One Synth Challenge #193 - Thorn by DS Audio (exponent1 Wins!)
- KVRer
- 21 posts since 7 Feb, 2020
Hi all, here's my submission for this month
https://soundcloud.com/tensorman/theres ... -193-thorn
REAPER v7.06
26 instances of Thorn
DAW FX:
Loudness Meter Peak/RMS/LUFS
ReaEQ
ReaComp
ReaDelay
Saturation
MIDI Note Filter
MIDI Transpose Notes
Third Party FX (Free):
Dragonfly Room Reverb
Dragonfly Hall Reverb
Dragonfly Early Reflections
TDR Nova
OTT
Third Party FX (Commercial):
Ozone 9 Elements
Feedback welcome
https://soundcloud.com/tensorman/theres ... -193-thorn
REAPER v7.06
26 instances of Thorn
DAW FX:
Loudness Meter Peak/RMS/LUFS
ReaEQ
ReaComp
ReaDelay
Saturation
MIDI Note Filter
MIDI Transpose Notes
Third Party FX (Free):
Dragonfly Room Reverb
Dragonfly Hall Reverb
Dragonfly Early Reflections
TDR Nova
OTT
Third Party FX (Commercial):
Ozone 9 Elements
Feedback welcome
Last edited by Tensorman on Mon Mar 31, 2025 5:03 am, edited 2 times in total.
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- DASH Guy
- 8154 posts since 20 Sep, 2001
-La Fiera (The Fair)-
For me, the fair is always somewhere between exciting and boring, which means I have to take it with a relaxed feeling to enjoy it, not expecting too much and being happy with what it is.
[Track updated]
Made for OSC 193 using 12 instances of Thorn VST synth.
DAW Ableton Live, with its stock effects EQ, Reverb, Delay, Clean Amp,
Compressor, Limiter classical in some way, classical folk pop? Always a
challenge to make such music with synths, it calls for acoustic!
https://soundcloud.com/liqih/la-fiera-the-fair
For me, the fair is always somewhere between exciting and boring, which means I have to take it with a relaxed feeling to enjoy it, not expecting too much and being happy with what it is.
[Track updated]
Made for OSC 193 using 12 instances of Thorn VST synth.
DAW Ableton Live, with its stock effects EQ, Reverb, Delay, Clean Amp,
Compressor, Limiter classical in some way, classical folk pop? Always a
challenge to make such music with synths, it calls for acoustic!
https://soundcloud.com/liqih/la-fiera-the-fair
Last edited by liqih on Sun Mar 30, 2025 10:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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- KVRist
- 56 posts since 17 Sep, 2022
I'm back. Well, at least for this round.
https://soundcloud.com/synthtronica/syn ... al_sharing
Song Information
DAW
Tracktion Waveform Free 13.2.0
Synth
DS Thorn (10)
External FX
TDR Nova (9)
kHs Transient Shaper (3)
kHs Delay (1)
MCompressor (2)
MAutopan (2)
MSteroScope (2)
WaveObserver (3)
TAL Reverb 4 Plugin (1)
Voxengo SPAN (2)
Polyverse Wider (1)
Mastering
TDR Nova (3)
LoudMax (1)
Youlean Loudness Meter 2 Free (1)
Voxengo SPAN (1)
https://soundcloud.com/synthtronica/syn ... al_sharing
Song Information
DAW
Tracktion Waveform Free 13.2.0
Synth
DS Thorn (10)
External FX
TDR Nova (9)
kHs Transient Shaper (3)
kHs Delay (1)
MCompressor (2)
MAutopan (2)
MSteroScope (2)
WaveObserver (3)
TAL Reverb 4 Plugin (1)
Voxengo SPAN (2)
Polyverse Wider (1)
Mastering
TDR Nova (3)
LoudMax (1)
Youlean Loudness Meter 2 Free (1)
Voxengo SPAN (1)
Synthtronica
https://soundcloud.com/synthtronica
https://soundcloud.com/synthtronica
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- KVRist
- 198 posts since 11 Jun, 2021
https://soundcloud.com/madmcman/groovephoria
Here's my OSC track for March 2025.
