One Synth Challenge #185: Cherry Audio Synthesizer Expansion Module (jasinski Wins!)

[Juergen]

This is my contribution
The title is “Simpler Song”
https://soundcloud.com/user-221952934-5 ... al_sharing

DAW: Studio One
Synth: 17x Cherry Audio Synthesizer Expansion Module (based on the 1974 Oberheim one)

Studio One Effects: Pro EQ, Analog Delay, Mixverb, Groove Delay, Splitter, Pedalboard, Beat Delay, Splitter, Compressor, Autofilter, Open Air, Limiter, X-Trem, Bitcrusher

3rd Party Plugins: Valhalla Supermassive, AirWindows AutoPan64, Solaris, AirWindows EQ64, Deelay, Quilcom Blur, AirWindows AutoPan64

Unfortunately I didn't enjoy this synth as much as some others here and I didn't finish any other song except my two test songs
So I chose one of them and made it my contribution

[ChristopherWD]

https://soundcloud.com/christopher_dorg ... -to-wander

Code: Select all

https://soundcloud.com/christopher_dorgan/a-soul-to-wander

Here's my submission. This was an interesting synth due to its limitations and was a fun learning experience for me as well. The synth clicked for me the more I pushed the interaction between the dual pulse width modulators, LP/HP filter blend and echo - it can all be used to shape the sound in surprising ways.

DAW: Reaper 7.19. About 60 instances of Cherry Audio SEM.

FX Used:
ToneBoosters V3 EQ, Reverb and Flex.
BlauKraut Delay
Melda MSaturator.
ReaComp, ReaLimit, JS Saike Transient, JS Stereo Enhancer and JS Inflator.

[AuderMarr]

Wheew, finally I made it...
https://soundcloud.com/user-810475948/r ... vr-osc-185

Frantic as usual, but this time R'n'B styled!

DAW: Reaper v. 7.19

INSTANCES: 33x SEM

FX:
Ambient Reverb (Stone Voices)
DD Compressor (Dead Duck Software)
DD MonoDelay (Dead Duck Software)
Dust Analyzer (Signaldust)
Exciter (Reaper)
Flying Tremolo (SuperflyDSP)
kHs Delay (Kilohearts)
kHs Dual Delay
kHs Filter (Kilohearts)
jsCompShaper (jsPlugs)
MSED (Voxengo)
Quadracom (Stige T.)
ReaEQ (Reaper)
RoughRider3 Compressor
Sanford Reverb (Sanford Sound Design)
Saturation (Reaper)
Solaris (Adam Szabo)
TAL Reverb 4 (TAL)
Tranpire (Sonic Anomaly)
Unlimited (Sonic Anomaly)
Valhalla Supermassive (Valhalla)
Valvity Tube Saturation (Reaper)
Volume/Pan Smoother v5 (Reaper)
Wider (Polyverse)

[MadMcMan]

https://soundcloud.com/madmcman/echoes-of-oberheim
Here's my OSC track for July, Cherry Audios Synthesizer Expander Module making good use of the Karplus-Strong capabilities of the echo.

Made in Bitwig with over 276 Synthesizer Expander Modules (many copies of my tuned Karplus-strong delays...)

and the following free VSTs and Bitwig plugins.

BusterSE
KHs 3band EQ
Khs Reverb
KHs Transient Shaper
Limiter No6
Orilriver Reverb
Pancz
STFU
SuperCharger
TDR Kotelnikov
TDR Molotok
TDR Nova
TDR VoS SlickEQ
Valhalla Supermassive

Bitwig:
Audio Reciever
Compressor+
Delay-2
Delay-4
EQ-5
EQ+
Filter+
Humanize
Instrument Selector
Multiband FX
Note Repeats
Note Selector
Note Transpose
PeakLimiter
Strum
Tool

[zipidowski]

My entry https://soundcloud.com/zipidowski/an-od ... day-heroes

DAW:
Bitwig 5.2

One instance

FX:
Bitwig tool
Loudmax
kHs Transien shaper
Raum

[misc007]

My Submission
https://on.soundcloud.com/b35UWsRK6aqpKiNL6

Made a Kanye West Type Beat : Short Vacation

Studio One
23 Cherry Audio Synthesizer Expansion Module
ALL Studio One Stock plugs

Fat Channel - Stock Passive Eq - 1176 -La2a
Pro Eq
Multiband Dyn
X-Trem - Panning
Mix tool - Gain
Limiter

[jasinski]

At least I got the link to my track to show up.

welcome back jasinski, (I already feel one step lower in this round, ha!)

