One Synth Challenge #179: Any One Synth (ZioMau wins!) (Updated Prize)

[RichardSemper]

Title: One TimbreWolf Only (Every similarity with existing music equipment is completely coincidental)

Thank You for this - made my day!
I feel your pain!
And this is what OSC is all about

[Double Tap]

Minor nitpick, but the C in OSC stands for Challenge not Contest. (...)

I never said that "C in OSC stands for Contest", I just said that OSC is a contest, because it is (there are winners etc). But it's also a challenge - how to made something using not always the best tool. And I like that concept.

I wasn’t specifically calling you out on it, not at all. It’s just that these sorts of discussions about the rules come up so frequently that I think people in general, including those just lurking, can get distracted by them and feel that there’s more of an emphasis on the contest than I believe there should be. So my point was directed more at them. Yes there’s an element of contest, but if we endlessly debate the rules then we lose focus on the real point, imo.

In a way, the irony of OSC is that although there are constraints on tools, there are none on genre. So we get tracks that people probably wouldn’t ever have set out to make simply because the synth led them there.

[folderol]

I also like the idea of having a special "no FX" round (perhaps just a limiter as suggested). In the same manor as some rounds are "gloves off - turn to 11" style.
I think restrictions can push creative thinking.

To be clear - the OSC main rules work well because it's still going strong! So don't mess the constitution. But a rare "no FX" round would be fun.

Also - a really crap/lofi synth sometime would be fun. I enjoyed ADL Plug

What about the situation where the synth itself has per-instrument/patch effects built in?

[silverpants]

I also like the idea of having a special "no FX" round (perhaps just a limiter as suggested). In the same manor as some rounds are "gloves off - turn to 11" style.
I think restrictions can push creative thinking.

To be clear - the OSC main rules work well because it's still going strong! So don't mess the constitution. But a rare "no FX" round would be fun.

Also - a really crap/lofi synth sometime would be fun. I enjoyed ADL Plug

What about the situation where the synth itself has per-instrument effects built in?

Well it would be up to the organisers. If they wanted a really dry month - then choose a synth without onboard FX.

[folderol]

I also like the idea of having a special "no FX" round (perhaps just a limiter as suggested). In the same manor as some rounds are "gloves off - turn to 11" style.
I think restrictions can push creative thinking.

To be clear - the OSC main rules work well because it's still going strong! So don't mess the constitution. But a rare "no FX" round would be fun.

Also - a really crap/lofi synth sometime would be fun. I enjoyed ADL Plug

What about the situation where the synth itself has per-instrument effects built in?

Well it would be up to the organisers. If they wanted a really dry month - then choose a synth without onboard FX.

Not trying to be 'difficult' but I have a particular situation in mind.
The (real) Hammond B3 will go into overdrive under particular circumstances, and on several occasions I've applied synth-provided mild overdrive distortion to an emulated B3 sound, which is part of the sound, although it's applied as an effect. Without this, it just wouldn't be right.

[PeterBPL]

FX built in synth are part of synth, so using them does not change the synth's capabilities in any way. That's basically one of differences between better and worse synths - it's not only about number of oscillators and filters, lfos and envs, but also effects and possibility to use them to create preset. So when I suggested "no fx month" I mean - only synth fx should be allowed - and that means using something people are not used to (no favourite reverb or delay, no other stuff, just like you had very limited DAW with only few options - and try to do your best).

[Negoba]

For those who may have wondered, the organizers said no to Dawesome Love so I have removed it. Probably cleaned things up a bit anyway.

[empphryio]

So what this primarily is, is what the people who keep on entering think it is. Someone who thinks it's all about the contest aspect, is probably going to enter one to three times, place low, get pissed and leave.

For the people who stay, it's primarily just a chance for people to experience a new synth together and give each other feedback. Making it a contest gives a little extra motivation. People do ultimately want to make music that sounds good, so if you make too many rule restrictions people will find something else to do. Dry is going way overboard IMO.

[zarf]

For the people who stay, it's primarily just a chance for people to experience a new synth together and give each other feedback. Making it a contest gives a little extra motivation. People do ultimately want to make music that sounds good, so if you make too many rule restrictions people will find something else to do. Dry is going way overboard IMO.

I'm one who has stayed, since 2015 anyway (there were a whole 80 OSCs before I jumped onboard!). For me - experiencing a new synth together - YES. Give each other feedback - YES! Also - enjoy the learning that comes from creative limits . Focus on finishing something . Deal with the complex web of things that lead to high or low scores, because it is not just taste, and figuring out what really drives people's votes is a deep and wonderfully empowering learning journey and quite a mysery.

And having said all that - I think a 'dry' month would be fun. But not as a regular thing.

[maxym.srpl]

Hello.
Finally, I'm ready with my composition.
TBH I sketched this song over 2 years ago, after buying SynthMaster2. It was utilizing DrumComputer for drum sequence as well as drum sounds. Since then the song has laid in the drawer while I was waiting for some serious discount of DrumComputer (I missed 50% in June).
Coincidently, KV331 had released an alpha version of his Synthmaster3 just before this OSC. It was an impulse for a decision to finish the song with the use of this synth.

