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seap · Post by **seap** » Sun Mar 23, 2025 12:55 pm

Pariah
By Seap for One Synth Challenge 193, March 2025

https://soundcloud.com/seap681/seap-pariah-osc193

All synth sounds from DS Thorn (Plugin Alliance)

Commercial effects used:
PSP VintageWarmer v.1.1 (20 years old or so)
A1PrimeDelay (free with coupon)

Instruments:
23x VST3i: DS Thorn (Plugin Alliance)

Effects:
1x VST3: A1PrimeDelay (A1AUDIO.de)
1x VST3: LoudMax (Thomas Mundt)
1x VST3: MAutopan (MeldaProduction)
1x VST3: TAL-Filter-2 (TAL-Togu Audio Line)
2x VST3: ValhallaSupermassive (Valhalla DSP, LLC)
1x VST: MAnalyzer (MeldaProduction)
1x VST: MAutopan (MeldaProduction)
1x VST: PSP VintageWarmer (x86) (PSPaudioware.com)
1x VST: ReaComp (Cockos)
15x VST: ReaEQ (Cockos)
1x VST: ReaLimit (Cockos)
1x VST: ReaXcomp (Cockos)

Neptune · Post by **Neptune** » Sun Mar 23, 2025 2:49 pm

What a great Synth!

https://soundcloud.com/user-570157220/m ... al_sharing

23x Thorn
Daw: Cubase 14 pro
Stock Cubase Effects: Roomwerks Reverb, PingPong Delay, Frequency EQ, Maximizer, Stereo Enhancer, Multiband Compressor, Magneto II Saturator, Brickwall Limiter
3rd Party Plugins: Ozone 9 Elements (Master)

bzz · Post by **bzz** » Mon Mar 24, 2025 1:04 pm

My submission for the Thorn round. This time I was in the mood for something happy, simple and straightforward, so I present you with this infantile three-chord (well, maybe a bit more...) smash

Made in Cakewalk. 18 instances of Thorn. Magic7, Deelay, OTT, LFX-1310 and W1 Limiter as the external FX.

https://soundcloud.com/petr-n-mec/bzz-osc-warriors

EDIT: New upload to fix series of some nasty clicks...

Double Tap · Post by **Double Tap** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:29 am

Found some time to actually finish an entry for the first time in ages:

https://soundcloud.com/taptapdoubletap/ ... double-tap

Ableton Live 12
33x Thorn (14 on drums/percussion, 19 for the rest)

Live FX
Drum Buss, Auto Filter, Utility, Compressor, Saturator, Delay, Glue Compressor, Hybrid Reverb, LFO, Reverb, Beat Repeat, EQ8

Third party FX
Pro Q4, Pro C2, Valhalla Vintage Reverb, Cinematic Rooms, Opal

Presets made for this project including some not used: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/h1rk3xl2 ... cvd2c&dl=0

empphryio · Post by **empphryio** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:07 pm

Double Tap wrote: Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:29 am Found some time to actually finish an entry for the first time in ages:

https://soundcloud.com/taptapdoubletap/ ... double-tap

It's 193 not 192 just fyi. Welcome back.

doctorbob · Post by **doctorbob** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 2:27 pm

Yes, welcome back DoubleTap ...

dB

Double Tap · Post by **Double Tap** » Tue Mar 25, 2025 3:21 pm

Hahaha, thanks - will amend

Negoba · Post by **Negoba** » Wed Mar 26, 2025 2:31 pm

Alright, I may have overworked this one but it is what it is.

https://soundcloud.com/negoba/through-t ... al_sharing

DAW: Reaper
DS Thorn x 34

Track Fx:
ZL Equalizer
Buster SE for side chaining
UADx 1176 on the Kick

Supermassive Reverb Bus
Dragonfly Hall Bus

Bus Fx:
MStereoExpander
ZL Equalizer
UADx LA-2A
PTEq-X
Saturation Knob
Realimit

toadhjo · Post by **toadhjo** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 7:41 am

I'm really enjoying DS Thorn. I played around with it a bit early in the month and liked it enough to throw down a few bucks for it in the 2 for $29.99 sale at PA, and now I'm finishing up my track.

The built-in glitch sequencer can really add a lot of life to sounds. It's perfect for lush pads with a bit of movement.

Taron · Post by **Taron** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 7:02 pm

JUST IN CASE somehow I forget, here's what I've got thus far:
https://soundcloud.com/taronium/taron-f ... al_sharing

OSC#193: DS Thorn

Instances: 17
DAW: MuLab
FX: Panagement 2, Frank CS, OTT, LoudMax, Supermassive, KSHMR Essentials Kick, Protility, WideFire, smartEQ, ZL Equalizer, TDR Nova, Airwindows Tube2, bx_subfilter, Frontier.

