One Synth Challenge #198: Any One Synth (The Sound of Merlin Wins!!)

[Polynik77]

https://soundcloud.com/polynik/ode-to-thorn

FL Studio.
DS Thorn, 8 Instances, 3 just for drums.
Free (F), Commercial (C).
Master Bus - MCompressor x1 (F), Frontier x1 (F), Widefire x1 (C) and Youlean Loudness Meter x1 (F).
Channel Buses - LFX-1310 x1 (F), Blue Cat's Triple EQ x2 (F), Warmverb x4 (C), Widefire x1 (C) MSW2 x2(C), Gatekeeper x2 (C), Trackspacer x2 (C), Gem Mod 64 x1 (C).

(Made some edits.)

[Postulous]

https://soundcloud.com/postulous/kevlar-testarossa

I used 7 instances of Vital in Ableton.
The only other plugin I used was iZotope Ozone 10 on the master bus.

[seap]

The Pipers From The North
By Seap for One Synth Challenge 198, August 2025

https://soundcloud.com/seap681/the-pipe ... -the-north

Single synth of choice: Kult (Dawesome)

Each autumn, when the heather turned purple on the hills, the bagpipers came down from the highlands. At first, the village children heard only a faint drone, like the earth humming underfoot. They would freeze in their games, eyes wide, and scramble up into the oak trees to see better.

The sound grew, weaving and swelling, until it filled the valley like a storm of music—low drones rolling like thunder, sharp notes flashing like lightning. By the time the pipers emerged from the misted slopes, it was no longer a handful of men but an orchestra carried on the wind itself.

The villagers gathered in silence, listening. Year after year, the same mystery unfolded: a reminder that the mountains still breathed, and that the world above the clouds sent down its song to be heard.

Instruments:
9x VST3i: Kult (Dawesome)

Effects:a
1x VST3: A1PrimeDelay (A1AUDIO.de)
1x VST3: MAnalyzer (MeldaProduction)
1x VST3: Scaler EQ (Plugin Boutique)
1x VST3: ValhallaVintageVerb (Valhalla DSP, LLC)
3x VST3: kHs 3-Band EQ (Kilohearts)
1x VST: PSP VintageWarmer (x86) (PSPaudioware.com)
2x VST: ReaControlMIDI (Cockos)
2x VST: ReaEQ (Cockos)

[Full Bucket]

There are still a few great synthesizer shops left in Tokyo!
Try Five G at harajuku if you get the chance.

I visited Five G today - nice place stuffed with old and new machines!

Cheers Björn

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[seap]

I visited Five G today - nice place stuffed with old and new machines!

Jupiter-8?

[Full Bucket]

Correct. Not for sale

[johnkhf]

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

DAW Reaper 7.43
Instruments:
40x VST3i: Synplant (Sonic Charge) Paid

Effects:
JS: 1175 Compressor
JS: RCInflator 2 (Oxford Edition)
VST3: BLENDEQ (AnalogObsession)
VST3: Cascade (Phonolyth) Paid
VST3: Hyperspace (JMGSound) Paid
VST3: MAnalyzer (MeldaProduction)
VST3: MCompressor (MeldaProduction)
VST3: MConvolutionEZ (MeldaProduction)
VST3: MEqualizer (MeldaProduction)
VST3: MStereoScope (MeldaProduction)
VST3: MStereoSpread (MeldaProduction) Paid
VST3: POORTEC (AnalogObsession)
VST3: kHs Transient Shaper (Kilohearts)

[3lu5iv3]

https://soundcloud.com/3lu5iv3/dance-with-fire

it has been 7 months since my last track. whoa, couldn't believe it.
anywayz here's my latest track. i think the genre is basshop/fast riddim/riddhop.
i made the drums(except clap[preset]) and the lead but the
other sounds are from a commercial preset pack. (Quacktuts
Serum Mega Pack 3)

DAW : Reaper 7.43

Synth : Serum X 23

Effects : StereoTool, TBPAVolume, Signalbash, Hamburger, ReaLimit,
DReverb2, ReaEQ, SPAN

hope u enjoy!

[Daru925]

Hey, glad you enjoyed the visit, @Fullbucket
Enjoy the rest of your trip!
/sorry for offtopic, back to synths tracks^^

[violator_alba]

For your convenience and pleasure, here is a prelim playlist of this month's tracks (obviously be updated as we go):
https://soundcloud.com/violator-alba-99 ... al_sharing

[PeterBPL]

For your convenience and pleasure, here is a prelim playlist of this month's tracks (obviously be updated as we go) (...)

It supposed to be stick at first post. It's very nice to have everything in one place.

[violator_alba]

The official one will be, this is just to keep you going until it's published.

[doctorbob]

...other sounds are from a commercial preset pack ...

Some of those sounds remind me of the devices used in Stargate by the Goa'uld when interrogating ... anyone else??

Btw, yes, I did enjoy this track.

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[BlitBit]

Here's my track for this months celebratory challenge.

https://soundcloud.com/blitbit/talkative

DAW: Bitwig 5.3.13
BPM: 128

Synth: 15 instances of Spire

Used Bitwig Devices:
* EQ+, Filter, Compressor+, Peak Limiter, Dynamics, Gate, Saturator, Resonator Bank, Tool, Multiband Fx-2, Spectrum, Oscilloscope

Used third party plugins:
* PREDD, OTT, Valhalla Supermassive, Youlean Loudness Meter

[whassup]

Here's my track for this months celebratory challenge.

https://soundcloud.com/blitbit/talkative

DAW: Bitwig 5.3.13
BPM: 128

Synth: 15 instances of Spire

Used Bitwig Devices:
* EQ+, Filter, Compressor+, Peak Limiter, Dynamics, Gate, Saturator, Resonator Bank, Tool, Multiband Fx-2, Spectrum, Oscilloscope

Used third party plugins:
* PREDD, OTT, Valhalla Supermassive, Youlean Loudness Meter

Hammer! Awesome track with great sounds.