One Synth Challenge #208: OB-Xf by the Surge Synth Team (z.prime Wins!!!)

[Aleksey Zhehanov]

Greetings to the forum participants. I would like to submit my work for the One Synth Challenge #208: OB-Xf.
https://on.soundcloud.com/D6e13krp5i3ps5C2Jl
I conceived this work as a demo song for OB-Xf to demonstrate its capabilities in synthesizing traditional musical instruments. I wanted to show as many sounds as possible in the piece, so it's a medley of fragments in different styles. The project is implemented in Ardour (Linux). It contains 70 instances of OB-Xf (LV2) and 1 instance of Surge-XT-Effects as a Reverb-send and LSP Liniter in the master section (mostly for normalization). Compression and equalization are not used on any of the tracks to make the synthesizer sound as authentic as possible. For some parts, the sound of several synthesizer instances is used. I hope I did everything right, correct me if anything.

[aarongrooves]

I conceived this work as a demo song for OB-Xf to demonstrate its capabilities in synthesizing

I LOVE this concept and really enjoy the piece. I just had it on repeat for nearly an hour while working, and I didn't tire of it at all!!

Also, you're clearly an experienced composer and designer. That film score section was *chef's kiss*

Thanks also for showing what this is capable of in its raw form without being saturated in fx. The sound is so authentic. I'd even say nostalgic.

[MattCable]

Greetings to the forum participants. I would like to submit my work for the One Synth Challenge #208: OB-Xf.
https://on.soundcloud.com/D6e13krp5i3ps5C2Jl
I conceived this work as a demo song for OB-Xf to demonstrate its capabilities in synthesizing traditional musical instruments. I wanted to show as many sounds as possible in the piece, so it's a medley of fragments in different styles.

I agree, really incredible stuff! You got an super clear mix without even having to use an eq. It seems like your composition skills came in handy, in addition to the sound design, because even the horns (which I know oberheim excels at anyways) sound extra realistic because of how they are used. You unlocked some acoustic properties from guitar and piano I just wasn't able to get a feel for when I tried. I also LOVE the chiptune sounds, like the early kinda-sax sound, and the melody at the end. Sounds straight out of SEGA genesis.

[surreal]

Greetings to the forum participants. I would like to submit my work for the One Synth Challenge #208: OB-Xf.
https://on.soundcloud.com/D6e13krp5i3ps5C2Jl
I conceived this work as a demo song for OB-Xf to demonstrate its capabilities in synthesizing traditional musical instruments. I wanted to show as many sounds as possible in the piece, so it's a medley of fragments in different styles. The project is implemented in Ardour (Linux). It contains 70 instances of OB-Xf (LV2) and 1 instance of Surge-XT-Effects as a Reverb-send and LSP Liniter in the master section (mostly for normalization). Compression and equalization are not used on any of the tracks to make the synthesizer sound as authentic as possible. For some parts, the sound of several synthesizer instances is used. I hope I did everything right, correct me if anything.

It is excellent!! I love your sound design and composition, i hope after the competition i hope you would not mind sharing your presets or to do a few tutorials on some of the sounds you used? Anyway good luck in the competition!!

[Aleksey Zhehanov]

Thank you, friends.

[Aleksey Zhehanov]

I've already sent my presets to the Surge team. These are part of OB-Xf since version 1,0.3. Unfortunately, I have not been able to use any of them in the composition in its pure form. (their perception of solos and mixes is very different, and some of them have improved significantly over time.) Nevertheless, it was a very good starting point and saved me a lot of time and effort. I will be glad to communicate. And I'm also ready to share the presets.

[surreal]

I've already sent my presets to the Surge team. These are part of OB-Xf since version 1,0.3. Unfortunately, I have not been able to use any of them in the composition in its pure form. (their perception of solos and mixes is very different, and some of them have improved significantly over time.) Nevertheless, it was a very good starting point and saved me a lot of time and effort. I will be glad to communicate. And I'm also ready to share the presets.

Thank you very much greatly Appreciated!

[violator_alba]

Five entries already so here's the start of a preliminary playlist for the month. As usual I'll keep adding to it as the tracks come in.

https://soundcloud.com/violator-alba-99 ... al_sharing

[Daru925]

Great entries so far! Thanks for the playlist^^

[Mechanought]

I friggin' love OBXf. Gonna have to participate this month.

[johnkhf]

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


Daw Reaper 7.7.4

Made with 48 x OB-Xf (Surge Synth Team) for the OSC 208 other fx: MIDI Transpose Notes
ReEQ - Parametric Graphic Equalizer
ChowMatrix (chowdsp)
MCompressor (MeldaProduction)
MEqualizer (MeldaProduction)
Magic7 (Wave Alchemy)
Raum (Native Instruments)
SkyNet (Shift Line)
TAL Reverb 4 Plugin (TAL-Togu Audio Line)
ValhallaSupermassive (Valhalla DSP, LLC)
kHs Transient Shaper (Kilohearts)

Master
POORTEC (AnalogObsession)
TDR Kotelnikov (Tokyo Dawn Labs)
RCInflator 2 (Oxford Edition)
ZL Equalizer 2 (ZL)

Thanks to TSOM for their mixing advice!

[Dynabee]

Here is my Entry:
'Missing Money' by Dynabee

https://soundcloud.com/dynabee/dynabee- ... al_sharing

It uses 21 instances of OB-Xf.
Made in FL Studio and uses the stock plugins EQ, Limiter, Stereo Seperation, Delay, Maximizer on the Master bus..
Plus a few instances of Valhalla Supermassive..

Check out more 'Dynabee' songs on bandcamp, youtube and spotify

[LazcaMusic]

https://soundcloud.com/lazcamusic/the-e ... al_sharing

Hi guys. Here’s my submission.

All the sounds in this composition were designed from scratch. No presets were used.
I also didn’t use any effects on any track. Just the three on the master bus.

My DAW: Logic Pro 11.0.1

24 instances of OB-Xf

Master Bus: (Logic Pro stock plugins)
- Compressor
- Equalizer
- Limiter

Hope you like it!

[nomati]

Here's my entry

https://soundcloud.com/joseph-morris-13/lunar_assembly

DAW: Ardour 9.0
18x OB-Xf
2x ACE (Ardour Community Effects, built-in) reverb
2x ACE hi/lo pass

I started out with Aphex Twin's #15 in mind: wanting to make a soundtrack for machines, or for someone having to do repetitive work. What I ended up with perhaps still fits that description; but with the addition of OB-Xf's spacious pad sounds, it now feels to me like a soundtrack for some small robots (percussion and xylo/bell tracks) assembling something in an overwhelmingly large space, like the moon (pads).

[Bovvy]

Hello, this is the second month I have entered OSC...I am enjoying the community here.

I used Bitwig Studio
18 Instances of OB-XF (some in Instrument Layers)
-Stock devices:
EQ-5
EQ-2
EQ-DJ
Amp
Blur
Kick Compression 2
Convolution
Note Delay
-Free VST
Valhalla Supermassive

https://soundcloud.com/bovvy-270606469/ ... ot-perfect