A bunch of the plug-ins I just tested out in there a little. Most of the effects are from within Thorn except for one little bit of supermassive and placements with panagement 2. I can't quite tell what genre this really is, except that I thought it fits in some off-the-wall house styles. Maybe I'll add some more to it, maybe not.

Anyway, Thorn is a curious little beast with a pretty stiff neck. I thought about making videos for it, but besides plenty of them in existence, I really couldn't quite get behind Thorn for the many quirks it has and few things that really make sense to show. Maybe for the next one again...

Lopyt Music · Post by **Lopyt Music** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 8:36 pm

https://soundcloud.com/lopyt/derealization

This is my first time entering the contest!

If I remember/counted properly there were 53 instances of Thorn, 3 instances of OTT, 42 instances of ReaEQ, 3 instances of ReEQ, 3 instances of Event Horizon Clipper, 2 ReaLimit, 2 JS Saturation, 1 ReaXComp, 2 instances of ReaGate, 1 instance of ReaComp, and I think thats everything. I used these just to make the song feel more full and to make the instruments blend together better. I also used the stereo width slider in the reaper tracks themselves a bit. Carla is just a bridge to run Windows plugins on Linux but it doesn't change the sound other than that, there are a lot of them though. If you need project file, I can send it, created on Reaper 7.18 on Manjaro Linux

Lopyt Music · Post by **Lopyt Music** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 8:38 pm

Taron wrote: Thu Mar 27, 2025 7:02 pm JUST IN CASE somehow I forget, here's what I've got thus far:
https://soundcloud.com/taronium/taron-f ... al_sharing

OSC#193: DS Thorn

Instances: 17
DAW: MuLab
FX: Panagement 2, Frank CS, OTT, LoudMax, Supermassive, KSHMR Essentials Kick, Protility, WideFire, smartEQ, ZL Equalizer, TDR Nova, Airwindows Tube2, bx_subfilter, Frontier.

A bunch of the plug-ins I just tested out in there a little. Most of the effects are from within Thorn except for one little bit of supermassive and placements with panagement 2. I can't quite tell what genre this really is, except that I thought it fits in some off-the-wall house styles. Maybe I'll add some more to it, maybe not.

Anyway, Thorn is a curious little beast with a pretty stiff neck. I thought about making videos for it, but besides plenty of them in existence, I really couldn't quite get behind Thorn for the many quirks it has and few things that really make sense to show. Maybe for the next one again...

Been a while since I've seen anyone use MuLab, I used to use it too its pretty cool

MilksterX · Post by **MilksterX** » Thu Mar 27, 2025 8:47 pm

Hi All
Here's my submission for this months OSC. Thorn had so many surprises. And after finishing my piece I discovered the actual synth engine modes

. So will continue to experiment long after this month

30 instances
Daw FX - EQ, Filter, Compressor, Saturator
Other FX - GClip camel crusher GSAT+ STFU Wider Devator 2 DS Tantra 2 kms trancegate Frontier
Pro Q3 Fairchild Kotelnikov LoudMaxx

https://soundcloud.com/milksterx/britney-bitch

Hope you enjoy

] Peter:H [ · Post by **] Peter:H [** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 10:20 am

+++ Submission +++

https://soundcloud.com/p-e-t-e-r-h/neon ... um-eclipse

DAW: Bitwig 5.3.x, around 25 Thorns.
FX Bitwig: Delays, Tool, Peak-Limiter, Compressor+, various Bitwig Helpers like Curve and Audio-SC.
FX Melda: MEqualizer, MCompressor
FX Other: Tal Reverb 4, Auburn Lense, Loudmax
FX Analytics (not adding to or changing the audio): Youlean, Immersion, my own synced multi-in Oscilloscope Script in Protoplug
Didn't use commercial FX.

johnkhf · Post by **johnkhf** » Fri Mar 28, 2025 3:38 pm

https://soundcloud.com/johnvanderlugt/a ... al_sharing

My contribution for this month.
I love the snappiness and rawness of this synth!
Daw Reaper 7.35
36x VST3i: DS Thorn
JS: Exciter (Treble Enhancer),JS: Limiter 2 (Tukan),Cascade (Phonolyth),Curves Equator Stereo (Waves),MCompressor, MDrumStrip, MDynamicEq, MEqualizer MLimiterX MMultiAnalyzer, MStereoExpander, MStereoScope, MTransient
MTurboReverb, Oxford Inflator Native, SSL Native FlexVerb,ValhallaSupermassive kHs Reverb

I put a lot of time and effort into the mix, have fun!

One Synth Challenge #193 - Thorn by DS Audio (exponent1 Wins!)