One Synth Challenge #200: Zebralette 3 Beta by U-he - (Jasinksi Wins!)

[TobiasMiller]

Voted. Plenty of great tracks this time. Well done, everyone.

[aarongrooves]

Here's my track for the month.

I would love to see a video of your students playing Irish Mastodon! How wonderful that would be.

We did it!! My 6th graders have been kicking butt on recorder, so I challenged them with that Irish Mastadon melody. AND they learned C# in the same day . I simplified the melody:

Irish_Mastadon_SIMPLIFIED_Main_Melody_(Alto_Recorder).png

Here's a video of the sheet music run through:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nAYDDB ... sp=sharing
Not too bad right? For just one 5-min rehearsal? They rock.

But the FUNNIEST part was when I finally played the source material, and they spontaneously began synchronized dancing, pumping their recorders and kicking their legs to the beat. One kid was looking at the class like, "I'm so confused"

I can't show their faces, so I'm trying to blur them out, then maybe I'll share a link or edit this post. It's hilarious!

Oh, and here's the full, unsimplified, opening theme (did this last night in Musescore 3)

Irish Mastadon Main Melody (Alto Recorder)-1.png

OSC has officially made its way into my classroom!

[davi-dj]

Voted.

This month, it has been impossible for me not to give so many 4-star ratings; there are many works that sound really good.

[Juergen]

Lots of really great tracks this month!!
I voted, but I still have a lot of comments to write during my sleepless night

[ontrackp]

Voted. What a month! So many terrific pieces.

[jasinski]

voted but what a high bar this month. Very tough to make some calls.

[zipidowski]

Voted. Really cool sounds. I didn´t have too much time for sound desing and it shows compared others. Well done everyone!

[eraze the borders]

Here's my track for the month.

I would love to see a video of your students playing Irish Mastodon! How wonderful that would be.

We did it!! My 6th graders have been kicking butt on recorder, so I challenged them with that Irish Mastadon melody. AND they learned C# in the same day . I simplified the melody:Irish_Mastadon_SIMPLIFIED_Main_Melody_(Alto_Recorder).png
Here's a video of the sheet music run through:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nAYDDB ... sp=sharing
Not too bad right? For just one 5-min rehearsal? They rock.

But the FUNNIEST part was when I finally played the source material, and they spontaneously began synchronized dancing, pumping their recorders and kicking their legs to the beat. One kid was looking at the class like, "I'm so confused"

I can't show their faces, so I'm trying to blur them out, then maybe I'll share a link or edit this post. It's hilarious!

Oh, and here's the full, unsimplified, opening theme (did this last night in Musescore 3)
Irish Mastadon Main Melody (Alto Recorder)-1.png

OSC has officially made its way into my classroom!

This is so wholesome - I love it!

[hennessey]

voted.

[aarongrooves]

Here's my track for the month.

I would love to see a video of your students playing Irish Mastodon! How wonderful that would be.

This is so wholesome - I love it!

Alright, dusted off my Davinci Resolve skills and managed to blur the faces. I now present to you:
Improvised "Irish Mastodon" Dance (minus Cyrus):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YAukrV ... sp=sharing
All I can say is...poor Cyrus

Also, just realized I've been spelling mastodon wrong my entire life

[Negoba]

Here's my track for the month.

I would love to see a video of your students playing Irish Mastodon! How wonderful that would be.

This is so wholesome - I love it!

Alright, dusted off my Davinci Resolve skills and managed to blur the faces. I now present to you:
Improvised "Irish Mastodon" Dance (minus Cyrus):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YAukrV ... sp=sharing
All I can say is...poor Cyrus

Also, just realized I've been spelling mastodon wrong my entire life

This warms my heart so much. So glad your class enjoyed the song and maybe learned some 6/8 in the process.

Hopefully Cyrus can learn to let the groove take him where it may.



Also thanks for the transcription! It will make teaching my band mates a lot easier. I need to figure out a good MIDI to notation method.