All patches made in Thorn in Bitwig using the following VSTs and Bitwig FX.
38x Thorn
Newfangled Audio Saturate
BusterSe
Invigorate
Blackbox HG-2
BussColors4
TDR Kotelnikov GE
KHs Clipper
Ozone Imager2
TDR Molot GE
TDR Infrasonic
ADPTR Sculpt
TDR Nova GE
Kplate 240
KHS Transient Shaper
TDR Limiter 6 GE
BX_XL v3
Pancz
MAAG EQ4 MS
Valhalla Supermassive
STFU
TDR Arbiter
KHs Haas
Pancake2
DualDelay X
TDR Ultrasonic
Kickstart 2
ToTape8
Blackhole Immersive
ShadowHills Mastering Compressor
BX Masterdesk Pro
TDR Slick EQ M
BitWig:
Multiband fx-3
Filter+
EQ-5
FX Layer
Convolution
Tool
Note Transpose
Compressor+
p.s. thorn is a lot of fun, i'd love if the bus audio in feature was a supported thing and didn't mess the buss sound as much as it does but i still made use of it a bit.
Here's my OSC track for March 2025.
All patches made in Thorn in Bitwig using the following VSTs and Bitwig FX.
38x Thorn
Newfangled Audio Saturate
BusterSe
Invigorate
Blackbox HG-2
BussColors4
TDR Kotelnikov GE
KHs Clipper
Ozone Imager2
TDR Molot GE
TDR Infrasonic
ADPTR Sculpt
TDR Nova GE
Kplate 240
KHS Transient Shaper
TDR Limiter 6 GE
BX_XL v3
Pancz
MAAG EQ4 MS
Valhalla Supermassive
STFU
TDR Arbiter
KHs Haas
Pancake2
DualDelay X
TDR Ultrasonic
Kickstart 2
ToTape8
Blackhole Immersive
ShadowHills Mastering Compressor
BX Masterdesk Pro
TDR Slick EQ M
BitWig:
Multiband fx-3
Filter+
EQ-5
FX Layer
Convolution
Tool
Note Transpose
Compressor+
p.s. thorn is a lot of fun, i'd love if the bus audio in feature was a supported thing and didn't mess the buss sound as much as it does but i still made use of it a bit.
- KVRian
- 528 posts since 10 Nov, 2018
Hi All,
Here's my submission for this round.
The Awakening is a playful musical journey through the battle within—an exploration of self-doubt, fear, and the struggle to break free. It captures the voice inside that holds us back, the moments of uncertainty, and the eventual realization that the only true enemy is ourselves.
I would like to thank Taron and The Sound Of Merlin for their valuable feedback and guidance in refining certain aspects of this song, truly grateful!
https://soundcloud.com/theexponent/theawakening
DAW: Reaper
Synth: Thorn (47 Instances)
Mixing FX (Free): Orilriver, GClip, Loudmax
Mastering: Nova, Kotelnikov, LoudMax
Metering: Prism, YLM2
Here's my submission for this round.
The Awakening is a playful musical journey through the battle within—an exploration of self-doubt, fear, and the struggle to break free. It captures the voice inside that holds us back, the moments of uncertainty, and the eventual realization that the only true enemy is ourselves.
