One Synth Challenge #172: Lith by Soda Devices (ZioMau Wins!)

[ZioMau]

Hey, i'm a bit worried:?: usually in the first half of the month at least 4 or 5 tracks are submissed. Now only one . Either you're all on vacation or some super mega songs will arrive by the end of the month... let's go for the second, guys

or people are like me struggling with the constant breaks in creativity due to cpu usage and having to render out different parts breaking the flow constantly.

...maybe.
With an old 2015 laptop i have no problems, same configuration on a 2021 powerfulf mini pc and i can't open Lith Gui from Reaper because when i close it everything freezes and unfortunately is where i have studio monitors and where i mix and finish the projects.

[TrojakEW]

Hi there. It is a while since I made something for KVROSC. Good to see some usual participants but I also see some new names here. It have been almost year without music (noise) making so I decide I give it a try so I will not forget everything. It was harder to get back then I think, especially with sound design. So there is my weird hybrid track.
https://soundcloud.com/trojakew/keyboard-warrior
Made in FL Studio 20.6
14 instances of Lith by Soda Devices
DAW FX's: 9x Fruity parametric EQ 2, 4x Maximus, 1x Fruity Delay 3
Other FX's: 5x zOne ArxOne, 2xOrilRiver

Was impressed with modulation and overall workflow of this synth. I do really like this approach. But (there is always but) I had some issue while rendering. There is quality settings for playback and for render which is good idea. Issue is that I get different levels in render that break the balance of individual instrument. So I have to render it more time listen balance it by trying a few times. There is no way to playback at 4x quality because even 1 instance killing my CPU. Another issue is that this way the applied EQ on buss may sound different based on quality setting on this synth.

CPU usage is too high for this kind of sound. Even on 1x quality it is sounding aliased with artifacts. But it may be the cost of modulation options and workflow.

[zipidowski]

My entry

https://soundcloud.com/zipidowski/subway

DAW:
Studio One 5 pro

18 instances of Lith

FX:
Cramit
kHs Transient shaper
Valhalla Supermassive
TDR Nova
Wider
Sonalksis FreeG
STFU
LoudMax64
Tal Reverb2

[Eauson]

Entry
https://soundcloud.com/eauson/eauson-lith-sodaa3o

Reaper, 24 instances & too many effects
Consolelite8, dc assassin, Air2, Acceleration2, Qrange, Baxandall, density, Spiral2, Buttercomp2, Clipsoftly, FirComp, Youlean, Multi analyzer, Roughrider3, MV, Distance, Energy, Chamber2, infinity2, Valhalla Supermassive, Capacitor, kplateC, kplateD, minusdelay64, subsonly, ReaEq, oneclipcorner, tape delay 2, Highpass2

[MalToné]

+ My Entry +

Lith is a nice synth, a few glitches aside, it ran well on Ableton 10 for me. I didn't have any issues with CPU usage, but this is a pretty simple tune with no real percussion. Maybe I ran a dozen instances in the ambient intro?

Here you go: an ambient/romantic/sci-fi?
https://soundcloud.com/chavapoulos/cosmolith

25 instances of Lith synth were used in Ableton 10.

Stock effects used: EQ8 x 12; Utility x 13; Delay x 1; Autofilter x 1; Compressor x 3; Echo x 1; Reverb x 3; Saturator x 1; Limiter x 2.

Third Party plugins: Youlean Loudness Meter Free

[gethiox]

https://soundcloud.com/gethiox/ermine
DAW: Bitwig Studio

23x Lith
Bunch of stock plugins (Delay, EQ)
kHs Filter, kHs Haas, kHs Trance Gate
Valhalla Supermassive
Cramit (OTT)

Edit: Removed formant filter to satisfy rules

[ZioMau]

Hi guys,
I realized I have tons of original music but I never play, so lately I've been just enjoyed playing or jamming with my guitars. By the way, with Lith, intrigued by banks programmed by two OSCers, I immediately managed to layer a decent drumkit and after trying some chords with a warm pad and played that "rubbery" melodic line the inspiration came to produce "Rubber Tip" (dedicated to my favorite shoes!). I was surprised that these two sounds (along others), suitable for my music, were created by PeterH: he's a great producer but we have different musical tastes and once I downloaded his bank I didn't expect to find sounds that I liked, ...instead they are amazing and made all the difference!
Then, from Richard Semper's bank, i used sounds for the bass, the kick, the riser, the effects and other.
All the patches have been lightly or heavily tweaked but almost all the starting sounds i used, have been made by two OSCers, so.....THANK YOU, guys, you made "Rubber Tip" possible!



