One Synth Challenge #170: Octasine by Joakim Frostegård (exponent1 Wins!)

[greatest-ape]

Then, taking this opportunity, I will ask the author - is it fundamentally impossible for OctaSine to work on Windows 7?

It might actually work on windows 7 already, but it’s built on windows 10 and testing it on win7 too is too much work.

[MadMcMan]

Here's my OSC for April made with OctaSine in bitwig.

made with 36 octasine and

Free Fx:
Airwindows Air2
Airwindows BusColors4
Airwindows Buttercomp2
Airwindows KPlateA
Airwindows PurestGain
BusterSe
Dragonfly Hall
Dragonfly Room
Khs Filter
Limiter no6
MvMeter2
Pancake2
STFU
Supercharger
TDR Kotelnikov
TDR Molotok
TDR Nova
Valhalla Supermassive
Wider

Bitwig:
Arpeggiator
Chain
Delay+
Delay-2
DrumMachine
Dynamics
EQ-2
Humanize
Instrument Layer
Instrument Selector
Loudmax
Mid/Side Split
Note Repeats
Note Transpose
Peak Limiter
Randomize
Ricochet
Saturator
Sidechains

https://soundcloud.com/madmcman/ceilidh-crunk

[RuediRena]

Had some time left, was curious if OSC still stands, couldn't resist twiddling some knobs and found pleasing sounds. This might even end in joining for real after so long.
So here is some WIP:

RuediRena - Don't Die!

https://soundcloud.com/ruedirena/ruedirena-dont-die-wip

[sping]

It might actually work on windows 7 already, but it’s built on windows 10 and testing it on win7 too is too much work.

Not working in Win7 (Reaper), error is Not found: GetDpiForWindow in User32.dll

[doctorbob]

Hey @RR, good to see you around again. Always look forward to hearing your musings!! Always interesting pieces of electronica.

Plenty of time to hone your craft again ...

dB

[doctorbob]

It might actually work on windows 7 already, but it’s built on windows 10 and testing it on win7 too is too much work.

Not working in Win7 (Reaper), error is Not found: GetDpiForWindow in User32.dll

GetDpiForWindow is a function introduced in Windows 10, version 1607

Solution - upgrade to Windows 10 - which is not always an option for everyone.

dB

[z.prime]

Also, I don't mean to be a jerk, but you shouldn't expect anything to work on Windows 7. It was end-of-life on January 14, 2020.

[] Peter:H []

【Submission】
Took a while since Preview 2 ... and that means that the track evolved quite a bit.
I think it got a lot better. I tried to make it really groovy and in your face punchy. I think it worked out to some extent ... turn up the volume and feel the punch. I'm really surprised that the mix even works very well on a smartphone speaker...
I almost used no hand crafted automation .. the sounds work with the usual mixing utilities. I have not used automation on EQs to simulated filter sweeps. I found with clever sound design and leveraging velocity levels you can achive nice changes in sounds as well ... the synth took direction here not my will to make sounds that are not natural to the synth. I heavily low passed my bass sound with a static EQ - because distortion is missing in the synth, I started with a really noizy FM sound wich many overtones and reduced it to fit it into it's place in the spectrum. So no AmpSim used
https://soundcloud.com/p-e-t-e-r-h/must ... -my-castle
--
Updated 20.04.2023 - 2nd part has been replaced by a better version which is a way better fit ... omg ... There are ... more chords
--
Synth: ~ 40 OctaSines.
DAW: Bitwig 4.4
Bitwig FX: Compressor, PeakLimiter, EQ, Delays, Dynamics, Saturator, Tool, Multibands, Arp.
3rd Party FX: QuickHaas, ISOL8, LoudMax, MTremolo, master_me

[sping]

GetDpiForWindow is a function introduced in Windows 10, version 1607

Solution - upgrade to Windows 10 - which is not always an option for everyone.

dB

dB, I know, also have Win10 (not my fav though), info for the dev.
But since MS "support" ended, Win7 is running smoother than ever
Maybe linux is next for me...

[doctorbob]

But since MS "support" ended, Win7 is running smoother than ever
Maybe linux is next for me...

No more updates to break things !!!

bsd/Unix/minix/linux etc ... been there ... used bsd on the vax 11/780 - then various flavours on other systems, Solaris, Irix, Pnx, Posix, HPUX, UX63 (on GEC system) etc.

dB

[greatest-ape]

Here's my OSC for April made with OctaSine in bitwig.

made with 36 octasine and

Free Fx:
Airwindows Air2
Airwindows BusColors4
Airwindows Buttercomp2
Airwindows KPlateA
Airwindows PurestGain
BusterSe
Dragonfly Hall
Dragonfly Room
Khs Filter
Limiter no6
MvMeter2
Pancake2
STFU
Supercharger
TDR Kotelnikov
TDR Molotok
TDR Nova
Valhalla Supermassive
Wider

Bitwig:
Arpeggiator
Chain
Delay+
Delay-2
DrumMachine
Dynamics
EQ-2
Humanize
Instrument Layer
Instrument Selector
Loudmax
Mid/Side Split
Note Repeats
Note Transpose
Peak Limiter
Randomize
Ricochet
Saturator
Sidechains

https://soundcloud.com/madmcman/ceilidh-crunk

Can I add this as an example track to the OctaSine website?

[greatest-ape]

【Submission】
Took a while since Preview 2 ... and that means that the track evolved quite a bit.
I think it got a lot better. I tried to make it really groovy and in your face punchy. I think it worked out to some extent ... turn up the volume and feel the punch. I'm really surprised that the mix even works very well on a smartphone speaker...
I almost used no hand crafted automation .. the sounds work with the usual mixing utilities. I have not used automation on EQs to simulated filter sweeps. I found with clever sound design and leveraging velocity levels you can achive nice changes in sounds as well ... the synth took direction here not my will to make sounds that are not natural to the synth. I heavily low passed my bass sound with a static EQ - because distortion is missing in the synth, I started with a really noizy FM sound wich many overtones and reduced it to fit it into it's place in the spectrum. So no AmpSim used
https://soundcloud.com/p-e-t-e-r-h/must ... -my-castle

And the same question as above, can I add this to the synth website?

[] Peter:H []

【Submission】
Took a while since Preview 2 ... and that means that the track evolved quite a bit.
[...]
https://soundcloud.com/p-e-t-e-r-h/must ... -my-castle

And the same question as above, can I add this to the synth website?

Sure. Definitely. Me feeling honored ... and thanks for the *FREE* synth. It is/was fun to find out it is pretty versatile though at first sight I thought it would be difficult to get along with it... to find out ways to use the stereo signal path was quite rewarding. Keep up the good work.

[doctorbob]

Here's my submission this month. It's sort of MOR, with a little "pop" feel. I liked this little FM synth with it's extras. 4-op took me back to my first real synth, a DX-11!!!

DAW: Reaper

Track Details: 17 * Octasine, ReaEQ, Bass Professor Mark II , EnveLover, LFX-1310, Oril River, Pecheneg Tremolo, OTT
Master: SlickEQ, FerricTDS, MSED, LoudMax
Meter: Youlean Loudness, SPAN
Stats: LUFS: -13.7, DR: 10

Please enjoy this "light relief"

https://soundcloud.com/doctorbob/octapo ... -oactasine

[greatest-ape]

I’ve added several tracks to the webpage once others make their final contributions, I might add them too. Just tell me if you want them removed.