and glitch effects, if someone wants them you can contact me in private message, cheers

https://soundcloud.com/user-806749657/q ... -instincts

[Quaoar]

https://soundcloud.com/quaoar-1/modulations

Hi, here is my track for this month. This track started as a guitartrack because I liked the possibilities of VM using it as guitar & bassguitar FX.
However since this is the OSC I could not submit a track wich these instruments.
I wanted to submit a track this month and made sort of excerpt of my efforts.

Hope you like it,
Quaoar

[MyLoFy]

Hey there Voltage Lovers,

here's my submission:
https://soundcloud.com/mylofymusic/herbal-voltage
DAW: Ardour 7.3 on Archlinux
37 instances of Voltage Modular via wine/yabridge, polyphonic guitar/organ/brass wrapped in Carla (3 instances each)

Used plugins:

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CNT | TYPE | NAME
 23 * VST3   Voltage Modular (by Cherry Audio)
  4 * VST2   Voltage Modular (by Cherry Audio)
  1 * VST3   Voltage Modular FX (by Cherry Audio)
  3 * LV2    Carla-Patchbay (by Filipe Coelho)
  1 * VST2   Cabs (by airwindows)
  1 * LV2    LSP Gate Stereo (by LSP LV2)
  2 * VST2   ToTape5 (by airwindows)
  6 * LV2    Dragonfly Hall Reverb (by Michael Willis and Rob vd Berg)
  1 * VST2   Texturize (by airwindows)
  1 * LV2    Noise repellent (by Luciano Dato)
  3 * LV2    ACE Compressor (stereo) (by Ardour Community)
  1 * LV2    LSP Multiband Compressor Stereo x8 (by LSP LV2)
  1 * LV2    DR-14 - Crest Factor Loudness Range Meter (Stereo) (by Robin Gareus)
  1 * LV2    EBU R128 Meter (by Robin Gareus)
 24 * LV2    LSP Parametric Equalizer x16 Stereo (by LSP LV2)
  1 * LV2    Calf Analyzer (by Calf Studio Gear)
  1 * LV2    PeakEater (by T-Audio)
  6 * LV2    ZaMultiCompX2 (by Damien Zammit)
  1 * LV2    x42-dpl - Digital Peak Limiter Stereo (by Robin Gareus)
  2 * VST2   Verbity2 (by airwindows)
  1 * LV2    x42 Instrument Tuner (by Robin Gareus)
  1 * VST2   DeBess (by airwindows)
  1 * VST2   Slew3 (by airwindows)
  2 * LV2    x42-eq - Parametric Equalizer Stereo (by Robin Gareus)

[The Sound Of Merlin]

Here's my February entry:

https://soundcloud.com/thesoundofmerlin ... ls-osc-168

[jasinski]

Entry for OSC 168. All sounds created with Voltage Modular by Cherry Audio in Ableton Live 11. 25+ instances. Using built in effects, eq8, compressor, autofilter, drum bus, delay, hybrid reverb, plus plug ins: SuperMassive, and Limiter 6.

https://soundcloud.com/jasinski/modulus ... agemodular

[The B00]

Here's my entry.

https://soundcloud.com/bubble07-1/cherr ... al_sharing

DAW - Reaper
18 instances of Nucleus
(Free modules -SFX_RW, Partial Oscillator_RW, Neon Hologram)
Reacomp, Reaeq - on most tracks.
Kotelnikov & Slick EQ on mastering & busses.