I would like to thank Taron and The Sound Of Merlin for their valuable feedback and guidance in refining certain aspects of this song, truly grateful!
https://soundcloud.com/theexponent/theawakening
DAW: Reaper
Synth: Thorn (47 Instances)
Mixing FX (Free): Orilriver, GClip, Loudmax
Mastering: Nova, Kotelnikov, LoudMax
Metering: Prism, YLM2
- KVRer
- 24 posts since 30 Oct, 2018
Hey everyone,
I absolutely love DS Thorn. It sounds great and responds really naturally to changes in sensitivity. I'm looking forward to hearing what everyone has cooked up this month.
https://soundcloud.com/vaporidol/the-world-tree
Produced in Reaper
Plugins used on individual tracks:
DS Thorn x15
Biverb x1
DarkFire x1
Lair x2
Panman x2
JS: ReEQ x14
JS: Saturation x3
soothe 2 x2 (Used as a sidechain MB compressor)
TDR Molot GE x2
TDR Nova GE x2
Tectonic x2
Tremolator x1
UAD Oxide Tape Recorder x1 (Used for subtle saturation on bass synth)
Unfiltered Audio Triad x1 (Used as a MB saturator)
Mastering Chain: TDR Kotelnikov GE -> LTL Silver Bullet mk2 -> Acon Digital Verberate 2 -> TDR Limiter 6 GE
I absolutely love DS Thorn. It sounds great and responds really naturally to changes in sensitivity. I'm looking forward to hearing what everyone has cooked up this month.
https://soundcloud.com/vaporidol/the-world-tree
Produced in Reaper
Plugins used on individual tracks:
DS Thorn x15
Biverb x1
DarkFire x1
Lair x2
Panman x2
JS: ReEQ x14
JS: Saturation x3
soothe 2 x2 (Used as a sidechain MB compressor)
TDR Molot GE x2
TDR Nova GE x2
Tectonic x2
Tremolator x1
UAD Oxide Tape Recorder x1 (Used for subtle saturation on bass synth)
Unfiltered Audio Triad x1 (Used as a MB saturator)
Mastering Chain: TDR Kotelnikov GE -> LTL Silver Bullet mk2 -> Acon Digital Verberate 2 -> TDR Limiter 6 GE
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- KVRist
- 34 posts since 21 Sep, 2024
Here we are,
https://soundcloud.com/the-broken-machi ... -of-brainz
29x Instances of DS Thorn
Ableton Live 12
Ableton: Utility (13x), Compressor (4x), Eq8 (6x)
Arturia Comp Fet-76 (3x), Arturia Rev Plate-140 (1x)
WideFire (5x)
Lurssen Mastering Console (1x)
bx_limiter True Peak (1x)
Was a challenging Synth and an interesting month. Good luck everybody. Some nice Work out there.
https://soundcloud.com/the-broken-machi ... -of-brainz
29x Instances of DS Thorn
Ableton Live 12
Ableton: Utility (13x), Compressor (4x), Eq8 (6x)
Arturia Comp Fet-76 (3x), Arturia Rev Plate-140 (1x)
WideFire (5x)
Lurssen Mastering Console (1x)
bx_limiter True Peak (1x)
Was a challenging Synth and an interesting month. Good luck everybody. Some nice Work out there.
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- KVRist
- 99 posts since 25 Mar, 2014 from Richmond, VA
Entry:
https://soundcloud.com/hennesseyb/blue-osc193
18 instances in Live 12 with DAW effects: Reverbs, Saturator, EQ8, Delays, Compressors, Auto Pan, Auto Filter.
3rd party: Valhalla Room & SuperMassive, Limiter 6.
https://soundcloud.com/hennesseyb/blue-osc193
18 instances in Live 12 with DAW effects: Reverbs, Saturator, EQ8, Delays, Compressors, Auto Pan, Auto Filter.
3rd party: Valhalla Room & SuperMassive, Limiter 6.