Since SM3 doesn't import import patches from SM2, all presets have been moved manually from SM2 to SM3. Most of them are created by me (obviously drums). A few originated from preset packs but were then modified to fit the song.
In the sketch, I was using Fazotran2 on two presets. For this submission, I replaced it with SM3 built-in phaser to comply with OSC rules.

The song consists of 2 parts, each about 3 minutes. Both have the potential to be significantly extended. But I was afraid of making it too boring. Yet 6 minutes is uncommon for this competition.

DAW:
Reaper v7

Instruments:
34x VST3i: SynthMaster 3 (KV331 Audio)
1x VSTi: BlueARP (graywolf2004)

Effects:
1x JS: Loudness Meter Peak/RMS/LUFS (Cockos)
5x JS: MIDI Note Filter
3x JS: MIDI Transpose Notes
6x JS: ReEQ - Parametric Graphic Equalizer
23x JS: ReJJ-1.1.2/ReEQ.jsfx
1x JS: Volume Adjustment
6x VST3: TB_Reverb_v4 (ToneBoosters)
2x VST3: Tube Amp (Voxengo)
3x VST3: ValhallaSupermassive (Valhalla DSP, LLC)
1x VST: CHOWTapeModel (chowdsp)
2x VST: OrilRiver (Denis Tihanov)
4x VST: ReaComp (Cockos)
1x VST: ReaGate (Cockos)
8x VST: ReaLimit (Cockos)

Monitoring plugins:
1x JS: Goniometer
1x JS: Oscilloscope Meter (Cockos)
1x JS: ReSpectrum
1x VST3: Youlean Loudness Meter 2 (Youlean) (10ch)
1x VST: SPAN (Voxengo) (8ch)

Offline/inactive plugins:
2x VST: Fazortan 2 (D16 Group Audio Software)

List of plugins generated by my plugin for Reaper


https://soundcloud.com/michal-maxym-koz ... ave-caster

[MilksterX]

Hi all,
Here's my submission for this months OSC - Made using D16's Lush 2, will update details shortly

24 instances of Lush 2 in Bitwig 5.1

Filters: Bitwig Filter, Filtron,
EQs: Bitwig EQ-5, FabFilter Pro Q3, BX Dyn EQ2, AudioThings Blindfold EQ, Analog Obsession Rare SE,
Compressors: UAD API 2500, TDR Molotok, BX SSL Console 4000 G, SSL Native bus compressor
Saturators: FabFilter Saturn 2, Audio Modular P42 Climax Mod, Soundtoys Decapitator, Freeclip
FX: UAD Lexicon 224, NI Raum, AudioThings OuterSpace 2
Stereo: Polyverse Wider, kHs Haas, XFER Dimension expander,
Volume / Limiters: FabFilter ProL2, Zeek's STFU, NI Transient master

https://soundcloud.com/milksterx/milkst ... s-an-sh101

[ThePresent]

Hi people,

Submitting my track, one instance of u-he Bazille.
As Bazille is very flexable with four oscillators, white and pink noise generators , four filters and whatnot, I was able to make a patch which generates drums, hats, bass and synth chords by pressing just one button on midi keyboard. The track was done using lots of automation and the wheels on my keyboard.

https://soundcloud.com/thepresentmusic/ ... al_sharing

u-he Bazille 1x
Cubase 6.5
Cubase Mono Delay 2x
Cubase MorphFilter 1x
Cubase Studio Equalizer 1x
MEqualizer 2x
TDR Slick EQ 2x
VOS VBL Limiter 1x
VOS Nasty Delay 1x
Oril River Reverb 1x
Cubase limiter 3x
Cubase Maximizer 1x
GClip 1x
Airwindows ToTape5 1x
Airwindows PurestGain 2x
Ozone 8 1x

[ontrackp]

I used U-he Hive -- one of my favorite, underrated but very powerful and great sounding synths. Also, super-easy to program sounds.

https://soundcloud.com/ontrackp/osc179- ... nt24-final

42 instances in BitWig.
Plugin Alliance: SSL, Amek, Neve channel strips, Shadow Hills Class A Mastering Compressor
WAVES: H-Reverb, V-EQ's, CLA compressors L3-16, F6
TDR: Limiter 6 GE

[ontrackp]

NICE -- Bazille is a great device. Good luck..

Hi people,

Submitting my track, one instance of u-he Bazille.

https://soundcloud.com/thepresentmusic/ ... al_sharing

u-he Bazille 1x
Cubase 6.5
Cubase Mono Delay 2x
Cubase MorphFilter 1x
Cubase Studio Equalizer 1x
MEqualizer 2x
TDR Slick EQ 2x
VOS VBL Limiter 1x
VOS Nasty Delay 1x
Oril River Reverb 1x
Cubase limiter 3x
Cubase Maximizer 1x
GClip 1x
Airwindows ToTape5 1x
Airwindows PurestGain 2x
Ozone 8 1x

[folderol]

Apologies for not commenting on tracks yet, I've been up to my eyeballs in 'stuff' for weeks
I'll try to add some notes at voting time.