---Submission---

Rubber Tip

https://soundcloud.com/zio-mau/ziomau-r ... al_sharing

...where i used in Cockos Reaper 5.99:

- VSTi:
Soda Dvices - Lith x 25

- VST fx:
Cockos - ReaEq x 11
Cockos - ReaComp x 5
Cockos - ReaDelay x 2
Cockos - ReaFir x 4
Valhalla - Supermassive x 2
Khs - Trance Gate x 1
Rothmann x Air x 3
Melda Prod. Bandpass x 2
Vacuumsound - ADT x 2
Sonimus - SonEq x 1
A1audio - A1Triggergate x 1
Dead Duck - TiltEq x 1
Tal - Reverb4 x 1
Denis Tihanov - Oril River x 1

- MIDI fx:
midi note filter (JS) x 6
midi velocity control (JS) x 2

- master ch VST:
Tal - DubII (momentary)
Analog Obsession - Buster se
LKJB - QRange
Analog Obsession - Harqules [because i heard about a trick in OSC Discord Channel by an OSCer (..."IV", that i also thank)]
Thomas Mundt - LUveler
Thomas Mundt - Loudmax

- metering VST:
Youlean - Loudness meter
Voxengo - Span
TBproaudio - Isol8
Melda Prod. - StereoScope


Ciaooooo !!!

[empphryio]

https://soundcloud.com/anotherjaysherma ... al_sharing
Entry to OSC 172
Reaper 16 instances
Most with ReEQ and Epicplate. One each of CocoaDelay, ReaDelay, Harcules, A1StereoControl, Master_me, and LoudMax. Everything at x4 quality except the kick at x2. Your subjective critical comments are appreciated.

[doctorbob]

Here's DoctorBob's entry for this month's challenge. A little laid back jazzy number - but watch out for the kick in the B part.

DAW: Reaper
Track Details: 14 * Lith, ReaEQ, Oril River, OTT
Master: SlickEQ, Ferric, MSED, Limiter No.6
Meter: Span, Youlean
Stats: LUFS: -14.3, DR: 8

Enjoy.

https://soundcloud.com/doctorbob/cool-cats-osc-172-lith

[MadMcMan]

Here's my track. This synth has potential but its gui was annoying and the cpu usage horrible.

https://soundcloud.com/madmcman/echoes-of-harmony

My OSC track using the vst Lith by Soda Devices

Made entirely in Bitwig with the following instances.
52x Lith (all tracks had to be bounced during this as Lith is a CPU hog )

Free plugins:
Airwindows Air2
Airwindows Console0
Airwindows Distance2
Airwindows Galactic
Airwindows KPlateA
Airwindows MackEq
Airwindows PurestGain
Airwindows ToTape5
BusterSe
Khs Filter
Limiter no6
Panflow
PeakEater
TDR Kotelnikov
TDR Molotok
TDR Nova
TDR Vos SlickEq
Valhalla Supermassive

Bitwig:
Arpeggiator
Chain
Convolution
Delay-1
Delay-2
Drum Machine
Dynamics
EQ-2
EQ+
Filter
Instrument Layer
Fx Layer
Fx Selector
Gate
Humanzie
Note Repeats
Note Transpose
Mid/Side Split

[Yadrichik_Chaya]

Thanks to @TrojakEW I changed the percussion/drums a little here and there in my entry - and made a new outro (check my entry post way down on page 2)

In a few hours I'm inhaling some sticky green and will be listening for the first time to what you guys are doing with Lith! Please don't make me have bad trip!

Had plans to enter the Music Café sauna theme this month with the video below but after working more with the track I like certain parts (like the things starting around 1:20) so much that I'll make it into a proper track instead and not enter Music Café…

[liqih]

https://soundcloud.com/liqih/charmed-und-forbidden
[Abstract Climax]

Made for OSC 172 using Lith VST in Ableton Live, 102 BPM

# 9x Lith VST2
# Stock FX: Delays, Reverb, Compressor, EQ-Eight
# MAX 1 on master bus.

[emikaela]

https://soundcloud.com/mikaela-groendah ... hers-tower


bitwig 4.4.10
14x lith
bitwig eq-5
bitwig filter
chowtapemodel
cramit
deelay
loudmax
tdr kotelnikov
tdr nova
valhalla supermassive
wider

[NeuKatalYst]

https://soundcloud.com/mikaela-groendah ... hers-tower


bitwig 4.4.10
14x lith
bitwig eq-5
bitwig filter
chowtapemodel
cramit
deelay
loudmax
tdr kotelnikov
tdr nova
valhalla supermassive
wider

I see ChowTapeModel: is any wow/flutter/chorus being used? Those aren't allowed.

Last month I uses Cymatics Original, but disabled the chorus and movement parameters. Be careful~

[emikaela]

https://soundcloud.com/mikaela-groendah ... hers-tower


bitwig 4.4.10
14x lith
bitwig eq-5
bitwig filter
chowtapemodel
cramit
deelay
loudmax
tdr kotelnikov
tdr nova
valhalla supermassive
wider

I see ChowTapeModel: is any wow/flutter/chorus being used? Those aren't allowed.

Last month I uses Cymatics Original, but disabled the chorus and movement parameters. Be careful~

just using it for saturation and compression, thanks for looking out reuploading the track now since soundcloud ate the beginning again.