One Synth Challenge #205: Flechtwerk (J.Ruegg Wins!)

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Submissions:
https://soundcloud.com/kvrosc/sets/one- ... llenge-205





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This Month's Synth:
"Flechtwerk - by Ternär Music Technology
Flechtwerk is macro synthesizer offering 24 unique synthesis engines, based on Mutable Instruments Plaits and its latest 1.2 firmware. The sound can be sculpted with the Harmonics, Timbre, and Morph dials. For dynamics there is a low pass gate envelope with decay and color controls."









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Note:
We are offering a secondary prize (on top of the normal prize):

• JRR Shop (Uncle E) - one choice from JRR Sounds

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• **It's Back!!!*** Hardcore Mode: The highest Single Instance entry in the top 5 gets a cash bonus of $50 USD. (note: this prize may be carried forward to selected OSC challenges until it is won).
• Yuli Yolo Sound Design: Top 3 winners may claim a soundsets for Vital: Diversity, Bass Music Wavetables, Noises & Exciters
  
  
  
  
  Ternär Music Technology : **New Prize!!! This month Only!*** Up to 3 top five winners may select 1x NFR for either Flechtwerk Pro or ChannelStrip Pro Many thanks to the developer :hug
  
  
  Daw Junkie : **New Prize!!!*** A Complete Synth Bundle 2
  
  
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[3lu5iv3]

Looks like a unique synth!

[Vospi]

Looks like another Plaits.
Plaits are cool, but the evident lack of flexibility is off-putting. At least there are mod times.

[Aiynzahev]

Nice pick

[RichardSemper]

More discussion on our discord : https://discord.gg/9sFZxSqB

[Fbr]

Can we also use the legacy Max for Live versions?

[RichardSemper]

Can we also use the legacy Max for Live versions?

If they are still freely available I don't see why not.

[Fbr]

For those who are interested: https://www.ternar.tech under Legacy M4L Devices

[The Sound Of Merlin]

https://soundcloud.com/thesoundofmerlin ... n-my-satin

Here's my submission for this month.

DAW: Reaper 7.62
9 instances of Flechtwerk Pro
Reverb: Twangström spring reverb by U-he
Delays: Tides by Bleass and Satin by U-he
Compressors: FET 76 by Arturia and EDComp by Analog Obsession
EQs: Uhbik EQ by U-he and Dub Filter by Audiothing
MIDI gear: Arpeggiator by Bleass and Polyllop by Seqund
Mastering chain: Smart EQ 4 and Smart Limit by Sonible and Satin by U-he

[MattCable]

https://soundcloud.com/thesoundofmerlin ... n-my-satin

Here's my submission for this month.

DAW: Reaper 7.62
9 instances of Flechtwerk Pro
Reverb: Twangström spring reverb by U-he
Delays: Tides by Bleass and Satin by U-he
Compressors: FET 76 by Arturia and EDComp by Analog Obsession
EQs: Uhbik EQ by U-he and Dub Filter by Audiothing
MIDI gear: Arpeggiator by Bleass and Polyllop by Seqund
Mastering chain: Smart EQ 4 and Smart Limit by Sonible and Satin by U-he

Setting the bar high right off the bat. I was going to gently remind you the rules say only free fx plugins allowed, but I was incorrect. Looks like it says clearly right at the top they are allowed this round.

[MattCable]

I see this about samples: "sampling a bass drum in order to get a consistent sound is not allowed either.
Samplers used must be host samplers or freeware and easily available."
If sampling is not allowed for drum audio wavs, in what instance would they be allowed?

I think it does not matter anyways now that I think around the issue. I was going to load into Digitakt because that's how I like to sequence drums, but realized it sounds like to stay truer to the contest ethos, I could just sent the midi from that into an ableton drum rack with Fletchworks loaded. That could actually be really cool as a way to keep the drums more alive anyways. Not something I normally do, but I'm sure I'll learn something along the way.

[J.Ruegg]

If sampling is not allowed for drum audio wavs, in what instance would they be allowed?

It is allowed as in freezing, meaning, that you would render the whole audio track to save CPU usage, with a couple of synths in the past that were very CPU hungry it quickly became impossible to playback a project with many instances, so freezing or rendering some tracks was necessary to finish a project.

[doctorbob]

Just to expand on JR, what you must not do is render e.g. a kick to audio. Then copy and paste that audio clip down the track to create your kick drum track! You must program your kick track in MIDI down the whole track. You can then freeze/render that WHOLE track to audio, thus avoiding using the synth for the kick anymore (and saving CPU). Same goes for any instrument.

Basically if you freeze/render to audio at all, it MUST be the whole track.

Same goes for samples, you must not cut and paste an audio sample down a track either.

Hope that makes sense?

dB

[MattCable]

If sampling is not allowed for drum audio wavs, in what instance would they be allowed?

It is allowed as in freezing, meaning, that you would render the whole audio track to save CPU usage, with a couple of synths in the past that were very CPU hungry it quickly became impossible to playback a project with many instances, so freezing or rendering some tracks was necessary to finish a project.

Oh yes, freezing and bouncing is a necessity for me still. Normally I love amp sims and tons of stuff that eats CPU. Although, for this challenge, using barebones mixing plugins, it should actually be a relief to not have to do that as frequently.

[MattCable]

Just to expand on JR, what you must not do is render e.g. a kick to audio. Then copy and paste that audio clip down the track to create your kick drum track! You must program your kick track in MIDI down the whole track. You can then freeze/render that WHOLE track to audio, thus avoiding using the synth for the kick anymore (and saving CPU). Same goes for any instrument.

Basically if you freeze/render to audio at all, it MUST be the whole track.

Same goes for samples, you must not cut and paste an audio sample down a track either.

Hope that makes sense?

dB

Makes sense. Good clarification- I definitely in the later parts of a track have would have at least been copying and pasting large sections. It seems you can, just not with bounced audio.

I'm actually really excited to see if I can come up with something. Time-stretching, reversing or pitching up bass parts is how I often make melodies, so this will be a whole different mindset. Might have to play with some more midi tools alongside the keyboard.