One Synth Challenge #204: Nakst Integrate (J.Ruegg Wins!)

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https://soundcloud.com/digital-van-dweller/haian

Here is my submission for Feb 2026's OSC challenge. (OSC-204). Not my best. Not expecting a high rating, but it is something I accomplished.

DAW: Cakewalk Sonar
VST: Nakst Integrate
Presets: Most native, one (accidentally, no mistakes, just happy accidents) tweaked by me.

Preset List:
1) FX Smooth 1 (Intro)
2) FX Soft Wave Sound DVD 1
3) AR Delightful 1o
4) PD Cityscape 1
5) PD Harmony 1
6) PD Rain Harp 1
7) AR Flutter 1
8.) SY Solemn Flute 1
9) KY Yesteryear 1
10) Silence

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Submission: https://soundcloud.com/p-e-t-e-r-h/osc-204-nakst-phu

About 20 Instruments. 90% patches from Init.
Plugins: My standard arsenal of Bitwig and Melda Plugins as always.
On top and as I've mentioned earlier in this thread I've used two of my own plugins: https://github.com/huberp/phu-splitter and https://github.com/huberp/phu-arp

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Hi all!

Here is my entry for this month. I think i've stepped out of my comfort zone pretty well with this one. And the track title is probably the worst joke i've made so far.

https://soundcloud.com/impedancemusic/t ... ktomytrack

After hearing so many great cinematic tracks i've felt motivated to try and make my own "cinematic soundtrack for something™" And well i soon realized that i have no idea what i'm doing. So i did something. And then that something lead to something, which itself lead to something and in the end, i've ended up with something. Something good/ok-ish i hope. Well here is a cinematic track, made by someone who is only experienced in making completely emotionless synthpop songs.

Feel free to give brutal feedback!

Technical Details:
Instances of Integrate: 20
Tempo: 130 BPM
DAW: FL Studio 2025
Presets: None, everything is made from scratch

Effects:
Master:
Fruity Limiter, Maximus and Youlean Loudness Meter2 [One Instance Each]

Channels:
Fruity Stereo Enhancer on the "Accoustic" Snare
IntegrateFX [Parametric EQ and Multiband Distortion] on the LoFi Timpani

Hope you enjoy this :)
"We should not kill the earth, we wouldn´t know where to bury it!" - Michel Granger

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One Synth Challenge #204: Integrate by nakst

https://nakst.gitlab.io/integrate/
https://sites.google.com/site/kvrosc/20 ... -integrate
viewtopic.php?t=627592

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SiL3NC3_SWX - Bodyless
https://soundcloud.com/soulwerx/sil3nc3 ... ess-osc204

Entirely made with Debian (Linux) and inspired by binaural beats (Robert Monroe).

Relax, take a deep breath…
Let the edges soften.
Slow oscillations dissolve the weight of form,
Until only awareness remains —
Floating somewhere between pulse and silence.

NJ0Y.

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DAW: Bitwig 6 Beta 16
Six instances of Integrate

MIDI-Devices:
- Bitwig: EQ+, Compressor+, Tool

FX:
- IntegrateFX
- LSP Expander Stereo

Mastering:
- Polarity-MD

Analysis:
- LSP Reference Stereo
- K-Meter

Keep on Looping... ;)

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https://soundcloud.com/user-87727874/loris-disintegrate

81 instances of Integrate in reaper

Didnt think i'd actually have time to finish this. for this submission i started making a warhammer 40k themed song, in the style of the mechanicus soundtrack by Guillame David, it quickly spiraled into this, once the FM sounds started giving me a hard on. I didnt want to make the song too long, and i didnt want too-too much dubstep so there is a nice ambient section at the end for all you ambient lovers. kept it to 2 minutes. No need to beat a dead horse. I used some khz distortion to add teeth to one or two sounds. Once again i thought i was gonna use it to completely oblitereate the sound but ended up not needing that, integrate with its FM and internal fx got me most of the way there. IDK why i even used the distortion plugins to be honset they did almost nothing. I used one on a hi hat, that seemed to add a flavor i needed. Speaking of hihats, i used EZ convolve and some illegal EQ peaking to get a pretty neat hihat sound, the abuse of internal fx (chorus) got some nice resonant cymbal like sounds that i just colored a bit with convolve. not very obvious at first since there is one hi hat that sounds completely inorganic. I already showed in Discord how I did my kick which slams pretty hard, and all i did for snare is modify the kick a bit and add noise, with some illegal eq peaking, then some convolve on the top end only. this time around i took it easy (easier) on the master. My goal was to make a lot of sounds in the "drop" that are flying all over the place. I used a good bit of panning and stereo tools. I have a lot of percussive basses that do the job. Lots of layering of in this song. Esp when it came to some of the Mid bass sounds. Once again i thought i would use my fav free distortion plugin Ohmicide to absolutely destroy the sound but ended up just putting on a preset that i think just saturated the sound a bit. integrate Ran pretty well with my cpu, i rendered some sounds out because i want to use them as samples in personal projects. otherwise i had minimal performance hiccups.