[silverpants]

Here's my track for the month.

I would love to see a video of your students playing Irish Mastodon! How wonderful that would be.

This is so wholesome - I love it!

Alright, dusted off my Davinci Resolve skills and managed to blur the faces. I now present to you:
Improvised "Irish Mastodon" Dance (minus Cyrus):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YAukrV ... sp=sharing
All I can say is...poor Cyrus

Also, just realized I've been spelling mastodon wrong my entire life

This is fantastic! A golden moment for OSC! Warms my heart

[RichardSemper]

Final Results: jasinski - Fall is the Winner!!!!

1. jasinski - Fall - 157
2. mmGhost - Halfunk - 154
3. ZioMau - Dreams - 153
4. TobiasMiller - Dark Ride - 148
5. davi-dj - Zebra Workout - 145

6. silverpants - Button Moon Rave - 144pts
7. z.prime - Slow Motion - 143pts
8. Vospi - I'm Having A Blast (#inktober2025, day 21) - 143pts
9. toggleaudio - Ulaanbaatar - 141pts
10. The Sound Of Merlin - The Power of Love - 137pts
11. SIL3NC3_SWX - OSCiLLiUM - 136pts
12. VCA-089 - Biomechanoid - 135pts
13. marks-a-whybikky - Circus Zebralette - 134pts
14. Fbr - L'étude exquise de la zébralette - 133pts
15. eraze the borders - Night Of The Fists - 133pts
16. johnkhf - Relections OSC200 - 131pts
17. Negoba - Irish Mastodon - 128pts
18. MadMcMan - The Fifth Dawn - 128pts
19. terrasomniac - Exodyne - 127pts
20. bzz - Gate of Machine Elves - 127pts
dq. ] Peter:H [ - Over And Out - 126pts
21. ontrackp - Equus Quagga - 124pts
22. aarongrooves - A Few Stripes Short - 123pts
23. hennessey - 200b - 122pts
24. liqih - The Easiest Dub - 119pts
25. Spyart - Letter - 119pts
26. christian f. - zebralettechnoid - 115pts
27. Juergen - Sleepless In Germany Part 9 - 114pts
28. Neptune - Autumn Day - 111pts
29. Robotoad - Robotoad - 110pts
30. Polynik77 - Dancing in the Savanna Heat - 107pts
31. ModiumMindless - Kingdom Calm - 107pts
32. doctorbob - Perchance a (Striped) Trance Pt2 - 106pts
dq. petermartin - Project 9 - 105pts
33. violator_alba - Missing Toes - 104pts
34. zipidowski - Zebradowski - 97pts

Prizes:
First place winner, please announce your chosen prize in a reply here on this thread. Next place winners, follow up, one after the other. You may choose to skip. To receive the prize, it may take some time (even a week-month+), but be patient. NOTE: prizes are not passed down below top 5

Awesome! Great job everyone

Scoresheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing

[Vospi]

Congrats everyone, Fall is a very deserving winner in my eyes.
Who and what and why is "cristian f." giving everyone 1s without hesitation, -62.89%, is that a record of the modern era?
I was apparently too generous. I can't make up my mind on how to score a place where... well, won't launch into it.
In any case, I thought so many people did a great job this round!, but only 7 people thought I did a 5.
And a number of people saw there a 3, a 2, a 1? It's hard to not think of the scores when doing OSCs anymore. 1 year of pause didn't reset my feelings towards "what the contest stands for", it seems like. Ok, forget about me, how the hell do you give "Fall" anything less than 4? How? And not one, but 3 people? Oh, 2, one is a self vote, I forgot.

If it ain't broken, don't fix it, I know.

Why the DQs? Just curious. Oh, sorry, it says "not voted".
Congrats everybody, don't mean to rain on your parade.

[doctorbob]

Congrats to the top 5 So many great tracks it could be anyone, just about!

dB