One Synth Challenge #207: Deimos by Tom Trnk (Taron Wins!)

[wagtunes]

Voted. Not that I ever enjoy* the task having to rank music I scarcely understand into almost arbitrary tiers. It's always a pleasure to see the different approaches and experimentation that comes from these!

[EDIT: I enjoy the listening, not so much the ranking]

Ranking is always such a pain. That’s why I’ve actually become more generous over time. It’s really hard sometimes to distribute the points fairly. So I often prefer to round up instead of rounding down

I take the opposite approach. I am a very tough grader. That way, the really standout tracks, the ones that actually deserve to win, finish on top. Otherwise, if you give everybody high scores, you're doing a disservice to those who really came up with something special. That's why I only gave 2 tracks 5 stars.

[nyxeles]

Voted!

[liqih]

voting done

[Tom Trnk]

Voted!
Really cool to see what everyone came up with using the synth
I found it difficult to vote, there's quite some variety going on that isn't easy to put into a one-dimensional point ranking!

Sorry I haven't commented on every track, I still find it difficult to come up with useful comments sometimes. There were tracks with really good and creative sound design, getting stuff out of my synth that I didn't even explore yet ... I also find that I really appreciate some of the more experimental and unusual compositions, really cool!

[eraze the borders]

Voting done.

Some amazing tracks again. Thanks all

[ontrackp]

Voted. Lots of fun and well produced tracks, as usual.

[z.prime]

Voted; managed to not get banned from soundcloud for commenting this time unfortunately couldn't finish one myself; great job all

[TechHaus]

Explain the soundcloud comment part. Saw that in the rules.

Listen to all the amazing tracks of the month, and comment on Soundcloud

?

[maxym.srpl]

The rules encourage commenting on songs on SC.
If you open a song on SC. It allows adding a comment. Might be anything from positive impressions to constructive feedback.
It's not mandatory, though.

[NastyNasty]

I really struggle with writing feedback that aren't just "i like this".

I'm not experienced enough to give actual meaningful feedback; my thoughts on a track might be helpful, dumb, or noob level stuff, and I just don't know enough to self-critique my critiques competently

[NeuKatalYst]

I really struggle with writing feedback that aren't just "i like this".

I'm not experienced enough to give actual meaningful feedback; my thoughts on a track might be helpful, dumb, or noob level stuff, and I just don't know enough to self-critique my critiques competently

That's partially why comments aren't required: even though they're encouraged, the simple fact is that a lot of songs may be just average to a particular listener and not warrant any positive or negative comment.

Especially as a noob however, you should (if you choose to) look out for moments that are especially positive, or especially "constructive" (negative, but in a helpful way).

TLDR: you can comment only when something stands out

[dk9_beatz]

nice 1

[IV!]

I forgot to write here, finished voting yesterday!

[RichardSemper]

Final Results: Taron - A Fairy Tale Before They Knew is the Winner!!!!

1. Taron - A Fairy Tale Before They Knew - 187
2. NeuKatalYst - Forward Launch - 175
3. Lopyt Music - Alternate Currents - 171
4. Tom Trnk - A Dream Of Mars - 170
5. maxym.srpl - Deimos - 169

6. TobiasMiller - Deimos Nights - 169pts
7. Viroo - D Y S T O P I A - 166pts
8. johnkhf - Moods OSC207 - 165pts
9. ElVincente - Drying Bottomless well - 161pts
10. liqih - Patch Up Pitch Down - 158pts
11. loris16148 & J.Ruegg - METHODISE - 157pts
12. bzz - Funky Religion - 157pts
13. doctorbob - Fear This Moon - 154pts
14. MadMcMan - Nova Phalanx - 154pts
15. The Sound Of Merlin - A Shadow Passing By - 152pts
16. phankiejankie303 - Happy Deimos Day - 152pts
17. eraze the borders - Nothing Above 10k - 151pts
18. SIL3NC3_SWX - Strange Matter - 148pts
19. Basher - Voltaire's Crater - 138pts
20. hennessey - 3rd Arm From the Right - 138pts
21. dwringer - At the Shores of Avernus - 136pts
22. ontrackp - OSC207 Sketchbook FINAL3 - 135pts
23. Negoba - It's All a Scramble Up There - 134pts
24. tilr8 - Dance Grooves - 134pts
25. IV! - Piano Rules - 132pts
26. Nd6829 - OSC-207 - 130pts
27. wagtunes - Tandy's Tribute - 130pts
dq. petermartin - movements - 126pts
28. MSGsaltsweet - 2026.May.26.KVR comp OSC #207 - 125pts
29. Starsickle - Courageous Energy - 124pts
30. nyxeles - No Clankers Zone - 123pts
31. violator_alba - The Gentle Touch of Sanity' s Feather - 122pts
32. SynthDX7 - Deimos' Dead End - 120pts
33. NastyNasty - Walking on the Street - 111pts
34. Fbr - $%§& - 109pts
35. Bovvy - According to Math City - 106pts
36. BrouedHelminthe - Wave of Salt - 105pts
37. jsandas - Moonshot Hymn - 98pts

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

Another Great round - Well Done everyone

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

[wagtunes]

Well, at least I didn't finish last. Now I remember why I stopped entering these things. Congrats to the winners. See you in maybe another 10 years.