- KVRist
- 349 posts since 26 Jun, 2018
https://soundcloud.com/vca-089/infravolt-vvasabi
My submission:
As always, a track that I made in the last days. The drums, choirs, distorted rhythm tracks and some of the SFX are made from scratch, the rest is a slightly modified stock presets. This synth reminds me a bit of old Massive (but with much better looking graphics) in terms of functionality and signal path. The glitch sequencer and arpeggiator are really handy to create interesting patterns. The effects section is pretty cool, especially the distortion module, an ultimate spice of the synth that I used (if not to say "abused") all the time. It can range from subtle saturation to a face melting tones. Also, this synth is great for making electronic drums and cymbals (though I would prefer to select the noise in the oscillator to be able to stack three noise sources in the single patch). This synth would definitely fit my setup.
31 instances used to create a track.
Produced in FL Studio 21.2.2
Generators:
x1 FL Layer (utility)
x31 DS Audio "Thorn"
EQ & Saturation:
x1 BPB Dirty Filter
x6 BPB Saturator
x19 FL Parametric EQ 2
x1 TDR "Nova"
x7 TDR & VoS "Slick EQ"
Dynamics:
x24 AdHd "Leveling Tool"
x1 D16 "Frontier"
x1 FL Balance
x3 FL Stereo Enhancer
x1 TDR "Kotelnikov"
x11 Thomas Mundt "LoudMax"
Delay & Reverb:
x4 Audiority "Xenoverb"
x2 Eventide "Blackhole"
x3 FL Delay 3
x4 FL Reeverb 2
x1 VoS "epicVerb"
Master Chain:
TDR "Nova"
Limiter №6
Total:
x32 Generators
x90 Effects
x32 MIDI Patterns
x27 Mixer Tracks
No Audio Clips
x33 Automation Clips
My submission:
As always, a track that I made in the last days. The drums, choirs, distorted rhythm tracks and some of the SFX are made from scratch, the rest is a slightly modified stock presets. This synth reminds me a bit of old Massive (but with much better looking graphics) in terms of functionality and signal path. The glitch sequencer and arpeggiator are really handy to create interesting patterns. The effects section is pretty cool, especially the distortion module, an ultimate spice of the synth that I used (if not to say "abused") all the time. It can range from subtle saturation to a face melting tones. Also, this synth is great for making electronic drums and cymbals (though I would prefer to select the noise in the oscillator to be able to stack three noise sources in the single patch). This synth would definitely fit my setup.
31 instances used to create a track.
Produced in FL Studio 21.2.2
Generators:
x1 FL Layer (utility)
x31 DS Audio "Thorn"
EQ & Saturation:
x1 BPB Dirty Filter
x6 BPB Saturator
x19 FL Parametric EQ 2
x1 TDR "Nova"
x7 TDR & VoS "Slick EQ"
Dynamics:
x24 AdHd "Leveling Tool"
x1 D16 "Frontier"
x1 FL Balance
x3 FL Stereo Enhancer
x1 TDR "Kotelnikov"
x11 Thomas Mundt "LoudMax"
Delay & Reverb:
x4 Audiority "Xenoverb"
x2 Eventide "Blackhole"
x3 FL Delay 3
x4 FL Reeverb 2
x1 VoS "epicVerb"
Master Chain:
TDR "Nova"
Limiter №6
Total:
x32 Generators
x90 Effects
x32 MIDI Patterns
x27 Mixer Tracks
No Audio Clips
x33 Automation Clips
Last edited by VCA-089 on Sun Apr 13, 2025 5:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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- KVRist
- 111 posts since 27 Apr, 2019
Hey all,
here's my submission for this month.
https://soundcloud.com/impedancemusic/s ... sco-osc193
Don't be fooled by the intro-part, this one get's funky. At least i hope it does, if it doesn't than i failed - severly. Well anyways, i wanted it to have a little bit more of loose feel and tried some things i heard or read online, to bring more "emotions" into my track - so for one thing i tried to play most of the parts by hand. That didn't work at all back in OSC#157, but I think this time it turned out not only good but good enough - for the most part - at least i hope it is. If it isn't than i failed - severly. Well anyways, hope you'll enjoy it
Technical Details:
37 Instances of Thorn by DS Audio
As always: No Presets, everything's done from scratch
DAW: FL Studio 24.2
BPM: 127
KEY: I keep them in the lock, so i don't forget them if i leave the house.