khz clipper
reaeq - used it to cut only some lows, and extensively on percussion in form of narrow peaks
reacomp - used it on some mid bass sounds to bring out quiet textures
SPAN - used it to dial in exact frequency of SUB bass, and kick
KhzGate - used it to remove some excess reverb off of percussion to make room in
the mix
khz gain - i use this mainly to modulate volume
reaLimit - used it on a pad, its not doing shit
khz Distortion - used it to color some sounds
khz Shaper - same, just wanted to use it and experiment, didnt really need it
Mconvolution EZ - used it extensively on percussion, and pads and leads, used it on a bass sound
khz Reverb - sporadically
khz Delay - for sound design beacause its simple and i know how to use it. didnt even bother with internal delay
khz transient shaper - used this on some percs and on some mid percussive basses, one of my fav plugins not gonna lie
khz stereo - for pads leads, drones risers and shit that does not belong in the middle of the mix
ozone imager - for more widening, just touchup.

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https://soundcloud.com/viroo-828602724/ ... al_sharing

Made in FL Studio with Nakst "Integrate" for KVR-OSC 204, 24 tracks

Plug-ins used: FL Maximus, LoudMax, Ozone EQ 11, Raum, ValhallaSupermassive, AuburnPanagement 2, TDR Nova, TDR Kotelnikov, Transpire, STFU (!!!) KSHMR Kick, TAL DUB II, FL Delay 3

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loris16148 wrote: Fri Feb 27, 2026 10:20 pm https://soundcloud.com/user-87727874/loris-disintegrate

81 instances of Integrate in reaper

Didnt think i'd actually have time to finish this. for this submission i started making a warhammer 40k themed song, in the style of the mechanicus soundtrack by Guillame David, it quickly spiraled into this, once the FM sounds started giving me a hard on. I didnt want to make the song too long, and i didnt want too-too much dubstep so there is a nice ambient section at the end for all you ambient lovers. kept it to 2 minutes. No need to beat a dead horse. I used some khz distortion to add teeth to one or two sounds. Once again i thought i was gonna use it to completely oblitereate the sound but ended up not needing that, integrate with its FM and internal fx got me most of the way there. IDK why i even used the distortion plugins to be honset they did almost nothing. I used one on a hi hat, that seemed to add a flavor i needed. Speaking of hihats, i used EZ convolve and some illegal EQ peaking to get a pretty neat hihat sound, the abuse of internal fx (chorus) got some nice resonant cymbal like sounds that i just colored a bit with convolve. not very obvious at first since there is one hi hat that sounds completely inorganic. I already showed in Discord how I did my kick which slams pretty hard, and all i did for snare is modify the kick a bit and add noise, with some illegal eq peaking, then some convolve on the top end only. this time around i took it easy (easier) on the master. My goal was to make a lot of sounds in the "drop" that are flying all over the place. I used a good bit of panning and stereo tools. I have a lot of percussive basses that do the job. Lots of layering of in this song. Esp when it came to some of the Mid bass sounds. Once again i thought i would use my fav free distortion plugin Ohmicide to absolutely destroy the sound but ended up just putting on a preset that i think just saturated the sound a bit. integrate Ran pretty well with my cpu, i rendered some sounds out because i want to use them as samples in personal projects. otherwise i had minimal performance hiccups.



khz clipper
reaeq - used it to cut only some lows, and extensively on percussion in form of narrow peaks
reacomp - used it on some mid bass sounds to bring out quiet textures
SPAN - used it to dial in exact frequency of SUB bass, and kick
KhzGate - used it to remove some excess reverb off of percussion to make room in
the mix
khz gain - i use this mainly to modulate volume
reaLimit - used it on a pad, its not doing shit
khz Distortion - used it to color some sounds
khz Shaper - same, just wanted to use it and experiment, didnt really need it
Mconvolution EZ - used it extensively on percussion, and pads and leads, used it on a bass sound
khz Reverb - sporadically
khz Delay - for sound design beacause its simple and i know how to use it. didnt even bother with internal delay
khz transient shaper - used this on some percs and on some mid percussive basses, one of my fav plugins not gonna lie
khz stereo - for pads leads, drones risers and shit that does not belong in the middle of the mix
ozone imager - for more widening, just touchup.
Mhm ... Khs distortion and shaper ... I always find it interesting how I make myself hold back on distortion plugins after reading the rules ... but nowadays it seems completely okayish ... "obviously only for colorization". In case of Integrate you could have avoided my message by using Integrate FX. Final word ... Ask about it on dicord, I think usage of distortion plugins get's absoulution.

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Hi !

Here is my entry. I’m not an expert in modelling sounds but the synth was really fun and easy to use

https://soundcloud.com/maekawa-i/basic- ... al_sharing

DAW : Bitwig 5
Integrate x25
Basic DAW built-in fx : dynamics / blur / delay+ / reverb / compressor+ / limiter

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Hi, guys! I'm finally back. It has been since KVR OSC 196 that I've posted a song. I've been working on some songs during that time. Additionally, I've been dealing with life problems. Anyways, here is my song:
[url]https://soundcloud.com/synthtronica/dre ... al_sharing [\url]
I'm pretty sure I'm a long way from winning, but I don't care about that. I miss KVR OSC. I'll post the rest of the information later in the day.