Haha, non-sense. You all have been honing your craft! Everyone has leveled up around here.

[SynthDX7]

Here is my submission for this month.

https://soundcloud.com/synthtronica/syn ... al_sharing

Song Information

DAW
Tracktion Waveform Free 13.0.44

Synth
Cherry Audio Synthesizer Expansion Module (20)

External FX
TDR Nova (21)
kHs Transient Shaper (4)
OTT (2)
WaveObserver (5)
LoudMax (2)
kHs Delay (4)
kHs Dual Delay (1)
kHs Reverb (1)
SPAN (5)
kHs Gain (1)

Mastering
TDR Nova (2)
kHs Stereo (1)
Limiter6-x64 (1)
Voxengo SPAN (1)
Youlean Loudness Meter 2 Free(1)

[3lu5iv3]

https://soundcloud.com/madmcman/echoes-of-oberheim
Here's my OSC track for July, Cherry Audios Synthesizer Expander Module making good use of the Karplus-Strong capabilities of the echo.

Made in Bitwig with over 276 Synthesizer Expander Modules (many copies of my tuned Karplus-strong delays...)

over 276? wow that's insane!

[3lu5iv3]

At least I got the link to my track to show up.

welcome back jasinski, (I already feel one step lower in this round, ha!)

Haha, non-sense. You all have been honing your craft! Everyone has leveled up around here.

yeah everyone has leveled up except me. i need to kill all the goblins so i can gain experience but these monsters always kill me first. ㅠ.ㅠ

[neverbeeninariot]

https://soundcloud.com/madmcman/echoes-of-oberheim
Here's my OSC track for July, Cherry Audios Synthesizer Expander Module making good use of the Karplus-Strong capabilities of the echo.

Made in Bitwig with over 276 Synthesizer Expander Modules (many copies of my tuned Karplus-strong delays...)

over 276? wow that's insane!

Either it's a typo, a lie, or he's just showing off

But, it's entirely possible (with a lot of CPU-Fu). e.g. If you make a 2 octave polyphonic karplus instrument from the SEM, that's 24 instances, and if you use a few of those then then the numbers add up quickly. I think that's what's happening here.

[ChristopherWD]

I'll also upload the presets that I created for this round in case anyone is interested. A few are intended for layering and some of them are quite resonant as well due to the way I've set the delay. I've tried to keep them at least somewhat under control!

To install, I believe you click on the cog wheel in SEM, click on "Browse" on the Preset Folder navigation pane and just drag my preset folder into the presented User Presets folder.

[empphryio]

But, it's entirely possible (with a lot of CPU-Fu). e.g. If you make a 2 octave polyphonic karplus instrument from the SEM, that's 24 instances, and if you use a few of those then then the numbers add up quickly. I think that's what's happening here.

Because the left and right are tuned differently I just made a separate instance for each so 3 octave could be 72 instances. If you manage 2 more karplus patches you're there.

[jasinski]

Maybe it's time to dual weald? Or change classes?

At least I got the link to my track to show up.

welcome back jasinski, (I already feel one step lower in this round, ha!)

Haha, non-sense. You all have been honing your craft! Everyone has leveled up around here.

yeah everyone has leveled up except me. i need to kill all the goblins so i can gain experience but these monsters always kill me first. ㅠ.ㅠ

[liqih]

At least I got the link to my track to show up.

welcome back jasinski, (I already feel one step lower in this round, ha!)

Haha, non-sense. You all have been honing your craft! Everyone has leveled up around here.

That's true, when I listen to the tracks each month now I'm scared by the richness of sounds and mixes.