DAW FX:
Channel EQ [4]
Fruity Parametric EQ 2 [ 10]
Fruity Delay 2 [3]
Fruity Stereo Enhancer [5]
Fruity Reeverb 2 [2]
Fruity Limiter [1]
Maximus [1]
Free FX:
TAL-Reverb-2 [3]
Youlean Loudness Meter 2 [1]
Paid FX:
Arturia Comp Diode-609 [4]
Arturia Rev LX-24 [3]
Bettermaker BM60 [Reverb] [2]
Softube Tape Echoes [1]
here's my submission for this month.
https://soundcloud.com/impedancemusic/s ... sco-osc193
Don't be fooled by the intro-part, this one get's funky. At least i hope it does, if it doesn't than i failed - severly. Well anyways, i wanted it to have a little bit more of loose feel and tried some things i heard or read online, to bring more "emotions" into my track - so for one thing i tried to play most of the parts by hand. That didn't work at all back in OSC#157, but I think this time it turned out not only good but good enough - for the most part - at least i hope it is. If it isn't than i failed - severly. Well anyways, hope you'll enjoy it
Technical Details:
37 Instances of Thorn by DS Audio
As always: No Presets, everything's done from scratch
DAW: FL Studio 24.2
BPM: 127
KEY: I keep them in the lock, so i don't forget them if i leave the house.
DAW FX:
Channel EQ [4]
Fruity Parametric EQ 2 [ 10]
Fruity Delay 2 [3]
Fruity Stereo Enhancer [5]
Fruity Reeverb 2 [2]
Fruity Limiter [1]
Maximus [1]
Free FX:
TAL-Reverb-2 [3]
Youlean Loudness Meter 2 [1]
Paid FX:
Arturia Comp Diode-609 [4]
Arturia Rev LX-24 [3]
Bettermaker BM60 [Reverb] [2]
Softube Tape Echoes [1]
"We should not kill the earth, we wouldn´t know where to bury it!" - Michel Granger
- KVRian
- 513 posts since 4 Jan, 2022
My entry "Cobalamin"
https://soundcloud.com/slugnest/cobalam ... al_sharing
Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is considered the most chemically complex of all the vitamins.
The core of the molecule is a corrin ring, which is centered around a single cobalt atom.
The molecular formula is C63H88CoN14O14P.
Its molar mass is approximately 1355.38 g/mol, which is considerably larger and more complex than many other vitamins.
15 instances Thorn - all designed from init
DAW: Reaper
(Light touch on external fx)
DeadDuck Filter
ReaEQ, ReaXComp
Limiter No6
Thanks for Emikaela for the image - which I expanded upon.
https://soundcloud.com/slugnest/cobalam ... al_sharing
Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is considered the most chemically complex of all the vitamins.
The core of the molecule is a corrin ring, which is centered around a single cobalt atom.
The molecular formula is C63H88CoN14O14P.
Its molar mass is approximately 1355.38 g/mol, which is considerably larger and more complex than many other vitamins.
15 instances Thorn - all designed from init
DAW: Reaper
(Light touch on external fx)
DeadDuck Filter
ReaEQ, ReaXComp
Limiter No6
Thanks for Emikaela for the image - which I expanded upon.
Captain Silverpants
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- KVRer
- 2 posts since 31 Mar, 2025
Hello!
This is my first time here
super fun but i stayed up very late to finish this
(also may i have an invite link to the OSC discord?)
16S:
https://soundcloud.com/humble-13966999/ ... al_sharing
55 Instances of DS Thorn
Ableton 11
Stock FX:
Saturator
EQ8
Hybrid Reverb
Compressor + Glue Compressor
Utility
Commercial:
Pro Q3
Pro MB
Pro C2
Ozone 11 Low End Focus
Ozone 11
Decapitator
feedback would be appreciated!