Song Information

DAW
Tracktion Waveform Free 13.5.8

Synth
Nakst Integrate (22)

External FX
MEqualizer (20)
kHs Transient Shaper (1)
OTT (2)
STFU (2)
SPAN (4)
MCompressor (1)
MAutopan (2)
kHs Delay (1)
WaveObserver (2)

Mastering
MEqualize (2)
Polyverse Wider (1)
LoudMax (1)
Youlean Loudness Meter 2 (1)
SPAN (1)
Last edited by SynthDX7 on Sun Mar 01, 2026 3:45 am, edited 3 times in total.

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My submission:
https://soundcloud.com/vca-089/infravolt-psychicpowers

29 instances used to create a track.
For this time I created a fast paced action theme with a twist on a sort of otherworldly atmosphere. The instrument has a nice layout and sound design potential as for every other Nakst synths and it's great that it's now free. I have played a lot with FM possibilities using additional waveforms and I like the multiband distortion effect. Also, I found that the synth can be useful for chiptune sounds wia the "Oscillator character" effect.

Produced in FL Studio 21.2.2

Generators:

x1 FL Layer (utility)
x29 Nakst "Integrate"

EQ & Saturation:

x2 BPB Dirty Filter
x4 BPB Saturator
x18 FL Parametric EQ 2
x3 TDR "Nova"
x10 TDR & VoS "Slick EQ"

Dynamics:

x19 AdHd "Leveling Tool"
x1 D16 "Frontier"
x5 FL Balance
x2 FL PanOMatic
x2 FL Stereo Enhancer
x1 TDR "Kotelnikov"
x9 Thomas Mundt "LoudMax"
x2 VoS "FerricTDSmkIII"

Delay & Reverb:

x11 FL Delay 3
x14 FL Reeverb 2
x1 OrilRiver
x1 TAL-Reverb 4
x1 VoS "epicVerb"

Master Chain:

TDR "Nova"
Limiter №6

Total:

x30 Generators
x108 Effects
x51 MIDI Patterns
x28 Mixer Tracks
No Audio Clips
x43 Automation Clips
"Some people don't like music created on a PC and declare it as "fake". I don't care. The only thing matters to me is the end result."
SoundCloud YouTube Patreon

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Got my SC account banned again after editing the info of the track. I can't wait to see the moment when we shift away from this garbage platform.
"Some people don't like music created on a PC and declare it as "fake". I don't care. The only thing matters to me is the end result."
SoundCloud YouTube Patreon

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Didn't have a bunch of time this month, but at least I got something out and had fun doing it!

Like others, didn't need many additional effects with Integrate having a bunch of tools. However, that could also be a result of not spending much time mastering :ud:

https://soundcloud.com/bottomleya/awake ... -integrate

DAW: Reaper

Instruments:
28x CLAPi: Integrate (nakst)

Effects:
1x VST3: Baby Comeback (BABY Audio)
1x VST3: Solaris (Adam Szabo)
2x VST3: TDR Nova (Tokyo Dawn Labs)
1x VST3: Wave Breaker (Press Play)
1x VST3: Wider (Polyverse Music)
1x VST3: kHs Compressor (Kilohearts)
1x VST: OTT (Xfer Records)
3x VST: ReaEQ (Cockos)
1x VST: TB_Barricade_v3 (ToneBoosters)

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https://soundcloud.com/vospi/vospi-you- ... ny-buttons

21 instances of Integrate. Not actually sure that every one is used.

Latest FL Studio.

Fruity: Frequency Splitter, Waveshaper, Emphasis, Maximus, Convolver, Formula Controller, Transient Processor
3rd party: Sixth Sample Deelay, Ozone 11 Eq, DDMF TubePream, Diopser, epicCLOUDS, ReaEQ, kHs Gain, kHs Gate, MCompressor, MSaturator, Valhalla Supermassive, Hvoya audio Sand, u-he Protoverb

Hope you enjoy it.
https://soundcloud.com/vospi
I love music, worked with a number of music/rhythm/dance games like Pump It Up, In The Groove, Cytus and Deemo, and teach music production.

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Here is my track for this month
https://soundcloud.com/nd-6829/osc-204

Everyone is making truly amazing tracks this month as well.
I have so much respect for all of you.
I would appreciate any advice if you have the time.

DAW: GarageBand
Synth: Integrate × 11
GarageBand Reverb × 2
GarageBand EQ × 8
GarageBand Tremolo × 3
DearVR Pro 2 × 2
GarageBand Limiter × 2
Softube Saturation Knob × 1
Last edited by Nd6829 on Sun Mar 01, 2026 1:06 pm, edited 2 times in total.

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Through The Mist
By Seap

https://soundcloud.com/seap681/through-the-mist

Details:
Synth: 146 instances of Nakst Integrate.
Track effects: None (all effects and EQ are internal Integrate effects)
Mastering effects: Stock Reaper EQ, compression + LoudMax.
Seap on Spotify
Seap on Soundcloud

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