This is my first time here
super fun but i stayed up very late to finish this
(also may i have an invite link to the OSC discord?)
16S:
https://soundcloud.com/humble-13966999/ ... al_sharing
55 Instances of DS Thorn
Ableton 11
Stock FX:
Saturator
EQ8
Hybrid Reverb
Compressor + Glue Compressor
Utility
Commercial:
Pro Q3
Pro MB
Pro C2
Ozone 11 Low End Focus
Ozone 11
Decapitator
feedback would be appreciated!
Last edited by _Humbled on Mon Mar 31, 2025 8:28 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- KVRist
- 129 posts since 16 Apr, 2017 from Rīga
Ahoy!
Finally after a long time here's my contribution for this month's challenge.
https://soundcloud.com/medniex/mutagen-heist
20x instances of DS Thorn
I used a mix of stock presets, presets shared by OSC members on Discord server and my own modifications of them. This time I didn't went through the route of making patches from the INIT.
DAW: Ableton Live 11
stock FX: Glue Sidechain, Utility, EQ8, Auto Pan, Limiter
Finally after a long time here's my contribution for this month's challenge.
https://soundcloud.com/medniex/mutagen-heist
20x instances of DS Thorn
I used a mix of stock presets, presets shared by OSC members on Discord server and my own modifications of them. This time I didn't went through the route of making patches from the INIT.
DAW: Ableton Live 11
stock FX: Glue Sidechain, Utility, EQ8, Auto Pan, Limiter
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- KVRist
- 55 posts since 31 May, 2024 from Italy
Here's my entry, I had an absolute blast making this! Woohoo!
Hope y'all feel the fun, too!
https://soundcloud.com/user-810475948/w ... -overlords
DAW: Reaper v7.30
VST INSTANCES: 21 x Thorn
FX: AC Trem (Tukan), Bus Compressor 2 (Tukan), Dust Analyzer (Signaldust), Interstellar Reverb (Reaper), Quadracom (Stige T.), ReaEQ (Reaper), RoughRider3 (Audio Damage), ReaComp (Reaper), SumBus 2 (Tukan), Trance Gate (Kilohearts), Transient-Driven Auto-Pan v1.1 (Reaper), Tremolo (Reaper), Unlimited (Sonic Anomaly), VariBus Comp 2 (Tukan), Volume Pan/Smoother v5 (Reaper)
Hope y'all feel the fun, too!
https://soundcloud.com/user-810475948/w ... -overlords
DAW: Reaper v7.30
VST INSTANCES: 21 x Thorn
FX: AC Trem (Tukan), Bus Compressor 2 (Tukan), Dust Analyzer (Signaldust), Interstellar Reverb (Reaper), Quadracom (Stige T.), ReaEQ (Reaper), RoughRider3 (Audio Damage), ReaComp (Reaper), SumBus 2 (Tukan), Trance Gate (Kilohearts), Transient-Driven Auto-Pan v1.1 (Reaper), Tremolo (Reaper), Unlimited (Sonic Anomaly), VariBus Comp 2 (Tukan), Volume Pan/Smoother v5 (Reaper)
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- KVRer
- 7 posts since 12 Sep, 2023
https://soundcloud.com/user-212553892/comppress-abyss
DAW: FL Studio
18 instances of Thorn
FX used:
kHs Gain
TR5 One
Solaris
MixBox*
(* Sat X, Tone Control, Channel Strip, Bus Comp, Plate Reverb, Stereo Imager)
UrbanPuncher
kHs Filter
PunishLite
SlimVerb
DAW: FL Studio
18 instances of Thorn
FX used:
kHs Gain
TR5 One
Solaris
MixBox*
(* Sat X, Tone Control, Channel Strip, Bus Comp, Plate Reverb, Stereo Imager)
UrbanPuncher
kHs Filter
PunishLite
SlimVerb
